Gimel

¹⁷gDeal bountifully with your servant,

hthat I may live and keep your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold

wondrous things out of your law.

¹⁹I am ia sojourner on the earth;

jhide not your commandments from me!

²⁰My soul is consumed with klonging

for your rules4 at all times.

²¹You rebuke lthe insolent, maccursed ones,

who nwander from your commandments.

²²Take away from me oscorn and contempt,

pfor I have kept your testimonies.

²³Even though qprinces sit plotting against me,

your servant will rmeditate on your statutes.

²⁴Your testimonies are my sdelight;

they are my tcounselors.

Daleth

²⁵uMy soul clings to the dust;

vgive me life waccording to your word!

²⁶When xI told of my ways, you answered me;

yteach me your statutes!

²⁷zMake me understand the way of your precepts,

and I will ameditate on your wondrous works.

²⁸bMy soul melts away for sorrow;

strengthen me according to your word!

²⁹Put false ways far from me

and graciously cteach me your law!

³⁰I have chosen the way of faithfulness;

I dset your rules before me.

³¹I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;

elet me not be put to shame!

³²I will run in the way of your commandments

when you fenlarge my heart!5