4 You have charged usto keep your commandments carefully.
5 Oh, that my actions would consistentlyreflect your decrees!
6 Then I will not be ashamedwhen I compare my life with your commands.
7 As I learn your righteous regulations,I will thank you by living as I should!
8 I will obey your decrees.Please don’t give up on me!
9 How can a young person stay pure?By obeying your word.
10 I have tried hard to find you—don’t let me wander from your commands.