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 that are upright 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.
Happy are they that keep His testimonies, that seek Him with the whole heart.
3 Indeed, they have not done iniquity, They have walked in His ways.
Yea, they do no unrighteousness; they walk in His ways.
4 You have commanded us to diligently keep Your precepts,
Thou hast ordained Thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,
Oh that my ways were directed to observe Thy statutes!
6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking to all Your commands.
Then should I not be ashamed, when I have regard unto all Thy commandments.
7 I confess You with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.
I will give thanks unto Thee with uprightness of heart, when I learn Thy righteous ordinances.
8 I keep Your statutes, do not utterly leave me!
I will observe Thy statutes; O forsake me not utterly.
9 [BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed thereto according to Thy word.
10 I have sought You with all my heart, Do not let me err from Your commands.
With my whole heart have I sought Thee; O let me not err from Thy commandments.
11 I have hid Your saying in my heart, That I do not sin before You.
Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.
12 Blessed [are] You, O YHWH, teach me Your statutes.
Blessed art Thou, O LORD; teach me Thy statutes.
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
With my lips have I told all the ordinances of Thy mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As over all wealth.
I have rejoiced in the way of Thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15 I meditate on Your precepts, And I attentively behold Your paths.
I will meditate in Thy precepts, and have respect unto Thy ways.
16 I delight myself in Your statutes, I do not forget Your word.
I will delight myself in Thy statutes; I will not forget Thy word.
17 [GIMEL] Confer benefits on Your servant, I live, and I keep Your word.
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with Thy servant that I may live, and I will observe Thy word.
18 Uncover my eyes, and I behold wonders out of Your law.
Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.
19 I [am] a sojourner on earth, Do not hide Your commands from me.
I am a sojourner in the earth; hide not Thy commandments from me.
20 My soul has broken for desire To Your judgments at all times.
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto Thine ordinances at all times.
21 You have rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Your commands.
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, that do err from Thy commandments.
22 Remove reproach and contempt from me, For I have kept Your testimonies.
Take away from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept Thy testimonies.
23 Princes also sat—they spoke against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes,
Even though princes sit and talk against me, thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes.
24 Your testimonies [are] also my delight, The men of my counsel!
Yea, Thy testimonies are my delight, they are my counsellors.
25 [DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, Quicken me according to Your word.
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust; quicken Thou me according to Thy word.
26 I have recounted my ways, And You answer me, teach me Your statutes,
I told of my ways, and Thou didst answer me; teach me Thy statutes.
27 Cause me to understand the way of Your precepts, And I meditate on Your wonders.
Make me to understand the way of Thy precepts, that I may talk of Thy wondrous works.
28 My soul has dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Your word.
My soul melteth away for heaviness; sustain me according unto Thy word.
29 Turn aside the way of falsehood from me And favor me with Your law.
Remove from me the way of falsehood; and grant me Thy law graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I have compared Your judgments,
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; Thine ordinances have I set before me.
31 I have adhered to Your testimonies, O YHWH, do not put me to shame.
I cleave unto Thy testimonies; O LORD, put me not to shame.
32 I run the way of Your commands, For You enlarge my heart!
I will run the way of Thy commandments, for Thou dost enlarge my heart.
33 [HE] Show me, O YHWH, the way of Your statutes, And I keep it—[to] the end.
HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of Thy statutes; and I will keep it at every step.
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, And observe it with the whole heart.
Give me understanding, that I keep Thy law and observe it with my whole heart.
35 Cause me to tread in the path of Your commands, For I have delighted in it.
Make me to tread in the path of Thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37 Remove my eyes from seeing vanity, Quicken me in Your way.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken me in Thy ways.
38 Establish Your saying to Your servant, That [is] concerning Your fear.
Confirm Thy word unto Thy servant, which pertaineth unto the fear of Thee.
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Your judgments [are] good.
Turn away my reproach which I dread; for Thine ordinances are good.
40 Behold, I have longed for Your precepts, Quicken me in Your righteousness,
Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts; quicken me in Thy righteousness.
41 [WAW] And Your kindness meets me, O YHWH, Your salvation according to Your saying.
VAV. Let Thy mercies also come unto me, O LORD, even Thy salvation, according to Thy word;
42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Your word.
That I may have an answer for him that taunteth me; for I trust in Thy word.
43 And You do not utterly take away The word of truth from my mouth, Because I have hoped for Your judgment.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I hope in Thine ordinances;
44 And I keep Your law continually, For all time and forever.
So shall I observe Thy law continually for ever and ever;
45 And I habitually walk in a broad place, For I have sought Your precepts.
And I will walk at ease, for I have sought Thy precepts;
46 And I speak of Your testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
I will also speak of Thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 And I delight myself in Your commands, That I have loved,
And I will delight myself in Thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 And I lift up my hands to Your commands, That I have loved, And I meditate on Your statutes!
I will lift up my hands also unto Thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in Thy statutes.
49 [ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to hope.
ZAIN. Remember the word unto Thy servant, because Thou hast made me to hope.
50 This [is] my comfort in my affliction, That Your saying has quickened me.
This is my comfort in my affliction, that Thy word hath quickened me.
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, I have not turned aside from Your law.
The proud have had me greatly in derision; yet have I not turned aside from Thy law.
52 I remembered Your judgments of old, O YHWH, And I comfort myself.
I have remembered Thine ordinances which are of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself.
53 Horror has seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me, because of the wicked that forsake Thy law.
54 Your statutes have been songs to me, In the house of my sojournings.
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered Your Name in the night, O YHWH, And I keep Your law.
I have remembered Thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have observed Thy law.
56 This has been to me, That I have kept Your precepts!
This I have had, that I have kept Thy precepts.
57 [HETH] YHWH [is] my portion; I have said I would keep Your words,
HETH. My portion is the LORD, I have said that I would observe Thy words.
58 I appeased Your face with the whole heart, Favor me according to Your saying.
I have entreated Thy favour with my whole heart; be gracious unto me according to Thy word.
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet to Your testimonies.
I considered my ways, and turned my feet unto Thy testimonies.
60 I have made haste, And did not delay, to keep Your commands.
I made haste, and delayed not, to observe Thy commandments.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, I have not forgotten Your law.
The bands of the wicked have enclosed me; but I have not forgotten Thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For the judgments of Your righteousness.
At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of Thy righteous ordinances.
63 I [am] a companion to all who fear You, And to those keeping Your precepts.
I am a companion of all them that fear Thee, and of them that observe Thy precepts.
64 Of Your kindness, O YHWH, the earth is full, Teach me Your statutes!
The earth, O LORD, is full of Thy mercy; teach me Thy statutes.
65 [TETH] You did good with Your servant, O YHWH, According to Your word.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant, O LORD, according unto Thy word.
66 Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, For I have believed in Your commands.
Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed Thy commandments.
67 Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying.
Before I was afflicted, I did err; but now I observe Thy word.
68 You [are] good, and doing good, Teach me Your statutes.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me Thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged falsehood against me, I keep Your precepts with the whole heart.
The proud have forged a lie against me; but I with my whole heart will keep Thy precepts.
70 Their heart has been thick as fat, I have delighted in Your law.
Their heart is gross like fat; but I delight in Thy law.
71 [It is] good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Your statutes.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, in order that I might learn Thy statutes.
72 The Law of Your mouth [is] better to me Than thousands of gold and silver!
The law of Thy mouth is better unto 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. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Thy commandments.
74 Those fearing You see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped for Your word.
They that fear Thee shall see me and be glad, because I have hope in Thy word.
75 I have known, O YHWH, That Your judgments [are] righteous, And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
I know, O LORD, that Thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
76 Please let Your kindness be to comfort me, According to Your saying to Your servant.
Let, I pray Thee, Thy lovingkindness be ready to comfort me, according to Thy promise unto Thy servant.
77 Your mercies meet me, and I live, For Your law [is] my delight.
Let Thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for Thy law is my delight.
78 The proud are ashamed, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate on Your precepts.
Let the proud be put to shame, for they have distorted my cause with falsehood; but I will meditate in Thy precepts.
79 Those fearing You turn back to me, And those knowing Your testimonies.
Let those that fear Thee return unto me, and they that know Thy testimonies.
80 My heart is perfect in Your statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
Let my heart be undivided in Thy statutes, in order 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 pineth for Thy salvation; in Thy word do I hope.
82 My eyes have been consumed for Your word, Saying, “When does it comfort me?”
Mine eyes fail for Thy word, saying: 'When wilt Thou comfort me?'
83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, I have not forgotten Your statutes.
For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; yet do I not forget Thy statutes.
84 How many [are] the days of Your servant? When do You execute judgment Against my pursuers?
How many are the days of Thy servant? When wilt Thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, That [are] not according to Your law.
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to Thy law.
86 All Your commands [are] faithfulness, They have pursued me [with] falsehood, Help me.
All Thy commandments are faithful; they persecute me for nought; help Thou me.
87 They have almost consumed me on earth, And I have not forsaken Your precepts.
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but as for me, I forsook not Thy precepts.
88 Quicken me according to Your kindness, And I keep the Testimony of Your mouth!
Quicken me after Thy lovingkindness, and I will observe the testimony of Thy mouth.
89 [LAMED] For all time, O YHWH, Your word is set up in the heavens.
LAMED. For ever, O LORD, Thy word standeth fast in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness from generation to generation, You established earth, and it stands.
Thy faithfulness is unto all generations; Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 According to Your ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.
They stand this day according to Thine ordinances; for all things are Thy servants.
92 Unless Your law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in my affliction.
Unless Thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
93 I do not forget Your precepts for all time, For You have quickened me by them.
I will never forget Thy precepts; for with them Thou hast quickened me.
94 I [am] Yours, save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
I am Thine, save me; for I have sought Thy precepts.
95 Your wicked waited for me to destroy me, I understand Your testimonies.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me; but I will consider Thy testimonies.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection, Your command [is] exceedingly broad!
I have seen an end to every purpose; but Thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97 [MEM] O how I have loved Your law! It [is] my meditation all the day.
MEM. O how love I Thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
98 Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, For it [is] before me for all time.
Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
99 I have acted wisely above all my teachers. For Your testimonies [are] my (meditation)
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for Thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 Above elderly—I understand more, For I have kept Your precepts.
I understand more than mine elders, because I have keep Thy precepts.
101 I restrained my feet from every evil path, So that I keep Your word.
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, in order that I might observe Thy word.
102 I did not turn aside from Your judgments, For You have directed me.
I have not turned aside from Thine ordinances; for Thou hast instructed me.
103 How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet are Thy words unto my palate! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 I have understanding from Your precepts, Therefore I have hated every false path!
From Thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
105 [NUN] Your word [is] a lamp to my foot, And a light to my path.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
I have sworn, and have confirmed it, to observe Thy righteous ordinances.
107 I have been afflicted very much, O YHWH, quicken me, according to Your word.
I am afflicted very much; quicken me, O LORD, according unto Thy word.
108 Please accept [the] free-will offerings of my mouth, O YHWH, And teach me Your judgments.
Accept, I beseech Thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Thine ordinances.
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And I have not forgotten Your law.
My soul is continually in my hand; yet have I not forgotten Thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And I did not wander from your precepts.
The wicked have laid a snare for me; yet went I not astray from Thy precepts.
111 I have inherited Your testimonies for all time, For they [are] the joy of my heart.
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing 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 perform Thy statutes, for ever, at every step.
113 [SAMEKH] I have hated doubting ones, And I have loved Your law.
SAMECH. I hate them that are of a double mind; but Thy law do I love.
114 You [are] my hiding place and my shield, I have hoped for Your word.
Thou art my covert and my shield; in Thy word do I hope.
115 Turn aside from me, you evildoers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Depart from me, ye evildoers; that I may keep 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 unto Thy word, that I may live; and put me not to shame in my hope.
117 Support me, and I am saved, And I look on Your statutes continually.
Support Thou me, and I shall be saved; and I will occupy myself with Thy statutes continually.
118 You have trodden down All going astray from Your statutes, For their deceit [is] falsehood.
Thou hast made light of all them that err from Thy statutes; for their deceit is vain.
119 Dross! You have caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love Thy testimonies.
120 My flesh has trembled from Your fear, And I have been afraid from Your judgments!
My flesh shuddereth for fear of Thee; and I am afraid of Thy judgments.
121 [AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, Do not leave me to my oppressors.
AIN. I have done justice and righteousness; leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Make Your servant sure for good, Do not let the proud oppress me.
Be surety for Thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes have been consumed for Your salvation. And for the saying of Your righteousness.
Mine eyes fail for Thy salvation, and for Thy righteous word.
124 Do with Your servant according to Your kindness. And teach me Your statutes.
Deal with Thy servant according unto Thy mercy, and teach me Thy statutes.
125 I [am] Your servant—cause me to understand, And I know Your testimonies.
I am Thy servant, give me understanding, that I may know Thy testimonies.
126 Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.
It is time for the LORD to work; they have made void Thy law.
127 Therefore I have loved Your commands Above gold—even fine gold.
Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, I have hated every path of falsehood!
Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; every false way I hate.
129 [PE] Your testimonies [are] wonderful, Therefore my soul has kept them.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 The opening of Your words enlightens, Instructing the simple.
The opening of Thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
131 I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, For I have longed for Your commands.
I opened wide my mouth, and panted; for I longed for Thy commandments.
132 Look to me, and favor me, As customary to those loving Your Name.
Turn Thee towards me, and be gracious unto me, as is Thy wont to do unto those that love Thy name.
133 Establish my steps by Your saying, And any iniquity does not rule over me.
Order my footsteps by Thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Your precepts,
Redeem me from the oppression of man, and I will observe Thy precepts.
135 Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; and teach me Thy statutes.
136 Streams of waters have come down my eyes, Because they have not kept Your law!
Mine eyes run down with rivers of water, because they observe not Thy law.
137 [TSADE] You [are] righteous, O YHWH, And Your judgments [are] upright.
TZADE. Righteous art Thou, O LORD, and upright are Thy judgments.
138 You have appointed Your testimonies, Righteous and exceedingly faithful,
Thou hast commanded Thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
139 My zeal has cut me off, For my adversaries forgot Your words.
My zeal hath undone me, because mine adversaries have forgotten Thy words.
140 Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, And Your servant has loved it.
Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and Thy servant loveth it.
141 I [am] small, and despised, I have not forgotten Your precepts.
I am small and despised; yet have I not forgotten Thy precepts.
142 Your righteousness [is] righteousness for all time, And Your law [is] truth.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Thy law is the truth.
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Your commands [are] my delights.
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me; yet Thy commandments are my delight.
144 The righteousness of Your testimonies [Is] to cause me to understand, and I live!
Thy testimonies are righteous for ever; give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 [QOF] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O YHWH, I keep Your statutes,
KOPH. I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O LORD; I will keep Thy statutes.
146 I have called You, save me, And I keep Your testimonies.
I have called Thee, save me, and I will observe Thy testimonies.
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, I have hoped for Your word.
I rose early at dawn, and cried; I hoped in Thy word.
148 My eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate on Your saying.
Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, that I might meditate in Thy word.
149 Hear my voice, according to Your kindness, YHWH, quicken me according to Your judgment.
Hear my voice according unto Thy lovingkindness; quicken me, O LORD, as Thou art wont.
150 My wicked pursuers have been near, They have been far off from Your law.
They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law.
151 You [are] near, O YHWH, And all Your commands [are] truth.
Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all Thy commandments are truth.
152 I have known Your testimonies of old, That You have founded them for all time!
Of old have I known from Thy testimonies that Thou hast founded them for ever.
153 [RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your law.
RESH. O see mine affliction, and rescue me; for I do not forget Thy law.
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, Quicken me according to Your saying.
Plead Thou my cause, and redeem me; quicken me according to Thy word.
155 Salvation [is] far from the wicked, For they have not sought Your statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not Thy statutes.
156 Your mercies [are] many, O YHWH, Quicken me according to Your judgments.
Great are Thy compassions, O LORD; quicken me as Thou art wont.
157 My pursuers and adversaries are many, I have not turned aside from Your testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; yet have I not turned aside from Thy testimonies.
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because they have not kept Your saying.
I beheld them that were faithless, and strove with them; because they observed not Thy word.
159 See, for I have loved Your precepts, YHWH, quicken me according to Your kindness.
O see how I love Thy precepts; quicken me, O LORD, according to Thy lovingkindness.
160 The sum of Your word [is] truth, And every judgment of Your righteousness [is] for all time!
The beginning of Thy word is truth; and all Thy righteous ordinance endureth for ever.
161 [SHIN] Princes have pursued me without cause, And my heart was afraid because of Your words.
SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of Thy words.
162 I rejoice concerning Your saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
I rejoice at Thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
163 I have hated falsehood, indeed I detest [it], I have loved Your law.
I hate and abhor falsehood; Thy law do I love.
164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised You, Because of the judgments of Your righteousness.
Seven times a day do I praise Thee, because of Thy righteous ordinances.
165 Those loving Your law have abundant peace, And they have no stumbling-block.
Great peace have they that love Thy law; and there is no stumbling for them.
166 I have waited for Your salvation, O YHWH, And I have done Your commands.
I have hoped for Thy salvation, O LORD, and have done Thy commandments.
167 My soul has kept Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
My soul hath observed Thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168 I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You!
I have observed Thy precepts and Thy testimonies; for all my ways are before Thee.
169 [TAW] My loud cry comes near before You, O YHWH; Cause me to understand according to Your word.
TAV. Let my cry come near before Thee, O LORD; give me understanding according to Thy word.
170 My supplication comes in before You, Deliver me according to Your saying.
Let my supplication come before Thee; deliver me according to Thy word.
171 My lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
Let my lips utter praise: because Thou teachest me Thy statutes.
172 My tongue sings of Your saying, For all Your commands [are] righteous.
Let my tongue sing of Thy word; for all Thy commandments are righteousness.
173 Your hand is for a help to me, For I have chosen Your commands.
Let Thy hand be ready to help me; for I have chosen Thy precepts.
174 I have longed for Your salvation, O YHWH, And Your law [is] my delight.
I have longed for Thy salvation, O LORD; and Thy law is my delight.
175 My soul lives, and it praises You, And Your judgments help me.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise Thee; and let Thine ordinances help 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 lost sheep; seek Thy servant; for I have not forgotten Thy commandments.
