Psalms 119
1 ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and seeke him with their whole heart.
Blessed are they who keep his solemn commands, who seek him with all their heart.
3 Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies.
They do no wrong; they walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.
You have commanded us to keep your instructions so that we should carefully observe them.
5 Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
Oh, that I would be firmly established in the observance of your statutes!
6 Then should I not be confounded, when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.
Then I would not be put to shame when I think of all your commandments.
7 I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.
I will give thanks to you with an upright heart when I learn your righteous decrees.
8 I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.
I will observe your statutes; do not leave me alone.
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.
How can a young person keep his path pure? By obeying your word.
10 With my whole heart haue I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandements.
With my whole heart I seek you; Do not let me stray from your commandments.
11 I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.
I have stored up your word in my heart so that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teache mee thy statutes.
Blessed you are, Yahweh; teach me your statutes.
13 With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.
With my mouth I have declared all the righteous decrees that you have revealed.
14 I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
I rejoice in the way of your covenant decrees more than in all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.
I will meditate on your instructions and pay attention to your ways.
16 I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
I delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
17 GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.
Be kind to your servant so that I may live and keep your word.
18 Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.
Open my eyes so that I may see marvelous things in your law.
19 I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.
I am a foreigner in the land; do not hide your commandments from me.
20 Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.
My desires are crushed by the longing to know your righteous decrees at all times.
21 Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
You rebuke the proud, who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.
22 Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.
Spare me from disgrace and humiliation, for I have obeyed your covenant decrees.
23 Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.
Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes.
24 Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
Your covenant decrees are my delight, and they are my counselors.
25 DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.
My life clings to the dust! Give me life by your word.
26 I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.
I told you my ways, and you answered me; teach me your statutes.
27 Make me to vnderstand ye way of thy precepts, and I will meditate in thy wondrous workes.
Make me understand the ways of your instructions, so that I can meditate on your wondrous teachings.
28 My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.
I am overwhelmed with grief! Strengthen me by your word.
29 Take from mee the way of lying, and graunt me graciously thy Lawe.
Turn from me the path of deceit; graciously teach me your law.
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 always kept your righteous decrees before me.
31 I haue cleaued to thy testimonies, O Lord: confound me not.
I cling to your covenant decrees; Yahweh, do not let me be shamed.
32 I will runne the way of thy commandements, when thou shalt enlarge mine heart.
I will run in the path of your commandments, for you enlarge my heart to do so.
33 HE. Teach mee, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I will keepe it vnto the ende.
Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes, and I will keep them 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 will keep your law; I will observe it with all my heart.
35 Direct mee in the path of thy commandements: for therein is my delite.
Guide me in the path of your commandments, for I delight to walk in it.
36 Incline mine heart vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse.
Direct my heart toward your covenant decrees and away from unrighteous gain.
37 Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; revive me in your ways.
38 Stablish thy promise to thy seruaunt, because he feareth thee.
Carry out for your servant your promise that you made to those who honor you.
39 Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.
Take away the insults I dread, for your righteous judgments are good.
40 Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
See, I have longed for your instructions; revive me in your righteousness.
41 VAV. And let thy louing kindnesse come vnto me, O Lord, and thy saluation according to thy promise.
Yahweh, give me your unfailing love— your salvation, according to your promise;
42 So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for I trust in thy woorde.
then I will have a reply for the one who mocks me, for I trust in your word.
43 And take not the woorde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for I waite for thy iudgements.
Do not take the word of truth from my mouth, for my hope is in your righteous decrees.
44 So shall I alway keepe thy Lawe for euer and euer.
I will observe your law continually, forever and ever.
45 And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
I will walk securely, for I seek your instructions.
46 I will speake also of thy testimonies before Kings, and will not be ashamed.
I will speak of your solemn commands before kings and will not be ashamed.
47 And my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
I delight in your commandments, which I love dearly.
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 your commandments, which I love; I will meditate on your statutes.
49 ZAIN. Remember the promise made to thy seruant, wherein thou hast caused me to trust.
Call to mind your promise to your servant because you have given me hope.
50 It is my comfort in my trouble: for thy promise hath quickened me.
This is my comfort in my affliction: that your promise has kept me alive.
51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.
The proud have scoffed at me, yet I have not turned away from your law.
52 I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.
I have thought about your righteous decrees from ancient times, Yahweh, and I comfort myself.
53 Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
Hot anger has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject your law.
54 Thy statutes haue beene my songes in the house of my pilgrimage.
Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I temporarily live.
55 I haue remembred thy Name, O Lord, in the night, and haue kept thy Lawe.
I think about your name during the night, Yahweh, and I keep your law.
56 This I had because I kept thy precepts.
This has been my practice because I have observed your instructions.
57 CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.
Yahweh is my portion; I have determined to observe your words.
58 I made my supplication in thy presence with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according to thy promise.
I earnestly request your favor with my whole heart; be merciful to me, as your word promised.
59 I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.
I examined my ways and turned my feet to your covenant decrees.
60 I made haste and delaied not to keepe thy commandements.
I hurry and do not delay to keep your commandments.
61 The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
The cords of the wicked have ensnared me; I have not forgotten your 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 you because of your righteous decrees.
63 I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.
I am a companion of all who honor you, to all who observe your instructions.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: teache me thy statutes.
The earth, Yahweh, is full of your covenant faithfulness; teach me your statutes.
65 TETH. O Lord, thou hast delt graciously with thy seruant according vnto thy woorde.
You have done good to your servant, Yahweh, by means of your word.
66 Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.
Teach me proper discernment and understanding, for I have believed in your 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 your word.
68 Thou art good and gracious: teach me thy statutes.
You are good, and you are one who does good; teach me your statutes.
69 The proud haue imagined a lie against me: but I wil keepe thy precepts with my whole heart.
The arrogant have smeared me with lies, but I keep your instructions with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.
Their hearts are hardened, but I delight in your 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 suffered so that I would learn your statutes.
72 The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
Instruction from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 IOD. Thine hands haue made me and fashioned me: giue mee vnderstanding therefore, that I may learne thy commandements.
Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding so that I may learn your commandments.
74 So they that feare thee, seeing mee shall reioyce, because I haue trusted in thy worde.
Those who honor you will be glad when they see me because I find hope in your word.
75 I knowe, O Lord, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.
I know, Yahweh, that your decrees are just, and that in faithfulness you afflicted me.
76 I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promise vnto thy seruant.
Let your covenant faithfulness comfort me, as you promised your servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Lawe is my delite.
Show me compassion so that I may live, for your 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 slandered me; but I will meditate on your instructions.
79 Let such as feare thee turne vnto me, and they that knowe thy testimonies.
May those who honor you turn to me, those who know your covenant decrees.
80 Let mine heart bee vpright in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
May my heart be blameless with respect to your statutes so that I may not be put to shame.
81 CAPH. My soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.
I faint with longing that you might rescue me! I hope in your word.
82 Mine eyes faile for thy promise, saying, when wilt thou comfort me?
My eyes long to see your promise; when will you 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 wineskin in the smoke; I do not forget your statutes.
84 Howe many are the dayes of thy seruant? When wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?
How long must your servant endure this; when will you judge 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, defying your law.
86 All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
All your commandments are reliable; those people persecute me wrongfully; help me.
87 They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.
They have almost made an end to me on earth, but I do not reject your instructions.
88 Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.
By your steadfast love, keep me alive, so that I may obey your commands.
89 LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.
Yahweh, your word stands forever; your word is established firmly in heaven.
90 Thy trueth is from generation to generation: thou hast layed the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
Your faithfulness lasts for all generations; you have established the earth, and it remains.
91 They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances: for all are thy seruants.
All things continue to this day, just as you said in your righteous decrees, for all things are your servants.
92 Except thy Lawe had bene my delite, I should now haue perished in mine affliction.
If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I wil neuer forget thy precepts: for by them thou hast quickened me.
I will never forget your instructions, for through them you have kept me alive.
94 I am thine, saue me: for I haue sought thy precepts.
I am yours; save me, for I seek your instructions.
95 The wicked haue waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
The wicked prepare to destroy me, but I will seek to understand your covenant decrees.
96 I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commandement is exceeding large.
I have seen that everything has its limits, but your commandments are broad, beyond limits.
97 MEM. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually.
Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all day long.
98 By thy commandements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always 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 I meditate on your covenant decrees.
100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
I understand more than those older than I am; this is because I have kept your instructions.
101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.
I have kept my feet back from every evil path so that I might observe your word.
102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.
I have not turned aside from your righteous decrees, for you have instructed me.
103 Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.
How sweet are your words to my taste, yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
Through your instructions I gain discernment; therefore I hate every false way.
105 NUN. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for 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 your righteous decrees.
107 I am very sore afflicted: O Lord, quicken me according to thy word.
I am very afflicted; keep me alive, Yahweh, as you have promised in your word.
108 O Lord, I beseeche thee accept the free offerings of my mouth, and teach mee thy iudgements.
Yahweh, please accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, and teach me your righteous decrees.
109 My soule is continually in mine hande: yet doe I not forget thy Lawe.
My life is always in my hand, yet I do not forget your law.
110 The wicked haue layed a snare for mee: but I swarued not from thy precepts.
The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your instructions.
111 Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the ioy of mine heart.
I claim your covenant decrees as my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
112 I haue applied mine heart to fulfill thy statutes alway, euen vnto the ende.
My heart is set on obeying your statutes forever to the very end.
113 SAMECH. I hate vaine inuentions: but thy Lawe doe I loue.
I hate those who have a double mind, but I love your law.
114 Thou art my refuge and shield, and I trust in thy worde.
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
115 Away from mee, yee wicked: for I will keepe the commandements of my God.
Get away from me, you evil doers, so 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.
Sustain me by your word so that I may live and not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Stay thou mee, and I shall be safe, and I will delite continually in thy statutes.
Support me, and I will be safe; I will always meditate on your statutes.
118 Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for those people are deceptive and unreliable.
119 Thou hast taken away all ye wicked of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.
You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag; therefore I love your solemn commands.
120 My flesh trembleth for feare of thee, and I am afraide of thy iudgements.
My body trembles in fear of you, and I am afraid of your righteous decrees.
121 AIN. I haue executed iudgement and iustice: leaue me not to mine oppressours.
I do what is just and right; do not abandon me to my oppressors.
122 Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.
Guarantee the welfare of your servant; do not let the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes haue failed in waiting for thy saluation, and for thy iust promise.
My eyes grow tired as I wait for your salvation and for your righteous word.
124 Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.
Show your servant your covenant faithfulness, and teach me your statutes.
125 I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.
I am your servant; give me understanding so that I may know your covenant decrees.
126 It is time for thee Lord to worke: for they haue destroyed thy Lawe.
It is time for Yahweh to act, for people have broken your law.
127 Therefore loue I thy commandements aboue golde, yea, aboue most fine golde.
Truly I love your commandments more than gold, more than fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteeme all thy precepts most iust, and hate all false wayes.
Therefore I carefully follow all your instructions, and I hate every path of falsehood.
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderfull: therefore doeth my soule keepe them.
Your rules are wonderful, that is why I obey them.
130 The entrance into thy wordes sheweth light, and giueth vnderstanding to the simple.
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the untrained.
131 I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commandements.
I open my mouth and pant, for I long for your commandments.
132 Looke vpon mee and bee mercifull vnto me, as thou vsest to doe vnto those that loue thy Name.
Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do for those who love your name.
133 Direct my steppes in thy worde, and let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer me.
Direct my footsteps by your word; do not let any sin rule me.
134 Deliuer mee from the oppression of men, and I will keepe thy precepts.
Redeem me from human oppression so that I may observe your instructions.
135 Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seruant, and teache me thy statutes.
Let your face shine on your servant, and teach me your statutes.
136 Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water, because they keepe not thy Lawe.
Streams of tears run down from my eyes because people do not observe your law.
137 TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
You are righteous, Yahweh, and your decrees are fair.
138 Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
You have given your covenant decrees righteously and faithfully.
139 My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
Anger has destroyed me because my adversaries forget your words.
140 Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
Your word has been tested very much, and your servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your instructions.
142 Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnes, and thy Lawe is trueth.
Your justice is forever right, and your law is trustworthy.
143 Trouble and anguish are come vpon me: yet are thy commandements my delite.
Though distress and anguish have found me, your commandments are still my delight.
144 The righteousnes of thy testimonies is euerlasting: graunt me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
Your covenant decrees are righteous forever; 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.
I cried out with my whole heart, “Answer me, Yahweh, I will keep your statutes.
146 I called vpon thee: saue mee, and I will keepe thy testimonies.
I call to you; save me, and I will observe your covenant decrees.”
147 I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.
I rise before the dawn of the morning and cry for help. I hope in your words.
148 Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.
My eyes are open before the night watches change so that I might meditate on your word.
149 Heare my voyce according to thy louing kindenesse: O Lord, quicken me according to thy iudgement.
Hear my voice in your covenant faithfulness; keep me alive, Yahweh, as you have promised in your righteous decrees.
150 They drawe neere, that follow after malice, and are farre from thy Lawe.
Those who are persecuting me are coming closer to me, but they are far from your law.
151 Thou art neere, O Lord: for all thy commandements are true.
You are near, Yahweh, and all your commandments are trustworthy.
152 I haue knowen long since by thy testimonies, that thou hast established them for euer.
Long ago I learned from your covenant decrees that you had set them in place forever.
153 RESH. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
Look on my affliction and help me, for I do not forget your law.
154 Pleade my cause, and deliuer me: quicken me according vnto thy word.
Plead my cause and redeem me; keep me, as you have promised in your word.
155 Saluation is farre from the wicked, because they seeke not thy statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not love your statutes.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy iudgements.
Great are your merciful actions, Yahweh; keep me alive, as you always do.
157 My persecutours and mine oppressours are many: yet doe I not swarue from thy testimonies.
My persecutors and my foes are many, yet I have not turned from your covenant decrees.
158 I saw the transgressours and was grieued, because they kept not thy worde.
I view the treacherous with disgust because they do not keep your word.
159 Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy preceptes: quicken mee according to thy louing kindenesse.
See how I love your instructions; keep me alive, Yahweh, as you have promised by your covenant faithfulness.
160 The beginning of thy worde is trueth, and all the iudgements of thy righteousnesse endure for euer.
The essence of your word is truth; every one of your righteous decrees lasts forever.
161 SCHIN. Princes haue persecuted mee without cause, but mine heart stood in awe of thy wordes.
Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your word.
162 I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
I rejoice at your word like one who finds great plunder.
163 I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
I hate and despise falsehood, but I love your law.
164 Seuen times a day doe I praise thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
Seven times a day I praise you because of your righteous decrees.
165 They that loue thy Law, shall haue great prosperitie, and they shall haue none hurt.
Great peace they have, those who love your law; nothing makes them stumble.
166 Lord, I haue trusted in thy saluation, and haue done thy commandements.
I hope for your salvation, Yahweh, and I obey your commandments.
167 My soule hath kept thy testimonies: for I loue them exceedingly.
I observe your solemn commands, and I love them greatly.
168 I haue kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my wayes are before thee.
I keep your instructions and your solemn commands, for you are aware of everything I do.
169 TAV. Let my complaint come before thee, O Lord, and giue me vnderstanding, according vnto thy worde.
Listen to my cry for help, Yahweh; give me understanding into your word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee, and deliuer me according to thy promise.
May my plea come before you; help me, as you have promised in your word.
171 My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
May my lips pour out praise, for you teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue shall intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.
Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commandments are right.
173 Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
May your hand help me, for I have chosen your instructions.
174 I haue longed for thy saluation, O Lord, and thy Lawe is my delite.
I long for your rescue, Yahweh, and your law is my delight.
175 Let my soule liue, and it shall praise thee, and thy iudgements shall helpe me.
May I live and praise you, and may your righteous decrees help me.
176 I haue gone astraye like a lost sheepe: seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commandements.
I have wandered off like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.
