| 119 | Psalms | ||
| 1 | Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of Yahweh! | א - ALEF. My Help Cometh even from the Lord. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 2 | Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, | ||
| 3 | who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! | ||
| 4 | You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. | ||
| 5 | O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! | ||
| 6 | Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments. | ||
| 7 | I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous ordinances. | ||
| 8 | I will observe your statutes; O forsake me not utterly! | ||
| 9 | How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. | ב - BET. Obedience. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 10 | With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! | ||
| 11 | I have laid up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. | ||
| 12 | Blessed be you, O Yahweh; teach me your statutes! | ||
| 13 | With my lips I declare all the ordinances of your mouth. | ||
| 14 | In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. | ||
| 15 | I will meditate on your precepts, and fix my eyes on your ways. | ||
| 16 | I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. | ||
| 17 | Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and observe your word. | ג - GIMEL. Happiness. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 18 | Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. | ||
| 19 | I am a sojourner on earth; hide not your commandments from me! | ||
| 20 | My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times. | ||
| 21 | You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments; | ||
| 22 | take away from me their scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies. | ||
| 23 | Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes. | ||
| 24 | Your testimonies are my delight, they are my counselors. | ||
| 25 | My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to your word! | ד - DALET. Obedience. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 26 | When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes! | ||
| 27 | Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works. | ||
| 28 | My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word! | ||
| 29 | Put false ways far from me; and graciously teach me your law! | ||
| 30 | I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I set your ordinances before me. | ||
| 31 | I cleave to your testimonies, O Yahweh; let me not be put to shame! | ||
| 32 | I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my understanding! | ||
| 33 | Teach me, O Yahweh, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end. | ה - HE. Understanding. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 34 | Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. | ||
| 35 | Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. | ||
| 36 | Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to gain! | ||
| 37 | Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; and give me life in your ways. | ||
| 38 | Confirm to your servant your promise, which is for those who fear you. | ||
| 39 | Turn away the reproach which I dread; for your ordinances are good. | ||
| 40 | Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life! | ||
| 41 | Let your steadfast love come to me, O Yahweh, your salvation according to your promise; | ו - VAV. Trust. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 42 | then shall I have an answer for those who taunt me, for I trust in your word. | ||
| 43 | And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your ordinances. | ||
| 44 | I will keep your law continually, for ever and ever; | ||
| 45 | and I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought your precepts. | ||
| 46 | I will also speak of your testimonies before kings, and shall not be put to shame; | ||
| 47 | for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love. | ||
| 48 | I revere your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes. | ||
| 49 | Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. | ז - ZAYIN. Confidence. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 50 | This is my comfort in my affliction that your promise gives me life. | ||
| 51 | Godless men utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law. | ||
| 52 | When I think of your ordinances from of old, I take comfort, O Yahweh. | ||
| 53 | Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law. | ||
| 54 | Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. | ||
| 55 | I remember your name in the night, O Yahweh, and keep your law. | ||
| 56 | This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts. | ||
| 57 | Yahweh is my portion; I promise to keep your words. | ח - HET. Devotion. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 58 | I entreat your favour with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise. | ||
| 59 | When I thinks of your ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies; | ||
| 60 | I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments. | ||
| 61 | Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law. | ||
| 62 | At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous ordinances. | ||
| 63 | I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts. | ||
| 64 | The earth, O Yahweh, is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes! | ||
| 65 | You have dealt well with your servant, O Yahweh, according to your word. | ט - TET. Value. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 66 | Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. | ||
| 67 | Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I keep your word. | ||
| 68 | You are good and do good; teach me your statutes. | ||
| 69 | The godless besmear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts; | ||
| 70 | their heart is gross like fat, but I delight in your law. | ||
| 71 | It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes. | ||
| 72 | The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces. | ||
| 73 | Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments. | י - YOD. Justice. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 74 | Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word. | ||
| 75 | I know, O Yahweh, that your judgments are right, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. | ||
| 76 | Let your steadfast love be ready to comfort me according to your promise to your servant. | ||
| 77 | Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight. | ||
| 78 | Let the godless be put to shame, because they have subverted me with guile; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts. | ||
| 79 | Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies. | ||
| 80 | May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame! | ||
| 81 | My soul languishes for your salvation; I hope in your word. | כ - KAF. Deliverance. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 82 | My eyes fail with watching for your promise; I ask, "When will you comfort me?" | ||
| 83 | For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes. | ||
| 84 | How long must your servant endure? When will you judge those who persecute me? | ||
| 85 | Godless men have dug pitfalls for me, men who do not conform to your law. | ||
| 86 | All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me! | ||
| 87 | They have almost made an end of me on earth; but I have not forsaken your precepts. | ||
| 88 | In your steadfast love spare my life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth. | ||
| 89 | For ever, O Yahweh, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. | ל - LAMED. Faith. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 90 | Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. | ||
| 91 | By your appointment they stand this day; for all things are your servants. | ||
| 92 | If your law had not been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction. | ||
| 93 | I will never forget your precepts; for by them you have given me life. | ||
| 94 | I am yours, save me; for I have sought your precepts. | ||
| 95 | The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; but I consider your testimonies. | ||
| 96 | I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad. | ||
| 97 | Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. | מ - MEM. Love. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 98 | Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. | ||
| 99 | I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. | ||
| 100 | I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts. | ||
| 101 | I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word. | ||
| 102 | I do not turn aside from your ordinances, for you have taught me. | ||
| 103 | How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! | ||
| 104 | Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. | ||
| 105 | Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. | נ - NUN. Light. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 106 | I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe your righteous ordinances. | ||
| 107 | I am sorely afflicted; give me life, O Yahweh, according to your word! | ||
| 108 | Accept my offerings of praise, O Yahweh, and teach me your ordinances. | ||
| 109 | I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law. | ||
| 110 | The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts. | ||
| 111 | Your testimonies are my heritage for ever; yea, they are the joy of my heart. | ||
| 112 | I incline my heart to perform your statutes for ever, to the end. | ||
| 113 | I hate double-minded men, but I love your law. | ס - SAMEKH. Safety. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 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 promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope! | ||
| 117 | Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually! | ||
| 118 | You spurn all who go astray from your statutes; yea, their cunning is in vain. | ||
| 119 | All the wicked of the earth you count as dross; therefore I love your testimonies. | ||
| 120 | My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments. | ||
| 121 | I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors. | ע - AYIN. Obedience. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 122 | Be surety for your servant for good; let not the godless oppress me. | ||
| 123 | My eyes fail with watching for your salvation, and for the fulfilment of your righteous promise. | ||
| 124 | Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your statutes. | ||
| 125 | I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies! | ||
| 126 | It is time for Yahweh to act, for your law has been broken. | ||
| 127 | Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold. | ||
| 128 | Therefore I direct my steps by all your precepts; I hate every false way. | ||
| 129 | Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them. | פ - PE. Desire. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 130 | The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. | ||
| 131 | With open mouth I pant, because I long for your commandments. | ||
| 132 | Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your wont toward those who love your name. | ||
| 133 | Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me. | ||
| 134 | Redeem me from man's oppression, that I may keep your precepts. | ||
| 135 | Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your statutes. | ||
| 136 | My eyes shed streams of tears, because men do not keep your law. | ||
| 137 | Righteous are you, O Yahweh, and right are your judgments. | צ - TSADI. Justice. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 138 | You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness. | ||
| 139 | My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words. | ||
| 140 | Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. | ||
| 141 | I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts. | ||
| 142 | Your righteousness is righteous for ever, and your law is true. | ||
| 143 | Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but your commandments are my delight. | ||
| 144 | Your testimonies are righteous for ever; give me understanding that I may live. | ||
| 145 | With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Yahweh! I will keep your statutes. | ק - QOF. Deliverance. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 146 | I cry to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies. | ||
| 147 | I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. | ||
| 148 | My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate upon your promise. | ||
| 149 | Hear my voice in your steadfast love; O Yahweh, in your justice preserve my life. | ||
| 150 | They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law. | ||
| 151 | But you are near, O Yahweh, and all your commandments are true. | ||
| 152 | Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them for ever. | ||
| 153 | Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law. | ר - RESH. Help. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 154 | Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise! | ||
| 155 | Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes. | ||
| 156 | Great is your mercy, O Yahweh; give me life according to your justice. | ||
| 157 | Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies. | ||
| 158 | I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands. | ||
| 159 | Consider how I love your precepts! Preserve my life according to your steadfast love. | ||
| 160 | The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures for ever. | ||
| 161 | Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words. | ש - SHIN. Dedication. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 162 | I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil. | ||
| 163 | I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law. | ||
| 164 | Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous ordinances. | ||
| 165 | Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. | ||
| 166 | I hope for your salvation, O Yahweh, and I do your commandments. | ||
| 167 | My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly. | ||
| 168 | I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you. | ||
| 169 | Let my cry come before you, O Yahweh; give me understanding according to your word! | ת - TAV. Help. Psalm 119(v118) | |
| 170 | Let my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your word. | ||
| 171 | My lips will pour forth praise that you teach me your statutes. | ||
| 172 | My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right. | ||
| 173 | Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. | ||
| 174 | I long for your salvation, O Yahweh, and your law is my delight. | ||
| 175 | Let me live, that I may praise you, and let your ordinances help me. | ||
| 176 | I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments. | ||
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