Psalms 119
Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.
Aleph
1 Blessed are those whose way is ▼
▼Lit complete; or having integrity
bblameless, Who cwalk in the Law of the Lord.
2 Blessed are those who dcomply with His ▼
▼Or provisions, and so throughout the Psalm
testimonies, And fseek Him gwith all their heart.
3 They also hdo no injustice;
They walk in His ways.
4 You have ▼
▼Lit commanded
jordained Your precepts, ▼
▼Lit To keep
That we are to keep them diligently. 5 Oh that my lways may be established
To mkeep Your statutes!
6 Then I nwill not be ashamed
When I look at all Your commandments.
7 I will ogive thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I will keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly pabandon me!
Beth
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By qkeeping it according to Your word.
10 With rall my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me swander from Your commandments.
11 I have ttreasured Your word in my heart,
So that I may not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, Lord;
uTeach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have vtold of
All the wordinances of Your mouth.
14 I have xrejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
▼
▼Lit As over all
As much as in all riches. 15 I will zmeditate on Your precepts
And ▼
▼Or look at
regard abYour ways. 16 I shall ▼
▼Lit delight myself
addelight in Your statutes; I will aenot forget Your word.
Gimel
17 afDeal generously with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your Law.
19 I am a agstranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul is crushed ▼
▼Lit for
aiwith longing For Your ordinances at all times.
21 You ajrebuke the arrogant, ▼
▼Or Cursed are those who wander...
the alcursed, Who amwander from Your commandments.
22 anTake disgrace and contempt away from me,
For I aocomply with Your testimonies.
23 Even though aprulers sit and speak against me,
Your servant aqmeditates on Your statutes.
24 Your testimonies also are my ardelight;
They are ▼
▼Lit the men of my counsel
my advisers. Daleth
25 My atsoul clings to the dust;
auRevive me avaccording to Your word.
26 I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
awTeach me Your statutes.
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
And I will axmeditate on Your wonders.
28 My aysoul ▼
▼Lit drops
weeps because of grief; baStrengthen me according to Your word.
29 Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your Law.
30 I have chosen the faithful way;
I have ▼
▼Or accounted Your ordinances worthy
placed Your judgments before me. 31 I bccling to Your testimonies;
Lord, do not put me to shame!
32 I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will bdenlarge my heart.
He
33 beTeach me, the way of Your statutes, Lord,
And I shall comply with it to the end.
34 bfGive me understanding, so that I may bgcomply with Your Law
And keep it bhwith all my heart.
35 Make me walk in the bipath of Your commandments,
For I bjdelight in it.
36 bkIncline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to bldishonest gain.
37 Turn my bmeyes away from looking at what is worthless,
And bnrevive me in Your ways.
38 boEstablish Your ▼
▼Or promise
word to Your servant ▼
▼Lit Which is for the fear of You
As that which produces reverence for You. 39 brTake away my disgrace which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
40 Behold, I bslong for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.
Vav
41 May Your btfavor also come to me, Lord,
Your salvation buaccording to Your ▼
▼Or promise
word; 42 So that I will have an bwanswer for one who bxtaunts me,
For I trust in Your word.
43 And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I ▼
▼Or hope in
bzwait for Your judgments. 44 So I will cakeep Your Law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 And I will cbwalk ▼
▼Lit in a wide place
at liberty, For I cdseek Your precepts.
46 I will also speak of Your testimonies cebefore kings
And shall not be ashamed.
47 I will cfdelight in Your commandments,
Which I cglove.
48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I chlove;
And I will cimeditate on Your statutes.
Zayin
49 Remember the word to Your servant,
▼
▼Lit On
In which You have made me hope. 50 This is my ckcomfort in my misery,
That Your word has ▼
▼Or preserved me alive
revived me. 51 The arrogant cmutterly deride me,
Yet I do not cnturn aside from Your Law.
52 I have coremembered Your judgments from ▼
▼Or everlasting
of old, Lord, And comfort myself.
53 Burning cqindignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who crabandon Your Law.
54 Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my cspilgrimage.
55 Lord, I ctremember Your name cuin the night,
And keep Your Law.
56 This has become mine,
▼
▼Or Because
That I cwcomply with Your precepts. Heth
57 The Lord is my cxportion;
I have ▼
▼Lit said that I would keep
promised to czkeep Your words. 58 I dasought Your favor dbwith all my heart;
dcBe gracious to me ddaccording to Your ▼
▼Or promise
word. 59 I dfconsidered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61 The dgsnares of the wicked have surrounded me,
But I have dhnot forgotten Your Law.
62 At dimidnight I will rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your djrighteous judgments.
63 I am a dkcompanion to all those who ▼
▼Or revere
fear You, And to those who keep Your precepts.
64 dmThe earth is full of Your goodness, Lord;
dnTeach me Your statutes.
Teth
65 You have treated Your servant well,
Lord, according to Your word.
66 Teach me good ▼
▼Or judgment
dpdiscernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
67 dqBefore I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
68 You are drgood and You dsdo good;
dtTeach me Your statutes.
69 The arrogant ▼
▼Lit besmear me with lies
have dvforged a lie against me; With all my heart I will dwcomply with Your precepts.
70 Their heart is dxinsensitive, like fat,
But I dydelight in Your Law.
71 It is dzgood for me that I was afflicted,
So that I may learn Your statutes.
72 The eaLaw of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Yodh
73 ebYour hands made me and ▼
▼Lit established
fashioned me; edGive me understanding, so that I may learn Your commandments.
74 May those who ▼
▼Or revere
fear You efsee me and be glad, Because I ▼
▼Or hope in
ehwait for Your word. 75 I know, Lord, that Your judgments are eirighteous,
And that You have afflicted me ejin faithfulness.
76 May Your favor ▼
▼Lit be for my comfort
comfort me, According to Your ▼
▼Or promise
word to Your servant. 77 May emYour compassion come to me so that I may live,
For Your Law is my endelight.
78 May eothe arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray epwith a lie;
But I shall eqmeditate on Your precepts.
79 May those who ▼
▼Or revere
fear You turn to me, And those who know Your testimonies.
80 May my heart be ▼
▼Lit complete; or having integrity
etblameless in Your statutes, So that I will not eube ashamed.
Kaph
81 My evsoul languishes for Your salvation;
I ▼
▼Or hope in
exwait for Your word. 82 My eyeyes fail with longing for Your ▼
▼Or promise
word, ▼
▼Lit Saying
While I say, “When will You comfort me?” 83 Though I have fbbecome like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do fcnot forget Your statutes.
84 How many are the fddays of Your servant?
When will You feexecute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The arrogant have ffdug pits for me,
People who are not in accord with Your Law.
86 All Your commandments are fgfaithful;
They have fhpersecuted me with a lie; fihelp me!
87 They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I fjdid not abandon Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your faithfulness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Lamedh
89 fkForever, Lord,
Your word stands in heaven.
90 Your flfaithfulness continues ▼
▼Lit to
throughout generations; You fnestablished the earth, and it fostands.
91 They stand this day by Your fpordinances,
For fqall things are Your servants.
92 If Your Law had not been my frdelight,
Then I would have perished fsin my misery.
93 I will ftnever forget Your precepts,
For by them You have ▼
▼Or kept me alive
fvrevived me. 94 I am Yours, fwsave me;
For I have fxsought Your precepts.
95 The wicked fywait for me to destroy me;
I will diligently consider Your testimonies.
96 I have seen ▼
▼Lit an end of
a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Mem
97 How I galove Your Law!
It is my gbmeditation all the day.
98 Your gccommandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ever ▼
▼Or with me
mine. 99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my gemeditation.
100 I understand gfmore than those who are old,
Because I have ggcomplied with Your precepts.
101 I have ghrestrained my feet from every evil way,
So that I may keep Your word.
102 I have not giturned aside from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103 How gjsweet are Your ▼
▼Or promises
words to my ▼▼Lit palate
taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 From Your precepts I gmget understanding;
Therefore I gnhate every false way.
Nun
105 Your word is a golamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
106 I have gpsworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am exceedingly gqafflicted;
▼
▼Or Keep me alive
gsRevive me, Lord, according to Your word. 108 Be pleased to accept the ▼
▼Or freewill offerings
guvoluntary offerings of my mouth, Lord, And gvteach me Your judgments.
109 My ▼
▼Lit soul
gxlife is continually ▼▼I.e., in danger
in my hand, Yet I do not gzforget Your Law.
110 The wicked have haset a ▼
▼Lit trapping net
trap for me, Yet I have not hcwandered from Your precepts.
111 I have hdinherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the hejoy of my heart.
112 I have hfinclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even hgto the end.
Samekh
113 I hate those who are hhdouble-minded,
But I love Your hiLaw.
114 You are my hjhiding place and my hkshield;
I ▼
▼Or hope in
hmwait for Your word. 115 hnLeave me, you evildoers,
So that I may hocomply with the commandments of my God.
116 hpSustain me according to Your ▼
▼Or promise
word, that I may live; And hrdo not let me be ▼
▼Lit put to shame because of
ashamed of my hope. 117 Sustain me so that I may be htsafe,
That I may huhave regard for Your statutes continually.
118 You have ▼
▼Lit made light of
rejected all those hwwho stray from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is ▼
▼Lit falsehood
useless. 119 You have ▼
▼Lit caused to cease
removed all the wicked of the earth like ▼▼Lit dross
iaimpurities; Therefore I iblove Your testimonies.
120 My flesh ▼
▼Lit bristles up from
idtrembles from the fear of You, And I am ieafraid of Your judgments.
Ayin
121 I have ifdone justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be iga guarantor for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant ihoppress me.
123 My iieyes fail with longing for Your salvation,
And for Your righteous ▼
▼Or promise
word. 124 Deal with Your servant ikaccording to Your graciousness,
And ilteach me Your statutes.
125 imI am Your servant; ingive me understanding,
So that I may know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for the Lord to ioact,
For they have broken Your Law.
127 Therefore I iplove Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above pure gold.
128 Therefore I carefully follow all Your iqprecepts concerning everything,
I irhate every false way.
Pe
129 Your testimonies are iswonderful;
Therefore my soul itcomplies with them.
130 The iuunfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives ivunderstanding to the simple.
131 I iwopened my mouth wide and ixpanted,
For I iylonged for Your commandments.
132 izTurn to me and be gracious to me,
As is right for those who love Your name.
133 Establish my jafootsteps in Your ▼
▼Or promise
word, And do not let any ▼
▼Or injustice
wrongdoing jdhave power over me. 134 jeRedeem me from oppression by man,
So that I may keep Your precepts.
135 jfMake Your face shine upon Your servant,
And jgteach me Your statutes.
136 My eyes ▼
▼Lit run down
shed jistreams of water, Because they jjdo not keep Your Law.
Tsadhe
137 jkYou are righteous, Lord,
And Your judgments are right.
138 You have commanded Your testimonies in jlrighteousness
And great jmfaithfulness.
139 My jnzeal has ▼
▼Lit put an end to
consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140 Your jpword is very ▼
▼Lit refined
pure, Therefore Your servant jrloves it.
141 I am small and jsdespised,
Yet I do not jtforget Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And juYour Law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have ▼
▼Lit found me
come upon me, Yet Your commandments are my jwdelight.
144 Your jxtestimonies are righteous forever;
jyGive me understanding that I may live.
Qoph
145 I cried out jzwith all my heart; answer me, Lord!
I will kacomply with Your statutes.
146 I cried to You; kbsave me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
147 I ▼
▼Lit anticipate the dawn
kdrise before dawn and cry for help; I ▼
▼Or hope in
wait for Your words. 148 My eyes anticipate the kfnight watches,
So that I may kgmeditate on Your ▼
▼Or promise
word. 149 Hear my voice kiaccording to Your faithfulness;
kjRevive me, Lord, according to Your judgments.
150 Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your Law.
151 You are kknear, Lord,
And all Your commandments are kltruth.
152 From long ago I have kmknown from Your testimonies
That You have founded them knforever.
Resh
153 koLook at my kpaffliction and rescue me,
For I have not kqforgotten Your Law.
154 krPlead my cause and ksredeem me;
Revive me according to Your ▼
▼Or promise
word. 155 Salvation is kufar from the wicked,
For they kvdo not seek Your statutes.
156 ▼
▼Or Many
kxGreat are Your mercies, Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.
157 Many are my kypersecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not kzturn aside from Your testimonies.
158 I see the latreacherous and lbloathe them,
Because they do not keep Your word.
159 Consider how I lclove Your precepts;
ldRevive me, Lord, according to Your faithfulness.
160 The lesum of Your word is lftruth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments lgis everlasting.
Shin
161 lhRulers persecute me without cause,
But my heart listands in awe of Your words.
162 I ljrejoice at Your ▼
▼Or promise
word, Like one who llfinds great plunder.
163 I lmhate and loathe falsehood,
But I lnlove Your Law.
164 Seven times a day I praise You
Because of Your lorighteous judgments.
165 Those who love Your Law have lpgreat peace,
And ▼
▼Lit they have no stumbling block.
lrnothing causes them to stumble. 166 I lshope for Your salvation, Lord,
And do Your commandments.
167 My ltsoul keeps Your testimonies,
And I lulove them exceedingly.
168 I lvkeep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my lwways are before You.
Tav
169 Let my lxcry ▼
▼Lit come near before
come before You, Lord; lzGive me understanding maaccording to Your word.
170 Let my mbpleading come before You;
mcSave me according to Your ▼
▼Or promise
word. 171 Let my melips pour out praise,
For You mfteach me Your statutes.
172 Let my mgtongue sing about Your ▼
▼Or promise
word, For all Your micommandments are righteousness.
173 Let Your mjhand be ▼
▼Lit to help me
ready to help me, For I have mlchosen Your precepts.
174 I mmlong for Your salvation, Lord,
And Your Law is my mndelight.
175 Let my mosoul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
176 I have mpwandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant,
For I do mqnot forget Your commandments.
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