Psalms 119
1 [ALEPH.] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh.
Alleluia. Blessed are the immaculate in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
2 How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
Blessed are those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart.
3 Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.
For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
4 Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
You have ordered your commandments to be kept most diligently.
5 Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.
6 Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.
7 I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations.
I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.
8 Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.
9 [BETH.] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word.
By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.
10 With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments.
With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.
11 In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee.
I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.
12 Blessed art thou, O Yahweh—Teach me thy statutes.
Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications.
13 With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.
With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth.
14 In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.
15 In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths.
I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.
16 In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word.
I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words.
17 [GIMEL.] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant—let me live, That I may observe thy word.
Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words.
18 Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law.
Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law.
19 A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments.
I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.
20 My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times.
My soul has longed to desire your justifications at all times.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed.
22 Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.
23 Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes.
For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications.
24 Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
For your testimonies are also my (meditation) and your justifications are my counsel.
25 [DALETH.] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word.
My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.
26 My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes.
I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications.
27 The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders.
Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders.
28 My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word.
My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words.
29 The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me.
Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on me by your law.
30 The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right.
I have chosen the way of truth. I have not forgotten your judgments.
31 I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
I have adhered to your testimonies, O Lord. Do not be willing to confound me.
32 The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart.
I have run by way of your commandments, when you enlarged my heart.
33 [HE.] Point out to me, O Yahweh, the way of thy statutes, that I may observe it unto the end.
O Lord, place the law before me, the way of your justifications, and I will always inquire into it.
34 Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
Give me understanding, and I will examine your law. And I will keep it with my whole heart.
35 Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
Lead me according to the path of your commandments, for I have desired this.
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
Bend my heart with your testimonies, and not with avarice.
37 Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way.
38 Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
Station your eloquence with your servant, along with your fear.
39 Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good.
Cut off my disgrace, which I have taken up, for your judgments are delightful.
40 Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life.
Behold, I have longed for your commandments. Revive me in your fairness.
41 [WAW.] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word.
And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence.
42 So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word.
And I will respond to those who reproach me by word, for I have hoped in your words.
43 And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited.
And do not utterly take away the word of truth from my mouth. For in your judgments, I have hoped beyond hope.
44 That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond.
And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever.
45 That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought.
And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments.
46 That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed.
And I spoke of your testimonies in the sight of kings, and I was not confounded.
47 That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved.
48 That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes.
And I lifted up my hands to your commandments, which I loved. And I was trained in your justifications.
49 [ZAYIN.] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope.
50 This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life.
This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.
51 Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.
52 I have remembered thy regulations, [which have come down] from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself.
I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled.
53 A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law.
54 Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.
55 I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law.
During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law.
56 This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed.
This has happened to me because I sought your justifications.
57 [HETH.] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words.
O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law.
58 I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word.
I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
59 I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I have considered my ways, and I have turned my feet toward your testimonies.
60 I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
I have been prepared, and I have not been disturbed, so that I may keep your commandments.
61 The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
The ropes of the impious have encircled me, and I have not forgotten your law.
62 At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations.
I arose in the middle of the night to confess to you, over the judgments of your justification.
63 Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
I am a partaker with all those who fear you and who keep your commandments.
64 Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me.
The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy. Teach me your justifications.
65 [TETH.] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word.
You have done well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
66 Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge, for I have trusted your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
Before I was humbled, I committed offenses; because of this, I have kept to your word.
68 Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
You are good, so in your goodness teach me your justifications.
69 Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
The iniquity of the arrogant has been multiplied over me. Yet I will examine your commandments with all my heart.
70 Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight.
Their heart has been curdled like milk. Truly, I have meditated on your law.
71 It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
It is good for me that you humbled me, so that I may learn your justifications.
72 Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.
The law of your mouth is good for me, beyond thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 [YODH.] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Your hands have created me and formed me. Give me understanding, and I will learn your commandments.
74 They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited.
Those who fear you will see me, and they will rejoice. For I have greatly hoped in your words.
75 I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
I know, O Lord, that your judgments are fairness. And in your truth, you have humbled me.
76 Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant.
Let it be your mercy that consoles me, according to your eloquence to your servant.
77 Let thy compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight.
Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my (meditation)
78 Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts.
Let the arrogant be confounded, for unjustly they have done iniquity to me. But I will be trained in your commandments.
79 Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
Let my heart be immaculate in your justifications, so that I may not be confounded.
81 [KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
My soul has faltered in your salvation, yet in your word, I have hoped beyond hope.
82 Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, “When will you console me?”
83 Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
For I have become like a wineskin in the frost. I have not forgotten your justifications.
84 How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors?
How many are the days of your servant? When will you bring judgment against those who persecute me?
85 Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law.
The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law.
86 All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me!
All your commandments are truth. They have been persecuting me unjustly: assist me.
87 A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts.
They have nearly consumed me on earth. Yet I have not forsaken your commandments.
88 According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
Revive me according to your mercy. And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth.
89 [LAMED.] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens.
O Lord, your word remains firm in heaven, for all eternity.
90 To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm.
91 By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants.
By your ordinance, the day perseveres. For all things are in service to you.
92 Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
If your law had not been my (meditation) then perhaps I would have perished in my humiliation.
93 Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life.
I will not forget your justifications, for eternity. For by them, you have enlivened me.
94 Thine, am I, —oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
I am yours. Accomplish my salvation. For I have inquired into your justifications.
95 For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider.
The sinners have waited for me, in order to destroy me. I have understood your testimonies.
96 To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly.
I have seen the end of the consummation of all things. Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 [MEM.] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my (meditation)
How have I loved your law, O Lord? It is my meditation all day long.
98 Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine.
By your commandment, you have made me able to see far, beyond my enemies. For it is with me for eternity.
99 Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my (meditation)
I have understood beyond all my teachers. For your testimonies are my (meditation)
100 Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed.
I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments.
101 From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word.
I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words.
102 From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me.
I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me.
103 How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth.
How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!
104 Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.
I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.
105 [NUN.] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.
106 I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.
I have sworn it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice.
107 I have been afflicted exceedingly, —O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word.
I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word.
108 The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me.
Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments.
109 My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten.
My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.
110 The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
Sinners have set a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments.
111 As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
I have inclined my heart to do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense.
113 [SAMECH.] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love.
I have hated the iniquitous, and I have loved your law.
114 My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited.
You are my helper and my supporter. And in your word, I have greatly hoped.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, —that I may observe the commandments of my God.
Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope!
Uphold me according to your eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in my expectation.
117 Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
Help me, and I will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications.
118 Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust.
119 Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.
120 My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments.
121 [AYIN.] I have done justice and righteousness, —Do not leave me to mine oppressors.
I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.
122 Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me.
123 Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me.
Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your justifications.
125 Thy servant, I am—give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies.
I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies.
126 It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.
127 For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!
Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz.
128 For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate.
Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way.
129 [PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them.
130 The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.
131 My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments.
132 Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, —As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name.
Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name.
133 My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me.
134 Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
Redeem me from the slanders of men, so that I may keep your commandments.
135 Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your justifications.
136 Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law.
My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law.
137 [ZADHE.] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, —and, equitable, are thy regulations.
You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right.
138 Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness.
You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so.
139 My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
140 Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it.
Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it.
141 Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten.
I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications.
142 Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth.
Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth.
143 Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights.
Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my (meditation)
144 Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live.
145 [KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
I cried out with my whole heart. Heed me, O Lord. I will ask for your justifications.
146 I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments.
147 I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope.
148 Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence.
149 My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life.
Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment.
150 They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away.
Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they have been brought far from your law.
151 Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth.
You are near, O Lord, and all your ways are truth.
152 Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
I have known from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity.
153 [RESH.] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten.
See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life
Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence.
155 Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought.
Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications.
156 Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment.
157 Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies.
158 I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word.
159 See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life.
O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive me in your mercy.
160 The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
The beginning of your words is truth. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity.
161 [SHIN.] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe.
The leaders have persecuted me without cause. And my heart has been awed by your words.
162 Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils.
163 Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law.
164 Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice.
165 Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them.
166 I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done.
I have waited for your salvation, O Lord. And I have loved your commandments.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly.
My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly.
168 I have kept thy precepts, and thy testimonies, For, all my ways, are before thee.
I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight.
169 [TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding.
O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence.
170 Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me.
Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word.
171 My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes.
A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications.
172 My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness.
173 Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments.
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my (meditation)
175 Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist me.
176 I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.
