9 How can a young man keep his way pure?

By keeping your  *  word.  *

10 I have sought you with all my heart;  *

don’t let me wander from your commands.  *

11 I have treasured your word in my heart  *

so that I may not sin against you.

12 Lord, may you be blessed;

teach me your statutes.  *

13 With my lips I proclaim

all the judgments from your mouth.  *

14 I rejoice in the way revealed by your decrees  *

as much as in all riches.

15 I will meditate on your precepts  *

and think about your ways.  *

16 I will delight in your statutes;  *

I will not forget your word.