Psalms 119
1 Happy they whose life is blameless, who walk by the law of the Lord.
[ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 Happy they who keep his charges, and seek him with all their hearts;
How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
3 who have done no wrong, but walk in his ways.
Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
4 You yourself have appointed your precepts to be kept with diligence.
Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
5 O to be steadily guided in the keeping of your statutes!
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might 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 thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations.
8 I will observe your statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
9 How can a young person keep their life pure? By giving heed to your word.
[BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word.
10 With all my heart have I sought you, let me not stray from your commandments.
With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
11 In my heart have I treasured your word, to keep from sinning against you.
In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes.
Blessed art thou, O Yahweh—Teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I rehearsed all the judgments of your mouth.
With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
14 I delight in the way of your charges, more than in riches of all sorts.
In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
15 I will muse upon your precepts, and look to your paths.
In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
16 In your statutes I delight, I will not forget your word.
In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
17 Grant that your servant may live, and I will observe your word.
[GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant—let me live, That I may observe thy word.
18 Open my eyes, that I see wondrous things out of your law.
Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
19 But a guest am I on the earth: hide not your commandments from me.
A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
20 My heart is crushed with longing for your ordinances, at all times.
My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
21 You rebuke the proud, the accursed, who wander from your commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
22 Roll away from me scorn and contempt, for I have observed your charges.
Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
23 Though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will muse on your statutes.
Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
24 Your charges are my delight, they are my counsellors.
Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
25 I lie grovelling in the dust; revive me, as you have promised.
[DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
26 I told of my ways, you made answer; teach me your statutes.
My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes.
27 Grant me insight into your precepts, and I will muse on your wonders.
The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
28 I am overcome with sorrow; raise me up, as you have promised.
My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
29 Put the way of falsehood from me, and graciously grant me your law.
The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
30 I have chosen the way of fidelity, your ordinances I long for.
The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right.
31 I hold fast to your charges: O put me not, Lord, 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 your commandments, for you give me room of heart.
The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I will 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 instruct me to keep your law, and I will observe it with all my heart.
Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
35 Guide me in the path of your commandments, for therein do I delight.
Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
36 Incline my heart to your charges, and not to greed of gain.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
37 Turn away my eyes from vain sights, revive me by your word.
Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
38 Confirm to your servant the promise which is given to those who fear you.
Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
39 Remove the reproach which I dread, because your judgments are good.
Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
40 Behold, I long for your precepts. Quicken me in your righteousness.
Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
41 Visit me, Lord, with your love and salvation, as you have promised.
[WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 So shall I answer my slanderers, for my trust is in your word.
So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
43 Snatch not from my mouth the word of truth, for in your judgments I hope.
And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited.
44 I will keep your law continually, for ever and evermore.
That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
45 So shall I walk in wide spaces, for I give my mind to your precepts.
That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought.
46 I will speak of your charge before kings, and will not be ashamed thereof.
That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.
47 Your commandments are my delight, I love them exceedingly.
That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 I will lift up my hands to your commandments, and muse upon your statutes.
That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
49 Remember your word to your servant, on which you have made me to hope.
[ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto 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, that, thy word, hath given me life.
51 The arrogant utterly scorn me, but I have not declined from your law.
Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
52 When I think of your judgments of old, O Lord, I take to me comfort.
I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
53 I am seized with glowing anger at the wicked who forsake your law.
A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
54 Your statutes have been to me songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
55 I remember your name in the night, O Lord and observe your law.
I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
56 My lot has been this, that I have kept your precepts.
This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
57 My portion are you, O Lord: I have promised to keep your words.
[HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
58 I entreat you with all my heart; grant me your promised favor.
I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
59 I have thought upon my ways, and turned my feet to your charges.
I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I hasted and tarried not to give heed to your commandments.
I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 Though the godless have wound their cords round me, I have not forgotten your law.
The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
62 At midnight I rise to praise you because of your righteous judgments.
At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
63 With all those who fear you I company, aid with those who observe your precepts.
Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
64 The earth, Lord, is full of your kindness; teach me your Statutes.
Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
65 Well have you dealt with your servant, as you have promised, O Lord.
[TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
66 Teach me discretion and knowledge, for I have believed your commandments.
Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
67 Till trouble came I was a wanderer, but now I observe your word.
Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
68 You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged lies against me, but I keep your precepts with all my heart.
Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
70 Their heart is gross like fat, but I delight in your law.
Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
71 It was good for me to be humbled, that I should learn your statutes.
It is, well for me, that I was 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.
Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; make me wise to learn your commandments.
[YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 Those who fear you shall see me with joy, for in your word have I hoped.
They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
75 I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right, and in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
76 Let your love be a comfort to me, for so have you promised your servant.
Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant.
77 Visit me with your quickening pity, for your law is my delight.
Let thy compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
78 Put the proud to shame, who have wronged me falsely: I will muse on your 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 turn to me who fear you, that they may learn your charges.
Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be sound in your 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 long for you to rescue me, I put my hope in your word.
[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
82 My eyes pine away for your promise: saying, “When will you comfort me?”
Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 Though shrivelled like wine-skin in smoke, your statutes I have not forgotten.
Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
84 How few are the days of your servant! When will you judge those who harass me?
How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
85 Proud people have dug for me pits people who do not conform to your law.
Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
86 All your commandments are trusty. With falsehood they harass me: help me.
All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
87 They had nearly made an end of me, yet I did not forget your precepts.
A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts.
88 Spare me in your kindness, and I will observe the charge of your mouth.
According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 Forever, O Lord, is your word fixed firmly in the heavens.
[LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
90 Your truth endures age after age; it is established on earth, and it stands.
To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 By your appointment they stand this day, for all are your servants.
By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
92 Had not your law been my joy, in my misery then had I perished.
Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts, for through them you have put life in me.
Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life.
94 I am yours, O save me, for I give my mind to your precepts.
Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
95 The wicked lay wait to destroy me, but I give heed to your charge.
For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
96 I have seen a limit to all things: but your commandment is spacious exceedingly.
To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
97 O how I love your law! All the day long I muse on it.
[MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my (meditation)
98 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies: for it is mine forever.
Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine.
99 I am prudent above all my teachers, for your charges are my (meditation)
Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my (meditation)
100 I have insight more than the aged, because I observe your precepts.
Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
101 I refrain my foot from all wicked ways, that I may keep your word.
From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
102 I turn not aside from your judgments, for you yourself are my teacher.
From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
104 Insight I win through your precepts, therefore every false way I hate.
Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
105 Your 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 an oath, and will keep it, to observe your righteous judgments.
I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
107 I am afflicted sorely: revive me, O Lord, as you said.
I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
108 Accept, Lord, my willing praise, and teach me your judgments.
The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
109 My life is in ceaseless peril; but I do not forget your law.
My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten.
110 The wicked set traps for me, yet I do not stray from your precepts.
The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
111 In your charges are my everlasting inheritance, 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 am resolved to perform your statutes forever, to the utmost.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
113 I hate people of divided heart, but your law do I love.
[SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
114 You are my shelter and shield: in your word do I hope.
My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
115 Begone, you wicked people, I will keep the commands of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers, —that I may 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 do not shame me out of my hope!
117 Hold me up, and I shall be saved: and your statutes shall be my unceasing delight.
Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
118 All who swerve from your statutes you spurn: their cunning is in vain.
Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
119 All the wicked of earth you count as dross, therefore I love your charges.
Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh, for fear of you, shudders, and I stand in awe of your judgments.
My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
121 Justice and right have I practised, do not leave me to my oppressors.
[AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness, —Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
122 Be your servant’s surety for good, let not the proud oppress me.
Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
123 My eyes pine for your salvation, and for your righteous promise.
Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
124 Deal in your love with your servant, and teach me your statutes.
Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me.
125 Your servant am I; instruct me, that I may know your charges.
Thy servant, I am—give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for the Lord to act: they have violated your law.
It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
127 Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.
For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!
128 So by all your precepts I guide me, and every false way I hate.
For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
129 Your decrees are wonderful, gladly I keep them.
[PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
130 When your word is unfolded, light breaks; it imparts to the simple wisdom.
The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
131 With open mouth I pant with longing for your commandments.
My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
132 Turn to me with your favor, as is just to those who love you.
Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
133 Steady my steps by your word, so that sin have no power over me.
My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
134 Set me free from those who oppress me, and I shall observe your precepts.
Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
135 Shine with your face on your servant, and teach me your statutes.
Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 My eyes run down with rills of water, because your law is not kept.
Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
137 Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your ordinances.
[ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
138 The laws you has ordered are just, and trusty exceedingly.
Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
139 My jealousy has undone me, that my foes have forgotten your words.
My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
140 Your word has been tested well; and your servant loves it.
Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it.
141 I am little and held in contempt, but your precepts I have not forgotten.
Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
142 Just is your justice forever, and trusty is your law.
Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth.
143 Stress and strain are upon me, but your commandments are my delight.
Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
144 Right are your charges forever, instruct me that I may live.
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
145 With my whole heart I cry; O answer me. I would keep your statutes, O Lord.
[KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
146 I cry to you: O save me, and I will observe your charges.
I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
147 Ere the dawn I cry for your help: in your word do I hope.
I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
148 Awake I meet the night-watches, to muse upon your sayings.
Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice in your kindness: O Lord, by your judgments revive me.
My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
150 Near me are wicked tormentors, who are far from thoughts of your law;
They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
151 but near, too, are you, O Lord, and all your commandments are trusty.
Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
152 Long have I known from your charges that you have founded them for all time.
Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
153 Look on my misery, and rescue me; for I do not forget your law.
[RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten.
154 Defend my cause and redeem me: revive me, as you have promised.
Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for their mind is not in your statutes.
Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
156 Great is your pity, O Lord: Revive me, as you have ordained.
Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
157 My foes and tormentors are many, but I have not declined from your charges.
Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
158 I behold the traitors with loathing, for they do not observe your word.
I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
159 Behold how I love your precepts: revive me, O Lord!, in your kindness.
See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
160 The sum of your word is truth, all your laws are just and eternal.
The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
161 Princes have harassed me wantonly: but my heart stands in awe of your word.
[SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
162 Over your word I rejoice as one who finds great spoil.
Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
163 Falsehood I hate and abhor, but your law do I love.
Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise you because of your righteous judgments.
Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
165 Right well do they fare who love your law: they go on their way without stumbling.
Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
166 I hope for your salvation; O Lord I do your commandments.
I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
167 I observe your charges: I love them greatly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
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 shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
170 Let my prayer enter into your presence: deliver me, as you have said.
Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
171 My lips shall be fountains of praise, that you teach me your statutes.
My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.
My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me, for your precepts have been my choice.
Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
174 I long, Lord, for your salvation, and your law is my delight.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
175 Revive me that I may praise you, and let your precepts help me.
Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
176 I have strayed like a wandering sheep seek your servant, because I do not forget your commandments.
I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
