ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳು 119
Happy are they who are upright in their way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
Who also do no iniquity, But walk in his ways!
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
I will praise thee in uprightness of heart, When I shall have learned thy righteous laws.
I will keep thy statutes; Do not utterly forsake me!
9 ೯ ಬೇತ್. ಯೌವನಸ್ಥನು ತನ್ನ ನಡತೆಯನ್ನು ಶುದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಯಾವುದರಿಂದ? ನಿನ್ನ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿ ನಡೆಯುವುದರಿಂದಲೇ.
How shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed to it according to thy word.
With my whole heart have I sought thee; O let me not wander from thy commandments!
Thy word have I hid in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
Blessed be thou, O LORD! O teach me thy statutes!
With my lips do I declare All the precepts of thy mouth.
In the way of thine ordinances I rejoice As much as in all riches.
I meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
Deal kindly with thy servant, that I may live, And have regard to thy word!
Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law!
I am a stranger in the earth; O hide not thy precepts from me!
My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
23 ೨೩ ಪ್ರಭುಗಳು ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಂಡು, ನನಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಒಳಸಂಚು ಮಾಡಿದರೂ, ನಿನ್ನ ಸೇವಕನು ನಿನ್ನ ನಿಬಂಧನೆಗಳನ್ನೇ ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವನು.
Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
25 ೨೫ ದಾಲಿತ್. ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾಣವು ಧೂಳಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ, ನಿನ್ನ ವಾಗ್ದಾನಕ್ಕನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಉಜ್ಜೀವಿಸಮಾಡು.
My soul cleaveth to the dust; O revive me, according to thy word!
26 ೨೬ ನನ್ನ ಯಾತ್ರಾನುಭವವನ್ನು ನಿನಗೆ ಹೇಳಿಕೊಂಡಾಗ, ನನಗೆ ಸದುತ್ತರವನ್ನು ದಯಪಾಲಿಸಿದಿ, ನಿನ್ನ ಕಟ್ಟಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ನನಗೆ ಉಪದೇಶಿಸು.
I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me; Teach me thy statutes!
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts! So will I meditate upon thy wonders.
My soul weepeth for trouble; O lift me up according to thy promise!
Remove from me the way of falsehood, And graciously grant me thy law!
I have chosen the way of truth, And set thy statutes before me.
I cleave to thine ordinances; O LORD! let me not be put to shame!
I will run in the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
Teach me, O LORD! the way of thy statutes, That I may keep it to the end!
Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law; That I may observe it with my whole heart!
Cause me to tread in the path of thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.
Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
37 ೩೭ ವ್ಯರ್ಥಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಡದಂತೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡು, ನಿನ್ನ ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವಂತೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಚೈತನ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸು.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy law!
Fulfill to thy servant thy promise, Which thou hast made to him who feareth thee!
Turn away the reproach which I fear; For thy judgments are good.
Behold, I have longed for thy precepts; O quicken thou me in thy righteousness!
Let thy mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
So shall I be able to answer him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy promise.
O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth! For I trust in thy judgments.
So shall I keep thy law continually, For ever and ever.
I shall walk in a wide path; For I seek thy precepts.
I will speak of thine ordinances before kings, And will not be ashamed.
I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
48 ೪೮ ನಿನ್ನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳನ್ನು ಗೌರವಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ, ಅವುಗಳನ್ನು ನಾನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ, ನಿನ್ನ ನಿಬಂಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
I will lift up my hands to thy precepts, which I love; I will meditate on thy statutes.
49 ೪೯ ಸಾಯಿನ್. ನಿನ್ನ ವಾಗ್ದಾನವನ್ನು ನಿನ್ನ ಸೇವಕನಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ನೆನಪುಮಾಡಿಕೋ, ನನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸಿದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಾ!
Remember thy promise to thy servant, Because thou hast caused me to hope!
This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy promise reviveth me.
The proud have had me greatly in derision; Yet have I not swerved from thy law.
I remember thy judgments of old, O LORD! And I comfort myself.
Indignation burneth within me, On account of the wicked who forsake thy law.
Thy statutes have been my song In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 ೫೫ ಯೆಹೋವನೇ, ರಾತ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮವನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇನೆ, ನಿನ್ನ ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇನೆ.
In the night, O LORD! I think of thy name, And keep thy law!
This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
I am the companion of all who fear thee, And who obey thy precepts.
The earth, O LORD! is full of thy goodness; O teach me thy statutes!
Thou dost bless thy servant, O LORD! According to thy promise!
Teach me sound judgment and knowledge! For I have faith in thy commandments.
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; But now I keep thy word.
Thou art good and doest good; O teach me thy statutes!
69 ೬೯ ಗರ್ವಿಷ್ಠರು ನನ್ನ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಸುಳ್ಳುಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ನಾನಾದರೋ ಪೂರ್ಣಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ನಿನ್ನ ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಕೊಳ್ಳುವೆನು.
The proud forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Their heart is senseless like fat; But I delight in thy law.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
The law of thy mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver.
73 ೭೩ ಯೋದ್. ನಿನ್ನ ಕೈಗಳು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಿ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿದವು, ನಿನ್ನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಲಿಯುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ನನಗೆ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಕೊಡು.
Thy hands have made and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments!
74 ೭೪ ನಿನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯಭಕ್ತಿಯುಳ್ಳವರು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಸಂತೋಷಿಸಲಿ, ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನೇ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನಲ್ಲಾ.
They who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, Because I trust in thy word.
75 ೭೫ ಯೆಹೋವನೇ, ನಿನ್ನ ವಿಧಿಗಳು ನೀತಿಯುಳ್ಳವುಗಳಾಗಿವೆ ಎಂದೂ, ನೀನು ನಂಬಿಗಸ್ತಿಕೆಯಿಂದಲೇ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕುಗ್ಗಿಸಿದ್ದೀ ಎಂದೂ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
I know, O LORD! that thy judgments are right, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
O let thy loving-kindness be my comfort, According to thy promise to thy servant!
Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live! For thy law is my delight.
78 ೭೮ ಗರ್ವಿಷ್ಠರು ಮಾನಭಂಗ ಹೊಂದಲಿ, ಅವರು ಮೋಸದಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ಕೇಡು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಾನಾದರೋ ನಿನ್ನ ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವೆನು.
May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But I will meditate on thy precepts.
Let those who fear thee turn unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
May my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I may not be put to shame!
81 ೮೧ ಕಾಫ್. ನಿನ್ನ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ಬಯಕೆಯಿಂದಲೇ ನನ್ನ ಮನವು ಬಲಗುಂದಿತು, ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ವಾಕ್ಯದಲ್ಲೇ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯುಳ್ಳವನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
Mine eyes fail with looking for thy promise; When. say I, wilt thou comfort me?
Yea, I am become like a bottle in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment upon my persecutors?
The proud have digged pits for me; They who do not regard thy law.
All thy commandments are faithful; They persecute me without cause; help thou me!
They had almost consumed me from the earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, That I may keep the law of thy mouth!
Thy word, O LORD! abideth for ever, Being established like the heavens;
Thy faithfulness endureth to all generations. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91 ೯೧ ನಿನ್ನ ವಿಧಿಗಳಿಗನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ಅವು ಇಂದಿನವರೆಗೂ, ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತಿರುತ್ತವೆ. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಸರ್ವವಸ್ತುಗಳೂ ನಿನ್ನ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ.
They continue to this day according to their ordinances; For they are all subject to thee.
Had not thy law been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.
I will never forget thy precepts; For by them thou revivest me.
I am thine, help me! For I seek thy precepts.
The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; But I will have regard to thine ordinances.
I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy law is exceeding broad.
O how I love thy law! It is my daily (meditation)
Thou hast made me wiser than my enemies by thy precepts; For they are ever before me.
I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thine ordinances are my (meditation)
I have more wisdom than the ancients, Because I keep thy precepts.
I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I might keep thy word.
I depart not from thy statutes, For thou teachest me!
103 ೧೦೩ ನಿನ್ನ ನುಡಿಗಳು ನನ್ನ ನಾಲಿಗೆಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ರುಚಿಯಾಗಿವೆ, ಅವು ನನ್ನ ಬಾಯಿಗೆ ಜೇನು ತುಪ್ಪಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಸಿಹಿಯಾಗಿವೆ.
How sweet are thy words to my taste; Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
From thy precepts I learn wisdom; Therefore do I hate every false way.
Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, That I will keep thy righteous statutes.
I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD! according to thy word!
108 ೧೦೮ ಯೆಹೋವನೇ, ನನ್ನ ಮನಃಪೂರ್ವಕವಾದ ಸ್ತುತಿ ಸಮರ್ಪಣೆಗಳನ್ನು, ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸು, ನಿನ್ನ ವಿಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ನನಗೆ ಕಲಿಸು.
Accept, O LORD! the free-will offering of my mouth, And teach me thy statutes!
My life is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
The wicked lay snares for me, Yet do I not go astray from thy precepts.
I have made thine ordinances my possession for ever; For they are the joy of my heart.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Always, —even to the end.
I hate impious men, And thy law I do love.
Thou art my hiding-place and my shield; In thy word I put my trust!
Depart from me, ye evil-doers! For I will keep the commandments of my God.
116 ೧೧೬ ನಿನ್ನ ನುಡಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಉದ್ಧಾರಮಾಡು, ಆಗ ಬದುಕುವೆನು. ನಾನು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯುಳ್ಳವನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನಿರಾಶೆಪಡಿಸಬೇಡ.
Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope!
Do thou hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I will have respect to thy statutes continually!
Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
119 ೧೧೯ ಭೂಲೋಕದ ದುಷ್ಟರೆಲ್ಲರನ್ನು ಕಸದಂತೆ ತೆಗೆದುಬಿಡುತ್ತೀ, ಆದುದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಕಟ್ಟಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
My flesh trembleth through fear of thee, And I am afraid of thy judgments.
I have done justice and equity; O leave me not to mine oppressors.
Be surety for thy servant for good; Let not the proud oppress me!
123 ೧೨೩ ನಿನ್ನ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯನ್ನೂ, ನಿನ್ನ ನೀತಿಯುಳ್ಳ ನುಡಿಯು ನೆರವೇರುವುದನ್ನೂ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ನನ್ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಮೊಬ್ಬಾಯಿತು.
Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, And teach me thy statutes!
I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thine ordinances!
It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; Yea, above fine gold.
128 ೧೨೮ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ನಿಯಮಗಳು ನ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಿವೆ ಎಂದು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಮಾರ್ಗಗಳನ್ನು ದ್ವೇಷಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.
Wonderful are thine ordinances; Therefore do I observe them.
The communication of thy precepts giveth light; It giveth understanding to the simple.
I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
Look thou upon me, and be gracious to me, As is just to those who love thy name!
Establish my footsteps in thy word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me!
Redeem me from the oppression of men, So will I keep thy precepts!
Let thy face shine on thy servant, And teach me thy statutes!
Rivers of water run down mine eyes, Because men keep not thy law.
Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
Just are the ordinances which thou hast ordained, And altogether righteous.
My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
Thy righteousness is everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, But thy laws are my delight.
The justice of thine ordinances is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live!
145 ೧೪೫ ಖೋಫ್. ಯೆಹೋವನೇ, ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಮೊರೆಯಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ಸದುತ್ತರವನ್ನು ದಯಪಾಲಿಸು, ನಿನ್ನ ನಿಬಂಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸುವೆನು.
I cry to thee with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! that I may keep thy statutes.
I cry unto thee; save me, And I will observe thine ordinances.
I come before the dawn with my prayer; I trust in thy promise!
My eyes anticipate the night-watches, That I may meditate upon thy promise.
149 ೧೪೯ ಯೆಹೋವನೇ, ನಿನ್ನ ಕೃಪೆಗೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ನನ್ನ ಮೊರೆಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳು, ನಿನ್ನ ವಿಧಿಗನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಚೈತನ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸು.
Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness; O LORD! revive me according to thy mercy!
Near are they whose aim is mischief; They are far from thy law;
Yet thou art near, O LORD! And all thy commandments are truth!
152 ೧೫೨ ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ಕಟ್ಟಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ಯುಗಯುಗಾಂತರಕ್ಕೂ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದಿ ಎಂದು, ನಾನು ಮೊದಲಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಅವುಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
Long have I known concerning thine ordinances, That thou hast founded them for ever.
Look upon my affliction, and deliver me! For I do not forget thy law.
Maintain my cause, and redeem me; Revive me according to thy promise!
Salvation is far from the wicked, Because they seek not thy statutes.
Great is thy compassion, O LORD! Revive thou me according to thine equity!
Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
I behold the transgressors, and am grieved Because they regard not thy word.
159 ೧೫೯ ಯೆಹೋವನೇ, ನೋಡು, ನಿನ್ನ ನಿಯಮಗಳು ನನಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾಗಿವೆ, ನಿನ್ನ ಕೃಪಾನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಚೈತನ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸು.
Behold, how I love thy precepts! O LORD! revive me according to thy loving-kindness!
The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.
161 ೧೬೧ ಷಿನ್. ಪ್ರಭುಗಳು ಕಾರಣವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಹಿಂಸಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ, ನನ್ನ ಹೃದಯವು ನಿನ್ನ ವಾಕ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಭಯಪಡುತ್ತದೆ.
Princes have persecuted me without cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
I rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found great spoil.
I hate and abhor lying, And thy law do I love.
Seven times a day do I praise thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
165 ೧೬೫ ನಿನ್ನ ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುವವರಿಗೆ, ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಸಮಾಧಾನವಿರುತ್ತದೆ, ಅಂಥವರಿಗೆ ವಿಘ್ನಕರವಾದದ್ದೇನೂ ಇರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
Great peace have they who love thy law, And no evil shall befall them.
O LORD! I wait for thy salvation, And keep thy commandments!
My soul observeth thine ordinances, And loveth them exceedingly.
I keep thy precepts and thine ordinances; For all my ways are before thee.
169 ೧೬೯ ತಾವ್. ಯೆಹೋವನೇ, ನನ್ನ ಕೂಗು ನಿನ್ನ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯನ್ನು ಮುಟ್ಟಲಿ, ನಿನ್ನ ವಾಕ್ಯಾನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ನನಗೆ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ದಯಪಾಲಿಸು.
Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
My tongue shall sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are right.
Let thy hand be my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
I long for thy salvation, O LORD! And thy law is my delight!
Let me live, and I will praise thee; Let thy judgments help me!
176 ೧೭೬ ನಾನು ತಪ್ಪಿಹೋದ ಕುರಿಯಂತೆ ಅಲೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ನಿನ್ನ ಸೇವಕನನ್ನು ಪರಾಂಬರಿಸು. ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮರೆಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
I wander like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, For I do not forget thy commandments!
