Psalmus 118-Mem |letter M

97 Mem. Quomodo dilexi legem tuam, Domine ! How I have loved your law, Lord! tota die meditatio mea est. the whole day is my meditation. 98 Super inimicos meos prudentem me fecisti mandato tuo, quia in æternum mihi est. |||wise|||command|||||| 98 You have made me wise over my enemies by your commandment, because it is mine forever. 99 Super omnes docentes me intellexi, quia testimonia tua meditatio mea est. 99 I understood myself above all teachers, because your testimonies are my meditation. 100 Super senes intellexi, quia mandata tua quæsivi. 100 I understood the elders, because I sought your commandments. 101 Ab omni via mala prohibui pedes meos, ut custodiam verba tua. ||||I prevented|||||| 101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep thy words. 102 A judiciis tuis non declinavi, quia tu legem posuisti mihi. ||||I have not shunned||||| 102 I have not deviated from your judgments, because you have laid down a law for me. 103 Quam dulcia faucibus meis eloquia tua ! |sweet|my lips||| 103 How sweet your words are to my throat! super mel ori meo. upon the honey of my mouth. 104 A mandatis tuis intellexi ; propterea odivi omnem viam iniquitatis. 104 I understood from your commands; therefore I hate every way of iniquity.