Psalms 119
1 ALEPH Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.
ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
Blessed are they who search his testimonies: that seek him with their whole heart.
3 They do no evil; they go in his ways.
For they that work iniquity, have not walked in his ways.
4 You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care.
Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently.
5 If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!
O! that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications.
6 Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.
Then shall I not be confounded, when I shall look into all thy commandments.
7 I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned the judgments of thy justice.
8 I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.
I will keep thy justifications: O! do not thou utterly forsake me.
9 BETH How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.
BETH. By what doth a young man correct his way? by observing thy words.
10 I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.
With my whole heart have I sought after thee: let me not stray from thy commandments.
11 I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.
Thy words have I hidden in my heart, that I may not sin against thee.
12 Praise be to you, O Lord: give me knowledge of your rules.
Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy justifications.
13 With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.
With my lips I have pronounced all the judgments of thy mouth.
14 I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.
I have been delighted in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
15 I will give thought to your orders, and have respect for your ways.
I will meditate on thy commandments: and I will consider thy ways.
16 I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.
I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words.
17 GIMEL Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;
GIMEL. Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me: and I shall keep thy words.
18 Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.
Open thou my eyes: and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.
19 I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.
I am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
20 My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.
My soul hath coveted to long for thy justifications, at all times.
21 Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way.
Thou hast rebuked the proud: they are cursed who decline from thy commandments.
22 Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.
Remove from reproach and contempt: because I have sought after thy testimonies.
23 Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.
For princes sat, and spoke against me: but thy servant was employed in thy justifications.
24 Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.
For thy testimonies are my (meditation) and thy justifications my counsel.
25 DALETH My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word.
DALETH. My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word.
26 I put the record of my ways before you, and you gave me an answer: O give me knowledge of your rules.
I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me: teach me thy justifications.
27 Make the way of your orders clear to me; then my thoughts will be ever on your wonders.
Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works.
28 My soul is wasted with sorrow; give me strength again in keeping with your word
My soul hath slumbered through heaviness: strengthen thou me in thy words.
29 Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.
Remove from me the way of iniquity: and out of thy law have mercy on me.
30 I have taken the way of faith: I have kept your decisions before me.
I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments I have not forgotten.
31 I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.
I have stuck to thy testimonies, O Lord: put me not to shame.
32 I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.
I have run the way of thy commandments, when thou didst enlarge my heart.
33 HE O Lord, let me see the way of your rules, and I will keep it to the end.
HE. Set before me for a law the way of thy justifications, O Lord: and I will always seek after it.
34 Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.
Give me understanding, and I will search thy law; and I will keep it with my whole heart.
35 Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.
Lead me into the path of thy commandments; for this same I have desired.
36 Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.
Incline my heart into thy testimonies and not to covetousness.
37 Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.
Turn away my eyes that they may not behold vanity: quicken me in thy way.
38 Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.
Establish thy word to thy servant, in thy fear.
39 Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.
Turn away my reproach, which I have apprehended: for thy judgments are delightful.
40 See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.
Behold I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy justice.
41 VAU Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.
VAU. Let thy mercy also come upon me, O Lord: thy salvation according to thy word.
42 So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.
So shall I answer them that reproach me in any thing; that I have trusted in thy words.
43 Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.
And take not thou the word of truth utterly out of my mouth: for in thy words have I hoped exceedingly.
44 So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;
So shall I always keep thy law, for ever and ever.
45 So that my way may be in a wide place: because my search has been for your orders.
And I walked at large: because I have sought after thy commandments.
46 So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings: and I was not ashamed.
47 And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.
I meditated also on thy commandments, which I loved.
48 And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.
And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments, which I loved: and I was exercised in thy justifications.
49 ZAIN Keep in mind your word to your servant, for on it has my hope been fixed.
ZAIN. Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, in which thou hast given me hope.
50 This is my comfort in my trouble; that your sayings have given me life.
This hath comforted me in my humiliation: because thy word hath enlivened me.
51 The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.
The proud did iniquitously altogether: but I declined not from thy law.
52 I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort.
I remembered, O Lord, thy judgments of old: and I was comforted.
53 I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.
A fainting hath taken hold of me, because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54 Your rules have been melodies to me, while I have been living in strange lands.
Thy justifications were the subject of my song, in the place of my pilgrimage.
55 I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law.
In the night I have remembered thy name, O Lord: and have kept thy law.
56 This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart.
This happened to me: because I sought after thy justifications.
57 CHETH The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words.
HETH. O Lord, my portion, I have said, I would keep the law.
58 I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.
I entreated thy face with all my heart: have mercy on me according to thy word.
59 I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word.
I have thought on my ways: and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
I am ready, and am not troubled: that I may keep thy commandments.
61 The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.
The cords of the wicked have encompassed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
62 In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.
I rose at midnight to give praise to thee; for the judgments of thy justification.
63 I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory.
I am a partaker with all them that fear thee, and that keep thy commandments.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy: give me knowledge of your rules.
The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy justifications.
65 TETH You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word.
TETH. Thou hast done well with thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word.
66 Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.
Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge; for I have believed thy commandments.
67 Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.
Before I was humbled I offended; therefore have I kept thy word.
68 You are good, and your works are good; give me knowledge of your rules.
Thou art good; and in thy goodness teach me thy justifications.
69 The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.
The iniquity of the proud hath been multiplied over me: but I will seek thy commandments with my whole heart.
70 Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.
Their heart is curdled like milk: but I have meditated on thy law.
71 It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.
It is good for me that thou hast humbled me, that I may learn thy justifications.
72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
The law of thy mouth is good to me, above thousands of gold and silver.
73 JOD Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.
JOD. Thy hands have made me and formed me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
74 Your worshippers will see me and be glad; because my hope has been in your word.
They that fear thee shall see me, and shall be glad: because I have greatly hoped in thy words.
75 I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are equity: and in thy truth thou hast humbled me.
76 Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.
O! let thy mercy be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77 Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, and I shall live: for thy law is my (meditation)
78 Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.
Let the proud be ashamed, because they have done unjustly towards me: but I will be employed in thy commandments.
79 Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.
Let them that fear thee turn to me and they that know thy testimonies.
80 Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.
Let my heart be undefiled in thy justifications, that I may not be confounded.
81 CAPH My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.
CAPH. My soul hath fainted after thy salvation: and in thy word I have very much hoped.
82 My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?
My eyes have failed for thy word, saying: When wilt thou comfort me?
83 For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.
For I am become like a bottle in the frost: I have not forgotten thy justifications.
84 How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?
How many are the days of thy servant: when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85 The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.
The wicked have told me fables: but not as thy law.
86 All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.
All thy statutes are truth: they have persecuted me unjustly, do thou help me.
87 They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.
They had almost made an end of me upon earth: but I have not forsaken thy commandments.
88 Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.
Quicken thou me according to thy mercy: and I shall keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 LAMED For ever, O Lord, your word is fixed in heaven.
LAMED. For ever, O Lord, thy word standeth firm in heaven.
90 Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.
Thy truth unto all generations: thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth.
91 They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.
By thy ordinance the day goeth on: for all things serve thee.
92 If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.
Unless thy law had been my (meditation) I had then perhaps perished in my abjection.
93 I will ever keep your orders in mind; for in them I have life.
Thy justifications I will never forget: for by them thou hast given me life.
94 I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.
I am thine, save thou me: for I have sought thy justifications.
95 The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I have understood thy testimonies.
96 I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.
I have seen an end to all persecution: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97 MEM O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.
MEM. O how have I loved thy law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day.
98 Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.
Through thy commandment, thou hast made me wiser than my enemies: for it is ever with me.
99 I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
I have understood more than all my teachers: because thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.
I have had understanding above ancients: because I have sought thy commandments.
101 I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.
I have restrained my feet from every evil way: that I may keep thy words.
102 My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.
I have not declined from thy judgments, because thou hast set me a law.
103 How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!
How sweet are thy words to my palate! more than honey to my mouth.
104 Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
By thy commandments I have had understanding: therefore have I hated every way of iniquity.
105 NUN Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.
106 I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.
I have sworn and am determined to keep the judgments of thy justice.
107 I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.
I have been humbled, O Lord, exceedingly: quicken thou me according to thy word.
108 Take, O Lord, the free offerings of my mouth, and give me knowledge of your decisions.
The free offerings of my mouth make acceptable, O Lord: and teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.
My soul is continually in my hands: and I have not forgotten thy law.
110 Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.
Sinners have laid a snare for me: but I have not erred from thy precepts.
111 I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.
I have purchased thy testimonies for an inheritance for ever: because they are a joy to my heart.
112 My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.
I have inclined my heart to do thy justifications for ever, for the reward.
113 SAMECH I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law.
SAMECH. I have hated the unjust: and have loved thy law.
114 You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.
Thou art my helper and my protector: and in thy word I have greatly hoped.
115 Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.
Depart from me, ye malignant: and I will search the commandments of my God.
116 Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.
Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and let me not be confounded in my expectation.
117 Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.
Help me, and I shall be saved: and I will meditate always on thy justifications.
118 You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.
Thou hast despised all them that fall off from thy judgments; for their thought is unjust.
119 All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word.
I have accounted all the sinners of the earth prevaricators: therefore have I loved thy testimonies.
120 My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.
Pierce thou my flesh with thy fear: for I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 AIN I have done what is good and right: you will not give me into the hands of those who are working against me.
AIN. I have done judgment and justice: give me not up to them that slander me.
122 Take your servant's interests into your keeping; let me not be crushed by the men of pride.
Uphold thy servant unto good: let not the proud calumniate me.
123 My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
My eyes have fainted after thy salvation: and for the word of thy justice.
124 Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy: and teach me thy justifications.
125 I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.
I am thy servant: give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
126 It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.
It is time, O Lord, to do: they have dissipated thy law.
127 For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.
Therefore have I loved thy commandments above gold and the topaz.
128 Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
Therefore was I directed to all thy commandments: I have hated all wicked ways.
129 PE Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.
PHE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul hath sought them.
130 The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.
The declaration of thy words giveth light: and giveth understanding to little ones.
131 My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.
I opened my mouth and panted: because I longed for thy commandments.
132 Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name.
Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me, according to the judgment of them that love thy name.
133 Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.
Direct my steps according to thy word: and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.
Redeem me from the calumnies of men: that I may keep thy commandments.
135 Let your servant see the shining of your face; give me knowledge of your rules.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy justifications.
136 Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.
My eyes have sent forth springs of water: because they have not kept thy law.
137 TZADE O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.
SADE. Thou art just, O Lord: and thy judgment is right.
138 You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever.
Thou hast commanded justice thy testimonies: and thy truth exceedingly.
139 My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words.
My zeal hath made me pine away: because my enemies forgot thy words.
140 Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.
Thy word is exceedingly refined: and thy servant hath loved it.
141 I am small and of no account; but I keep your orders in mind.
I am very young and despised; but I forgot not thy justifications.
142 Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.
Thy justice is justice for ever: and thy law is the truth.
143 Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.
Trouble and anguish have found me: thy commandments are my (meditation)
144 The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.
Thy testimonies are justice for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 KOPH I have made my prayer with all my heart; give answer to me, O Lord: I will keep your rules.
COPH. I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord: I will seek thy justifications.
146 My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word.
I cried unto thee, save me: that I may keep thy commandments.
147 Before the sun is up, my cry for help comes to your ear; my hope is in your words.
I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: because in thy words I very much hoped.
148 In the night watches I am awake, so that I may give thought to your saying.
My eyes to thee have prevented the morning: that I might meditate on thy words.
149 Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.
Hear thou my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy: and quicken me according to thy mercy.
150 Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.
They that persecute me have drawn nigh to iniquity; but they are gone far off from the law.
151 You are near, O Lord; and all your teachings are true.
Thou art near, O Lord: and all thy ways are truth.
152 I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever.
I have known from the beginning concerning thy testimonies: that thou hast founded them for ever.
153 RESH O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,
RES. See my humiliation and deliver me: for I have not forgotten the law.
154 Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said.
Judge my judgment and redeem me: quicken thou me for thy word’s sake.
155 Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.
Salvation is far from sinners; because they have not sought thy justifications.
156 Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.
Many, O Lord, are thy mercies: quicken me according to thy judgment.
157 Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.
Many are they that persecute me, and afflict me; but I have not declined from thy testimonies.
158 I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.
I beheld the transgressors, and I pined away; because they kept not thy word.
159 See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.
Behold I have loved thy commandments, O Lord; quicken me thou in thy mercy.
160 Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.
The beginning of thy words is truth: all the judgments of thy justice are for ever.
161 SHIN Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.
SIN. Princes have persecuted me without cause: and my heart hath been in awe of thy words.
162 I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.
I will rejoice at thy words, as one that hath found great spoil.
163 I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.
I have hated and abhorred iniquity; but I have loved thy law.
164 Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.
Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, for the judgments of thy justice.
165 Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling.
Much peace have they that love thy law, and to them there is no stumbling block.
166 Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings.
I looked to thy salvation, O Lord: and I loved thy commandments.
167 My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies: and hath loved them exceedingly.
168 I have been ruled by your orders; for all my ways are before you.
I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies: because all my ways are in thy sight.
169 TAU Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word.
TAU. Let my supplication, O Lord, come near in thy sight: give me understanding according to thy word.
170 Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said.
Let my request come in before thee; deliver thou me according to thy word.
171 Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.
My lips shall utter a hymn, when thou shalt teach me thy justifications.
172 Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.
My tongue shall pronounce thy word: because all thy commandments are justice.
173 Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.
Let thy hand be with me to save me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
174 All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my (meditation)
175 Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.
My soul shall live and shall praise thee: and thy judgments shall help me.
176 I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.
I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: seek thy servant, because I have not forgotten thy commandments.
