Psalms 119
1 [ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the Law of YHWH,
ALEPH Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.
2 O the blessedness of those keeping His testimonies, They seek Him with the whole heart.
Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
3 Indeed, they have not done iniquity, They have walked in His ways.
They do no evil; they go in his ways.
4 You have commanded us to diligently keep Your precepts,
You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care.
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,
If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!
6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking to all Your commands.
Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.
7 I confess You with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.
I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.
8 I keep Your statutes, do not utterly leave me!
I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.
9 [BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
BETH How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.
10 I have sought You with all my heart, Do not let me err from Your commands.
I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.
11 I have hid Your saying in my heart, That I do not sin before You.
I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.
12 Blessed [are] You, O YHWH, teach me Your statutes.
Praise be to you, O Lord: give me knowledge of your rules.
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As over all wealth.
I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.
15 I meditate on Your precepts, And I attentively behold Your paths.
I will give thought to your orders, and have respect for your ways.
16 I delight myself in Your statutes, I do not forget Your word.
I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.
17 [GIMEL] Confer benefits on Your servant, I live, and I keep Your word.
GIMEL Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;
18 Uncover my eyes, and I behold wonders out of Your law.
Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.
19 I [am] a sojourner on earth, Do not hide Your commands from me.
I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.
20 My soul has broken for desire To Your judgments at all times.
My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.
21 You have rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Your commands.
Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way.
22 Remove reproach and contempt from me, For I have kept Your testimonies.
Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.
23 Princes also sat—they spoke against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes,
Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.
24 Your testimonies [are] also my delight, The men of my counsel!
Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.
25 [DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, Quicken me according to Your word.
DALETH My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word.
26 I have recounted my ways, And You answer me, teach me Your statutes,
I put the record of my ways before you, and you gave me an answer: O give me knowledge of your rules.
27 Cause me to understand the way of Your precepts, And I meditate on Your wonders.
Make the way of your orders clear to me; then my thoughts will be ever on your wonders.
28 My soul has dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Your word.
My soul is wasted with sorrow; give me strength again in keeping with your word
29 Turn aside the way of falsehood from me And favor me with Your law.
Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I have compared Your judgments,
I have taken the way of faith: I have kept your decisions before me.
31 I have adhered to Your testimonies, O YHWH, do not put me to shame.
I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.
32 I run the way of Your commands, For You enlarge my heart!
I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.
33 [HE] Show me, O YHWH, the way of Your statutes, And I keep it—[to] the end.
HE O Lord, let me see the way of your rules, and I will keep it to the end.
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, And observe it with the whole heart.
Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.
35 Cause me to tread in the path of Your commands, For I have delighted in it.
Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.
37 Remove my eyes from seeing vanity, Quicken me in Your way.
Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.
38 Establish Your saying to Your servant, That [is] concerning Your fear.
Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Your judgments [are] good.
Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.
40 Behold, I have longed for Your precepts, Quicken me in Your righteousness,
See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.
41 [WAW] And Your kindness meets me, O YHWH, Your salvation according to Your saying.
VAU Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.
42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Your word.
So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.
43 And You do not utterly take away The word of truth from my mouth, Because I have hoped for Your judgment.
Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.
44 And I keep Your law continually, For all time and forever.
So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;
45 And I habitually walk in a broad place, For I have sought Your precepts.
So that my way may be in a wide place: because my search has been for your orders.
46 And I speak of Your testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
47 And I delight myself in Your commands, That I have loved,
And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.
48 And I lift up my hands to Your commands, That I have loved, And I meditate on Your statutes!
And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.
49 [ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to hope.
ZAIN Keep in mind your word to your servant, for on it has my hope been fixed.
50 This [is] my comfort in my affliction, That Your saying has quickened me.
This is my comfort in my trouble; that your sayings have given me life.
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, I have not turned aside from Your law.
The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.
52 I remembered Your judgments of old, O YHWH, And I comfort myself.
I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort.
53 Horror has seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.
54 Your statutes have been songs to me, In the house of my sojournings.
Your rules have been melodies to me, while I have been living in strange lands.
55 I have remembered Your Name in the night, O YHWH, And I keep Your law.
I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law.
56 This has been to me, That I have kept Your precepts!
This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart.
57 [HETH] YHWH [is] my portion; I have said I would keep Your words,
CHETH The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words.
58 I appeased Your face with the whole heart, Favor me according to Your saying.
I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet to Your testimonies.
I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word.
60 I have made haste, And did not delay, to keep Your commands.
I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, I have not forgotten Your law.
The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For the judgments of Your righteousness.
In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.
63 I [am] a companion to all who fear You, And to those keeping Your precepts.
I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory.
64 Of Your kindness, O YHWH, the earth is full, Teach me Your statutes!
The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy: give me knowledge of your rules.
65 [TETH] You did good with Your servant, O YHWH, According to Your word.
TETH You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word.
66 Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, For I have believed in Your commands.
Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.
67 Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying.
Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.
68 You [are] good, and doing good, Teach me Your statutes.
You are good, and your works are good; give me knowledge of your rules.
69 The proud have forged falsehood against me, I keep Your precepts with the whole heart.
The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.
70 Their heart has been thick as fat, I have delighted in Your law.
Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.
71 [It is] good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Your statutes.
It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.
72 The Law of Your mouth [is] better to me Than thousands of gold and silver!
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 [YOD] Your hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Your commands.
JOD Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.
74 Those fearing You see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped for Your word.
Your worshippers will see me and be glad; because my hope has been in your word.
75 I have known, O YHWH, That Your judgments [are] righteous, And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.
76 Please let Your kindness be to comfort me, According to Your saying to Your servant.
Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.
77 Your mercies meet me, and I live, For Your law [is] my delight.
Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.
78 The proud are ashamed, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate on Your precepts.
Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.
79 Those fearing You turn back to me, And those knowing Your testimonies.
Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.
80 My heart is perfect in Your statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.
81 [KAPH] My soul has been consumed for Your salvation, I have hoped for Your word.
CAPH My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.
82 My eyes have been consumed for Your word, Saying, “When does it comfort me?”
My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?
83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, I have not forgotten Your statutes.
For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.
84 How many [are] the days of Your servant? When do You execute judgment Against my pursuers?
How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, That [are] not according to Your law.
The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.
86 All Your commands [are] faithfulness, They have pursued me [with] falsehood, Help me.
All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.
87 They have almost consumed me on earth, And I have not forsaken Your precepts.
They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.
88 Quicken me according to Your kindness, And I keep the Testimony of Your mouth!
Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.
89 [LAMED] For all time, O YHWH, Your word is set up in the heavens.
LAMED For ever, O Lord, your word is fixed in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness from generation to generation, You established earth, and it stands.
Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.
91 According to Your ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.
They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.
92 Unless Your law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in my affliction.
If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.
93 I do not forget Your precepts for all time, For You have quickened me by them.
I will ever keep your orders in mind; for in them I have life.
94 I [am] Yours, save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.
95 Your wicked waited for me to destroy me, I understand Your testimonies.
The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection, Your command [is] exceedingly broad!
I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.
97 [MEM] O how I have loved Your law! It [is] my meditation all the day.
MEM O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.
98 Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, For it [is] before me for all time.
Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.
99 I have acted wisely above all my teachers. For Your testimonies [are] my (meditation)
I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
100 Above elderly—I understand more, For I have kept Your precepts.
I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.
101 I restrained my feet from every evil path, So that I keep Your word.
I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.
102 I did not turn aside from Your judgments, For You have directed me.
My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.
103 How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!
104 I have understanding from Your precepts, Therefore I have hated every false path!
Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
105 [NUN] Your word [is] a lamp to my foot, And a light to my path.
NUN Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.
106 I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.
107 I have been afflicted very much, O YHWH, quicken me, according to Your word.
I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.
108 Please accept [the] free-will offerings of my mouth, O YHWH, And teach me Your judgments.
Take, O Lord, the free offerings of my mouth, and give me knowledge of your decisions.
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And I have not forgotten Your law.
My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And I did not wander from your precepts.
Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.
111 I have inherited Your testimonies for all time, For they [are] the joy of my heart.
I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart To do Your statutes, for all time—[to] the end!
My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.
113 [SAMEKH] I have hated doubting ones, And I have loved Your law.
SAMECH I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law.
114 You [are] my hiding place and my shield, I have hoped for Your word.
You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.
115 Turn aside from me, you evildoers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.
116 Sustain me according to Your saying, And I live, and You do not put me to shame because of my hope.
Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.
117 Support me, and I am saved, And I look on Your statutes continually.
Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.
118 You have trodden down All going astray from Your statutes, For their deceit [is] falsehood.
You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.
119 Dross! You have caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.
All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word.
120 My flesh has trembled from Your fear, And I have been afraid from Your judgments!
My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.
121 [AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, Do not leave me to my oppressors.
AIN I have done what is good and right: you will not give me into the hands of those who are working against me.
122 Make Your servant sure for good, Do not let the proud oppress me.
Take your servant's interests into your keeping; let me not be crushed by the men of pride.
123 My eyes have been consumed for Your salvation. And for the saying of Your righteousness.
My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
124 Do with Your servant according to Your kindness. And teach me Your statutes.
Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.
125 I [am] Your servant—cause me to understand, And I know Your testimonies.
I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.
126 Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.
It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.
127 Therefore I have loved Your commands Above gold—even fine gold.
For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.
128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, I have hated every path of falsehood!
Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
129 [PE] Your testimonies [are] wonderful, Therefore my soul has kept them.
PE Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.
130 The opening of Your words enlightens, Instructing the simple.
The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.
131 I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, For I have longed for Your commands.
My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.
132 Look to me, and favor me, As customary to those loving Your Name.
Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name.
133 Establish my steps by Your saying, And any iniquity does not rule over me.
Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.
134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Your precepts,
Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.
135 Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
Let your servant see the shining of your face; give me knowledge of your rules.
136 Streams of waters have come down my eyes, Because they have not kept Your law!
Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.
137 [TSADE] You [are] righteous, O YHWH, And Your judgments [are] upright.
TZADE O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.
138 You have appointed Your testimonies, Righteous and exceedingly faithful,
You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever.
139 My zeal has cut me off, For my adversaries forgot Your words.
My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words.
140 Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, And Your servant has loved it.
Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.
141 I [am] small, and despised, I have not forgotten Your precepts.
I am small and of no account; but I keep your orders in mind.
142 Your righteousness [is] righteousness for all time, And Your law [is] truth.
Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Your commands [are] my delights.
Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.
144 The righteousness of Your testimonies [Is] to cause me to understand, and I live!
The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.
145 [QOF] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O YHWH, I keep Your statutes,
KOPH I have made my prayer with all my heart; give answer to me, O Lord: I will keep your rules.
146 I have called You, save me, And I keep Your testimonies.
My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word.
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, I have hoped for Your word.
Before the sun is up, my cry for help comes to your ear; my hope is in your words.
148 My eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate on Your saying.
In the night watches I am awake, so that I may give thought to your saying.
149 Hear my voice, according to Your kindness, YHWH, quicken me according to Your judgment.
Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.
150 My wicked pursuers have been near, They have been far off from Your law.
Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.
151 You [are] near, O YHWH, And all Your commands [are] truth.
You are near, O Lord; and all your teachings are true.
152 I have known Your testimonies of old, That You have founded them for all time!
I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever.
153 [RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your law.
RESH O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, Quicken me according to Your saying.
Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said.
155 Salvation [is] far from the wicked, For they have not sought Your statutes.
Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.
156 Your mercies [are] many, O YHWH, Quicken me according to Your judgments.
Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.
157 My pursuers and adversaries are many, I have not turned aside from Your testimonies.
Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because they have not kept Your saying.
I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.
159 See, for I have loved Your precepts, YHWH, quicken me according to Your kindness.
See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.
160 The sum of Your word [is] truth, And every judgment of Your righteousness [is] for all time!
Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.
161 [SHIN] Princes have pursued me without cause, And my heart was afraid because of Your words.
SHIN Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.
162 I rejoice concerning Your saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.
163 I have hated falsehood, indeed I detest [it], I have loved Your law.
I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.
164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised You, Because of the judgments of Your righteousness.
Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.
165 Those loving Your law have abundant peace, And they have no stumbling-block.
Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling.
166 I have waited for Your salvation, O YHWH, And I have done Your commands.
Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings.
167 My soul has kept Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.
168 I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You!
I have been ruled by your orders; for all my ways are before you.
169 [TAW] My loud cry comes near before You, O YHWH; Cause me to understand according to Your word.
TAU Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word.
170 My supplication comes in before You, Deliver me according to Your saying.
Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said.
171 My lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.
172 My tongue sings of Your saying, For all Your commands [are] righteous.
Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.
173 Your hand is for a help to me, For I have chosen Your commands.
Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.
174 I have longed for Your salvation, O YHWH, And Your law [is] my delight.
All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.
175 My soul lives, and it praises You, And Your judgments help me.
Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.
176 I wandered as a lost sheep, [so] seek Your servant, For I have not forgotten Your precepts!
I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.
