Psalms 119
1 ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
[Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,
2 Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and seeke him with their whole heart.
O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
3 Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies.
Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
4 Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.
Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
5 Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
6 Then should I not be confounded, when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.
Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.
7 I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.
I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
8 I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.
Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.
[Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
10 With my whole heart haue I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandements.
With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.
11 I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.
In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teache mee thy statutes.
Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.
13 With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments 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 I have joyed, As over all wealth.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.
In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
16 I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
17 GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.
[Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
18 Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.
Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
19 I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.
A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
20 Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.
Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
22 Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
23 Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.
Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
24 Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
25 DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.
[Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
26 I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.
My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest 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 me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.
28 My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.
My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
29 Take from mee the way of lying, and graunt me graciously thy Lawe.
The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.
30 I haue chosen the way of trueth, and thy iudgements haue I laied before me.
The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,
31 I haue cleaued to thy testimonies, O Lord: confound me not.
I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
32 I will runne the way of thy commandements, when thou shalt enlarge mine heart.
The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!
33 HE. Teach mee, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I will keepe it vnto the ende.
[He.] Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it — [to] the end.
34 Giue mee vnderstanding, and I will keepe thy Law: yea, I wil keepe it with my whole heart.
Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the 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 commands, For in it I have delighted.
36 Incline mine heart vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse.
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
37 Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
38 Stablish thy promise to thy seruaunt, because he feareth thee.
Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
39 Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.
Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.
40 Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,
41 VAV. And let thy louing kindnesse come vnto me, O Lord, and thy saluation according to thy promise.
[Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.
42 So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for I trust in thy woorde.
And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For 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 Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
44 So shall I alway keepe thy Lawe for euer and euer.
And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.
45 And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
46 I will speake also of thy testimonies before Kings, and will not be ashamed.
And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
47 And my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
And I delight myself in Thy commands, That 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 lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!
49 ZAIN. Remember the promise made to thy seruant, wherein thou hast caused me to trust.
[Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On 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 saying hath quickened me.
51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.
The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
52 I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.
I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.
53 Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
54 Thy statutes haue beene my songes in the house of my pilgrimage.
Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.
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 Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.
56 This I had because I kept thy precepts.
This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
57 CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.
[Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — 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 appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
59 I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.
I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.
60 I made haste and delaied not to keepe thy commandements.
I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
61 The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
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, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
63 I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.
A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: teache me thy statutes.
Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, 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.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.
66 Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.
The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but nowe I keepe thy woorde.
Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have 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.
Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
70 Their heart is fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.
Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.
71 It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.
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.
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.
[Yod.] Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.
74 So they that feare thee, seeing mee shall reioyce, because I haue trusted in thy worde.
Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.
75 I knowe, O Lord, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.
I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
76 I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promise vnto thy seruant.
Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Lawe is my delite.
Meet me do Thy mercies, and I 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.
Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
79 Let such as feare thee turne vnto me, and they that knowe thy testimonies.
Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
80 Let mine heart bee vpright in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
81 CAPH. My soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.
[Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
82 Mine eyes faile for thy promise, saying, when wilt thou comfort me?
Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
83 For I am like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.
For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
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 dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?
85 The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.
The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.
86 All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
87 They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.
Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
88 Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.
According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
89 LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.
[Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is 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 all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
91 They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances: for all are thy seruants.
According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.
92 Except thy Lawe had bene my delite, I should now haue perished in mine affliction.
Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I wil neuer forget thy precepts: for by them thou hast quickened me.
To the age I forget not 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 Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
95 The wicked haue waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.
96 I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commandement is exceeding large.
Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
97 MEM. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually.
[Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
98 By thy commandements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.
Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.
99 I haue had more vnderstading then all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.
From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.
From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
103 Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.
How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
105 NUN. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
[Nun.] A lamp to my foot [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 have sworn, and I confirm [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
107 I am very sore afflicted: O Lord, quicken me according to thy word.
I have been 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.
Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
109 My soule is continually in mine hande: yet doe I not forget thy Lawe.
My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.
110 The wicked haue layed a snare for mee: but I swarued not from thy precepts.
The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
111 Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the ioy of mine heart.
I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.
112 I haue applied mine heart to fulfill thy statutes alway, euen vnto the ende.
I have inclined my heart To do Thy statutes, to the age — [to] the end!
113 SAMECH. I hate vaine inuentions: but thy Lawe doe I loue.
[Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.
114 Thou art my refuge and shield, and I trust in thy worde.
My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
115 Away from mee, yee wicked: for I will keepe the commandements of my God.
Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
116 Stablish me according to thy promise, that I may liue, and disappoint me not of mine hope.
Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.
117 Stay thou mee, and I shall be safe, and I will delite continually in thy statutes.
Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.
119 Thou hast taken away all ye wicked of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.
Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for feare of thee, and I am afraide of thy iudgements.
Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!
121 AIN. I haue executed iudgement and iustice: leaue me not to mine oppressours.
[Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.
Make sure 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 have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
124 Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.
Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
125 I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.
Thy servant [am] I — cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.
126 It is time for thee Lord to worke: for they haue destroyed thy Lawe.
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 have loved Thy commands Above gold — even fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteeme all thy precepts most iust, and hate all false wayes.
Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderfull: therefore doeth my soule keepe them.
[Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
130 The entrance into thy wordes sheweth light, and giueth vnderstanding to the simple.
The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
131 I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commandements.
My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
132 Looke vpon mee and bee mercifull vnto me, as thou vsest to doe vnto those that loue thy Name.
Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
133 Direct my steppes in thy worde, and let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer me.
My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
134 Deliuer mee from the oppression of men, and I will keepe thy precepts.
Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
135 Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seruant, and teache me thy statutes.
Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
136 Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water, because they keepe not thy Lawe.
Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
137 TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
[Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
138 Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
139 My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
140 Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
141 I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
142 Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnes, and thy Lawe is trueth.
Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
143 Trouble and anguish are come vpon me: yet are thy commandements my delite.
Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.
144 The righteousnes of thy testimonies is euerlasting: graunt me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I 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 the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
146 I called vpon thee: saue mee, and I will keepe thy testimonies.
I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
147 I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.
I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
148 Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.
Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
149 Heare my voyce according to thy louing kindenesse: O Lord, quicken me according to thy iudgement.
My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
150 They drawe neere, that follow after malice, and are farre from thy Lawe.
Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
151 Thou art neere, O Lord: for all thy commandements are true.
Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
152 I haue knowen long since by thy testimonies, that thou hast established them for euer.
Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
153 RESH. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
[Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
154 Pleade my cause, and deliuer me: quicken me according vnto thy word.
Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
155 Saluation is farre from the wicked, because they seeke not thy statutes.
Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy iudgements.
Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
157 My persecutours and mine oppressours are many: yet doe I not swarue from thy testimonies.
Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
158 I saw the transgressours and was grieued, because they kept not thy worde.
I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
159 Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy preceptes: quicken mee according to thy louing kindenesse.
See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
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 to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
161 SCHIN. Princes haue persecuted mee without cause, but mine heart stood in awe of thy wordes.
[Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
162 I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163 I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
164 Seuen times a day doe I praise thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.
165 They that loue thy Law, shall haue great prosperitie, and they shall haue none hurt.
Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.
166 Lord, I haue trusted in thy saluation, and haue done thy commandements.
I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
167 My soule hath kept thy testimonies: for I loue them exceedingly.
Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do 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.
[Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
170 Let my supplication come before thee, and deliuer me according to thy promise.
My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
171 My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.
My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
173 Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
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.
My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
176 I haue gone astraye like a lost sheepe: seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commandements.
I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
