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