I’m not sure why, but this part brought tears to my eyes.
The writer asked God to teach him and help him obey God’s ways—to give him
delight, to spare him selfishness and disgrace, so he’d make it to the end.
Father God, I make this request too.
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Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees,
that I may follow it to the end.
Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law
and obey it with all my heart.
Direct me in the path of your commands,
for there I find delight.
Turn my heart toward your statutes
and not toward selfish gain.
Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your
word.
Fulfill your promise to your servant,
so that you may be feared.
Take away the disgrace I dread,
for your laws are good.
How I long for your precepts!
In your righteousness preserve my
life.