Thou, Lord, hast dealt
well with Thy servant,
Thy promise is faithful
and just;
Instruct me in judgment
and knowledge,
For in Thy commandments
I trust.
Before my
affliction I wandered,
But now Thy good Word I
obey;
O Thou Who art holy and
gracious,
Now teach me Thy
statutes, I pray.
The proud have
assailed me with
slander;
Thy precepts shall still
be my guide;
Thy law is my joy and my
treasure,
Though sinners may boast
in their pride.
Affliction has been
for my profit,
That I to Thy statutes
might hold;
Thy law to my soul is
more precious
Than thousands of silver
and gold.
