Psalms 119
1 ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
[ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and seeke him with their whole heart.
How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
3 Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies.
Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
4 Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.
Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
5 Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might 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 thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations.
8 I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.
Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.
[BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure 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 all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
11 I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne 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, O Lord: teache mee thy statutes.
Blessed art thou, O Yahweh—Teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.
With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
14 I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.
In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
16 I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
17 GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.
[GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant—let me live, That I may observe thy word.
18 Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.
Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.
A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
20 Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.
My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
21 Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
22 Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.
Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
23 Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.
Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
24 Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
25 DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.
[DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
26 I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.
My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes.
27 Make me to vnderstand ye way of thy precepts, and I will meditate in thy wondrous workes.
The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
28 My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.
My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
29 Take from mee the way of lying, and graunt me graciously thy Lawe.
The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
30 I haue chosen the way of trueth, and thy iudgements haue I laied before me.
The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right.
31 I haue cleaued to thy testimonies, O Lord: confound me not.
I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
32 I will runne the way of thy commandements, when thou shalt enlarge mine heart.
The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
33 HE. Teach mee, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I will keepe it vnto the ende.
[HE.] Point out to me, O Yahweh, the way of thy statutes, that I may 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, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
35 Direct mee in the path of thy commandements: for therein is my delite.
Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
36 Incline mine heart vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
37 Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
38 Stablish thy promise to thy seruaunt, because he feareth thee.
Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
39 Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.
Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
40 Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
41 VAV. And let thy louing kindnesse come vnto me, O Lord, and thy saluation according to thy promise.
[WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, 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 something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
43 And take not the woorde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for I waite for thy iudgements.
And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited.
44 So shall I alway keepe thy Lawe for euer and euer.
That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
45 And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought.
46 I will speake also 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 my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
That I may find dear delight 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.
That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
49 ZAIN. Remember the promise made to thy seruant, wherein thou hast caused me to trust.
[ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto 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, that, thy word, hath given me life.
51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.
Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
52 I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.
I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
53 Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes haue beene my songes in the house of my pilgrimage.
Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
55 I haue remembred thy Name, O Lord, in the night, and haue kept thy Lawe.
I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
56 This I had because I kept thy precepts.
This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
57 CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.
[HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would 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 the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
59 I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.
I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I made haste and delaied not to keepe thy commandements.
I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
62 At midnight will I rise to giue thanks vnto thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
63 I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.
Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: teache me thy statutes.
Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
65 TETH. O Lord, thou hast delt graciously with thy seruant according vnto thy woorde.
[TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
66 Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.
Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but nowe I keepe thy woorde.
Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
68 Thou art good and gracious: teach me thy statutes.
Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud haue imagined a lie against me: but I wil keepe 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 fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.
Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
71 It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.
It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
72 The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, 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.
[YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed 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 revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
75 I knowe, O Lord, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.
I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
76 I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promise vnto thy seruant.
Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, 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 compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
78 Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but 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 such as feare thee turne vnto me, and they that knowe thy testimonies.
Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
80 Let mine heart bee vpright 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 soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.
[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
82 Mine eyes faile for thy promise, saying, when wilt thou comfort me?
Mine eyes have failed 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.
Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
84 Howe many are the dayes of thy seruant? When wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?
How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
85 The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.
Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
86 All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
87 They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke 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 louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.
According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.
[LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
90 Thy trueth is from generation to generation: thou hast layed the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances: for all are thy seruants.
By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
92 Except thy Lawe had bene my delite, I should now haue perished in mine affliction.
Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I wil neuer 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, saue me: for I haue sought thy precepts.
Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
95 The wicked haue waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
96 I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commandement is exceeding large.
To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
97 MEM. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually.
[MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my (meditation)
98 By thy commandements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.
Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine.
99 I haue had more vnderstading then 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 vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.
From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.
From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
103 Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.
How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
105 NUN. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
[NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
106 I haue sworne and will performe it, that I will keepe thy righteous iudgements.
I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
107 I am very sore afflicted: O Lord, quicken me according to thy word.
I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
108 O Lord, I beseeche thee accept the free offerings of my mouth, and teach mee thy iudgements.
The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
109 My soule is continually in mine hande: yet doe I not forget thy Lawe.
My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten.
110 The wicked haue layed a snare for mee: but I swarued not from thy precepts.
The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
111 Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the ioy of mine heart.
As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
112 I haue applied mine heart to fulfill thy statutes alway, euen vnto the ende.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
113 SAMECH. I hate vaine inuentions: but thy Lawe doe I loue.
[SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
114 Thou art my refuge and shield, and I trust in thy worde.
My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
115 Away from mee, yee wicked: for I will keepe the commandements of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers, —that I may 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 do not shame me out of my hope!
117 Stay thou mee, and I shall be safe, and I will delite continually in thy statutes.
Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
119 Thou hast taken away all ye wicked of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.
Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for feare of thee, and I am afraide of thy iudgements.
My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
121 AIN. I haue executed iudgement and iustice: leaue me not to mine oppressours.
[AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness, —Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
122 Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.
Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
123 Mine eyes haue failed in waiting for thy saluation, and for thy iust promise.
Mine eyes, have become dim 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 lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me.
125 I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.
Thy servant, I am—give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for thee Lord to worke: for they haue destroyed thy Lawe.
It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
127 Therefore loue I thy commandements aboue golde, yea, aboue most fine golde.
For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!
128 Therefore I esteeme all thy precepts most iust, and hate all false wayes.
For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderfull: therefore doeth my soule keepe them.
[PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
130 The entrance into thy wordes sheweth light, and giueth vnderstanding to the simple.
The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commandements.
My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
132 Looke vpon mee and bee mercifull vnto me, as thou vsest to doe vnto those that loue thy Name.
Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
133 Direct my steppes in thy worde, and let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer me.
My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
134 Deliuer mee from the oppression of men, and I will keepe thy precepts.
Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
135 Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seruant, and teache me thy statutes.
Thy face, light thou up on 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, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
137 TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
[ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
138 Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
139 My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
140 Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it.
141 I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
142 Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnes, and thy Lawe is trueth.
Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish are come vpon me: yet are thy commandements my delite.
Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
144 The righteousnes of thy testimonies is euerlasting: graunt me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
145 KOPH. I haue cried with my whole heart: heare me, O Lord, and I will keepe thy statutes.
[KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
146 I called vpon thee: saue mee, and I will keepe thy testimonies.
I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
147 I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.
I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
148 Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.
Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
149 Heare my voyce according to thy louing kindenesse: O Lord, quicken me according to thy iudgement.
My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
150 They drawe neere, that follow after malice, and are farre from thy Lawe.
They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
151 Thou art neere, O Lord: for all thy commandements are true.
Near art thou, O Yahweh, 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, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
153 RESH. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
[RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten.
154 Pleade my cause, and deliuer me: quicken me according vnto thy word.
Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life
155 Saluation is farre from the wicked, because they seeke not thy statutes.
Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy iudgements.
Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
157 My persecutours and mine oppressours are many: yet doe I not swarue from thy testimonies.
Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
158 I saw the transgressours and was grieued, because they kept not thy worde.
I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
159 Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy preceptes: quicken mee according to thy louing kindenesse.
See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
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, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
161 SCHIN. Princes haue persecuted mee without cause, but mine heart stood in awe of thy wordes.
[SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
162 I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
163 I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
164 Seuen times a day doe I praise thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
165 They that loue thy Law, shall haue great prosperitie, and they shall haue none hurt.
Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
166 Lord, I haue trusted in thy saluation, and haue done thy commandements.
I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
167 My soule hath kept thy testimonies: for I loue them exceedingly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
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 shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
170 Let my supplication come before thee, and deliuer me according to thy promise.
Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
171 My lippes shall speake 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 intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.
My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
173 Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
174 I haue longed for thy saluation, O Lord, and thy Lawe is my delite.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
175 Let my soule liue, and it shall praise thee, and thy iudgements shall helpe me.
Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
176 I haue gone astraye like a lost sheepe: seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commandements.
I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
