169  Let my ^acry come before you, O Lord;

^bgive me understanding ^caccording to your word!

170  Let my plea come before you;

^ddeliver me according to your word.

171  My lips will ^epour forth praise,

for you ^fteach me your statutes.

172  My tongue will sing of your word,

for ^gall your commandments are right.

173  Let your hand be ready to help me,

for I have ^hchosen your precepts.

174  I ⁱlong for your salvation, O Lord,

and your law is my ^jdelight.

175  Let my soul live and praise you,

and let your rules help me.

176  I have ^kgone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,

for I do not ^lforget your commandments.

1  On ^mthe holy mount ⁿstands the city he founded;

2  the Lord ^oloves the gates of Zion

more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

3  ^pGlorious things of you are spoken,

O ^qcity of God. Selah

4  Among those who ^rknow me I mention ^sRahab and Babylon;

behold, Philistia and Tyre, with ^tCush¹—

“This one was born there,” they say.

5  And of Zion it shall be said,

“This one and that one were born in her”;

for the Most High himself will ^uestablish her.

6  The Lord records as he ^vregisters the peoples,

“This one was born there.” Selah

7  ^wSingers and ^xdancers alike say,

“All my ^ysprings are in you.”