O LORD,leadme in Your righteousnessbecauseof my foes;MakeYour waystraightbeforeme.
"However,becauseby thisdeedyou have givenoccasion to the enemiesof the LORDto blaspheme,the childalsothat is bornto you shall surelydie."
With allmy heartI have soughtYou; Do not let me wanderfrom Your commandments.
The earthis fullof Your lovingkindness,O LORD;Teachme Your statutes.Teth.
I will bowdowntowardYour holytempleAnd givethanksto Your namefor Your lovingkindnessand Your truth;For You have magnifiedYour wordaccordingto allYour name.
Teachme Your way,O LORD,And leadme in a levelpathBecauseof my foes.
In You, O LORD,I have takenrefuge;Let me neverbe ashamed;In Your righteousnessdeliverme.
He will recompensethe evilto my foes;Destroythem in Your faithfulness.
My Godin His lovingkindnesswill meetme; Godwill let me look[triumphantly] upon my foes.
Teachme Your way,O LORD;I will walkin Your truth;Unitemy heartto fearYour name.
Let your eyeslookdirectlyaheadAnd let your gazebe fixedstraightin frontof you.
"Waterencompassedme to the point of death.The great deepengulfedme, Weedswere wrappedaround my head.
For thisis the one referredto by Isaiahthe prophetwhen he said,"THE VOICEOF ONE CRYINGIN THE WILDERNESS,MAKE READYTHE WAYOF THE LORD,MAKEHIS PATHSSTRAIGHT!'"
and makestraightpathsfor your feet,sothat [the limb] which is lamemay not be put out of joint,but ratherbe healed.