"For allHis ordinances[were] beforeme, And [as for] His statutes,I did not departfrom them.
I have not turnedasidefrom Your ordinances,For You Yourselfhave taughtme.
I have chosenthe faithfulway;I have placedYour ordinances[before me].
"You are My friendsifyou dowhatI commandyou.
They were bothrighteousin the sightof God,walkingblamelesslyin allthe commandmentsand requirementsof the Lord.
ThereforeI esteemrightall[Your] preceptsconcerning everything,I hateeveryfalse~way.Pe.
AllYour commandmentsare faithful;They have persecutedme with a lie;helpme!
With my lipsI have toldof Allthe ordinancesof Your mouth.
ThenI shall not be ashamedWhen I lookupon allYour commandments.
"Bewarethat you do not forgetthe LORDyour Godby not keepingHis commandmentsand His ordinancesand His statuteswhichI am commandingyou today;
"Then it shall comeabout, becauseyou listento thesejudgmentsand keepand dothem, that the LORDyour Godwill keepwith you His covenantand His lovingkindnesswhichHe sworeto your forefathers.
that his heartmay not be liftedup abovehis countrymenand that he may not turnasidefrom the commandment,to the rightor the left,sothat he and his sonsmay continuelongin his kingdomin the midstof Israel.
