⁸ He has blocked^(A) my way so that I cannot pass through;
he has veiled my paths with darkness.^(B)

³ He renews my life;
he leads me along the right paths^[a]
for his name’s sake.^(A)

¹⁵ whose paths are crooked,^(A)
and whose ways are devious.^(B)

⁶ in all your ways know him,
and he will make your paths straight.^(A)

¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant,^(A)
and all her paths, peaceful.