God

Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.

Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!

Then should I not be confounded, when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.

I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.

I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.

BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.

With my whole heart haue I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandements.

I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.

Blessed art thou, O Lord: teache mee thy statutes.

With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.

I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.

I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.

I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.

GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.

Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.

I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.

Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.

Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.

Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.

Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.

DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.

I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.

Make me to vnderstand ye way of thy precepts, and I will meditate in thy wondrous workes.

My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.

Take from mee the way of lying, and graunt me graciously thy Lawe.