O Lord, Thy perfect righteousness Is in Thy judgments shown; In Thy unchanging faithfulness Thy truth Thou hast made known. Because Thy foes forget Thy law My soul is greatly stirred; Thy servant loves the purity Of Thy most holy Word. Though I am humble and despised, I strive Thy will to do; Eternal is Thy righteousness, And all Thy law is true. Delight amid distress and pain Do Thy commandments give; Thy Word is righteous evermore, Teach me that I may live.