Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees
 Then I will keep them to the end

 Give me understanding, and I will 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!
 Preserve my life in your righteousness