17  ^fDeal bountifully with your servant,

^gthat I may live and ^hkeep your word.

18  Open my eyes, that I may behold

ⁱwondrous things out of your law.

19  I am a ^jsojourner on the earth;

hide not your commandments from me!

20  My soul is consumed with ^klonging

for your rules¹ at all times.

21  You rebuke the ^linsolent, accursed ones,

who wander from your commandments.

22  Take away from me scorn and contempt,

for I have kept your testimonies.

23  Even though ^mprinces sit plotting against me,

your servant will meditate on your statutes.

24  Your testimonies are my delight;

they are my ⁿcounselors.