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.
Warri jireenyi isaanii mudaa hin qabne, kanneen akka seera Waaqayyootti jiraattan eebbifamoo dha.
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].
Warri ajajawwan isaa eegan, kanneen garaa guutuun isa barbaadan eebbifamoo dha.
3 They do not do things that are wrong; they behave like Yahweh wants them to.
Isaan balleessaa hin hojjetan; karaa isaa irras ni deemu.
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.
Akka Seerri kee amanamummaadhaan eegamuuf ati ajajjeerta.
5 I desire that I will faithfully/always obey all (your statutes/that you have said that [we] should do).
Akka ani ajaja kee eeguuf utuu karaan koo naa qajeelee jiraatee!
6 If I continually (heed/pay attention to) all (your commands/that you have commanded), I will not be disgraced/ashamed.
Ani utuun ajajawwan kee hunda xiyyeeffadhee ilaalee silaa hin qaanaʼun ture.
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].
Ani yommuun seera kee qajeelaa sana baradhutti, garaa tolaadhaan sin galateeffadha.
8 I will obey all (your statutes/that you have decreed that [we] should do); do not desert/abandon me!
Ani sirna keetiif nan bula; ati gonkumaa na hin dhiisin.
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.
Dargaggeessi akkamitti jireenya qulqulluu jiraachuu dandaʼa? Akka dubbii keetiitti jiraachuudhaan.
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).
Ani garaa koo guutuudhaan sin barbaada; akka ani ajajawwan kee irraa jalʼadhu na hin godhin.
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.
Ani akkan cubbuu sitti hin hojjenneef, dubbii kee garaa koo keessa dhokfadheera.
12 Yahweh, I praise you; teach me (your statutes/what you have declared).
Yaa Waaqayyo, galanni siif haa taʼu; sirna kee na barsiisi.
13 I [MTY] tell others (the regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)].
Ani seera afaan keetii baʼu hundumaa, afaan kootiin nan dubbadha.
14 I like to obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; I enjoy that more than being very rich.
Akkuma namni tokko badhaadhummaa guddaatti gammadu, ani ajaja kee faana buʼuutti nan gammada.
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].
Ajajawwan kee irra deddeebiʼee nan yaada; karaa kee irraas ija koo hin buqqifadhu.
16 I will be happy [to obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), and I will not forget your words.
Ani sirna keetti nan gammada; dubbii kees hin dagadhu.
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.
Akka ani jiraadhuu fi dubbii kee eeguuf, garbicha keetiif waan gaarii godhi.
18 Open my mind in order that I may know the wonderful things that [are written] in your laws.
Akka ani seera kee keessatti waan dinqisiisaa arguuf, ija koo naa bani.
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).
Ani lafa irratti keessummaa dha; ajajawwan kee na duraa hin dhoksin.
20 In my inner being I strongly desire to know (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) all the time.
Lubbuun koo yeroo hunda seera kee hawwuudhaan, laafaa jirti.
21 You rebuke those who are proud; cursed are those who disobey (your commands/what you have commanded).
Ati of tuultota warra abaaramoo, kanneen ajajawwan kee irraa jalʼatan ni ifatta.
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.
Waan ani seera kee eeguuf, arrabsoo fi tuffii isaanii narraa fageessi.
23 Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me, but I will (meditate on/study) (your statutes/what you have decreed).
Bulchitoonni walii wajjin taaʼanii yoo maqaa na balleessan iyyuu, tajaajilaan kee irra deddeebiʼee labsii kee ni yaada.
24 I am delighted with (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; [it is as though] they are my advisors.
Ajajni kee gammachuu koo ti; gorsituu kootis.
25 [I think that] I will soon die [IDM]; revive/heal me, as you have told me that you would.
Lubbuun koo biyyootti maxxante; ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti na oolchi.
26 When I told you about my behavior, you answered me; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
Yeroo ani waaʼee karaa koo sitti himetti, ati deebii naa kennite; sirna kees na barsiisi.
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].
Barsiisa seera keetii na hubachiisi; anis irra deddeebiʼee dinqii kee nan yaada.
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.
Lubbuun koo gaddaan laafteerti; ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti na jabeessi.
29 Prevent me from doing what is wrong, and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.
Karaa sobaa irraa na fageessi; arjumaadhaanis seera kee na barsiisi.
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).
Ani karaa dhugaa filadheera; seera kees of dura kaaʼadheera.
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.
Yaa Waaqayyo, ani ajaja kee jabeessee qabadheera; ati na hin qaanessin.
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].
Sababii ati hubannaa koo naa balʼifteef ani daandii ajajawwan keetii irra nan fiiga.
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.
Yaa Waaqayyo, akka ani sirna kee duukaa buʼu na barsiisi; anis hamma dhumaatti isa nan eega.
34 Help me to understand your laws in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.
Akka ani seera kee eegee garaa koo guutuun isaaf ajajamuuf hubannaa naa kenni.
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].
Daandii ajajawwan keetii irra na deemsisi; anis achitti gammachuu nan argadhaatii.
36 Cause me to want to obey your rules and not to want to become rich.
Garaa koo gara ofittummaadhaan faayidaa argachuutti utuu hin taʼin, gara sirna keetiitti naa deebisi.
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.
Ija koo waan faayidaa hin qabne irraa deebisi; akkuma dubbii keetiittis na jiraachisi.
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.
Ati akka sodaatamtuuf, waadaa kee garbicha keetiif guuti.
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!
Salphina ani sodaadhu narraa fageessi; seerri kee gaariidhaatii.
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).
Kunoo, ani sirna kee nan hawwa; qajeelummaa keetiin na jiraachisi.
41 Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me, and rescue/save me, like you have said/promised that you would.
Yaa Waaqayyo, jaalalli kee kan hin geeddaramne sun, fayyisuun kees akkuma dubbii keetiitti gara koo haa dhufu;
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).
yoos ani sababii dubbii kee amanadhuuf, warra na arrabsaniif deebii kenna.
43 Always enable me to [LIT] speak your truth, because I have confidence in (your regulations/the rules that you have given us).
Waan ani seera kee abdadheef, ati dubbii dhugaa afaan koo keessaa hin balleessin.
44 I will always obey your laws, forever.
Bara baraa hamma bara baraatti, ani yeroo hunda seera kee nan eega.
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).
Ani ajaja kee waanan barbaaduuf, bilisummaadhaan nan deddeebiʼa.
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.
Ani waaʼee ajaja keetii mootota duratti nan dubbadha; hin qaaneffamus;
47 I am delighted to [obey] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them.
waan ani ajajawwan kee jaalladhuuf, isaanitti nan gammada.
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).
Ani gara ajajawwan kee kanneen ani jaalladhu sanaatti harka koo ol nan fudhadha; labsii kees irra deddeebiʼee nan yaada.
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].
Waadaa tajaajilaa keetiif seente sana yaadadhu; ati isumaan abdii naa kenniteertaatii.
50 When I have been suffering, you comforted me; you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.
Rakkina koo keessatti jajjabinni koo kana: Waadaan kee na jiraachisa.
51 Proud people are always making fun of me, but I do not (turn away from/stop) [obeying] your laws.
Of tuultonni akkuma barbaadanitti natti qoosu; ani garuu seera kee irraa hin jalʼadhu.
52 Yahweh, when I think about (your regulations/the rules) that you gave to us long ago, I am comforted/encouraged.
Yaa Waaqayyo, ani seera kee durii sana nan yaadadha; isa keessattis jajjabina nan argadha.
53 When [I see that] wicked people have disregarded your laws, I become very angry.
Sababii hamoota warra seera kee dhiisaniitiif, aariin na gugguba.
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).
Iddoo keessummummaa koo hundatti seerri kee faarfannaa koo ti.
55 Yahweh, during the night I think about you [MTY], and [so] I obey your laws.
Yaa Waaqayyo, ani halkan keessa maqaa kee nan yaadadha; seera kees nan eega.
56 What I have always done is to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Waan ani ajaja kee eegeef, kun naaf taʼeera.
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).
Yaa Waaqayyo, ati qooda koo ti; anis dubbii keetiif ajajamuuf waadaa galeera.
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.
Ani garaa koo guutuun fuula kee barbaaddadheera; ati akkuma waadaa keetiitti naa araarami.
59 I have thought about my behavior, and I [have decided to] return to [obeying] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
Ani karaa koo itti deddeebiʼee yaadeera; tarkaanfii koo gara sirna keetiitti deebiseera.
60 I hurry to obey (your commands/what you have commanded); I do not delay [at all].
Ani ajajawwan kee eeguuf, nan ariifadha; hin barfadhus.
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.
Hamoonni yoo funyoodhaan na hidhan iyyuu, ani seera kee hin irraanfadhu.
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.
Sababii seera kee qajeelaa sanaatiif, ani si galateeffachuuf jedhee halkan walakkaa nan kaʼa.
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).
Ani warra si sodaatan hundaaf, warra ajaja kee eegan hundaafis michuu dha.
64 Yahweh, you faithfully/always love [people] all over the earth; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Yaa Waaqayyo, lafti jaalala keetiin guutamteerti; sirna kee na barsiisi.
65 Yahweh, you have done good things for me, like you promised/said that you would do.
Yaa Waaqayyo, ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti, tajaajilaa keetiif waan gaarii gooteerta.
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).
Murtii gaarii fi beekumsa na barsiisi; ani ajajawwan keetti nan amanaatii.
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).
Ani utuun hin rakkatin karaa irraa badee ture; amma garuu dubbii kee nan eega.
68 You are [very] good, and what you do is good; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Ati gaarii dha; wanni ati hojjettus gaarii dha; sirna kee na barsiisi.
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).
Of tuultonni yoo sobaan maqaa na balleessan iyyuu, ani garaa koo guutuudhaan seera kee nan eega.
70 Those proud people (are stupid/do not understand your laws) [IDM], but [as for me], I am delighted with your laws.
Onneen isaanii mooraan haguugamteerti; ani garuu seera keetti nan gammada.
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).
Akka ani sirna kee baradhuuf, rakkachuun koo anaaf gaarii ture.
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.
Meetii fi warqee kumaatama irra, seeri afaan keetii baʼu anaaf gaariidha.
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).
Harki kee na uume; na tolches; akka ani ajaja kee baradhuuf ati hubannaa naa kenni.
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).
Sababii ani dubbii kee abdadheef, warri si sodaatan yommuu na arganitti haa gammadan.
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].
Yaa Waaqayyo, ani akka murtiin kee qajeelaa taʼe, akka atis amanamummaadhaan na dhiphiste beeka.
76 Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by [knowing that] you faithfully love [me], like you said to me that you would do.
Akkuma ati tajaajilaa keetiif waadaa galte sanatti, jaalalli kee kan hin geeddaramne sun na haa jajjabeessu.
77 Be merciful to me in order that I may [continue to] live, because I am delighted with your laws.
Akka ani lubbuun jiraadhuuf gara laafinni kee gara koo haa dhufu; seerri kee gammachuu kootii.
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).
Of tuultonni waan sababii malee na yakkaniif haa qaanaʼan; ani garuu irra deddeebiʼee seera kee nan yaada.
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]).
Warri si sodaatan, kanneen seera kee hubatan gara kootti haa deebiʼan.
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].
Akka ani hin qaanofneef garaan koo seera kee duratti hanqina hin qabaatin.
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].
Lubbuun koo fayyisuu kee hawwuudhaan gaggabdi; ani garuu dubbii kee nan abdadha.
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?”
Iji koo waadaa kee eeggachuudhaan dadhabe; anis, “Ati yoom na jajjabeessita?” nan jedha.
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).
Qalqalloo wayinii kan aara keessa ture fakkaadhus ani ajaja kee hin irraanfadhu.
84 How long must I wait? When will you punish those who (persecute/cause trouble for) me?
Tajaajilaan kee hamma yoomiitti obsuu qaba? Ati warra na ariʼatanitti yoom murta?
85 [It is as though] proud people have dug deep pits for me [to fall into], people who do not obey your laws.
Of tuultonni warri akka seera keetiitti hin bulle, boolla naa qotaniiru.
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!
Ajajawwan kee hundinuu amanamoo dha; namoonni sababii malee waan na ariʼataniif ati na gargaari.
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).
Isaan lafa irraa na balleessuu gaʼanii turan; ani garuu sirna kee hin dhiifne.
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]).
Ati akkuma jaalala keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari; anis seera afaan keetii baʼu nan eega.
89 Yahweh, your words will last forever; they will last as long as heaven lasts.
Yaa Waaqayyo, dubbiin kee bara baraan jiraata; samii keessas jabaatee ni dhaabata.
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].
Amanamummaan kee dhaloota hundaaf itti fufa; ati lafa hundeessite; isheenis ni jiraatti.
91 To this day, [all things on the earth] remain because you decided that they should remain; everything [on the earth] serves you.
Sababii wanni hundinuu si tajaajiluuf, seerri kee hamma harʼaatti jiraateera.
92 If I had not been delighted [in obeying] your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.
Utuu seerri kee gammachuu naa taʼuu baatee, ani silaa rakkina kootiin badeen ture.
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.
Sababii ati isaan na jiraachifteef, ani gonkumaa ajaja kee hin irraanfadhu.
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).
Sababii ani kan kee taʼeef na fayyisi; anis sirna kee barbaadeera.
95 Wicked [men] are waiting to kill me, but I [will] think about what you have instructed [us to do].
Hamoonni na balleessuuf na eeggachaa jiru; ani garuu irra deddeebiʼee seera kee nan yaada.
96 I have learned that there is a limit/end for everything, but what you command (has no limits/never ends).
Ani akka wanni mudaa hin qabnee hundinuu daangaa qabu argeera; ajajni kee garuu baayʼee balʼaa dha.
97 I love your laws very much. I (meditate on/think about) them all during the day.
Ani seera kee akkaman jaalladha! Guyyaa guutuu irra deddeebiʼee waaʼee isaa nan yaada.
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.
Ajajawwan kee waan yeroo hunda na wajjin jiraniif, diinota koo caalaa ogeessa na godhan.
99 I understand more than my teachers do, because I (meditate on/think about) (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
Ani sababiin irra deddeebiʼee seera kee yaaduuf, barsiisota koo hundumaa caalaa hubannaa qaba.
100 I understand more than [many] old people do, because I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
Ani sababiin ajaja kee eeguuf, maanguddoota caalaa hubannaa guddaan qaba.
101 I have avoided all evil behavior in order that I may obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
Ani akkan dubbii kee eeguuf, karaa hamaa hunda irraa miilla koo adabadheera.
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].
Waan ati mataan kee na barsiifteef, ani seera kee irraa hin fagaanne.
103 [When I read] your words, they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat, [yes], they are even sweeter than honey.
Dubbiin kee akkam arraba kootti miʼaawa; nadhii dammaa caalaa afaan kootti miʼaawa!
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].
Ani qajeelfama kee irraa hubannaa argadheera; kanaafuu daandii sobaa hunda nan jibba.
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].
Dubbiin kee miilla kootiif ibsaa dha; daandii kootiif immoo ifa.
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.
Ani akkan seera kee qajeelaa sana eeguuf, kakadheera; kanas mirkaneesseera.
107 Yahweh, I am suffering very much; cause me to be strong/healthy [again], as you have promised to do.
Ani akka malee dhiphadheen jira; yaa Waaqayyo, ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
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).
Yaa Waaqayyo, galata fedhiidhaan afaan kootii baʼu fudhadhu; seera kees na barsiisi.
109 [My enemies are] often trying to kill me [IDM], but I do not forget your laws.
Jireenyi koo yeroo hunda harka koo keessa jiraatu iyyuu, ani seera kee hin irraanfadhu.
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).
Hamoonni kiyyoo naa kaaʼaniiru; ani garuu ajaja kee irraa hin jalʼanne.
111 (Your requirements/What you have instructed us to do) are my possession forever; because of them [PRS], I am joyful.
Seerri kee dhaala koo kan bara baraa ti; gammachuu garaa kootiitis.
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].
Garaan koo hamma dhumaatti ajaja kee eeguuf kutateera.
113 I hate people who are [only] partly committed to you, but I love your laws.
Ani nama yaada lamaa nan jibba; seera kee garuu nan jaalladha.
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.
Ati iddoo ani itti baqadhuu fi gaachana koo ti; ani dubbii kee abdadheera.
115 You evil people, stay away from me in order than I may obey (my God’s commands/what my God has commanded)!
Akka ani ajajawwan Waaqa koo eeguuf, isin warri waan hamaa hojjettan narraa fagaadhaa!
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).
Ati akkuma waadaa keetiitti na deeggari; anis nan jiraadha; akka ani abdii kootti qaanaʼu na hin godhin.
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).
Akka ani nagaadhaan jiraadhuuf na deeggari; yeroo hunda seera kee nan kabaja.
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).
Sababii gowwoomsaan isaanii faayidaa hin qabneef; ati warra seera kee irraa jalʼatan hunda tuffattee gatta.
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.
Ati hamoota lafa irraa hunda akka kosiitti gatta; kanaafuu ani seera kee nan jaalladha.
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).
Foon koo si sodaachuudhaan hollata; anis murtii kee nan sodaadha.
121 [But] I have done what is right and fair/just; [so] do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.
Ani waan qajeelaa fi tolaa hojjedheera; ati warra na hacuucanitti dabarsitee na hin kennin.
122 Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud [people] to oppress me.
Nagaan jiraachuu tajaajilaa keetii mirkaneessi; akka of tuultonni na cunqursanis hin eeyyamin.
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.
Iji koo fayyisuu kee eeguudhaan, waadaa kee qajeelaas eeguudhaanis dadhabeera.
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).
Akkuma jaalala keetiitti tajaajilaa kee yaadadhu; seera kees na barsiisi.
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).
Ani tajaajilaa kee ti; akka ani ajaja kee beekuuf hubannaa naa kenni.
126 Yahweh, now is the time for you to [punish people] because they have disobeyed your laws.
Yaa Waaqayyo, kun yeroo ati itti hojjettuu dha; seerri kee cabsamaa jiraatii.
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.
Kanaafuu ani warqee caalaa, warqee qulqulluu caalaa, ajajawwan kee nan jaalladha;
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].
ani akka seerri kee hundi qajeelaa taʼe nan amana; daandii sobaa hundas nan jibba.
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.
Sirni kee dinqisiisaa dha; kanaafuu ani isa nan eega.
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.
Ibsamuun dubbii keetii ifa kenna; wallaalotaafis hubannaa kenna.
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].
Ani ajajawwan kee hawwuudhaan afaan koo banee nan hargana.
132 Listen to me and act kindly to me, like you do to [all] those who love you [MTY].
Ati akkuma yeroo hunda warra maqaa kee jaalataniif gootu sana, gara kootti garagalii na maari.
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.
Akkuma dubbii keetiitti tarkaanfii miilla kootii naa qajeelchi; cubbuun tokko iyyuu narratti hin moʼin.
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).
Akka ani ajaja kee eeguuf hacuuccaa namootaa jalaa na furi.
135 Be kind to me and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Akka fuulli kee tajaajilaa kee irratti ifu godhi; sirna kees na barsiisi.
136 I cry very much because [many] people do not obey your laws.
Sababii namoonni seerra kee hin eegneef, iji koo imimmaan lolaasa.
137 Yahweh, you are righteous and (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are just/fair.
Yaa Waaqayyo, ati qajeelaa dha; murtiin kees qajeelaa dha.
138 (Your requirements/All the things that you have instructed us to do) are true and are all very right and fair.
Seerri ati kennite qajeelaa dha; guutummaattis amanamaa dha.
139 I am (furious/very angry) because my enemies disregard (your words/what you have told us to do).
Sababii diinonni koo dubbii kee dagataniif, hinaaffaan ani qabu na guggubeera.
140 (Your promises are/All the things that you have said that you will do are) dependable and I love them.
Waadaan kee sirriitti qoramee ilaalameera; tajaajilaan kees isa jaallata.
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).
Xinnaadhee tuffatamu iyyuu, ani ajaja kee hin irraanfadhu.
142 You are righteous and you will be righteous forever, and your laws will never be changed.
Qajeelummaan kee bara baraan jiraata; seerri kees dhugaa dha.
143 I [constantly] have troubles/difficulties and I am worried, but (your commands cause/what you have commanded causes) me to be happy.
Rakkinnii fi dhiphinni natti dhufeera; ajajawwan kee garuu gammachuu koo ti.
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.
Seerri kee bara baraan qajeelaa dha; akka ani jiraadhuuf hubannaa naa kenni.
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).
Yaa Waaqayyo, ani garaa koo guutuudhaan sin waammadha; deebii naa kenni; anis sirna keetiif nan ajajama.
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).
Ani sittin iyyadha; ati na fayyisi; seera kees nan eega.
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).
Ani utuu lafti hin bariʼin kaʼee gargaarsaaf nan iyyadha; ani dubbii kee abdadheera.
148 All during the night I am awake, and I (meditate on/think about) what you have (promised/said that you would do).
Akka ani irra deddeebiʼee waadaa kee yaaduuf, iji koo halkan guutuu banamee bula.
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).
Akkuma jaalala keetiitti sagalee koo dhagaʼi; Yaa Waaqayyo, akkuma seera keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
150 Those evil people who oppress/persecute me are coming closer to me; they do not pay any attention to your laws.
Warri daba mariʼatan as dhiʼoo jiru; seera kee irraa garuu fagoo jiru.
151 But Yahweh, you are near to me, and [I know that] (your commands/what you command) will never be changed.
Yaa Waaqayyo, ati garuu dhiʼoo jirta; ajajawwan kee hundis dhugaa dha.
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.
Akka ati ajajawwan kee bara baraan hundeessite, ani seera kee irraa dur baradheera.
153 Look at me and see that I am suffering [very much], and heal me, because I do not forget your laws.
Dhiphina koo argiitii na oolchi; ani seera kee hin daganneetii.
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.
Dubbii koo naa falmi; na furis; akkuma waadaa keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
155 Wicked [people] do not obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), so you will certainly not save them.
Sababii isaan sirna kee hin barbaanneef, fayyinni hamoota irraa fagaateera.
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).
Yaa Waaqayyo, gara laafinni kee guddaa dha; akkuma seera keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
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).
Diinonni koo warri na ariʼatan baayʼee dha; ani garuu seera kee irraa hin jalʼanne.
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).
Sababii isaan dubbii keetiif hin ajajamneef, ani warra amantii hin qabne ija jibbaatiin nan ilaala.
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.
Akkam akka ani qajeelfama kee jaalladhu mee ilaali; Yaa Waaqayyo, akkuma jaalala keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
160 All that you have said is truth, and all (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) will endure forever.
Dubbiin kee hundinuu dhugaa dha; seerri kee qajeelaan hundinuus bara baraan jiraata.
161 Rulers persecute me for no reason, but in my inner being I revere (your words/what you have said).
Bulchitoonni sababii malee na ariʼatan; garaan koo garuu dubbii kee sodaachuudhaan hollata.
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.
Ani akka nama boojuu guddaa argate tokkootti, dubbii keetti nan gammada.
163 I thoroughly hate [DOU] [all] lies but I love your laws.
Ani soba nan jibba; nan xireeffadhas; seera kee garuu nan jaalladha.
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.
Sababii seera kee qajeelaa sanaatiif, ani guyyaatti yeroo torba sin galateeffadha.
165 Things go well for those who love your laws; there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.
Warri seera kee jaallatan nagaa guddaa qabu; wanni isaan gufachiisu tokko iyyuu hin jiru.
166 Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me [from my troubles], and I obey (your commands/what you have commanded us).
Yaa Waaqayyo, ani fayyisuu kee nan abdadha; ajaja kee duukaas nan buʼa.
167 I obey (what you require/what you have instructed) us to do; I love it [all] very much.
Ani waanan guddaa isa jaalladhuuf, ajaja kee nan eega.
168 I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and you see everything that I do.
Ati karaa koo hunda waan beektuuf, ani sirna keetii fi seera kee nan eega.
169 Yahweh, listen while I pray [for you to help me]; help me to understand [(your words/what you have told us to do)].
Yaa Waaqayyo, iyyi koo fuula kee dura haa gaʼu; ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti hubannaa naa kenni.
170 Hear me while I pray and rescue/save me as you promised/said that you would.
Waammanni koo fuula kee dura haa gaʼu; akkuma waadaa keetiitti na baasi.
171 I [MTY] will always praise you because you teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
Sababii ati qajeelfama kee na barsiiftuuf, hidhiin koo galata haa dhangalaasu.
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.
Arrabni koo dubbii kee haa faarfatu; ajajni kee hundi qajeelaadhaatii.
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).
Waan ani sirna kee filadheef, harki kee na gargaaruuf haa qophaaʼu.
174 Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me [from my enemies]; I am delighted with your laws.
Yaa Waaqayyo, ani fayyisuu kee nan hawwa; seerri kees gammachuu koo ti.
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.
Lubbuun koo si galateeffachuuf haa jiraattu; seerri kees na haa gargaaru.
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).
Ani akkuma hoolaa badee karaa irraa jalʼadheera. Ani ajajawwan kee hin irraanfanneetii, tajaajilaa kee barbaadi.
