67  ^bBefore I was afflicted I went astray,

but now I keep your word.

68  ^cYou are good and do good;

^dteach me your statutes.

69  ^eThe insolent ^fsmear me with lies,

but with my whole heart I ^gkeep your precepts;

70  their heart is unfeeling ^hlike fat,

but I ⁱdelight in your law.

71  It is ^jgood for me that I was afflicted,

that I might learn your statutes.