61. Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
62. At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
63. A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
64. Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!
65. [Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.
66. The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
67. Before I am afflicted, I--I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.
68. Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.
69. Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
70. Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I--in Thy law I have delighted.
71. Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.