Psalms 119
1 (Yahweh is pleased with/Happy are) those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong, those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.
[ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 Yahweh is pleased with those who (obey his requirements/do what he has instructed them to do), those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them [to do that].
How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
3 They do not do things that are wrong; they behave like Yahweh wants them to.
Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
4 Yahweh, you have given [us] (your principles of behavior/all the things that you have declared that we should do), [and you told us] to obey them carefully.
Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
5 I desire that I will faithfully/always obey all (your statutes/that you have said that [we] should do).
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
6 If I continually (heed/pay attention to) all (your commands/that you have commanded), I will not be disgraced/ashamed.
Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 When I learn [all of] (your regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)], I will praise you with a pure inner being [IDM].
I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations.
8 I will obey all (your statutes/that you have decreed that [we] should do); do not desert/abandon me!
Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
9 [I know] [RHQ] how a youth can (keep his life pure/avoid sinning); it is by obeying what you have told us to do.
[BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word.
10 I try to serve you with my entire inner being; do not allow me to (wander away from obeying/disobey) (your commands/what you have commanded).
With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
11 I have (memorized/stored in my mind) [many of] (your words/what you have promised) in order that I will not sin against you.
In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.
12 Yahweh, I praise you; teach me (your statutes/what you have declared).
Blessed art thou, O Yahweh—Teach me thy statutes.
13 I [MTY] tell others (the regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)].
With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
14 I like to obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; I enjoy that more than being very rich.
In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
15 I will (study/think about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I will pay attention to what you have showed [me].
In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
16 I will be happy [to obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), and I will not forget your words.
In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
17 Do good things for me, who serve you, in order that I may continue to live and obey (your words/what you have told us to do) during all my life.
[GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant—let me live, That I may observe thy word.
18 Open my mind in order that I may know the wonderful things that [are written] in your laws.
Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I am living [here] on the earth for only a short time; (do not prevent me from [understanding]/help me to understand) [LIT] (your commands/what you have commanded).
A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
20 In my inner being I strongly desire to know (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) all the time.
My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
21 You rebuke those who are proud; cursed are those who disobey (your commands/what you have commanded).
Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
22 Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me; [I request this] because I have obeyed what you have instructed us to do.
Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
23 Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me, but I will (meditate on/study) (your statutes/what you have decreed).
Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
24 I am delighted with (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; [it is as though] they are my advisors.
Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
25 [I think that] I will soon die [IDM]; revive/heal me, as you have told me that you would.
[DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
26 When I told you about my behavior, you answered me; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes.
27 Help me to understand (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and [then] I will (meditate on/think about) the wonderful things that you [have done].
The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
28 I am very sad/sorrowful [IDM], with the result that I have no strength; enable me to be strong [again], like you promised me that you would do.
My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
29 Prevent me from doing what is wrong, and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.
The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
30 I have decided that I will faithfully/always [obey you]; I have (paid attention to/heeded) (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right.
31 Yahweh, I try to carefully hold fast to what you have instructed [us to do]; do not [abandon me, with the result that] I would become disgraced.
I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
32 I will eagerly obey [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), because you have enabled me to understand more [what you want me to do].
The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
33 Yahweh, teach me the meaning of (your statutes/the things that you have decreed that we should do), and [then] I will obey them, every one of them.
[HE.] Point out to me, O Yahweh, the way of thy statutes, that I may observe it unto the end.
34 Help me to understand your laws in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.
Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
35 I am happy with (your commands/what you have commanded), so (lead me along the paths/enable me to walk on the road) that you [have chosen for me].
Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
36 Cause me to want to obey your rules and not to want to become rich.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
37 Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless, and allow me to continue to live, like you promised that you would do.
Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
38 [Because] I serve you, do what you promised to do for me, which is what you also promise to do for [all] those who revere you.
Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
39 [People] insult me; protect me from those insults, [because] I hate them. The (regulations/rules that you have given [to us]) are [very] good!
Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
40 I very much desire [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live (OR, be good to me).
Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
41 Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me, and rescue/save me, like you have said/promised that you would.
[WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me, because I trust in (your word/what you have promised that you would do).
So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
43 Always enable me to [LIT] speak your truth, because I have confidence in (your regulations/the rules that you have given us).
And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited.
44 I will always obey your laws, forever.
That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
45 I will be free [from (affliction/my enemies’ attacks)], because I have tried [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought.
46 I will tell to kings (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do); and [because I did not abandon you], those kings will not cause me to be ashamed.
That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.
47 I am delighted to [obey] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them.
That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 I respect/revere [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them, and I will (meditate on/think about) (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
49 Do not forget what you said/promised to do for me, who serve you, [because] what you have said has caused me to confidently expect [good things from you].
[ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 When I have been suffering, you comforted me; you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.
This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life.
51 Proud people are always making fun of me, but I do not (turn away from/stop) [obeying] your laws.
Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
52 Yahweh, when I think about (your regulations/the rules) that you gave to us long ago, I am comforted/encouraged.
I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
53 When [I see that] wicked people have disregarded your laws, I become very angry.
A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
54 While I have been living here for a short time on the earth, I have written songs about (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
55 Yahweh, during the night I think about you [MTY], and [so] I obey your laws.
I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
56 What I have always done is to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
57 Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and I promise to (obey your words/do what you have told us to do).
[HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
58 With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me; be kind to me, like you promised/said that you would do.
I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
59 I have thought about my behavior, and I [have decided to] return to [obeying] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I hurry to obey (your commands/what you have commanded); I do not delay [at all].
I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 Wicked people have [tried to] seize me, [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a net [MET], but I do not forget your laws.
The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
62 In the middle of the night I wake up, and I praise you for (your commands/the rules that you have given us to do); they are fair/just.
At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
63 I am a friend of all those who revere you, those who obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
64 Yahweh, you faithfully/always love [people] all over the earth; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
65 Yahweh, you have done good things for me, like you promised/said that you would do.
[TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
66 Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do, and [teach me other things that I need to] know, because I believe [that it is good for us to obey] (your commands/what you have commanded).
Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
67 Before you afflicted/punished me, I did things that were wrong, but now I obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
68 You are [very] good, and what you do is good; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
69 Proud people have told many lies about me, but [the truth is that] with all my inner being I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
70 Those proud people (are stupid/do not understand your laws) [IDM], but [as for me], I am delighted with your laws.
Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
71 It was good for me that [you] afflicted/punished me, because the result was that I learned (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
72 The laws that you [MTY] gave/told [to us] are [worth] more to me than gold, more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.
73 You created me and formed my body (OR, kept me safe); help me to be wise in order that I may learn (your commands/what you have commanded).
[YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 Those who have an awesome respect for you will see [what you have done for] me, and they will rejoice, because [they will see that] I have trusted in (your words/what you told us).
They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
75 Yahweh, I know that (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are right/fair and that you have afflicted/punished me because you faithfully do [what you have promised].
I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
76 Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by [knowing that] you faithfully love [me], like you said to me that you would do.
Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant.
77 Be merciful to me in order that I may [continue to] live, because I am delighted with your laws.
Let thy compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
78 Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be ashamed, [but] as for me, I will [continue] (meditating on/thinking about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts.
79 Cause those who revere you to come [back] to me in order that they may (OR, specifically, those who) know (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do]).
Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
80 Enable me to perfectly [obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do) in order that I may not be ashamed [because of not doing that].
Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
81 I am very tired/exhausted while I wait for you to save [me from my enemies]; [but] I confidently expect that you will tell [me what you will do].
[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
82 My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised/said that you would do, and I ask, “When will you help/encourage me?”
Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 I have become [as useless as] [MET] a wineskin that is [shriveled from hanging a long time] in the smoke [inside a house], but I have not forgotten (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
84 How long must I wait? When will you punish those who (persecute/cause trouble for) me?
How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
85 [It is as though] proud people have dug deep pits for me [to fall into], people who do not obey your laws.
Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
86 All (your commands are/what you have commanded is) trustworthy; [but] people are (persecuting/causing trouble for) me by telling lies [about me, so please] help me!
All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
87 Those people have almost killed me, but I have not stopped [obeying] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts.
88 Because you faithfully love [me], allow me [to continue] to live in order that I may [continue to] obey (your rules/what you have instructed [us to do]).
According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 Yahweh, your words will last forever; they will last as long as heaven lasts.
[LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
90 You will faithfully [continue doing] ([for people who are not yet born/in every generation]) what you have (promised/said that you would do); you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly [there].
To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 To this day, [all things on the earth] remain because you decided that they should remain; everything [on the earth] serves you.
By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
92 If I had not been delighted [in obeying] your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.
Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), because as a result of [my obeying them] you have enabled me to [continue to] live.
Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life.
94 I belong to you; save/rescue me [from my enemies], because I have tried to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
95 Wicked [men] are waiting to kill me, but I [will] think about what you have instructed [us to do].
For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
96 I have learned that there is a limit/end for everything, but what you command (has no limits/never ends).
To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
97 I love your laws very much. I (meditate on/think about) them all during the day.
[MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my (meditation)
98 Because I know (your commands/what you have commanded), and because I think about them all the time, I have become wiser than my enemies.
Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine.
99 I understand more than my teachers do, because I (meditate on/think about) (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my (meditation)
100 I understand more than [many] old people do, because I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
101 I have avoided all evil behavior in order that I may obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
102 I have not (turned away from/quit) [obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), because you have taught me [while I have studied them].
From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
103 [When I read] your words, they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat, [yes], they are even sweeter than honey.
How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
104 Because [I have learned] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), I am able to understand [many things]; therefore, I hate all evil things [that some people do].
Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
105 Your words are [like] [MET] a lamp to guide me; they are [like] a light [MET] to show me the path [that I should walk on].
[NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
106 I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again, that I will [always] obey your (regulations/rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] fair/just.
I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
107 Yahweh, I am suffering very much; cause me to be strong/healthy [again], as you have promised to do.
I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
108 Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is [like] [MET] a sacrifice to you; [please] accept it, and teach me your (regulations/rules that you have given to us).
The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
109 [My enemies are] often trying to kill me [IDM], but I do not forget your laws.
My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten.
110 Wicked [people] have tried to seize me [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a trap [MET], but I have not disobeyed (your principles of behavior/what you declared that we should do).
The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
111 (Your requirements/What you have instructed us to do) are my possession forever; because of them [PRS], I am joyful.
As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
112 I (have decided/am determined) [IDM] to obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do) until the day that I die [MTY].
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
113 I hate people who are [only] partly committed to you, but I love your laws.
[SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
114 You are [like] a place where I can hide [from my enemies], and you are [like] a shield [MET] [behind which I am protected from them], and I trust in your promises.
My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
115 You evil people, stay away from me in order than I may obey (my God’s commands/what my God has commanded)!
Depart from me, ye evil-doers, —that I may observe the commandments of my God.
116 Enable me to be strong, as you promised/said that you would do, in order that I may [continue to] live. I am confidently expecting [that you will restore me]; (do not disappoint me/do not allow me to be disappointed).
Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope!
117 Hold me up, in order that I will be safe and always (pay attention to/heed) (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
118 You reject all those who disobey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do); but what they deceitfully plan to do will be (useless/in vain).
Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
119 You get rid of all the wicked [people] on the earth like [SIM] [people throw away] trash; therefore I love what you have instructed us to do.
Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
120 I [SYN] tremble because I am afraid of you; I am afraid [because you punish those who do not obey] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
121 [But] I have done what is right and fair/just; [so] do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.
[AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness, —Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
122 Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud [people] to oppress me.
Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
123 My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue [me], for you to save [me] like you promised/said that you would.
Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
124 Do something for me to show that you faithfully love [me], and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me.
125 I am one who serves you; enable me to understand [what you want me to know] in order that I will know (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
Thy servant, I am—give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
126 Yahweh, now is the time for you to [punish people] because they have disobeyed your laws.
It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
127 Truly, I love (your commands/what you have commanded) more than I love gold; I love them more than I love [very] pure gold.
For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!
128 So I conduct my life by (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I hate all the evil things that [some people do].
For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
129 (Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) wonderful, so I obey them with all my inner being.
[PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
130 When someone explains (your words/what you have said), [it is as though] they are lighting a light; what they say causes [even] people who have not learned your laws to be wise.
The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
131 I eagerly desire to know (your commands/what you have commanded), like [SIM] a [dog] that pants with its mouth open [wanting to be fed].
My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
132 Listen to me and act kindly to me, like you do to [all] those who love you [MTY].
Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
133 Guide me as you promised/said that you would do and help me not to fall/sin; do not allow evil [people] to control what I do.
My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
134 Rescue/Save me from those who oppress me in order that I may obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
135 Be kind to me and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 I cry very much because [many] people do not obey your laws.
Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
137 Yahweh, you are righteous and (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are just/fair.
[ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
138 (Your requirements/All the things that you have instructed us to do) are true and are all very right and fair.
Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
139 I am (furious/very angry) because my enemies disregard (your words/what you have told us to do).
My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
140 (Your promises are/All the things that you have said that you will do are) dependable and I love them.
Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it.
141 I am not important and people despise me, but I do not forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
142 You are righteous and you will be righteous forever, and your laws will never be changed.
Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth.
143 I [constantly] have troubles/difficulties and I am worried, but (your commands cause/what you have commanded causes) me to be happy.
Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
144 (Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) always fair; help me to understand them in order that I may [continue to] live.
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
145 Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you; answer me and I will obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
[KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
146 I call out to you; save/rescue me in order that I [can continue to] obey [all] (your requirements/the things that you have instructed us to do).
I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
147 [Each morning] I arise before dawn and call to you to help me; I confidently expect you to do what you have (promised/said that you will do).
I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
148 All during the night I am awake, and I (meditate on/think about) what you have (promised/said that you would do).
Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
149 Yahweh, because you faithfully love me, listen to me [while I pray], and keep me safe because of [my obeying] (your regulations/what you have told us to do).
My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
150 Those evil people who oppress/persecute me are coming closer to me; they do not pay any attention to your laws.
They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
151 But Yahweh, you are near to me, and [I know that] (your commands/what you command) will never be changed.
Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
152 Long ago I found out about (your requirements/all the things that you have instructed us to do), and [I know that] you intended them to last forever.
Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
153 Look at me and see that I am suffering [very much], and heal me, because I do not forget your laws.
[RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten.
154 Defend me [when others accuse me], and rescue me [from them]; allow me to [continue to] live, as you promised/said that you would.
Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life
155 Wicked [people] do not obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), so you will certainly not save them.
Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
156 Yahweh, you are very merciful; allow me to [continue to] live because of [my obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
157 Many [people] are my enemies and [many people] (cause me to suffer/persecute me), but I (do not turn aside from/have not stopped obeying) [LIT] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
158 When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted because they do not obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us] to do).
I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
159 [Yahweh], notice that I love (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you faithfully love [me], allow me to [continue to] live.
See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
160 All that you have said is truth, and all (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) will endure forever.
The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
161 Rulers persecute me for no reason, but in my inner being I revere (your words/what you have said).
[SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
162 I am happy about (your words/what you have promised [to do for me)], as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
163 I thoroughly hate [DOU] [all] lies but I love your laws.
Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
164 Seven/Many times each day I thank you for (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] just/fair.
Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
165 Things go well for those who love your laws; there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.
Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
166 Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me [from my troubles], and I obey (your commands/what you have commanded us).
I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
167 I obey (what you require/what you have instructed) us to do; I love it [all] very much.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
168 I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and you see everything that I do.
I have kept thy precepts, and thy testimonies, For, all my ways, are before thee.
169 Yahweh, listen while I pray [for you to help me]; help me to understand [(your words/what you have told us to do)].
[TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
170 Hear me while I pray and rescue/save me as you promised/said that you would.
Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
171 I [MTY] will always praise you because you teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
172 I will sing about (your words/what you have promised to do) because (all your commands are/everything that you have commanded is) just/fair.
My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
173 I ask you [SYN] to [always] be ready to help me because I have chosen [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
174 Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me [from my enemies]; I am delighted with your laws.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
175 Allow me to [continue to] live in order that I can [continue to] praise you, and that your regulations/rules [that you have given to us] will continue to help me.
Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
176 I have [wandered away from you] like [SIM] a sheep that has become lost; search for me, because I have not forgotten (your commands/what you have commanded us).
I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
