Study Desk

My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise, Saying, "When will You comfort me?"

For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs], Yet I do not forget Your statutes.

The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me, Men who do not conform to Your law.

They had almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not turn away from Your precepts.

They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all things [all parts of the universe] are Your servants.

I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me and given me life.

I am Yours, save me [as Your own]; For I have [diligently] sought Your precepts and required them [as my greatest need].

The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For Your words are always with me.

I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word], For Your testimonies are my meditation.

I have not turned aside from Your ordinances, For You Yourself have taught me.

The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I do not wander from Your precepts.

I have taken Your testimonies as a heritage forever, For they are the joy of my heart.

You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.

Uphold me that I may be safe, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.

You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is useless.

You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value]; Therefore I love Your testimonies.

Be the guarantee for Your servant for good [as Judah was the guarantee for Benjamin]; Do not let the arrogant oppress me.

My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your salvation, And for [the fulfillment of] Your righteous word.

It is time for the LORD to act; They have broken Your law.