Teach Me, O Lord

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.

(Psalm 119:33-40)