Psalms 119
1 ALEPH Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.
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 that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
3 They do no evil; they go in his ways.
They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
4 You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care.
You have commanded us to keep your precepts diligently.
5 If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!
O that my ways were directed to keep your statutes!
6 Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all your commandments.
7 I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.
I will praise you with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned your righteous judgments.
8 I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.
I will keep your statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
9 BETH How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to your word.
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 you: O let me not wander from your commandments.
11 I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.
Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12 Praise be to you, O Lord: give me knowledge of your rules.
Blessed are you, O LORD: teach me your statutes.
13 With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of your mouth.
14 I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.
I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15 I will give thought to your orders, and have respect for your ways.
I will meditate in your precepts, and have respect to your ways.
16 I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.
I will delight myself in your statutes: I will not forget your word.
17 GIMEL Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;
Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live, and keep your word.
18 Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.
Open you my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.
I am a stranger in the earth: hide not your commandments from me.
20 My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.
My soul breaks for the longing that it has to your judgments 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.
You have rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from your commandments.
22 Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept your testimonies.
23 Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.
Princes also did sit and speak against me: but your servant did meditate in your statutes.
24 Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.
Your testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
25 DALETH My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word.
My soul sticks to the dust: quicken you me according to your 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 you heard me: teach me your statutes.
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 your precepts: so shall I talk of your wondrous works.
28 My soul is wasted with sorrow; give me strength again in keeping with your word
My soul melts for heaviness: strengthen you me according to your word.
29 Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.
Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me your law graciously.
30 I have taken the way of faith: I have kept your decisions before me.
I have chosen the way of truth: your judgments have I laid before me.
31 I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.
I have stuck to your 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 will run the way of your commandments, when you shall enlarge my heart.
33 HE O Lord, let me see the way of your rules, and I will keep it to the end.
Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes; and I shall keep it to the end.
34 Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law; yes, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.
Make me to go in the path of your commandments; for therein do I delight.
36 Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.
Incline my heart to your 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 from beholding vanity; and quicken you me in your way.
38 Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.
Establish your word to your servant, who is devoted to your fear.
39 Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.
Turn away my reproach which I fear: for your judgments are good.
40 See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.
Behold, I have longed after your precepts: quicken me in your righteousness.
41 VAU Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.
Let your mercies come also to me, O LORD, even your salvation, according to your 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 have with which to answer him that reproaches me: for I trust in your word.
43 Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in your judgments.
44 So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;
So shall I keep your law continually 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 will walk at liberty: for I seek your precepts.
46 So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
I will speak of your testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.
And I will delight myself in your commandments, which I have loved.
48 And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.
My hands also will I lift up to your commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in your statutes.
49 ZAIN Keep in mind your word to your servant, for on it has my hope been fixed.
Remember the word to your servant, on which you have caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my trouble; that your sayings have given me life.
This is my comfort in my affliction: for your word has quickened me.
51 The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.
The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from your law.
52 I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort.
I remembered your judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
53 I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.
Horror has taken hold on me because of the wicked that forsake your law.
54 Your rules have been melodies to me, while I have been living in strange lands.
Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law.
I have remembered your name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept your law.
56 This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart.
This I had, because I kept your precepts.
57 CHETH The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words.
You are my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep your words.
58 I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.
I entreated your favor with my whole heart: be merciful to me according to your word.
59 I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word.
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to your testimonies.
60 I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
I made haste, and delayed not to keep your commandments.
61 The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten your law.
62 In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you because of your righteous judgments.
63 I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory.
I am a companion of all them that fear you, and of them that keep your precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy: give me knowledge of your rules.
The earth, O LORD, is full of your mercy: teach me your statutes.
65 TETH You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word.
You have dealt well with your servant, O LORD, according to your word.
66 Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments.
67 Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept your word.
68 You are good, and your works are good; give me knowledge of your rules.
You are good, and do good; teach me your statutes.
69 The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.
The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep your precepts with my whole heart.
70 Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in your 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 I have been afflicted; that I might learn your statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
The law of your mouth is better to me than 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.
Your hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74 Your worshippers will see me and be glad; because my hope has been in your word.
They that fear you will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in your word.
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 your judgments are right, and that you in faithfulness have afflicted me.
76 Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.
Let, I pray you, your merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
77 Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.
Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for your law is my delight.
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; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in your precepts.
79 Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.
Let those that fear you turn to me, and those that have known your testimonies.
80 Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.
Let my heart be sound in your statutes; that I be not ashamed.
81 CAPH My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.
My soul faints for your salvation: but I hope in your word.
82 My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?
My eyes fail for your word, saying, When will you 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 smoke; yet do I not forget your statutes.
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 your servant? when will you 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 proud have dig pits for me, which are not after your law.
86 All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.
All your commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help you me.
87 They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.
They had almost consumed me on earth; but I forsook not your precepts.
88 Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.
Quicken me after your loving kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of your mouth.
89 LAMED For ever, O Lord, your word is fixed in heaven.
For ever, O LORD, your word is settled in heaven.
90 Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.
Your faithfulness is to all generations: you have established the earth, and it stays.
91 They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.
They continue this day according to your ordinances: for all are your servants.
92 If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.
Unless your law had been my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction.
93 I will ever keep your orders in mind; for in them I have life.
I will never forget your precepts: for with them you have quickened me.
94 I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.
I am yours, save me: for I have sought your precepts.
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 will consider your testimonies.
96 I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.
I have seen an end of all perfection: but your commandment is exceeding broad.
97 MEM O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.
O how I love your law! it is my meditation all the day.
98 Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.
You through your commandments have made me wiser than my enemies: for they are ever with me.
99 I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for your testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.
I understand more than the ancients, because I keep your precepts.
101 I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep your word.
102 My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.
I have not departed from your judgments: for you have taught me.
103 How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!
How sweet are your words to my taste! yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
Through your precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
105 NUN Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
106 I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep your righteous judgments.
107 I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.
I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according to your word.
108 Take, O Lord, the free offerings of my mouth, and give me knowledge of your decisions.
Accept, I beseech you, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me your judgments.
109 My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget your law.
110 Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.
The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from your precepts.
111 I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.
Your testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.
I have inclined my heart to perform your statutes always, even to the end.
113 SAMECH I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law.
I hate vain thoughts: but your law do I love.
114 You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.
You are my hiding place and my shield: I hope in your word.
115 Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.
Depart from me, you evildoers: for I will keep 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 your word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.
Hold you me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to your statutes continually.
118 You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.
You have trodden down all them that err from your statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
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.
You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.
My flesh trembles for fear of you; and I am afraid of your 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.
I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to my oppressors.
122 Take your servant's interests into your keeping; let me not be crushed by the men of pride.
Be surety for your servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
My eyes fail for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
124 Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.
Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your statutes.
125 I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.
I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your 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 for you, LORD, to work: for they have made void your law.
127 For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.
Therefore I love your commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.
128 Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
Therefore I esteem all your precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
129 PE Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.
Your testimonies are wonderful: therefore does my soul keep them.
130 The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.
The entrance of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
131 My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for your 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 you on me, and be merciful to me, as you use to do to those that love your name.
133 Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.
Order my steps in your word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep your precepts.
135 Let your servant see the shining of your face; give me knowledge of your rules.
Make your face to shine on your servant; and teach me your statutes.
136 Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.
Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not your law.
137 TZADE O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.
Righteous are you, O LORD, and upright are your judgments.
138 You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever.
Your testimonies that you have commanded are righteous and very faithful.
139 My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words.
My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
140 Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.
Your word is very pure: therefore your servant loves it.
141 I am small and of no account; but I keep your orders in mind.
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is the truth.
143 Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet your commandments are my delights.
144 The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.
The righteousness of your testimonies is everlasting: 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.
I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep your statutes.
146 My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word.
I cried to you; save me, and I shall keep your testimonies.
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 morning, and cried: I hoped in your word.
148 In the night watches I am awake, so that I may give thought to your saying.
My eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in your word.
149 Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.
Hear my voice according to your loving kindness: O LORD, quicken me according to your judgment.
150 Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.
They draw near that follow after mischief: they are far from your law.
151 You are near, O Lord; and all your teachings are true.
You are near, O LORD; and all your commandments are truth.
152 I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever.
Concerning your testimonies, I have known of old that you have founded them for ever.
153 RESH O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,
Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget your law.
154 Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said.
Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to your word.
155 Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.
Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not your statutes.
156 Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.
Great are your tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to your judgments.
157 Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.
Many are my persecutors and my enemies; yet do I not decline from your testimonies.
158 I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.
I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not your word.
159 See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.
Consider how I love your precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to your loving kindness.
160 Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.
Your word is true from the beginning: and every one of your righteous judgments endures for ever.
161 SHIN Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.
Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart stands in awe of your word.
162 I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.
I rejoice at your word, as one that finds great spoil.
163 I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.
I hate and abhor lying: but your law do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.
Seven times a day do I praise you because of your righteous judgments.
165 Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling.
Great peace have they which love your law: and nothing shall offend them.
166 Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings.
LORD, I have hoped for your salvation, and done your commandments.
167 My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.
My soul has kept your testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168 I have been ruled by your orders; for all my ways are before you.
I have kept your precepts and your testimonies: for all my ways are before you.
169 TAU Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word.
Let my cry come near before you, O LORD: give me understanding according to your word.
170 Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said.
Let my supplication come before you: deliver me according to your word.
171 Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.
My lips shall utter praise, when you have taught me your statutes.
172 Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.
My tongue shall speak of your word: for all your commandments are righteousness.
173 Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.
Let your hand help me; for I have chosen your precepts.
174 All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.
I have longed for your salvation, O LORD; and your law is my delight.
175 Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise you; and let your judgments 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 lost sheep; seek your servant; for I do not forget your commandments.
