Teachme Your way,O LORD,And leadme in a levelpathBecauseof my foes.
With allmy heartI have soughtYou; Do not let me wanderfrom Your commandments.
And seeifthere be any hurtfulwayin me, And leadme in the everlastingway.
Whois the manwho fearsthe LORD?He will instructhim in the wayhe should choose.
He leadsthe humblein justice,And He teachesthe humbleHis way.
My footstandson a levelplace;In the congregationsI shall blessthe LORD.
O LORD,leadme in Your righteousnessbecauseof my foes;MakeYour waystraightbeforeme.
Thereis nothingreliablein whatthey say;Their inwardpartis destruction[itself]. Their throatis an opengrave;They flatterwith their tongue.
He will recompensethe evilto my foes;Destroythem in Your faithfulness.
They deviseinjustices,[saying], "We are readywith a well-conceivedplot";For the inwardthoughtand the heartof a manare deep.
Teachme Your way,O LORD;I will walkin Your truth;Unitemy heartto fearYour name.
The wayof the lazyis as a hedgeof thorns,But the pathof the uprightis a highway.
"They are allstraightforwardto him who understands,And rightto those who findknowledge.
A highwaywill be there,a roadway,And it will be calledthe Highwayof Holiness.The uncleanwill not travelon it, But it [will] be for him who walks[that] way,And foolswill not wander[on it].
For I have heardthe whisperingof many,"Terroron everyside!Denounce[him]; yes, let us denouncehim!" Allmy trustedfriends,Watchingfor my fall,say: "Perhapshe will be deceived,so that we may prevailagainst him And takeour revengeon him."
Sothey watchedHim, and sentspieswho pretendedto be righteous,in orderthat they might catchHim in some statement,sothat they [could] deliverHim to the ruleand the authorityof the governor.
