Psalms 119
1 [ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
[ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the Law of YHWH,
2 How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
O the blessedness of those keeping His testimonies, They seek Him with the whole heart.
3 Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
Indeed, they have not done iniquity, They have walked in His ways.
4 Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
You have commanded us to diligently keep Your precepts,
5 Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,
6 Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Then I am not ashamed In my looking to all Your commands.
7 I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations.
I confess You with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.
8 Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
I keep Your statutes, do not utterly leave me!
9 [BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word.
[BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
10 With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
I have sought You with all my heart, Do not let me err from Your commands.
11 In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.
I have hid Your saying in my heart, That I do not sin before You.
12 Blessed art thou, O Yahweh—Teach me thy statutes.
Blessed [are] You, O YHWH, teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
14 In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As over all wealth.
15 In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
I meditate on Your precepts, And I attentively behold Your paths.
16 In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
I delight myself in Your statutes, I do not forget Your word.
17 [GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant—let me live, That I may observe thy word.
[GIMEL] Confer benefits on Your servant, I live, and I keep Your word.
18 Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
Uncover my eyes, and I behold wonders out of Your law.
19 A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
I [am] a sojourner on earth, Do not hide Your commands from me.
20 My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
My soul has broken for desire To Your judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
You have rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Your commands.
22 Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
Remove reproach and contempt from me, For I have kept Your testimonies.
23 Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
Princes also sat—they spoke against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes,
24 Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
Your testimonies [are] also my delight, The men of my counsel!
25 [DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
[DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, Quicken me according to Your word.
26 My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes.
I have recounted my ways, And You answer me, teach me Your statutes,
27 The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
Cause me to understand the way of Your precepts, And I meditate on Your wonders.
28 My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
My soul has dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Your word.
29 The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
Turn aside the way of falsehood from me And favor me with Your law.
30 The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right.
I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I have compared Your judgments,
31 I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
I have adhered to Your testimonies, O YHWH, do not put me to shame.
32 The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
I run the way of Your commands, For You 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] Show me, O YHWH, the way of Your statutes, And I keep it—[to] the end.
34 Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, And observe it with the whole heart.
35 Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
Cause me to tread in the path of Your commands, For I have delighted in it.
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
37 Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
Remove my eyes from seeing vanity, Quicken me in Your way.
38 Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
Establish Your saying to Your servant, That [is] concerning Your fear.
39 Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Your judgments [are] good.
40 Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
Behold, I have longed for Your precepts, Quicken me in Your righteousness,
41 [WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.
[WAW] And Your kindness meets me, O YHWH, Your salvation according to Your saying.
42 So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Your 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 You do not utterly take away The word of truth from my mouth, Because I have hoped for Your judgment.
44 That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
And I keep Your law continually, For all time and forever.
45 That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought.
And I habitually walk in a broad place, For I have sought Your precepts.
46 That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.
And I speak of Your testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
47 That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
And I delight myself in Your commands, That 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 lift up my hands to Your commands, That I have loved, And I meditate on Your statutes!
49 [ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
[ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to hope.
50 This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life.
This [is] my comfort in my affliction, That Your saying has quickened me.
51 Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
The proud have utterly scorned me, I have not turned aside from Your law.
52 I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
I remembered Your judgments of old, O YHWH, And I comfort myself.
53 A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
Horror has seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
54 Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
Your statutes have been songs to me, In the house of my sojournings.
55 I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
I have remembered Your Name in the night, O YHWH, And I keep Your law.
56 This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
This has been to me, That I have kept Your precepts!
57 [HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
[HETH] YHWH [is] my portion; I have said I would keep Your words,
58 I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
I appeased Your face with the whole heart, Favor me according to Your saying.
59 I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
I have made haste, And did not delay, to keep Your commands.
61 The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, I have not forgotten Your law.
62 At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For the judgments of Your righteousness.
63 Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
I [am] a companion to all who fear You, And to those keeping Your precepts.
64 Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
Of Your kindness, O YHWH, the earth is full, Teach me Your statutes!
65 [TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
[TETH] You did good with Your servant, O YHWH, According to Your word.
66 Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, For I have believed in Your commands.
67 Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying.
68 Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
You [are] good, and doing good, Teach me Your 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 keep Your precepts with the whole heart.
70 Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
Their heart has been thick as fat, I have delighted in Your 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 Your statutes.
72 Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.
The Law of Your mouth [is] better to 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] Your hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Your commands.
74 They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
Those fearing You see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped for Your word.
75 I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
I have known, O YHWH, That Your judgments [are] righteous, And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant.
Please let Your kindness be to comfort me, According to Your saying to Your servant.
77 Let thy compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
Your mercies meet me, and I live, For Your 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.
The proud are ashamed, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate on Your precepts.
79 Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
Those fearing You turn back to me, And those knowing Your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
My heart is perfect in Your statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
81 [KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
[KAPH] My soul has been consumed for Your salvation, I have hoped for Your word.
82 Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
My eyes have been consumed for Your word, Saying, “When does it comfort me?”
83 Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
For I have been as a bottle in smoke, I have not forgotten Your statutes.
84 How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
How many [are] the days of Your servant? When do You execute judgment Against my pursuers?
85 Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
The proud have dug pits for me, That [are] not according to Your law.
86 All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
All Your commands [are] faithfulness, They have pursued me [with] falsehood, Help me.
87 A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts.
They have almost consumed me on earth, And I have not forsaken Your precepts.
88 According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
Quicken me according to Your kindness, And I keep the Testimony of Your mouth!
89 [LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
[LAMED] For all time, O YHWH, Your word is set up in the heavens.
90 To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
Your faithfulness from generation to generation, You established earth, and it stands.
91 By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
According to Your ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.
92 Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
Unless Your law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in my affliction.
93 Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life.
I do not forget Your precepts for all time, For You have quickened me by them.
94 Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
I [am] Yours, save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
95 For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
Your wicked waited for me to destroy me, I understand Your testimonies.
96 To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
I have seen an end of all perfection, Your command [is] exceedingly broad!
97 [MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my (meditation)
[MEM] O how I have loved Your 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.
Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, For it [is] before me for all time.
99 Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my (meditation)
I have acted wisely above all my teachers. For Your testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
Above elderly—I understand more, For I have kept Your precepts.
101 From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
I restrained my feet from every evil path, So that I keep Your word.
102 From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
I did not turn aside from Your judgments, For You have directed me.
103 How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, Above honey to my mouth.
104 Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
I have understanding from Your precepts, Therefore I have hated every false path!
105 [NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
[NUN] Your word [is] a lamp to my foot, And a light to my path.
106 I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
107 I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
I have been afflicted very much, O YHWH, quicken me, according to Your word.
108 The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
Please accept [the] free-will offerings of my mouth, O YHWH, And teach me Your judgments.
109 My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten.
My soul [is] in my hand continually, And I have not forgotten Your 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, And I did not wander from your precepts.
111 As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
I have inherited Your testimonies for all time, For they [are] the joy of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
I have inclined my heart To do Your statutes, for all time—[to] the end!
113 [SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
[SAMEKH] I have hated doubting ones, And I have loved Your law.
114 My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
You [are] my hiding place and my shield, I have hoped for Your word.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, —that I may observe the commandments of my God.
Turn aside from me, you evildoers, And I keep the commands of my God.
116 Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope!
Sustain me according to Your saying, And I live, and You do not put me to shame because of my hope.
117 Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
Support me, and I am saved, And I look on Your statutes continually.
118 Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
You have trodden down All going astray from Your statutes, For their deceit [is] falsehood.
119 Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
Dross! You have caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.
120 My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
My flesh has trembled from Your fear, And I have been afraid from Your judgments!
121 [AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness, —Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
[AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
Make Your servant sure for good, Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
My eyes have been consumed for Your salvation. And for the saying of Your righteousness.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me.
Do with Your servant according to Your kindness. And teach me Your statutes.
125 Thy servant, I am—give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
I [am] Your servant—cause me to understand, And I know Your testimonies.
126 It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.
127 For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!
Therefore I have loved Your commands Above gold—even fine gold.
128 For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, I have hated every path of falsehood!
129 [PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
[PE] Your testimonies [are] wonderful, Therefore my soul has kept them.
130 The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
The opening of Your words enlightens, Instructing the simple.
131 My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, For I have longed for Your commands.
132 Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
Look to me, and favor me, As customary to those loving Your Name.
133 My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
Establish my steps by Your saying, And any iniquity does not rule over me.
134 Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Your precepts,
135 Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
136 Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
Streams of waters have come down my eyes, Because they have not kept Your law!
137 [ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
[TSADE] You [are] righteous, O YHWH, And Your judgments [are] upright.
138 Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
You have appointed Your testimonies, Righteous and exceedingly faithful,
139 My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
My zeal has cut me off, For my adversaries forgot Your words.
140 Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it.
Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, And Your servant has loved it.
141 Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
I [am] small, and despised, I have not forgotten Your precepts.
142 Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth.
Your righteousness [is] righteousness for all time, And Your law [is] truth.
143 Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
Adversity and distress have found me, Your commands [are] my delights.
144 Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
The righteousness of Your testimonies [Is] to cause me to understand, and I live!
145 [KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
[QOF] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O YHWH, I keep Your statutes,
146 I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
I have called You, save me, And I keep Your testimonies.
147 I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, I have hoped for Your word.
148 Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
My eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate on Your saying.
149 My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
Hear my voice, according to Your kindness, YHWH, quicken me according to Your judgment.
150 They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
My wicked pursuers have been near, They have been far off from Your law.
151 Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
You [are] near, O YHWH, And all Your commands [are] truth.
152 Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
I have known Your testimonies of old, That You have founded them for all time!
153 [RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten.
[RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your law.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life
Plead my plea, and redeem me, Quicken me according to Your saying.
155 Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
Salvation [is] far from the wicked, For they have not sought Your statutes.
156 Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
Your mercies [are] many, O YHWH, Quicken me according to Your judgments.
157 Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
My pursuers and adversaries are many, I have not turned aside from Your testimonies.
158 I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because they have not kept Your saying.
159 See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
See, for I have loved Your precepts, YHWH, quicken me according to Your kindness.
160 The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
The sum of Your word [is] truth, And every judgment of Your righteousness [is] for all time!
161 [SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
[SHIN] Princes have pursued me without cause, And my heart was afraid because of Your words.
162 Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
I rejoice concerning Your saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163 Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
I have hated falsehood, indeed I detest [it], I have loved Your law.
164 Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
Seven [times] in a day I have praised You, Because of the judgments of Your righteousness.
165 Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
Those loving Your law have abundant peace, And they have no stumbling-block.
166 I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
I have waited for Your salvation, O YHWH, And I have done Your commands.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
My soul has kept Your 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 Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You!
169 [TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
[TAW] My loud cry comes near before You, O YHWH; Cause me to understand according to Your word.
170 Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
My supplication comes in before You, Deliver me according to Your saying.
171 My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
My lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
172 My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
My tongue sings of Your saying, For all Your commands [are] righteous.
173 Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
Your hand is for a help to me, For I have chosen Your commands.
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
I have longed for Your salvation, O YHWH, And Your law [is] my delight.
175 Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
My soul lives, and it praises You, And Your judgments help me.
176 I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
I wandered as a lost sheep, [so] seek Your servant, For I have not forgotten Your precepts!
