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 undefiled 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 they who search his testimonies: that seek him with their whole heart.
3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
For they that work iniquity, have not walked in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently.
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
O! that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications.
6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.
Then shall I not be confounded, when I shall look into all thy commandments.
7 I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned the judgments of thy justice.
8 Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!
I will keep thy justifications: O! do not thou utterly forsake me.
9 [Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
BETH. By what doth a young man correct his way? by observing thy words.
10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.
With my whole heart have I sought after thee: let me not stray from thy commandments.
11 In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.
Thy words have I hidden in my heart, that I may not sin against thee.
12 Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.
Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy justifications.
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
With my lips I have pronounced all the judgments of thy mouth.
14 In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.
I have been delighted in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
I will meditate on thy commandments: and I will consider thy ways.
16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words.
17 [Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
GIMEL. Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me: and I shall keep thy words.
18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
Open thou my eyes: and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.
19 A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
I am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
20 Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
My soul hath coveted to long for thy justifications, at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
Thou hast rebuked the proud: they are cursed who decline from thy commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
Remove from reproach and contempt: because I have sought after thy testimonies.
23 Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
For princes sat, and spoke against me: but thy servant was employed in thy justifications.
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
For thy testimonies are my (meditation) and thy justifications my counsel.
25 [Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
DALETH. My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou 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 heard me: teach me thy justifications.
27 The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.
Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works.
28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
My soul hath slumbered through heaviness: strengthen thou me in thy words.
29 The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.
Remove from me the way of iniquity: and out of thy law have mercy on me.
30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,
I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments I have not forgotten.
31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
I have stuck to thy testimonies, O Lord: put me not to shame.
32 The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!
I have run the way of thy commandments, when thou didst enlarge my heart.
33 [He.] Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it — [to] the end.
HE. Set before me for a law the way of thy justifications, O Lord: and I will always seek after it.
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.
Give me understanding, and I will search 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.
Lead me into the path of thy commandments; for this same I have desired.
36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
Incline my heart into thy testimonies and not to covetousness.
37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
Turn away my eyes that they may not behold vanity: quicken me in thy way.
38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
Establish thy word to thy servant, in thy fear.
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.
Turn away my reproach, which I have apprehended: for thy judgments are delightful.
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 justice.
41 [Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.
VAU. Let thy mercy also come upon me, O Lord: 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 answer them that reproach me in any thing; that I have trusted in thy words.
43 And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
And take not thou the word of truth utterly out of my mouth: for in thy words have I hoped exceedingly.
44 And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.
So shall I always keep thy law, for ever and ever.
45 And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
And I walked at large: because I have sought after thy commandments.
46 And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings: and I was not ashamed.
47 And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,
I meditated also on thy 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 thy commandments, which I loved: and I was exercised in thy justifications.
49 [Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.
ZAIN. Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, in which thou hast given me hope.
50 This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.
This hath comforted me in my humiliation: because thy word hath enlivened me.
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
The proud did iniquitously altogether: but I declined not from thy law.
52 I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.
I remembered, O Lord, thy judgments of old: and I was comforted.
53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
A fainting hath taken hold of me, because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54 Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.
Thy justifications were the subject of my song, in the place of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.
In the night I have remembered thy name, O Lord: and have kept thy law.
56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
This happened to me: because I sought after thy justifications.
57 [Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,
HETH. O Lord, my portion, I have said, I would keep the law.
58 I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
I entreated thy face with all my heart: have mercy on 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 am ready, and am not troubled: that I may keep thy commandments.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
The cords of the wicked have encompassed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I rose at midnight to give praise to thee; for the judgments of thy justification.
63 A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
I am a partaker with all them that fear thee, and that keep thy commandments.
64 Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!
The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy justifications.
65 [Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.
TETH. Thou hast done well with thy servant, O Lord, according to thy 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 believed thy commandments.
67 Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.
Before I was humbled I offended; therefore have I kept thy word.
68 Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.
Thou art good; and in thy goodness teach me thy justifications.
69 Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
The iniquity of the proud hath been multiplied over me: but I will seek thy commandments with my whole heart.
70 Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.
Their heart is curdled like milk: but I have meditated on thy law.
71 Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.
It is good for me that thou hast humbled me, that I may learn thy justifications.
72 Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!
The law of thy mouth is good to me, above thousands of gold and silver.
73 [Yod.] Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.
JOD. Thy hands have made me and formed 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 shall see me, and shall be glad: because I have greatly hoped in thy words.
75 I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are equity: and in thy truth thou hast humbled me.
76 Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
O! let thy mercy 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, and I shall live: for thy law is my (meditation)
78 Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.
Let the proud be ashamed, because they have done unjustly towards me: but I will be employed in thy commandments.
79 Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
Let them that fear thee turn to me and they that know thy testimonies.
80 My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
Let my heart be undefiled in thy justifications, that I may not be confounded.
81 [Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
CAPH. My soul hath fainted after thy salvation: and in thy word I have very much hoped.
82 Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
My eyes have failed 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 frost: I have not forgotten thy justifications.
84 How many [are] the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?
How many are 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 wicked have told me fables: but not as thy law.
86 All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
All thy statutes are truth: they have persecuted me unjustly, do thou help me.
87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
They had almost made an end of me upon earth: but I have not forsaken thy commandments.
88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
Quicken thou me according to thy mercy: and I shall keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89 [Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.
LAMED. For ever, O Lord, thy word standeth firm in heaven.
90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
Thy truth unto all generations: thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth.
91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.
By thy ordinance the day goeth on: for all things serve thee.
92 Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
Unless thy law had been my (meditation) I had then perhaps perished in my abjection.
93 To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.
Thy justifications I will never forget: for by them thou hast given me life.
94 I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
I am thine, save thou me: for I have sought thy justifications.
95 Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I have understood thy testimonies.
96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
I have seen an end to all persecution: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97 [Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
MEM. O how have I loved thy law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day.
98 Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.
Through thy commandment, thou hast made me wiser than my enemies: for it is ever with me.
99 Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my (meditation)
I have understood more than all my teachers: because thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
I have had understanding above ancients: because I have sought thy commandments.
101 From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.
I have restrained my feet from every evil way: that I may keep thy words.
102 From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
I have not declined from thy judgments, because thou hast set me a law.
103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet are thy words to my palate! more than honey to my mouth.
104 From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
By thy commandments I have had understanding: therefore have I hated every way of iniquity.
105 [Nun.] A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, And a light to my path.
NUN. Thy 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 and am determined to keep the judgments of thy justice.
107 I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.
I have been humbled, O Lord, exceedingly: quicken thou me according to thy word.
108 Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
The free offerings of my mouth make acceptable, O Lord: and teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.
My soul is continually in my hands: and I have not forgotten thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
Sinners have laid a snare for me: but I have not erred from thy precepts.
111 I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.
I have purchased thy testimonies for an inheritance for ever: because they are a joy to 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 thy justifications for ever, for the reward.
113 [Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.
SAMECH. I have hated the unjust: and have loved thy law.
114 My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
Thou art my helper and my protector: and in thy word I have greatly hoped.
115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Depart from me, ye malignant: and I will search 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, and I shall 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 shall be saved: and I will meditate always on thy justifications.
118 Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.
Thou hast despised all them that fall off from thy judgments; for their thought is unjust.
119 Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
I have accounted all the sinners of the earth prevaricators: therefore have I loved thy testimonies.
120 Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!
Pierce thou my flesh with thy fear: for 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: give me not up to them that slander me.
122 Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
Uphold thy servant unto good: let not the proud calumniate me.
123 Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
My eyes have fainted after thy salvation: and for the word of thy justice.
124 Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy: and teach me thy justifications.
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, O Lord, to do: they have dissipated thy law.
127 Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold — even fine gold.
Therefore have I loved thy commandments above gold and the topaz.
128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!
Therefore was I directed to all thy commandments: I have hated all wicked ways.
129 [Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
PHE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul hath sought them.
130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
The declaration of thy words giveth light: and giveth 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 panted: because I longed for thy commandments.
132 Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me, according to the judgment of them that love thy name.
133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
Direct my steps according to thy word: and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
Redeem me from the calumnies of men: that I may keep thy commandments.
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 justifications.
136 Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
My eyes have sent forth springs of water: because they have not kept thy law.
137 [Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
SADE. Thou art just, O Lord: and thy judgment is right.
138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
Thou hast commanded justice thy testimonies: and thy truth exceedingly.
139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
My zeal hath made me pine away: because my enemies forgot thy words.
140 Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
Thy word is exceedingly refined: and thy servant hath loved it.
141 Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
I am very young and despised; but I forgot not thy justifications.
142 Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
Thy justice is justice for ever: and thy law is the truth.
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.
Trouble and anguish have found me: thy commandments are my (meditation)
144 The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live!
Thy testimonies are justice 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,
COPH. I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord: I will seek thy justifications.
146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
I cried unto thee, save me: that I may keep thy commandments.
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: because in thy words I very much hoped.
148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
My eyes to thee have prevented the morning: that I might meditate on thy words.
149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
Hear thou my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy: and quicken me according to thy mercy.
150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
They that persecute me have drawn nigh to iniquity; but they are gone far off from the law.
151 Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
Thou art near, O Lord: and all thy 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 concerning thy testimonies: that thou hast founded them for ever.
153 [Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
RES. See my humiliation and deliver me: for I have not forgotten the law.
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
Judge my judgment and redeem me: quicken thou me for thy word’s sake.
155 Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
Salvation is far from sinners; because they have not sought thy justifications.
156 Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
Many, O Lord, are thy mercies: quicken me according to thy judgment.
157 Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
Many are they that persecute me, and afflict me; but 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 the transgressors, and I pined away; because they kept not thy word.
159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
Behold I have loved thy commandments, O Lord; quicken me thou in thy mercy.
160 The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
The beginning of thy words is truth: all the judgments of thy justice are for ever.
161 [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
SIN. Princes have persecuted me without cause: and my heart hath been in awe of thy words.
162 I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
I will rejoice at thy words, as one that hath found great spoil.
163 Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
I have hated and abhorred iniquity; but I have loved thy law.
164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.
Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, for the judgments of thy justice.
165 Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.
Much peace have they that love thy law, and to them there is no stumbling block.
166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
I looked to thy salvation, O Lord: and I loved thy commandments.
167 Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies: and hath loved them exceedingly.
168 I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!
I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies: because all my ways are in thy sight.
169 [Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
TAU. Let my supplication, O Lord, come near in thy sight: give me understanding according to thy word.
170 My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
Let my request come in before thee; deliver thou me according to thy word.
171 My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
My lips shall utter a hymn, when thou shalt teach me thy justifications.
172 My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
My tongue shall pronounce thy word: because all thy commandments are justice.
173 Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
Let thy hand be with me to save me; 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 Lord; and thy law is my (meditation)
175 My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
My soul shall live and shall praise thee: and thy judgments shall 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 sheep that is lost: seek thy servant, because I have not forgotten thy commandments.
