Psalms 119
1 Alleluia. Blessed are the immaculate in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
[ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the Law of YHWH,
2 Blessed are those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart.
O the blessedness of those keeping His testimonies, They seek Him with the whole heart.
3 For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
Indeed, they have not done iniquity, They have walked in His ways.
4 You have ordered your commandments to be kept most diligently.
You have commanded us to diligently keep Your precepts,
5 I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.
O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,
6 Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.
Then I am not ashamed In my looking to all Your commands.
7 I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.
I confess You with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.
8 I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.
I keep Your statutes, do not utterly leave me!
9 By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.
[BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.
I have sought You with all my heart, Do not let me err from Your commands.
11 I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.
I have hid Your saying in my heart, That I do not sin before You.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications.
Blessed [are] You, O YHWH, teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth.
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
14 I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As over all wealth.
15 I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.
I meditate on Your precepts, And I attentively behold Your paths.
16 I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words.
I delight myself in Your statutes, I do not forget Your word.
17 Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words.
[GIMEL] Confer benefits on Your servant, I live, and I keep Your word.
18 Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law.
Uncover my eyes, and I behold wonders out of Your law.
19 I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.
I [am] a sojourner on earth, Do not hide Your commands from me.
20 My soul has longed to desire your justifications at all times.
My soul has broken for desire To Your judgments at all times.
21 You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed.
You have rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Your commands.
22 Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.
Remove reproach and contempt from me, For I have kept Your testimonies.
23 For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications.
Princes also sat—they spoke against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes,
24 For your testimonies are also my (meditation) and your justifications are my counsel.
Your testimonies [are] also my delight, The men of my counsel!
25 My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.
[DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, Quicken me according to Your word.
26 I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications.
I have recounted my ways, And You answer me, teach me Your statutes,
27 Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders.
Cause me to understand the way of Your precepts, And I meditate on Your wonders.
28 My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words.
My soul has dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Your word.
29 Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on me by your law.
Turn aside the way of falsehood from me And favor me with Your law.
30 I have chosen the way of truth. I have not forgotten your judgments.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I have compared Your judgments,
31 I have adhered to your testimonies, O Lord. Do not be willing to confound me.
I have adhered to Your testimonies, O YHWH, do not put me to shame.
32 I have run by way of your commandments, when you enlarged my heart.
I run the way of Your commands, For You enlarge my heart!
33 O Lord, place the law before me, the way of your justifications, and I will always inquire into it.
[HE] Show me, O YHWH, the way of Your statutes, And I keep it—[to] the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I will examine your law. And I will keep it with my whole heart.
Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, And observe it with the whole heart.
35 Lead me according to the path of your commandments, for I have desired this.
Cause me to tread in the path of Your commands, For I have delighted in it.
36 Bend my heart with your testimonies, and not with avarice.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
37 Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way.
Remove my eyes from seeing vanity, Quicken me in Your way.
38 Station your eloquence with your servant, along with your fear.
Establish Your saying to Your servant, That [is] concerning Your fear.
39 Cut off my disgrace, which I have taken up, for your judgments are delightful.
Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Your judgments [are] good.
40 Behold, I have longed for your commandments. Revive me in your fairness.
Behold, I have longed for Your precepts, Quicken me in Your righteousness,
41 And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence.
[WAW] And Your kindness meets me, O YHWH, Your salvation according to Your saying.
42 And I will respond to those who reproach me by word, for I have hoped in your words.
And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Your word.
43 And do not utterly take away the word of truth from my mouth. For in your judgments, I have hoped beyond hope.
And You do not utterly take away The word of truth from my mouth, Because I have hoped for Your judgment.
44 And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever.
And I keep Your law continually, For all time and forever.
45 And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments.
And I habitually walk in a broad place, For I have sought Your precepts.
46 And I spoke of your testimonies in the sight of kings, and I was not confounded.
And I speak of Your testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
47 And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved.
And I delight myself in Your commands, That I have loved,
48 And I lifted up my hands to your commandments, which I loved. And I was trained in your justifications.
And I lift up my hands to Your commands, That I have loved, And I meditate on Your statutes!
49 Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope.
[ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to hope.
50 This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.
This [is] my comfort in my affliction, That Your saying has quickened me.
51 The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.
The proud have utterly scorned me, I have not turned aside from Your law.
52 I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled.
I remembered Your judgments of old, O YHWH, And I comfort myself.
53 Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law.
Horror has seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
54 Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.
Your statutes have been songs to me, In the house of my sojournings.
55 During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law.
I have remembered Your Name in the night, O YHWH, And I keep Your law.
56 This has happened to me because I sought your justifications.
This has been to me, That I have kept Your precepts!
57 O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law.
[HETH] YHWH [is] my portion; I have said I would keep Your words,
58 I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
I appeased Your face with the whole heart, Favor me according to Your saying.
59 I have considered my ways, and I have turned my feet toward your testimonies.
I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I have been prepared, and I have not been disturbed, so that I may keep your commandments.
I have made haste, And did not delay, to keep Your commands.
61 The ropes of the impious have encircled me, and I have not forgotten your law.
Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, I have not forgotten Your law.
62 I arose in the middle of the night to confess to you, over the judgments of your justification.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For the judgments of Your righteousness.
63 I am a partaker with all those who fear you and who keep your commandments.
I [am] a companion to all who fear You, And to those keeping Your precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy. Teach me your justifications.
Of Your kindness, O YHWH, the earth is full, Teach me Your statutes!
65 You have done well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
[TETH] You did good with Your servant, O YHWH, According to Your word.
66 Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge, for I have trusted your commandments.
Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, For I have believed in Your commands.
67 Before I was humbled, I committed offenses; because of this, I have kept to your word.
Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying.
68 You are good, so in your goodness teach me your justifications.
You [are] good, and doing good, Teach me Your statutes.
69 The iniquity of the arrogant has been multiplied over me. Yet I will examine your commandments with all my heart.
The proud have forged falsehood against me, I keep Your precepts with the whole heart.
70 Their heart has been curdled like milk. Truly, I have meditated on your law.
Their heart has been thick as fat, I have delighted in Your law.
71 It is good for me that you humbled me, so that I may learn your justifications.
[It is] good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Your statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is good for me, beyond thousands of gold and silver pieces.
The Law of Your mouth [is] better to me Than thousands of gold and silver!
73 Your hands have created me and formed me. Give me understanding, and I will learn your commandments.
[YOD] Your hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Your commands.
74 Those who fear you will see me, and they will rejoice. For I have greatly hoped in your words.
Those fearing You see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped for Your word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are fairness. And in your truth, you have humbled me.
I have known, O YHWH, That Your judgments [are] righteous, And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Let it be your mercy that consoles me, according to your eloquence to your servant.
Please let Your kindness be to comfort me, According to Your saying to Your servant.
77 Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my (meditation)
Your mercies meet me, and I live, For Your law [is] my delight.
78 Let the arrogant be confounded, for unjustly they have done iniquity to me. But I will be trained in your commandments.
The proud are ashamed, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate on Your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your testimonies.
Those fearing You turn back to me, And those knowing Your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be immaculate in your justifications, so that I may not be confounded.
My heart is perfect in Your statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
81 My soul has faltered in your salvation, yet in your word, I have hoped beyond hope.
[KAPH] My soul has been consumed for Your salvation, I have hoped for Your word.
82 My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, “When will you console me?”
My eyes have been consumed for Your word, Saying, “When does it comfort me?”
83 For I have become like a wineskin in the frost. I have not forgotten your justifications.
For I have been as a bottle in smoke, I have not forgotten Your statutes.
84 How many are the days of your servant? When will you bring judgment against those who persecute me?
How many [are] the days of Your servant? When do You execute judgment Against my pursuers?
85 The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law.
The proud have dug pits for me, That [are] not according to Your law.
86 All your commandments are truth. They have been persecuting me unjustly: assist me.
All Your commands [are] faithfulness, They have pursued me [with] falsehood, Help me.
87 They have nearly consumed me on earth. Yet I have not forsaken your commandments.
They have almost consumed me on earth, And I have not forsaken Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to your mercy. And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth.
Quicken me according to Your kindness, And I keep the Testimony of Your mouth!
89 O Lord, your word remains firm in heaven, for all eternity.
[LAMED] For all time, O YHWH, Your word is set up in the heavens.
90 Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm.
Your faithfulness from generation to generation, You established earth, and it stands.
91 By your ordinance, the day perseveres. For all things are in service to you.
According to Your ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.
92 If your law had not been my (meditation) then perhaps I would have perished in my humiliation.
Unless Your law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in my affliction.
93 I will not forget your justifications, for eternity. For by them, you have enlivened me.
I do not forget Your precepts for all time, For You have quickened me by them.
94 I am yours. Accomplish my salvation. For I have inquired into your justifications.
I [am] Yours, save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
95 The sinners have waited for me, in order to destroy me. I have understood your testimonies.
Your wicked waited for me to destroy me, I understand Your testimonies.
96 I have seen the end of the consummation of all things. Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
I have seen an end of all perfection, Your command [is] exceedingly broad!
97 How have I loved your law, O Lord? It is my meditation all day long.
[MEM] O how I have loved Your law! It [is] my meditation all the day.
98 By your commandment, you have made me able to see far, beyond my enemies. For it is with me for eternity.
Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, For it [is] before me for all time.
99 I have understood beyond all my teachers. For your testimonies are my (meditation)
I have acted wisely above all my teachers. For Your testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments.
Above elderly—I understand more, For I have kept Your precepts.
101 I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words.
I restrained my feet from every evil path, So that I keep Your word.
102 I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me.
I did not turn aside from Your judgments, For You have directed me.
103 How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!
How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, Above honey to my mouth.
104 I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.
I have understanding from Your precepts, Therefore I have hated every false path!
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.
[NUN] Your word [is] a lamp to my foot, And a light to my path.
106 I have sworn it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice.
I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
107 I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word.
I have been afflicted very much, O YHWH, quicken me, according to Your word.
108 Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments.
Please accept [the] free-will offerings of my mouth, O YHWH, And teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.
My soul [is] in my hand continually, And I have not forgotten Your law.
110 Sinners have set a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments.
The wicked have laid a snare for me, And I did not wander from your precepts.
111 I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation of my heart.
I have inherited Your testimonies for all time, For they [are] the joy of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense.
I have inclined my heart To do Your statutes, for all time—[to] the end!
113 I have hated the iniquitous, and I have loved your law.
[SAMEKH] I have hated doubting ones, And I have loved Your law.
114 You are my helper and my supporter. And in your word, I have greatly hoped.
You [are] my hiding place and my shield, I have hoped for Your word.
115 Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine the commandments of my God.
Turn aside from me, you evildoers, And I keep the commands of my God.
116 Uphold me according to your eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in my expectation.
Sustain me according to Your saying, And I live, and You do not put me to shame because of my hope.
117 Help me, and I will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications.
Support me, and I am saved, And I look on Your statutes continually.
118 You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust.
You have trodden down All going astray from Your statutes, For their deceit [is] falsehood.
119 I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.
Dross! You have caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.
120 Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments.
My flesh has trembled from Your fear, And I have been afraid from Your judgments!
121 I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.
[AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me.
Make Your servant sure for good, Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice.
My eyes have been consumed for Your salvation. And for the saying of Your righteousness.
124 Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your justifications.
Do with Your servant according to Your kindness. And teach me Your statutes.
125 I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies.
I [am] Your servant—cause me to understand, And I know Your testimonies.
126 It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.
Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.
127 Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz.
Therefore I have loved Your commands Above gold—even fine gold.
128 Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way.
Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, I have hated every path of falsehood!
129 Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them.
[PE] Your testimonies [are] wonderful, Therefore my soul has kept them.
130 The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.
The opening of Your words enlightens, Instructing the simple.
131 I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments.
I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, For I have longed for Your commands.
132 Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name.
Look to me, and favor me, As customary to those loving Your Name.
133 Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me.
Establish my steps by Your saying, And any iniquity does not rule over me.
134 Redeem me from the slanders of men, so that I may keep your commandments.
Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Your precepts,
135 Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your justifications.
Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
136 My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law.
Streams of waters have come down my eyes, Because they have not kept Your law!
137 You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right.
[TSADE] You [are] righteous, O YHWH, And Your judgments [are] upright.
138 You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so.
You have appointed Your testimonies, Righteous and exceedingly faithful,
139 My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
My zeal has cut me off, For my adversaries forgot Your words.
140 Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it.
Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, And Your servant has loved it.
141 I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications.
I [am] small, and despised, I have not forgotten Your precepts.
142 Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth.
Your righteousness [is] righteousness for all time, And Your law [is] truth.
143 Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my (meditation)
Adversity and distress have found me, Your commands [are] my delights.
144 Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live.
The righteousness of Your testimonies [Is] to cause me to understand, and I live!
145 I cried out with my whole heart. Heed me, O Lord. I will ask for your justifications.
[QOF] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O YHWH, I keep Your statutes,
146 I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments.
I have called You, save me, And I keep Your testimonies.
147 I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope.
I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, I have hoped for Your word.
148 My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence.
My eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate on Your saying.
149 Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment.
Hear my voice, according to Your kindness, YHWH, quicken me according to Your judgment.
150 Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they have been brought far from your law.
My wicked pursuers have been near, They have been far off from Your law.
151 You are near, O Lord, and all your ways are truth.
You [are] near, O YHWH, And all Your commands [are] truth.
152 I have known from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity.
I have known Your testimonies of old, That You have founded them for all time!
153 See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.
[RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your law.
154 Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence.
Plead my plea, and redeem me, Quicken me according to Your saying.
155 Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications.
Salvation [is] far from the wicked, For they have not sought Your statutes.
156 Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment.
Your mercies [are] many, O YHWH, Quicken me according to Your judgments.
157 Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies.
My pursuers and adversaries are many, I have not turned aside from Your testimonies.
158 I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word.
I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because they have not kept Your saying.
159 O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive me in your mercy.
See, for I have loved Your precepts, YHWH, quicken me according to Your kindness.
160 The beginning of your words is truth. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity.
The sum of Your word [is] truth, And every judgment of Your righteousness [is] for all time!
161 The leaders have persecuted me without cause. And my heart has been awed by your words.
[SHIN] Princes have pursued me without cause, And my heart was afraid because of Your words.
162 I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils.
I rejoice concerning Your saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163 I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law.
I have hated falsehood, indeed I detest [it], I have loved Your law.
164 Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice.
Seven [times] in a day I have praised You, Because of the judgments of Your righteousness.
165 Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them.
Those loving Your law have abundant peace, And they have no stumbling-block.
166 I have waited for your salvation, O Lord. And I have loved your commandments.
I have waited for Your salvation, O YHWH, And I have done Your commands.
167 My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly.
My soul has kept Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
168 I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight.
I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You!
169 O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence.
[TAW] My loud cry comes near before You, O YHWH; Cause me to understand according to Your word.
170 Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word.
My supplication comes in before You, Deliver me according to Your saying.
171 A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications.
My lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
172 My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness.
My tongue sings of Your saying, For all Your commands [are] righteous.
173 Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments.
Your hand is for a help to me, For I have chosen Your commands.
174 O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my (meditation)
I have longed for Your salvation, O YHWH, And Your law [is] my delight.
175 My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist me.
My soul lives, and it praises You, And Your judgments help me.
176 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.
I wandered as a lost sheep, [so] seek Your servant, For I have not forgotten Your precepts!
