Psalms 119
1 ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
Blessed are those who are perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
2 Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and seeke him with their whole heart.
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart.
3 Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies.
Yea, they do no unrighteousness. They walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.
Thou have commanded thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.
5 Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
O that my ways were established to observe thy statutes!
6 Then should I not be confounded, when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.
Then I shall not be put to shame when I have respect for all thy commandments.
7 I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.
I will give thanks to thee with uprightness of heart when I learn thy righteous judgments.
8 I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.
I will observe thy statutes. O forsake me not utterly.
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.
With what shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart haue I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandements.
With my whole heart I have sought thee. O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.
I have laid thy word up in my heart that I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teache mee thy statutes.
Blessed are thou, O Jehovah. Teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.
With my lips I have declared all the ordinances of thy mouth.
14 I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.
I will meditate on thy precepts, and have respect for thy ways.
16 I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
I will delight myself in thy statutes. I will not forget thy word.
17 GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.
Deal bountifully with thy servant that I may live, so I will observe thy word.
18 Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.
Open thou my eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.
I am a sojourner in the earth. Hide not thy commandments from me.
20 Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.
My soul breaks for the longing that it has to thine ordinances at all times.
21 Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
Thou have rebuked the proud, who are cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
22 Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.
Take away from me reproach and contempt, for I have kept thy testimonies.
23 Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.
Rulers also sat and talked against me, but thy servant meditated on thy statutes.
24 Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
25 DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.
My soul clings to the dust. Enliven thou me according to thy word.
26 I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.
I declared my ways, and thou answered me. Teach me thy statutes.
27 Make me to vnderstand ye way of thy precepts, and I will meditate in thy wondrous workes.
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, so I shall meditate on thy wondrous works.
28 My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.
My soul melts for heaviness. Strengthen thou me according to thy word.
29 Take from mee the way of lying, and graunt me graciously thy Lawe.
Remove from me the way of falsehood, and grant me thy law graciously.
30 I haue chosen the way of trueth, and thy iudgements haue I laied before me.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness. I have set thine ordinances.
31 I haue cleaued to thy testimonies, O Lord: confound me not.
I cling to thy testimonies. O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
32 I will runne the way of thy commandements, when thou shalt enlarge mine heart.
I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shall enlarge my heart.
33 HE. Teach mee, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I will keepe it vnto the ende.
Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it to the end.
34 Giue mee vnderstanding, and I will keepe thy Law: yea, I wil keepe it with my whole heart.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law, yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 Direct mee in the path of thy commandements: for therein is my delite.
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight.
36 Incline mine heart vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse.
Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37 Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and enliven me in thy ways.
38 Stablish thy promise to thy seruaunt, because he feareth thee.
Confirm to thy servant thy word, which is for the fear of thee.
39 Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.
Turn away my reproach of which I am afraid, for thine ordinances are good.
40 Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts. Enliven me in thy righteousness.
41 VAV. And let thy louing kindnesse come vnto me, O Lord, and thy saluation according to thy promise.
Let thy loving kindnesses also come to me, O Jehovah, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for I trust in thy woorde.
So I shall have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in thy word.
43 And take not the woorde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for I waite for thy iudgements.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for I have hoped in thine ordinances.
44 So shall I alway keepe thy Lawe for euer and euer.
So shall I observe thy law continually forever and ever.
45 And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
And I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts.
46 I will speake also of thy testimonies before Kings, and will not be ashamed.
I also will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and shall not be put to shame.
47 And my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 Mine handes also will I lift vp vnto thy commandements, which I haue loued, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
I will also lift up my hands to thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate on thy statutes.
49 ZAIN. Remember the promise made to thy seruant, wherein thou hast caused me to trust.
Remember the word to thy servant, because thou have made me to hope.
50 It is my comfort in my trouble: for thy promise hath quickened me.
This is my comfort in my affliction, for thy word has revived me.
51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.
The proud have had me greatly in derision, yet I have not swerved from thy law.
52 I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.
I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
53 Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
Hot indignation has taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes haue beene my songes in the house of my pilgrimage.
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I haue remembred thy Name, O Lord, in the night, and haue kept thy Lawe.
I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have observed thy law.
56 This I had because I kept thy precepts.
This I have had because I have kept thy precepts.
57 CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.
Jehovah is my portion; I have said that I would observe thy words.
58 I made my supplication in thy presence with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according to thy promise.
I entreated thy favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to thy word.
59 I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.
60 I made haste and delaied not to keepe thy commandements.
I made haste, and delayed not, to observe thy commandments.
61 The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
The cords of the wicked have wrapped me around, but I have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight will I rise to giue thanks vnto thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee because of thy righteous ordinances.
63 I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.
I am a companion of all those who fear thee, and of those who observe thy precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: teache me thy statutes.
The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving kindness. Teach me thy statutes.
65 TETH. O Lord, thou hast delt graciously with thy seruant according vnto thy woorde.
Thou have dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
66 Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed in thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but nowe I keepe thy woorde.
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I observe thy word.
68 Thou art good and gracious: teach me thy statutes.
Thou are good, and do good. Teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud haue imagined a lie against me: but I wil keepe thy precepts with my whole heart.
The proud have forged a lie against me. With my whole heart I will keep thy precepts.
70 Their heart is fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.
Their heart is as fat as grease, but I delight in thy law.
71 It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn thy statutes.
72 The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 IOD. Thine hands haue made me and fashioned me: giue mee vnderstanding therefore, that I may learne thy commandements.
Thy hands have made me and fashioned me. Give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.
74 So they that feare thee, seeing mee shall reioyce, because I haue trusted in thy worde.
Those who fear thee shall see me and be glad, because I have hoped in thy word.
75 I knowe, O Lord, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.
I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou have afflicted me.
76 I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promise vnto thy seruant.
Let, I pray thee, thy loving kindness be for my comfort according to thy word to thy servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Lawe is my delite.
Let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live, for thy law is my delight.
78 Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy precepts.
Let the proud be put to shame, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on thy precepts.
79 Let such as feare thee turne vnto me, and they that knowe thy testimonies.
Let those who fear thee turn to me, and they shall know thy testimonies.
80 Let mine heart bee vpright in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes that I be not put to shame.
81 CAPH. My soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.
My soul faints for thy salvation. I hope in thy word.
82 Mine eyes faile for thy promise, saying, when wilt thou comfort me?
My eyes fail for thy word, while I say, When will thou comfort me?
83 For I am like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.
For I have become like a wine-skin in the smoke. Yet I do not forget thy statutes.
84 Howe many are the dayes of thy seruant? When wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?
How many are the days of thy servant? When will thou execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.
The proud have dug pits for me, who are not according to thy law.
86 All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
All thy commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help thou me.
87 They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.
They had almost consumed me upon earth, but I did not forsake thy precepts.
88 Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.
Revive me according to thy loving kindness, so I shall observe the testimony of thy mouth.
89 LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.
Forever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in heaven.
90 Thy trueth is from generation to generation: thou hast layed the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
Thy faithfulness is to all generations. Thou have established the earth, and it abides.
91 They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances: for all are thy seruants.
They abide this day according to thine ordinances, for all things are thy servants.
92 Except thy Lawe had bene my delite, I should now haue perished in mine affliction.
Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction.
93 I wil neuer forget thy precepts: for by them thou hast quickened me.
I will never forget thy precepts, for with them thou have enlivened me.
94 I am thine, saue me: for I haue sought thy precepts.
I am thine. Save me, for I have sought thy precepts.
95 The wicked haue waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider thy testimonies.
96 I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commandement is exceeding large.
I have seen an end of all perfection. Thy commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 MEM. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually.
O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
98 By thy commandements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.
Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.
99 I haue had more vnderstading then all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
I understand more than the aged because I have kept thy precepts.
101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.
I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I might observe thy word.
102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.
I have not turned aside from thine ordinances, for thou have taught me.
103 Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.
How sweet are thy words to my taste, than honey to my mouth!
104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
Through thy precepts I get understanding. Therefore I hate every false way.
105 NUN. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and light to my path.
106 I haue sworne and will performe it, that I will keepe thy righteous iudgements.
I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
107 I am very sore afflicted: O Lord, quicken me according to thy word.
I am afflicted very much. Revive me, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
108 O Lord, I beseeche thee accept the free offerings of my mouth, and teach mee thy iudgements.
Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, and teach me thine ordinances.
109 My soule is continually in mine hande: yet doe I not forget thy Lawe.
My soul is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget thy law.
110 The wicked haue layed a snare for mee: but I swarued not from thy precepts.
The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not gone astray from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the ioy of mine heart.
I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I haue applied mine heart to fulfill thy statutes alway, euen vnto the ende.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes forever, even to the end.
113 SAMECH. I hate vaine inuentions: but thy Lawe doe I loue.
I hate those who are of a double mind, but I love thy law.
114 Thou art my refuge and shield, and I trust in thy worde.
Thou are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in thy word.
115 Away from mee, yee wicked: for I will keepe the commandements of my God.
Depart from me, ye evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 Stablish me according to thy promise, that I may liue, and disappoint me not of mine hope.
Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Stay thou mee, and I shall be safe, and I will delite continually in thy statutes.
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, and shall have respect for thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
Thou have set at nothing all those who err from thy statutes, for their deceit is falsehood.
119 Thou hast taken away all ye wicked of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.
Thou put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for feare of thee, and I am afraide of thy iudgements.
My flesh trembles for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 AIN. I haue executed iudgement and iustice: leaue me not to mine oppressours.
I have done justice and righteousness. Leave me not to my oppressors.
122 Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.
Be surety for thy servant for good. Let not the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes haue failed in waiting for thy saluation, and for thy iust promise.
My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
124 Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.
Deal with thy servant according to thy loving kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
125 I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.
I am thy servant. Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for thee Lord to worke: for they haue destroyed thy Lawe.
It is time for Jehovah to work. They have made void thy law.
127 Therefore loue I thy commandements aboue golde, yea, aboue most fine golde.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteeme all thy precepts most iust, and hate all false wayes.
Therefore I esteem all precepts concerning all things to be right. I hate every false way.
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderfull: therefore doeth my soule keepe them.
Thy testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The entrance into thy wordes sheweth light, and giueth vnderstanding to the simple.
The opening of thy words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commandements.
I opened wide my mouth, and panted, for I longed for thy commandments.
132 Looke vpon mee and bee mercifull vnto me, as thou vsest to doe vnto those that loue thy Name.
Turn thee to me, and have mercy upon me, as thou used to do to those who love thy name.
133 Direct my steppes in thy worde, and let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer me.
Establish my footsteps in thy word, and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Deliuer mee from the oppression of men, and I will keepe thy precepts.
Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe thy precepts.
135 Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seruant, and teache me thy statutes.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water, because they keepe not thy Lawe.
Streams of water run down my eyes, because they do not observe thy law.
137 TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
Thou are righteous, O Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
138 Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
Thou have commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
139 My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
My zeal has consumed me, because my adversaries have forgotten thy words.
140 Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
Thy word is very pure, therefore thy servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
I am small and despised. I do not forget thy precepts.
142 Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnes, and thy Lawe is trueth.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish are come vpon me: yet are thy commandements my delite.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me. Thy commandments are my delight.
144 The righteousnes of thy testimonies is euerlasting: graunt me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 KOPH. I haue cried with my whole heart: heare me, O Lord, and I will keepe thy statutes.
I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, O Jehovah. I will keep thy statutes.
146 I called vpon thee: saue mee, and I will keepe thy testimonies.
I have called to thee. Save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies.
147 I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.
I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried. I hoped in thy words.
148 Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.
My eyes anticipated the night-watches that I might meditate on thy word.
149 Heare my voyce according to thy louing kindenesse: O Lord, quicken me according to thy iudgement.
Hear my voice according to thy loving kindness. Enliven me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.
150 They drawe neere, that follow after malice, and are farre from thy Lawe.
They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from thy law.
151 Thou art neere, O Lord: for all thy commandements are true.
Thou are near, O Jehovah, and all thy commandments are truth.
152 I haue knowen long since by thy testimonies, that thou hast established them for euer.
Of old I have known from thy testimonies that thou have founded them forever.
153 RESH. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I do not forget thy law.
154 Pleade my cause, and deliuer me: quicken me according vnto thy word.
Plead thou my cause, and redeem me. Enliven me according to thy word.
155 Saluation is farre from the wicked, because they seeke not thy statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked, for they seek not thy statutes.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy iudgements.
Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah. Enliven me according to thine ordinances.
157 My persecutours and mine oppressours are many: yet doe I not swarue from thy testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I have not swerved from thy testimonies.
158 I saw the transgressours and was grieued, because they kept not thy worde.
I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved because they do not observe thy word.
159 Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy preceptes: quicken mee according to thy louing kindenesse.
Consider how I love thy precepts. Enliven me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving kindness.
160 The beginning of thy worde is trueth, and all the iudgements of thy righteousnesse endure for euer.
The sum of thy word is truth, and every one of thy righteous ordinances is forever.
161 SCHIN. Princes haue persecuted mee without cause, but mine heart stood in awe of thy wordes.
Rulers have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of thy words.
162 I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
I rejoice at thy word, as he who finds great spoil.
163 I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
I hate and abhor falsehood. I love thy law.
164 Seuen times a day doe I praise thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
Seven times a day I praise thee because of thy righteous ordinances.
165 They that loue thy Law, shall haue great prosperitie, and they shall haue none hurt.
Great peace have those who love thy law, and they have no occasion of stumbling.
166 Lord, I haue trusted in thy saluation, and haue done thy commandements.
I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
167 My soule hath kept thy testimonies: for I loue them exceedingly.
My soul has observed thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
168 I haue kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my wayes are before thee.
I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.
169 TAV. Let my complaint come before thee, O Lord, and giue me vnderstanding, according vnto thy worde.
Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah. Give me understanding according to thy word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee, and deliuer me according to thy promise.
Let my supplication come before thee. Deliver me according to thy word.
171 My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
Let my lips utter praise, for thou teach me thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.
Let my tongue sing of thy word, for all thy commandments are righteousness.
173 Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
Let thy hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen thy precepts.
174 I haue longed for thy saluation, O Lord, and thy Lawe is my delite.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
175 Let my soule liue, and it shall praise thee, and thy iudgements shall helpe me.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee. And let thine ordinances help me.
176 I haue gone astraye like a lost sheepe: seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commandements.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments.
