Most Perfect Is the Law of God

Most perfect is the law of God,
Restoring those that stray;
His testimony is most sure,
Proclaiming wisdom’s way.

Refrain

O how I love Thy law!
O how I love Thy law!
It is my meditation all the day.
O how I love Thy law!
O how I love Thy law!
It is my meditation all the day.

The precepts of the Lord are right;
With joy they fill the heart;
The Lord’s commandments all are pure,
And clearest light impart.

Refrain

The fear of God is undefiled
And ever shall endure;
The statutes of the Lord are truth
And righteousness most pure.

Refrain

They warn from ways of wickedness
Displeasing to the Lord,
And in the keeping of His Word
There is a great reward.

Refrain

Author: Unknown

This is a metrical paraphrase of Psalm 19:7-9 with an added refrain from Psalm 119:97. The text appears in modern hymnals (e.g., Trinity Hymnal, The Psalter Hymnal) but no specific author is credited; it is treated as an anonymous or traditional versification, likely 19th or early 20th century.