Psalms 119
1 Blessed are they that are perfect in the 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 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart.
How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
3 Yea, they do no unrighteousness; they walk in his ways.
Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
4 Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.
Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
5 Oh that my ways were established to observe thy statutes!
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, when I learn thy righteous judgments.
I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations.
8 I will observe thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] 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 laid up in mine 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 art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
Blessed art thou, O Yahweh—Teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; so will I observe 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 sojourner in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do wander from thy commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
22 Take away from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
23 Princes also sat and talked against me: [but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.
Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
[DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
26 I declared my ways, and thou answeredst 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 shall I meditate of thy wondrous works.
The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of falsehood: and grant me thy law graciously.
The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness: thy judgments have I set [before me].
The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right.
31 I cleave unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
32 I will run 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; and I shall keep it unto 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, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall 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 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken me in thy ways.
Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
38 Confirm thy word unto thy servant, which [belongeth] unto the fear of thee.
Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
39 Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; 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 after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
41 Let thy mercies also come unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
[WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; for I trust in thy word.
So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped 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 observe thy law continually for ever and ever.
That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
45 And I will walk at liberty; for I have sought thy precepts.
That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought.
46 I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.
That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
49 Remember the word unto thy servant, because thou hast 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 my affliction: for thy word hath quickened 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 have remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself.
I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
53 Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
55 I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have observed thy law.
I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
56 This I have had, because I kept thy precepts.
This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
57 The LORD is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.
[HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
58 I entreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I made haste, and delayed not, to observe thy commandments.
I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [but] I have not forgotten thy law.
The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that observe 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 mercy: teach me thy statutes.
Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
[TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge; for I have believed 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 observe 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; teach me thy statutes.
Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: with my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
70 Their heart is as fat as grease; 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 unto 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 me 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 that fear thee shall see me and be glad; because I have hoped 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 righteous, 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 Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto 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 unto 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 Let the proud be ashamed; for they have overthrown me wrongfully: [but] I will meditate in 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 that fear thee turn unto me, and they shall know thy testimonies.
Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word.
[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, while I say, When wilt thou comfort me?
Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 For 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 on them that persecute me?
How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
85 The proud have digged pits for me, who are not after 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 wrongfully; help thou me.
All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
87 They had almost consumed me upon 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 after thy lovingkindness; so shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
[LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
90 Thy faithfulness is unto 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 abide this day according to thine ordinances; for all things are thy servants.
By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast quickened me.
Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life.
94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me; [but] I will consider thy testimonies.
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 commandment is exceeding broad.
To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
97 Oh how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
[MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my (meditation)
98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with 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 thy testimonies are my (meditation)
Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my (meditation)
100 I understand more than the aged, because I have kept thy precepts.
Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might observe thy word.
From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
102 I have not turned aside from thy judgments; for thou hast taught me.
From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore 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 unto my feet, and light unto my path,
[NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will observe thy righteous judgments.
I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
109 My soul 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 have laid a snare for me; yet went I not astray from thy precepts.
The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing 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 mine heart to perform thy statutes, for ever, even unto the end.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
113 I hate them that are of a double mind; but thy law do I love.
[SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers; that I may 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 unto thy word, 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 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, and shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for 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 judgment and justice: 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 for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
124 Deal with thy servant according unto 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 thy testimonies.
Thy servant, I am—give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for the LORD to work; [for] they 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; [and] I hate every false way.
For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
129 Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
[PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
130 The opening of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
132 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
133 Order my footsteps in thy word; and let not any 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 man: so will I observe thy precepts.
Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 Mine eyes run down with rivers of water, because they observe 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 upright are thy judgments.
[ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and very faithfulness.
Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
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 I am small and despised: [yet] do not I forget thy precepts.
Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
142 Thy righteousness is an 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 on me: [yet] thy commandments are my delight.
Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
144 Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
145 I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
[KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
146 I have called unto thee; save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies.
I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
148 Mine eyes prevented the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy judgments.
My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
150 They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from thy law.
They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
151 Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
152 Of old have I known from thy testimonies, that thou hast founded them for ever.
Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
153 Consider mine 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 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy word.
Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life
155 Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.
Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [yet] have I not swerved from they testimonies.
Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
158 I beheld the treacherous dealers, and was grieved; because they observed not thy word.
I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
160 The sum of thy word is truth; and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] 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 a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy words.
[SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood; [but] thy law do I love.
Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
165 Great peace have they which love thy law; and they have none occasion of stumbling.
Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O LORD, and have done thy commandments.
I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
167 My soul hath observed thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
168 I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; 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 cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
[TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
171 Let my lips utter praise; for thou teachest me thy statutes.
My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
172 Let my tongue sing of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
173 Let thine hand be ready to help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
174 I have longed 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 my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
176 I have gone astray 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.
