< Psalms 119 >
1 ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
2 Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart.
3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.
5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.
7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [to it], according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed [art] thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect to thy ways.
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may live, and keep thy word.
18 Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I [am] a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
20 My soul breaketh for the longing [that it hath] to thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who do err from thy commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
23 Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, [and] my counselors.
25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the dust: revive thou me according to thy word.
26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according to thy word.
29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me].
31 I have adhered to thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
33 HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [to] the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yes, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart.
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for in that do I delight.
36 Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37 Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; [and] revive thou me in thy way.
38 Establish thy word to thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear.
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments [are] good.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: revive me in thy righteousness.
41 VAU. Let thy mercies come also to me, O LORD, [even] thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 So shall I have with which to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
48 My hands also will I lift to thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
49 ZAIN. Remember the word to thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath revived me.
51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: [yet] I have not declined from thy law.
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
57 CHETH. [Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
58 I entreated thy favor with [my] whole heart: be merciful to me according to thy word.
59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.
60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: [but] I have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
63 I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
68 Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
70 Their heart is as gross as fat; [but] I delight in thy law.
71 [It is] good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth [is] better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word to thy servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight.
78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: [but] I will meditate in thy precepts.
79 Let those that fear thee turn to me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed.
81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word.
82 My eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] I do not forget thy statutes.
84 How many [are] the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which [are] not according to thy law.
86 All thy commandments [are] faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
88 Revive me after thy loving-kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
89 LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
90 Thy faithfulness [is] to all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91 They continue this day according to thy ordinances: for all [are] thy servants.
92 Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast revived me.
94 I [am] thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: [but] I will consider thy testimonies.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection: [but] thy commandment [is] exceeding broad.
97 MEM. O how I love thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day.
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than my enemies: for they [are] ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
103 How sweet are thy words to my taste! [yes, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
105 NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted very much: revive me, O LORD, according to thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul [is] continually in my hand: yet I do not forget thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes always, [even to] the end.
113 SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love.
114 Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
115 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 let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Support me, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice; leave me not to my oppressors.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
125 I [am] thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
126 [It is] time for [thee], LORD, to work: [for] they have made void thy law.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right; [and] I hate every false way.
129 PE. Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful to me, as thou usest to do to those that love thy name.
133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy statutes.
136 Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not thy law.
137 TSADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.
138 Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful.
139 My zeal hath consumed me; because my enemies have forgotten thy words.
140 Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
141 I [am] small and despised: [yet] I do not forget thy precepts.
142 Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: [yet] thy commandments [are] my delights.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies [is] everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 KOPH. I cried with [my] whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
146 I cried to thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
147 I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
148 My eyes anticipated the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice, according to thy loving-kindness: O LORD, revive me according to thy judgment.
150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
151 Thou [art] near, O LORD; and all thy commandments [are] truth.
152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
153 RESH. Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: revive me according to thy word.
155 Salvation [is] far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
156 Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: revive me according to thy judgments.
157 Many [are] my persecutors and my enemies; [yet] I do not decline from thy testimonies.
158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159 Consider how I love thy precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness.
160 Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever.
161 SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
165 Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble.
166 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and performed thy commandments.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways [are] before thee.
169 TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness.
173 Let thy hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight.
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
