Psalms 119
1 Happy are they who are upright in their way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
Alleluia. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
Blessed are they that search out his testimonies: they will diligently seek him with the whole heart.
3 Who also do no iniquity, But walk in his ways!
For they that work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
Thou hast commanded [us] diligently to keep thy precepts.
5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
O that my ways were directed to keep thine ordinances.
6 Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.
7 I will praise thee in uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous laws.
I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I have learnt the judgments of thy righteousness.
8 I will keep thy statutes; Do not utterly forsake me!
I will keep thine ordinances: O forsake me not greatly.
9 How shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed to it according to thy word.
Wherewith shall a young man direct his way? by keeping thy words.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee; O let me not wander from thy commandments!
With my whole heart have I diligently sought thee: cast me not away from thy commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
I have hidden thine oracles in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed be thou, O LORD! O teach me thy statutes!
Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thine ordinances.
13 With my lips do I declare All the precepts of thy mouth.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14 In the way of thine ordinances I rejoice As much as in all riches.
I have delighted in the way of thy testimonies, [as much] as in all riches.
15 I meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
I will meditate on thy commandments, and consider thy ways.
16 I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
I will meditate on thine ordinances: I will not forget thy words.
17 Deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live, And have regard to thy word!
Render a recompense to thy servant: [so] shall I live, and keep thy words.
18 Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law!
Unveil thou mine eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things of thy law.
19 I am a stranger in the earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
20 My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
My soul has longed exceedingly for thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
Thou has rebuked the proud: cursed are they that turn aside from thy commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought out thy testimonies.
23 Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
For princes sat and spoke against me: but thy servant was meditating on thine ordinances.
24 Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
For thy testimonies are my (meditation) and thine ordinances are my counsellors.
25 My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive me, according to thy word!
My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken thou me according to thy word.
26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me; Teach me thy statutes!
I declared my ways, and thou didst hear me: teach me thine ordinances.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts! So will I meditate upon thy wonders.
Instruct me in the way of thine ordinances; and I will meditate on thy wondrous works.
28 My soul weepeth for trouble; O lift me up according to thy promise!
My soul has slumbered for sorrow; strengthen thou me with thy words.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, And graciously grant me thy law!
Remove from me the way of iniquity; and be merciful to me by thy law.
30 I have chosen the way of truth, And set thy statutes before me.
I have chosen the way of truth; and have not forgotten thy judgments.
31 I cleave to thine ordinances; O LORD! let me not be put to shame!
I have cleaved to thy testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame.
32 I will run in the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
I ran the way of thy commandments, when thou didst enlarge my heart.
33 Teach me, O LORD! the way of thy statutes, That I may keep it to the end!
Teach me, O Lord, the way of thine ordinances, and I will seek it out continually.
34 Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
Instruct me, and I will search out thy law, and will keep it with my whole heart.
35 Cause me to tread in the path of thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.
Guide me in the path of thy commandments; for I have delighted in it.
36 Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
Incline mine heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
Turn away mine eyes that I may not behold vanity: quicken thou me in thy way.
38 Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
Confirm thine oracle to thy servant, that he may fear thee.
39 Turn away the reproach which I fear; For thy judgments are good.
Take away my reproach which I have feared: for thy judgments are good.
40 Behold, I have longed for thy precepts; O quicken thou me in thy righteousness!
Behold, I have desired thy commandments: quicken me in thy righteousness.
41 Let thy mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
And let thy mercy come upon me, O Lord; [even] thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
And [so] I shall render an answer to them that reproach me: for I have trusted in thy words.
43 O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. So shall I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever.
44 So shall I keep thy law continually, For ever and ever.
45 I shall walk in a wide path; For I seek thy precepts.
I walked also at large: for I sought out thy commandments.
46 I will speak of thine ordinances before kings, And will not be ashamed.
And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings, and was not ashamed.
47 I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
And I meditated on thy commandments, which I loved exceedingly.
48 I will lift up my hands to thy precepts, which I love; I will meditate on thy statutes.
And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments which I loved; and I meditated in thine ordinances.
49 Remember thy promise to thy servant, Because thou hast caused me to hope!
Remember thy words to thy servant, wherein thou hast made me hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy promise reviveth me.
This has comforted me in mine affliction: for thine oracle has quickened me.
51 The proud have had me greatly in derision; Yet have I not swerved from thy law.
The proud have transgressed exceedingly; but I swerved not from thy law.
52 I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD! And I comfort myself.
I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and was comforted.
53 Indignation burneth within me, On account of the wicked who forsake thy law.
Despair took hold upon me, because of the sinners who forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my song In the house of my pilgrimage.
Thine ordinances were my songs in the place of my sojourning.
55 In the night, O LORD! I think of thy name, And keep thy law!
I remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and kept thy law.
56 This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
This I had, because I diligently sought thine ordinances.
57 Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
Thou art my portion, O Lord: I said that I would keep thy law.
58 I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
I besought thy favour with my whole heart: have mercy upon me according to thy word.
59 I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
I thought on thy ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.
60 I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
I prepared myself, (and was not terrified, ) to keep thy commandments.
61 The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
The snares of sinners entangled me: but I forgot not thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
At midnight I arose, to give thanks to thee for the judgments of thy righteousness.
63 I am the companion of all who fear thee, And who obey thy precepts.
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy commandments.
64 The earth, O LORD! is full of thy goodness; O teach me thy statutes!
O Lord, the earth is full of thy mercy: teach me thine ordinances.
65 Thou dost bless thy servant, O LORD! According to thy promise!
Thou hast wrought kindly with thy servant, o Lord, according to thy word.
66 Teach me sound judgment and knowledge! For I have faith in thy commandments.
Teach me kindness, and instruction, and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; But now I keep thy word.
Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; therefore have I kept thy word.
68 Thou art good and doest good; O teach me thy statutes!
Good art thou, O Lord; therefore in thy goodness teach me thine ordinances.
69 The proud forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
The injustice of the proud has been multiplied against me: but I will search out thy commandments with all my heart.
70 Their heart is senseless like fat; But I delight in thy law.
Their heart has been curdled like milk; but I have meditated on thy law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
[It is] good for me that thou hast afflicted me; that I might learn thine ordinances.
72 The law of thy mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver.
The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 Thy hands have made and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments!
Thy hands have made me, and fashioned me: instruct me, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, Because I trust in thy word.
They that fear thee will see me and rejoice: for I have hoped in thy words.
75 I know, O LORD! that thy judgments are right, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are righteousness, and [that] thou in truthfulness hast afflicted me.
76 O let thy loving-kindness be my comfort, According to thy promise to thy servant!
Let, I pray thee, thy mercy be to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live! For thy law is my delight.
Let thy compassions come to me, that I may live: for thy law is my (meditation)
78 May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But I will meditate on thy precepts.
Let the proud be ashamed; for they transgressed against me unjustly: but I will meditate in thy commandments.
79 Let those who fear thee turn unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
Let those that fear thee, and those that know thy testimonies, turn to me.
80 May my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I may not be put to shame!
Let mine heart be blameless in thine ordinances, that I may not be ashamed.
81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
My soul faints for thy salvation: I have hoped in thy words.
82 Mine eyes fail with looking for thy promise; When. say I, wilt thou comfort me?
Mine eyes failed [in waiting] for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 Yea, I am become like a bottle in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
For I am become as a bottle in the frost: [yet] I have not forgotten thine ordinances.
84 How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment upon my persecutors?
How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment for me on them that persecute me?
85 The proud have digged pits for me; They who do not regard thy law.
Transgressors told me [idle tales]; but not according to thy law, O Lord.
86 All thy commandments are faithful; They persecute me without cause; help thou me!
All thy commandments are truth; they persecuted me unjustly; help thou me.
87 They had almost consumed me from the earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
They nearly made an end of me in the earth; but I forsook not thy commandments.
88 Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, That I may keep the law of thy mouth!
Quicken me according to thy mercy; so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 Thy word, O LORD! abideth for ever, Being established like the heavens;
Thy word, O Lord, abides in heaven for ever.
90 Thy faithfulness endureth to all generations. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Thy truth [endures] to all generations; thou hast founded the earth, and it abides.
91 They continue to this day according to their ordinances; For they are all subject to thee.
The day continues by thy arrangement; for all things are thy servants.
92 Had not thy law been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.
Were it not that thy law is my (meditation) then I should have perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts; For by them thou revivest me.
I will never forget thine ordinances; for with them thou hast quickened me.
94 I am thine, help me! For I seek thy precepts.
I am thine, save me; for I have sought out thine ordinances.
95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; But I will have regard to thine ordinances.
Sinners laid wait for me to destroy me; [but] I understood thy testimonies.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy law is exceeding broad.
have seen an end of all perfection; [but] thy commandment is very broad.
97 O how I love thy law! It is my daily (meditation)
How I have loved thy law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day.
98 Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before me.
Thou hast made me wiser than mine enemies [in] thy commandment; for it is mine for ever.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thine ordinances are my (meditation)
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my medication.
100 I have more wisdom than the ancients, Because I keep thy precepts.
I understand more that the aged; because I have sought out thy commandments.
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I might keep thy word.
I have kept back my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy words.
102 I depart not from thy statutes, For thou teachest me!
I have not declined from thy judgments; for thou hast instructed me.
103 How sweet are thy words to my taste; Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
How sweet are thine oracles to my throat! more so than honey to my mouth!
104 From thy precepts I learn wisdom; Therefore do I hate every false way.
I gain understanding by thy commandments: therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness.
105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path.
Thy law is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, That I will keep thy righteous statutes.
I have sworn and determined to keep the judgments of thy righteousness.
107 I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD! according to thy word!
I have been very greatly afflicted, O Lord: quicken me, according to thy word.
108 Accept, O LORD! the free-will offering of my mouth, And teach me thy statutes!
Accept, I pray thee, O Lord, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
109 My life is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
My soul is continually in thine hands; and I have not forgotten thy law.
110 The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go astray from thy precepts.
Sinners spread a snare for me; but I erred not from thy commandments.
111 I have made thine ordinances my possession for ever; For they are the joy of my heart.
I have inherited thy testimonies for ever; for they are the joy of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Always, —even to the end.
I have inclined my heart to perform thine ordinances for ever, in return [for thy mercies].
113 I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
I have hated transgressors; but I have loved thy law.
114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield; In thy word I put my trust!
Thou art my helper and my supporter; I have hoped in thy words.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers! For I will keep the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers; for I will search out the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope!
Uphold me according to thy word, and quicken me; and make me not ashamed of my expectation.
117 Do thou hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I will have respect to thy statutes continually!
Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate in thine ordinances continually.
118 Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
Thou hast brought to nought all that depart from thine ordinances; for their inward thought is unrighteous.
119 Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
I have reckoned all the sinners of the earth as transgressors; therefore have I loved thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth through fear of thee, And I am afraid of thy judgments.
Penetrate my flesh with thy fear; for I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 I have done justice and equity; O leave me not to mine oppressors.
I have done judgment and justice; deliver me not up to them that injure me.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good; Let not the proud oppress me!
Receive thy servant for good: let not the proud accuse me falsely.
123 Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
Mine eyes have failed for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, And teach me thy statutes!
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thine ordinances.
125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thine ordinances!
I am thy servant; instruct me, and I shall know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.
[It is] time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken thy law.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; Yea, above fine gold.
Therefore have I loved thy commandments more than gold, or the topaz.
128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.
Therefore I directed myself [according] to all thy commandments: I have hated every unjust way.
129 Wonderful are thine ordinances; Therefore do I observe them.
Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul has sought them out.
130 The communication of thy precepts giveth light; It giveth understanding to the simple.
The manifestation of thy words will enlighten, and instruct the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
I opened my mouth, and drew breath: for I earnestly longed after thy commandments.
132 Look thou upon me, and be gracious to me, As is just to those who love thy name!
Look upon me and have mercy upon me, after the manner of them that love thy name.
133 Establish my footsteps in thy word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me!
Order my steps according to thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of men, So will I keep thy precepts!
Deliver me from the false accusation of men: so will I keep thy commandments.
135 Let thy face shine on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes!
Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thine ordinances.
136 Rivers of water run down mine eyes, Because men keep not thy law.
Mine eyes have been bathed in streams of water, because I kept not thy law.
137 Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.
138 Just are the ordinances which thou hast ordained, And altogether righteous.
Thou has commanded righteousness and perfect truth, [as] thy testimonies.
139 My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
Thy zeal has quite wasted me: because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
140 Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
Thy word [has been] very fully tried; and thy servant loves it.
141 Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
I am young and despised: [yet] I have not forgotten thine ordinances.
142 Thy righteousness is everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, But thy laws are my delight.
Afflictions and distresses found me: [but] thy commandments [were] my (meditation)
144 The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live!
Thy testimonies [are] an everlasting righteousness: instruct me, and I shall live.
145 I cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will search out thine ordinances.
146 I cry unto thee; save me, And I will observe thine ordinances.
I cried to thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
147 I come before the dawn with my prayer; I trust in thy promise!
I arose before the dawn, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
148 My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
Mine eyes prevented the dawn, that I might meditate on thine oracles.
149 Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness; O LORD! revive me according to thy mercy!
Hear my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy; quicken me according to thy judgment.
150 Near are they whose aim is mischief; They are far from thy law;
They have drawn nigh who persecuted me unlawfully; and they are far removed from thy law.
151 Yet thou art near, O LORD! And all thy commandments are truth!
Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy ways are truth.
152 Long have I known concerning thine ordinances, That thou hast founded them for ever.
I have known of old concerning thy testimonies, that thou hast founded them for ever.
153 Look upon my affliction, and deliver me! For I do not forget thy law.
Look upon mine affliction, and rescue me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
154 Maintain my cause, and redeem me; Revive me according to thy promise!
Plead my cause, and ransom me: quicken me because of thy word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, Because they seek not thy statutes.
Salvation is far from sinners: for they have not searched out thine ordinances.
156 Great is thy compassion, O LORD! Revive thou me according to thine equity!
Thy mercies, O Lord, are many: quicken me according to thy judgment.
157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
Many are they that persecute me and oppress me: [but] I have not declined from thy testimonies.
158 I behold the transgressors, and am grieved Because they regard not thy word.
I beheld men acting foolishly, and I pined away; for they kept not thine oracles.
159 Behold, how I love thy precepts! O LORD! revive me according to thy loving-kindness!
Behold, I have loved thy commandments, O Lord: quicken me in thy mercy.
160 The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
The beginning of thy words is truth; and all the judgments of thy righteousness [endure] for ever.
161 Princes have persecuted me without cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
Princes persecuted me without a cause, but my heart feared because of thy words.
162 I rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found great spoil.
I will exult because of thine oracles, as one that finds much spoil.
163 I hate and abhor lying, And thy law do I love.
I hate and abhor unrighteousness; but I love thy law.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
Seven times in a day have I praised thee because of the judgments of thy righteousness.
165 Great peace have they who love thy law, And no evil shall befall them.
Great peace have they that love thy law: and there is no stumbling-block to them.
166 O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
I waited for thy salvation, O Lord, and have loved thy commandments.
167 My soul observeth thine ordinances, And loveth them exceedingly.
My soul has kept thy testimonies, and loved them exceedingly.
168 I keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; For all my ways are before thee.
I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee, O Lord.
169 Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
Let my supplication come near before thee, o Lord; instruct me according to thine oracle.
170 Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
Let my petition come in before thee, O Lord; deliver me according to thine oracle.
171 My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
Let my lips utter a hymn, when thou shalt have taught me thine ordinances.
172 My tongue shall sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are right.
Let my tongue utter thine oracles; for all thy commandments are righteous.
173 Let thy hand be my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
Let thine hand be [prompt] to save me; for I have chosen thy commandments.
174 I long for thy salvation, O LORD! And thy law is my delight!
I have longed after thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my (meditation)
175 Let me live, and I will praise thee; Let thy judgments help me!
My soul shall live, and shall praise thee; and thy judgments shall help me.
176 I wander like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, For I do not forget thy commandments!
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
