Psalms 119
1 [ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
Happy are they who are upright in their way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
2 How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
3 Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
Who also do no iniquity, But walk in his ways!
4 Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
5 Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
O 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 put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
7 I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations.
I will praise thee in uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous laws.
8 Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
I will keep thy statutes; Do not utterly forsake me!
9 [BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word.
How shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed to it 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; O 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 be thou, O LORD! O teach me thy statutes!
13 With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
With my lips do I declare All the precepts of thy mouth.
14 In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
In the way of thine ordinances I rejoice As much as in all riches.
15 In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
I meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
16 In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
17 [GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant—let me live, That I may observe thy word.
Deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live, And have regard to thy word!
18 Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
Open thou mine eyes, That I may 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 earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
20 My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
22 Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
23 Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
24 Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
25 [DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive 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 heard 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! So will I meditate upon thy wonders.
28 My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
My soul weepeth for trouble; O lift me up according to thy promise!
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 truth, And set thy statutes before me.
31 I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
I cleave to thine ordinances; O LORD! let me not be put to shame!
32 The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
I will run in 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.
Teach me, O LORD! the way of thy statutes, That I may keep it to the end!
34 Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my 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 thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
37 Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
38 Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
39 Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
Turn away the 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 for thy precepts; O quicken thou me in thy righteousness!
41 [WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.
Let thy mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
42 So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
43 And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited.
O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
44 That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
So shall 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.
I shall walk in a wide path; For I seek thy precepts.
46 That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.
I will speak of thine ordinances before kings, And will not be ashamed.
47 That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
48 That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
I will lift up my hands to thy precepts, which I love; I will meditate on thy statutes.
49 [ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Remember thy promise to thy servant, Because 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 my affliction; For thy promise reviveth me.
51 Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
The proud have had me greatly in derision; Yet have I not swerved from thy law.
52 I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD! And I comfort myself.
53 A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
Indignation burneth within me, On account 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 song In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
In the night, O LORD! I think of thy name, And keep thy law!
56 This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
57 [HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
58 I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
59 I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
60 I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
61 The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
62 At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account 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 who fear thee, And who obey thy precepts.
64 Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
The earth, O LORD! is full of thy goodness; O teach me thy statutes!
65 [TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
Thou dost bless thy servant, O LORD! According to thy promise!
66 Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
Teach me sound judgment and knowledge! For I have faith 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; O teach me thy statutes!
69 Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
The proud forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70 Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
Their heart is senseless like fat; But 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 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.
Thy hands have made and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments!
74 They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
They who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, Because I trust in thy word.
75 I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
I know, O LORD! that thy judgments are right, 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.
O let thy loving-kindness be my comfort, According to thy promise to thy servant!
77 Let thy compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
Let thy tender mercies come to 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.
May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But I will meditate on thy precepts.
79 Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
Let those who fear thee turn unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
80 Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
May my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I may not be put to shame!
81 [KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
82 Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
Mine eyes fail with looking for thy promise; When. say I, wilt thou comfort me?
83 Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
Yea, I am become like a bottle in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
84 How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment upon my persecutors?
85 Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
The proud have digged pits for me; They who do not regard thy law.
86 All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
All thy commandments are faithful; They persecute me without cause; 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 from the earth; But 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, That I may keep the law of thy mouth!
89 [LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
Thy word, O LORD! abideth for ever, Being established like the heavens;
90 To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
Thy faithfulness endureth to all generations. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91 By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
They continue to this day according to their ordinances; For they are all subject to thee.
92 Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
Had not thy law been my delight, I should have perished in my 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 revivest me.
94 Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
I am thine, help me! For I seek thy precepts.
95 For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; But I will have regard to thine ordinances.
96 To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy law is exceeding broad.
97 [MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my (meditation)
O how I love thy law! It is my daily (meditation)
98 Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine.
Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before 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 thine ordinances are my (meditation)
100 Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
I have more wisdom than the ancients, Because I keep thy precepts.
101 From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I might keep thy word.
102 From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
I depart not from thy statutes, For thou teachest me!
103 How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
How sweet are thy words to my taste; Yea, sweeter 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 learn wisdom; Therefore do I hate every false way.
105 [NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to 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 statutes.
107 I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD! according to thy word!
108 The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
Accept, O LORD! the free-will offering of my mouth, And teach me thy statutes!
109 My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten.
My life is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go astray from thy precepts.
111 As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
I have made thine ordinances my possession for ever; 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 perform thy statutes, Always, —even to the end.
113 [SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
114 My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield; In thy word I put my trust!
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, —that I may observe the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers! For I will keep 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 promise, 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.
Do thou hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I will have respect to thy statutes continually!
118 Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
119 Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
120 My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
My flesh trembleth through 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.
I have done justice and equity; O 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 with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me.
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, 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 thine ordinances!
126 It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men 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 esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.
129 [PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
Wonderful are thine ordinances; Therefore do I observe them.
130 The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
The communication of thy precepts giveth light; It giveth understanding to the simple.
131 My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
132 Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
Look thou upon me, and be gracious to me, As is just to those who love thy name!
133 My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
Establish my footsteps in thy word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me!
134 Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
Redeem me from the oppression of men, So will I keep thy precepts!
135 Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Let thy face shine on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes!
136 Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
Rivers of water run down mine eyes, Because men keep not thy law.
137 [ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
138 Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
Just are the ordinances which thou hast ordained, And altogether righteous.
139 My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
140 Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it.
Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
141 Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
142 Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth.
Thy righteousness is 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 of me, But thy laws are my delight.
144 Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; 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.
I cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
146 I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
I cry unto thee; save me, And I will observe thine ordinances.
147 I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
I come before the dawn with my prayer; I trust in thy promise!
148 Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
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 LORD! revive me according to thy mercy!
150 They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
Near are they whose aim is mischief; They are far from thy law;
151 Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
Yet thou art near, O LORD! And all thy commandments are truth!
152 Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
Long have I known concerning thine ordinances, That thou hast founded them for ever.
153 [RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten.
Look upon my affliction, and deliver me! For I do not forget thy law.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life
Maintain my cause, and redeem me; Revive me according to thy promise!
155 Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
Salvation is far from the wicked, Because they seek not thy statutes.
156 Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
Great is thy compassion, O LORD! Revive thou me according to thine equity!
157 Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
158 I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
I behold the transgressors, and am grieved Because they regard not thy word.
159 See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
Behold, how I love thy precepts! O LORD! revive me according to thy loving-kindness!
160 The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
161 [SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
Princes have persecuted me without 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 rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found great spoil.
163 Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
I hate and abhor lying, And 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 On account of thy righteous judgments.
165 Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
Great peace have they who love thy law, And no evil shall befall them.
166 I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
My soul observeth thine ordinances, And loveth them exceedingly.
168 I have kept thy precepts, and thy testimonies, For, all my ways, are before thee.
I keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; 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.
Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
170 Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
171 My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
172 My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
My tongue shall sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are right.
173 Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
Let thy hand be 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 long for thy salvation, O LORD! And thy law is my delight!
175 Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
Let me live, and I will praise thee; 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 wander like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, For I do not forget thy commandments!
