Psalms 119
1 ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
[ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
3 Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.
Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
4 Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.
Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
5 Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
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 unto all thy commandments.
7 I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations.
8 I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.
Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
9 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.
[BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.
With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.
12 Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes.
Blessed art thou, O Yahweh—Teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all wealth.
In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
15 I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.
In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
16 I delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.
In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.
[GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant—let me live, That I may observe thy word.
18 Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.
A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
20 My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.
My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
22 Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.
Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
23 Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.
Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.
Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
[DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes.
My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.
The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
28 My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word.
My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law.
The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].
The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right.
31 I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.
I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
32 I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
33 HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] the end.
[HE.] Point out to me, O Yahweh, the way of thy statutes, that I may observe it unto the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart.
Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a 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, therein, do I find pleasure.
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
38 Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good.
Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
41 VAU. And let thy loving-kindness come unto me, O Jehovah, — thy salvation according to thy word.
[WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word.
So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; because I have hoped in thy judgments.
And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited.
44 Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;
That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
45 And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;
That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought.
46 And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed;
That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;
That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
49 ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
[ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy word hath quickened me.
This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life.
51 The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
53 Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
55 I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.
I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
56 This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.
This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
57 CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.
[HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
58 I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy word.
I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
59 I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: I have not forgotten thy law.
The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
62 At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
63 I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
64 The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving-kindness: teach me thy statutes.
Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
[TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.
Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy word.
Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
70 Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law.
Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.
It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, 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.
[YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.
They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
75 I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
76 Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve 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 reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.
Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts.
79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.
Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
Mine eyes have failed 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.
Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
84 How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
86 All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.
All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
87 They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.
A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts.
88 Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.
[LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
90 Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.
By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.
Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life.
94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
95 The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto thy testimonies.
For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
97 MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
[MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my (meditation)
98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my (meditation)
100 I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.
Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.
From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
102 I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me.
From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!
How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
104 From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
[NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
107 I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy word.
I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
109 My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.
My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
113 SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.
[SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers, —that I may observe 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, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope!
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.
Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
[AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness, —Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me.
125 I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
Thy servant, I am—give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.
It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!
128 Therefore I regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.
For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.
[PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
132 Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.
Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
133 Establish my steps in thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
134 Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts.
Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.
Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
137 TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
[ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
139 My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
140 Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it.
141 I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.
Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.
Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
145 KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
[KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
146 I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
147 I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.
I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
148 Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy word.
Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.
My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
150 They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
151 Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.
Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
152 From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
153 RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
[RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy word.
Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life
155 Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.
Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
156 Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.
Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
158 I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
159 See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving-kindness.
See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
160 The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever.
The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
161 SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
[SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
162 I have joy in thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.
Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
165 Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.
Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.
I have kept thy precepts, and thy testimonies, For, all my ways, are before thee.
169 TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.
[TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
171 My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall speak aloud of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
173 Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.
Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
