Psalms 119
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
[ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the Law of YHWH,
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
O the blessedness of those keeping His testimonies, They seek Him with the whole heart.
3 They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
Indeed, they have not done iniquity, They have walked in His ways.
4 You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
You have commanded us to diligently keep Your precepts,
5 Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,
6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
Then I am not ashamed In my looking to all Your commands.
7 I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
I confess You with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.
8 I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
I keep Your statutes, do not utterly leave me!
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
[BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
10 With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
I have sought You with all my heart, Do not let me err from Your commands.
11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
I have hid Your saying in my heart, That I do not sin before You.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
Blessed [are] You, O YHWH, teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As over all wealth.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
I meditate on Your precepts, And I attentively behold Your paths.
16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
I delight myself in Your statutes, I do not forget Your word.
17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
[GIMEL] Confer benefits on Your servant, I live, and I keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Uncover my eyes, and I behold wonders out of Your law.
19 I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
I [am] a sojourner on earth, Do not hide Your commands from me.
20 My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
My soul has broken for desire To Your judgments at all times.
21 You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
You have rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Your commands.
22 Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
Remove reproach and contempt from me, For I have kept Your testimonies.
23 Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Princes also sat—they spoke against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes,
24 Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
Your testimonies [are] also my delight, The men of my counsel!
25 My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
[DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, Quicken me according to Your word.
26 I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
I have recounted my ways, And You answer me, teach me Your 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 Your precepts, And I meditate on Your wonders.
28 My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
My soul has dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Your word.
29 Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
Turn aside the way of falsehood from me And favor me with Your law.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I have compared Your judgments,
31 I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
I have adhered to Your testimonies, O YHWH, do not put me to shame.
32 I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
I run the way of Your commands, For You enlarge my heart!
33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
[HE] Show me, O YHWH, the way of Your statutes, And I keep it—[to] the end.
34 Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, And observe it with the whole heart.
35 Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
Cause me to tread in the path of Your commands, For I have delighted in it.
36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Remove my eyes from seeing vanity, Quicken me in Your way.
38 Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
Establish Your saying to Your servant, That [is] concerning Your fear.
39 Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Your judgments [are] good.
40 How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
Behold, I have longed for Your precepts, Quicken me in Your righteousness,
41 May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
[WAW] And Your kindness meets me, O YHWH, Your salvation according to Your saying.
42 Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Your word.
43 Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
And You do not utterly take away The word of truth from my mouth, Because I have hoped for Your judgment.
44 I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
And I keep Your law continually, For all time and forever.
45 And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.
And I habitually walk in a broad place, For I have sought Your precepts.
46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
And I speak of Your testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
47 I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
And I delight myself in Your commands, That I have loved,
48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
And I lift up my hands to Your commands, That I have loved, And I meditate on Your statutes!
49 Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
[ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused 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 Your saying has quickened me.
51 The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
The proud have utterly scorned me, I have not turned aside from Your law.
52 I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
I remembered Your judgments of old, O YHWH, And I comfort myself.
53 Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
Horror has seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
54 Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
Your statutes have been songs to me, In the house of my sojournings.
55 In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
I have remembered Your Name in the night, O YHWH, And I keep Your law.
56 This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.
This has been to me, That I have kept Your precepts!
57 The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
[HETH] YHWH [is] my portion; I have said I would keep Your words,
58 I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
I appeased Your face with the whole heart, Favor me according to Your saying.
59 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
I have made haste, And did not delay, to keep Your commands.
61 Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, I have not forgotten Your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For the judgments of Your righteousness.
63 I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
I [am] a companion to all who fear You, And to those keeping Your precepts.
64 The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
Of Your kindness, O YHWH, the earth is full, Teach me Your statutes!
65 You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
[TETH] You did good with Your servant, O YHWH, According to Your word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, For I have believed in Your commands.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying.
68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
You [are] good, and doing good, Teach me Your statutes.
69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
The proud have forged falsehood against me, I keep Your precepts with the whole heart.
70 Their hearts are hard and callous, but I delight in Your law.
Their heart has been thick as fat, I have delighted in Your 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, That I might learn Your statutes.
72 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
The Law of Your mouth [is] better to me Than thousands of gold and silver!
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
[YOD] Your hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Your commands.
74 May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
Those fearing You see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped for Your word.
75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
I have known, O YHWH, That Your judgments [are] righteous, And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
Please let Your kindness be to comfort me, According to Your saying to Your servant.
77 May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
Your mercies meet me, and I live, For Your law [is] my delight.
78 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
The proud are ashamed, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate on Your precepts.
79 May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
Those fearing You turn back to me, And those knowing Your testimonies.
80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
My heart is perfect in Your statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
[KAPH] My soul has been consumed for Your salvation, I have hoped for Your word.
82 My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
My eyes have been consumed for Your word, Saying, “When does it comfort me?”
83 Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
For I have been as a bottle in smoke, I have not forgotten Your statutes.
84 How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
How many [are] the days of Your servant? When do You execute judgment Against my pursuers?
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
The proud have dug pits for me, That [are] not according to Your law.
86 All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
All Your commands [are] faithfulness, They have pursued me [with] falsehood, Help me.
87 They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
They have almost consumed me on earth, And I have not forsaken Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.
Quicken me according to Your kindness, And I keep the Testimony of Your mouth!
89 Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
[LAMED] For all time, O YHWH, Your word is set up in the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
Your faithfulness from generation to generation, You established earth, and it stands.
91 Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
According to Your ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.
92 If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
Unless Your law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
I do not forget Your precepts for all time, For You have quickened me by them.
94 I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
I [am] Yours, save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
Your wicked waited for me to destroy me, I understand Your testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
I have seen an end of all perfection, Your command [is] exceedingly broad!
97 Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my (meditation)
[MEM] O how I have loved Your law! It [is] my meditation all the day.
98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, For it [is] before me for all time.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my (meditation)
I have acted wisely above all my teachers. For Your testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
Above elderly—I understand more, For I have kept Your precepts.
101 I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
I restrained my feet from every evil path, So that I keep Your word.
102 I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
I did not turn aside from Your judgments, For You have directed me.
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, Above honey to my mouth.
104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
I have understanding from Your precepts, Therefore I have hated every false path!
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
[NUN] Your word [is] a lamp to my foot, And a light to my path.
106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
107 I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
I have been afflicted very much, O YHWH, quicken me, according to Your word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
Please accept [the] free-will offerings of my mouth, O YHWH, And teach me Your judgments.
109 I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.
My soul [is] in my hand continually, And I have not forgotten Your 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, And I did not wander from your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
I have inherited Your testimonies for all time, For they [are] the joy of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
I have inclined my heart To do Your statutes, for all time—[to] the end!
113 The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
[SAMEKH] I have hated doubting ones, And I have loved Your law.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
You [are] my hiding place and my shield, I have hoped for Your word.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Turn aside from me, you evildoers, And I keep the commands of my God.
116 Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Sustain me according to Your saying, And I live, and You do not put me to shame because of my hope.
117 Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
Support me, and I am saved, And I look on Your statutes continually.
118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
You have trodden down All going astray from Your statutes, For their deceit [is] falsehood.
119 All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
Dross! You have caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
My flesh has trembled from Your fear, And I have been afraid from Your judgments!
121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
[AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Make Your servant sure for good, Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
My eyes have been consumed for Your salvation. And for the saying of Your righteousness.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.
Do with Your servant according to Your kindness. And teach me Your statutes.
125 I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
I [am] Your servant—cause me to understand, And I know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.
127 Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Therefore I have loved Your commands Above gold—even fine gold.
128 Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, I have hated every path of falsehood!
129 Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
[PE] Your testimonies [are] wonderful, Therefore my soul has kept them.
130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
The opening of Your words enlightens, Instructing the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, For I have longed for Your commands.
132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
Look to me, and favor me, As customary to those loving Your Name.
133 Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
Establish my steps by Your saying, And any iniquity does not rule over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Your precepts,
135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
136 My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
Streams of waters have come down my eyes, Because they have not kept Your law!
137 Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
[TSADE] You [are] righteous, O YHWH, And Your judgments [are] upright.
138 The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
You have appointed Your testimonies, Righteous and exceedingly faithful,
139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
My zeal has cut me off, For my adversaries forgot Your words.
140 Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, And Your servant has loved it.
141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
I [am] small, and despised, I have not forgotten Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
Your righteousness [is] righteousness for all time, And Your law [is] truth.
143 Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
Adversity and distress have found me, Your commands [are] my delights.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
The righteousness of Your testimonies [Is] to cause me to understand, and I live!
145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
[QOF] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O YHWH, I keep Your statutes,
146 I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.
I have called You, save me, And I keep Your testimonies.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, I have hoped for Your word.
148 My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
My eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate on Your saying.
149 Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.
Hear my voice, according to Your kindness, YHWH, quicken me according to Your judgment.
150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
My wicked pursuers have been near, They have been far off from Your law.
151 You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
You [are] near, O YHWH, And all Your commands [are] truth.
152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
I have known Your testimonies of old, That You have founded them for all time!
153 Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
[RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your law.
154 Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
Plead my plea, and redeem me, Quicken me according to Your saying.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
Salvation [is] far from the wicked, For they have not sought Your statutes.
156 Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
Your mercies [are] many, O YHWH, Quicken me according to Your judgments.
157 Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
My pursuers and adversaries are many, I have not turned aside from Your testimonies.
158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because they have not kept Your saying.
159 Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
See, for I have loved Your precepts, YHWH, quicken me according to Your kindness.
160 The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
The sum of Your word [is] truth, And every judgment of Your righteousness [is] for all time!
161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.
[SHIN] Princes have pursued me without cause, And my heart was afraid because of Your words.
162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
I rejoice concerning Your saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
I have hated falsehood, indeed I detest [it], I have loved Your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
Seven [times] in a day I have praised You, Because of the judgments of Your righteousness.
165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
Those loving Your law have abundant peace, And they have no stumbling-block.
166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
I have waited for Your salvation, O YHWH, And I have done Your commands.
167 I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
My soul has kept Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
168 I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.
I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You!
169 May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
[TAW] My loud cry comes near before You, O YHWH; Cause me to understand according to Your word.
170 May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
My supplication comes in before You, Deliver me according to Your saying.
171 My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
My lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
172 My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
My tongue sings of Your saying, For all Your commands [are] righteous.
173 May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
Your hand is for a help to me, For I have chosen Your commands.
174 I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
I have longed for Your salvation, O YHWH, And Your law [is] my delight.
175 Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
My soul lives, and it praises You, And Your judgments help me.
176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
I wandered as a lost sheep, [so] seek Your servant, For I have not forgotten Your precepts!
