Psalms 119
1 [Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,
Happy are they who are upright in their 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.
Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
Who also do no iniquity, But walk in his ways!
4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
O 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 put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
7 I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
I will praise thee in uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous laws.
8 Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!
I will keep thy statutes; Do not utterly forsake me!
9 [Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
How shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed to it 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; O 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 be thou, O LORD! O teach me thy statutes!
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.
With my lips do I declare All the precepts of thy mouth.
14 In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.
In the way of thine ordinances I rejoice As much as in all riches.
15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
I meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
17 [Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
Deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live, And have regard to thy word!
18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
Open thou mine eyes, That I may 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 earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
20 Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
23 Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
25 [Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive 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 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! So will I meditate upon thy wonders.
28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
My soul weepeth for trouble; O lift me up according to thy promise!
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 truth, And set thy statutes before me.
31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
I cleave to thine ordinances; O LORD! let me not be put to shame!
32 The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!
I will run in 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.
Teach me, O LORD! the way of thy statutes, That I may keep it 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 keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
35 Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.
Cause me to tread in the path of thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.
36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.
Turn away the 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 for thy precepts; O quicken thou me in thy righteousness!
41 [Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.
Let thy mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.
So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
43 And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
44 And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.
So shall I keep thy law continually, For ever and ever.
45 And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.
I shall walk in a wide path; For I seek thy precepts.
46 And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
I will speak of thine ordinances before kings, And will not be ashamed.
47 And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,
I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
48 And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!
I will lift up my hands to thy precepts, which I love; I will meditate on thy statutes.
49 [Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.
Remember thy promise to thy servant, Because 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 my affliction; For thy promise reviveth me.
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.
The proud have had me greatly in derision; Yet have I not swerved from thy law.
52 I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.
I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD! And I comfort myself.
53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
Indignation burneth within me, On account 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 song 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 think of thy name, And keep thy law!
56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
57 [Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,
Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
58 I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.
I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
60 I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account 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 who fear thee, And who obey thy precepts.
64 Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!
The earth, O LORD! is full of thy goodness; O teach me thy statutes!
65 [Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.
Thou dost bless thy servant, O LORD! According to thy promise!
66 The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
Teach me sound judgment and knowledge! For I have faith 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; O teach me thy statutes!
69 Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.
The proud forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70 Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.
Their heart is senseless like fat; But 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 to 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.
Thy hands have made and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments!
74 Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.
They who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, Because I trust in thy word.
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 right, 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.
O let thy loving-kindness be my comfort, According to thy promise to thy servant!
77 Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law [is] my delight.
Let thy tender mercies come to 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.
May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But I will meditate on thy precepts.
79 Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
Let those who fear thee turn unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
80 My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
May my heart be perfect in thy 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 fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
82 Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
Mine eyes fail with looking for thy promise; When. say I, wilt thou comfort me?
83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.
Yea, I am become like a bottle in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
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 upon my persecutors?
85 The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.
The proud have digged pits for me; They who do not regard thy law.
86 All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
All thy commandments are faithful; They persecute me without cause; help thou me!
87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
They had almost consumed me from the earth; But 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, That I may keep the law of thy mouth!
89 [Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.
Thy word, O LORD! abideth for ever, Being established like the heavens;
90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
Thy faithfulness endureth to all generations. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.
They continue to this day according to their ordinances; For they are all subject to thee.
92 Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
Had not thy law been my delight, I should 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 thy precepts; For by them thou revivest me.
94 I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.
I am thine, help me! For I seek thy precepts.
95 Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.
The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; But I will have regard to thine ordinances.
96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy law is exceeding broad.
97 [Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
O how I love thy law! It is my daily (meditation)
98 Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.
Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before 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 thine ordinances are my (meditation)
100 Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.
I have more wisdom than the ancients, Because I keep thy precepts.
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 might keep thy word.
102 From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.
I depart not from thy statutes, For thou teachest me!
103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet are thy words to my taste; Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
From thy precepts I learn wisdom; Therefore do I hate every false way.
105 [Nun.] A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, And a light to my path.
Thy 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 I will perform it, That I will keep thy righteous statutes.
107 I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.
I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD! according to thy word!
108 Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.
Accept, O LORD! the free-will offering of my mouth, And teach me thy statutes!
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.
My life is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go astray from thy precepts.
111 I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.
I have made thine ordinances my possession for ever; 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 thy statutes, Always, —even to the end.
113 [Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.
I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
114 My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield; In thy word I put my trust!
115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers! For I will keep 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 promise, 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.
Do thou hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I will have respect to thy statutes continually!
118 Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.
Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
119 Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.
Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
120 Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!
My flesh trembleth through fear of thee, And I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 [Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.
I have done justice and equity; O 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 with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
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 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 thine ordinances!
126 Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.
It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men 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 esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.
129 [Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
Wonderful are thine ordinances; Therefore do I observe them.
130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
The communication of thy precepts giveth light; It giveth understanding to the simple.
131 My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
132 Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
Look thou upon me, and be gracious to me, As is just to those who love thy name!
133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
Establish my footsteps in 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 oppression of men, So will I keep thy precepts!
135 Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
Let thy face shine on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes!
136 Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
Rivers of water run down mine eyes, Because men keep not thy law.
137 [Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
Just are the ordinances which thou hast ordained, And altogether righteous.
139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
140 Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
141 Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
142 Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
Thy righteousness is 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 of me, But thy laws are my delight.
144 The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live!
The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live!
145 [Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
I cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
I cry unto thee; save me, And I will observe thine ordinances.
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
I come before the dawn with my prayer; I trust in thy promise!
148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness; O LORD! revive me according to thy mercy!
150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
Near are they whose aim is mischief; They are far from thy law;
151 Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
Yet thou art near, O LORD! And all thy commandments are truth!
152 Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
Long have I known concerning thine ordinances, That thou hast founded them for ever.
153 [Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
Look upon my affliction, and deliver me! For I do not forget thy law.
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
Maintain my cause, and redeem me; Revive me according to thy promise!
155 Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
Salvation is far from the wicked, Because they seek not thy statutes.
156 Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
Great is thy compassion, O LORD! Revive thou me according to thine equity!
157 Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
I behold the transgressors, and am grieved Because they regard not thy word.
159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
Behold, how I love thy precepts! O LORD! revive me according to thy loving-kindness!
160 The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
161 [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
Princes have persecuted me without cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
I rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found great spoil.
163 Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
I hate and abhor lying, And 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 On account of thy righteous judgments.
165 Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.
Great peace have they who love thy law, And no evil shall befall them.
166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
167 Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.
My soul observeth thine ordinances, And loveth them exceedingly.
168 I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!
I keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; 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.
Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
170 My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
171 My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
172 My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.
My tongue shall sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are right.
173 Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
Let thy hand be my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
174 I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.
I long for thy salvation, O LORD! And thy law is my delight!
175 My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
Let me live, and I will praise thee; Let thy judgments help me!
176 I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!
I wander like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, For I do not forget thy commandments!
