³⁹ Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.

⁸ Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

⁷ And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.

²² Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.

² For true and upright are his decisions; for by him has the evil woman been judged, who made the earth unclean with the sins of her body; and he has given her punishment for the blood of his servants.

¹⁴ So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

² And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

⁸ We have been waiting for you, O Lord; the desire of our soul is for the memory of your name.

¹³¹ My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.

¹²³ My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.

⁷⁵ I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.

⁴³ Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.

³¹ I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.

²⁰ My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.

³ He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.

⁸ Make me free from all my sins; do not let me be shamed by the man of evil behaviour.

⁹ The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

¹⁴ But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.

⁸ And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?