Ψαλμοί 119
1 αλληλουια α# αλφ μακάριοι οἱ ἄμωμοι ἐν ὁδῷ οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν νόμῳ κυρίου
[ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the Law of YHWH,
2 μακάριοι οἱ ἐξερευνῶντες τὰ μαρτύρια αὐτοῦ ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ ἐκζητήσουσιν αὐτόν
O the blessedness of those keeping His testimonies, They seek Him with the whole heart.
3 οὐ γὰρ οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ ἐπορεύθησαν
Indeed, they have not done iniquity, They have walked in His ways.
4 σὺ ἐνετείλω τὰς ἐντολάς σου φυλάξασθαι σφόδρα
You have commanded us to diligently keep Your precepts,
5 ὄφελον κατευθυνθείησαν αἱ ὁδοί μου τοῦ φυλάξασθαι τὰ δικαιώματά σου
O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,
6 τότε οὐ μὴ ἐπαισχυνθῶ ἐν τῷ με ἐπιβλέπειν ἐπὶ πάσας τὰς ἐντολάς σου
Then I am not ashamed In my looking to all Your commands.
7 ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι κύριε ἐν εὐθύτητι καρδίας ἐν τῷ μεμαθηκέναι με τὰ κρίματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης σου
I confess You with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.
8 τὰ δικαιώματά σου φυλάξω μή με ἐγκαταλίπῃς ἕως σφόδρα
I keep Your statutes, do not utterly leave me!
9 β# βηθ ἐν τίνι κατορθώσει ὁ νεώτερος τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ φυλάσσεσθαι τοὺς λόγους σου
[BETH] With what does a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Your word.
10 ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου ἐξεζήτησά σε μὴ ἀπώσῃ με ἀπὸ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου
I have sought You with all my heart, Do not let me err from Your commands.
11 ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ μου ἔκρυψα τὰ λόγιά σου ὅπως ἂν μὴ ἁμάρτω σοι
I have hid Your saying in my heart, That I do not sin before You.
12 εὐλογητὸς εἶ κύριε δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου
Blessed [are] You, O YHWH, teach me Your statutes.
13 ἐν τοῖς χείλεσίν μου ἐξήγγειλα πάντα τὰ κρίματα τοῦ στόματός σου
With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
14 ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τῶν μαρτυρίων σου ἐτέρφθην ὡς ἐπὶ παντὶ πλούτῳ
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As over all wealth.
15 ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς σου ἀδολεσχήσω καὶ κατανοήσω τὰς ὁδούς σου
I meditate on Your precepts, And I attentively behold Your paths.
16 ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασίν σου μελετήσω οὐκ ἐπιλήσομαι τῶν λόγων σου
I delight myself in Your statutes, I do not forget Your word.
17 γ# γιμαλ ἀνταπόδος τῷ δούλῳ σου ζήσομαι καὶ φυλάξω τοὺς λόγους σου
[GIMEL] Confer benefits on Your servant, I live, and I keep Your word.
18 ἀποκάλυψον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου καὶ κατανοήσω τὰ θαυμάσιά σου ἐκ τοῦ νόμου σου
Uncover my eyes, and I behold wonders out of Your law.
19 πάροικος ἐγώ εἰμι ἐν τῇ γῇ μὴ ἀποκρύψῃς ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ τὰς ἐντολάς σου
I [am] a sojourner on earth, Do not hide Your commands from me.
20 ἐπεπόθησεν ἡ ψυχή μου τοῦ ἐπιθυμῆσαι τὰ κρίματά σου ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ
My soul has broken for desire To Your judgments at all times.
21 ἐπετίμησας ὑπερηφάνοις ἐπικατάρατοι οἱ ἐκκλίνοντες ἀπὸ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου
You have rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Your commands.
22 περίελε ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ ὄνειδος καὶ ἐξουδένωσιν ὅτι τὰ μαρτύριά σου ἐξεζήτησα
Remove reproach and contempt from me, For I have kept Your testimonies.
23 καὶ γὰρ ἐκάθισαν ἄρχοντες καὶ κατ’ ἐμοῦ κατελάλουν ὁ δὲ δοῦλός σου ἠδολέσχει ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασίν σου
Princes also sat—they spoke against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes,
24 καὶ γὰρ τὰ μαρτύριά σου μελέτη μού ἐστιν καὶ αἱ συμβουλίαι μου τὰ δικαιώματά σου
Your testimonies [are] also my delight, The men of my counsel!
25 δ# δελθ ἐκολλήθη τῷ ἐδάφει ἡ ψυχή μου ζῆσόν με κατὰ τὸν λόγον σου
[DALETH] My soul has cleaved to the dust, Quicken me according to Your word.
26 τὰς ὁδούς μου ἐξήγγειλα καὶ ἐπήκουσάς μου δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου
I have recounted my ways, And You answer me, teach me Your statutes,
27 ὁδὸν δικαιωμάτων σου συνέτισόν με καὶ ἀδολεσχήσω ἐν τοῖς θαυμασίοις σου
Cause me to understand the way of Your precepts, And I meditate on Your wonders.
28 ἔσταξεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἀπὸ ἀκηδίας βεβαίωσόν με ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου
My soul has dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Your word.
29 ὁδὸν ἀδικίας ἀπόστησον ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ καὶ τῷ νόμῳ σου ἐλέησόν με
Turn aside the way of falsehood from me And favor me with Your law.
30 ὁδὸν ἀληθείας ᾑρετισάμην τὰ κρίματά σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην
I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I have compared Your judgments,
31 ἐκολλήθην τοῖς μαρτυρίοις σου κύριε μή με καταισχύνῃς
I have adhered to Your testimonies, O YHWH, do not put me to shame.
32 ὁδὸν ἐντολῶν σου ἔδραμον ὅταν ἐπλάτυνας τὴν καρδίαν μου
I run the way of Your commands, For You enlarge my heart!
33 ε# η νομοθέτησόν με κύριε τὴν ὁδὸν τῶν δικαιωμάτων σου καὶ ἐκζητήσω αὐτὴν διὰ παντός
[HE] Show me, O YHWH, the way of Your statutes, And I keep it—[to] the end.
34 συνέτισόν με καὶ ἐξερευνήσω τὸν νόμον σου καὶ φυλάξω αὐτὸν ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου
Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, And observe it with the whole heart.
35 ὁδήγησόν με ἐν τρίβῳ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου ὅτι αὐτὴν ἠθέλησα
Cause me to tread in the path of Your commands, For I have delighted in it.
36 κλῖνον τὴν καρδίαν μου εἰς τὰ μαρτύριά σου καὶ μὴ εἰς πλεονεξίαν
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
37 ἀπόστρεψον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου τοῦ μὴ ἰδεῖν ματαιότητα ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ σου ζῆσόν με
Remove my eyes from seeing vanity, Quicken me in Your way.
38 στῆσον τῷ δούλῳ σου τὸ λόγιόν σου εἰς τὸν φόβον σου
Establish Your saying to Your servant, That [is] concerning Your fear.
39 περίελε τὸν ὀνειδισμόν μου ὃν ὑπώπτευσα τὰ γὰρ κρίματά σου χρηστά
Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Your judgments [are] good.
40 ἰδοὺ ἐπεθύμησα τὰς ἐντολάς σου ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου ζῆσόν με
Behold, I have longed for Your precepts, Quicken me in Your righteousness,
41 Ϝ# ουαυ καὶ ἔλθοι ἐπ’ ἐμὲ τὸ ἔλεός σου κύριε τὸ σωτήριόν σου κατὰ τὸ λόγιόν σου
[WAW] And Your kindness meets me, O YHWH, Your salvation according to Your saying.
42 καὶ ἀποκριθήσομαι τοῖς ὀνειδίζουσί με λόγον ὅτι ἤλπισα ἐπὶ τοὺς λόγους σου
And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Your word.
43 καὶ μὴ περιέλῃς ἐκ τοῦ στόματός μου λόγον ἀληθείας ἕως σφόδρα ὅτι ἐπὶ τὰ κρίματά σου ἐπήλπισα
And You do not utterly take away The word of truth from my mouth, Because I have hoped for Your judgment.
44 καὶ φυλάξω τὸν νόμον σου διὰ παντός εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος
And I keep Your law continually, For all time and forever.
45 καὶ ἐπορευόμην ἐν πλατυσμῷ ὅτι τὰς ἐντολάς σου ἐξεζήτησα
And I habitually walk in a broad place, For I have sought Your precepts.
46 καὶ ἐλάλουν ἐν τοῖς μαρτυρίοις σου ἐναντίον βασιλέων καὶ οὐκ ᾐσχυνόμην
And I speak of Your testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.
47 καὶ ἐμελέτων ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς σου αἷς ἠγάπησα σφόδρα
And I delight myself in Your commands, That I have loved,
48 καὶ ἦρα τὰς χεῖράς μου πρὸς τὰς ἐντολάς σου ἃς ἠγάπησα καὶ ἠδολέσχουν ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασίν σου
And I lift up my hands to Your commands, That I have loved, And I meditate on Your statutes!
49 ζ# ζαι μνήσθητι τὸν λόγον σου τῷ δούλῳ σου ᾧ ἐπήλπισάς με
[ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, On which You have caused me to hope.
50 αὕτη με παρεκάλεσεν ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει μου ὅτι τὸ λόγιόν σου ἔζησέν με
This [is] my comfort in my affliction, That Your saying has quickened me.
51 ὑπερήφανοι παρηνόμουν ἕως σφόδρα ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ νόμου σου οὐκ ἐξέκλινα
The proud have utterly scorned me, I have not turned aside from Your law.
52 ἐμνήσθην τῶν κριμάτων σου ἀπ’ αἰῶνος κύριε καὶ παρεκλήθην
I remembered Your judgments of old, O YHWH, And I comfort myself.
53 ἀθυμία κατέσχεν με ἀπὸ ἁμαρτωλῶν τῶν ἐγκαταλιμπανόντων τὸν νόμον σου
Horror has seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
54 ψαλτὰ ἦσάν μοι τὰ δικαιώματά σου ἐν τόπῳ παροικίας μου
Your statutes have been songs to me, In the house of my sojournings.
55 ἐμνήσθην ἐν νυκτὶ τοῦ ὀνόματός σου κύριε καὶ ἐφύλαξα τὸν νόμον σου
I have remembered Your Name in the night, O YHWH, And I keep Your law.
56 αὕτη ἐγενήθη μοι ὅτι τὰ δικαιώματά σου ἐξεζήτησα
This has been to me, That I have kept Your precepts!
57 η# ηθ μερίς μου κύριε εἶπα φυλάξασθαι τὸν νόμον σου
[HETH] YHWH [is] my portion; I have said I would keep Your words,
58 ἐδεήθην τοῦ προσώπου σου ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου ἐλέησόν με κατὰ τὸ λόγιόν σου
I appeased Your face with the whole heart, Favor me according to Your saying.
59 διελογισάμην τὰς ὁδούς σου καὶ ἐπέστρεψα τοὺς πόδας μου εἰς τὰ μαρτύριά σου
I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet to Your testimonies.
60 ἡτοιμάσθην καὶ οὐκ ἐταράχθην τοῦ φυλάξασθαι τὰς ἐντολάς σου
I have made haste, And did not delay, to keep Your commands.
61 σχοινία ἁμαρτωλῶν περιεπλάκησάν μοι καὶ τοῦ νόμου σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην
Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, I have not forgotten Your law.
62 μεσονύκτιον ἐξηγειρόμην τοῦ ἐξομολογεῖσθαί σοι ἐπὶ τὰ κρίματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης σου
At midnight I rise to give thanks to You, For the judgments of Your righteousness.
63 μέτοχος ἐγώ εἰμι πάντων τῶν φοβουμένων σε καὶ τῶν φυλασσόντων τὰς ἐντολάς σου
I [am] a companion to all who fear You, And to those keeping Your precepts.
64 τοῦ ἐλέους σου κύριε πλήρης ἡ γῆ τὰ δικαιώματά σου δίδαξόν με
Of Your kindness, O YHWH, the earth is full, Teach me Your statutes!
65 θ# τηθ χρηστότητα ἐποίησας μετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου κύριε κατὰ τὸν λόγον σου
[TETH] You did good with Your servant, O YHWH, According to Your word.
66 χρηστότητα καὶ παιδείαν καὶ γνῶσιν δίδαξόν με ὅτι ταῖς ἐντολαῖς σου ἐπίστευσα
Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, For I have believed in Your commands.
67 πρὸ τοῦ με ταπεινωθῆναι ἐγὼ ἐπλημμέλησα διὰ τοῦτο τὸ λόγιόν σου ἐφύλαξα
Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying.
68 χρηστὸς εἶ σύ κύριε καὶ ἐν τῇ χρηστότητί σου δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου
You [are] good, and doing good, Teach me Your statutes.
69 ἐπληθύνθη ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἀδικία ὑπερηφάνων ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου ἐξερευνήσω τὰς ἐντολάς σου
The proud have forged falsehood against me, I keep Your precepts with the whole heart.
70 ἐτυρώθη ὡς γάλα ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν ἐγὼ δὲ τὸν νόμον σου ἐμελέτησα
Their heart has been thick as fat, I have delighted in Your law.
71 ἀγαθόν μοι ὅτι ἐταπείνωσάς με ὅπως ἂν μάθω τὰ δικαιώματά σου
[It is] good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Your statutes.
72 ἀγαθόν μοι ὁ νόμος τοῦ στόματός σου ὑπὲρ χιλιάδας χρυσίου καὶ ἀργυρίου
The Law of Your mouth [is] better to me Than thousands of gold and silver!
73 ι# ιωθ αἱ χεῖρές σου ἐποίησάν με καὶ ἔπλασάν με συνέτισόν με καὶ μαθήσομαι τὰς ἐντολάς σου
[YOD] Your hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Your commands.
74 οἱ φοβούμενοί σε ὄψονταί με καὶ εὐφρανθήσονται ὅτι εἰς τοὺς λόγους σου ἐπήλπισα
Those fearing You see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped for Your word.
75 ἔγνων κύριε ὅτι δικαιοσύνη τὰ κρίματά σου καὶ ἀληθείᾳ ἐταπείνωσάς με
I have known, O YHWH, That Your judgments [are] righteous, And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 γενηθήτω δὴ τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῦ παρακαλέσαι με κατὰ τὸ λόγιόν σου τῷ δούλῳ σου
Please let Your kindness be to comfort me, According to Your saying to Your servant.
77 ἐλθέτωσάν μοι οἱ οἰκτιρμοί σου καὶ ζήσομαι ὅτι ὁ νόμος σου μελέτη μού ἐστιν
Your mercies meet me, and I live, For Your law [is] my delight.
78 αἰσχυνθήτωσαν ὑπερήφανοι ὅτι ἀδίκως ἠνόμησαν εἰς ἐμέ ἐγὼ δὲ ἀδολεσχήσω ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς σου
The proud are ashamed, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate on Your precepts.
79 ἐπιστρεψάτωσάν μοι οἱ φοβούμενοί σε καὶ οἱ γινώσκοντες τὰ μαρτύριά σου
Those fearing You turn back to me, And those knowing Your testimonies.
80 γενηθήτω ἡ καρδία μου ἄμωμος ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασίν σου ὅπως ἂν μὴ αἰσχυνθῶ
My heart is perfect in Your statutes, So that I am not ashamed.
81 ια# χαφ ἐκλείπει εἰς τὸ σωτήριόν σου ἡ ψυχή μου καὶ εἰς τὸν λόγον σου ἐπήλπισα
[KAPH] My soul has been consumed for Your salvation, I have hoped for Your word.
82 ἐξέλιπον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου εἰς τὸ λόγιόν σου λέγοντες πότε παρακαλέσεις με
My eyes have been consumed for Your word, Saying, “When does it comfort me?”
83 ὅτι ἐγενήθην ὡς ἀσκὸς ἐν πάχνῃ τὰ δικαιώματά σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην
For I have been as a bottle in smoke, I have not forgotten Your statutes.
84 πόσαι εἰσὶν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ δούλου σου πότε ποιήσεις μοι ἐκ τῶν καταδιωκόντων με κρίσιν
How many [are] the days of Your servant? When do You execute judgment Against my pursuers?
85 διηγήσαντό μοι παράνομοι ἀδολεσχίας ἀλλ’ οὐχ ὡς ὁ νόμος σου κύριε
The proud have dug pits for me, That [are] not according to Your law.
86 πᾶσαι αἱ ἐντολαί σου ἀλήθεια ἀδίκως κατεδίωξάν με βοήθησόν μοι
All Your commands [are] faithfulness, They have pursued me [with] falsehood, Help me.
87 παρὰ βραχὺ συνετέλεσάν με ἐν τῇ γῇ ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπον τὰς ἐντολάς σου
They have almost consumed me on earth, And I have not forsaken Your precepts.
88 κατὰ τὸ ἔλεός σου ζῆσόν με καὶ φυλάξω τὰ μαρτύρια τοῦ στόματός σου
Quicken me according to Your kindness, And I keep the Testimony of Your mouth!
89 ιβ# λαβδ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κύριε ὁ λόγος σου διαμένει ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ
[LAMED] For all time, O YHWH, Your word is set up in the heavens.
90 εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεὰν ἡ ἀλήθειά σου ἐθεμελίωσας τὴν γῆν καὶ διαμένει
Your faithfulness from generation to generation, You established earth, and it stands.
91 τῇ διατάξει σου διαμένει ἡ ἡμέρα ὅτι τὰ σύμπαντα δοῦλα σά
According to Your ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.
92 εἰ μὴ ὅτι ὁ νόμος σου μελέτη μού ἐστιν τότε ἂν ἀπωλόμην ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει μου
Unless Your law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in my affliction.
93 εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὐ μὴ ἐπιλάθωμαι τῶν δικαιωμάτων σου ὅτι ἐν αὐτοῖς ἔζησάς με κύριε
I do not forget Your precepts for all time, For You have quickened me by them.
94 σός εἰμι ἐγώ σῶσόν με ὅτι τὰ δικαιώματά σου ἐξεζήτησα
I [am] Yours, save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
95 ἐμὲ ὑπέμειναν ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοῦ ἀπολέσαι με τὰ μαρτύριά σου συνῆκα
Your wicked waited for me to destroy me, I understand Your testimonies.
96 πάσης συντελείας εἶδον πέρας πλατεῖα ἡ ἐντολή σου σφόδρα
I have seen an end of all perfection, Your command [is] exceedingly broad!
97 ιγ# μημ ὡς ἠγάπησα τὸν νόμον σου κύριε ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν μελέτη μού ἐστιν
[MEM] O how I have loved Your law! It [is] my meditation all the day.
98 ὑπὲρ τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου ἐσόφισάς με τὴν ἐντολήν σου ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνά μοί ἐστιν
Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, For it [is] before me for all time.
99 ὑπὲρ πάντας τοὺς διδάσκοντάς με συνῆκα ὅτι τὰ μαρτύριά σου μελέτη μού ἐστιν
I have acted wisely above all my teachers. For Your testimonies [are] my (meditation)
100 ὑπὲρ πρεσβυτέρους συνῆκα ὅτι τὰς ἐντολάς σου ἐξεζήτησα
Above elderly—I understand more, For I have kept Your precepts.
101 ἐκ πάσης ὁδοῦ πονηρᾶς ἐκώλυσα τοὺς πόδας μου ὅπως ἂν φυλάξω τοὺς λόγους σου
I restrained my feet from every evil path, So that I keep Your word.
102 ἀπὸ τῶν κριμάτων σου οὐκ ἐξέκλινα ὅτι σὺ ἐνομοθέτησάς μοι
I did not turn aside from Your judgments, For You have directed me.
103 ὡς γλυκέα τῷ λάρυγγί μου τὰ λόγιά σου ὑπὲρ μέλι καὶ κηρίον τῷ στόματί μου
How sweet Your saying has been to my palate, Above honey to my mouth.
104 ἀπὸ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου συνῆκα διὰ τοῦτο ἐμίσησα πᾶσαν ὁδὸν ἀδικίας ὅτι σὺ ἐνομοθέτησάς μοι
I have understanding from Your precepts, Therefore I have hated every false path!
105 ιδ# νουν λύχνος τοῖς ποσίν μου ὁ λόγος σου καὶ φῶς ταῖς τρίβοις μου
[NUN] Your word [is] a lamp to my foot, And a light to my path.
106 ὀμώμοκα καὶ ἔστησα τοῦ φυλάξασθαι τὰ κρίματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης σου
I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
107 ἐταπεινώθην ἕως σφόδρα κύριε ζῆσόν με κατὰ τὸν λόγον σου
I have been afflicted very much, O YHWH, quicken me, according to Your word.
108 τὰ ἑκούσια τοῦ στόματός μου εὐδόκησον δή κύριε καὶ τὰ κρίματά σου δίδαξόν με
Please accept [the] free-will offerings of my mouth, O YHWH, And teach me Your judgments.
109 ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν ταῖς χερσίν μου διὰ παντός καὶ τοῦ νόμου σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην
My soul [is] in my hand continually, And I have not forgotten Your law.
110 ἔθεντο ἁμαρτωλοὶ παγίδα μοι καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου οὐκ ἐπλανήθην
The wicked have laid a snare for me, And I did not wander from your precepts.
111 ἐκληρονόμησα τὰ μαρτύριά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ὅτι ἀγαλλίαμα τῆς καρδίας μού εἰσιν
I have inherited Your testimonies for all time, For they [are] the joy of my heart.
112 ἔκλινα τὴν καρδίαν μου τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὰ δικαιώματά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα δῑ ἀντάμειψιν
I have inclined my heart To do Your statutes, for all time—[to] the end!
113 ιε# σαμχ παρανόμους ἐμίσησα καὶ τὸν νόμον σου ἠγάπησα
[SAMEKH] I have hated doubting ones, And I have loved Your law.
114 βοηθός μου καὶ ἀντιλήμπτωρ μου εἶ σύ εἰς τὸν λόγον σου ἐπήλπισα
You [are] my hiding place and my shield, I have hoped for Your word.
115 ἐκκλίνατε ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ πονηρευόμενοι καὶ ἐξερευνήσω τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ θεοῦ μου
Turn aside from me, you evildoers, And I keep the commands of my God.
116 ἀντιλαβοῦ μου κατὰ τὸ λόγιόν σου καὶ ζήσομαι καὶ μὴ καταισχύνῃς με ἀπὸ τῆς προσδοκίας μου
Sustain me according to Your saying, And I live, and You do not put me to shame because of my hope.
117 βοήθησόν μοι καὶ σωθήσομαι καὶ μελετήσω ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασίν σου διὰ παντός
Support me, and I am saved, And I look on Your statutes continually.
118 ἐξουδένωσας πάντας τοὺς ἀποστατοῦντας ἀπὸ τῶν δικαιωμάτων σου ὅτι ἄδικον τὸ ἐνθύμημα αὐτῶν
You have trodden down All going astray from Your statutes, For their deceit [is] falsehood.
119 παραβαίνοντας ἐλογισάμην πάντας τοὺς ἁμαρτωλοὺς τῆς γῆς διὰ τοῦτο ἠγάπησα τὰ μαρτύριά σου διὰ παντός
Dross! You have caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.
120 καθήλωσον ἐκ τοῦ φόβου σου τὰς σάρκας μου ἀπὸ γὰρ τῶν κριμάτων σου ἐφοβήθην
My flesh has trembled from Your fear, And I have been afraid from Your judgments!
121 ιV# αιν ἐποίησα κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνην μὴ παραδῷς με τοῖς ἀδικοῦσίν με
[AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 ἔκδεξαι τὸν δοῦλόν σου εἰς ἀγαθόν μὴ συκοφαντησάτωσάν με ὑπερήφανοι
Make Your servant sure for good, Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου ἐξέλιπον εἰς τὸ σωτήριόν σου καὶ εἰς τὸ λόγιον τῆς δικαιοσύνης σου
My eyes have been consumed for Your salvation. And for the saying of Your righteousness.
124 ποίησον μετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου κατὰ τὸ ἔλεός σου καὶ τὰ δικαιώματά σου δίδαξόν με
Do with Your servant according to Your kindness. And teach me Your statutes.
125 δοῦλός σού εἰμι ἐγώ συνέτισόν με καὶ γνώσομαι τὰ μαρτύριά σου
I [am] Your servant—cause me to understand, And I know Your testimonies.
126 καιρὸς τοῦ ποιῆσαι τῷ κυρίῳ διεσκέδασαν τὸν νόμον σου
Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.
127 διὰ τοῦτο ἠγάπησα τὰς ἐντολάς σου ὑπὲρ χρυσίον καὶ τοπάζιον
Therefore I have loved Your commands Above gold—even fine gold.
128 διὰ τοῦτο πρὸς πάσας τὰς ἐντολάς σου κατωρθούμην πᾶσαν ὁδὸν ἄδικον ἐμίσησα
Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, I have hated every path of falsehood!
129 ιζ# φη θαυμαστὰ τὰ μαρτύριά σου διὰ τοῦτο ἐξηρεύνησεν αὐτὰ ἡ ψυχή μου
[PE] Your testimonies [are] wonderful, Therefore my soul has kept them.
130 ἡ δήλωσις τῶν λόγων σου φωτιεῖ καὶ συνετιεῖ νηπίους
The opening of Your words enlightens, Instructing the simple.
131 τὸ στόμα μου ἤνοιξα καὶ εἵλκυσα πνεῦμα ὅτι τὰς ἐντολάς σου ἐπεπόθουν
I have opened my mouth, indeed, I pant, For I have longed for Your commands.
132 ἐπίβλεψον ἐπ’ ἐμὲ καὶ ἐλέησόν με κατὰ τὸ κρίμα τῶν ἀγαπώντων τὸ ὄνομά σου
Look to me, and favor me, As customary to those loving Your Name.
133 τὰ διαβήματά μου κατεύθυνον κατὰ τὸ λόγιόν σου καὶ μὴ κατακυριευσάτω μου πᾶσα ἀνομία
Establish my steps by Your saying, And any iniquity does not rule over me.
134 λύτρωσαί με ἀπὸ συκοφαντίας ἀνθρώπων καὶ φυλάξω τὰς ἐντολάς σου
Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Your precepts,
135 τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπίφανον ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου καὶ δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου
Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
136 διεξόδους ὑδάτων κατέβησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐφύλαξαν τὸν νόμον σου
Streams of waters have come down my eyes, Because they have not kept Your law!
137 ιη# σαδη δίκαιος εἶ κύριε καὶ εὐθὴς ἡ κρίσις σου
[TSADE] You [are] righteous, O YHWH, And Your judgments [are] upright.
138 ἐνετείλω δικαιοσύνην τὰ μαρτύριά σου καὶ ἀλήθειαν σφόδρα
You have appointed Your testimonies, Righteous and exceedingly faithful,
139 ἐξέτηξέν με ὁ ζῆλος τοῦ οἴκου σου ὅτι ἐπελάθοντο τῶν λόγων σου οἱ ἐχθροί μου
My zeal has cut me off, For my adversaries forgot Your words.
140 πεπυρωμένον τὸ λόγιόν σου σφόδρα καὶ ὁ δοῦλός σου ἠγάπησεν αὐτό
Your saying [is] tried exceedingly, And Your servant has loved it.
141 νεώτερός εἰμι ἐγὼ καὶ ἐξουδενωμένος τὰ δικαιώματά σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην
I [am] small, and despised, I have not forgotten Your precepts.
142 ἡ δικαιοσύνη σου δικαιοσύνη εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ ὁ νόμος σου ἀλήθεια
Your righteousness [is] righteousness for all time, And Your law [is] truth.
143 θλῖψις καὶ ἀνάγκη εὕροσάν με αἱ ἐντολαί σου μελέτη μου
Adversity and distress have found me, Your commands [are] my delights.
144 δικαιοσύνη τὰ μαρτύριά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα συνέτισόν με καὶ ζήσομαι
The righteousness of Your testimonies [Is] to cause me to understand, and I live!
145 ιθ# κωφ ἐκέκραξα ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου ἐπάκουσόν μου κύριε τὰ δικαιώματά σου ἐκζητήσω
[QOF] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O YHWH, I keep Your statutes,
146 ἐκέκραξά σε σῶσόν με καὶ φυλάξω τὰ μαρτύριά σου
I have called You, save me, And I keep Your testimonies.
147 προέφθασα ἐν ἀωρίᾳ καὶ ἐκέκραξα εἰς τοὺς λόγους σου ἐπήλπισα
I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, I have hoped for Your word.
148 προέφθασαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου πρὸς ὄρθρον τοῦ μελετᾶν τὰ λόγιά σου
My eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate on Your saying.
149 τῆς φωνῆς μου ἄκουσον κύριε κατὰ τὸ ἔλεός σου κατὰ τὸ κρίμα σου ζῆσόν με
Hear my voice, according to Your kindness, YHWH, quicken me according to Your judgment.
150 προσήγγισαν οἱ καταδιώκοντές με ἀνομίᾳ ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ νόμου σου ἐμακρύνθησαν
My wicked pursuers have been near, They have been far off from Your law.
151 ἐγγὺς εἶ σύ κύριε καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ἐντολαί σου ἀλήθεια
You [are] near, O YHWH, And all Your commands [are] truth.
152 κατ’ ἀρχὰς ἔγνων ἐκ τῶν μαρτυρίων σου ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐθεμελίωσας αὐτά
I have known Your testimonies of old, That You have founded them for all time!
153 κ# ρης ἰδὲ τὴν ταπείνωσίν μου καὶ ἐξελοῦ με ὅτι τὸν νόμον σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην
[RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, For I have not forgotten Your law.
154 κρῖνον τὴν κρίσιν μου καὶ λύτρωσαί με διὰ τὸν λόγον σου ζῆσόν με
Plead my plea, and redeem me, Quicken me according to Your saying.
155 μακρὰν ἀπὸ ἁμαρτωλῶν σωτηρία ὅτι τὰ δικαιώματά σου οὐκ ἐξεζήτησαν
Salvation [is] far from the wicked, For they have not sought Your statutes.
156 οἱ οἰκτιρμοί σου πολλοί κύριε κατὰ τὸ κρίμα σου ζῆσόν με
Your mercies [are] many, O YHWH, Quicken me according to Your judgments.
157 πολλοὶ οἱ ἐκδιώκοντές με καὶ ἐκθλίβοντές με ἐκ τῶν μαρτυρίων σου οὐκ ἐξέκλινα
My pursuers and adversaries are many, I have not turned aside from Your testimonies.
158 εἶδον ἀσυνθετοῦντας καὶ ἐξετηκόμην ὅτι τὰ λόγιά σου οὐκ ἐφυλάξαντο
I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because they have not kept Your saying.
159 ἰδὲ ὅτι τὰς ἐντολάς σου ἠγάπησα κύριε ἐν τῷ ἐλέει σου ζῆσόν με
See, for I have loved Your precepts, YHWH, quicken me according to Your kindness.
160 ἀρχὴ τῶν λόγων σου ἀλήθεια καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα πάντα τὰ κρίματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης σου
The sum of Your word [is] truth, And every judgment of Your righteousness [is] for all time!
161 κα# σεν ἄρχοντες κατεδίωξάν με δωρεάν καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν λόγων σου ἐδειλίασεν ἡ καρδία μου
[SHIN] Princes have pursued me without cause, And my heart was afraid because of Your words.
162 ἀγαλλιάσομαι ἐγὼ ἐπὶ τὰ λόγιά σου ὡς ὁ εὑρίσκων σκῦλα πολλά
I rejoice concerning Your saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163 ἀδικίαν ἐμίσησα καὶ ἐβδελυξάμην τὸν δὲ νόμον σου ἠγάπησα
I have hated falsehood, indeed I detest [it], I have loved Your law.
164 ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας ᾔνεσά σοι ἐπὶ τὰ κρίματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης σου
Seven [times] in a day I have praised You, Because of the judgments of Your righteousness.
165 εἰρήνη πολλὴ τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν τὸν νόμον σου καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῖς σκάνδαλον
Those loving Your law have abundant peace, And they have no stumbling-block.
166 προσεδόκων τὸ σωτήριόν σου κύριε καὶ τὰς ἐντολάς σου ἠγάπησα
I have waited for Your salvation, O YHWH, And I have done Your commands.
167 ἐφύλαξεν ἡ ψυχή μου τὰ μαρτύριά σου καὶ ἠγάπησεν αὐτὰ σφόδρα
My soul has kept Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
168 ἐφύλαξα τὰς ἐντολάς σου καὶ τὰ μαρτύριά σου ὅτι πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοί μου ἐναντίον σου κύριε
I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You!
169 κβ# θαυ ἐγγισάτω ἡ δέησίς μου ἐνώπιόν σου κύριε κατὰ τὸ λόγιόν σου συνέτισόν με
[TAW] My loud cry comes near before You, O YHWH; Cause me to understand according to Your word.
170 εἰσέλθοι τὸ ἀξίωμά μου ἐνώπιόν σου κατὰ τὸ λόγιόν σου ῥῦσαί με
My supplication comes in before You, Deliver me according to Your saying.
171 ἐξερεύξαιντο τὰ χείλη μου ὕμνον ὅταν διδάξῃς με τὰ δικαιώματά σου
My lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
172 φθέγξαιτο ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὸ λόγιόν σου ὅτι πᾶσαι αἱ ἐντολαί σου δικαιοσύνη
My tongue sings of Your saying, For all Your commands [are] righteous.
173 γενέσθω ἡ χείρ σου τοῦ σῶσαί με ὅτι τὰς ἐντολάς σου ᾑρετισάμην
Your hand is for a help to me, For I have chosen Your commands.
174 ἐπεπόθησα τὸ σωτήριόν σου κύριε καὶ ὁ νόμος σου μελέτη μού ἐστιν
I have longed for Your salvation, O YHWH, And Your law [is] my delight.
175 ζήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου καὶ αἰνέσει σε καὶ τὰ κρίματά σου βοηθήσει μοι
My soul lives, and it praises You, And Your judgments help me.
176 ἐπλανήθην ὡς πρόβατον ἀπολωλός ζήτησον τὸν δοῦλόν σου ὅτι τὰς ἐντολάς σου οὐκ ἐπελαθόμην
I wandered as a lost sheep, [so] seek Your servant, For I have not forgotten Your precepts!
