Psalms 119
1 ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
Happy are they who are upright in their way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
2 Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and seeke him with their whole heart.
Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
3 Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies.
Who also do no iniquity, But walk in his ways!
4 Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
5 Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
O 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 put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
7 I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.
I will praise thee in uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous laws.
8 I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.
I will keep thy statutes; Do not utterly forsake me!
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.
How shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed to it 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; O 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 be thou, O LORD! O teach me thy statutes!
13 With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.
With my lips do I declare All the precepts of thy mouth.
14 I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
In the way of thine ordinances I rejoice As much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.
I meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
16 I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
17 GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.
Deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live, And have regard to thy word!
18 Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.
Open thou mine 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 stranger in the earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
20 Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.
My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
22 Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
23 Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.
Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
24 Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
25 DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.
My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive 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 heard 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 will I meditate upon thy wonders.
28 My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.
My soul weepeth for trouble; O lift me up according to thy promise!
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 truth, And set thy statutes before me.
31 I haue cleaued to thy testimonies, O Lord: confound me not.
I cleave to thine ordinances; O LORD! let me not be put to shame!
32 I will runne the way of thy commandements, when thou shalt enlarge mine heart.
I will run in 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.
Teach me, O LORD! the way of thy statutes, That I may 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, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
35 Direct mee in the path of thy commandements: for therein is my delite.
Cause me to tread in the path of thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.
36 Incline mine heart vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse.
Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
37 Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
38 Stablish thy promise to thy seruaunt, because he feareth thee.
Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
39 Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.
Turn away the reproach which I fear; For thy judgments are good.
40 Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
Behold, I have longed for thy precepts; O quicken thou 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 mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
42 So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for I trust in thy woorde.
So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
43 And take not the woorde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for I waite for thy iudgements.
O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
44 So shall I alway keepe thy Lawe for euer and euer.
So shall I keep thy law continually, For ever and ever.
45 And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
I shall walk in a wide path; For I seek thy precepts.
46 I will speake also of thy testimonies before Kings, and will not be ashamed.
I will speak of thine ordinances before kings, And will not be ashamed.
47 And my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
48 Mine handes also will I lift vp vnto thy commandements, which I haue loued, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
I will lift up my hands to thy precepts, which I love; I will meditate on thy statutes.
49 ZAIN. Remember the promise made to thy seruant, wherein thou hast caused me to trust.
Remember thy promise to thy servant, Because 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 my affliction; For thy promise reviveth 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 have I not swerved from thy law.
52 I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.
I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD! And I comfort myself.
53 Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
Indignation burneth within me, On account 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 song In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I haue remembred thy Name, O Lord, in the night, and haue kept thy Lawe.
In the night, O LORD! I think of thy name, And keep thy law!
56 This I had because I kept thy precepts.
This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
57 CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.
Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
58 I made my supplication in thy presence with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according to thy promise.
I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
59 I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.
I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
60 I made haste and delaied not to keepe thy commandements.
I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
61 The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
62 At midnight will I rise to giue thanks vnto thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
63 I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.
I am the companion of all who fear thee, And who obey thy precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: teache me thy statutes.
The earth, O LORD! is full of thy goodness; O teach me thy statutes!
65 TETH. O Lord, thou hast delt graciously with thy seruant according vnto thy woorde.
Thou dost bless thy servant, O LORD! According to thy promise!
66 Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.
Teach me sound judgment and knowledge! For I have faith 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; O 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 forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.
Their heart is senseless like fat; 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 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 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 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.
They who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, Because I trust in thy word.
75 I knowe, O Lord, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.
I know, O LORD! that thy judgments are right, 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.
O let thy loving-kindness be my comfort, According to thy promise 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.
May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But 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 unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
80 Let mine heart bee vpright in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
May my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I may not be put to shame!
81 CAPH. My soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
82 Mine eyes faile for thy promise, saying, when wilt thou comfort me?
Mine eyes fail with looking for thy promise; When. say I, wilt thou comfort me?
83 For I am like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.
Yea, I am become like a bottle in the smoke; Yet do I 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 wilt thou execute judgment upon my persecutors?
85 The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.
The proud have digged pits for me; They who do not regard thy law.
86 All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
All thy commandments are faithful; They persecute me without cause; help thou me!
87 They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.
They had almost consumed me from the earth; But 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, That I may keep the law of thy mouth!
89 LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.
Thy word, O LORD! abideth for ever, Being established like the heavens;
90 Thy trueth is from generation to generation: thou hast layed the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
Thy faithfulness endureth to all generations. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91 They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances: for all are thy seruants.
They continue to this day according to their ordinances; For they are all subject to thee.
92 Except thy Lawe had bene my delite, I should now haue perished in mine affliction.
Had not thy law been my delight, I should 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 by them thou revivest me.
94 I am thine, saue me: for I haue sought thy precepts.
I am thine, help me! For I seek thy precepts.
95 The wicked haue waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; But I will have regard to thine ordinances.
96 I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commandement is exceeding large.
I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy law is exceeding broad.
97 MEM. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually.
O how I love thy law! It is my daily (meditation)
98 By thy commandements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.
Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before 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 thine ordinances are my (meditation)
100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
I have more wisdom than the ancients, Because I keep 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 keep thy word.
102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.
I depart not from thy statutes, For thou teachest 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; Yea, sweeter 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 learn wisdom; Therefore do 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 a light to 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 statutes.
107 I am very sore afflicted: O Lord, quicken me according to thy word.
I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD! according to thy word!
108 O Lord, I beseeche thee accept the free offerings of my mouth, and teach mee thy iudgements.
Accept, O LORD! the free-will offering of my mouth, And teach me thy statutes!
109 My soule is continually in mine hande: yet doe I not forget thy Lawe.
My life is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The wicked haue layed a snare for mee: but I swarued not from thy precepts.
The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go 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 made thine ordinances my possession for ever; For they are the joy 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, Always, —even to the end.
113 SAMECH. I hate vaine inuentions: but thy Lawe doe I loue.
I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
114 Thou art my refuge and shield, and I trust in thy worde.
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield; In thy word I put my trust!
115 Away from mee, yee wicked: for I will keepe the commandements of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers! For I will 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 promise, 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.
Do thou hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I will have respect to thy statutes continually!
118 Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
119 Thou hast taken away all ye wicked of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.
Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
120 My flesh trembleth for feare of thee, and I am afraide of thy iudgements.
My flesh trembleth through 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 equity; O 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 with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
124 Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, 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 thine ordinances!
126 It is time for thee Lord to worke: for they haue destroyed thy Lawe.
It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men 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 thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderfull: therefore doeth my soule keepe them.
Wonderful are thine ordinances; Therefore do I observe them.
130 The entrance into thy wordes sheweth light, and giueth vnderstanding to the simple.
The communication of thy precepts giveth light; It giveth understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commandements.
I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
132 Looke vpon mee and bee mercifull vnto me, as thou vsest to doe vnto those that loue thy Name.
Look thou upon me, and be gracious to me, As is just 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 no 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 men, So will I keep thy precepts!
135 Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seruant, and teache me thy statutes.
Let thy face shine on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes!
136 Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water, because they keepe not thy Lawe.
Rivers of water run down mine eyes, Because men keep not thy law.
137 TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
138 Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
Just are the ordinances which thou hast ordained, And altogether righteous.
139 My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
140 Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
141 I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
142 Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnes, and thy Lawe is trueth.
Thy righteousness is 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 of me, But thy laws are my delight.
144 The righteousnes of thy testimonies is euerlasting: graunt me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; 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 cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
146 I called vpon thee: saue mee, and I will keepe thy testimonies.
I cry unto thee; save me, And I will observe thine ordinances.
147 I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.
I come before the dawn with my prayer; I trust in thy promise!
148 Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.
My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
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 LORD! revive me according to thy mercy!
150 They drawe neere, that follow after malice, and are farre from thy Lawe.
Near are they whose aim is mischief; They are far from thy law;
151 Thou art neere, O Lord: for all thy commandements are true.
Yet thou art near, O LORD! And all thy commandments are truth!
152 I haue knowen long since by thy testimonies, that thou hast established them for euer.
Long have I known concerning thine ordinances, That thou hast founded them for ever.
153 RESH. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
Look upon 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.
Maintain my cause, and redeem me; Revive me according to thy promise!
155 Saluation is farre from the wicked, because they seeke not thy statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked, Because they seek not thy statutes.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy iudgements.
Great is thy compassion, O LORD! Revive thou me according to thine equity!
157 My persecutours and mine oppressours are many: yet doe I not swarue from thy testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
158 I saw the transgressours and was grieued, because they kept not thy worde.
I behold the transgressors, and am grieved Because they regard not thy word.
159 Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy preceptes: quicken mee according to thy louing kindenesse.
Behold, how I love thy precepts! O LORD! revive me according to thy loving-kindness!
160 The beginning of thy worde is trueth, and all the iudgements of thy righteousnesse endure for euer.
The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
161 SCHIN. Princes haue persecuted mee without cause, but mine heart stood in awe of thy wordes.
Princes have persecuted me without cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
I rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found great spoil.
163 I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
I hate and abhor lying, And 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 On account of thy righteous judgments.
165 They that loue thy Law, shall haue great prosperitie, and they shall haue none hurt.
Great peace have they who love thy law, And no evil shall befall them.
166 Lord, I haue trusted in thy saluation, and haue done thy commandements.
O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
167 My soule hath kept thy testimonies: for I loue them exceedingly.
My soul observeth thine ordinances, And loveth them exceedingly.
168 I haue kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my wayes are before thee.
I keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; 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 prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
170 Let my supplication come before thee, and deliuer me according to thy promise.
Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
171 My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.
My tongue shall sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are right.
173 Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
Let thy hand be my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
174 I haue longed for thy saluation, O Lord, and thy Lawe is my delite.
I long for thy salvation, O LORD! And thy law is my delight!
175 Let my soule liue, and it shall praise thee, and thy iudgements shall helpe me.
Let me live, and I will praise thee; 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 wander like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, For I do not forget thy commandments!
