Blessed Are They That Undefiled

1.Blessed are they that undefiled,
and straight are in the way;
Who in the Lord's most holy law
do walk, and do not stray.

2.Blessed are they who to observe
his statutes are inclined;
And who do seek the living God
with their whole heart and mind.

3.Such in his ways do walk, and they
do no iniquity.
Thou hast commanded us to keep
thy precepts carefully.

4.O that thy statutes to observe
thou would'st my ways direct!
Then shall I not be shamed, when I
thy precepts all respect.

5.Then with integrity of heart
thee will I praise and bless,
When I the judgments all have learned
of thy pure righteousness.

6.That I will keep thy statutes all
firmly resolved have I:
O do not then, most gracious God,
forsake me utterly.

7.By what means shall a young man learn
his way to purify?
If he according to thy word
thereto attentive be.

8.Unfeignedly thee have I sought
with all my soul and heart:
O let me not from the right path
of thy commands depart.

9.Thy word I in my heart have hid,
that I offend not thee.
O Lord, thou ever blessed art,
thy statutes teach thou me.

10.The judgments of thy mouth each one
my lips declared have:
More joy thy testimonies' way
than riches all me gave.

11.I will thy holy precepts make
my meditation;
And carefully I'll have respect
unto thy ways each one.

12.Upon thy statutes my delight
shall constantly be set:
And, by thy grace, I never will
thy holy word forget.

13.With me thy servant, in thy grace,
deal bountifully, Lord;
That by thy favour I may live,
and duly keep thy word.

14.Open mine eyes, that of thy law
the wonders I may see.
I am a stranger on this earth,
hide not thy laws from me.

15.My soul within me breaks, and doth
much fainting still endure,
Through longing that it hath all times
unto thy judgments pure.

16.Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud,
who from thy precepts swerve.
Reproach and shame remove from me,
for I thy laws observe.

17.Against me princes spake with spite,
while they in council sat:
But I thy servant did upon
thy statutes meditate.

18.My comfort, and my heart's delight,
thy testimonies be;
And they, in all my doubts and fears,
are counsellors to me.

19.My soul to dust cleaves: quicken me,
according to thy word.
My ways I showed, and me thou heard'st:
teach me thy statutes, Lord.

20.The way of thy commandements
make me aright to know;
So all thy works that wondrous are
I shall to others show.

21.My soul doth melt, and drop away,
for heaviness and grief:
To me, according to thy word,
give strength, and send relief.

22.From me the wicked way of lies
let far removed be;
And graciously thy holy law
do thou grant unto me.

23.I chosen have the perfect way
of truth and verity:
Thy judgments that most righteous are
before me laid have I.

24.I to thy testimonies cleave;
shame do not on me cast.
I'll run thy precepts' way, when thou
my heart enlarged hast.

25.Teach me, O Lord, the perfect way
of thy precepts divine,
And to observe it to the end
I shall my heart incline.

26.Give understanding unto me,
so keep thy law shall I;
Yea, ev'n with my whole heart I shall
observe it carefully.

27.In thy law's path make me to go;
for I delight therein.
My heart unto thy test'monies,
and not to greed, incline.

28.Turn thou away my sight and eyes
from viewing vanity;
And in thy good and holy way
be pleased to quicken me.

29.Confirm to me thy gracious word,
which I did gladly hear,
Ev'n to thy servant, Lord, who is
devoted to thy fear.

30.Turn thou away my feared reproach;
for good thy judgments be.
Lo, for thy precepts I have longed;
in thy truth quicken me.

31.Let thy sweet mercies also come
and visit me, O Lord;
Ev'n thy benign salvation,
according to thy word.

32.So shall I have wherewith I may
give him an answer just,
Who spitefully reproacheth me;
for in thy word I trust.

33.The word of truth out of my mouth
take thou not utterly;
For on thy judgments righteous
my hope doth still rely.

34.So shall I keep for evermore
thy law continually.
And, sith that I thy precepts seek,
I'll walk at liberty.

35.I'll speak thy word to kings, and I
with shame shall not be moved;
And will delight myself always
in thy laws, which I loved.

36.To thy commandments, which I loved,
my hands lift up I will;
And I will also meditate
upon thy statutes still.

37.Remember, Lord, thy gracious word
thou to thy servant spake,
Which, for a ground of my sure hope,
thou causedst me to take.

38.This word of thine my comfort is
in mine affliction:
For in my straits I am revived
by this thy word alone.

39.The men whose hearts with pride are stuffed
did greatly me deride;
Yet from thy straight commandements
I have not turned aside.

40.Thy judgments righteous, O Lord,
which thou of old forth gave,
I did remember, and myself
by them comforted have.

41.Horror took hold on me, because
ill men thy law forsake.
I in my house of pilgrimage
thy laws my songs do make.

42.Thy name by night, Lord, I did mind,
and I have kept thy law.
And this I had, because thy word
I kept, and stood in awe.

43.Thou my sure portion art alone,
which I did choose, O Lord:
I have resolved, and said, that I
would keep thy holy word.

44.With my whole heart I did entreat
thy face and favour free:
According to thy gracious word
be merciful to me.

45.I thought upon my former ways,
and did my life well try;
And to thy testimonies pure
my feet then turned I.

46.I did not stay, nor linger long,
as those that slothful are;
But hastily thy laws to keep
myself I did prepare.