And do not takethe wordof truthutterlyout of my mouth,For I waitfor Your ordinances.
For You have maintainedmy justcause;You have saton the thronejudgingrighteously.
and while being reviled,He did not revile in return;while suffering,He utterednothreats,but kept entrusting[Himself] to Him who judgesrighteously;
In Him, you also,after listeningto the messageof truth,the gospelof your salvation--having alsobelieved,you were sealedin Him with the HolySpiritof promise,
Let my soullivethat it may praiseYou, And let Your ordinanceshelpme.
In the exercise of His willHe brought us forthby the wordof truth,sothat we would be a kindof first fruitsamong His creatures.
I have rememberedYour ordinancesfrom of old,O LORD,And comfortmyself.
With my lipsI have toldof Allthe ordinancesof Your mouth.
My fleshtremblesfor fearof You, And I am afraidof Your judgments.Ayin.
But to the wickedGodsays,"Whatright have you to tellof My statutesAnd to takeMy covenantin your mouth?
Vindicateme, O God,and pleadmy caseagainstan ungodlynation;O deliverme from the deceitfuland unjustman!
The LORDhas madeHimself known;He has executedjudgment.In the workof his own handsthe wickedis snared.HiggaionSelah.
"As for Me, thisis My covenantwith them," saysthe LORD:"My Spiritwhichis upon you, and My wordswhichI have putin your mouthshall not departfrom your mouth,norfrom the mouthof your offspring,norfrom the mouthof your offspring'soffspring,"saysthe LORD,"from nowand forever."
May those who fearYou seeme and be glad,BecauseI waitfor Your word.
My soullanguishesfor Your salvation;I waitfor Your word.
You are my hidingplaceand my shield;I waitfor Your word.
I risebefore dawnand cryfor help;I waitfor Your words.
