Psalm 119 (Mem) Prayed


Psalm 119 (Mem) Prayed

M

   Mighty God,
              Oh, how I love the Bible!
              I meditate on it all day long.
   The Scriptures make me wiser than my enemies,
              for they are ever with me.
   Give me more insight than all my teachers,
              help me to meditate on your revelation.
   Give me more understanding than the academics ,
              help me to obey your precepts.
   Keep my feet from every evil path
              so that I might obey your word.
   Let me not departed from all you have revealed,
              for you yourself have taught me.
   How sweet are your words to my taste,
              sweeter than honey to my mouth!
   Let me gain understanding from your precepts;
              so I might hate every wrong path.


Psalm 119:97-104 (Mem)

97   Oh, how I love your law!
              I meditate on it all day long.
98    Your commands make me wiser than my
              enemies,
              for they are ever with me.
99   I have more insight than all my teachers,
              for I meditate on your statutes.
100   I have more understanding than the elders,
              for I obey your precepts.
101   I have kept my feet from every evil path
              so that I might obey your word.
102   I have not departed from your laws,
              for you yourself have taught me.
103   How sweet are your words to my taste,
              sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104   I gain understanding from your precepts;
              therefore I hate every wrong path.


(* In the original Hebrew every line of the first stanza begins the letter aleph (א), every line of the second stanza begins with bet (ב), and so forth, through all 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.)

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