Psalms 119
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and seeke him with their whole heart.
3 They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies.
4 You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.
5 Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
Then should I not be confounded, when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.
7 I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.
8 I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.
10 With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
With my whole heart haue I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandements.
11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
Blessed art thou, O Lord: teache mee thy statutes.
13 With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.
16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.
18 Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.
19 I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.
20 My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.
21 You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
22 Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.
23 Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.
24 Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
25 My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.
26 I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.
27 Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
Make me to vnderstand ye way of thy precepts, and I will meditate in thy wondrous workes.
28 My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.
29 Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
Take from mee the way of lying, and graunt me graciously thy Lawe.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
I haue chosen the way of trueth, and thy iudgements haue I laied before me.
31 I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
I haue cleaued to thy testimonies, O Lord: confound me not.
32 I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
I will runne the way of thy commandements, when thou shalt enlarge mine heart.
33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
HE. Teach mee, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I will keepe it vnto the ende.
34 Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
Giue mee vnderstanding, and I will keepe thy Law: yea, I wil keepe it with my whole heart.
35 Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
Direct mee in the path of thy commandements: for therein is my delite.
36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Incline mine heart vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
38 Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
Stablish thy promise to thy seruaunt, because he feareth thee.
39 Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.
40 How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
41 May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
VAV. And let thy louing kindnesse come vnto me, O Lord, and thy saluation according to thy promise.
42 Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for I trust in thy woorde.
43 Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
And take not the woorde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for I waite for thy iudgements.
44 I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
So shall I alway keepe thy Lawe for euer and euer.
45 And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.
And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
I will speake also of thy testimonies before Kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
And my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
Mine handes also will I lift vp vnto thy commandements, which I haue loued, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
49 Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
ZAIN. Remember the promise made to thy seruant, wherein thou hast caused me to trust.
50 This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
It is my comfort in my trouble: for thy promise hath quickened me.
51 The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.
52 I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.
53 Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
54 Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
Thy statutes haue beene my songes in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
I haue remembred thy Name, O Lord, in the night, and haue kept thy Lawe.
56 This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.
This I had because I kept thy precepts.
57 The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.
58 I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
I made my supplication in thy presence with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according to thy promise.
59 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.
60 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
I made haste and delaied not to keepe thy commandements.
61 Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
62 At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
At midnight will I rise to giue thanks vnto thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
63 I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.
64 The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: teache me thy statutes.
65 You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
TETH. O Lord, thou hast delt graciously with thy seruant according vnto thy woorde.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but nowe I keepe thy woorde.
68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
Thou art good and gracious: teach me thy statutes.
69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
The proud haue imagined a lie against me: but I wil keepe thy precepts with my whole heart.
70 Their hearts are hard and callous, but I delight in Your law.
Their heart is fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.
72 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
IOD. Thine hands haue made me and fashioned me: giue mee vnderstanding therefore, that I may learne thy commandements.
74 May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
So they that feare thee, seeing mee shall reioyce, because I haue trusted in thy worde.
75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
I knowe, O Lord, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.
76 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promise vnto thy seruant.
77 May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Lawe is my delite.
78 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy precepts.
79 May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
Let such as feare thee turne vnto me, and they that knowe thy testimonies.
80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Let mine heart bee vpright in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
CAPH. My soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.
82 My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
Mine eyes faile for thy promise, saying, when wilt thou comfort me?
83 Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
For I am like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.
84 How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
Howe many are the dayes of thy seruant? When wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.
86 All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
87 They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.
Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.
89 Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.
90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
Thy trueth is from generation to generation: thou hast layed the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
91 Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances: for all are thy seruants.
92 If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
Except thy Lawe had bene my delite, I should now haue perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
I wil neuer forget thy precepts: for by them thou hast quickened me.
94 I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
I am thine, saue me: for I haue sought thy precepts.
95 The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
The wicked haue waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commandement is exceeding large.
97 Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my (meditation)
MEM. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually.
98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
By thy commandements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my (meditation)
I haue had more vnderstading then all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
101 I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.
102 I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.
104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
NUN. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
I haue sworne and will performe it, that I will keepe thy righteous iudgements.
107 I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
I am very sore afflicted: O Lord, quicken me according to thy word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
O Lord, I beseeche thee accept the free offerings of my mouth, and teach mee thy iudgements.
109 I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.
My soule is continually in mine hande: yet doe I not forget thy Lawe.
110 The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
The wicked haue layed a snare for mee: but I swarued not from thy precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the ioy of mine heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
I haue applied mine heart to fulfill thy statutes alway, euen vnto the ende.
113 The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
SAMECH. I hate vaine inuentions: but thy Lawe doe I loue.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
Thou art my refuge and shield, and I trust in thy worde.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Away from mee, yee wicked: for I will keepe the commandements of my God.
116 Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Stablish me according to thy promise, that I may liue, and disappoint me not of mine hope.
117 Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
Stay thou mee, and I shall be safe, and I will delite continually in thy statutes.
118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
119 All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
Thou hast taken away all ye wicked of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
My flesh trembleth for feare of thee, and I am afraide of thy iudgements.
121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
AIN. I haue executed iudgement and iustice: leaue me not to mine oppressours.
122 Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.
123 My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
Mine eyes haue failed in waiting for thy saluation, and for thy iust promise.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.
Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.
125 I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.
126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
It is time for thee Lord to worke: for they haue destroyed thy Lawe.
127 Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Therefore loue I thy commandements aboue golde, yea, aboue most fine golde.
128 Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Therefore I esteeme all thy precepts most iust, and hate all false wayes.
129 Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderfull: therefore doeth my soule keepe them.
130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
The entrance into thy wordes sheweth light, and giueth vnderstanding to the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commandements.
132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
Looke vpon mee and bee mercifull vnto me, as thou vsest to doe vnto those that loue thy Name.
133 Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
Direct my steppes in thy worde, and let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
Deliuer mee from the oppression of men, and I will keepe thy precepts.
135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seruant, and teache me thy statutes.
136 My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water, because they keepe not thy Lawe.
137 Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
138 The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
140 Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
142 Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnes, and thy Lawe is trueth.
143 Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
Trouble and anguish are come vpon me: yet are thy commandements my delite.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
The righteousnes of thy testimonies is euerlasting: graunt me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
KOPH. I haue cried with my whole heart: heare me, O Lord, and I will keepe thy statutes.
146 I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.
I called vpon thee: saue mee, and I will keepe thy testimonies.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.
148 My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.
Heare my voyce according to thy louing kindenesse: O Lord, quicken me according to thy iudgement.
150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
They drawe neere, that follow after malice, and are farre from thy Lawe.
151 You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
Thou art neere, O Lord: for all thy commandements are true.
152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
I haue knowen long since by thy testimonies, that thou hast established them for euer.
153 Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
RESH. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
154 Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
Pleade my cause, and deliuer me: quicken me according vnto thy word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
Saluation is farre from the wicked, because they seeke not thy statutes.
156 Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy iudgements.
157 Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
My persecutours and mine oppressours are many: yet doe I not swarue from thy testimonies.
158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
I saw the transgressours and was grieued, because they kept not thy worde.
159 Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy preceptes: quicken mee according to thy louing kindenesse.
160 The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
The beginning of thy worde is trueth, and all the iudgements of thy righteousnesse endure for euer.
161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.
SCHIN. Princes haue persecuted mee without cause, but mine heart stood in awe of thy wordes.
162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
Seuen times a day doe I praise thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
They that loue thy Law, shall haue great prosperitie, and they shall haue none hurt.
166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
Lord, I haue trusted in thy saluation, and haue done thy commandements.
167 I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
My soule hath kept thy testimonies: for I loue them exceedingly.
168 I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.
I haue kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my wayes are before thee.
169 May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
TAV. Let my complaint come before thee, O Lord, and giue me vnderstanding, according vnto thy worde.
170 May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
Let my supplication come before thee, and deliuer me according to thy promise.
171 My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172 My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
My tongue shall intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.
173 May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
174 I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
I haue longed for thy saluation, O Lord, and thy Lawe is my delite.
175 Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
Let my soule liue, and it shall praise thee, and thy iudgements shall helpe me.
176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
I haue gone astraye like a lost sheepe: seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commandements.
