to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands.

giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers.

I will meditate on your precepts and focus on your behavior.

My body trembles because I fear you; I am afraid of your judgments.

צ (Tsade) You are just, O Lord, and your judgments are fair.

Your compassion is great, O Lord. Revive me, as you typically do!

The commands to fear the Lord are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy and absolutely just.

Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

Then they will place their confidence in God. They will not forget the works of God, and they will obey his commands.

Yet they challenged and defied the sovereign God, and did not obey his commands.

He spoke to them from a pillar of cloud; they obeyed his regulations and the ordinance he gave them.

because they had rebelled against God’s commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king.

Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

His acts are characterized by faithfulness and justice; all his precepts are reliable.

Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.

I know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.

Listen to me because of your loyal love! O Lord, revive me, as you typically do!

I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.

We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.

He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.