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Psalms 119
[1]
who walk according to Yahweh’s law.
[2] Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
[3] Yes, they do nothing wrong.
They walk in his ways.
[4] You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
[5] Oh that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
[6] Then I wouldn’t be disappointed,
when I consider all of your commandments.
[7] I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments.
[8] I will observe your statutes.
Don’t utterly forsake me. [9]
By living according to your word.
[10] With my whole heart I have sought you.
Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
[11] I have hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
[12] Blessed are you, Yahweh.
Teach me your statutes.
[13] With my lips,
I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
[14] I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies,
as much as in all riches.
[15] I will meditate on your precepts,
and consider your ways.
[16] I will delight myself in your statutes.
I will not forget your word. [17]
I will live and I will obey your word.
[18] Open my eyes,
that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
[19] I am a stranger on the earth.
Don’t hide your commandments from me.
[20] My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
[21] You have rebuked the proud who are cursed,
who wander from your commandments.
[22] Take reproach and contempt away from me,
for I have kept your statutes.
[23] Though princes sit and slander me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
[24] Indeed your statutes are my delight,
and my counselors. [25]
Revive me according to your word!
[26] I declared my ways, and you answered me.
Teach me your statutes.
[27] Let me understand the teaching of your precepts!
Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
[28] My soul is weary with sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word.
[29] Keep me from the way of deceit.
Grant me your law graciously!
[30] I have chosen the way of truth.
I have set your ordinances before me.
[31] I cling to your statutes, Yahweh.
Don’t let me be disappointed.
[32] I run in the path of your commandments,
for you have set my heart free. [33]
I will keep them to the end.
[34] Give me understanding, and I will keep your law.
Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
[35] Direct me in the path of your commandments,
for I delight in them.
[36] Turn my heart toward your statutes,
not toward selfish gain.
[37] Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things.
Revive me in your ways.
[38] Fulfill your promise to your servant,
that you may be feared.
[39] Take away my disgrace that I dread,
for your ordinances are good.
[40] Behold, I long for your precepts!
Revive me in your righteousness. [41]
your salvation, according to your word.
[42] So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,
for I trust in your word.
[43] Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth,
for I put my hope in your ordinances.
[44] So I will obey your law continually,
forever and ever.
[45] I will walk in liberty,
for I have sought your precepts.
[46] I will also speak of your statutes before kings,
and will not be disappointed.
[47] I will delight myself in your commandments,
because I love them.
[48] I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love.
I will meditate on your statutes. [49]
because you gave me hope.
[50] This is my comfort in my affliction,
for your word has revived me.
[51] The arrogant mock me excessively,
but I don’t swerve from your law.
[52] I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh,
and have comforted myself.
[53] Indignation has taken hold on me,
because of the wicked who forsake your law.
[54] Your statutes have been my songs
in the house where I live.
[55] I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night,
and I obey your law.
[56] This is my way,
that I keep your precepts. [57]
I promised to obey your words.
[58] I sought your favor with my whole heart.
Be merciful to me according to your word.
[59] I considered my ways,
and turned my steps to your statutes.
[60] I will hurry, and not delay,
to obey your commandments.
[61] The ropes of the wicked bind me,
but I won’t forget your law.
[62] At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you,
because of your righteous ordinances.
[63] I am a friend of all those who fear you,
of those who observe your precepts.
[64] The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh.
Teach me your statutes. [65]
according to your word, Yahweh.
[66] Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
[67] Before I was afflicted, I went astray;
but now I observe your word.
[68] You are good, and do good.
Teach me your statutes.
[69] The proud have smeared a lie upon me.
With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
[70] Their heart is as callous as the fat,
but I delight in your law.
[71] It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
that I may learn your statutes.
[72] The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. [73]
Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
[74] Those who fear you will see me and be glad,
because I have put my hope in your word.
[75] Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous,
that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
[76] Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort,
according to your word to your servant.
[77] Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
for your law is my delight.
[78] Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully.
I will meditate on your precepts.
[79] Let those who fear you turn to me.
They will know your statutes.
[80] Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees,
that I may not be disappointed. [81]
I hope in your word.
[82] My eyes fail for your word.
I say, “When will you comfort me?”
[83] For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke.
I don’t forget your statutes.
[84] How many are the days of your servant?
When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
[85] The proud have dug pits for me,
contrary to your law.
[86] All of your commandments are faithful.
They persecute me wrongfully.
Help me!
[87] They had almost wiped me from the earth,
but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
[88] Preserve my life according to your loving kindness,
so I will obey the statutes of your mouth. [89]
[90] Your faithfulness is to all generations.
You have established the earth, and it remains.
[91] Your laws remain to this day,
for all things serve you.
[92] Unless your law had been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
[93] I will never forget your precepts,
for with them, you have revived me.
[94] I am yours.
Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
[95] The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me.
I will consider your statutes.
[96] I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commands are boundless. [97]
It is my meditation all day.
[98] Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
for your commandments are always with me.
[99] I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for your testimonies are my meditation.
[100] I understand more than the aged,
because I have kept your precepts.
[101] I have kept my feet from every evil way,
that I might observe your word.
[102] I have not turned away from your ordinances,
for you have taught me.
[103] How sweet are your promises to my taste,
more than honey to my mouth!
[104] Through your precepts, I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way. [105]
and a light for my path.
[106] I have sworn, and have confirmed it,
that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
[107] I am afflicted very much.
Revive me, Yahweh, according to your word.
[108] Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth.
Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.
[109] My soul is continually in my hand,
yet I won’t forget your law.
[110] The wicked have laid a snare for me,
yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.
[111] I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever,
for they are the joy of my heart.
[112] I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever,
even to the end. [113]
but I love your law.
[114] You are my hiding place and my shield.
I hope in your word.
[115] Depart from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.
[116] Uphold me according to your word, that I may live.
Let me not be ashamed of my hope.
[117] Hold me up, and I will be safe,
and will have respect for your statutes continually.
[118] You reject all those who stray from your statutes,
for their deceit is in vain.
[119] You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross.
Therefore I love your testimonies.
[120] My flesh trembles for fear of you.
I am afraid of your judgments. [121]
Don’t leave me to my oppressors.
[122] Ensure your servant’s well-being.
Don’t let the proud oppress me.
[123] My eyes fail looking for your salvation,
for your righteous word.
[124] Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness.
Teach me your statutes.
[125] I am your servant. Give me understanding,
that I may know your testimonies.
[126] It is time to act, Yahweh,
for they break your law.
[127] Therefore I love your commandments more than gold,
yes, more than pure gold.
[128] Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right.
I hate every false way. [129]
therefore my soul keeps them.
[130] The entrance of your words gives light.
It gives understanding to the simple.
[131] I opened my mouth wide and panted,
for I longed for your commandments.
[132] Turn to me, and have mercy on me,
as you always do to those who love your name.
[133] Establish my footsteps in your word.
Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.
[134] Redeem me from the oppression of man,
so I will observe your precepts.
[135] Make your face shine on your servant.
Teach me your statutes.
[136] Streams of tears run down my eyes,
because they don’t observe your law. [137]
Your judgments are upright.
[138] You have commanded your statutes in righteousness.
They are fully trustworthy.
[139] My zeal wears me out,
because my enemies ignore your words.
[140] Your promises have been thoroughly tested,
and your servant loves them.
[141] I am small and despised.
I don’t forget your precepts.
[142] Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness.
Your law is truth.
[143] Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me.
Your commandments are my delight.
[144] Your testimonies are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, that I may live. [145]
Answer me, Yahweh!
I will keep your statutes.
[146] I have called to you. Save me!
I will obey your statutes.
[147] I rise before dawn and cry for help.
I put my hope in your words.
[148] My eyes stay open through the night watches,
that I might meditate on your word.
[149] Hear my voice according to your loving kindness.
Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances.
[150] They draw near who follow after wickedness.
They are far from your law.
[151] You are near, Yahweh.
All your commandments are truth.
[152] Of old I have known from your testimonies,
that you have founded them forever. [153]
for I don’t forget your law.
[154] Plead my cause, and redeem me!
Revive me according to your promise.
[155] Salvation is far from the wicked,
for they don’t seek your statutes.
[156] Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh.
Revive me according to your ordinances.
[157] Many are my persecutors and my adversaries.
I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.
[158] I look at the faithless with loathing,
because they don’t observe your word.
[159] Consider how I love your precepts.
Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.
[160] All of your words are truth.
Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. [161]
but my heart stands in awe of your words.
[162] I rejoice at your word,
as one who finds great plunder.
[163] I hate and abhor falsehood.
I love your law.
[164] Seven times a day, I praise you,
because of your righteous ordinances.
[165] Those who love your law have great peace.
Nothing causes them to stumble.
[166] I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh.
I have done your commandments.
[167] My soul has observed your testimonies.
I love them exceedingly.
[168] I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies,
for all my ways are before you. [169]
Give me understanding according to your word.
[170] Let my supplication come before you.
Deliver me according to your word.
[171] Let my lips utter praise,
for you teach me your statutes.
[172] Let my tongue sing of your word,
for all your commandments are righteousness.
[173] Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your precepts.
[174] I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh.
Your law is my delight.
[175] Let my soul live, that I may praise you.
Let your ordinances help me.
[176] I have gone astray like a lost sheep.
Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.
ALEPH
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,who walk according to Yahweh’s law.
[2] Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
who seek him with their whole heart.
[3] Yes, they do nothing wrong.
They walk in his ways.
[4] You have commanded your precepts,
that we should fully obey them.
[5] Oh that my ways were steadfast
to obey your statutes!
[6] Then I wouldn’t be disappointed,
when I consider all of your commandments.
[7] I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments.
[8] I will observe your statutes.
Don’t utterly forsake me. [9]
BETH
How can a young man keep his way pure?By living according to your word.
[10] With my whole heart I have sought you.
Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
[11] I have hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
[12] Blessed are you, Yahweh.
Teach me your statutes.
[13] With my lips,
I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
[14] I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies,
as much as in all riches.
[15] I will meditate on your precepts,
and consider your ways.
[16] I will delight myself in your statutes.
I will not forget your word. [17]
GIMEL
Do good to your servant.I will live and I will obey your word.
[18] Open my eyes,
that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
[19] I am a stranger on the earth.
Don’t hide your commandments from me.
[20] My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
[21] You have rebuked the proud who are cursed,
who wander from your commandments.
[22] Take reproach and contempt away from me,
for I have kept your statutes.
[23] Though princes sit and slander me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
[24] Indeed your statutes are my delight,
and my counselors. [25]
DALETH
My soul is laid low in the dust.Revive me according to your word!
[26] I declared my ways, and you answered me.
Teach me your statutes.
[27] Let me understand the teaching of your precepts!
Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
[28] My soul is weary with sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word.
[29] Keep me from the way of deceit.
Grant me your law graciously!
[30] I have chosen the way of truth.
I have set your ordinances before me.
[31] I cling to your statutes, Yahweh.
Don’t let me be disappointed.
[32] I run in the path of your commandments,
for you have set my heart free. [33]
HE
Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes.I will keep them to the end.
[34] Give me understanding, and I will keep your law.
Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
[35] Direct me in the path of your commandments,
for I delight in them.
[36] Turn my heart toward your statutes,
not toward selfish gain.
[37] Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things.
Revive me in your ways.
[38] Fulfill your promise to your servant,
that you may be feared.
[39] Take away my disgrace that I dread,
for your ordinances are good.
[40] Behold, I long for your precepts!
Revive me in your righteousness. [41]
VAV
Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh,your salvation, according to your word.
[42] So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,
for I trust in your word.
[43] Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth,
for I put my hope in your ordinances.
[44] So I will obey your law continually,
forever and ever.
[45] I will walk in liberty,
for I have sought your precepts.
[46] I will also speak of your statutes before kings,
and will not be disappointed.
[47] I will delight myself in your commandments,
because I love them.
[48] I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love.
I will meditate on your statutes. [49]
ZAYIN
Remember your word to your servant,because you gave me hope.
[50] This is my comfort in my affliction,
for your word has revived me.
[51] The arrogant mock me excessively,
but I don’t swerve from your law.
[52] I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh,
and have comforted myself.
[53] Indignation has taken hold on me,
because of the wicked who forsake your law.
[54] Your statutes have been my songs
in the house where I live.
[55] I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night,
and I obey your law.
[56] This is my way,
that I keep your precepts. [57]
HETH
Yahweh is my portion.I promised to obey your words.
[58] I sought your favor with my whole heart.
Be merciful to me according to your word.
[59] I considered my ways,
and turned my steps to your statutes.
[60] I will hurry, and not delay,
to obey your commandments.
[61] The ropes of the wicked bind me,
but I won’t forget your law.
[62] At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you,
because of your righteous ordinances.
[63] I am a friend of all those who fear you,
of those who observe your precepts.
[64] The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh.
Teach me your statutes. [65]
TETH
You have treated your servant well,according to your word, Yahweh.
[66] Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
[67] Before I was afflicted, I went astray;
but now I observe your word.
[68] You are good, and do good.
Teach me your statutes.
[69] The proud have smeared a lie upon me.
With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
[70] Their heart is as callous as the fat,
but I delight in your law.
[71] It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
that I may learn your statutes.
[72] The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. [73]
YODH
Your hands have made me and formed me.Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
[74] Those who fear you will see me and be glad,
because I have put my hope in your word.
[75] Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous,
that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
[76] Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort,
according to your word to your servant.
[77] Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
for your law is my delight.
[78] Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully.
I will meditate on your precepts.
[79] Let those who fear you turn to me.
They will know your statutes.
[80] Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees,
that I may not be disappointed. [81]
KAPF
My soul faints for your salvation.I hope in your word.
[82] My eyes fail for your word.
I say, “When will you comfort me?”
[83] For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke.
I don’t forget your statutes.
[84] How many are the days of your servant?
When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
[85] The proud have dug pits for me,
contrary to your law.
[86] All of your commandments are faithful.
They persecute me wrongfully.
Help me!
[87] They had almost wiped me from the earth,
but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
[88] Preserve my life according to your loving kindness,
so I will obey the statutes of your mouth. [89]
LAMEDH
Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.[90] Your faithfulness is to all generations.
You have established the earth, and it remains.
[91] Your laws remain to this day,
for all things serve you.
[92] Unless your law had been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
[93] I will never forget your precepts,
for with them, you have revived me.
[94] I am yours.
Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
[95] The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me.
I will consider your statutes.
[96] I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commands are boundless. [97]
MEM
How I love your law!It is my meditation all day.
[98] Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
for your commandments are always with me.
[99] I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for your testimonies are my meditation.
[100] I understand more than the aged,
because I have kept your precepts.
[101] I have kept my feet from every evil way,
that I might observe your word.
[102] I have not turned away from your ordinances,
for you have taught me.
[103] How sweet are your promises to my taste,
more than honey to my mouth!
[104] Through your precepts, I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way. [105]
NUN
Your word is a lamp to my feet,and a light for my path.
[106] I have sworn, and have confirmed it,
that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
[107] I am afflicted very much.
Revive me, Yahweh, according to your word.
[108] Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth.
Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.
[109] My soul is continually in my hand,
yet I won’t forget your law.
[110] The wicked have laid a snare for me,
yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.
[111] I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever,
for they are the joy of my heart.
[112] I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever,
even to the end. [113]
SAMEKH
I hate double-minded men,but I love your law.
[114] You are my hiding place and my shield.
I hope in your word.
[115] Depart from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.
[116] Uphold me according to your word, that I may live.
Let me not be ashamed of my hope.
[117] Hold me up, and I will be safe,
and will have respect for your statutes continually.
[118] You reject all those who stray from your statutes,
for their deceit is in vain.
[119] You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross.
Therefore I love your testimonies.
[120] My flesh trembles for fear of you.
I am afraid of your judgments. [121]
AYIN
I have done what is just and righteous.Don’t leave me to my oppressors.
[122] Ensure your servant’s well-being.
Don’t let the proud oppress me.
[123] My eyes fail looking for your salvation,
for your righteous word.
[124] Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness.
Teach me your statutes.
[125] I am your servant. Give me understanding,
that I may know your testimonies.
[126] It is time to act, Yahweh,
for they break your law.
[127] Therefore I love your commandments more than gold,
yes, more than pure gold.
[128] Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right.
I hate every false way. [129]
PE
Your testimonies are wonderful,therefore my soul keeps them.
[130] The entrance of your words gives light.
It gives understanding to the simple.
[131] I opened my mouth wide and panted,
for I longed for your commandments.
[132] Turn to me, and have mercy on me,
as you always do to those who love your name.
[133] Establish my footsteps in your word.
Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.
[134] Redeem me from the oppression of man,
so I will observe your precepts.
[135] Make your face shine on your servant.
Teach me your statutes.
[136] Streams of tears run down my eyes,
because they don’t observe your law. [137]
TZADHE
You are righteous, Yahweh.Your judgments are upright.
[138] You have commanded your statutes in righteousness.
They are fully trustworthy.
[139] My zeal wears me out,
because my enemies ignore your words.
[140] Your promises have been thoroughly tested,
and your servant loves them.
[141] I am small and despised.
I don’t forget your precepts.
[142] Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness.
Your law is truth.
[143] Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me.
Your commandments are my delight.
[144] Your testimonies are righteous forever.
Give me understanding, that I may live. [145]
QOPH
I have called with my whole heart.Answer me, Yahweh!
I will keep your statutes.
[146] I have called to you. Save me!
I will obey your statutes.
[147] I rise before dawn and cry for help.
I put my hope in your words.
[148] My eyes stay open through the night watches,
that I might meditate on your word.
[149] Hear my voice according to your loving kindness.
Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances.
[150] They draw near who follow after wickedness.
They are far from your law.
[151] You are near, Yahweh.
All your commandments are truth.
[152] Of old I have known from your testimonies,
that you have founded them forever. [153]
RESH
Consider my affliction, and deliver me,for I don’t forget your law.
[154] Plead my cause, and redeem me!
Revive me according to your promise.
[155] Salvation is far from the wicked,
for they don’t seek your statutes.
[156] Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh.
Revive me according to your ordinances.
[157] Many are my persecutors and my adversaries.
I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.
[158] I look at the faithless with loathing,
because they don’t observe your word.
[159] Consider how I love your precepts.
Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.
[160] All of your words are truth.
Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. [161]
SIN AND SHIN
Princes have persecuted me without a cause,but my heart stands in awe of your words.
[162] I rejoice at your word,
as one who finds great plunder.
[163] I hate and abhor falsehood.
I love your law.
[164] Seven times a day, I praise you,
because of your righteous ordinances.
[165] Those who love your law have great peace.
Nothing causes them to stumble.
[166] I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh.
I have done your commandments.
[167] My soul has observed your testimonies.
I love them exceedingly.
[168] I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies,
for all my ways are before you. [169]
TAV
Let my cry come before you, Yahweh.Give me understanding according to your word.
[170] Let my supplication come before you.
Deliver me according to your word.
[171] Let my lips utter praise,
for you teach me your statutes.
[172] Let my tongue sing of your word,
for all your commandments are righteousness.
[173] Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your precepts.
[174] I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh.
Your law is my delight.
[175] Let my soul live, that I may praise you.
Let your ordinances help me.
[176] I have gone astray like a lost sheep.
Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.