Psalms 119
1 Alleluia. Blessed are the immaculate 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 those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart.
O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
3 For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
4 You have ordered your commandments to be kept most diligently.
Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
5 I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.
O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
6 Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.
Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.
7 I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.
I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
8 I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.
Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!
9 By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.
[Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
10 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.
With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.
11 I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may 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 justifications.
Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.
13 With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth.
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
14 I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.
In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.
15 I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.
In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
16 I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words.
In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
17 Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words.
[Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
18 Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law.
Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
19 I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.
A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
20 My soul has longed to desire your justifications at all times.
Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
21 You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed.
Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
22 Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
23 For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications.
Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
24 For your testimonies are also my (meditation) and your justifications are my counsel.
Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
25 My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.
[Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
26 I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications.
My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,
27 Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders.
The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.
28 My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words.
My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
29 Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on 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. I have not forgotten your judgments.
The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,
31 I have adhered to your testimonies, O Lord. Do not be willing to confound me.
I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
32 I have run by way of your commandments, when you enlarged my heart.
The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost 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 Jehovah, the way of Thy 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 Thy 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 Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.
36 Bend my heart with your testimonies, and not with avarice.
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
37 Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way.
Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
38 Station your eloquence with your servant, along with your fear.
Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
39 Cut off my disgrace, which I have taken up, for your judgments are delightful.
Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.
40 Behold, I have longed for your commandments. Revive me in your fairness.
Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,
41 And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence.
[Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy 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 Thy 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 Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
44 And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever.
And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.
45 And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments.
And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
46 And I spoke of your testimonies in the sight of kings, and I was not confounded.
And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
47 And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved.
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 was trained in your justifications.
And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!
49 Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope.
[Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.
This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.
51 The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.
The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
52 I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled.
I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.
53 Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law.
Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
54 Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.
Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.
55 During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law.
I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.
56 This has happened to me because I sought your justifications.
This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
57 O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law.
[Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,
58 I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy 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 unto Thy testimonies.
60 I have been prepared, and I have not been disturbed, so that I may keep your commandments.
I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
61 The ropes of the impious have encircled me, and I have not forgotten your law.
Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
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 Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
63 I am a partaker with all those who fear you and who keep your commandments.
A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy. Teach me your justifications.
Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!
65 You have done well 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 goodness and discipline and knowledge, for I have trusted your commandments.
The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
67 Before I was humbled, I committed offenses; because of this, I have kept to your word.
Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.
68 You are good, so in your goodness teach me your justifications.
Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.
69 The iniquity of the arrogant has been multiplied over me. Yet I will examine 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. Truly, 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 humbled me, so that I may learn your justifications.
Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is good for me, beyond thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth 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.] Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.
74 Those who fear you will see me, and they will rejoice. For I have greatly 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 judgments are fairness. And in your truth, you have humbled me.
I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
76 Let it be your mercy that consoles me, according to your eloquence to your servant.
Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
77 Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my (meditation)
Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy 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.
Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your testimonies.
Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be immaculate in your justifications, so that I may not be confounded.
My heart is perfect in Thy 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.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
82 My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, “When will you console me?”
Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth 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, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
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 Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?
85 The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law.
The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.
86 All your commandments are truth. They have been persecuting me unjustly: assist me.
All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
87 They have nearly consumed me on earth. Yet I have not forsaken your commandments.
Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
88 Revive me according to your mercy. And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth.
According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
89 O Lord, your word remains firm in heaven, for all eternity.
[Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.
90 Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm.
To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
91 By your ordinance, the day perseveres. For all things are in service to you.
According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.
92 If your law had not been my (meditation) then perhaps I would have perished in my humiliation.
Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I will not forget your justifications, for eternity. For by them, you have enlivened me.
To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.
94 I am yours. Accomplish my salvation. For I have inquired into your justifications.
I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
95 The sinners have waited for me, in order to destroy me. I have understood your testimonies.
Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.
96 I have seen the end of the consummation of all things. Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
97 How have I loved your law, O Lord? It is my meditation all day long.
[Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
98 By your commandment, you have made me able to see far, beyond my enemies. For it is with me for eternity.
Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.
99 I have understood beyond all my teachers. For your testimonies are my (meditation)
Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments.
Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
101 I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words.
From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
102 I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me.
From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
103 How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!
How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
104 I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.
From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
105 Your word 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 it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice.
I have sworn, and I confirm [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
107 I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word.
I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.
108 Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments.
Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
109 My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.
My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.
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 from thy precepts I wandered not.
111 I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation 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 do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense.
I have inclined my heart To do Thy statutes, to the age — [to] the end!
113 I have hated the iniquitous, and 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. And in your word, I have greatly hoped.
My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
115 Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine 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 eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in 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 will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications.
Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.
118 You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust.
Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.
119 I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.
Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
120 Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments.
Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!
121 I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.
[Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me.
Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice.
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 justifications.
Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
125 I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies.
Thy servant [am] I — cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.
126 It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.
Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.
127 Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz.
Therefore I have loved Thy 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, Every path of falsehood I have hated!
129 Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them.
[Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
130 The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.
The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
131 I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments.
My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
132 Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name.
Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
133 Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me.
My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth 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 Thy precepts,
135 Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your justifications.
Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
136 My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law.
Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
137 You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right.
[Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
138 You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so.
Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
139 My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
140 Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it.
Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
141 I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications.
Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
142 Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth.
Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
143 Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my (meditation)
Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.
144 Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live.
The righteousness of Thy 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.
[Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
146 I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments.
I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy 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, For Thy word I have hoped.
148 My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence.
Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
149 Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment.
My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
150 Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they have been brought far 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 from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity.
Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
153 See my humiliation 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 Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence.
Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
155 Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications.
Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
156 Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment.
Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
157 Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies.
Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
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 Thy saying they have not kept.
159 O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive 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. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity.
The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
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 because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
162 I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils.
I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163 I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law.
Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
164 Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice.
Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.
165 Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them.
Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, 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 Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
167 My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly.
Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.
168 I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight.
I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!
169 O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence.
[Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
170 Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word.
My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
171 A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications.
My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
172 My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness.
My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
173 Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments.
Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
174 O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my (meditation)
I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.
175 My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist me.
My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do 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, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
