Psalms 119
1 Happy are they who are upright in their way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
ALEPH Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.
2 Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.
3 Who also do no iniquity, But walk in his ways!
Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.
5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
6 Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.
7 I will praise thee in uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous laws.
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgements.
8 I will keep thy statutes; Do not utterly forsake me!
I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me. BETH
9 How shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed to it according to thy word.
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee; O let me not wander from thy commandments!
With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed be thou, O LORD! O teach me thy statutes!
Blessed are you, LORD. Teach me your statutes.
13 With my lips do I declare All the precepts of thy mouth.
With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
14 In the way of thine ordinances I rejoice As much as in all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15 I meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.
16 I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL
17 Deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live, And have regard to thy word!
Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.
18 Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law!
Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your Torah.
19 I am a stranger in the earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me.
20 My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
21 Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.
23 Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counsellors. DALETH
25 My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive me, according to thy word!
My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!
26 I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me; Teach me thy statutes!
I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts! So will I meditate upon thy wonders.
Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
28 My soul weepeth for trouble; O lift me up according to thy promise!
My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, And graciously grant me thy law!
Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your Torah graciously!
30 I have chosen the way of truth, And set thy statutes before me.
I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.
31 I cleave to thine ordinances; O LORD! let me not be put to shame!
I cling to your statutes, LORD. Don’t let me be disappointed.
32 I will run in the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free. HE
33 Teach me, O LORD! the way of thy statutes, That I may keep it to the end!
Teach me, LORD, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
34 Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
Give me understanding, and I will keep your Torah. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
35 Cause me to tread in the path of thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.
Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.
36 Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
Turn my heart towards your statutes, not towards selfish gain.
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
38 Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
Fulfil your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.
39 Turn away the reproach which I fear; For thy judgments are good.
Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.
40 Behold, I have longed for thy precepts; O quicken thou me in thy righteousness!
Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. VAV
41 Let thy mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
Let your loving kindness also come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your word.
42 So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.
43 O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.
44 So shall I keep thy law continually, For ever and ever.
So I will obey your Torah continually, forever and ever.
45 I shall walk in a wide path; For I seek thy precepts.
I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.
46 I will speak of thine ordinances before kings, And will not be ashamed.
I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.
47 I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
48 I will lift up my hands to thy precepts, which I love; I will meditate on thy statutes.
I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN
49 Remember thy promise to thy servant, Because thou hast caused me to hope!
Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy promise reviveth me.
This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.
51 The proud have had me greatly in derision; Yet have I not swerved from thy law.
The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your Torah.
52 I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD! And I comfort myself.
I remember your ordinances of old, LORD, and have comforted myself.
53 Indignation burneth within me, On account of the wicked who forsake thy law.
Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your Torah.
54 Thy statutes have been my song In the house of my pilgrimage.
Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.
55 In the night, O LORD! I think of thy name, And keep thy law!
I have remembered your name, LORD, in the night, and I obey your Torah.
56 This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
This is my way, that I keep your precepts. HETH
57 Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
The LORD is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
58 I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
I sought your favour with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
59 I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.
60 I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
61 The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your Torah.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
63 I am the companion of all who fear thee, And who obey thy precepts.
I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
64 The earth, O LORD! is full of thy goodness; O teach me thy statutes!
The earth is full of your loving kindness, LORD. Teach me your statutes. TETH
65 Thou dost bless thy servant, O LORD! According to thy promise!
You have treated your servant well, according to your word, LORD.
66 Teach me sound judgment and knowledge! For I have faith in thy commandments.
Teach me good judgement and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; But now I keep thy word.
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.
68 Thou art good and doest good; O teach me thy statutes!
You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
69 The proud forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
70 Their heart is senseless like fat; But I delight in thy law.
Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your Torah.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver.
The Torah you have spoken is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YODH
73 Thy hands have made and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments!
Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74 They who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, Because I trust in thy word.
Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.
75 I know, O LORD! that thy judgments are right, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
LORD, I know that your judgements are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 O let thy loving-kindness be my comfort, According to thy promise to thy servant!
Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live! For thy law is my delight.
Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your Torah is my delight.
78 May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But I will meditate on thy precepts.
Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear thee turn unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.
80 May my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I may not be put to shame!
Let my heart be blameless towards your decrees, that I may not be disappointed. KAPF
81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
82 Mine eyes fail with looking for thy promise; When. say I, wilt thou comfort me?
My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83 Yea, I am become like a bottle in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.
84 How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment upon my persecutors?
How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgement on those who persecute me?
85 The proud have digged pits for me; They who do not regard thy law.
The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your Torah.
86 All thy commandments are faithful; They persecute me without cause; help thou me!
All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
87 They had almost consumed me from the earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
88 Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, That I may keep the law of thy mouth!
Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth. LAMEDH
89 Thy word, O LORD! abideth for ever, Being established like the heavens;
LORD, your word is settled in heaven forever.
90 Thy faithfulness endureth to all generations. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.
91 They continue to this day according to their ordinances; For they are all subject to thee.
Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.
92 Had not thy law been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.
Unless your Torah had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts; For by them thou revivest me.
I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.
94 I am thine, help me! For I seek thy precepts.
I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; But I will have regard to thine ordinances.
The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy law is exceeding broad.
I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. MEM
97 O how I love thy law! It is my daily (meditation)
How I love your Torah! It is my meditation all day.
98 Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before me.
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thine ordinances are my (meditation)
I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I have more wisdom than the ancients, Because I keep thy precepts.
I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I might keep thy word.
I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.
102 I depart not from thy statutes, For thou teachest me!
I have not turned away from your ordinances, for you have taught me.
103 How sweet are thy words to my taste; Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!
104 From thy precepts I learn wisdom; Therefore do I hate every false way.
Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. NUN
105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet, 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 will perform it, That I will keep thy righteous statutes.
I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
107 I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD! according to thy word!
I am afflicted very much. Revive me, LORD, according to your word.
108 Accept, O LORD! the free-will offering of my mouth, And teach me thy statutes!
Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. LORD, teach me your ordinances.
109 My life is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your Torah.
110 The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go astray from thy precepts.
The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.
111 I have made thine ordinances my possession for ever; For they are the joy of my heart.
I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, 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 set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end. SAMEKH
113 I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
I hate double-minded men, but I love your Torah.
114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield; In thy word I put my trust!
You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers! For I will keep the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep 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 your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Do thou hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I will have respect to thy statutes continually!
Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
118 Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.
119 Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth through fear of thee, And I am afraid of thy judgments.
My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgements. AYIN
121 I have done justice and equity; O leave me not to mine oppressors.
I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good; Let not the proud oppress me!
Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, And teach me thy statutes!
Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.
125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thine ordinances!
I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.
126 It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.
It is time to act, LORD, for they break your Torah.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; Yea, above fine gold.
Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.
Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE
129 Wonderful are thine ordinances; Therefore do I observe them.
Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The communication of thy precepts giveth light; It giveth understanding to the simple.
The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.
132 Look thou upon me, and be gracious to me, As is just to those who love thy name!
Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
133 Establish my footsteps in thy word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me!
Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of men, So will I keep thy precepts!
Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.
135 Let thy face shine on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes!
Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
136 Rivers of water run down mine eyes, Because men keep not thy law.
Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your Torah. TZADHE
137 Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
You are righteous, LORD. Your judgements are upright.
138 Just are the ordinances which thou hast ordained, And altogether righteous.
You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.
139 My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.
140 Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
141 Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts.
142 Thy righteousness is everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your Torah is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, But thy laws are my delight.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.
144 The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live!
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. QOPH
145 I cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, LORD! I will keep your statutes.
146 I cry unto thee; save me, And I will observe thine ordinances.
I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.
147 I come before the dawn with my prayer; I trust in thy promise!
I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
148 My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.
149 Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness; O LORD! revive me according to thy mercy!
Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, LORD, according to your ordinances.
150 Near are they whose aim is mischief; They are far from thy law;
They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your Torah.
151 Yet thou art near, O LORD! And all thy commandments are truth!
You are near, LORD. All your commandments are truth.
152 Long have I known concerning thine ordinances, That thou hast founded them for ever.
Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. RESH
153 Look upon my affliction, and deliver me! For I do not forget thy law.
Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your Torah.
154 Maintain my cause, and redeem me; Revive me according to thy promise!
Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, Because they seek not thy statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.
156 Great is thy compassion, O LORD! Revive thou me according to thine equity!
Great are your tender mercies, LORD. Revive me according to your ordinances.
157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.
158 I behold the transgressors, and am grieved Because they regard not thy word.
I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word.
159 Behold, how I love thy precepts! O LORD! revive me according to thy loving-kindness!
Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, LORD, according to your loving kindness.
160 The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN
161 Princes have persecuted me without cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
162 I rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found great spoil.
I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.
163 I hate and abhor lying, And thy law do I love.
I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your Torah.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.
165 Great peace have they who love thy law, And no evil shall befall them.
Those who love your Torah have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.
166 O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
I have hoped for your salvation, LORD. I have done your commandments.
167 My soul observeth thine ordinances, And loveth them exceedingly.
My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
168 I keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; For all my ways are before thee.
I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you. TAV
169 Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
Let my cry come before you, LORD. Give me understanding according to your word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.
171 My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue shall sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are right.
Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
173 Let thy hand be my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174 I long for thy salvation, O LORD! And thy law is my delight!
I have longed for your salvation [yeshuat], LORD. Your Torah is my delight.
175 Let me live, and I will praise thee; Let thy judgments help me!
Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances 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 your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.
