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.