Psalms 119
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
ALEPH. Happy are they whose way is perfect, 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 who keep his testimonies, that seek him with all their heart.
3 They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
They also commit no injustice; in his ways do they walk.
4 You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
Thou thyself hast commanded us thy precepts, that we might keep [them] diligently.
5 Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
Oh that my ways were firmly directed to observe thy statutes!
6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
Then would I not be made ashamed, while I look at all thy commandments.
7 I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I learn thy righteous ordinances.
8 I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
Thy statutes will I observe: oh forsake me not too greatly.
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a youth keep his way pure? by guarding it according to thy word.
10 With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
With all my heart have I sought thee: oh let me not wander astray from thy commandments.
11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
In my heart have I treasured up thy saying, in order that I may 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 related all the ordinances of thy mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
On the way of thy testimonies have I been glad, as over all wealth.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
On thy precepts will I meditate, and direct my look unto thy paths.
16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
In thy statutes will I seek my delight: 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: let me live, that I may observe thy word.
18 Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Open thou my 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.
A stranger am I on the earth: hide not from me thy commandments.
20 My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
My soul is broken from longing for thy ordinances at all times.
21 You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the accursed proud, who go erringly astray from thy commandments.
22 Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
Roll away from me reproach and contempt; for thy testimonies have I kept.
23 Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Although even princes should sit and speak against me, thy servant would still meditate on thy statutes.
24 Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
Also thy testimonies are my delight, my counsellors.
25 My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: revive thou me according to thy word.
26 I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
My ways do I relate [to thee], and thou answerest me: teach me thy statutes.
27 Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
Cause me to understand the way of thy precepts, that I may meditate on thy wonders.
28 My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
My soul droppeth away from grief: sustain me according to thy word.
29 Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
The way of falsehood do thou remove from me, and grant me graciously thy law.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
The way of truth have I chosen: thy ordinances have I set [before me].
31 I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
I have adhered 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.
The way of thy commandments will I run; for thou wilt 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 shall keep it in all its windings.
34 Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law, and I will observe it with all [my] heart.
35 Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
Guide me on the path of thy commandments; for therein do I find my delight.
36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to desire for gain.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity: on thy way do thou give me life.
38 Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
Fulfill unto thy servant thy promise for those who are devoted to thy fear.
39 Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
Cause to pass away my disgrace of which I have dread; for thy ordinances are good.
40 How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: through thy righteousness do thou give my life.
41 May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
VAV. And let thy kindness come unto me, O Lord, thy salvation, according to thy promise.
42 Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
Then shall I have a word to answer the one that reproacheth me; for I trust in thy word.
43 Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
And snatch not the word of truth out of my mouth too greatly; for I wait for thy 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 in an open space; for thy precepts have I sought.
46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
And I will 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 love.
48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
And so will I lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on thy statutes.
49 Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
ZAYIN. Remember thy word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to wait.
50 This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
This is my comfort in my affliction, that thy promise hath revived me.
51 The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
The presumptuous have held me too greatly in derision: yet have I not departed away from thy law.
52 I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
I remembered thy decrees [which were] from olden times, O Lord, and thus comforted myself.
53 Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
Horror seized on me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54 Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
Songs have thy statutes been unto me in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
I remembered in the night thy name, O Lord, and observed thy law.
56 This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.
This came to pass unto me, because I had kept thy precepts.
57 The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
CHETH. My portion is the Lord, have I said, that I might observe thy words.
58 I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
I make entreaty before thee with all my heart: be gracious unto me according to thy promise.
59 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
I have thought over my ways, and made my feet return unto thy testimonies.
60 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
I hastened, and delayed not to observe thy commandments.
61 Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
Companies of wicked men have surrounded me; but I have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
At midnights do I constantly rise to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous decrees.
63 I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
An associate am I unto all that fear thee, and unto those that keep thy precepts.
64 The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
Of thy kindness, O Lord, is the earth full: teach me thy statutes.
65 You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
TETH. Thou hast shown goodness on thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
The best of discernment and knowledge do thou teach me; for in thy commandments do I believe.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
Before I was afflicted I was in error; but now I observe thy saying.
68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
Thou art good, and doing good: teach me thy statutes.
69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
The presumptuous have invented falsehoods against me; but I will with all my heart indeed keep thy precepts.
70 Their hearts are hard and callous, but I delight in Your law.
Gross as fat is their heart; but I take truly delight in thy law.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
It is well 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.
Better is unto me the law of thy mouth than thousands of gold and silver.
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
YOD. Thy hands have made me and established 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.
Those that fear thee will see me and be rejoiced; because I have waited for 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 decrees 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 kindness come 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 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 presumptuous be made ashamed; because they have without a cause dealt perversely with me; but I will indeed meditate on 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 those 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 entire 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 ardently desireth for thy salvation: for thy word do I wait.
82 My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
My eyes look eagerly 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 become like a bottle 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 justice on my persecutors?
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
The presumptuous have dug pits for me, which is not in accordance with thy law.
86 All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
All thy commandments are founded on truth: without cause they persecute me; help thou me.
87 They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
But little was wanting that they had consumed me upon earth; but I have truly not forsaken thy precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.
According to thy kindness give me life, that I may observe the testimony of thy mouth.
89 Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
LAMED. To eternity, O Lord, standeth firm thy word with the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
Unto all generations endureth thy faithfulness: thou hast established the earth, and she standeth.
91 Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
According to thy ordinances they exist this day: for all 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 delights, I should long since have been lost in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
Never will I forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast kept me alive.
94 I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
Thine am I, save me; for thy precepts have I sought.
95 The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
Wicked men have waited for me to destroy me; [but] I will reflect on thy testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
Of all perfection have I seen the end; [but] thy commandment is exceedingly extended.
97 Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my (meditation)
MEM. Oh how do I love thy law! all the day is it my (meditation)
98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
Wiser than my enemy doth thy commandment make me; for it is perpetually with me.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my (meditation)
Above all my teachers have I obtained intelligence; for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
More than the elders do I possess understanding; because thy precepts do I keep.
101 I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
From every evil path have I withholden my feet, in order that I might observe thy word.
102 I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
From thy ordinances have I not departed; for thou hast instructed me.
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
How much sweeter are to my palate thy sayings than honey to my mouth!
104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
Through thy precepts shall I obtain understanding: therefore do I hate every path of falsehood.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
NUN. A lamp unto my feet is thy word, and a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, to observe thy righteous ordinances.
107 I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
I am afflicted exceedingly much: O Lord, revive me, according to thy word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
Receive in favor the freewill-offerings of my mouth, I beseech thee, O Lord, and teach me thy ordinances.
109 I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.
My life is in my hand continually: yet thy law do I not forget.
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 have I not erred from thy precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage to eternity; for they are the joy 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 always, in all their ways.
113 The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
SAMECH. Those of divided thoughts I hate; but thy law do I love.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
My shelter and my shield art thou: for thy word do I wait.
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 God.
116 Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live, and let me not be made ashamed of my hope.
117 Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
Support me that I may be placed in safety, and I will direct my regard unto thy statutes continually.
118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
Thou hast trodden down all that erringly stray from thy statutes; for falsehood is their deceit.
119 All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
Like dross dost thou put away all the wicked of the earth: therefore do I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
My flesh trembleth shudderingly from dread of thee, and of thy decrees am I afraid.
121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
'AYIN. I have executed justice and righteousness: leave me not to those who oppress me.
122 Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Protect thy servant for good: let not the presumptuous oppress me.
123 My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
My eyes look eagerly for thy salvation, and for thy righteous promise.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.
Deal with thy servant according to thy kindness, and thy statutes do thou teach me.
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 to act for the Lord: they have broken thy law.
127 Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Therefore do I love thy commandments more than gold, and more than fine gold.
128 Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Therefore do I esteem all thy precepts in all things as right: every path of falsehood do I hate.
129 Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
PE. Wonderful are thy testimonies: 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 my mouth, and panted for breath; because for thy commandments did I long.
132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
Turn thou unto me, and be gracious unto me, as is thy wont unto those that love thy name.
133 Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
My steps establish thou through thy promise, and suffer not any wrong to have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
Deliver 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.
Let thy face shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
Streams of water have run down my eyes; because they had not observed thy law.
137 Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
TZADDE. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy decrees.
138 The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
Thou hast commanded thy testimonies, as righteous and faithful exceedingly.
139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
My zeal destroyeth me; because my assailants have forgotten thy words.
140 Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
Thy promise is greatly refined, and thy servant loveth it.
141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
I am little and despised: yet thy precepts have I not forgotten.
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.
Distress and trouble have overtaken me: [yet] are thy commandments my delights.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
Righteous are thy testimonies for everlasting: give me understanding, that I may live.
145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
KOPH. I have called with all my heart: answer me, O Lord: thy statutes will I keep.
146 I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.
I have called on 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 come before thee in the dawn of morning, and cry: for thy word do I wait.
148 My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
My eyes are awake before the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy saying.
149 Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.
Hear my voice according to thy kindness: O Lord, according to thy decree do thou grant me life.
150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
They that pursue mischievous devices draw nigh: from thy law are they far.
151 You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
Near art thou, O Lord; and all thy commandments are the truth.
152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
Of old already I knew of thy testimonies; because for eternity hast thou founded them.
153 Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
RESH. Look on my affliction, and release me; for thy law have I not forgotten.
154 Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
Plead my cause, and deliver me: according to thy promise do thou revive me.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
Far from the wicked is salvation; because thy statutes have they not sought for.
156 Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
Thy mercies are abundant, O Lord; according to thy decrees do thou revive me.
157 Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and my assailants: yet from thy testimonies do I not turn away.
158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
I beheld the treacherous, and felt disgust; because they observed not thy saying.
159 Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
Behold that I love thy precepts: O Lord, according to thy kindness do thou revive me.
160 The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
The summit of thy word is truth: and the whole of thy righteous judgment endureth for ever.
161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.
SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but of thy word standeth my heart in dread.
162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
I am rejoiced over thy promise, as one that findeth great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
Falsehood I hate and abhor: but thy law do I love.
164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
Seven times in the day do I praise thee because of thy righteous decrees.
165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
Abundant peace have they who love thy law; and thee is nothing that causeth them to stumble.
166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
I have hoped for thy salvation, O Lord, and thy commandments have I fulfilled.
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; because 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 entreaty come near before thee, O Lord: according to thy word grant me understanding.
170 May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
Let my supplication come before thee: according to thy promise do thou deliver me.
171 My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
My lips shall utter praise; because thou wilt teach me thy statutes.
172 My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
My tongue shall speak loudly of thy promise; for all thy commandments are righteous.
173 May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
Let thy hand be [ready] to help me; for thy precepts have I chosen.
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 delights.
175 Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee: and let thy decrees help me.
176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
I have gone erringly astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for thy commandments have I not forgotten.
