147. I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
148. Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
149. My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
150. Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
151. Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
152. Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
153. [Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
154. Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
155. Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
156. Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
157. Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
158. I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
159. See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
160. The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
161. [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
162. I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163. Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.