Psalms 119
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
ALEPH. Happy are they that are upright in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
Happy are they that keep His testimonies, that seek Him with the whole heart.
3 They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
Yea, they do no unrighteousness; they walk in His ways.
4 You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
Thou hast ordained Thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.
5 Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
Oh that my ways were directed to observe Thy statutes!
6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
Then should I not be ashamed, when I have regard unto all Thy commandments.
7 I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
I will give thanks unto Thee with uprightness of heart, when I learn Thy righteous ordinances.
8 I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
I will observe Thy statutes; O forsake me not utterly.
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed thereto according to Thy word.
10 With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
With my whole heart have I sought Thee; O let me not err from Thy commandments.
11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
Blessed art Thou, O LORD; teach me Thy statutes.
13 With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
With my lips have I told all the ordinances of Thy mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of Thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
I will meditate in Thy precepts, and have respect unto Thy ways.
16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
I will delight myself in Thy statutes; I will not forget Thy word.
17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with Thy servant that I may live, and I will observe Thy word.
18 Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.
19 I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
I am a sojourner in the earth; hide not Thy commandments from me.
20 My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto Thine ordinances at all times.
21 You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, that do err from Thy commandments.
22 Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
Take away from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept Thy testimonies.
23 Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Even though princes sit and talk against me, thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes.
24 Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
Yea, Thy testimonies are my delight, they are my counsellors.
25 My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust; quicken Thou me according to Thy word.
26 I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
I told of my ways, and Thou didst answer me; teach me Thy statutes.
27 Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
Make me to understand the way of Thy precepts, that I may talk of Thy wondrous works.
28 My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
My soul melteth away for heaviness; sustain me according unto Thy word.
29 Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
Remove from me the way of falsehood; and grant me Thy law graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; Thine ordinances have I set before me.
31 I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
I cleave unto Thy testimonies; O LORD, put me not to shame.
32 I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
I will run the way of Thy commandments, for Thou dost enlarge my heart.
33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of Thy statutes; and I will keep it at every step.
34 Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
Give me understanding, that I keep Thy law and observe it with my whole heart.
35 Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
Make me to tread in the path of Thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken me in Thy ways.
38 Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
Confirm Thy word unto Thy servant, which pertaineth unto the fear of Thee.
39 Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
Turn away my reproach which I dread; for Thine ordinances are good.
40 How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts; quicken me in Thy righteousness.
41 May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
VAV. Let Thy mercies also come unto me, O LORD, even Thy salvation, according to Thy word;
42 Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
That I may have an answer for him that taunteth me; for I trust in Thy word.
43 Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I hope in Thine ordinances;
44 I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
So shall I observe Thy law continually for ever and ever;
45 And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.
And I will walk at ease, for I have sought Thy precepts;
46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
I will also speak of Thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
And I will delight myself in Thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
I will lift up my hands also unto Thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in Thy statutes.
49 Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
ZAIN. Remember the word unto Thy servant, because Thou hast made me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
This is my comfort in my affliction, that Thy word hath quickened me.
51 The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
The proud have had me greatly in derision; yet have I not turned aside from Thy law.
52 I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
I have remembered Thine ordinances which are of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself.
53 Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me, because of the wicked that forsake Thy law.
54 Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
I have remembered Thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have observed Thy law.
56 This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.
This I have had, that I have kept Thy precepts.
57 The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
HETH. My portion is the LORD, I have said that I would observe Thy words.
58 I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
I have entreated Thy favour with my whole heart; be gracious unto me according to Thy word.
59 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
I considered my ways, and turned my feet unto Thy testimonies.
60 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
I made haste, and delayed not, to observe Thy commandments.
61 Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
The bands of the wicked have enclosed me; but I have not forgotten Thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of Thy righteous ordinances.
63 I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
I am a companion of all them that fear Thee, and of them that observe 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 mercy; teach me Thy statutes.
65 You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant, O LORD, according unto Thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed Thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
Before I was afflicted, I did err; but now I observe Thy word.
68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me Thy statutes.
69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
The proud have forged a lie against me; but I with my whole heart will keep Thy precepts.
70 Their hearts are hard and callous, but I delight in Your law.
Their heart is gross like fat; but I delight in Thy law.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, in order that I might learn Thy statutes.
72 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
The law of Thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Thy commandments.
74 May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
They that fear Thee shall see me and be glad, because I have hope in Thy word.
75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
I know, O LORD, that Thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
76 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
Let, I pray Thee, Thy lovingkindness be ready to comfort me, according to Thy promise unto Thy servant.
77 May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
Let Thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for Thy law is my delight.
78 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
Let the proud be put to shame, for they have distorted my cause with falsehood; but I will meditate in Thy precepts.
79 May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
Let those that fear Thee return unto me, and they that know Thy testimonies.
80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Let my heart be undivided in Thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame.
81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
CAPH. My soul pineth for Thy salvation; in Thy word do I hope.
82 My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
Mine eyes fail for Thy word, 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 become like a wine-skin in the smoke; yet do I not forget Thy statutes.
84 How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
How many are the days of Thy servant? When wilt Thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to Thy law.
86 All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
All Thy commandments are faithful; they persecute me for nought; help Thou me.
87 They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but as for me, I forsook not Thy precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.
Quicken me after Thy lovingkindness, and I will observe the testimony of Thy mouth.
89 Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
LAMED. For ever, O LORD, Thy word standeth fast in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
Thy faithfulness is unto all generations; Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
They stand this day according to Thine ordinances; for all things are Thy servants.
92 If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
Unless Thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
I will never forget Thy precepts; for with them Thou hast quickened me.
94 I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
I am Thine, save me; for I have sought Thy precepts.
95 The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
The wicked have 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 have seen an end to every purpose; but Thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97 Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my (meditation)
MEM. O how love I Thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my (meditation)
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for Thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
I understand more than mine elders, because I have keep Thy precepts.
101 I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, in order that I might observe Thy word.
102 I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
I have not turned aside from Thine ordinances; for Thou hast instructed me.
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
How sweet are Thy words unto my palate! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
From Thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
I have sworn, and have confirmed it, to observe Thy righteous ordinances.
107 I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
I am afflicted very much; quicken me, O LORD, according unto Thy word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
Accept, I beseech Thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Thine ordinances.
109 I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.
My soul is continually in my hand; yet have I not forgotten Thy law.
110 The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
The wicked have laid a snare for me; yet went I not astray from Thy precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
I have inclined my heart to perform Thy statutes, for ever, at every step.
113 The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
SAMECH. I hate them that are of a double mind; but Thy law do I love.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
Thou art my covert and my shield; in Thy word do I hope.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, ye evildoers; that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Uphold me according unto Thy word, that I may live; and put me not to shame in my hope.
117 Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
Support Thou me, and I shall be saved; and I will occupy myself with Thy statutes continually.
118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
Thou hast made light of all them that err from Thy statutes; for their deceit is vain.
119 All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love Thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
My flesh shuddereth for fear of Thee; and I am afraid of Thy judgments.
121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
AIN. I have done justice and righteousness; leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Be surety for Thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
Mine eyes fail for Thy salvation, and for Thy righteous word.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.
Deal with Thy servant according unto Thy mercy, and teach me Thy statutes.
125 I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
I am Thy servant, give me understanding, that I may know Thy testimonies.
126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
It is time for the LORD to work; they have made void Thy law.
127 Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; every false way I hate.
129 Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
The opening of Thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
I opened wide my mouth, and panted; for I longed for Thy commandments.
132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
Turn Thee towards me, and be gracious unto me, as is Thy wont to do unto those that love Thy name.
133 Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
Order my footsteps by Thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
Redeem me from the oppression of man, and I will observe Thy precepts.
135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; and teach me Thy statutes.
136 My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
Mine eyes run down with rivers of water, because they observe not Thy law.
137 Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
TZADE. Righteous art Thou, O LORD, and upright are Thy judgments.
138 The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
Thou hast commanded Thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
My zeal hath undone me, because mine adversaries have forgotten Thy words.
140 Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and Thy servant loveth it.
141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
I am small and despised; yet have I not forgotten Thy precepts.
142 Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Thy law is the truth.
143 Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me; yet Thy commandments are my delight.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
Thy testimonies are righteous for ever; give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
KOPH. I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O LORD; I will keep Thy statutes.
146 I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.
I have called Thee, save me, and I will observe Thy testimonies.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
I rose early at dawn, and cried; I hoped in Thy word.
148 My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, that I might meditate in Thy word.
149 Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.
Hear my voice according unto Thy lovingkindness; quicken me, O LORD, as Thou art wont.
150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law.
151 You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all Thy commandments are truth.
152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
Of old have I known from Thy testimonies that Thou hast founded them for ever.
153 Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
RESH. O see mine affliction, and rescue me; for I do not forget Thy law.
154 Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
Plead Thou my cause, and redeem me; quicken me according to Thy word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not Thy statutes.
156 Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
Great are Thy compassions, O LORD; quicken me as Thou art wont.
157 Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; yet have I not turned aside from Thy testimonies.
158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
I beheld them that were faithless, and strove with them; because they observed not Thy word.
159 Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
O see how I love Thy precepts; quicken me, O LORD, according to Thy lovingkindness.
160 The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
The beginning of Thy word is truth; and all Thy righteous ordinance endureth for ever.
161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.
SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of Thy words.
162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
I rejoice at Thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
I hate and abhor falsehood; Thy law do I love.
164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
Seven times a day do I praise Thee, because of Thy righteous ordinances.
165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
Great peace have they that love Thy law; and there is no stumbling for them.
166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
I have hoped for Thy salvation, O LORD, and have done Thy commandments.
167 I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
My soul hath observed Thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168 I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.
I have observed Thy precepts and Thy testimonies; for all my ways are before Thee.
169 May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
TAV. Let my cry come near before Thee, O LORD; give me understanding according to Thy word.
170 May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
Let my supplication come before Thee; deliver me according to Thy word.
171 My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
Let my lips utter praise: because Thou teachest me Thy statutes.
172 My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
Let my tongue sing of Thy word; for all Thy commandments are righteousness.
173 May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
Let Thy hand be ready to help me; for I have chosen Thy precepts.
174 I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
I have longed for Thy salvation, O LORD; and Thy law is my delight.
175 Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise Thee; and let Thine ordinances help me.
176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Thy servant; for I have not forgotten Thy commandments.
