Psalms 119
1 Happy they whose life is blameless, who walk by the law of the Lord.
ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
2 Happy they who keep his charges, and seek him with all their hearts;
Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
3 who have done no wrong, but walk in his ways.
Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.
4 You yourself have appointed your precepts to be kept with diligence.
Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.
5 O to be steadily guided in the keeping of your statutes!
Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
6 Then unashamed shall I be, when I look towards all your commandments.
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 I will thank you with heart unfeigned, when I learn your righteous judgments.
I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
8 I will observe your statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.
9 How can a young person keep their life pure? By giving heed to your word.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.
10 With all my heart have I sought you, let me not stray from your commandments.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 In my heart have I treasured your word, to keep from sinning against you.
Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes.
Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I rehearsed all the judgments of your mouth.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14 I delight in the way of your charges, more than in riches of all sorts.
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all wealth.
15 I will muse upon your precepts, and look to your paths.
I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.
16 In your statutes I delight, I will not forget your word.
I delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.
17 Grant that your servant may live, and I will observe your word.
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.
18 Open my eyes, that I see wondrous things out of your law.
Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
19 But a guest am I on the earth: hide not your commandments from me.
I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.
20 My heart is crushed with longing for your ordinances, at all times.
My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.
21 You rebuke the proud, the accursed, who wander from your commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
22 Roll away from me scorn and contempt, for I have observed your charges.
Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.
23 Though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will muse on your statutes.
Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.
24 Your charges are my delight, they are my counsellors.
Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.
25 I lie grovelling in the dust; revive me, as you have promised.
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
26 I told of my ways, you made answer; teach me your statutes.
I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes.
27 Grant me insight into your precepts, and I will muse on your wonders.
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.
28 I am overcome with sorrow; raise me up, as you have promised.
My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word.
29 Put the way of falsehood from me, and graciously grant me your law.
Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law.
30 I have chosen the way of fidelity, your ordinances I long for.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].
31 I hold fast to your charges: O put me not, Lord, to shame.
I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.
32 I will run in the way of your commandments, for you give me room of heart.
I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I will keep it to the end,
HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] the end.
34 instruct me to keep your law, and I will observe it with all my heart.
Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart.
35 Guide me in the path of your commandments, for therein do I delight.
Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
36 Incline my heart to your charges, and not to greed of gain.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
37 Turn away my eyes from vain sights, revive me by your word.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
38 Confirm to your servant the promise which is given to those who fear you.
Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
39 Remove the reproach which I dread, because your judgments are good.
Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good.
40 Behold, I long for your precepts. Quicken me in your righteousness.
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
41 Visit me, Lord, with your love and salvation, as you have promised.
VAU. And let thy loving-kindness come unto me, O Jehovah, — thy salvation according to thy word.
42 So shall I answer my slanderers, for my trust is in your word.
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word.
43 Snatch not from my mouth the word of truth, for in your judgments I hope.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; because I have hoped in thy judgments.
44 I will keep your law continually, for ever and evermore.
Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;
45 So shall I walk in wide spaces, for I give my mind to your precepts.
And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;
46 I will speak of your charge before kings, and will not be ashamed thereof.
And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed;
47 Your commandments are my delight, I love them exceedingly.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;
48 I will lift up my hands to your commandments, and muse upon your statutes.
And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
49 Remember your word to your servant, on which you have made me to hope.
ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in trouble, that your word gives life to me.
This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy word hath quickened me.
51 The arrogant utterly scorn me, but I have not declined from your law.
The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
52 When I think of your judgments of old, O Lord, I take to me comfort.
I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
53 I am seized with glowing anger at the wicked who forsake your law.
Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
54 Your statutes have been to me songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I remember your name in the night, O Lord and observe your law.
I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.
56 My lot has been this, that I have kept your precepts.
This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.
57 My portion are you, O Lord: I have promised to keep your words.
CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.
58 I entreat you with all my heart; grant me your promised favor.
I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy word.
59 I have thought upon my ways, and turned my feet to your charges.
I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I hasted and tarried not to give heed to your commandments.
I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 Though the godless have wound their cords round me, I have not forgotten your law.
The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: I have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to praise you because of your righteous judgments.
At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
63 With all those who fear you I company, aid with those who observe your precepts.
I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
64 The earth, Lord, is full of your kindness; teach me your Statutes.
The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving-kindness: teach me thy statutes.
65 Well have you dealt with your servant, as you have promised, O Lord.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
66 Teach me discretion and knowledge, for I have believed your commandments.
Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.
67 Till trouble came I was a wanderer, but now I observe your word.
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy word.
68 You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged lies against me, but I keep your precepts with all my heart.
The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
70 Their heart is gross like fat, but I delight in your law.
Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law.
71 It was good for me to be humbled, that I should learn your statutes.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; make me wise to learn your commandments.
YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
74 Those who fear you shall see me with joy, for in your word have I hoped.
They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right, and in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
76 Let your love be a comfort to me, for so have you promised your servant.
Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77 Visit me with your quickening pity, for your law is my delight.
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.
78 Put the proud to shame, who have wronged me falsely: I will muse on your precepts.
Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.
79 Let those turn to me who fear you, that they may learn your charges.
Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be sound in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
81 My long for you to rescue me, I put my hope in your word.
CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
82 My eyes pine away for your promise: saying, “When will you comfort me?”
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 Though shrivelled like wine-skin in smoke, your statutes I have not forgotten.
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; I do not forget thy statutes.
84 How few are the days of your servant! When will you judge those who harass me?
How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85 Proud people have dug for me pits people who do not conform to your law.
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
86 All your commandments are trusty. With falsehood they harass me: help me.
All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.
87 They had nearly made an end of me, yet I did not forget your precepts.
They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.
88 Spare me in your kindness, and I will observe the charge of your mouth.
Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
89 Forever, O Lord, is your word fixed firmly in the heavens.
LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.
90 Your truth endures age after age; it is established on earth, and it stands.
Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 By your appointment they stand this day, for all are your servants.
By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.
92 Had not your law been my joy, in my misery then had I perished.
Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts, for through them you have put life in me.
I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.
94 I am yours, O save me, for I give my mind to your precepts.
I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
95 The wicked lay wait to destroy me, but I give heed to your charge.
The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto thy testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all things: but your commandment is spacious exceedingly.
I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97 O how I love your law! All the day long I muse on it.
MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
98 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies: for it is mine forever.
Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
99 I am prudent above all my teachers, for your charges are my (meditation)
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I have insight more than the aged, because I observe your precepts.
I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.
101 I refrain my foot from all wicked ways, that I may keep your word.
I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.
102 I turn not aside from your judgments, for you yourself are my teacher.
I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!
104 Insight I win through your precepts, therefore every false way I hate.
From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn an oath, and will keep it, to observe your righteous judgments.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted sorely: revive me, O Lord, as you said.
I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy word.
108 Accept, Lord, my willing praise, and teach me your judgments.
Accept, I beseech thee, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
109 My life is in ceaseless peril; but I do not forget your law.
My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.
110 The wicked set traps for me, yet I do not stray from your precepts.
The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
111 In your charges are my everlasting inheritance, they are the joy of my heart.
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I am resolved to perform your statutes forever, to the utmost.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end.
113 I hate people of divided heart, but your law do I love.
SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.
114 You are my shelter and shield: in your word do I hope.
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
115 Begone, you wicked people, I will keep the commands of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me and spare me, as you have promised: O disappoint me not.
Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold me up, and I shall be saved: and your statutes shall be my unceasing delight.
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118 All who swerve from your statutes you spurn: their cunning is in vain.
Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
119 All the wicked of earth you count as dross, therefore I love your charges.
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh, for fear of you, shudders, and I stand in awe of your judgments.
My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 Justice and right have I practised, do not leave me to my oppressors.
AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Be your servant’s surety for good, let not the proud oppress me.
Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes pine for your salvation, and for your righteous promise.
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
124 Deal in your love with your servant, and teach me your statutes.
Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
125 Your servant am I; instruct me, that I may know your charges.
I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for the Lord to act: they have violated your law.
It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.
127 Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
128 So by all your precepts I guide me, and every false way I hate.
Therefore I regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.
129 Your decrees are wonderful, gladly I keep them.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.
130 When your word is unfolded, light breaks; it imparts to the simple wisdom.
The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
131 With open mouth I pant with longing for your commandments.
I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
132 Turn to me with your favor, as is just to those who love you.
Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.
133 Steady my steps by your word, so that sin have no power over me.
Establish my steps in thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Set me free from those who oppress me, and I shall observe your precepts.
Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts.
135 Shine with your face on your servant, and teach me your statutes.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 My eyes run down with rills of water, because your law is not kept.
Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.
137 Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your ordinances.
TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
138 The laws you has ordered are just, and trusty exceedingly.
Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
139 My jealousy has undone me, that my foes have forgotten your words.
My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
140 Your word has been tested well; and your servant loves it.
Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
141 I am little and held in contempt, but your precepts I have not forgotten.
I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.
142 Just is your justice forever, and trusty is your law.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
143 Stress and strain are upon me, but your commandments are my delight.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.
144 Right are your charges forever, instruct me that I may live.
The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 With my whole heart I cry; O answer me. I would keep your statutes, O Lord.
KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
146 I cry to you: O save me, and I will observe your charges.
I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
147 Ere the dawn I cry for your help: in your word do I hope.
I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.
148 Awake I meet the night-watches, to muse upon your sayings.
Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice in your kindness: O Lord, by your judgments revive me.
Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.
150 Near me are wicked tormentors, who are far from thoughts of your law;
They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
151 but near, too, are you, O Lord, and all your commandments are trusty.
Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.
152 Long have I known from your charges that you have founded them for all time.
From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
153 Look on my misery, and rescue me; for I do not forget your law.
RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
154 Defend my cause and redeem me: revive me, as you have promised.
Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for their mind is not in your statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.
156 Great is your pity, O Lord: Revive me, as you have ordained.
Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
157 My foes and tormentors are many, but I have not declined from your charges.
Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.
158 I behold the traitors with loathing, for they do not observe your word.
I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159 Behold how I love your precepts: revive me, O Lord!, in your kindness.
See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving-kindness.
160 The sum of your word is truth, all your laws are just and eternal.
The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever.
161 Princes have harassed me wantonly: but my heart stands in awe of your word.
SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 Over your word I rejoice as one who finds great spoil.
I have joy in thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
163 Falsehood I hate and abhor, but your law do I love.
I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise you because of your righteous judgments.
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
165 Right well do they fare who love your law: they go on their way without stumbling.
Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.
166 I hope for your salvation; O Lord I do your commandments.
I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
167 I observe your charges: I love them greatly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
168 I observe your precepts and charges: all my ways are before you.
I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.
169 Let my cry come before you, O Lord: give me insight, as you have promised.
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.
170 Let my prayer enter into your presence: deliver me, as you have said.
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
171 My lips shall be fountains of praise, that you teach me your statutes.
My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.
My tongue shall speak aloud of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me, for your precepts have been my choice.
Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.
174 I long, Lord, for your salvation, and your law is my delight.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
175 Revive me that I may praise you, and let your precepts help me.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
176 I have strayed like a wandering sheep seek your servant, because I do not forget your commandments.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
