Psalms 119
1 ALEPH Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.
ALEPH. Happy are they whose way is perfect, who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.
Happy are they who keep his testimonies, that seek him with all their heart.
3 Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
They also commit no injustice; in his ways do they walk.
4 You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.
Thou thyself hast commanded us thy precepts, that we might keep [them] diligently.
5 Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
Oh that my ways were firmly directed to observe thy statutes!
6 Then I would not be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.
Then would I not be made ashamed, while I look at all thy commandments.
7 I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.
I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I learn thy righteous ordinances.
8 I will observe your statutes. Do not utterly forsake me.
Thy statutes will I observe: oh forsake me not too greatly.
9 BETH How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a youth keep his way pure? by guarding it according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart I have sought you. Do not let me wander from your commandments.
With all my heart have I sought thee: oh let me not wander astray from thy commandments.
11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
In my heart have I treasured up thy saying, in order that I may not sin against thee.
12 Blessed are you, LORD. Teach me your statutes.
Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
With my lips have I related all the ordinances of thy mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
On the way of thy testimonies have I been glad, as over all wealth.
15 I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.
On thy precepts will I meditate, and direct my look unto thy paths.
16 I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.
In thy statutes will I seek my delight: I will not forget thy word.
17 GIMEL Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant: let me live, that I may observe thy word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
19 I am a stranger on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.
A stranger am I on the earth: hide not from me thy commandments.
20 My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
My soul is broken from longing for thy ordinances at all times.
21 You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.
Thou hast rebuked the accursed proud, who go erringly astray from thy commandments.
22 Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.
Roll away from me reproach and contempt; for thy testimonies have I kept.
23 Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
Although even princes should sit and speak against me, thy servant would still meditate on thy statutes.
24 Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.
Also thy testimonies are my delight, my counsellors.
25 DALETH My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: revive thou me according to thy word.
26 I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
My ways do I relate [to thee], and thou answerest me: teach me thy statutes.
27 Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
Cause me to understand the way of thy precepts, that I may meditate on thy wonders.
28 My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
My soul droppeth away from grief: sustain me according to thy word.
29 Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
The way of falsehood do thou remove from me, and grant me graciously thy law.
30 I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.
The way of truth have I chosen: thy ordinances have I set [before me].
31 I cling to your statutes, LORD. Do not let me be disappointed.
I have adhered unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.
32 I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.
The way of thy commandments will I run; for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
33 HE Teach me, LORD, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
HE. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it in all its windings.
34 Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law, and I will observe it with all [my] heart.
35 Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.
Guide me on the path of thy commandments; for therein do I find my delight.
36 Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to desire for gain.
37 Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity: on thy way do thou give me life.
38 Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.
Fulfill unto thy servant thy promise for those who are devoted to thy fear.
39 Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.
Cause to pass away my disgrace of which I have dread; for thy ordinances are good.
40 Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: through thy righteousness do thou give my life.
41 VAV Let your loving kindness also come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your word.
VAV. And let thy kindness come unto me, O Lord, thy salvation, according to thy promise.
42 So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.
Then shall I have a word to answer the one that reproacheth me; for I trust in thy word.
43 Do not snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.
And snatch not the word of truth out of my mouth too greatly; for I wait for thy ordinances.
44 So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.
So shall I observe thy law continually for ever and ever.
45 I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.
And I will walk in an open space; for thy precepts have I sought.
46 I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.
And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47 I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love.
48 I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.
And so will I lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on thy statutes.
49 ZAYIN Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.
ZAYIN. Remember thy word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to wait.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.
This is my comfort in my affliction, that thy promise hath revived me.
51 The arrogant mock me excessively, but I do not swerve from your law.
The presumptuous have held me too greatly in derision: yet have I not departed away from thy law.
52 I remember your ordinances of old, LORD, and have comforted myself.
I remembered thy decrees [which were] from olden times, O Lord, and thus comforted myself.
53 Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.
Horror seized on me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.
Songs have thy statutes been unto me in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered your name, LORD, in the night, and I obey your law.
I remembered in the night thy name, O Lord, and observed thy law.
56 This is my way, that I keep your precepts.
This came to pass unto me, because I had kept thy precepts.
57 HETH The LORD is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
CHETH. My portion is the Lord, have I said, that I might observe thy words.
58 I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
I make entreaty before thee with all my heart: be gracious unto me according to thy promise.
59 I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.
I have thought over my ways, and made my feet return unto thy testimonies.
60 I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
I hastened, and delayed not to observe thy commandments.
61 The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I will not forget your law.
Companies of wicked men have surrounded me; but I have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
At midnights do I constantly rise to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous decrees.
63 I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
An associate am I unto all that fear thee, and unto those that keep thy precepts.
64 The earth is full of your loving kindness, LORD. Teach me your statutes.
Of thy kindness, O Lord, is the earth full: teach me thy statutes.
65 TETH You have treated your servant well, according to your word, LORD.
TETH. Thou hast shown goodness on thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
The best of discernment and knowledge do thou teach me; for in thy commandments do I believe.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.
Before I was afflicted I was in error; but now I observe thy saying.
68 You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
Thou art good, and doing good: teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
The presumptuous have invented falsehoods against me; but I will with all my heart indeed keep thy precepts.
70 Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.
Gross as fat is their heart; but I take truly delight in thy law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.
It is well for me that I have been afflicted, in order that I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
Better is unto me the law of thy mouth than thousands of gold and silver.
73 YODH Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
YOD. Thy hands have made me and established me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.
Those that fear thee will see me and be rejoiced; because I have waited for thy word.
75 LORD, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
I know, O Lord, that thy decrees are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
76 Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
Let, I pray thee, thy kindness come to comfort me, according to thy promise unto thy servant.
77 Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
Let thy mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
Let the presumptuous be made ashamed; because they have without a cause dealt perversely with me; but I will indeed meditate on thy precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.
Let those that fear thee return unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.
Let my heart be entire in thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame.
81 KAPF My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
CAPH. My soul ardently desireth for thy salvation: for thy word do I wait.
82 My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”
My eyes look eagerly for thy promise, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I do not forget your statutes.
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke: [yet] do I not forget thy statutes.
84 How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute justice on my persecutors?
85 The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.
The presumptuous have dug pits for me, which is not in accordance with thy law.
86 All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
All thy commandments are founded on truth: without cause they persecute me; help thou me.
87 They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I did not forsake your precepts.
But little was wanting that they had consumed me upon earth; but I have truly not forsaken thy precepts.
88 Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth.
According to thy kindness give me life, that I may observe the testimony of thy mouth.
89 LAMEDH LORD, your word is settled in heaven forever.
LAMED. To eternity, O Lord, standeth firm thy word with the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.
Unto all generations endureth thy faithfulness: thou hast established the earth, and she standeth.
91 Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.
According to thy ordinances they exist this day: for all are thy servants.
92 Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should long since have been lost in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.
Never will I forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast kept me alive.
94 I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
Thine am I, save me; for thy precepts have I sought.
95 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.
Wicked men have waited for me to destroy me; [but] I will reflect on thy testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless.
Of all perfection have I seen the end; [but] thy commandment is exceedingly extended.
97 MEM How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.
MEM. Oh how do I love thy law! all the day is it my (meditation)
98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.
Wiser than my enemy doth thy commandment make me; for it is perpetually with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my (meditation)
Above all my teachers have I obtained intelligence; for thy testimonies are my (meditation)
100 I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.
More than the elders do I possess understanding; because thy precepts do I keep.
101 I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.
From every evil path have I withholden my feet, in order that I might observe thy word.
102 I have not turned away from your ordinances, for you have taught me.
From thy ordinances have I not departed; for thou hast instructed me.
103 How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!
How much sweeter are to my palate thy sayings than honey to my mouth!
104 Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
Through thy precepts shall I obtain understanding: therefore do I hate every path of falsehood.
105 NUN Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
NUN. A lamp unto my feet is thy word, and a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
I have sworn, and I will perform it, to observe thy righteous ordinances.
107 I am afflicted very much. Revive me, LORD, according to your word.
I am afflicted exceedingly much: O Lord, revive me, according to thy word.
108 Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. LORD, teach me your ordinances.
Receive in favor the freewill-offerings of my mouth, I beseech thee, O Lord, and teach me thy ordinances.
109 My soul is continually in my hand, yet I will not forget your law.
My life is in my hand continually: yet thy law do I not forget.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not gone astray from your precepts.
The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet have I not erred from thy precepts.
111 I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage to eternity; for they are the joy of my heart.
112 I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end.
I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes always, in all their ways.
113 SAMEKH I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.
SAMECH. Those of divided thoughts I hate; but thy law do I love.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
My shelter and my shield art thou: for thy word do I wait.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Depart from me, ye evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of God.
116 Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live, and let me not be made ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
Support me that I may be placed in safety, and I will direct my regard unto thy statutes continually.
118 You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.
Thou hast trodden down all that erringly stray from thy statutes; for falsehood is their deceit.
119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.
Like dross dost thou put away all the wicked of the earth: therefore do I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.
My flesh trembleth shudderingly from dread of thee, and of thy decrees am I afraid.
121 AYIN I have done what is just and righteous. Do not leave me to my oppressors.
'AYIN. I have executed justice and righteousness: leave me not to those who oppress me.
122 Ensure your servant’s well-being. Do not let the proud oppress me.
Protect thy servant for good: let not the presumptuous oppress me.
123 My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.
My eyes look eagerly for thy salvation, and for thy righteous promise.
124 Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.
Deal with thy servant according to thy kindness, and thy statutes do thou teach me.
125 I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.
I am thy servant: give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
126 It is time to act, LORD, for they break your law.
It is time to act for the Lord: they have broken thy law.
127 Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
Therefore do I love thy commandments more than gold, and more than fine gold.
128 Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.
Therefore do I esteem all thy precepts in all things as right: every path of falsehood do I hate.
129 PE Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
PE. Wonderful are thy testimonies: therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
The opening of thy words giveth light, it giveth understanding unto the simple.
131 I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.
I opened my mouth, and panted for breath; because for thy commandments did I long.
132 Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
Turn thou unto me, and be gracious unto me, as is thy wont unto those that love thy name.
133 Establish my footsteps in your word. Do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.
My steps establish thou through thy promise, and suffer not any wrong to have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.
Deliver me from the oppression of man, and I will observe thy precepts.
135 Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
Let thy face shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
136 Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they do not observe your law.
Streams of water have run down my eyes; because they had not observed thy law.
137 TZADHE You are righteous, LORD. Your judgments are upright.
TZADDE. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy decrees.
138 You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.
Thou hast commanded thy testimonies, as righteous and faithful exceedingly.
139 My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.
My zeal destroyeth me; because my assailants have forgotten thy words.
140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
Thy promise is greatly refined, and thy servant loveth it.
141 I am small and despised. I do not forget your precepts.
I am little and despised: yet thy precepts have I not forgotten.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.
Distress and trouble have overtaken me: [yet] are thy commandments my delights.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
Righteous are thy testimonies for everlasting: give me understanding, that I may live.
145 QOPH I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, LORD! I will keep your statutes.
KOPH. I have called with all my heart: answer me, O Lord: thy statutes will I keep.
146 I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.
I have called on thee, save me, and I will observe thy testimonies.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
I come before thee in the dawn of morning, and cry: for thy word do I wait.
148 My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.
My eyes are awake before the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy saying.
149 Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, LORD, according to your ordinances.
Hear my voice according to thy kindness: O Lord, according to thy decree do thou grant me life.
150 They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.
They that pursue mischievous devices draw nigh: from thy law are they far.
151 You are near, LORD. All your commandments are truth.
Near art thou, O Lord; and all thy commandments are the truth.
152 Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever.
Of old already I knew of thy testimonies; because for eternity hast thou founded them.
153 RESH Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I do not forget your law.
RESH. Look on my affliction, and release me; for thy law have I not forgotten.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.
Plead my cause, and deliver me: according to thy promise do thou revive me.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.
Far from the wicked is salvation; because thy statutes have they not sought for.
156 Great are your tender mercies, LORD. Revive me according to your ordinances.
Thy mercies are abundant, O Lord; according to thy decrees do thou revive me.
157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I have not swerved from your testimonies.
Many are my persecutors and my assailants: yet from thy testimonies do I not turn away.
158 I look at the faithless with loathing, because they do not observe your word.
I beheld the treacherous, and felt disgust; because they observed not thy saying.
159 Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, LORD, according to your loving kindness.
Behold that I love thy precepts: O Lord, according to thy kindness do thou revive me.
160 All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
The summit of thy word is truth: and the whole of thy righteous judgment endureth for ever.
161 SIN AND SHIN Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but of thy word standeth my heart in dread.
162 I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.
I am rejoiced over thy promise, as one that findeth great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
Falsehood I hate and abhor: but thy law do I love.
164 Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.
Seven times in the day do I praise thee because of thy righteous decrees.
165 Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.
Abundant peace have they who love thy law; and thee is nothing that causeth them to stumble.
166 I have hoped for your salvation, LORD. I have done your commandments.
I have hoped for thy salvation, O Lord, and thy commandments have I fulfilled.
167 My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
My soul hath observed thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
168 I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you.
I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; because all my ways are before thee.
169 TAV Let my cry come before you, LORD. Give me understanding according to your word.
TAV. Let my entreaty come near before thee, O Lord: according to thy word grant me understanding.
170 Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.
Let my supplication come before thee: according to thy promise do thou deliver me.
171 Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.
My lips shall utter praise; because thou wilt teach me thy statutes.
172 Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
My tongue shall speak loudly of thy promise; for all thy commandments are righteous.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
Let thy hand be [ready] to help me; for thy precepts have I chosen.
174 I have longed for your salvation, LORD. Your law is my delight.
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delights.
175 Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee: and let thy decrees help me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.
I have gone erringly astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for thy commandments have I not forgotten.
