Psalms 119
1 ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
Alleluia. Blessed are the immaculate 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 those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart.
3 Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.
For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
4 Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.
You have ordered your commandments to be kept most diligently.
5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.
6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.
7 I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.
8 I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.
I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.
9 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.
By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.
With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.
12 Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes.
Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications.
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all wealth.
I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.
15 I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.
I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.
16 I delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.
I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words.
17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.
Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words.
18 Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law.
19 I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.
I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.
20 My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.
My soul has longed to desire your justifications at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed.
22 Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.
Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.
23 Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.
For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications.
24 Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.
For your testimonies are also my (meditation) and your justifications are my counsel.
25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.
26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes.
I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.
Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders.
28 My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word.
My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law.
Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on me by your law.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].
I have chosen the way of truth. I have not forgotten your judgments.
31 I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.
I have adhered to your testimonies, O Lord. Do not be willing to confound me.
32 I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
I have run by way of your commandments, when you enlarged my heart.
33 HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] the end.
O Lord, place the law before me, the way of your justifications, and I will always inquire into it.
34 Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart.
Give me understanding, and I will examine your law. And I will keep it with my whole heart.
35 Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Lead me according to the path of your commandments, for I have desired this.
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
Bend my heart with your testimonies, and not with avarice.
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way.
38 Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
Station your eloquence with your servant, along with your fear.
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good.
Cut off my disgrace, which I have taken up, for your judgments are delightful.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Behold, I have longed for your commandments. Revive me in your fairness.
41 VAU. And let thy loving-kindness come unto me, O Jehovah, — thy salvation according to thy word.
And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence.
42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word.
And I will respond to those who reproach me by word, for I have hoped in your words.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; because I have hoped in thy judgments.
And do not utterly take away the word of truth from my mouth. For in your judgments, I have hoped beyond hope.
44 Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;
And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;
And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments.
46 And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed;
And I spoke of your testimonies in the sight of kings, and I was not confounded.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;
And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved.
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 your commandments, which I loved. And I was trained in your justifications.
49 ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope.
50 This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy word hath quickened me.
This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.
51 The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled.
53 Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.
During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law.
56 This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.
This has happened to me because I sought your justifications.
57 CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.
O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law.
58 I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy word.
I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
59 I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I have considered my ways, and I have turned my feet toward your testimonies.
60 I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
I have been prepared, and I have not been disturbed, so that I may keep your commandments.
61 The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: I have not forgotten thy law.
The ropes of the impious have encircled me, and I have not forgotten your law.
62 At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
I arose in the middle of the night to confess to you, over the judgments of your justification.
63 I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
I am a partaker with all those who fear you and who keep your commandments.
64 The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving-kindness: teach me thy statutes.
The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy. Teach me your justifications.
65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
You have done well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.
Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge, for I have trusted your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy word.
Before I was humbled, I committed offenses; because of this, I have kept to your word.
68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
You are good, so in your goodness teach me your justifications.
69 The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
The iniquity of the arrogant has been multiplied over me. Yet I will examine your 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. Truly, I have meditated on your law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.
It is good for me that you humbled me, so that I may learn your justifications.
72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
The law of your mouth is good for me, beyond thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
Your hands have created me and formed me. Give me understanding, and I will learn your commandments.
74 They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.
Those who fear you will see me, and they will rejoice. For I have greatly hoped in your words.
75 I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
I know, O Lord, that your judgments are fairness. And in your truth, you have humbled me.
76 Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Let it be your mercy that consoles me, according to your eloquence to your servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.
Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your 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 arrogant be confounded, for unjustly they have done iniquity to me. But I will be trained in your commandments.
79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.
Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
Let my heart be immaculate in your justifications, so that I may not be confounded.
81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
My soul has faltered in your salvation, yet in your word, I have hoped beyond hope.
82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, “When will you console me?”
83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; I do not forget thy statutes.
For I have become like a wineskin in the frost. I have not forgotten your justifications.
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 your servant? When will you bring judgment against those who persecute me?
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law.
86 All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.
All your commandments are truth. They have been persecuting me unjustly: assist me.
87 They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.
They have nearly consumed me on earth. Yet I have not forsaken your commandments.
88 Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Revive me according to your mercy. And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth.
89 LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.
O Lord, your word remains firm in heaven, for all eternity.
90 Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm.
91 By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.
By your ordinance, the day perseveres. For all things are in service to you.
92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
If your law had not been my (meditation) then perhaps I would have perished in my humiliation.
93 I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.
I will not forget your justifications, for eternity. For by them, you have enlivened me.
94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
I am yours. Accomplish my salvation. For I have inquired into your justifications.
95 The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto thy testimonies.
The sinners have waited for me, in order to destroy me. I have understood your testimonies.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
I have seen the end of the consummation of all things. Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
How have I loved your law, O Lord? It is my meditation all day long.
98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
By your commandment, you have made me able to see far, beyond my enemies. For it is with me for eternity.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
I have understood beyond all my teachers. For your testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.
I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.
I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words.
102 I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me.
I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me.
103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!
How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!
104 From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.
105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Your word 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 it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice.
107 I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy word.
I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments.
109 My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.
My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
Sinners have set a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end.
I have inclined my heart to do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense.
113 SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.
I have hated the iniquitous, and I have loved your law.
114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
You are my helper and my supporter. And in your word, I have greatly hoped.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.
Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine 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 your eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in 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 will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications.
118 Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.
I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.
120 My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments.
121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me.
123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your justifications.
125 I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies.
126 It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.
It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz.
128 Therefore I regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.
Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way.
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.
Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them.
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.
131 I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments.
132 Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.
Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name.
133 Establish my steps in thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me.
134 Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts.
Redeem me from the slanders of men, so that I may keep your commandments.
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your justifications.
136 Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.
My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law.
137 TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right.
138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so.
139 My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
140 Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it.
141 I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.
I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications.
142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.
Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my (meditation)
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live.
145 KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
I cried out with my whole heart. Heed me, O Lord. I will ask for your justifications.
146 I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments.
147 I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.
I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope.
148 Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy word.
My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence.
149 Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.
Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment.
150 They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they have been brought far from your law.
151 Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.
You are near, O Lord, and all your ways are truth.
152 From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
I have known from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity.
153 RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy word.
Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.
Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications.
156 Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.
Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies.
158 I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word.
159 See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving-kindness.
O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive me in your mercy.
160 The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever.
The beginning of your words is truth. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity.
161 SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
The leaders have persecuted me without cause. And my heart has been awed by your words.
162 I have joy in thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.
I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice.
165 Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.
Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them.
166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
I have waited for your salvation, O Lord. And I have loved your commandments.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly.
168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.
I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight.
169 TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.
O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence.
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word.
171 My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications.
172 My tongue shall speak aloud of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness.
173 Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.
Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments.
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my (meditation)
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist 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 sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.
