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BLESSED are those that are undefiled in the way : and walk in the law of the Lord.
² Blessed are they that keep his testimonies : and seek him with their whole heart.
³ For they who do no wickedness : walk in his ways.
⁴ Thou hast charged : that we shall diligently keep thy commandments.
⁵ O that my ways were made so direct : that I might keep thy statutes!
⁶ So shall I not be confounded : while I have respect unto all thy commandments.
⁷ I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart : when I shall have learned the judgements of thy righteousness.
⁸ I will keep thy ceremonies : O forsake me not utterly.

In quo corriget?

WHEREWITHAL shall a young man cleanse his way : even by ruling himself after thy word.
¹⁰ With my whole heart have I sought thee : O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments.
¹¹ Thy words have I hid within my heart : that I should not sin against thee.
¹² Blessed art thou, O Lord : O teach me thy statutes.
¹³ With my lips have I been telling : of all the judgements of thy mouth.
¹⁴ I have had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies : as in all manner of riches.
¹⁵ I will talk of thy commandments : and have respect unto thy ways.
¹⁶ My delight shall be in thy statutes : and I will not forget thy word.

Retribue servo tuo

O DO well unto thy servant : that I may live, and keep thy word.
¹⁸ Open thou mine eyes : that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.
¹⁹ I am a stranger upon earth : O hide not thy commandments from me.
²⁰ My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire : that it hath alway unto thy judgements.
²¹ Thou hast rebuked the proud : and cursed are they that do err from thy commandments.
²² O turn from me shame and rebuke : for I have kept thy testimonies.
²³ Princes also did sit and speak against me : but thy servant is occupied in thy statutes.
²⁴ For thy testimonies are my delight : and my counsellors.

Adhaesit pavimento

MY SOUL cleaveth to the dust : O quicken thou me, according to thy word.
²⁶ I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heardest me : O teach me thy statutes.
²⁷ Make me to understand the way of thy commandments : and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
²⁸ My soul melteth away for very heaviness : comfort thou me according unto thy word.
²⁹ Take from me the way of lying : and cause thou me to make much of thy law.
³⁰ I have chosen the way of truth : and thy judgements have I laid before me.
³¹ I have stuck unto thy testimonies : O Lord, confound me not.
³² I will run the way of thy commandments : when thou hast set my heart at liberty.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end. Amen.