Psalms 119
1 [ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the Law of YHWH,
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 O the blessedness of those keeping His testimonies, They seek Him with the whole heart.
Blessed are they who keep his solemn commands, who seek him with all their heart.
3 Indeed, they have not done iniquity, They have walked in His ways.
They do no wrong; they walk in his ways.
4 You have commanded us to diligently keep Your precepts,
You have commanded us to keep your instructions so that we should carefully observe them.
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,
Oh, that I would be firmly established in the observance of your statutes!
6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking to all Your commands.
Then I would not be put to shame when I think of all your commandments.
7 I confess You with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.
I will give thanks to you with an upright heart when I learn your righteous decrees.
8 I keep Your statutes, do not utterly leave me!
I will observe your statutes; do not leave me alone.
9 [BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
How can a young person keep his path pure? By obeying your word.
10 I have sought You with all my heart, Do not let me err from Your commands.
With my whole heart I seek you; Do not let me stray from your commandments.
11 I have hid Your saying in my heart, That I do not sin before You.
I have stored up your word in my heart so that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed [are] You, O YHWH, teach me Your statutes.
Blessed you are, Yahweh; teach me your statutes.
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
With my mouth I have declared all the righteous decrees that you have revealed.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As over all wealth.
I rejoice in the way of your covenant decrees more than in all riches.
15 I meditate on Your precepts, And I attentively behold Your paths.
I will meditate on your instructions and pay attention to your ways.
16 I delight myself in Your statutes, I do not forget Your word.
I delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
17 [GIMEL] Confer benefits on Your servant, I live, and I keep Your word.
Be kind to your servant so that I may live and keep your word.
18 Uncover my eyes, and I behold wonders out of Your law.
Open my eyes so that I may see marvelous things in your law.
19 I [am] a sojourner on earth, Do not hide Your commands from me.
I am a foreigner in the land; do not hide your commandments from me.
20 My soul has broken for desire To Your judgments at all times.
My desires are crushed by the longing to know your righteous decrees at all times.
21 You have rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Your commands.
You rebuke the proud, who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.
22 Remove reproach and contempt from me, For I have kept Your testimonies.
Spare me from disgrace and humiliation, for I have obeyed your covenant decrees.
23 Princes also sat—they spoke against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes,
Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes.
24 Your testimonies [are] also my delight, The men of my counsel!
Your covenant decrees are my delight, and they are my counselors.
25 [DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, Quicken me according to Your word.
My life clings to the dust! Give me life by your word.
26 I have recounted my ways, And You answer me, teach me Your statutes,
I told you my ways, and you answered me; teach me your statutes.
27 Cause me to understand the way of Your precepts, And I meditate on Your wonders.
Make me understand the ways of your instructions, so that I can meditate on your wondrous teachings.
28 My soul has dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Your word.
I am overwhelmed with grief! Strengthen me by your word.
29 Turn aside the way of falsehood from me And favor me with Your law.
Turn from me the path of deceit; graciously teach me your law.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I have compared Your judgments,
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have always kept your righteous decrees before me.
31 I have adhered to Your testimonies, O YHWH, do not put me to shame.
I cling to your covenant decrees; Yahweh, do not let me be shamed.
32 I run the way of Your commands, For You enlarge my heart!
I will run in the path of your commandments, for you enlarge my heart to do so.
33 [HE] Show me, O YHWH, the way of Your statutes, And I keep it—[to] the end.
Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, And observe it with the whole heart.
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law; I will observe it with all my heart.
35 Cause me to tread in the path of Your commands, For I have delighted in it.
Guide me in the path of your commandments, for I delight to walk in it.
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
Direct my heart toward your covenant decrees and away from unrighteous gain.
37 Remove my eyes from seeing vanity, Quicken me in Your way.
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; revive me in your ways.
38 Establish Your saying to Your servant, That [is] concerning Your fear.
Carry out for your servant your promise that you made to those who honor you.
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Your judgments [are] good.
Take away the insults I dread, for your righteous judgments are good.
40 Behold, I have longed for Your precepts, Quicken me in Your righteousness,
See, I have longed for your instructions; revive me in your righteousness.
41 [WAW] And Your kindness meets me, O YHWH, Your salvation according to Your saying.
Yahweh, give me your unfailing love— your salvation, according to your promise;
42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Your word.
then I will have a reply for the one who mocks me, for I trust 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.
Do not take the word of truth from my mouth, for my hope is in your righteous decrees.
44 And I keep Your law continually, For all time and forever.
I will observe your law continually, forever and ever.
45 And I habitually walk in a broad place, For I have sought Your precepts.
I will walk securely, for I seek your instructions.
46 And I speak of Your testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
I will speak of your solemn commands before kings and will not be ashamed.
47 And I delight myself in Your commands, That I have loved,
I delight in your commandments, which I love dearly.
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 to your commandments, which I love; I will meditate on your statutes.
49 [ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to hope.
Call to mind your promise to your servant because you have given me hope.
50 This [is] my comfort in my affliction, That Your saying has quickened me.
This is my comfort in my affliction: that your promise has kept me alive.
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, I have not turned aside from Your law.
The proud have scoffed at me, yet I have not turned away from your law.
52 I remembered Your judgments of old, O YHWH, And I comfort myself.
I have thought about your righteous decrees from ancient times, Yahweh, and I comfort myself.
53 Horror has seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
Hot anger has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject your law.
54 Your statutes have been songs to me, In the house of my sojournings.
Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I temporarily live.
55 I have remembered Your Name in the night, O YHWH, And I keep Your law.
I think about your name during the night, Yahweh, and I keep your law.
56 This has been to me, That I have kept Your precepts!
This has been my practice because I have observed your instructions.
57 [HETH] YHWH [is] my portion; I have said I would keep Your words,
Yahweh is my portion; I have determined to observe your words.
58 I appeased Your face with the whole heart, Favor me according to Your saying.
I earnestly request your favor with my whole heart; be merciful to me, as your word promised.
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet to Your testimonies.
I examined my ways and turned my feet to your covenant decrees.
60 I have made haste, And did not delay, to keep Your commands.
I hurry and do not delay to keep your commandments.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, I have not forgotten Your law.
The cords of the wicked have ensnared me; I have not forgotten your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For the judgments of Your righteousness.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to you because of your righteous decrees.
63 I [am] a companion to all who fear You, And to those keeping Your precepts.
I am a companion of all who honor you, to all who observe your instructions.
64 Of Your kindness, O YHWH, the earth is full, Teach me Your statutes!
The earth, Yahweh, is full of your covenant faithfulness; teach me your statutes.
65 [TETH] You did good with Your servant, O YHWH, According to Your word.
You have done good to your servant, Yahweh, by means of your word.
66 Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, For I have believed in Your commands.
Teach me proper discernment and understanding, for I have believed in your commandments.
67 Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying.
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I observe your word.
68 You [are] good, and doing good, Teach me Your statutes.
You are good, and you are one who does good; teach me your statutes.
69 The proud have forged falsehood against me, I keep Your precepts with the whole heart.
The arrogant have smeared me with lies, but I keep your instructions with my whole heart.
70 Their heart has been thick as fat, I have delighted in Your law.
Their hearts are hardened, but I delight 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 that I have suffered so that I would learn your statutes.
72 The Law of Your mouth [is] better to me Than thousands of gold and silver!
Instruction from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 [YOD] Your hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Your commands.
Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding so that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those fearing You see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped for Your word.
Those who honor you will be glad when they see me because I find hope in your word.
75 I have known, O YHWH, That Your judgments [are] righteous, And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
I know, Yahweh, that your decrees are just, and that in faithfulness you afflicted me.
76 Please let Your kindness be to comfort me, According to Your saying to Your servant.
Let your covenant faithfulness comfort me, as you promised your servant.
77 Your mercies meet me, and I live, For Your law [is] my delight.
Show me compassion so that I may live, 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 proud be put to shame, for they have slandered me; but I will meditate on your instructions.
79 Those fearing You turn back to me, And those knowing Your testimonies.
May those who honor you turn to me, those who know your covenant decrees.
80 My heart is perfect in Your statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
May my heart be blameless with respect to your statutes 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.
I faint with longing that you might rescue me! I hope in your word.
82 My eyes have been consumed for Your word, Saying, “When does it comfort me?”
My eyes long to see your promise; when will you comfort 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 smoke; I do not forget your statutes.
84 How many [are] the days of Your servant? When do You execute judgment Against my pursuers?
How long must your servant endure this; when will you judge those who persecute me?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, That [are] not according to Your law.
The proud have dug pits for me, defying your law.
86 All Your commands [are] faithfulness, They have pursued me [with] falsehood, Help me.
All your commandments are reliable; those people persecute me wrongfully; help me.
87 They have almost consumed me on earth, And I have not forsaken Your precepts.
They have almost made an end to me on earth, but I do not reject your instructions.
88 Quicken me according to Your kindness, And I keep the Testimony of Your mouth!
By your steadfast love, keep me alive, so that I may obey your commands.
89 [LAMED] For all time, O YHWH, Your word is set up in the heavens.
Yahweh, your word stands forever; your word is established firmly in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness from generation to generation, You established earth, and it stands.
Your faithfulness lasts for all generations; you have established the earth, and it remains.
91 According to Your ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.
All things continue to this day, just as you said in your righteous decrees, 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, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I do not forget Your precepts for all time, For You have quickened me by them.
I will never forget your instructions, for through them you have kept me alive.
94 I [am] Yours, save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
I am yours; save me, for I seek your instructions.
95 Your wicked waited for me to destroy me, I understand Your testimonies.
The wicked prepare to destroy me, but I will seek to understand your covenant decrees.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection, Your command [is] exceedingly broad!
I have seen that everything has its limits, but your commandments are broad, beyond limits.
97 [MEM] O how I have loved Your law! It [is] my meditation all the day.
Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all day long.
98 Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, For it [is] before me for all time.
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always 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 I meditate on your covenant decrees.
100 Above elderly—I understand more, For I have kept Your precepts.
I understand more than those older than I am; this is because I have kept your instructions.
101 I restrained my feet from every evil path, So that I keep Your word.
I have kept my feet back from every evil path so that I might observe your word.
102 I did not turn aside from Your judgments, For You have directed me.
I have not turned aside from your righteous decrees, for you have instructed me.
103 How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet are your words to my taste, yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 I have understanding from Your precepts, Therefore I have hated every false path!
Through your instructions I gain discernment; therefore I hate every false way.
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 for my path.
106 I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
I have sworn and have confirmed it, that I will observe your righteous decrees.
107 I have been afflicted very much, O YHWH, quicken me, according to Your word.
I am very afflicted; keep me alive, Yahweh, as you have promised in your word.
108 Please accept [the] free-will offerings of my mouth, O YHWH, And teach me Your judgments.
Yahweh, please accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, and teach me your righteous decrees.
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And I have not forgotten Your law.
My life is always in my hand, yet I do not forget your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And I did not wander from your precepts.
The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your instructions.
111 I have inherited Your testimonies for all time, For they [are] the joy of my heart.
I claim your covenant decrees as my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart To do Your statutes, for all time—[to] the end!
My heart is set on obeying your statutes forever to the very end.
113 [SAMEKH] I have hated doubting ones, And I have loved Your law.
I hate those who have a double mind, but I love your law.
114 You [are] my hiding place and my shield, I have hoped for Your word.
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
115 Turn aside from me, you evildoers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Get away from me, you evil doers, so that I may observe 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.
Sustain me by your word so that I may live and not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Support me, and I am saved, And I look on Your statutes continually.
Support me, and I will be safe; I will always meditate on your statutes.
118 You have trodden down All going astray from Your statutes, For their deceit [is] falsehood.
You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for those people are deceptive and unreliable.
119 Dross! You have caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.
You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag; therefore I love your solemn commands.
120 My flesh has trembled from Your fear, And I have been afraid from Your judgments!
My body trembles in fear of you, and I am afraid of your righteous decrees.
121 [AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, Do not leave me to my oppressors.
I do what is just and right; do not abandon me to my oppressors.
122 Make Your servant sure for good, Do not let the proud oppress me.
Guarantee the welfare of your servant; do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes have been consumed for Your salvation. And for the saying of Your righteousness.
My eyes grow tired as I wait for your salvation and for your righteous word.
124 Do with Your servant according to Your kindness. And teach me Your statutes.
Show your servant your covenant faithfulness, and teach me your statutes.
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 covenant decrees.
126 Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.
It is time for Yahweh to act, for people have broken your law.
127 Therefore I have loved Your commands Above gold—even fine gold.
Truly I love your commandments more than gold, more than fine gold.
128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, I have hated every path of falsehood!
Therefore I carefully follow all your instructions, and I hate every path of falsehood.
129 [PE] Your testimonies [are] wonderful, Therefore my soul has kept them.
Your rules are wonderful, that is why I obey them.
130 The opening of Your words enlightens, Instructing the simple.
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the untrained.
131 I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, For I have longed for Your commands.
I open my mouth and pant, for I long for your commandments.
132 Look to me, and favor me, As customary to those loving Your Name.
Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do for those who love your name.
133 Establish my steps by Your saying, And any iniquity does not rule over me.
Direct my footsteps by your word; do not let any sin rule me.
134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Your precepts,
Redeem me from human oppression so that I may observe your instructions.
135 Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
Let your face shine on your servant, and teach me your statutes.
136 Streams of waters have come down my eyes, Because they have not kept Your law!
Streams of tears run down from my eyes because people do not observe your law.
137 [TSADE] You [are] righteous, O YHWH, And Your judgments [are] upright.
You are righteous, Yahweh, and your decrees are fair.
138 You have appointed Your testimonies, Righteous and exceedingly faithful,
You have given your covenant decrees righteously and faithfully.
139 My zeal has cut me off, For my adversaries forgot Your words.
Anger has destroyed me because my adversaries forget your words.
140 Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, And Your servant has loved it.
Your word has been tested very much, and your servant loves it.
141 I [am] small, and despised, I have not forgotten Your precepts.
I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your instructions.
142 Your righteousness [is] righteousness for all time, And Your law [is] truth.
Your justice is forever right, and your law is trustworthy.
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Your commands [are] my delights.
Though distress and anguish have found me, your commandments are still my delight.
144 The righteousness of Your testimonies [Is] to cause me to understand, and I live!
Your covenant decrees are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may 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, “Answer me, Yahweh, I will keep your statutes.
146 I have called You, save me, And I keep Your testimonies.
I call to you; save me, and I will observe your covenant decrees.”
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, I have hoped for Your word.
I rise before the dawn of the morning and cry for help. I hope in your words.
148 My eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate on Your saying.
My eyes are open before the night watches change so that I might meditate on your word.
149 Hear my voice, according to Your kindness, YHWH, quicken me according to Your judgment.
Hear my voice in your covenant faithfulness; keep me alive, Yahweh, as you have promised in your righteous decrees.
150 My wicked pursuers have been near, They have been far off from Your law.
Those who are persecuting me are coming closer to me, but they are far from your law.
151 You [are] near, O YHWH, And all Your commands [are] truth.
You are near, Yahweh, and all your commandments are trustworthy.
152 I have known Your testimonies of old, That You have founded them for all time!
Long ago I learned from your covenant decrees that you had set them in place forever.
153 [RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your law.
Look on my affliction and help me, for I do not forget your law.
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, Quicken me according to Your saying.
Plead my cause and redeem me; keep me, as you have promised in your word.
155 Salvation [is] far from the wicked, For they have not sought Your statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not love your statutes.
156 Your mercies [are] many, O YHWH, Quicken me according to Your judgments.
Great are your merciful actions, Yahweh; keep me alive, as you always do.
157 My pursuers and adversaries are many, I have not turned aside from Your testimonies.
My persecutors and my foes are many, yet I have not turned from your covenant decrees.
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because they have not kept Your saying.
I view the treacherous with disgust because they do not keep your word.
159 See, for I have loved Your precepts, YHWH, quicken me according to Your kindness.
See how I love your instructions; keep me alive, Yahweh, as you have promised by your covenant faithfulness.
160 The sum of Your word [is] truth, And every judgment of Your righteousness [is] for all time!
The essence of your word is truth; every one of your righteous decrees lasts forever.
161 [SHIN] Princes have pursued me without cause, And my heart was afraid because of Your words.
Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your word.
162 I rejoice concerning Your saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
I rejoice at your word like one who finds great plunder.
163 I have hated falsehood, indeed I detest [it], I have loved Your law.
I hate and despise falsehood, but I love your law.
164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised You, Because of the judgments of Your righteousness.
Seven times a day I praise you because of your righteous decrees.
165 Those loving Your law have abundant peace, And they have no stumbling-block.
Great peace they have, those who love your law; nothing makes them stumble.
166 I have waited for Your salvation, O YHWH, And I have done Your commands.
I hope for your salvation, Yahweh, and I obey your commandments.
167 My soul has kept Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
I observe your solemn commands, and I love them greatly.
168 I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You!
I keep your instructions and your solemn commands, for you are aware of everything I do.
169 [TAW] My loud cry comes near before You, O YHWH; Cause me to understand according to Your word.
Listen to my cry for help, Yahweh; give me understanding into your word.
170 My supplication comes in before You, Deliver me according to Your saying.
May my plea come before you; help me, as you have promised in your word.
171 My lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
May my lips pour out praise, for you teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue sings of Your saying, For all Your commands [are] righteous.
Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commandments are right.
173 Your hand is for a help to me, For I have chosen Your commands.
May your hand help me, for I have chosen your instructions.
174 I have longed for Your salvation, O YHWH, And Your law [is] my delight.
I long for your rescue, Yahweh, and your law is my delight.
175 My soul lives, and it praises You, And Your judgments help me.
May I live and praise you, and may your righteous decrees help me.
176 I wandered as a lost sheep, [so] seek Your servant, For I have not forgotten Your precepts!
I have wandered off like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.
