Psalm 119

Psalm CXIX.

ALEPH.

Blessed are the undefiled in the way,

^aWho walk in the law of the Lord.

²Blessed are they that ^wkeep his testimonies,

And that ^bseek him with the whole heart.

^3cThey also do no iniquity:

They walk in his ways.

⁴Thou hast commanded us

To keep thy ^dprecepts diligently.

⁵O that my ways ^ewere directed

To keep thy statutes!

⁶Then ^eeshall I not be ashamed,

When I have respect unto all thy commandments.

⁷I will praise thee with uprightness of heart,

When I shall have learned thy righteous ^fjudgments.

⁸I will keep thy statutes:

O forsake me not utterly.

BETH.

^9gWherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?

By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

¹⁰With my whole heart have I ^bsought thee:

O let me not ^hwander from thy commandments.

¹¹ⁱThy word have I hid in mine heart,

That I might not sin against thee.

¹²Blessed art thou, O Lord:

^jTeach me thy statutes.

^13kWith my lips have I declared

All the judgments of thy mouth.

¹⁴I have ^lrejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,

As much as in all riches.

¹⁵I will ^mmeditate in thy precepts,

And have respect unto thy ways.

¹⁶I will ⁿdelight myself in thy statutes:

I will not forget thy word.

GIMEL.

^17oDeal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live,

And keep thy word.

¹⁸Open thou mine eyes,

That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

¹⁹I am ^pa stranger in the earth:

Hide not thy commandments from me.

^20qMy soul breaketh for the ^rlonging

That it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

²¹Thou hast rebuked the ^sproud that are ^tcursed,

Which do ^herr from thy commandments.

^22uRemove from me ^vreproach and contempt;

For I have ^wkept thy testimonies.

^23xPrinces also did sit and speak against me:

But thy servant did ^xxmeditate in thy statutes.

²⁴Thy testimonies also are ^ymy delight

And my counsellers.

DALETH.

^25zMy soul cleaveth unto the dust:

^aQuicken thou me ^aaaccording to thy word.

²⁶I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me:

^bTeach me thy statutes.

^27bbMake me to understand the way of thy precepts:

So shall I ^etalk of thy wondrous works.

^28dMy soul melteth for ^ddheaviness:

Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

²⁹Remove from me the way of lying:

And ^egrant me thy law graciously.

³⁰I have chosen the way of truth:

Thy judgments have I laid ^fbefore me.

³¹I have stuck unto thy testimonies:

O Lord, ^gput me not to shame.

³²I will run the way of thy commandments,

When thou shalt ^henlarge my heart.

HE.

³³ⁱTeach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes;

And I shall ^jkeep it ^kunto the end.

^34lGive me understanding, and I shall ^jkeep thy law;

Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

^35mMake me to go in the path of thy commandments;

For therein do I ⁿdelight.

^36oIncline my heart unto thy testimonies,

And not to ^pcovetousness.

³⁷Turn away ^qmine eyes from beholding vanity;

And ^aquicken thou me in thy way.

^38rStablish thy word unto thy servant,

Who is devoted to thy fear.

³⁹Turn away ^smy reproach which I fear:

For thy judgments are good.

⁴⁰Behold, I have ^tlonged after thy precepts:

^aQuicken me in thy righteousness.

VAU.

⁴¹Let thy mercies ^ucome also unto me, O Lord,

Even thy salvation, ^waccording to thy word.

⁴²So shall I have wherewith to answer him that ^xreproacheth me:

For I trust in thy word.

⁴³And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth;

For I have ^yhoped in thy judgments.

⁴⁴So shall I keep thy law continually

For ever and ever.

⁴⁵And I will walk at liberty:

For I seek thy precepts.

⁴⁶I will speak of thy testimonies also ^zbefore kings,

And will not be ashamed.

⁴⁷And I will ^adelight myself in thy commandments,

Which I have loved.

^48bMy hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved;

And I will ^cmeditate in thy statutes.

ZAIN.

⁴⁹Remember the word unto thy servant,

Upon which thou hast ^dcaused me to hope.

⁵⁰This is my ^ecomfort in my affliction:

For ^fthy word hath ^gquickened me.

⁵¹The ^hproud have ⁱhad me greatly in derision:

Yet have I not ^jdeclined from thy law.

⁵²I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord;

And have comforted myself.

^53kHorror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked

That ^lforsake thy law.

⁵⁴Thy statutes have been my songs

In the house of my ^mpilgrimage.

⁵⁵ⁿI have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night,

And have kept thy law.

⁵⁶This I had,

Because I ⁿⁿkept thy precepts.

CHETH.

⁵⁷Thou art ^omy portion, O Lord:

I have said that I would keep thy words.

⁵⁸I intreated thy favour with my whole heart:

^pBe merciful unto me ^qaccording to thy word.

^59rI thought on my ways,

And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

⁶⁰I made haste, and ^sdelayed not

To keep thy commandments.

⁶¹The bands of the wicked have robbed me:

But ^tI have not forgotten thy law.

⁶²At ^umidnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee

Because of ^wthy righteous judgments.

⁶³I am a companion of all them that fear thee,

And of them that keep thy precepts.

^64xThe earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy:

^yTeach me thy statutes.

TETH.

⁶⁵Thou hast dealt well with thy servant,

O Lord, ^zaccording unto thy word.

⁶⁶Teach me good ^ajudgment and knowledge:

For I have believed thy commandments.

^67bBefore I was afflicted I went astray:

But now have I kept thy word.

^68cThou art good, and ^cdoest good; ^dTeach me thy statutes.

⁶⁹The ^eproud have ^fforged a lie against me:

But I will ^ffkeep thy precepts with my whole heart.

^70gTheir heart is as fat as grease;

But I ^hdelight in thy law.

⁷¹It ^bis good for me that I have been afflicted;

That I might learn thy statutes.

⁷²ⁱThe law of thy mouth is better unto me

Than thousands of gold and silver.

JOD.

^73jThy hands have ^kmade me and ^kfashioned me:

^lGive me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

⁷⁴They that fear thee will ^mbe glad when they see me;

Because I have ⁿhoped in thy word.

⁷⁵I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right,

And that ^bthou ^oin faithfulness hast afflicted me.

⁷⁶Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort,

^pAccording to thy word unto thy servant.

⁷⁷Let thy tender mercies ^pcome unto me, that I may live:

For thy law is ^qmy delight.

^78rLet the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me ^swithout a cause:

But I will ^tmeditate in thy precepts.

⁷⁹Let those that fear thee turn unto me,

And those that have known thy testimonies.

⁸⁰Let my heart be sound in thy statutes;

^uThat I be not ashamed.

CAPH.

^81xMy soul fainteth for thy salvation:

But I ^yhope in thy word.

^82zMine eyes fail for thy word,

^aSaying, ^bWhen wilt thou comfort me?

⁸³For I ^cam become like a ^dbottle in the smoke;

Yet ^edo I not forget thy statutes.

^84fHow many are the days of thy servant?

^gWhen wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

⁸⁵The ^hproud have ⁱdigged pits for me,

Which are not after thy law.

⁸⁶All thy commandments are faithful:

They persecute me ^jwrongfully; ^khelp thou me.

⁸⁷They had almost consumed me upon earth;

But I forsook not thy precepts.

^88lQuicken me after thy lovingkindness;

So shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

LAMED.

⁸⁹For ever, O Lord,

^mThy word is settled in heaven.

⁹⁰Thy ⁿfaithfulness is unto all generations:

Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

⁹¹They continue this day according to thine ^oordinances:

For all are thy servants.

⁹²Unless thy law had been ^pmy delights,

I should then have perished in mine affliction.

^93qI will never forget thy precepts:

For with them thou hast ^lquickened me.

⁹⁴I am thine, save me;

For I have sought thy precepts.

⁹⁵The wicked have waited for me to destroy me:

But I will consider thy testimonies.

^96rI have seen an end of all perfection:

But thy commandment is exceeding ^sbroad.

MEM.

⁹⁷O ^thow love I thy law!

It is ^umy meditation all the day.

⁹⁸Thou through thy commandments hast made me ^vwiser than mine enemies:

For they are ever with me.

⁹⁹I ^vwhave more understanding than all my teachers:

^xFor thy testimonies are ^umy meditation.

^100vI ^yunderstand more than the ancients,

Because I ^yykeep thy precepts.

^101zI have refrained my feet from every evil way,

That I might keep thy word.

¹⁰²I have not departed from thy judgments:

For thou hast taught me.

¹⁰³How ^asweet are thy words unto my taste!

Yea, sweeter ^athan honey to my mouth!

¹⁰⁴Through thy precepts I get understanding:

Therefore ^bI hate every false way.

NUN.

^105cThy word is a lamp unto my feet,

And a light unto my path.

¹⁰⁶I ^dhave sworn, and I will perform it,

That I will keep ^ethy righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁷I am afflicted very much:

^fQuicken me, O Lord, ^gaccording unto thy word.

¹⁰⁸Accept, I beseech thee, ^hthe freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,

And ⁱteach me thy judgments.

^109kMy soul is continually in my hand:

Yet ^ldo I not forget thy law.

¹¹⁰The wicked have laid ^ma snare for me:

Yet ⁿI erred not from thy precepts.

¹¹¹Thy testimonies have I taken as ^oan heritage for ever:

For they are ^pthe rejoicing of my heart.

¹¹²I have ^qinclined mine heart to perform thy statutes

Alway, ^reven unto the end.

SAMECH.

¹¹³I hate vain ^sthoughts:

But ^tthy law do I love.

¹¹⁴Thou art my ^uhiding place and my ^xshield:

I ^yhope in thy word.

^115zDepart from me, ye evildoers:

For I will ^zzkeep the commandments of my God.

¹¹⁶Uphold me ^aaccording unto thy word, that I may live:

And ^blet me not ^cbe ashamed of ^ccmy hope.

^117dHold thou me up, and I shall be safe:

And I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

¹¹⁸Thou hast ^etrodden down all them that ^ferr from thy statutes:

For their deceit is falsehood.

¹¹⁹Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth ^glike dross:

Therefore ^hI love thy testimonies.

¹²⁰ⁱMy flesh ^ktrembleth for fear of thee;

And ⁱI am afraid of thy judgments.

AIN.

¹²¹I have done judgment and justice:

Leave me not to mine oppressors.

^122lBe surety for thy servant for good:

Let not the ^mproud oppress me.

¹²³ⁿMine eyes fail for thy salvation,

And for the word of thy righteousness.

¹²⁴Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy,

And ^oteach me thy statutes.

^125pI am thy servant; ^qgive me understanding,

That I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁶It is time for thee, Lord, to ^rwork:

For they have made void…