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