Psalms 119
1 Happy are they who are upright in their way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
[ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
3 Who also do no iniquity, But walk in his ways!
Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
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 unto all thy commandments.
7 I will praise thee in uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous laws.
I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations.
8 I will keep thy statutes; Do not utterly forsake me!
Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
9 How shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed to it according to thy word.
[BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee; O let me not wander from thy commandments!
With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.
12 Blessed be thou, O LORD! O teach me thy statutes!
Blessed art thou, O Yahweh—Teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips do I declare All the precepts of thy mouth.
With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
14 In the way of thine ordinances I rejoice As much as in all riches.
In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
15 I meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
16 I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
17 Deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live, And have regard to thy word!
[GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant—let me live, That I may observe thy word.
18 Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law!
Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I am a stranger in the earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
20 My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
21 Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
23 Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
24 Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
25 My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive me, according to thy word!
[DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me; Teach me thy statutes!
My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts! So will I meditate upon thy wonders.
The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
28 My soul weepeth for trouble; O lift me up according to thy promise!
My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, And graciously grant me thy law!
The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
30 I have chosen the way of truth, And set thy statutes before me.
The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right.
31 I cleave to thine ordinances; O LORD! let me not be put to shame!
I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
32 I will run in the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
33 Teach me, O LORD! the way of thy statutes, That I may keep it to the end!
[HE.] Point out to me, O Yahweh, the way of thy statutes, that I may observe it unto the end.
34 Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a 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, therein, do I find pleasure.
36 Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
38 Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
39 Turn away the reproach which I fear; For thy judgments are good.
Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
40 Behold, I have longed for thy precepts; O quicken thou me in thy righteousness!
Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
41 Let thy mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
[WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
43 O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited.
44 So shall I keep thy law continually, For ever and ever.
That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
45 I shall walk in a wide path; For I seek thy precepts.
That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought.
46 I will speak of thine ordinances before kings, And will not be ashamed.
That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.
47 I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 I will lift up my hands to thy precepts, which I love; I will meditate on thy statutes.
That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
49 Remember thy promise to thy servant, Because thou hast caused me to hope!
[ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy promise reviveth me.
This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life.
51 The proud have had me greatly in derision; Yet have I not swerved from thy law.
Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
52 I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD! And I comfort myself.
I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
53 Indignation burneth within me, On account of the wicked who forsake thy law.
A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my song In the house of my pilgrimage.
Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
55 In the night, O LORD! I think of thy name, And keep thy law!
I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
56 This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
57 Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
[HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
58 I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
59 I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
63 I am the companion of all who fear thee, And who obey thy precepts.
Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
64 The earth, O LORD! is full of thy goodness; O teach me thy statutes!
Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
65 Thou dost bless thy servant, O LORD! According to thy promise!
[TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
66 Teach me sound judgment and knowledge! For I have faith in thy commandments.
Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; But now I keep thy word.
Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
68 Thou art good and doest good; O teach me thy statutes!
Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
70 Their heart is senseless like fat; But I delight in thy law.
Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver.
Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.
73 Thy hands have made and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments!
[YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, Because I trust in thy word.
They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
75 I know, O LORD! that thy judgments are right, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
76 O let thy loving-kindness be my comfort, According to thy promise to thy servant!
Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve 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 reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
78 May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But I will meditate on thy precepts.
Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts.
79 Let those who fear thee turn unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
80 May my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I may not be put to shame!
Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
82 Mine eyes fail with looking for thy promise; When. say I, wilt thou comfort me?
Mine eyes have failed 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.
Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
84 How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment upon my persecutors?
How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
85 The proud have digged pits for me; They who do not regard thy law.
Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
86 All thy commandments are faithful; They persecute me without cause; help thou me!
All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
87 They had almost consumed me from the earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts.
88 Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, That I may keep the law of thy mouth!
According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 Thy word, O LORD! abideth for ever, Being established like the heavens;
[LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
90 Thy faithfulness endureth to all generations. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 They continue to this day according to their ordinances; For they are all subject to thee.
By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
92 Had not thy law been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.
Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts; For by them thou revivest me.
Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life.
94 I am thine, help me! For I seek thy precepts.
Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; But I will have regard to thine ordinances.
For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy law is exceeding broad.
To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
97 O how I love thy law! It is my daily (meditation)
[MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my (meditation)
98 Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before me.
Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thine ordinances are my (meditation)
Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my (meditation)
100 I have more wisdom than the ancients, Because I keep thy precepts.
Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I might keep thy word.
From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
102 I depart not from thy statutes, For thou teachest me!
From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
103 How sweet are thy words to my taste; Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
104 From thy precepts I learn wisdom; Therefore do I hate every false way.
Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path.
[NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, That I will keep thy righteous statutes.
I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
107 I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD! according to thy word!
I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
108 Accept, O LORD! the free-will offering of my mouth, And teach me thy statutes!
The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
109 My life is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten.
110 The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go astray from thy precepts.
The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
111 I have made thine ordinances my possession for ever; For they are the joy of my heart.
As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Always, —even to the end.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
113 I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
[SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield; In thy word I put my trust!
My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers! For I will keep the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers, —that I may observe 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, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope!
117 Do thou hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I will have respect to thy statutes continually!
Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
118 Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
119 Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth through fear of thee, And I am afraid of thy judgments.
My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
121 I have done justice and equity; O leave me not to mine oppressors.
[AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness, —Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good; Let not the proud oppress me!
Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
123 Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, And teach me thy statutes!
Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me.
125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thine ordinances!
Thy servant, I am—give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.
It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; Yea, above fine gold.
For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!
128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.
For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
129 Wonderful are thine ordinances; Therefore do I observe them.
[PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
130 The communication of thy precepts giveth light; It giveth understanding to the simple.
The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
132 Look thou upon me, and be gracious to me, As is just to those who love thy name!
Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
133 Establish my footsteps in thy word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me!
My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of men, So will I keep thy precepts!
Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
135 Let thy face shine on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes!
Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 Rivers of water run down mine eyes, Because men keep not thy law.
Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
137 Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
[ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
138 Just are the ordinances which thou hast ordained, And altogether righteous.
Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
139 My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
140 Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it.
141 Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
142 Thy righteousness is everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, But thy laws are my delight.
Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
144 The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live!
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
145 I cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
[KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
146 I cry unto thee; save me, And I will observe thine ordinances.
I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
147 I come before the dawn with my prayer; I trust in thy promise!
I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
148 My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness; O LORD! revive me according to thy mercy!
My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
150 Near are they whose aim is mischief; They are far from thy law;
They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
151 Yet thou art near, O LORD! And all thy commandments are truth!
Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
152 Long have I known concerning thine ordinances, That thou hast founded them for ever.
Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
153 Look upon my affliction, and deliver me! For I do not forget thy law.
[RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten.
154 Maintain my cause, and redeem me; Revive me according to thy promise!
Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, Because they seek not thy statutes.
Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
156 Great is thy compassion, O LORD! Revive thou me according to thine equity!
Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
158 I behold the transgressors, and am grieved Because they regard not thy word.
I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
159 Behold, how I love thy precepts! O LORD! revive me according to thy loving-kindness!
See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
160 The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
161 Princes have persecuted me without cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
[SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
162 I rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found great spoil.
Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
163 I hate and abhor lying, And thy law do I love.
Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
165 Great peace have they who love thy law, And no evil shall befall them.
Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
166 O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
167 My soul observeth thine ordinances, And loveth them exceedingly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
168 I keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; For all my ways are before thee.
I have kept thy precepts, and thy testimonies, For, all my ways, are before thee.
169 Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
[TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
170 Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
171 My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are right.
My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
173 Let thy hand be my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
174 I long for thy salvation, O LORD! And thy law is my delight!
I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
175 Let me live, and I will praise thee; Let thy judgments help me!
Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
176 I wander like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, For I do not forget thy commandments!
I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
