Psalms 119
1 [Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,
ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
2 O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
8 Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!
I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.
9 [Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.
10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.
Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14 In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all wealth.
15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.
16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
I delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.
17 [Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.
18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
19 A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.
20 Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.
23 Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.
25 [Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
26 My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,
I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes.
27 The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.
28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word.
29 The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.
Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law.
30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].
31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.
32 The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!
I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
33 [He.] Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it — [to] the end.
HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] the end.
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.
Give me understanding, and I will observe thy 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.
Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.
Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good.
40 Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
41 [Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.
VAU. And let thy loving-kindness come unto me, O Jehovah, — thy salvation according to thy word.
42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word.
43 And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; because I have hoped in thy judgments.
44 And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.
Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;
45 And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;
46 And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed;
47 And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;
48 And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!
And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
49 [Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.
ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50 This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.
This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy word hath quickened me.
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
52 I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.
I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
54 Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.
I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.
56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.
57 [Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,
CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.
58 I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy word.
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.
I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: I have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
63 A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
64 Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!
The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving-kindness: teach me thy statutes.
65 [Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
66 The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy 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 thy word.
68 Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
69 Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
70 Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.
Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law.
71 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 Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 [Yod.] Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.
YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
74 Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.
They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.
75 I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77 Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law [is] my delight.
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.
78 Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.
79 Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.
80 My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
81 [Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
82 Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; I do not forget thy statutes.
84 How many [are] the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?
How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85 The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.
The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
86 All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.
87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.
88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
89 [Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.
LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.
90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.
By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.
92 Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
93 To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.
I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.
94 I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
95 Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.
The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto thy testimonies.
96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97 [Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
98 Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.
Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
99 Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.
101 From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.
102 From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me.
103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!
104 From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
105 [Nun.] A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, And a light to my path.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn, and I confirm [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.
I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy word.
108 Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
Accept, I beseech thee, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.
My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
111 I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing 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 thy statutes for ever, unto the end.
113 [Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.
SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.
114 My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe 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 thy word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.
Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
119 Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.
120 Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!
My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 [Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.
AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
124 Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
125 Thy servant [am] I — cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.
I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
126 Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.
It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.
127 Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold — even fine gold.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!
Therefore I regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.
129 [Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.
130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
131 My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
132 Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.
133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
Establish my steps in thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts.
135 Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.
137 [Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
140 Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
141 Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.
142 Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.
144 The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live!
The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 [Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.
148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy word.
149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.
150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
151 Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.
152 Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
153 [Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy word.
155 Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.
156 Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
157 Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving-kindness.
160 The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever.
161 [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
I have joy in thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
163 Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.
164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
165 Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.
Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.
166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
167 Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
168 I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!
I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.
169 [Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.
170 My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
171 My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172 My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
My tongue shall speak aloud of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
173 Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.
174 I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
175 My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
176 I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
