Psalms 119
1 Blessed are those who are perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
[Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,
2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart.
O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
3 Yea, they do no unrighteousness. They walk in his ways.
Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
4 Thou have commanded thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.
Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
5 O that my ways were established to observe thy statutes!
O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy 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 unto all Thy commands.
7 I will give thanks to thee with uprightness of heart when I learn thy righteous judgments.
I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
8 I will observe thy statutes. O forsake me not utterly.
Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!
9 With what shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to thy word.
[Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought thee. O let me not wander from thy commandments.
With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.
11 I have laid thy word up in my heart that I might not sin against thee.
In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
12 Blessed are thou, O Jehovah. Teach me thy statutes.
Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.
13 With my lips I have declared all the ordinances of thy mouth.
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as much as in all riches.
In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.
15 I will meditate on thy precepts, and have respect for thy ways.
In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes. I will not forget thy word.
In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
17 Deal bountifully with thy servant that I may live, so I will observe thy word.
[Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
18 Open thou my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
19 I am a sojourner in the earth. Hide not thy commandments from me.
A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
20 My soul breaks for the longing that it has to thine ordinances at all times.
Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou have rebuked the proud, who are cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
22 Take away from me reproach and contempt, for I have kept thy testimonies.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
23 Rulers also sat and talked against me, but thy servant meditated on thy statutes.
Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
25 My soul clings to the dust. Enliven thou me according to thy word.
[Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
26 I declared my ways, and thou answered me. Teach me thy statutes.
My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, so I shall meditate on thy wondrous works.
The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.
28 My soul melts for heaviness. Strengthen thou me according to thy word.
My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and grant me thy law graciously.
The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness. I have set thine ordinances.
The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,
31 I cling to thy testimonies. O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
32 I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shall enlarge my heart.
The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost 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 Jehovah, the way of Thy 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 Thy 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 Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.
36 Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
37 Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and enliven me in thy ways.
Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
38 Confirm to thy servant thy word, which is for the fear of thee.
Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
39 Turn away my reproach of which I am afraid, for thine ordinances are good.
Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts. Enliven me in thy righteousness.
Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,
41 Let thy loving kindnesses also come to me, O Jehovah, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
[Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy 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 Thy word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for I have hoped in thine ordinances.
And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
44 So shall I observe thy law continually forever and ever.
And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.
45 And I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts.
And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
46 I also will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and shall not be put to shame.
And I speak of Thy 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 Thy 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 unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!
49 Remember the word to thy servant, because thou have made me to hope.
[Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, for thy word has revived me.
This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath 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, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
52 I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.
53 Hot indignation has taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Songs have been to me Thy statutes, 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 in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.
56 This I have had because I have kept thy precepts.
This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
57 Jehovah is my portion; I have said that I would observe thy words.
[Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,
58 I entreated thy favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to thy word.
I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.
I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.
60 I made haste, and delayed not, to observe thy commandments.
I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy 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, Thy law I have not forgotten.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee because of thy righteous ordinances.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
63 I am a companion of all those who fear thee, and of those who observe thy precepts.
A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
64 The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving kindness. Teach me thy statutes.
Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!
65 Thou have dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
[Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed in thy commandments.
The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I observe thy word.
Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.
68 Thou are good, and do good. Teach me thy statutes.
Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me. With my whole heart I will keep thy precepts.
Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
70 Their heart is as fat as grease, but I delight in thy law.
Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn thy statutes.
Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth 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.] Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.
74 Those who fear thee shall see me and be glad, because I have hoped in thy word.
Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.
75 I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou have afflicted me.
I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy loving kindness be for my comfort according to thy word to thy servant.
Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live, for thy law is my delight.
Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law [is] my delight.
78 Let the proud be put to shame, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on thy precepts.
Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
79 Let those who fear thee turn to me, and they shall know thy testimonies.
Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes that I be not put to shame.
My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
81 My soul faints for thy salvation. I hope in thy word.
[Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
82 My eyes fail for thy word, while I say, When will thou comfort me?
Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth 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, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
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 Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, who are not according to thy law.
The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.
86 All thy commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help thou me.
All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
87 They had almost consumed me upon earth, but I did not forsake thy precepts.
Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
88 Revive me according to thy loving kindness, so I shall observe the testimony of thy mouth.
According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
89 Forever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in heaven.
[Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.
90 Thy faithfulness is to all generations. Thou have established the earth, and it abides.
To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
91 They abide this day according to thine ordinances, for all things are thy servants.
According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.
92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction.
Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts, for with them thou have enlivened me.
To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.
94 I am thine. Save me, for I have sought thy precepts.
I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
95 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider thy testimonies.
Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection. Thy commandment is exceedingly broad.
Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
97 O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
[Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
98 Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.
Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 I understand more than the aged because I have kept thy precepts.
Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I might observe thy word.
From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
102 I have not turned aside from thine ordinances, for thou have taught me.
From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
103 How sweet are thy words to my taste, than honey to my mouth!
How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding. Therefore I hate every false way.
From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and light to my path.
[Nun.] A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, 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 [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
107 I am afflicted very much. Revive me, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, and teach me thine ordinances.
Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
109 My soul is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget thy law.
My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.
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 from thy precepts I wandered not.
111 I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes forever, even to the end.
I have inclined my heart To do Thy statutes, to the age — [to] the end!
113 I hate those who are of a double mind, but I love thy law.
[Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.
114 Thou are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in thy word.
My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
115 Depart from me, ye evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, 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 Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not 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 Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.
118 Thou have set at nothing all those who err from thy statutes, for their deceit is falsehood.
Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.
119 Thou put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love thy testimonies.
Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!
121 I have done justice and righteousness. Leave me not to my oppressors.
[Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good. Let not the proud oppress me.
Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy loving kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
125 I am thy servant. Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
Thy servant [am] I — cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.
126 It is time for Jehovah to work. They have made void thy law.
Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
Therefore I have loved Thy 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, Every path of falsehood I have hated!
129 Thy testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
[Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
130 The opening of thy words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted, for I longed for thy commandments.
My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
132 Turn thee to me, and have mercy upon me, as thou used to do to those who love thy name.
Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
133 Establish my footsteps in thy word, and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth 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 Thy precepts,
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
136 Streams of water run down my eyes, because they do not observe thy law.
Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
137 Thou are righteous, O Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
[Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
138 Thou have commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
139 My zeal has consumed me, because my adversaries have forgotten thy words.
Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
140 Thy word is very pure, therefore thy servant loves it.
Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
141 I am small and despised. I do not forget thy precepts.
Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me. Thy commandments are my delight.
Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.
144 Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live.
The righteousness of Thy 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.
[Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
146 I have called to thee. Save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies.
I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy 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, For Thy word I have hoped.
148 My eyes anticipated the night-watches that I might meditate on thy word.
Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
149 Hear my voice according to thy loving kindness. Enliven me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.
My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
150 They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from thy law.
Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
151 Thou are near, O Jehovah, and all thy commandments are truth.
Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
152 Of old I have known from thy testimonies that thou have founded them forever.
Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
153 Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I do not forget thy law.
[Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
154 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me. Enliven me according to thy word.
Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they seek not thy statutes.
Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah. Enliven me according to thine ordinances.
Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I have not swerved from thy testimonies.
Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
158 I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved because they do not observe thy word.
I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
159 Consider how I love thy precepts. Enliven me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving kindness.
See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
160 The sum of thy word is truth, and every one of thy righteous ordinances is forever.
The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
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 because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
162 I rejoice at thy word, as he who finds great spoil.
I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood. I love thy law.
Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
164 Seven times a day I praise thee because of thy righteous ordinances.
Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.
165 Great peace have those who love thy law, and they have no occasion of stumbling.
Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.
166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
167 My soul has observed thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.
168 I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.
I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!
169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah. Give me understanding according to thy word.
[Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
170 Let my supplication come before thee. Deliver me according to thy word.
My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
171 Let my lips utter praise, for thou teach me thy statutes.
My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
172 Let my tongue sing of thy word, for all thy commandments are righteousness.
My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
173 Let thy hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen thy precepts.
Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee. And let thine ordinances help me.
My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do 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, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
