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