< Psalms 119 >

1 ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
ALEPH. Blessed are the 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 they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
3 Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies.
Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.
Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
6 Then should I not be confounded, when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.
I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
8 I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.
I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? 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 have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.
Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teache mee thy statutes.
Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments 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 wealth.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.
I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.
16 I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
I 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.
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.
18 Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.
Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.
I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.
20 Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.
My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
22 Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.
Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.
23 Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.
Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.
24 Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.
25 DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
26 I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.
I have declared my ways, and thou hast 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, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.
28 My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.
My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen 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 graciously grant me thy law.
30 I haue chosen the way of trueth, and thy iudgements haue I laied before me.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].
31 I haue cleaued to thy testimonies, O Lord: confound me not.
I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.
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 shalt enlarge my heart.
33 HE. Teach mee, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I will keepe it vnto the ende.
HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] 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 will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart.
35 Direct mee in the path of thy commandements: for therein is my delite.
Make me to walk 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 unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
37 Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
38 Stablish thy promise to thy seruaunt, because he feareth thee.
Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
39 Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.
Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good.
40 Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
41 VAV. And let thy louing kindnesse come vnto me, O Lord, and thy saluation according to thy promise.
VAU. And let thy loving-kindness come unto me, O Jehovah, — thy salvation according to thy word.
42 So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for I trust in thy woorde.
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide 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; because I have hoped in thy judgments.
44 So shall I alway keepe thy Lawe for euer and euer.
Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;
45 And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;
46 I will speake also of thy testimonies before Kings, and will not be ashamed.
And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed;
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.
And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
49 ZAIN. Remember the promise made to thy seruant, wherein thou hast caused me to trust.
ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 It is my comfort in my trouble: for thy promise hath quickened me.
This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy word hath quickened me.
51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.
The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
52 I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.
I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
53 Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
Burning indignation hath 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 kept thy law.
56 This I had because I kept thy precepts.
This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.
57 CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.
CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.
58 I made my supplication in thy presence with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according to thy promise.
I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy word.
59 I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.
I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I made haste and delaied not to keepe thy commandements.
I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: 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 rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
63 I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.
I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep 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.
TETH. Thou hast 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 discernment 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 keep thy word.
68 Thou art good and gracious: teach me thy statutes.
Thou art good, and doest 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 falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
70 Their heart is fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.
Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, 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 might 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 unto 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.
YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
74 So they that feare thee, seeing mee shall reioyce, because I haue trusted in thy worde.
They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; 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, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
76 I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promise vnto thy seruant.
Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto 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 unto 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 ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.
79 Let such as feare thee turne vnto me, and they that knowe thy testimonies.
Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that 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 ashamed.
81 CAPH. My soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.
CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
82 Mine eyes faile for thy promise, saying, when wilt thou comfort me?
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 For I am like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; 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 shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85 The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
86 All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
All thy commandments are faithfulness. 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 the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.
88 Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.
Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
89 LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.
LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.
90 Thy trueth is from generation to generation: thou hast layed the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances: for all are thy seruants.
By thine ordinances they stand this day; 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 mine affliction.
93 I wil neuer forget thy precepts: for by them thou hast quickened me.
I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened 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 awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto 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 exceeding broad.
97 MEM. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually.
MEM. Oh 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 mine 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 observed thy precepts.
101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.
I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.
102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.
I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me.
103 Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!
104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
105 NUN. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106 I haue sworne and will performe it, that I will keepe thy righteous iudgements.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I am very sore afflicted: O Lord, quicken me according to thy word.
I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me 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, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
109 My soule is continually in mine hande: yet doe I not forget thy Lawe.
My life is continually in my hand; but 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; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the ioy of mine heart.
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; 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 for ever, unto the end.
113 SAMECH. I hate vaine inuentions: but thy Lawe doe I loue.
SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.
114 Thou art my refuge and shield, and I trust in thy worde.
Thou art 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 evil-doers; and I will observe 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 I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
Thou hast set at nought all them that wander 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 puttest 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 shuddereth 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.
AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine 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.
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
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 regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderfull: therefore doeth my soule keepe them.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.
130 The entrance into thy wordes sheweth light, and giueth vnderstanding to the simple.
The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
131 I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commandements.
I opened my mouth wide 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 unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.
133 Direct my steppes in thy worde, and let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer me.
Establish my steps 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.
Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep 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.
Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.
137 TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
138 Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
139 My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
140 Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
141 I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.
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 upon me: thy commandments are my delights.
144 The righteousnes of thy testimonies is euerlasting: graunt me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: 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.
KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
146 I called vpon thee: saue mee, and I will keepe thy testimonies.
I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
147 I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.
I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.
148 Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.
Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in 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: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.
150 They drawe neere, that follow after malice, and are farre from thy Lawe.
They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
151 Thou art neere, O Lord: for all thy commandements are true.
Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.
152 I haue knowen long since by thy testimonies, that thou hast established them for euer.
From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
153 RESH. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
154 Pleade my cause, and deliuer me: quicken me according vnto thy word.
Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken 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.
Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
157 My persecutours and mine oppressours are many: yet doe I not swarue from thy testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.
158 I saw the transgressours and was grieued, because they kept not thy worde.
I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159 Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy preceptes: quicken mee according to thy louing kindenesse.
See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken 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 righteous judgment of thine is for ever.
161 SCHIN. Princes haue persecuted mee without cause, but mine heart stood in awe of thy wordes.
SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
I have joy in thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
163 I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.
164 Seuen times a day doe I praise thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
165 They that loue thy Law, shall haue great prosperitie, and they shall haue none hurt.
Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.
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 hath kept 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 kept 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.
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, 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.
My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.
My tongue shall speak aloud 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 for my help; 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 thy judgments 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 have not forgotten thy commandments.

< Psalms 119 >