The preceptsof the LORDare right,rejoicingthe heart;The commandmentof the LORDis pure,enlighteningthe eyes.
becauseAbrahamobeyedMe and keptMy charge,My commandments,My statutesand My laws."
"The statutesand the ordinancesand the lawand the commandmentwhichHe wrotefor you, you shall observeto doforever;and you shall not fearothergods.
Allthe peoplewentaway to eat,to drink,to sendportionsand to celebratea greatfestival,becausethey understoodthe wordswhichhad been madeknownto them.
"Then You camedownon MountSinai,And spokewith them from heaven;You gavethem justordinancesand true laws,Goodstatutesand commandments.
Sothat they might keepHis statutesAnd observeHis laws,Praisethe LORD!
The worksof His handsare truthand justice;AllHis preceptsare sure.
Your wordis a lampto my feetAnd a lightto my path.
Blessedare You, O LORD;Teachme Your statutes.
I have donejusticeand righteousness;Do not leaveme to my oppressors.
ThereforeI esteemrightall[Your] preceptsconcerning everything,I hateeveryfalse~way.Pe.
The unfoldingof Your wordsgiveslight;It givesunderstandingto the simple.
I have rejoicedin the wayof Your testimonies,As muchas in allriches.
Troubleand anguishhave comeupon me, [Yet] Your commandmentsare my delight.
I shall delightin Your statutes;I shall not forgetYour word.Gimel.
Let my lipsutterpraise,For You teachme Your statutes.
Your testimoniesalsoare my delight;[They are] my counselors.Daleth.
Behold,I longfor Your precepts;Reviveme through Your righteousness.Vav.
Your statutesare my songsIn the houseof my pilgrimage.
May my heartbe blamelessin Your statutes,So that I will not be ashamed.Kaph.
IfYour lawhad not been my delight,ThenI would have perishedin my affliction.
The wordsof the LORDare purewords;As silvertriedin a furnaceon the earth,refinedseventimes.
Consider[and] answerme, O LORDmy God;Enlightenmy eyes,orI will sleepthe [sleep of] death,
I delightto doYour will,O my God;Your Lawis withinmy heart."
Your testimoniesare fullyconfirmed;HolinessbefitsYour house,O LORD,forevermore.
"Whenthey havea dispute,it comesto me, and I judgebetweena manand his neighborand makeknownthe statutesof Godand His laws."
For the LORDgiveswisdom;From His mouth[come] knowledgeand understanding.
Everywordof Godis tested;He is a shieldto those who takerefugein Him.
For the commandmentis a lampand the teachingis light;And reproofsfor disciplineare the wayof life
You meethim who rejoicesin doingrighteousness,Who remembersYou in Your ways.Behold,You were angry,for we sinned,[We continued] in them a longtime;And shall we be saved?
Your wordswere foundand I atethem, And Your wordsbecamefor me a joyand the delightof my heart;For I have been calledby Your name,O LORDGodof hosts.
"I will putMy Spiritwithinyou and causeyou to walkin My statutes,and you will be carefulto observeMy ordinances.
becauseby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justifiedin His sight;for throughthe Law[comes] the knowledgeof sin.
For I joyfully concurwith the lawof Godin the innerman,
Whatshall we saythen?Is the Lawsin?May it neverbe! On the contrary,I would not have come to knowsinexceptthroughthe Law;for I would not have known aboutcovetingifthe Lawhad not said,"YOU SHALL NOT COVET."
"For throughthe LawI diedto the Law,sothat I might liveto God.
Is the Lawthencontraryto the promisesof God?May it neverbe! For ifa lawhad been givenwhich was ableto impart life,then righteousnesswould indeedhave beenbasedon law.
and you shall rejoicebeforethe LORDyour God,you and your sonand your daughterand your maleand femaleservantsand the Levitewhois in your town,and the strangerand the orphanand the widowwhoare in your midst,in the placewherethe LORDyour Godchoosesto establishHis name.
and you shall rejoicein your feast,you and your sonand your daughterand your maleand femaleservantsand the Leviteand the strangerand the orphanand the widowwhoare in your towns.
