5. If only my ways were committedto keeping Your statutes!
6. Then I would not be ashamed when I think about all Your commands.
7. I will praise You with a sincere heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
8. I will keep Your statutes;never abandon me.
9. How can a young man keep his way pure?By keeping Your word.
10. I have sought You with all my heart; don’t let me wander from Your commands.
11. I have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.
12. Lord, may You be praised;teach me Your statutes.
13. With my lips I proclaimall the judgments from Your mouth.
14. I rejoice in the way revealed by Your decrees as much as in all riches.
15. I will meditate on Your precepts and think about Your ways.
16. I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
17. Deal generously with Your servant so that I might live;then I will keep Your word.