Psalms 119
1 [Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,
Alleluia. Blessed are the immaculate in the way, 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 examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart.
3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
You have ordered your commandments to be kept most diligently.
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.
6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.
Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.
7 I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.
8 Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!
I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.
9 [Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.
10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.
With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.
11 In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.
12 Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.
Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications.
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth.
14 In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.
I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.
15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.
16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words.
17 [Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words.
18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law.
19 A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
I am a sojourner 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 has longed to desire your justifications at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.
23 Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications.
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
For your testimonies are also my (meditation) and your justifications are my counsel.
25 [Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.
26 My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,
I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications.
27 The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.
Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders.
28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words.
29 The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.
Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on me by your law.
30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,
I have chosen the way of truth. I have not forgotten your judgments.
31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
I have adhered to your testimonies, O Lord. Do not be willing to confound me.
32 The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!
I have run by way of your commandments, when you enlarged my heart.
33 [He.] Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it — [to] the end.
O Lord, place the law before me, the way of your justifications, and I will always inquire into it.
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.
Give me understanding, and I will examine your law. And I will keep it with my whole heart.
35 Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.
Lead me according to the path of your commandments, for I have desired this.
36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
Bend my heart with your testimonies, and not with avarice.
37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way.
38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
Station your eloquence with your servant, along with your fear.
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.
Cut off my disgrace, which I have taken up, for your judgments are delightful.
40 Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,
Behold, I have longed for your commandments. Revive me in your fairness.
41 [Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.
And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence.
42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.
And I will respond to those who reproach me by word, for I have hoped in your words.
43 And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
And do not utterly take away the word of truth from my mouth. For in your judgments, I have hoped beyond hope.
44 And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.
And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever.
45 And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments.
46 And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
And I spoke of your testimonies in the sight of kings, and I was not confounded.
47 And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,
And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved.
48 And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!
And I lifted up my hands to your commandments, which I loved. And I was trained in your justifications.
49 [Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.
Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope.
50 This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.
This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.
52 I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.
I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled.
53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law.
54 Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.
Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.
During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law.
56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
This has happened to me because I sought your justifications.
57 [Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,
O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law.
58 I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.
I have considered my ways, and I have turned my feet toward your testimonies.
60 I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
I have been prepared, and I have not been disturbed, so that I may keep your commandments.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
The ropes of the impious have encircled me, and I have not forgotten your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I arose in the middle of the night to confess to you, over the judgments of your justification.
63 A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
I am a partaker with all those who fear you and who keep your commandments.
64 Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!
The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy. Teach me your justifications.
65 [Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.
You have done well with 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 goodness and discipline and knowledge, for I have trusted your commandments.
67 Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.
Before I was humbled, I committed offenses; because of this, I have kept to your word.
68 Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.
You are good, so in your goodness teach me your justifications.
69 Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
The iniquity of the arrogant has been multiplied over me. Yet I will examine your commandments with all my heart.
70 Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.
Their heart has been curdled like milk. Truly, I have meditated on your law.
71 Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.
It is good for me that you humbled me, so that I may learn your justifications.
72 Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!
The law of your mouth is good for me, beyond thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 [Yod.] Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.
Your hands have created me and formed me. Give me understanding, and I will learn your commandments.
74 Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.
Those who fear you will see me, and they will rejoice. For I have greatly hoped in your words.
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 fairness. And in your truth, you have humbled me.
76 Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
Let it be your mercy that consoles me, according to your eloquence to your servant.
77 Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law [is] my delight.
Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my (meditation)
78 Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
Let the arrogant be confounded, for unjustly they have done iniquity to me. But I will be trained in your commandments.
79 Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your testimonies.
80 My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
Let my heart be immaculate in your justifications, so that I may not be confounded.
81 [Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
My soul has faltered in your salvation, yet in your word, I have hoped beyond hope.
82 Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, “When will you console me?”
83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
For I have become like a wineskin in the frost. I have not forgotten your justifications.
84 How many [are] the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?
How many are the days of your servant? When will you bring judgment against those who persecute me?
85 The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.
The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law.
86 All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
All your commandments are truth. They have been persecuting me unjustly: assist me.
87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
They have nearly consumed me on earth. Yet I have not forsaken your commandments.
88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
Revive me according to your mercy. And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth.
89 [Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.
O Lord, your word remains firm in heaven, for all eternity.
90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm.
91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.
By your ordinance, the day perseveres. For all things are in service to you.
92 Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
If your law had not been my (meditation) then perhaps I would have perished in my humiliation.
93 To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.
I will not forget your justifications, for eternity. For by them, you have enlivened me.
94 I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
I am yours. Accomplish my salvation. For I have inquired into your justifications.
95 Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.
The sinners have waited for me, in order to destroy me. I have understood your testimonies.
96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
I have seen the end of the consummation of all things. Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 [Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
How have I loved your law, O Lord? It is my meditation all day long.
98 Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.
By your commandment, you have made me able to see far, beyond my enemies. For it is with me for eternity.
99 Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
I have understood beyond all my teachers. For your testimonies are my (meditation)
100 Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments.
101 From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words.
102 From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me.
103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!
104 From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.
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 paths.
106 I have sworn, and I confirm [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I have sworn it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice.
107 I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.
I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word.
108 Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments.
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.
My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
Sinners have set a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments.
111 I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.
I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation 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 do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense.
113 [Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.
I have hated the iniquitous, and I have loved your law.
114 My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
You are my helper and my supporter. And in your word, I have greatly hoped.
115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine 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.
Uphold me according to your eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in my expectation.
117 Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.
Help me, and I will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications.
118 Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.
You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust.
119 Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.
120 Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!
Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments.
121 [Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.
I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.
122 Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me.
123 Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice.
124 Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your justifications.
125 Thy servant [am] I — cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.
I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies.
126 Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.
It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.
127 Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold — even fine gold.
Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz.
128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!
Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way.
129 [Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them.
130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.
131 My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments.
132 Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name.
133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me.
134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
Redeem me from the slanders of men, so that I may keep your commandments.
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 justifications.
136 Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law.
137 [Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right.
138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so.
139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
140 Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it.
141 Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications.
142 Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth.
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.
Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my (meditation)
144 The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live!
Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live.
145 [Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
I cried out with my whole heart. Heed me, O Lord. I will ask for your justifications.
146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments.
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope.
148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence.
149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment.
150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they have been brought far from your law.
151 Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
You are near, O Lord, and all your ways are truth.
152 Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
I have known from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity.
153 [Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence.
155 Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications.
156 Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment.
157 Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies.
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word.
159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive me in your mercy.
160 The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
The beginning of your words is truth. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity.
161 [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
The leaders have persecuted me without cause. And my heart has been awed by your words.
162 I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils.
163 Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law.
164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.
Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice.
165 Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.
Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them.
166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
I have waited for your salvation, O Lord. And I have loved your commandments.
167 Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.
My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly.
168 I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!
I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight.
169 [Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence.
170 My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word.
171 My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications.
172 My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness.
173 Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments.
174 I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.
O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my (meditation)
175 My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist me.
176 I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.
