<p class="poetry">If only I were predisposed<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to keep your statutes!p>

<p class="poetry">I told you about my ways<n id="1" /> and you answered me.p> <p class="poetry">Teach me your statutes!p>

<p class="poetry">I consider my actions<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and follow<n id="2" /> your rules.p>

<p class="poetry">You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you are aware of everything I do.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For I have obeyed the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s commands;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I have not rebelled against my God.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one true God<n id="1" /> gives<n id="2" /> me strength;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he removes<n id="4" /> the obstacles in my way.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">I keep your precepts and rules,p> <p class="poetry">for you are aware of everything I do.<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">I decided,<n id="2" /> &#8220;I will watch what I sayp> <p class="poetry">and make sure I do not sin with my tongue.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I will put a muzzle over my mouthp> <p class="poetry">while in the presence of an evil man.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">For forty years I was continually disgusted<n id="1" /> with that generation,p> <p class="poetry">and I said, &#8216;These people desire to go astray;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they do not obey my commands.&#8217;<n id="3" />p>