Psalms 119
1 [ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the Law of YHWH,
Alleluia. Blessed are the immaculate in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 O the blessedness of those keeping His testimonies, They seek Him with the whole heart.
Blessed are those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart.
3 Indeed, they have not done iniquity, They have walked in His ways.
For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
4 You have commanded us to diligently keep Your precepts,
You have ordered your commandments to be kept most diligently.
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,
I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.
6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking to all Your commands.
Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.
7 I confess You with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.
I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.
8 I keep Your statutes, do not utterly leave me!
I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.
9 [BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.
10 I have sought You with all my heart, Do not let me err from Your commands.
With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.
11 I have hid Your saying in my heart, That I do not sin before You.
I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.
12 Blessed [are] You, O YHWH, teach me Your statutes.
Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications.
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As over all wealth.
I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.
15 I meditate on Your precepts, And I attentively behold Your paths.
I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.
16 I delight myself in Your statutes, I do not forget Your word.
I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words.
17 [GIMEL] Confer benefits on Your servant, I live, and I keep Your word.
Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words.
18 Uncover my eyes, and I behold wonders out of Your law.
Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law.
19 I [am] a sojourner on earth, Do not hide Your commands from me.
I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.
20 My soul has broken for desire To Your judgments at all times.
My soul has longed to desire your justifications at all times.
21 You have rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Your commands.
You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed.
22 Remove reproach and contempt from me, For I have kept Your testimonies.
Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.
23 Princes also sat—they spoke against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes,
For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications.
24 Your testimonies [are] also my delight, The men of my counsel!
For your testimonies are also my (meditation) and your justifications are my counsel.
25 [DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, Quicken me according to Your word.
My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.
26 I have recounted my ways, And You answer me, teach me Your statutes,
I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications.
27 Cause me to understand the way of Your precepts, And I meditate on Your wonders.
Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders.
28 My soul has dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Your word.
My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words.
29 Turn aside the way of falsehood from me And favor me with Your law.
Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on me by your law.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I have compared Your judgments,
I have chosen the way of truth. I have not forgotten your judgments.
31 I have adhered to Your testimonies, O YHWH, do not put me to shame.
I have adhered to your testimonies, O Lord. Do not be willing to confound me.
32 I run the way of Your commands, For You enlarge my heart!
I have run by way of your commandments, when you enlarged my heart.
33 [HE] Show me, O YHWH, the way of Your statutes, And I keep it—[to] the end.
O Lord, place the law before me, the way of your justifications, and I will always inquire into it.
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, And observe it with the whole heart.
Give me understanding, and I will examine your law. And I will keep it with my whole heart.
35 Cause me to tread in the path of Your commands, For I have delighted in it.
Lead me according to the path of your commandments, for I have desired this.
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
Bend my heart with your testimonies, and not with avarice.
37 Remove my eyes from seeing vanity, Quicken me in Your way.
Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way.
38 Establish Your saying to Your servant, That [is] concerning Your fear.
Station your eloquence with your servant, along with your fear.
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Your judgments [are] good.
Cut off my disgrace, which I have taken up, for your judgments are delightful.
40 Behold, I have longed for Your precepts, Quicken me in Your righteousness,
Behold, I have longed for your commandments. Revive me in your fairness.
41 [WAW] And Your kindness meets me, O YHWH, Your salvation according to Your saying.
And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence.
42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Your word.
And I will respond to those who reproach me by word, for I have hoped in your words.
43 And You do not utterly take away The word of truth from my mouth, Because I have hoped for Your judgment.
And do not utterly take away the word of truth from my mouth. For in your judgments, I have hoped beyond hope.
44 And I keep Your law continually, For all time and forever.
And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever.
45 And I habitually walk in a broad place, For I have sought Your precepts.
And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments.
46 And I speak of Your testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
And I spoke of your testimonies in the sight of kings, and I was not confounded.
47 And I delight myself in Your commands, That I have loved,
And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved.
48 And I lift up my hands to Your commands, That I have loved, And I meditate on Your statutes!
And I lifted up my hands to your commandments, which I loved. And I was trained in your justifications.
49 [ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to hope.
Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope.
50 This [is] my comfort in my affliction, That Your saying has quickened me.
This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, I have not turned aside from Your law.
The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.
52 I remembered Your judgments of old, O YHWH, And I comfort myself.
I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled.
53 Horror has seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law.
54 Your statutes have been songs to me, In the house of my sojournings.
Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered Your Name in the night, O YHWH, And I keep Your law.
During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law.
56 This has been to me, That I have kept Your precepts!
This has happened to me because I sought your justifications.
57 [HETH] YHWH [is] my portion; I have said I would keep Your words,
O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law.
58 I appeased Your face with the whole heart, Favor me according to Your saying.
I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet to Your testimonies.
I have considered my ways, and I have turned my feet toward your testimonies.
60 I have made haste, And did not delay, to keep Your commands.
I have been prepared, and I have not been disturbed, so that I may keep your commandments.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, I have not forgotten Your law.
The ropes of the impious have encircled me, and I have not forgotten your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For the judgments of Your righteousness.
I arose in the middle of the night to confess to you, over the judgments of your justification.
63 I [am] a companion to all who fear You, And to those keeping Your precepts.
I am a partaker with all those who fear you and who keep your commandments.
64 Of Your kindness, O YHWH, the earth is full, Teach me Your statutes!
The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy. Teach me your justifications.
65 [TETH] You did good with Your servant, O YHWH, According to Your word.
You have done well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
66 Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, For I have believed in Your commands.
Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge, for I have trusted your commandments.
67 Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying.
Before I was humbled, I committed offenses; because of this, I have kept to your word.
68 You [are] good, and doing good, Teach me Your statutes.
You are good, so in your goodness teach me your justifications.
69 The proud have forged falsehood against me, I keep Your precepts with the whole heart.
The iniquity of the arrogant has been multiplied over me. Yet I will examine your commandments with all my heart.
70 Their heart has been thick as fat, I have delighted in Your law.
Their heart has been curdled like milk. Truly, I have meditated on your law.
71 [It is] good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Your statutes.
It is good for me that you humbled me, so that I may learn your justifications.
72 The Law of Your mouth [is] better to me Than thousands of gold and silver!
The law of your mouth is good for me, beyond thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 [YOD] Your hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Your commands.
Your hands have created me and formed me. Give me understanding, and I will learn your commandments.
74 Those fearing You see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped for Your word.
Those who fear you will see me, and they will rejoice. For I have greatly hoped in your words.
75 I have known, O YHWH, That Your judgments [are] righteous, And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
I know, O Lord, that your judgments are fairness. And in your truth, you have humbled me.
76 Please let Your kindness be to comfort me, According to Your saying to Your servant.
Let it be your mercy that consoles me, according to your eloquence to your servant.
77 Your mercies meet me, and I live, For Your law [is] my delight.
Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my (meditation)
78 The proud are ashamed, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate on Your precepts.
Let the arrogant be confounded, for unjustly they have done iniquity to me. But I will be trained in your commandments.
79 Those fearing You turn back to me, And those knowing Your testimonies.
Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your testimonies.
80 My heart is perfect in Your statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
Let my heart be immaculate in your justifications, so that I may not be confounded.
81 [KAPH] My soul has been consumed for Your salvation, I have hoped for Your word.
My soul has faltered in your salvation, yet in your word, I have hoped beyond hope.
82 My eyes have been consumed for Your word, Saying, “When does it comfort me?”
My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, “When will you console me?”
83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, I have not forgotten Your statutes.
For I have become like a wineskin in the frost. I have not forgotten your justifications.
84 How many [are] the days of Your servant? When do You execute judgment Against my pursuers?
How many are the days of your servant? When will you bring judgment against those who persecute me?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, That [are] not according to Your law.
The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law.
86 All Your commands [are] faithfulness, They have pursued me [with] falsehood, Help me.
All your commandments are truth. They have been persecuting me unjustly: assist me.
87 They have almost consumed me on earth, And I have not forsaken Your precepts.
They have nearly consumed me on earth. Yet I have not forsaken your commandments.
88 Quicken me according to Your kindness, And I keep the Testimony of Your mouth!
Revive me according to your mercy. And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth.
89 [LAMED] For all time, O YHWH, Your word is set up in the heavens.
O Lord, your word remains firm in heaven, for all eternity.
90 Your faithfulness from generation to generation, You established earth, and it stands.
Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm.
91 According to Your ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.
By your ordinance, the day perseveres. For all things are in service to you.
92 Unless Your law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in my affliction.
If your law had not been my (meditation) then perhaps I would have perished in my humiliation.
93 I do not forget Your precepts for all time, For You have quickened me by them.
I will not forget your justifications, for eternity. For by them, you have enlivened me.
94 I [am] Yours, save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
I am yours. Accomplish my salvation. For I have inquired into your justifications.
95 Your wicked waited for me to destroy me, I understand Your testimonies.
The sinners have waited for me, in order to destroy me. I have understood your testimonies.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection, Your command [is] exceedingly broad!
I have seen the end of the consummation of all things. Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 [MEM] O how I have loved Your law! It [is] my meditation all the day.
How have I loved your law, O Lord? It is my meditation all day long.
98 Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, For it [is] before me for all time.
By your commandment, you have made me able to see far, beyond my enemies. For it is with me for eternity.
99 I have acted wisely above all my teachers. For Your testimonies [are] my (meditation)
I have understood beyond all my teachers. For your testimonies are my (meditation)
100 Above elderly—I understand more, For I have kept Your precepts.
I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments.
101 I restrained my feet from every evil path, So that I keep Your word.
I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words.
102 I did not turn aside from Your judgments, For You have directed me.
I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me.
103 How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!
104 I have understanding from Your precepts, Therefore I have hated every false path!
I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.
105 [NUN] Your word [is] a lamp to my foot, And a light to my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.
106 I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
I have sworn it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice.
107 I have been afflicted very much, O YHWH, quicken me, according to Your word.
I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word.
108 Please accept [the] free-will offerings of my mouth, O YHWH, And teach me Your judgments.
Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments.
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And I have not forgotten Your law.
My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And I did not wander from your precepts.
Sinners have set a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments.
111 I have inherited Your testimonies for all time, For they [are] the joy of my heart.
I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart To do Your statutes, for all time—[to] the end!
I have inclined my heart to do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense.
113 [SAMEKH] I have hated doubting ones, And I have loved Your law.
I have hated the iniquitous, and I have loved your law.
114 You [are] my hiding place and my shield, I have hoped for Your word.
You are my helper and my supporter. And in your word, I have greatly hoped.
115 Turn aside from me, you evildoers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine the commandments 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.
Uphold me according to your eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in my expectation.
117 Support me, and I am saved, And I look on Your statutes continually.
Help me, and I will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications.
118 You have trodden down All going astray from Your statutes, For their deceit [is] falsehood.
You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust.
119 Dross! You have caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.
I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.
120 My flesh has trembled from Your fear, And I have been afraid from Your judgments!
Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments.
121 [AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, Do not leave me to my oppressors.
I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.
122 Make Your servant sure for good, Do not let the proud oppress me.
Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me.
123 My eyes have been consumed for Your salvation. And for the saying of Your righteousness.
My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice.
124 Do with Your servant according to Your kindness. And teach me Your statutes.
Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your justifications.
125 I [am] Your servant—cause me to understand, And I know Your testimonies.
I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies.
126 Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.
It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.
127 Therefore I have loved Your commands Above gold—even fine gold.
Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz.
128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, I have hated every path of falsehood!
Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way.
129 [PE] Your testimonies [are] wonderful, Therefore my soul has kept them.
Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them.
130 The opening of Your words enlightens, Instructing the simple.
The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.
131 I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, For I have longed for Your commands.
I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments.
132 Look to me, and favor me, As customary to those loving Your Name.
Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name.
133 Establish my steps by Your saying, And any iniquity does not rule over me.
Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me.
134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Your precepts,
Redeem me from the slanders of men, so that I may keep your commandments.
135 Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your justifications.
136 Streams of waters have come down my eyes, Because they have not kept Your law!
My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law.
137 [TSADE] You [are] righteous, O YHWH, And Your judgments [are] upright.
You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right.
138 You have appointed Your testimonies, Righteous and exceedingly faithful,
You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so.
139 My zeal has cut me off, For my adversaries forgot Your words.
My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
140 Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, And Your servant has loved it.
Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it.
141 I [am] small, and despised, I have not forgotten Your precepts.
I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications.
142 Your righteousness [is] righteousness for all time, And Your law [is] truth.
Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth.
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Your commands [are] my delights.
Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my (meditation)
144 The righteousness of Your testimonies [Is] to cause me to understand, and I live!
Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live.
145 [QOF] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O YHWH, I keep Your statutes,
I cried out with my whole heart. Heed me, O Lord. I will ask for your justifications.
146 I have called You, save me, And I keep Your testimonies.
I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments.
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, I have hoped for Your word.
I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope.
148 My eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate on Your saying.
My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence.
149 Hear my voice, according to Your kindness, YHWH, quicken me according to Your judgment.
Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment.
150 My wicked pursuers have been near, They have been far off from Your law.
Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they have been brought far from your law.
151 You [are] near, O YHWH, And all Your commands [are] truth.
You are near, O Lord, and all your ways are truth.
152 I have known Your testimonies of old, That You have founded them for all time!
I have known from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity.
153 [RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your law.
See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, Quicken me according to Your saying.
Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence.
155 Salvation [is] far from the wicked, For they have not sought Your statutes.
Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications.
156 Your mercies [are] many, O YHWH, Quicken me according to Your judgments.
Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment.
157 My pursuers and adversaries are many, I have not turned aside from Your testimonies.
Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies.
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because they have not kept Your saying.
I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word.
159 See, for I have loved Your precepts, YHWH, quicken me according to Your kindness.
O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive me in your mercy.
160 The sum of Your word [is] truth, And every judgment of Your righteousness [is] for all time!
The beginning of your words is truth. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity.
161 [SHIN] Princes have pursued me without cause, And my heart was afraid because of Your words.
The leaders have persecuted me without cause. And my heart has been awed by your words.
162 I rejoice concerning Your saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils.
163 I have hated falsehood, indeed I detest [it], I have loved Your law.
I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law.
164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised You, Because of the judgments of Your righteousness.
Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice.
165 Those loving Your law have abundant peace, And they have no stumbling-block.
Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them.
166 I have waited for Your salvation, O YHWH, And I have done Your commands.
I have waited for your salvation, O Lord. And I have loved your commandments.
167 My soul has kept Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly.
168 I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You!
I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight.
169 [TAW] My loud cry comes near before You, O YHWH; Cause me to understand according to Your word.
O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence.
170 My supplication comes in before You, Deliver me according to Your saying.
Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word.
171 My lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications.
172 My tongue sings of Your saying, For all Your commands [are] righteous.
My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness.
173 Your hand is for a help to me, For I have chosen Your commands.
Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments.
174 I have longed for Your salvation, O YHWH, And Your law [is] my delight.
O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my (meditation)
175 My soul lives, and it praises You, And Your judgments help me.
My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist me.
176 I wandered as a lost sheep, [so] seek Your servant, For I have not forgotten Your precepts!
I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.
