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