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 that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart.
3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.
They also do no iniquity: they 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 ashamed, 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 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: O forsake me not utterly.
9 [Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.
BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? 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 [art] thou, O LORD: 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 riches.
15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.
I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect to thy ways.
16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.
I will 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, [that] I may live, and keep thy word.
18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.
Open thou my 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: hide not thy commandments from me.
20 Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
My soul breaketh for the longing [that it hath] to 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 do err 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 thy testimonies.
23 Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,
Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, [and] my counselors.
25 [Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the dust: revive 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 heardest 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 shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.
My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou 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 lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,
I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me].
31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
I have adhered 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 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 LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall 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, and I shall keep thy law; yes, I shall observe 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 go in the path of thy commandments; for in that do I delight.
36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; [and] revive thou me in thy way.
38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
Establish thy word to 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: revive me in thy righteousness.
41 [Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.
VAU. Let thy mercies come also to me, O LORD, [even] 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 with which to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust 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; for I have hoped 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.
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
46 And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
I will speak of thy testimonies also 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!
My hands also will I lift to 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 to 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 my affliction: for thy word hath revived 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] 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 LORD; and have comforted myself.
53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that 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 LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
57 [Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,
CHETH. [Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
58 I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
I entreated thy favor with [my] whole heart: be merciful to me according to thy word.
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.
60 I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: [but] 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 will rise to give thanks to thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
63 A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.
I [am] a companion of all [them] 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 LORD, is full of thy mercy: 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 LORD, according to thy word.
66 The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed 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 have I kept 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 a lie against me: [but] I will 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 as gross as 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.
JOD. Thy hands have made me 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 that fear thee will be glad when they see me; 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, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word 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.
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: [but] I will meditate in thy precepts.
79 Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.
Let those that fear thee turn to me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
80 My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed.
81 [Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word.
82 Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'
My 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; [yet] 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 [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 proud have digged pits for me, which [are] not according to 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 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 earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
Revive me after thy loving-kindness; so shall I 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 LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
Thy faithfulness [is] 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 this day according to thy ordinances: for all [are] thy servants.
92 Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.
Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then 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 with them thou hast revived 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 waited for me to destroy me: [but] I will consider thy testimonies.
96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!
I have seen an end of all perfection: [but] thy commandment [is] exceeding broad.
97 [Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my (meditation)
MEM. O 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.
Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than my 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 ancients, because I keep 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 way, 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 thou hast taught me.
103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.
How sweet are thy words to my taste! [yes, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
104 From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!
Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
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 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: 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, I beseech thee, the free-will-offerings of my mouth, 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 hand: yet 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: yet I erred not 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 an 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 always, [even to] the end.
113 [Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.
SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: 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: 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 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.
Support me, 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 hast trodden down all them that err 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 trembleth 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 my 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.
My 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 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 thy testimonies.
126 Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.
[It is] time for [thee], LORD, to work: [for] 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; yes, 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; [and] I hate every false way.
129 [Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.
PE. Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
The entrance of thy words 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 opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
132 Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
Look thou upon me, and be merciful to me, as thou usest to do to those that love thy name.
133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
Order 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: so will I 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!
Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not thy law.
137 [Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
TSADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.
138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful.
139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
My zeal hath consumed me; because my enemies have forgotten thy words.
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.
I [am] small and despised: [yet] I do not forget thy precepts.
142 Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.
Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: [yet] 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] 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,
KOPH. I cried with [my] whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
I cried to thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
My eyes anticipated the [night] watches, that I might 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 LORD, revive me according to thy judgment.
150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
151 Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.
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!
Concerning 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. Consider 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.
Plead my cause, and deliver me: revive 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.
Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: revive 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 my enemies; [yet] I do not decline from thy testimonies.
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
Consider how I love thy precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness.
160 The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!
Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever.
161 [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
SCHIN. 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 rejoice at 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 lying: [but] 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 who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble.
166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and performed 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, O LORD: 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 utter 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 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 help 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 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 do not forget thy commandments.
