Psalms 119
1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
[ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
3 They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
4 You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
5 Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto 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 have learned thy righteous regulations.
8 I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
[BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, 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, Suffer me not to be led 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 what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
Blessed art thou, O Yahweh—Teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
[GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant—let me live, That I may observe thy word.
18 Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
20 My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
21 You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
22 Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
23 Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
24 Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
25 My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
[DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
26 I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
My ways, I recounted, 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.
The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
28 My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
29 Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right.
31 I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me 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.] Point out to me, O Yahweh, the way of thy statutes, that I may observe it unto the end.
34 Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
35 Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
38 Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
39 Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
40 How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
41 May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
[WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
43 Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited.
44 I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
45 And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.
That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought.
46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.
47 I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
That I may find dear delight 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.
That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
49 Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
[ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life.
51 The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
52 I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
53 Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
54 Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
55 In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
56 This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.
This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
57 The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
[HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
58 I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
59 I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
62 At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
63 I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
64 The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
65 You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
[TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
70 Their hearts are hard and callous, but I delight in Your law.
Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, 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 to me, is 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.
[YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed 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 who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
76 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant.
77 May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
Let thy compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
78 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts.
79 May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
82 My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
Mine eyes have failed 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.
Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
84 How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
86 All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
87 They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.
According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
[LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
92 If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life.
94 I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
95 The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
97 Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my (meditation)
[MEM.] Oh how 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.
Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my (meditation)
Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my (meditation)
100 I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
101 I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
102 I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
[NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
107 I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
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, have I not forgotten.
110 The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
113 The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
[SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do 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 hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers, —that I may observe 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 to thy word, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope!
117 Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
119 All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
Dross, have I accounted all the lawless 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, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
[AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness, —Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
122 Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
123 My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
Mine eyes, have become dim 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 to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me.
125 I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
Thy servant, I am—give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
127 Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!
128 Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
129 Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
[PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
133 Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
Thy face, light thou up on 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 mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
137 Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
[ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
138 The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
140 Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it.
141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
142 Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth.
143 Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, 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 cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
146 I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.
I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
148 My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
Mine eyes forestalled 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.
My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
151 You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
153 Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
[RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue 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 redeem me, By thy word, give me life
155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
156 Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
157 Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
159 Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
160 The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.
[SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
167 I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
168 I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.
I have kept 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.
[TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
170 May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
171 My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
172 My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
173 May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
174 I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
175 Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
