Psalms 119
1 Alleluia. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
[Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,
2 Blessed are they that search out his testimonies: they will diligently seek him with the whole heart.
O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
3 For they that work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
4 You have commanded [us] diligently to keep your precepts.
Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
5 O that my ways were directed to keep your ordinances.
O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all your commandments.
Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.
7 I will give you thanks with uprightness of heart, when I have learnt the judgements of your righteousness.
I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
8 I will keep your ordinances: O forsake me not greatly.
Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!
9 Wherewith shall a young man direct his way? by keeping your words.
[Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I diligently sought you: cast me not away from your commandments.
With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.
11 I have hidden your oracles in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord: teach me your ordinances.
Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgements of your mouth.
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
14 I have delighted in the way of your testimonies, [as much] as in all riches.
In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.
15 I will meditate on your commandments, and consider your ways.
In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
16 I will meditate on your ordinances: I will not forget your words.
In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
17 Render a recompense to your servant: [so] shall I live, and keep your words.
[Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
18 Unveil you mine eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things of your law.
Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not your commandments from me.
A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
20 My soul has longed exceedingly for your judgements at all times.
Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
21 You have rebuked the proud: cursed are they that turn aside from your commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought out your testimonies.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
23 For princes sat and spoke against me: but your servant was meditating on your ordinances.
Princes also sat — against me they spoke, 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, The men of my counsel!
25 My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken you me according to your word.
[Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
26 I declared my ways, and you did hear me: teach me your ordinances.
My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,
27 Instruct me in the way of your ordinances; and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.
28 My soul has slumbered for sorrow; strengthen you me with your words.
My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of iniquity; and be merciful to me by your law.
The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.
30 I have chosen the way of truth; and have not forgotten your judgements.
The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,
31 I have cleaved to your testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame.
I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
32 I ran the way of your commandments, when you did enlarge my heart.
The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!
33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your ordinances, and I will seek it out continually.
[He.] Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it — [to] the end.
34 Instruct me, and I will search out your law, and will keep it with my whole heart.
Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.
35 Guide me in the path of your commandments; for I have delighted in it.
Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.
36 Incline mine heart to your testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
37 Turn away mine eyes that I may not behold vanity: quicken you me in your way.
Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
38 Confirm your oracle to your servant, that he may fear you.
Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
39 Take away my reproach which I have feared: for your judgements are good.
Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.
40 Behold, I have desired your commandments: quicken me in your righteousness.
Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,
41 And let your mercy come upon me, O Lord; [even] your salvation, according to your word.
[Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.
42 And [so] I shall render an answer to them that reproach me: for I have trusted in your words.
And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted 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 Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.
45 I walked also at large: for I sought out your commandments.
And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
46 And I spoke of your testimonies before kings, and was not ashamed.
And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
47 And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved exceedingly.
And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,
48 And I lifted up my hands to your commandments which I loved; and I meditated in your ordinances.
And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!
49 Remember your words to your servant, wherein you have made me hope.
[Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On 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, That Thy saying hath quickened me.
51 The proud have transgressed exceedingly; but I swerved not from your law.
The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
52 I remembered your judgements of old, O Lord; and was comforted.
I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.
53 Despair took hold upon me, because of the sinners who forsake your law.
Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
54 Your ordinances were my songs in the place of my sojourning.
Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.
55 I remembered your name, O Lord, in the night, and kept your law.
I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.
56 This I had, because I diligently sought your ordinances.
This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
57 You are my portion, O Lord: I said that I would keep your law.
[Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,
58 I implored your favour with my whole heart: have mercy upon me according to your word.
I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
59 I thought on your ways, and turned my feet to your testimonies.
I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.
60 I prepared myself, (and was not terrified, ) to keep your commandments.
I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
61 The snares of sinners entangled me: but I forgot not your law.
Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
62 At midnight I arose, to give thanks to you for the judgements of your righteousness.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
63 I am a companion of all them that fear you, and of them that keep your commandments.
A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
64 O Lord, the earth is full of your mercy: teach me your ordinances.
Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!
65 You have wrought kindly with your servant, o Lord, according to your word.
[Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.
66 Teach me kindness, and instruction, and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments.
The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
67 Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; therefore have I kept your word.
Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.
68 Good are you, O Lord; therefore in your goodness teach me your ordinances.
Good Thou [art], and doing 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.
Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
70 Their heart has been curdled like milk; but I have meditated on your law.
Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.
71 [It is] good for me that you have afflicted me; that I might learn your ordinances.
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.
Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth 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 made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.
74 They that fear you will see me and rejoice: for I have hoped in your words.
Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.
75 I know, O Lord, that your judgements are righteousness, and [that] you in truthfulness have afflicted me.
I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray you, your mercy be to comfort me, according to your word to your servant.
Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
77 Let your compassions come to me, that I may live: for your law is my (meditation)
Meet me do Thy mercies, and I 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.
Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
79 Let those that fear you, and those that know your testimonies, turn to me.
Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
80 Let mine heart be blameless in your ordinances, that I may not be ashamed.
My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
81 My soul faints for your salvation: I have hoped in your words.
[Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
82 Mine eyes failed [in waiting] for your word, saying, When will you comfort me?
Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
83 For I am become as a bottle in the frost: [yet] I have not forgotten your ordinances.
For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
84 How many are the days of your servant? when will you execute judgement for me on them that persecute me?
How many [are] the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?
85 Transgressors told me [idle tales]; but not according to your law, O Lord.
The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.
86 All your commandments are truth; they persecuted me unjustly; help you me.
All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
87 They nearly made an end of me in the earth; but I forsook not your commandments.
Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
88 Quicken me according to your mercy; so shall I keep the testimonies of your mouth.
According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
89 Your word, O Lord, abides in heaven for ever.
[Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.
90 Your truth [endures] to all generations; you have founded the earth, and it abides.
To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
91 The day continues by your arrangement; for all things are your servants.
According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.
92 Were it not that your law is my (meditation) then I should have perished in mine affliction.
Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget your ordinances; for with them you have quickened me.
To the age I forget not 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 Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
95 Sinners laid wait for me to destroy me; [but] I understood your testimonies.
Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.
96 have seen an end of all perfection; [but] your commandment is very broad.
Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
97 How I have loved your law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day.
[Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
98 You have made me wiser than mine enemies [in] your commandment; for it is mine for ever.
Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; for your testimonies are my medication.
Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 I understand more that the aged; because I have sought out your commandments.
Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
101 I have kept back my feet from every evil way, that I might keep your words.
From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
102 I have not declined from your judgements; for you have instructed me.
From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
103 How sweet are your oracles to my throat! more so than honey to my mouth!
How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
104 I gain understanding by your commandments: therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness.
From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
105 Your law is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.
[Nun.] A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, And a light to my path.
106 I have sworn and determined to keep the judgements of your righteousness.
I have sworn, and I confirm [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
107 I have been very greatly afflicted, O Lord: quicken me, according to your word.
I have been 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.
Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
109 My soul is continually in your hands; and I have not forgotten your law.
My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.
110 Sinners spread a snare for me; but I erred not from your commandments.
The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
111 I have inherited your testimonies for ever; for they are the joy of my heart.
I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform your ordinances for ever, in return [for your mercies].
I have inclined my heart To do Thy statutes, to the age — [to] the end!
113 I have hated transgressors; but I have loved your law.
[Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.
114 You are my helper and my supporter; I have hoped in your words.
My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
115 Depart from me, you evil-doers; for I will search out the commandments of my God.
Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
116 Uphold me according to your word, and quicken me; and make me not ashamed of my expectation.
Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.
117 Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate in your ordinances continually.
Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.
118 You have brought to nothing all that depart from your ordinances; for their inward thought is unrighteous.
Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.
119 I have reckoned all the sinners of the earth as transgressors; therefore have I loved your testimonies.
Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
120 Penetrate my flesh with your fear; for I am afraid of your judgements.
Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!
121 I have done judgement and justice; deliver me not up to them that injure me.
[Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Receive your servant for good: let not the proud accuse me falsely.
Make sure 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 have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
124 Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your ordinances.
Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
125 I am your servant; instruct me, and I shall know your testimonies.
Thy servant [am] I — cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.
126 [It is] time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken your law.
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 have loved Thy commands Above gold — even fine gold.
128 Therefore I directed myself [according] to all your commandments: I have hated every unjust way.
Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!
129 Your testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul has sought them out.
[Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
130 The manifestation of your words will enlighten, and instruct the simple.
The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
131 I opened my mouth, and drew breath: for I earnestly longed after your commandments.
My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
132 Look upon me and have mercy upon me, after the manner of them that love your name.
Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
133 Order my steps according to your word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
134 Deliver me from the false accusation of men: so will I keep your commandments.
Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
135 Cause your face to shine upon your servant: and teach me your ordinances.
Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
136 Mine eyes have been bathed in streams of water, because I kept not your law.
Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
137 Righteous are you, O Lord, and upright are your judgements.
[Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
138 You has commanded righteousness and perfect truth, [as] your testimonies.
Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
139 Your zeal has quite wasted me: because mine enemies have forgotten your words.
Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
140 Your word [has been] very fully tried; and your servant loves it.
Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
141 I am young and despised: [yet] I have not forgotten your ordinances.
Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is truth.
Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
143 Afflictions and distresses found me: [but] your commandments [were] my (meditation)
Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.
144 Your testimonies [are] an everlasting righteousness: instruct me, and I shall live.
The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live!
145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will search out your ordinances.
[Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
146 I cried to you; save me, and I will keep your testimonies.
I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
147 I arose before the dawn, and cried: I hoped in your words.
I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
148 Mine eyes prevented the dawn, that I might meditate on your oracles.
Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according to your mercy; quicken me according to your judgement.
My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
150 They have drawn near who persecuted me unlawfully; and they are far removed from your law.
Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
151 You are near, O Lord; and all your ways are truth.
Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
152 I have known of old concerning your testimonies, that you have founded them for ever.
Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
153 Look upon mine affliction, and rescue me; for I have not forgotten your law.
[Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
154 Plead my cause, and ransom me: quicken me because of your word.
Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
155 Salvation is far from sinners: for they have not searched out your ordinances.
Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
156 Your mercies, O Lord, are many: quicken me according to your judgement.
Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
157 Many are they that persecute me and oppress me: [but] I have not declined from your testimonies.
Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
158 I saw men acting foolishly, and I pined away; for they kept not your oracles.
I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
159 Behold, I have loved your commandments, O Lord: quicken me in your mercy.
See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
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 to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
161 Princes persecuted me without a cause, but my heart feared because of your words.
[Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
162 I will exult because of your oracles, as one that finds much spoil.
I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163 I hate and abhor unrighteousness; but I love your law.
Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
164 Seven times in a day have I praised you because of the judgements of your righteousness.
Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.
165 Great peace have they that love your law: and there is no stumbling block to them.
Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.
166 I waited for your salvation, O Lord, and have loved your commandments.
I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
167 My soul has kept your testimonies, and loved them exceedingly.
Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do 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.
[Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
170 Let my petition come in before you, O Lord; deliver me according to your oracle.
My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
171 Let my lips utter a hymn, when you shall have taught me your ordinances.
My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
172 Let my tongue utter your oracles; for all your commandments are righteous.
My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
173 Let your hand be [prompt] to save me; for I have chosen your commandments.
Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
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.
My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant; for I have not forgotten your commandments.
I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
