Indeed, they will hear meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. ¹ 

I will meditate on ¹  your precepts and focus ²  on your behavior. ³ 

Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance! ¹ 

I will be secure, ¹  for I seek your precepts.

This ¹  has been my practice, for I observe your precepts.

I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts.

Deliver me ¹  from oppressive men, so that I can keep ²  your precepts.

So the Lord’s word to them will sound like meaningless gibberish, senseless babbling, a syllable here, a syllable there. ¹  As a result, they will fall on their backsides when they try to walk, ²  and be injured, ensnared, and captured. ³ 

You demand that your precepts be carefully kept. ¹ 

Help me to understand what your precepts mean! ¹  Then I can meditate ²  on your marvelous teachings. ³ 

I am a friend to all your loyal followers, ¹  and to those who keep your precepts.

Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, ¹  but I observe your precepts with all my heart.

May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! ¹  But I meditate on your precepts.

They have almost destroyed me here on the earth, but I do not reject your precepts.

I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have revived me.

I belong to you. Deliver me! For I seek your precepts.

Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions. ¹ 

The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. ¹  I hate all deceitful actions. ² 

I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.