Psalms 119
1 ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
Happy are they who are upright in their 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.
Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
Who also do no iniquity, But walk in his ways!
4 Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
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.
Then shall I not be put to shame, 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.
I will praise thee in uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous laws.
8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
I will keep thy statutes; Do not utterly forsake me!
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [to it], according to thy word.
How shall a young man keep his way pure? 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.
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.
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.
Blessed be thou, O LORD! O teach me thy statutes!
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
With my lips do I declare All the precepts of thy mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches.
In the way of thine ordinances I rejoice As much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect to thy ways.
I meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may live, and keep thy word.
Deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live, And have regard to thy word!
18 Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Open thou mine 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.
I am a stranger in the earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
20 My soul breaketh for the longing [that it hath] to thy judgments at all times.
My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who do err from thy commandments.
Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
23 Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, [and] my counselors.
Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the dust: revive thou me according to thy word.
My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive me, according to thy word!
26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me; Teach me thy statutes!
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts! So will I meditate upon thy wonders.
28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according to thy word.
My soul weepeth for trouble; O lift me up according to thy promise!
29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
Remove from me the way of falsehood, And graciously grant me thy law!
30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me].
I have chosen the way of truth, And set thy statutes before me.
31 I have adhered to thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
I cleave to thine ordinances; O LORD! let me not be put to shame!
32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
I will run in 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.
Teach me, O LORD! the way of thy statutes, That I may keep it to the end!
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yes, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart.
Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for in that do I delight.
Cause me to tread in the path of thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.
36 Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
37 Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; [and] revive thou me in thy way.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
38 Establish thy word to thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear.
Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments [are] good.
Turn away the reproach which I fear; For thy judgments are good.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: revive me in thy righteousness.
Behold, I have longed for thy precepts; O quicken thou me in thy righteousness!
41 VAU. Let thy mercies come also to me, O LORD, [even] 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 with which to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
So shall I keep thy law continually, For ever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
I shall walk in a wide path; For I seek thy precepts.
46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
I will speak of thine ordinances before kings, And will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
48 My hands also will I lift to thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
I will lift up my hands to thy precepts, which I love; I will meditate on thy statutes.
49 ZAIN. Remember the word to 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 my affliction: for thy word hath revived me.
This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy promise reviveth me.
51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: [yet] I have not declined from thy law.
The proud have had me greatly in derision; Yet have I not swerved from thy law.
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD! And I comfort myself.
53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Indignation burneth within me, On account of the wicked who forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Thy statutes have been my song In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
In the night, O LORD! I think of thy name, And keep thy law!
56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
57 CHETH. [Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
58 I entreated thy favor with [my] whole heart: be merciful to me according to thy word.
I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.
I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: [but] I have not forgotten thy law.
The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
63 I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
I am the companion of all who fear thee, And who obey thy precepts.
64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
The earth, O LORD! is full of thy goodness; O teach me thy statutes!
65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word.
Thou dost bless thy servant, O LORD! According to thy promise!
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Teach me sound judgment and knowledge! For I have faith in thy commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; But now I keep thy word.
68 Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Thou art good and doest good; O teach me thy statutes!
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
The proud forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is as gross as fat; [but] I delight in thy law.
Their heart is senseless like fat; But I delight in thy law.
71 [It is] good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
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.
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.
Thy hands have made 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.
They who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, Because I trust in thy word.
75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
I know, O LORD! that thy judgments are right, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, 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 tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight.
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.
May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But I will meditate on thy precepts.
79 Let those that fear thee turn to me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
Let those who fear thee turn unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
80 Let my heart be sound 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 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
82 My eyes fail 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 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] I do not forget thy statutes.
Yea, I am become like a bottle in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
84 How many [are] the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment upon my persecutors?
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which [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: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
All thy commandments are faithful; They persecute me without cause; help thou me!
87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
They had almost consumed me from the earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
88 Revive me after thy loving-kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, That I may keep the law of thy mouth!
89 LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
Thy word, O LORD! abideth for ever, Being established like the heavens;
90 Thy faithfulness [is] to all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Thy faithfulness endureth 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.
They continue to this day according to their ordinances; For they are all subject to thee.
92 Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction.
Had not thy law been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast revived me.
I will never forget thy precepts; For by them thou revivest me.
94 I [am] thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
I am thine, help me! For I seek thy precepts.
95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: [but] I will consider thy testimonies.
The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; But I will have regard to thine ordinances.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection: [but] thy commandment [is] exceeding broad.
I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy law is exceeding broad.
97 MEM. O how I love thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day.
O how I love thy law! It is my daily (meditation)
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than my enemies: for they [are] ever with me.
Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thine ordinances are my (meditation)
100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
I have more wisdom than the ancients, Because I keep thy precepts.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
I have restrained 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.
I depart not from thy statutes, For thou teachest me!
103 How sweet are thy words to my taste! [yes, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
How sweet are thy words to my taste; Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
From thy precepts I learn wisdom; Therefore do I hate every false way.
105 NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
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.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, That I will keep thy righteous statutes.
107 I am afflicted very much: revive me, O LORD, according to thy word.
I am exceedingly afflicted; 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.
Accept, O LORD! the free-will offering of my mouth, And teach me thy statutes!
109 My soul [is] continually in my hand: yet I do not forget thy law.
My life is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go astray from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
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 always, [even to] the end.
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.
I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
114 Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield; In thy word I put my trust!
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers: for I will keep 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 let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Uphold me according to thy promise, 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.
Do thou hold me up, 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.
Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
My flesh trembleth through fear of thee, And I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice; leave me not to my oppressors.
I have done justice and equity; O leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
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.
Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
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.
I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thine ordinances!
126 [It is] time for [thee], LORD, to work: [for] they have made void thy law.
It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; Yea, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right; [and] I hate every false way.
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.
129 PE. Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Wonderful are thine ordinances; Therefore do I observe them.
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding to the simple.
The communication of thy precepts giveth light; It giveth understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful to me, as thou usest to do to those that love thy name.
Look thou upon me, and be gracious to me, As is just to those who love thy name!
133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Establish my footsteps in thy word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me!
134 Deliver me 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 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy statutes.
Let thy face shine on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes!
136 Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Rivers of water run down mine eyes, Because men keep not thy law.
137 TSADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.
Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
138 Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful.
Just are the ordinances which thou hast ordained, And altogether righteous.
139 My zeal hath consumed me; because my enemies have forgotten thy words.
My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
140 Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
141 I [am] small and despised: [yet] I do not forget thy precepts.
Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
142 Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.
Thy righteousness is everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: [yet] thy commandments [are] my delights.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, But thy laws are my delight.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies [is] everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
The justice of thine ordinances 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.
I cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
146 I cried to thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
I cry unto thee; save me, And I will observe thine ordinances.
147 I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
I come before the dawn with my prayer; I trust in thy promise!
148 My eyes anticipated the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
149 Hear my voice, according to thy loving-kindness: O LORD, revive me according to thy judgment.
Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness; O LORD! revive me according to thy mercy!
150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Near are they whose aim is mischief; They are far from thy law;
151 Thou [art] near, O LORD; and all thy commandments [are] truth.
Yet 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.
Long have I known concerning thine ordinances, That thou hast founded them for ever.
153 RESH. Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
Look upon 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.
Maintain my cause, and redeem me; Revive me according to thy promise!
155 Salvation [is] far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked, Because they seek not thy statutes.
156 Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: revive me according to thy judgments.
Great is thy compassion, O LORD! Revive thou me according to thine equity!
157 Many [are] my persecutors and my enemies; [yet] I do not decline from thy testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
I behold the transgressors, and am grieved Because they regard not thy word.
159 Consider how I love thy precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness.
Behold, how I love thy precepts! O LORD! revive me according to thy loving-kindness!
160 Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever.
The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
161 SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
Princes have persecuted me without cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
I rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love.
I hate and abhor lying, And thy law do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
Seven times a day do I praise thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
165 Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble.
Great peace have they who love thy law, And no evil shall befall them.
166 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and performed thy commandments.
O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
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 cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness.
My tongue shall sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are right.
173 Let thy hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
Let thy hand be my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight.
I long 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.
Let me live, and I will praise thee; Let thy judgments help me!
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
I wander like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, For I do not forget thy commandments!
