Faarfannaa 119
1 Warri jireenyi isaanii mudaa hin qabne, kanneen akka seera Waaqayyootti jiraattan eebbifamoo dha.
(Yahweh is pleased with/Happy are) those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong, those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.
2 Warri ajajawwan isaa eegan, kanneen garaa guutuun isa barbaadan eebbifamoo dha.
Yahweh is pleased with those who (obey his requirements/do what he has instructed them to do), those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them [to do that].
3 Isaan balleessaa hin hojjetan; karaa isaa irras ni deemu.
They do not do things that are wrong; they behave like Yahweh wants them to.
4 Akka Seerri kee amanamummaadhaan eegamuuf ati ajajjeerta.
Yahweh, you have given [us] (your principles of behavior/all the things that you have declared that we should do), [and you told us] to obey them carefully.
5 Akka ani ajaja kee eeguuf utuu karaan koo naa qajeelee jiraatee!
I desire that I will faithfully/always obey all (your statutes/that you have said that [we] should do).
6 Ani utuun ajajawwan kee hunda xiyyeeffadhee ilaalee silaa hin qaanaʼun ture.
If I continually (heed/pay attention to) all (your commands/that you have commanded), I will not be disgraced/ashamed.
7 Ani yommuun seera kee qajeelaa sana baradhutti, garaa tolaadhaan sin galateeffadha.
When I learn [all of] (your regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)], I will praise you with a pure inner being [IDM].
8 Ani sirna keetiif nan bula; ati gonkumaa na hin dhiisin.
I will obey all (your statutes/that you have decreed that [we] should do); do not desert/abandon me!
9 Dargaggeessi akkamitti jireenya qulqulluu jiraachuu dandaʼa? Akka dubbii keetiitti jiraachuudhaan.
[I know] [RHQ] how a youth can (keep his life pure/avoid sinning); it is by obeying what you have told us to do.
10 Ani garaa koo guutuudhaan sin barbaada; akka ani ajajawwan kee irraa jalʼadhu na hin godhin.
I try to serve you with my entire inner being; do not allow me to (wander away from obeying/disobey) (your commands/what you have commanded).
11 Ani akkan cubbuu sitti hin hojjenneef, dubbii kee garaa koo keessa dhokfadheera.
I have (memorized/stored in my mind) [many of] (your words/what you have promised) in order that I will not sin against you.
12 Yaa Waaqayyo, galanni siif haa taʼu; sirna kee na barsiisi.
Yahweh, I praise you; teach me (your statutes/what you have declared).
13 Ani seera afaan keetii baʼu hundumaa, afaan kootiin nan dubbadha.
I [MTY] tell others (the regulations/the rules that you have given [to us)].
14 Akkuma namni tokko badhaadhummaa guddaatti gammadu, ani ajaja kee faana buʼuutti nan gammada.
I like to obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; I enjoy that more than being very rich.
15 Ajajawwan kee irra deddeebiʼee nan yaada; karaa kee irraas ija koo hin buqqifadhu.
I will (study/think about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I will pay attention to what you have showed [me].
16 Ani sirna keetti nan gammada; dubbii kees hin dagadhu.
I will be happy [to obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), and I will not forget your words.
17 Akka ani jiraadhuu fi dubbii kee eeguuf, garbicha keetiif waan gaarii godhi.
Do good things for me, who serve you, in order that I may continue to live and obey (your words/what you have told us to do) during all my life.
18 Akka ani seera kee keessatti waan dinqisiisaa arguuf, ija koo naa bani.
Open my mind in order that I may know the wonderful things that [are written] in your laws.
19 Ani lafa irratti keessummaa dha; ajajawwan kee na duraa hin dhoksin.
I am living [here] on the earth for only a short time; (do not prevent me from [understanding]/help me to understand) [LIT] (your commands/what you have commanded).
20 Lubbuun koo yeroo hunda seera kee hawwuudhaan, laafaa jirti.
In my inner being I strongly desire to know (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) all the time.
21 Ati of tuultota warra abaaramoo, kanneen ajajawwan kee irraa jalʼatan ni ifatta.
You rebuke those who are proud; cursed are those who disobey (your commands/what you have commanded).
22 Waan ani seera kee eeguuf, arrabsoo fi tuffii isaanii narraa fageessi.
Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me; [I request this] because I have obeyed what you have instructed us to do.
23 Bulchitoonni walii wajjin taaʼanii yoo maqaa na balleessan iyyuu, tajaajilaan kee irra deddeebiʼee labsii kee ni yaada.
Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me, but I will (meditate on/study) (your statutes/what you have decreed).
24 Ajajni kee gammachuu koo ti; gorsituu kootis.
I am delighted with (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do)]; [it is as though] they are my advisors.
25 Lubbuun koo biyyootti maxxante; ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti na oolchi.
[I think that] I will soon die [IDM]; revive/heal me, as you have told me that you would.
26 Yeroo ani waaʼee karaa koo sitti himetti, ati deebii naa kennite; sirna kees na barsiisi.
When I told you about my behavior, you answered me; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
27 Barsiisa seera keetii na hubachiisi; anis irra deddeebiʼee dinqii kee nan yaada.
Help me to understand (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and [then] I will (meditate on/think about) the wonderful things that you [have done].
28 Lubbuun koo gaddaan laafteerti; ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti na jabeessi.
I am very sad/sorrowful [IDM], with the result that I have no strength; enable me to be strong [again], like you promised me that you would do.
29 Karaa sobaa irraa na fageessi; arjumaadhaanis seera kee na barsiisi.
Prevent me from doing what is wrong, and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.
30 Ani karaa dhugaa filadheera; seera kees of dura kaaʼadheera.
I have decided that I will faithfully/always [obey you]; I have (paid attention to/heeded) (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
31 Yaa Waaqayyo, ani ajaja kee jabeessee qabadheera; ati na hin qaanessin.
Yahweh, I try to carefully hold fast to what you have instructed [us to do]; do not [abandon me, with the result that] I would become disgraced.
32 Sababii ati hubannaa koo naa balʼifteef ani daandii ajajawwan keetii irra nan fiiga.
I will eagerly obey [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), because you have enabled me to understand more [what you want me to do].
33 Yaa Waaqayyo, akka ani sirna kee duukaa buʼu na barsiisi; anis hamma dhumaatti isa nan eega.
Yahweh, teach me the meaning of (your statutes/the things that you have decreed that we should do), and [then] I will obey them, every one of them.
34 Akka ani seera kee eegee garaa koo guutuun isaaf ajajamuuf hubannaa naa kenni.
Help me to understand your laws in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.
35 Daandii ajajawwan keetii irra na deemsisi; anis achitti gammachuu nan argadhaatii.
I am happy with (your commands/what you have commanded), so (lead me along the paths/enable me to walk on the road) that you [have chosen for me].
36 Garaa koo gara ofittummaadhaan faayidaa argachuutti utuu hin taʼin, gara sirna keetiitti naa deebisi.
Cause me to want to obey your rules and not to want to become rich.
37 Ija koo waan faayidaa hin qabne irraa deebisi; akkuma dubbii keetiittis na jiraachisi.
Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless, and allow me to continue to live, like you promised that you would do.
38 Ati akka sodaatamtuuf, waadaa kee garbicha keetiif guuti.
[Because] I serve you, do what you promised to do for me, which is what you also promise to do for [all] those who revere you.
39 Salphina ani sodaadhu narraa fageessi; seerri kee gaariidhaatii.
[People] insult me; protect me from those insults, [because] I hate them. The (regulations/rules that you have given [to us]) are [very] good!
40 Kunoo, ani sirna kee nan hawwa; qajeelummaa keetiin na jiraachisi.
I very much desire [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live (OR, be good to me).
41 Yaa Waaqayyo, jaalalli kee kan hin geeddaramne sun, fayyisuun kees akkuma dubbii keetiitti gara koo haa dhufu;
Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me, and rescue/save me, like you have said/promised that you would.
42 yoos ani sababii dubbii kee amanadhuuf, warra na arrabsaniif deebii kenna.
After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me, because I trust in (your word/what you have promised that you would do).
43 Waan ani seera kee abdadheef, ati dubbii dhugaa afaan koo keessaa hin balleessin.
Always enable me to [LIT] speak your truth, because I have confidence in (your regulations/the rules that you have given us).
44 Bara baraa hamma bara baraatti, ani yeroo hunda seera kee nan eega.
I will always obey your laws, forever.
45 Ani ajaja kee waanan barbaaduuf, bilisummaadhaan nan deddeebiʼa.
I will be free [from (affliction/my enemies’ attacks)], because I have tried [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
46 Ani waaʼee ajaja keetii mootota duratti nan dubbadha; hin qaaneffamus;
I will tell to kings (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do); and [because I did not abandon you], those kings will not cause me to be ashamed.
47 waan ani ajajawwan kee jaalladhuuf, isaanitti nan gammada.
I am delighted to [obey] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them.
48 Ani gara ajajawwan kee kanneen ani jaalladhu sanaatti harka koo ol nan fudhadha; labsii kees irra deddeebiʼee nan yaada.
I respect/revere [IDM] (your commands/what you have commanded), and I love them, and I will (meditate on/think about) (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
49 Waadaa tajaajilaa keetiif seente sana yaadadhu; ati isumaan abdii naa kenniteertaatii.
Do not forget what you said/promised to do for me, who serve you, [because] what you have said has caused me to confidently expect [good things from you].
50 Rakkina koo keessatti jajjabinni koo kana: Waadaan kee na jiraachisa.
When I have been suffering, you comforted me; you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.
51 Of tuultonni akkuma barbaadanitti natti qoosu; ani garuu seera kee irraa hin jalʼadhu.
Proud people are always making fun of me, but I do not (turn away from/stop) [obeying] your laws.
52 Yaa Waaqayyo, ani seera kee durii sana nan yaadadha; isa keessattis jajjabina nan argadha.
Yahweh, when I think about (your regulations/the rules) that you gave to us long ago, I am comforted/encouraged.
53 Sababii hamoota warra seera kee dhiisaniitiif, aariin na gugguba.
When [I see that] wicked people have disregarded your laws, I become very angry.
54 Iddoo keessummummaa koo hundatti seerri kee faarfannaa koo ti.
While I have been living here for a short time on the earth, I have written songs about (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
55 Yaa Waaqayyo, ani halkan keessa maqaa kee nan yaadadha; seera kees nan eega.
Yahweh, during the night I think about you [MTY], and [so] I obey your laws.
56 Waan ani ajaja kee eegeef, kun naaf taʼeera.
What I have always done is to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
57 Yaa Waaqayyo, ati qooda koo ti; anis dubbii keetiif ajajamuuf waadaa galeera.
Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and I promise to (obey your words/do what you have told us to do).
58 Ani garaa koo guutuun fuula kee barbaaddadheera; ati akkuma waadaa keetiitti naa araarami.
With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me; be kind to me, like you promised/said that you would do.
59 Ani karaa koo itti deddeebiʼee yaadeera; tarkaanfii koo gara sirna keetiitti deebiseera.
I have thought about my behavior, and I [have decided to] return to [obeying] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
60 Ani ajajawwan kee eeguuf, nan ariifadha; hin barfadhus.
I hurry to obey (your commands/what you have commanded); I do not delay [at all].
61 Hamoonni yoo funyoodhaan na hidhan iyyuu, ani seera kee hin irraanfadhu.
Wicked people have [tried to] seize me, [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a net [MET], but I do not forget your laws.
62 Sababii seera kee qajeelaa sanaatiif, ani si galateeffachuuf jedhee halkan walakkaa nan kaʼa.
In the middle of the night I wake up, and I praise you for (your commands/the rules that you have given us to do); they are fair/just.
63 Ani warra si sodaatan hundaaf, warra ajaja kee eegan hundaafis michuu dha.
I am a friend of all those who revere you, those who obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
64 Yaa Waaqayyo, lafti jaalala keetiin guutamteerti; sirna kee na barsiisi.
Yahweh, you faithfully/always love [people] all over the earth; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
65 Yaa Waaqayyo, ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti, tajaajilaa keetiif waan gaarii gooteerta.
Yahweh, you have done good things for me, like you promised/said that you would do.
66 Murtii gaarii fi beekumsa na barsiisi; ani ajajawwan keetti nan amanaatii.
Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do, and [teach me other things that I need to] know, because I believe [that it is good for us to obey] (your commands/what you have commanded).
67 Ani utuun hin rakkatin karaa irraa badee ture; amma garuu dubbii kee nan eega.
Before you afflicted/punished me, I did things that were wrong, but now I obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
68 Ati gaarii dha; wanni ati hojjettus gaarii dha; sirna kee na barsiisi.
You are [very] good, and what you do is good; teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
69 Of tuultonni yoo sobaan maqaa na balleessan iyyuu, ani garaa koo guutuudhaan seera kee nan eega.
Proud people have told many lies about me, but [the truth is that] with all my inner being I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
70 Onneen isaanii mooraan haguugamteerti; ani garuu seera keetti nan gammada.
Those proud people (are stupid/do not understand your laws) [IDM], but [as for me], I am delighted with your laws.
71 Akka ani sirna kee baradhuuf, rakkachuun koo anaaf gaarii ture.
It was good for me that [you] afflicted/punished me, because the result was that I learned (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
72 Meetii fi warqee kumaatama irra, seeri afaan keetii baʼu anaaf gaariidha.
The laws that you [MTY] gave/told [to us] are [worth] more to me than gold, more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 Harki kee na uume; na tolches; akka ani ajaja kee baradhuuf ati hubannaa naa kenni.
You created me and formed my body (OR, kept me safe); help me to be wise in order that I may learn (your commands/what you have commanded).
74 Sababii ani dubbii kee abdadheef, warri si sodaatan yommuu na arganitti haa gammadan.
Those who have an awesome respect for you will see [what you have done for] me, and they will rejoice, because [they will see that] I have trusted in (your words/what you told us).
75 Yaa Waaqayyo, ani akka murtiin kee qajeelaa taʼe, akka atis amanamummaadhaan na dhiphiste beeka.
Yahweh, I know that (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are right/fair and that you have afflicted/punished me because you faithfully do [what you have promised].
76 Akkuma ati tajaajilaa keetiif waadaa galte sanatti, jaalalli kee kan hin geeddaramne sun na haa jajjabeessu.
Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by [knowing that] you faithfully love [me], like you said to me that you would do.
77 Akka ani lubbuun jiraadhuuf gara laafinni kee gara koo haa dhufu; seerri kee gammachuu kootii.
Be merciful to me in order that I may [continue to] live, because I am delighted with your laws.
78 Of tuultonni waan sababii malee na yakkaniif haa qaanaʼan; ani garuu irra deddeebiʼee seera kee nan yaada.
Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be ashamed, [but] as for me, I will [continue] (meditating on/thinking about) (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
79 Warri si sodaatan, kanneen seera kee hubatan gara kootti haa deebiʼan.
Cause those who revere you to come [back] to me in order that they may (OR, specifically, those who) know (your requirements/what you have instructed [us to do]).
80 Akka ani hin qaanofneef garaan koo seera kee duratti hanqina hin qabaatin.
Enable me to perfectly [obey] (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do) in order that I may not be ashamed [because of not doing that].
81 Lubbuun koo fayyisuu kee hawwuudhaan gaggabdi; ani garuu dubbii kee nan abdadha.
I am very tired/exhausted while I wait for you to save [me from my enemies]; [but] I confidently expect that you will tell [me what you will do].
82 Iji koo waadaa kee eeggachuudhaan dadhabe; anis, “Ati yoom na jajjabeessita?” nan jedha.
My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised/said that you would do, and I ask, “When will you help/encourage me?”
83 Qalqalloo wayinii kan aara keessa ture fakkaadhus ani ajaja kee hin irraanfadhu.
I have become [as useless as] [MET] a wineskin that is [shriveled from hanging a long time] in the smoke [inside a house], but I have not forgotten (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
84 Tajaajilaan kee hamma yoomiitti obsuu qaba? Ati warra na ariʼatanitti yoom murta?
How long must I wait? When will you punish those who (persecute/cause trouble for) me?
85 Of tuultonni warri akka seera keetiitti hin bulle, boolla naa qotaniiru.
[It is as though] proud people have dug deep pits for me [to fall into], people who do not obey your laws.
86 Ajajawwan kee hundinuu amanamoo dha; namoonni sababii malee waan na ariʼataniif ati na gargaari.
All (your commands are/what you have commanded is) trustworthy; [but] people are (persecuting/causing trouble for) me by telling lies [about me, so please] help me!
87 Isaan lafa irraa na balleessuu gaʼanii turan; ani garuu sirna kee hin dhiifne.
Those people have almost killed me, but I have not stopped [obeying] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
88 Ati akkuma jaalala keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari; anis seera afaan keetii baʼu nan eega.
Because you faithfully love [me], allow me [to continue] to live in order that I may [continue to] obey (your rules/what you have instructed [us to do]).
89 Yaa Waaqayyo, dubbiin kee bara baraan jiraata; samii keessas jabaatee ni dhaabata.
Yahweh, your words will last forever; they will last as long as heaven lasts.
90 Amanamummaan kee dhaloota hundaaf itti fufa; ati lafa hundeessite; isheenis ni jiraatti.
You will faithfully [continue doing] ([for people who are not yet born/in every generation]) what you have (promised/said that you would do); you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly [there].
91 Sababii wanni hundinuu si tajaajiluuf, seerri kee hamma harʼaatti jiraateera.
To this day, [all things on the earth] remain because you decided that they should remain; everything [on the earth] serves you.
92 Utuu seerri kee gammachuu naa taʼuu baatee, ani silaa rakkina kootiin badeen ture.
If I had not been delighted [in obeying] your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.
93 Sababii ati isaan na jiraachifteef, ani gonkumaa ajaja kee hin irraanfadhu.
I will never forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), because as a result of [my obeying them] you have enabled me to [continue to] live.
94 Sababii ani kan kee taʼeef na fayyisi; anis sirna kee barbaadeera.
I belong to you; save/rescue me [from my enemies], because I have tried to obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
95 Hamoonni na balleessuuf na eeggachaa jiru; ani garuu irra deddeebiʼee seera kee nan yaada.
Wicked [men] are waiting to kill me, but I [will] think about what you have instructed [us to do].
96 Ani akka wanni mudaa hin qabnee hundinuu daangaa qabu argeera; ajajni kee garuu baayʼee balʼaa dha.
I have learned that there is a limit/end for everything, but what you command (has no limits/never ends).
97 Ani seera kee akkaman jaalladha! Guyyaa guutuu irra deddeebiʼee waaʼee isaa nan yaada.
I love your laws very much. I (meditate on/think about) them all during the day.
98 Ajajawwan kee waan yeroo hunda na wajjin jiraniif, diinota koo caalaa ogeessa na godhan.
Because I know (your commands/what you have commanded), and because I think about them all the time, I have become wiser than my enemies.
99 Ani sababiin irra deddeebiʼee seera kee yaaduuf, barsiisota koo hundumaa caalaa hubannaa qaba.
I understand more than my teachers do, because I (meditate on/think about) (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
100 Ani sababiin ajaja kee eeguuf, maanguddoota caalaa hubannaa guddaan qaba.
I understand more than [many] old people do, because I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
101 Ani akkan dubbii kee eeguuf, karaa hamaa hunda irraa miilla koo adabadheera.
I have avoided all evil behavior in order that I may obey (your words/what you have told us to do).
102 Waan ati mataan kee na barsiifteef, ani seera kee irraa hin fagaanne.
I have not (turned away from/quit) [obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), because you have taught me [while I have studied them].
103 Dubbiin kee akkam arraba kootti miʼaawa; nadhii dammaa caalaa afaan kootti miʼaawa!
[When I read] your words, they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat, [yes], they are even sweeter than honey.
104 Ani qajeelfama kee irraa hubannaa argadheera; kanaafuu daandii sobaa hunda nan jibba.
Because [I have learned] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), I am able to understand [many things]; therefore, I hate all evil things [that some people do].
105 Dubbiin kee miilla kootiif ibsaa dha; daandii kootiif immoo ifa.
Your words are [like] [MET] a lamp to guide me; they are [like] a light [MET] to show me the path [that I should walk on].
106 Ani akkan seera kee qajeelaa sana eeguuf, kakadheera; kanas mirkaneesseera.
I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again, that I will [always] obey your (regulations/rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] fair/just.
107 Ani akka malee dhiphadheen jira; yaa Waaqayyo, ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
Yahweh, I am suffering very much; cause me to be strong/healthy [again], as you have promised to do.
108 Yaa Waaqayyo, galata fedhiidhaan afaan kootii baʼu fudhadhu; seera kees na barsiisi.
Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is [like] [MET] a sacrifice to you; [please] accept it, and teach me your (regulations/rules that you have given to us).
109 Jireenyi koo yeroo hunda harka koo keessa jiraatu iyyuu, ani seera kee hin irraanfadhu.
[My enemies are] often trying to kill me [IDM], but I do not forget your laws.
110 Hamoonni kiyyoo naa kaaʼaniiru; ani garuu ajaja kee irraa hin jalʼanne.
Wicked [people] have tried to seize me [like a hunter tries to catch an animal] with a trap [MET], but I have not disobeyed (your principles of behavior/what you declared that we should do).
111 Seerri kee dhaala koo kan bara baraa ti; gammachuu garaa kootiitis.
(Your requirements/What you have instructed us to do) are my possession forever; because of them [PRS], I am joyful.
112 Garaan koo hamma dhumaatti ajaja kee eeguuf kutateera.
I (have decided/am determined) [IDM] to obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do) until the day that I die [MTY].
113 Ani nama yaada lamaa nan jibba; seera kee garuu nan jaalladha.
I hate people who are [only] partly committed to you, but I love your laws.
114 Ati iddoo ani itti baqadhuu fi gaachana koo ti; ani dubbii kee abdadheera.
You are [like] a place where I can hide [from my enemies], and you are [like] a shield [MET] [behind which I am protected from them], and I trust in your promises.
115 Akka ani ajajawwan Waaqa koo eeguuf, isin warri waan hamaa hojjettan narraa fagaadhaa!
You evil people, stay away from me in order than I may obey (my God’s commands/what my God has commanded)!
116 Ati akkuma waadaa keetiitti na deeggari; anis nan jiraadha; akka ani abdii kootti qaanaʼu na hin godhin.
Enable me to be strong, as you promised/said that you would do, in order that I may [continue to] live. I am confidently expecting [that you will restore me]; (do not disappoint me/do not allow me to be disappointed).
117 Akka ani nagaadhaan jiraadhuuf na deeggari; yeroo hunda seera kee nan kabaja.
Hold me up, in order that I will be safe and always (pay attention to/heed) (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
118 Sababii gowwoomsaan isaanii faayidaa hin qabneef; ati warra seera kee irraa jalʼatan hunda tuffattee gatta.
You reject all those who disobey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do); but what they deceitfully plan to do will be (useless/in vain).
119 Ati hamoota lafa irraa hunda akka kosiitti gatta; kanaafuu ani seera kee nan jaalladha.
You get rid of all the wicked [people] on the earth like [SIM] [people throw away] trash; therefore I love what you have instructed us to do.
120 Foon koo si sodaachuudhaan hollata; anis murtii kee nan sodaadha.
I [SYN] tremble because I am afraid of you; I am afraid [because you punish those who do not obey] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
121 Ani waan qajeelaa fi tolaa hojjedheera; ati warra na hacuucanitti dabarsitee na hin kennin.
[But] I have done what is right and fair/just; [so] do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.
122 Nagaan jiraachuu tajaajilaa keetii mirkaneessi; akka of tuultonni na cunqursanis hin eeyyamin.
Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud [people] to oppress me.
123 Iji koo fayyisuu kee eeguudhaan, waadaa kee qajeelaas eeguudhaanis dadhabeera.
My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue [me], for you to save [me] like you promised/said that you would.
124 Akkuma jaalala keetiitti tajaajilaa kee yaadadhu; seera kees na barsiisi.
Do something for me to show that you faithfully love [me], and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do).
125 Ani tajaajilaa kee ti; akka ani ajaja kee beekuuf hubannaa naa kenni.
I am one who serves you; enable me to understand [what you want me to know] in order that I will know (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
126 Yaa Waaqayyo, kun yeroo ati itti hojjettuu dha; seerri kee cabsamaa jiraatii.
Yahweh, now is the time for you to [punish people] because they have disobeyed your laws.
127 Kanaafuu ani warqee caalaa, warqee qulqulluu caalaa, ajajawwan kee nan jaalladha;
Truly, I love (your commands/what you have commanded) more than I love gold; I love them more than I love [very] pure gold.
128 ani akka seerri kee hundi qajeelaa taʼe nan amana; daandii sobaa hundas nan jibba.
So I conduct my life by (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and I hate all the evil things that [some people do].
129 Sirni kee dinqisiisaa dha; kanaafuu ani isa nan eega.
(Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) wonderful, so I obey them with all my inner being.
130 Ibsamuun dubbii keetii ifa kenna; wallaalotaafis hubannaa kenna.
When someone explains (your words/what you have said), [it is as though] they are lighting a light; what they say causes [even] people who have not learned your laws to be wise.
131 Ani ajajawwan kee hawwuudhaan afaan koo banee nan hargana.
I eagerly desire to know (your commands/what you have commanded), like [SIM] a [dog] that pants with its mouth open [wanting to be fed].
132 Ati akkuma yeroo hunda warra maqaa kee jaalataniif gootu sana, gara kootti garagalii na maari.
Listen to me and act kindly to me, like you do to [all] those who love you [MTY].
133 Akkuma dubbii keetiitti tarkaanfii miilla kootii naa qajeelchi; cubbuun tokko iyyuu narratti hin moʼin.
Guide me as you promised/said that you would do and help me not to fall/sin; do not allow evil [people] to control what I do.
134 Akka ani ajaja kee eeguuf hacuuccaa namootaa jalaa na furi.
Rescue/Save me from those who oppress me in order that I may obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
135 Akka fuulli kee tajaajilaa kee irratti ifu godhi; sirna kees na barsiisi.
Be kind to me and teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
136 Sababii namoonni seerra kee hin eegneef, iji koo imimmaan lolaasa.
I cry very much because [many] people do not obey your laws.
137 Yaa Waaqayyo, ati qajeelaa dha; murtiin kees qajeelaa dha.
Yahweh, you are righteous and (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) are just/fair.
138 Seerri ati kennite qajeelaa dha; guutummaattis amanamaa dha.
(Your requirements/All the things that you have instructed us to do) are true and are all very right and fair.
139 Sababii diinonni koo dubbii kee dagataniif, hinaaffaan ani qabu na guggubeera.
I am (furious/very angry) because my enemies disregard (your words/what you have told us to do).
140 Waadaan kee sirriitti qoramee ilaalameera; tajaajilaan kees isa jaallata.
(Your promises are/All the things that you have said that you will do are) dependable and I love them.
141 Xinnaadhee tuffatamu iyyuu, ani ajaja kee hin irraanfadhu.
I am not important and people despise me, but I do not forget (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
142 Qajeelummaan kee bara baraan jiraata; seerri kees dhugaa dha.
You are righteous and you will be righteous forever, and your laws will never be changed.
143 Rakkinnii fi dhiphinni natti dhufeera; ajajawwan kee garuu gammachuu koo ti.
I [constantly] have troubles/difficulties and I am worried, but (your commands cause/what you have commanded causes) me to be happy.
144 Seerri kee bara baraan qajeelaa dha; akka ani jiraadhuuf hubannaa naa kenni.
(Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are) always fair; help me to understand them in order that I may [continue to] live.
145 Yaa Waaqayyo, ani garaa koo guutuudhaan sin waammadha; deebii naa kenni; anis sirna keetiif nan ajajama.
Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you; answer me and I will obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
146 Ani sittin iyyadha; ati na fayyisi; seera kees nan eega.
I call out to you; save/rescue me in order that I [can continue to] obey [all] (your requirements/the things that you have instructed us to do).
147 Ani utuu lafti hin bariʼin kaʼee gargaarsaaf nan iyyadha; ani dubbii kee abdadheera.
[Each morning] I arise before dawn and call to you to help me; I confidently expect you to do what you have (promised/said that you will do).
148 Akka ani irra deddeebiʼee waadaa kee yaaduuf, iji koo halkan guutuu banamee bula.
All during the night I am awake, and I (meditate on/think about) what you have (promised/said that you would do).
149 Akkuma jaalala keetiitti sagalee koo dhagaʼi; Yaa Waaqayyo, akkuma seera keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
Yahweh, because you faithfully love me, listen to me [while I pray], and keep me safe because of [my obeying] (your regulations/what you have told us to do).
150 Warri daba mariʼatan as dhiʼoo jiru; seera kee irraa garuu fagoo jiru.
Those evil people who oppress/persecute me are coming closer to me; they do not pay any attention to your laws.
151 Yaa Waaqayyo, ati garuu dhiʼoo jirta; ajajawwan kee hundis dhugaa dha.
But Yahweh, you are near to me, and [I know that] (your commands/what you command) will never be changed.
152 Akka ati ajajawwan kee bara baraan hundeessite, ani seera kee irraa dur baradheera.
Long ago I found out about (your requirements/all the things that you have instructed us to do), and [I know that] you intended them to last forever.
153 Dhiphina koo argiitii na oolchi; ani seera kee hin daganneetii.
Look at me and see that I am suffering [very much], and heal me, because I do not forget your laws.
154 Dubbii koo naa falmi; na furis; akkuma waadaa keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
Defend me [when others accuse me], and rescue me [from them]; allow me to [continue to] live, as you promised/said that you would.
155 Sababii isaan sirna kee hin barbaanneef, fayyinni hamoota irraa fagaateera.
Wicked [people] do not obey (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do), so you will certainly not save them.
156 Yaa Waaqayyo, gara laafinni kee guddaa dha; akkuma seera keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
Yahweh, you are very merciful; allow me to [continue to] live because of [my obeying] (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us).
157 Diinonni koo warri na ariʼatan baayʼee dha; ani garuu seera kee irraa hin jalʼanne.
Many [people] are my enemies and [many people] (cause me to suffer/persecute me), but I (do not turn aside from/have not stopped obeying) [LIT] (your requirements/what you have instructed us to do).
158 Sababii isaan dubbii keetiif hin ajajamneef, ani warra amantii hin qabne ija jibbaatiin nan ilaala.
When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted because they do not obey (your requirements/what you have instructed [us] to do).
159 Akkam akka ani qajeelfama kee jaalladhu mee ilaali; Yaa Waaqayyo, akkuma jaalala keetiitti lubbuu koo baraari.
[Yahweh], notice that I love (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do); because you faithfully love [me], allow me to [continue to] live.
160 Dubbiin kee hundinuu dhugaa dha; seerri kee qajeelaan hundinuus bara baraan jiraata.
All that you have said is truth, and all (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us) will endure forever.
161 Bulchitoonni sababii malee na ariʼatan; garaan koo garuu dubbii kee sodaachuudhaan hollata.
Rulers persecute me for no reason, but in my inner being I revere (your words/what you have said).
162 Ani akka nama boojuu guddaa argate tokkootti, dubbii keetti nan gammada.
I am happy about (your words/what you have promised [to do for me)], as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
163 Ani soba nan jibba; nan xireeffadhas; seera kee garuu nan jaalladha.
I thoroughly hate [DOU] [all] lies but I love your laws.
164 Sababii seera kee qajeelaa sanaatiif, ani guyyaatti yeroo torba sin galateeffadha.
Seven/Many times each day I thank you for (your regulations/the rules that you have given to us), and they are [all] just/fair.
165 Warri seera kee jaallatan nagaa guddaa qabu; wanni isaan gufachiisu tokko iyyuu hin jiru.
Things go well for those who love your laws; there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.
166 Yaa Waaqayyo, ani fayyisuu kee nan abdadha; ajaja kee duukaas nan buʼa.
Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me [from my troubles], and I obey (your commands/what you have commanded us).
167 Ani waanan guddaa isa jaalladhuuf, ajaja kee nan eega.
I obey (what you require/what you have instructed) us to do; I love it [all] very much.
168 Ati karaa koo hunda waan beektuuf, ani sirna keetii fi seera kee nan eega.
I obey (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do), and you see everything that I do.
169 Yaa Waaqayyo, iyyi koo fuula kee dura haa gaʼu; ati akkuma dubbii keetiitti hubannaa naa kenni.
Yahweh, listen while I pray [for you to help me]; help me to understand [(your words/what you have told us to do)].
170 Waammanni koo fuula kee dura haa gaʼu; akkuma waadaa keetiitti na baasi.
Hear me while I pray and rescue/save me as you promised/said that you would.
171 Sababii ati qajeelfama kee na barsiiftuuf, hidhiin koo galata haa dhangalaasu.
I [MTY] will always praise you because you teach me (your statutes/what you have decreed that [we] should do).
172 Arrabni koo dubbii kee haa faarfatu; ajajni kee hundi qajeelaadhaatii.
I will sing about (your words/what you have promised to do) because (all your commands are/everything that you have commanded is) just/fair.
173 Waan ani sirna kee filadheef, harki kee na gargaaruuf haa qophaaʼu.
I ask you [SYN] to [always] be ready to help me because I have chosen [to obey] (your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do).
174 Yaa Waaqayyo, ani fayyisuu kee nan hawwa; seerri kees gammachuu koo ti.
Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me [from my enemies]; I am delighted with your laws.
175 Lubbuun koo si galateeffachuuf haa jiraattu; seerri kees na haa gargaaru.
Allow me to [continue to] live in order that I can [continue to] praise you, and that your regulations/rules [that you have given to us] will continue to help me.
176 Ani akkuma hoolaa badee karaa irraa jalʼadheera. Ani ajajawwan kee hin irraanfanneetii, tajaajilaa kee barbaadi.
I have [wandered away from you] like [SIM] a sheep that has become lost; search for me, because I have not forgotten (your commands/what you have commanded us).
