Psalms 119
1 Blessed are those who are perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
[ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the Law of YHWH,
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart.
O the blessedness of those keeping His testimonies, They seek Him with the whole heart.
3 Yea, they do no unrighteousness. They walk in his ways.
Indeed, they have not done iniquity, They have walked in His ways.
4 Thou have commanded thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.
You have commanded us to diligently keep Your precepts,
5 O that my ways were established to observe thy statutes!
O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,
6 Then I shall not be put to shame when I have respect for all thy commandments.
Then I am not ashamed In my looking to all Your commands.
7 I will give thanks to thee with uprightness of heart when I learn thy righteous judgments.
I confess You with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.
8 I will observe thy statutes. O forsake me not utterly.
I keep Your statutes, do not utterly leave me!
9 With what shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to thy word.
[BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought thee. O let me not wander from thy commandments.
I have sought You with all my heart, Do not let me err from Your commands.
11 I have laid thy word up in my heart that I might not sin against thee.
I have hid Your saying in my heart, That I do not sin before You.
12 Blessed are thou, O Jehovah. Teach me thy statutes.
Blessed [are] You, O YHWH, teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have declared all the ordinances of thy mouth.
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as much as in all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As over all wealth.
15 I will meditate on thy precepts, and have respect for thy ways.
I meditate on Your precepts, And I attentively behold Your paths.
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes. I will not forget thy word.
I delight myself in Your statutes, I do not forget Your word.
17 Deal bountifully with thy servant that I may live, so I will observe thy word.
[GIMEL] Confer benefits on Your servant, I live, and I keep Your word.
18 Open thou my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Uncover my eyes, and I behold wonders out of Your law.
19 I am a sojourner in the earth. Hide not thy commandments from me.
I [am] a sojourner on earth, Do not hide Your commands from me.
20 My soul breaks for the longing that it has to thine ordinances at all times.
My soul has broken for desire To Your judgments at all times.
21 Thou have rebuked the proud, who are cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
You have rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Your commands.
22 Take away from me reproach and contempt, for I have kept thy testimonies.
Remove reproach and contempt from me, For I have kept Your testimonies.
23 Rulers also sat and talked against me, but thy servant meditated on thy statutes.
Princes also sat—they spoke against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes,
24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
Your testimonies [are] also my delight, The men of my counsel!
25 My soul clings to the dust. Enliven thou me according to thy word.
[DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, Quicken me according to Your word.
26 I declared my ways, and thou answered me. Teach me thy statutes.
I have recounted my ways, And You answer me, teach me Your statutes,
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, so I shall meditate on thy wondrous works.
Cause me to understand the way of Your precepts, And I meditate on Your wonders.
28 My soul melts for heaviness. Strengthen thou me according to thy word.
My soul has dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Your word.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and grant me thy law graciously.
Turn aside the way of falsehood from me And favor me with Your law.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness. I have set thine ordinances.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I have compared Your judgments,
31 I cling to thy testimonies. O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
I have adhered to Your testimonies, O YHWH, do not put me to shame.
32 I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shall enlarge my heart.
I run the way of Your commands, For You enlarge my heart!
33 Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it to the end.
[HE] Show me, O YHWH, the way of Your statutes, And I keep it—[to] the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, And observe it with the whole heart.
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight.
Cause me to tread in the path of Your commands, For I have delighted in it.
36 Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
37 Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and enliven me in thy ways.
Remove my eyes from seeing vanity, Quicken me in Your way.
38 Confirm to thy servant thy word, which is for the fear of thee.
Establish Your saying to Your servant, That [is] concerning Your fear.
39 Turn away my reproach of which I am afraid, for thine ordinances are good.
Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Your judgments [are] good.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts. Enliven me in thy righteousness.
Behold, I have longed for Your precepts, Quicken me in Your righteousness,
41 Let thy loving kindnesses also come to me, O Jehovah, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
[WAW] And Your kindness meets me, O YHWH, Your salvation according to Your saying.
42 So I shall have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in thy word.
And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for I have hoped in thine ordinances.
And You do not utterly take away The word of truth from my mouth, Because I have hoped for Your judgment.
44 So shall I observe thy law continually forever and ever.
And I keep Your law continually, For all time and forever.
45 And I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts.
And I habitually walk in a broad place, For I have sought Your precepts.
46 I also will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and shall not be put to shame.
And I speak of Your testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
And I delight myself in Your commands, That I have loved,
48 I will also lift up my hands to thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate on thy statutes.
And I lift up my hands to Your commands, That I have loved, And I meditate on Your statutes!
49 Remember the word to thy servant, because thou have made me to hope.
[ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, for thy word has revived me.
This [is] my comfort in my affliction, That Your saying has quickened me.
51 The proud have had me greatly in derision, yet I have not swerved from thy law.
The proud have utterly scorned me, I have not turned aside from Your law.
52 I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
I remembered Your judgments of old, O YHWH, And I comfort myself.
53 Hot indignation has taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
Horror has seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Your statutes have been songs to me, In the house of my sojournings.
55 I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have observed thy law.
I have remembered Your Name in the night, O YHWH, And I keep Your law.
56 This I have had because I have kept thy precepts.
This has been to me, That I have kept Your precepts!
57 Jehovah is my portion; I have said that I would observe thy words.
[HETH] YHWH [is] my portion; I have said I would keep Your words,
58 I entreated thy favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to thy word.
I appeased Your face with the whole heart, Favor me according to Your saying.
59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.
I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I made haste, and delayed not, to observe thy commandments.
I have made haste, And did not delay, to keep Your commands.
61 The cords of the wicked have wrapped me around, but I have not forgotten thy law.
Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, I have not forgotten Your law.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee because of thy righteous ordinances.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For the judgments of Your righteousness.
63 I am a companion of all those who fear thee, and of those who observe thy precepts.
I [am] a companion to all who fear You, And to those keeping Your precepts.
64 The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving kindness. Teach me thy statutes.
Of Your kindness, O YHWH, the earth is full, Teach me Your statutes!
65 Thou have dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
[TETH] You did good with Your servant, O YHWH, According to Your word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed in thy commandments.
Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, For I have believed in Your commands.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I observe thy word.
Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying.
68 Thou are good, and do good. Teach me thy statutes.
You [are] good, and doing good, Teach me Your statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me. With my whole heart I will keep thy precepts.
The proud have forged falsehood against me, I keep Your precepts with the whole heart.
70 Their heart is as fat as grease, but I delight in thy law.
Their heart has been thick as fat, I have delighted in Your law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn thy statutes.
[It is] good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Your statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
The Law of Your mouth [is] better to me Than thousands of gold and silver!
73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. Give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.
[YOD] Your hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Your commands.
74 Those who fear thee shall see me and be glad, because I have hoped in thy word.
Those fearing You see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped for Your word.
75 I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou have afflicted me.
I have known, O YHWH, That Your judgments [are] righteous, And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy loving kindness be for my comfort according to thy word to thy servant.
Please let Your kindness be to comfort me, According to Your saying to Your servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live, for thy law is my delight.
Your mercies meet me, and I live, For Your law [is] my delight.
78 Let the proud be put to shame, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on thy precepts.
The proud are ashamed, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate on Your precepts.
79 Let those who fear thee turn to me, and they shall know thy testimonies.
Those fearing You turn back to me, And those knowing Your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes that I be not put to shame.
My heart is perfect in Your statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
81 My soul faints for thy salvation. I hope in thy word.
[KAPH] My soul has been consumed for Your salvation, I have hoped for Your word.
82 My eyes fail for thy word, while I say, When will thou comfort me?
My eyes have been consumed for Your word, Saying, “When does it comfort me?”
83 For I have become like a wine-skin in the smoke. Yet I do not forget thy statutes.
For I have been as a bottle in smoke, I have not forgotten Your statutes.
84 How many are the days of thy servant? When will thou execute judgment on those who persecute me?
How many [are] the days of Your servant? When do You execute judgment Against my pursuers?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, who are not according to thy law.
The proud have dug pits for me, That [are] not according to Your law.
86 All thy commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help thou me.
All Your commands [are] faithfulness, They have pursued me [with] falsehood, Help me.
87 They had almost consumed me upon earth, but I did not forsake thy precepts.
They have almost consumed me on earth, And I have not forsaken Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to thy loving kindness, so I shall observe the testimony of thy mouth.
Quicken me according to Your kindness, And I keep the Testimony of Your mouth!
89 Forever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in heaven.
[LAMED] For all time, O YHWH, Your word is set up in the heavens.
90 Thy faithfulness is to all generations. Thou have established the earth, and it abides.
Your faithfulness from generation to generation, You established earth, and it stands.
91 They abide this day according to thine ordinances, for all things are thy servants.
According to Your ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.
92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction.
Unless Your law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts, for with them thou have enlivened me.
I do not forget Your precepts for all time, For You have quickened me by them.
94 I am thine. Save me, for I have sought thy precepts.
I [am] Yours, save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider thy testimonies.
Your wicked waited for me to destroy me, I understand Your testimonies.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection. Thy commandment is exceedingly broad.
I have seen an end of all perfection, Your command [is] exceedingly broad!
97 O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
[MEM] O how I have loved Your law! It [is] my meditation all the day.
98 Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.
Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, For it [is] before me for all time.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
I have acted wisely above all my teachers. For Your testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 I understand more than the aged because I have kept thy precepts.
Above elderly—I understand more, For I have kept Your precepts.
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I might observe thy word.
I restrained my feet from every evil path, So that I keep Your word.
102 I have not turned aside from thine ordinances, for thou have taught me.
I did not turn aside from Your judgments, For You have directed me.
103 How sweet are thy words to my taste, than honey to my mouth!
How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, Above honey to my mouth.
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding. Therefore I hate every false way.
I have understanding from Your precepts, Therefore I have hated every false path!
105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and light to my path.
[NUN] Your word [is] a lamp to my foot, And a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
107 I am afflicted very much. Revive me, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
I have been afflicted very much, O YHWH, quicken me, according to Your word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, and teach me thine ordinances.
Please accept [the] free-will offerings of my mouth, O YHWH, And teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget thy law.
My soul [is] in my hand continually, And I have not forgotten Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not gone astray from thy precepts.
The wicked have laid a snare for me, And I did not wander from your precepts.
111 I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
I have inherited Your testimonies for all time, For they [are] the joy of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes forever, even to the end.
I have inclined my heart To do Your statutes, for all time—[to] the end!
113 I hate those who are of a double mind, but I love thy law.
[SAMEKH] I have hated doubting ones, And I have loved Your law.
114 Thou are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in thy word.
You [are] my hiding place and my shield, I have hoped for Your word.
115 Depart from me, ye evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Turn aside from me, you evildoers, And I keep the commands of my God.
116 Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Sustain me according to Your saying, And I live, and You do not put me to shame because of my hope.
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, and shall have respect for thy statutes continually.
Support me, and I am saved, And I look on Your statutes continually.
118 Thou have set at nothing all those who err from thy statutes, for their deceit is falsehood.
You have trodden down All going astray from Your statutes, For their deceit [is] falsehood.
119 Thou put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love thy testimonies.
Dross! You have caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments.
My flesh has trembled from Your fear, And I have been afraid from Your judgments!
121 I have done justice and righteousness. Leave me not to my oppressors.
[AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good. Let not the proud oppress me.
Make Your servant sure for good, Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
My eyes have been consumed for Your salvation. And for the saying of Your righteousness.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy loving kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
Do with Your servant according to Your kindness. And teach me Your statutes.
125 I am thy servant. Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
I [am] Your servant—cause me to understand, And I know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for Jehovah to work. They have made void thy law.
Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
Therefore I have loved Your commands Above gold—even fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteem all precepts concerning all things to be right. I hate every false way.
Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, I have hated every path of falsehood!
129 Thy testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
[PE] Your testimonies [are] wonderful, Therefore my soul has kept them.
130 The opening of thy words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
The opening of Your words enlightens, Instructing the simple.
131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted, for I longed for thy commandments.
I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, For I have longed for Your commands.
132 Turn thee to me, and have mercy upon me, as thou used to do to those who love thy name.
Look to me, and favor me, As customary to those loving Your Name.
133 Establish my footsteps in thy word, and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Establish my steps by Your saying, And any iniquity does not rule over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe thy precepts.
Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Your precepts,
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
136 Streams of water run down my eyes, because they do not observe thy law.
Streams of waters have come down my eyes, Because they have not kept Your law!
137 Thou are righteous, O Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
[TSADE] You [are] righteous, O YHWH, And Your judgments [are] upright.
138 Thou have commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
You have appointed Your testimonies, Righteous and exceedingly faithful,
139 My zeal has consumed me, because my adversaries have forgotten thy words.
My zeal has cut me off, For my adversaries forgot Your words.
140 Thy word is very pure, therefore thy servant loves it.
Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, And Your servant has loved it.
141 I am small and despised. I do not forget thy precepts.
I [am] small, and despised, I have not forgotten Your precepts.
142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
Your righteousness [is] righteousness for all time, And Your law [is] truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me. Thy commandments are my delight.
Adversity and distress have found me, Your commands [are] my delights.
144 Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live.
The righteousness of Your testimonies [Is] to cause me to understand, and I live!
145 I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, O Jehovah. I will keep thy statutes.
[QOF] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O YHWH, I keep Your statutes,
146 I have called to thee. Save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies.
I have called You, save me, And I keep Your testimonies.
147 I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried. I hoped in thy words.
I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, I have hoped for Your word.
148 My eyes anticipated the night-watches that I might meditate on thy word.
My eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate on Your saying.
149 Hear my voice according to thy loving kindness. Enliven me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.
Hear my voice, according to Your kindness, YHWH, quicken me according to Your judgment.
150 They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from thy law.
My wicked pursuers have been near, They have been far off from Your law.
151 Thou are near, O Jehovah, and all thy commandments are truth.
You [are] near, O YHWH, And all Your commands [are] truth.
152 Of old I have known from thy testimonies that thou have founded them forever.
I have known Your testimonies of old, That You have founded them for all time!
153 Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I do not forget thy law.
[RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your law.
154 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me. Enliven me according to thy word.
Plead my plea, and redeem me, Quicken me according to Your saying.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they seek not thy statutes.
Salvation [is] far from the wicked, For they have not sought Your statutes.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah. Enliven me according to thine ordinances.
Your mercies [are] many, O YHWH, Quicken me according to Your judgments.
157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I have not swerved from thy testimonies.
My pursuers and adversaries are many, I have not turned aside from Your testimonies.
158 I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved because they do not observe thy word.
I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because they have not kept Your saying.
159 Consider how I love thy precepts. Enliven me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving kindness.
See, for I have loved Your precepts, YHWH, quicken me according to Your kindness.
160 The sum of thy word is truth, and every one of thy righteous ordinances is forever.
The sum of Your word [is] truth, And every judgment of Your righteousness [is] for all time!
161 Rulers have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of thy words.
[SHIN] Princes have pursued me without cause, And my heart was afraid because of Your words.
162 I rejoice at thy word, as he who finds great spoil.
I rejoice concerning Your saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood. I love thy law.
I have hated falsehood, indeed I detest [it], I have loved Your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise thee because of thy righteous ordinances.
Seven [times] in a day I have praised You, Because of the judgments of Your righteousness.
165 Great peace have those who love thy law, and they have no occasion of stumbling.
Those loving Your law have abundant peace, And they have no stumbling-block.
166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
I have waited for Your salvation, O YHWH, And I have done Your commands.
167 My soul has observed thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
My soul has kept Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
168 I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.
I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You!
169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah. Give me understanding according to thy word.
[TAW] My loud cry comes near before You, O YHWH; Cause me to understand according to Your word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee. Deliver me according to thy word.
My supplication comes in before You, Deliver me according to Your saying.
171 Let my lips utter praise, for thou teach me thy statutes.
My lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
172 Let my tongue sing of thy word, for all thy commandments are righteousness.
My tongue sings of Your saying, For all Your commands [are] righteous.
173 Let thy hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen thy precepts.
Your hand is for a help to me, For I have chosen Your commands.
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
I have longed for Your salvation, O YHWH, And Your law [is] my delight.
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee. And let thine ordinances help me.
My soul lives, and it praises You, And Your judgments help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments.
I wandered as a lost sheep, [so] seek Your servant, For I have not forgotten Your precepts!
