Psalms 119
1 Alleluia. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
2 Blessed are they that search out his testimonies: they will diligently seek him with the whole heart.
Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
3 For they that work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.
4 You have commanded [us] diligently to keep your precepts.
Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.
5 O that my ways were directed to keep your ordinances.
Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all your commandments.
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 I will give you thanks with uprightness of heart, when I have learnt the judgements of your righteousness.
I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
8 I will keep your ordinances: O forsake me not greatly.
I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.
9 Wherewith shall a young man direct his way? by keeping your words.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I diligently sought you: cast me not away from your commandments.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 I have hidden your oracles in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord: teach me your ordinances.
Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgements of your mouth.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14 I have delighted in the way of your testimonies, [as much] as in all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all wealth.
15 I will meditate on your commandments, and consider your ways.
I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.
16 I will meditate on your ordinances: I will not forget your words.
I delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.
17 Render a recompense to your servant: [so] shall I live, and keep your words.
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.
18 Unveil you mine eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things of your law.
Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not your commandments from me.
I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.
20 My soul has longed exceedingly for your judgements at all times.
My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.
21 You have rebuked the proud: cursed are they that turn aside from your commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought out your testimonies.
Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.
23 For princes sat and spoke against me: but your servant was meditating on your ordinances.
Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.
24 For your testimonies are my (meditation) and your ordinances are my counsellors.
Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.
25 My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken you me according to your word.
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
26 I declared my ways, and you did hear me: teach me your ordinances.
I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes.
27 Instruct me in the way of your ordinances; and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.
28 My soul has slumbered for sorrow; strengthen you me with your words.
My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of iniquity; and be merciful to me by your law.
Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; and have not forgotten your judgements.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].
31 I have cleaved to your testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame.
I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.
32 I ran the way of your commandments, when you did enlarge my heart.
I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your ordinances, and I will seek it out continually.
HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] the end.
34 Instruct me, and I will search out your law, and will keep it with my whole heart.
Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart.
35 Guide me in the path of your commandments; for I have delighted in it.
Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
36 Incline mine heart to your testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
37 Turn away mine eyes that I may not behold vanity: quicken you me in your way.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
38 Confirm your oracle to your servant, that he may fear you.
Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
39 Take away my reproach which I have feared: for your judgements are good.
Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good.
40 Behold, I have desired your commandments: quicken me in your righteousness.
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
41 And let your mercy come upon me, O Lord; [even] your salvation, according to your word.
VAU. And let thy loving-kindness come unto me, O Jehovah, — thy salvation according to thy word.
42 And [so] I shall render an answer to them that reproach me: for I have trusted in your words.
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in your judgements. So shall I keep your law continually, for ever and ever.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; because I have hoped in thy judgments.
Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;
45 I walked also at large: for I sought out your commandments.
And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;
46 And I spoke of your testimonies before kings, and was not ashamed.
And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed;
47 And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved exceedingly.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;
48 And I lifted up my hands to your commandments which I loved; and I meditated in your ordinances.
And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
49 Remember your words to your servant, wherein you have made me hope.
ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This has comforted me in mine affliction: for your oracle has quickened me.
This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy word hath quickened me.
51 The proud have transgressed exceedingly; but I swerved not from your law.
The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
52 I remembered your judgements of old, O Lord; and was comforted.
I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
53 Despair took hold upon me, because of the sinners who forsake your law.
Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
54 Your ordinances were my songs in the place of my sojourning.
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I remembered your name, O Lord, in the night, and kept your law.
I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.
56 This I had, because I diligently sought your ordinances.
This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.
57 You are my portion, O Lord: I said that I would keep your law.
CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.
58 I implored your favour with my whole heart: have mercy upon me according to your word.
I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy word.
59 I thought on your ways, and turned my feet to your testimonies.
I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I prepared myself, (and was not terrified, ) to keep your commandments.
I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 The snares of sinners entangled me: but I forgot not your law.
The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: I have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight I arose, to give thanks to you for the judgements of your righteousness.
At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
63 I am a companion of all them that fear you, and of them that keep your commandments.
I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
64 O Lord, the earth is full of your mercy: teach me your ordinances.
The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving-kindness: teach me thy statutes.
65 You have wrought kindly with your servant, o Lord, according to your word.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
66 Teach me kindness, and instruction, and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments.
Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; therefore have I kept your word.
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy word.
68 Good are you, O Lord; therefore in your goodness teach me your ordinances.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
69 The injustice of the proud has been multiplied against me: but I will search out your commandments with all my heart.
The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
70 Their heart has been curdled like milk; but I have meditated on your law.
Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law.
71 [It is] good for me that you have afflicted me; that I might learn your ordinances.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 Your hands have made me, and fashioned me: instruct me, that I may learn your commandments.
YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
74 They that fear you will see me and rejoice: for I have hoped in your words.
They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your judgements are righteousness, and [that] you in truthfulness have afflicted me.
I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray you, your mercy be to comfort me, according to your word to your servant.
Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77 Let your compassions come to me, that I may live: for your law is my (meditation)
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they transgressed against me unjustly: but I will meditate in your commandments.
Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.
79 Let those that fear you, and those that know your testimonies, turn to me.
Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.
80 Let mine heart be blameless in your ordinances, that I may not be ashamed.
Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
81 My soul faints for your salvation: I have hoped in your words.
CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
82 Mine eyes failed [in waiting] for your word, saying, When will you comfort me?
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 For I am become as a bottle in the frost: [yet] I have not forgotten your ordinances.
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; I do not forget thy statutes.
84 How many are the days of your servant? when will you execute judgement for me on them that persecute me?
How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85 Transgressors told me [idle tales]; but not according to your law, O Lord.
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
86 All your commandments are truth; they persecuted me unjustly; help you me.
All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.
87 They nearly made an end of me in the earth; but I forsook not your commandments.
They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.
88 Quicken me according to your mercy; so shall I keep the testimonies of your mouth.
Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
89 Your word, O Lord, abides in heaven for ever.
LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.
90 Your truth [endures] to all generations; you have founded the earth, and it abides.
Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 The day continues by your arrangement; for all things are your servants.
By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.
92 Were it not that your law is my (meditation) then I should have perished in mine affliction.
Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget your ordinances; for with them you have quickened me.
I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.
94 I am your, save me; for I have sought out your ordinances.
I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
95 Sinners laid wait for me to destroy me; [but] I understood your testimonies.
The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto thy testimonies.
96 have seen an end of all perfection; [but] your commandment is very broad.
I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97 How I have loved your law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day.
MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
98 You have made me wiser than mine enemies [in] your commandment; for it is mine for ever.
Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; for your testimonies are my medication.
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I understand more that the aged; because I have sought out your commandments.
I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.
101 I have kept back my feet from every evil way, that I might keep your words.
I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.
102 I have not declined from your judgements; for you have instructed me.
I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me.
103 How sweet are your oracles to my throat! more so than honey to my mouth!
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!
104 I gain understanding by your commandments: therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness.
From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
105 Your law is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn and determined to keep the judgements of your righteousness.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I have been very greatly afflicted, O Lord: quicken me, according to your word.
I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy word.
108 Accept, I pray you, O Lord, the free will offerings of my mouth, and teach me your judgements.
Accept, I beseech thee, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul is continually in your hands; and I have not forgotten your law.
My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.
110 Sinners spread a snare for me; but I erred not from your commandments.
The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
111 I have inherited your testimonies for ever; for they are the joy of my heart.
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform your ordinances for ever, in return [for your mercies].
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end.
113 I have hated transgressors; but I have loved your law.
SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.
114 You are my helper and my supporter; I have hoped in your words.
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
115 Depart from me, you evil-doers; for I will search out the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to your word, and quicken me; and make me not ashamed of my expectation.
Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate in your ordinances continually.
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118 You have brought to nothing all that depart from your ordinances; for their inward thought is unrighteous.
Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
119 I have reckoned all the sinners of the earth as transgressors; therefore have I loved your testimonies.
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.
120 Penetrate my flesh with your fear; for I am afraid of your judgements.
My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 I have done judgement and justice; deliver me not up to them that injure me.
AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Receive your servant for good: let not the proud accuse me falsely.
Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes have failed for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
124 Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your ordinances.
Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
125 I am your servant; instruct me, and I shall know your testimonies.
I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
126 [It is] time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken your law.
It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.
127 Therefore have I loved your commandments more than gold, or the topaz.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I directed myself [according] to all your commandments: I have hated every unjust way.
Therefore I regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.
129 Your testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul has sought them out.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.
130 The manifestation of your words will enlighten, and instruct the simple.
The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
131 I opened my mouth, and drew breath: for I earnestly longed after your commandments.
I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
132 Look upon me and have mercy upon me, after the manner of them that love your name.
Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.
133 Order my steps according to your word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Establish my steps in thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Deliver me from the false accusation of men: so will I keep your commandments.
Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts.
135 Cause your face to shine upon your servant: and teach me your ordinances.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 Mine eyes have been bathed in streams of water, because I kept not your law.
Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.
137 Righteous are you, O Lord, and upright are your judgements.
TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
138 You has commanded righteousness and perfect truth, [as] your testimonies.
Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
139 Your zeal has quite wasted me: because mine enemies have forgotten your words.
My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
140 Your word [has been] very fully tried; and your servant loves it.
Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
141 I am young and despised: [yet] I have not forgotten your ordinances.
I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is truth.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
143 Afflictions and distresses found me: [but] your commandments [were] my (meditation)
Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.
144 Your testimonies [are] an everlasting righteousness: instruct me, and I shall live.
The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will search out your ordinances.
KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
146 I cried to you; save me, and I will keep your testimonies.
I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
147 I arose before the dawn, and cried: I hoped in your words.
I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.
148 Mine eyes prevented the dawn, that I might meditate on your oracles.
Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according to your mercy; quicken me according to your judgement.
Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.
150 They have drawn near who persecuted me unlawfully; and they are far removed from your law.
They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
151 You are near, O Lord; and all your ways are truth.
Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.
152 I have known of old concerning your testimonies, that you have founded them for ever.
From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
153 Look upon mine affliction, and rescue me; for I have not forgotten your law.
RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
154 Plead my cause, and ransom me: quicken me because of your word.
Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy word.
155 Salvation is far from sinners: for they have not searched out your ordinances.
Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.
156 Your mercies, O Lord, are many: quicken me according to your judgement.
Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
157 Many are they that persecute me and oppress me: [but] I have not declined from your testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.
158 I saw men acting foolishly, and I pined away; for they kept not your oracles.
I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159 Behold, I have loved your commandments, O Lord: quicken me in your mercy.
See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving-kindness.
160 The beginning of your words is truth; and all the judgements of your righteousness [endure] for ever.
The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever.
161 Princes persecuted me without a cause, but my heart feared because of your words.
SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 I will exult because of your oracles, as one that finds much spoil.
I have joy in thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor unrighteousness; but I love your law.
I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.
164 Seven times in a day have I praised you because of the judgements of your righteousness.
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
165 Great peace have they that love your law: and there is no stumbling block to them.
Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.
166 I waited for your salvation, O Lord, and have loved your commandments.
I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
167 My soul has kept your testimonies, and loved them exceedingly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
168 I have kept your commandments and your testimonies; for all my ways are before you, O Lord.
I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.
169 Let my supplication come near before you, o Lord; instruct me according to your oracle.
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.
170 Let my petition come in before you, O Lord; deliver me according to your oracle.
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
171 Let my lips utter a hymn, when you shall have taught me your ordinances.
My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172 Let my tongue utter your oracles; for all your commandments are righteous.
My tongue shall speak aloud of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
173 Let your hand be [prompt] to save me; for I have chosen your commandments.
Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.
174 I have longed after your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my (meditation)
I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
175 My soul shall live, and shall praise you; and your judgements shall help me.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant; for I have not forgotten your commandments.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
