“I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will obey Your decrees. I cry out to You, rescue me. I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in Your words. I stay awake in the night, thinking about Your promise. In Your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following Your regulations. Lawless people are coming to attack me; they live far from Your instructions. But You are near, O Lord, and all Your commands are true. I have known from my earliest days that Your laws will last forever.” (vv. 146-152, NLT)
“”Look upon my suffering and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your instructions. Argue my case; take my side! Protect my life as You promised. The wicked are far from rescue, for they do not bother with Your decrees. Lord. how great is Your mercy; let me be revived by following Your regulations. Many persecute and trouble me, yet I have not swerved from Your laws. Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart, because they care nothing about Your word. See how I love Your commandments, Lord. Give back my life because or Your unfailing love. The very essence of Your words are truth; all Your just regulations will stand forever.” (vv. 153-160, NLT)