Psalms 119
1 [Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
2 O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.
Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
7 I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!
I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
9 [Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.
With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
11 In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.
Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
14 In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.
I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
17 [Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
19 A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
23 Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
25 [Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
26 My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,
I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
27 The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.
Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
29 The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.
Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,
I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
32 The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!
I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
33 [He.] Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it — [to] the end.
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.
Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
35 Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.
Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.
Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
40 Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,
How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
41 [Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.
May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.
Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
43 And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
44 And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.
I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
45 And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.
46 And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
47 And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,
I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
48 And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!
I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
49 [Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.
Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
50 This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.
This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
52 I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.
I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
54 Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.
Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.
In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.
57 [Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,
The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
58 I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.
I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
60 I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
63 A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
64 Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!
The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
65 [Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.
You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
66 The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
67 Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
68 Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.
You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
69 Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
70 Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.
Their hearts are hard and callous, but I delight in Your law.
71 Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.
It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
72 Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!
The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 [Yod.] Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.
Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
74 Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.
May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
75 I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
77 Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law [is] my delight.
May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
78 Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
79 Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
80 My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
81 [Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
82 Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
84 How many [are] the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?
How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
85 The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.
The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
86 All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.
89 [Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.
Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.
Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
92 Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
93 To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.
I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
94 I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
95 Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.
The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
97 [Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my (meditation)
98 Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
99 Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my (meditation)
100 Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
101 From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
102 From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
104 From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
105 [Nun.] A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, And a light to my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I confirm [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.
I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
108 Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.
I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
111 I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.
Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart To do Thy statutes, to the age — [to] the end!
I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
113 [Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.
The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
114 My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
116 Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.
Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.
Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
118 Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.
You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
119 Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
120 Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!
My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
121 [Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.
I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
123 Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
124 Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.
125 Thy servant [am] I — cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.
I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
126 Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.
It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
127 Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold — even fine gold.
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!
Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
129 [Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
131 My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
132 Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.
135 Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
136 Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
137 [Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
140 Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
141 Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
142 Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.
Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
144 The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live!
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
145 [Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.
150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
151 Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
152 Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
153 [Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
155 Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
156 Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
157 Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
160 The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
161 [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.
162 I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
163 Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.
Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
165 Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.
Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
167 Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.
I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
168 I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!
I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.
169 [Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
170 My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
171 My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
172 My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
173 Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
174 I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.
I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
175 My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
176 I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
