Psalms 119
1 ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
ALEPH Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.
2 Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart.
Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.
3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.
You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.
5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.
Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.
7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgements.
8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me. BETH
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [to it], according to thy word.
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed [art] thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
Blessed are you, LORD. Teach me your statutes.
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect to thy ways.
I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.
16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL
17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may live, and keep thy word.
Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.
18 Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
19 I [am] a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me.
20 My soul breaketh for the longing [that it hath] to thy judgments at all times.
My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who do err from thy commandments.
You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.
23 Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, [and] my counselors.
Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counsellors. DALETH
25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the dust: revive thou me according to thy word.
My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!
26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according to thy word.
My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me].
I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.
31 I have adhered to thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
I cling to your statutes, LORD. Don’t let me be disappointed.
32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free. HE
33 HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [to] the end.
Teach me, LORD, the way of your statutes. I will keep them 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, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for in that do I delight.
Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.
36 Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Turn my heart towards your statutes, not towards selfish gain.
37 Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; [and] revive thou me in thy way.
Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
38 Establish thy word to thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear.
Fulfil your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments [are] good.
Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: revive me in thy righteousness.
Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. VAV
41 VAU. Let thy mercies come also to me, O LORD, [even] thy salvation, according to thy word.
Let your loving kindness also come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your word.
42 So shall I have with which to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.
44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.
46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.
47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
48 My hands also will I lift to thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN
49 ZAIN. Remember the word to thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.
50 This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath revived me.
This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.
51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: [yet] I have not declined from thy law.
The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law.
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
I remember your ordinances of old, LORD, and have comforted myself.
53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.
55 I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
I have remembered your name, LORD, in the night, and I obey your law.
56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
This is my way, that I keep your precepts. HETH
57 CHETH. [Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
The LORD is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
58 I entreated thy favor with [my] whole heart: be merciful to me according to thy word.
I sought your favour with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.
I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.
60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: [but] I have not forgotten thy law.
The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
63 I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
The earth is full of your loving kindness, LORD. Teach me your statutes. TETH
65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word.
You have treated your servant well, according to your word, LORD.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Teach me good judgement and knowledge, for I believe in your 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 observe your word.
68 Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
70 Their heart is as gross as fat; [but] I delight in thy law.
Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your 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 may learn your statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth [is] better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YODH
73 JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.
75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
LORD, I know that your judgements are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word to thy servant.
Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight.
Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your 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.
Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those that fear thee turn to me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.
80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed.
Let my heart be blameless towards your decrees, that I may not be disappointed. KAPF
81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word.
My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
82 My eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] I do not forget thy statutes.
For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your 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 your servant? When will you execute judgement on those who persecute me?
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which [are] not according to thy law.
The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.
86 All thy commandments [are] faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
88 Revive me after thy loving-kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth. LAMEDH
89 LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
LORD, your word is settled in heaven forever.
90 Thy faithfulness [is] to all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.
91 They continue this day according to thy ordinances: for all [are] thy servants.
Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.
92 Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction.
Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast revived me.
I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.
94 I [am] thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: [but] I will consider thy testimonies.
The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection: [but] thy commandment [is] exceeding broad.
I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. MEM
97 MEM. O how I love thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day.
How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than my enemies: for they [are] ever with me.
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with 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 your testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.
102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
I have not turned away from your ordinances, for you have taught me.
103 How sweet are thy words to my taste! [yes, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. NUN
105 NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
107 I am afflicted very much: revive me, O LORD, according to thy word.
I am afflicted very much. Revive me, LORD, according to your word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. LORD, teach me your ordinances.
109 My soul [is] continually in my hand: yet I do not forget thy law.
My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, 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 set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end. SAMEKH
113 SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love.
I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.
114 Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may 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 your word, that I may live. 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.
Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgements. AYIN
121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice; leave me not to my oppressors.
I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.
125 I [am] thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.
126 [It is] time for [thee], LORD, to work: [for] they have made void thy law.
It is time to act, LORD, for they break your law.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.
Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
128 Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right; [and] I hate every false way.
Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE
129 PE. Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding to the simple.
The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.
132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful to me, as thou usest to do to those that love thy name.
Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any 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 man, so I will observe your precepts.
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy statutes.
Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
136 Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law. TZADHE
137 TSADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.
You are righteous, LORD. Your judgements are upright.
138 Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful.
You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.
139 My zeal hath consumed me; because my enemies have forgotten thy words.
My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.
140 Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
141 I [am] small and despised: [yet] I do not forget thy precepts.
I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts.
142 Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your 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. Your commandments are my delight.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies [is] everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. QOPH
145 KOPH. I cried with [my] whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, LORD! I will keep your statutes.
146 I cried to thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.
147 I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
148 My eyes anticipated the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.
149 Hear my voice, according to thy loving-kindness: O LORD, revive me according to thy judgment.
Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, LORD, according to your ordinances.
150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.
151 Thou [art] near, O LORD; and all thy commandments [are] truth.
You are near, LORD. All your commandments are truth.
152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. RESH
153 RESH. Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law.
154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: revive me according to thy word.
Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.
155 Salvation [is] far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.
156 Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: revive me according to thy judgments.
Great are your tender mercies, LORD. Revive me according to your ordinances.
157 Many [are] my persecutors and my enemies; [yet] I do not decline from thy testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.
158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word.
159 Consider how I love thy precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness.
Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, LORD, according to your loving kindness.
160 Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever.
All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN
161 SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.
163 I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love.
I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.
165 Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble.
Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.
166 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and performed thy commandments.
I have hoped for your salvation, LORD. I have done your commandments.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways [are] before thee.
I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you. TAV
169 TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
Let my cry come before you, LORD. Give me understanding according to your word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.
171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness.
Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
173 Let thy hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight.
I have longed for your salvation, LORD. Your law is my delight.
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.
