Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

119 1 Blessed are those whose kway is blameless,

who lwalk in the law of the Lord!

2  Blessed are those who mkeep his ntestimonies,

who oseek him with their whole heart,

3  who also pdo no wrong,

but walk in his ways!

4  You have commanded your qprecepts

to be kept diligently.

5  Oh that my ways may rbe steadfast

in keeping your statutes!

6  sThen 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 tyour righteous rules.2

8  I will keep your statutes;

udo not utterly forsake me!

Beth

9  How can va young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to your word.

10  wWith my whole heart I seek you;

let me not xwander from your commandments!

11  I have ystored up your word in my heart,

that I might not sin against you.

12  Blessed are you, O Lord;

zteach me your statutes!

13  With my lips I adeclare

all the rules3 of your mouth.

14  In the way of your testimonies I bdelight

as much as in all criches.

15  I will dmeditate on your precepts

and fix my eyes on your eways.

16  I will fdelight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

Gimel

17  gDeal bountifully with your servant,

hthat I may live and keep your word.

18  Open my eyes, that I may behold

wondrous things out of your law.

19  I am ia sojourner on the earth;

jhide not your commandments from me!

20  My soul is consumed with klonging

for your rules4 at all times.

21  You rebuke lthe insolent, maccursed ones,

who nwander from your commandments.

22  Take away from me oscorn and contempt,

pfor I have kept your testimonies.

23  Even though qprinces sit plotting against me,

your servant will rmeditate on your statutes.

24  Your testimonies are my sdelight;

they are my tcounselors.

Daleth

25  uMy soul clings to the dust;

vgive me life waccording to your word!

26  When xI told of my ways, you answered me;

yteach me your statutes!

27  zMake me understand the way of your precepts,

and I will ameditate on your wondrous works.

28  bMy soul melts away for sorrow;

strengthen me according to your word!

29  Put false ways far from me

and graciously cteach me your law!

30  I have chosen the way of faithfulness;

I dset your rules before me.

31  I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;

elet me not be put to shame!

32  I will run in the way of your commandments

when you fenlarge my heart!5

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33  gTeach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;

and I will keep it hto the end.6

34  iGive me understanding, that I may keep your law

and observe it with my whole heart.

35  jLead me in the path of your commandments,

for I kdelight in it.

36  lIncline my heart to your testimonies,

and not to mselfish gain!

37  nTurn my eyes from looking at worthless things;

and ogive me life in your ways.

38  pConfirm to your servant your promise,

qthat you may be feared.

39  Turn away the rreproach that I dread,

for your rules are good.

40  Behold, I slong for your precepts;

tin your righteousness give me life!

Waw

41  Let your usteadfast love come to me, O Lord,

your salvation vaccording to your promise;

42  then wshall I have an answer for him rwho taunts me,

for I trust in your word.

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

for my xhope is in your rules.

44  I will keep your law continually,

forever and ever,

45  and I shall walk yin a wide place,

for I have zsought your …

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1 Blessed is the man1

who awalks not in bthe counsel of the wicked,

nor stands in cthe way of sinners,

nor dsits in ethe seat of fscoffers;

2  but his gdelight is in the law2 of the Lord,

and on his hlaw he meditates day and night.

3  He is like ia tree

planted by jstreams of water

that yields its fruit in its season,

and its kleaf does not wither.

lIn all that he does, he prospers.

4  The wicked are not so,

but are like mchaff that the wind drives away.

5  Therefore the wicked nwill not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in othe congregation of the righteous;

6  for the Lord pknows qthe way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked will perish.

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

2 rWhy do sthe nations rage1

and the peoples plot in vain?

2  The kings of the earth set themselves,

and the rulers take counsel together,

against the Lord and against his tAnointed, saying,

3  “Let us uburst their bonds apart

and cast away their cords from us.”

4  He who vsits in the heavens wlaughs;

the Lord holds them in derision.

5  Then he will speak to them in his xwrath,

and terrify them in his fury, saying,

6  “As for me, I have yset my King

on zZion, my aholy hill.”

7  I will tell of the decree:

The Lord said to me, b“You are my Son;

today I have begotten you.

8  Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,

and cthe ends of the earth your possession.

9  You shall dbreak2 them with ea rod of iron

and dash them in pieces like fa potter’s vessel.”

10  Now therefore, O kings, be wise;

be warned, O rulers of the earth.

11  gServe the Lord with hfear,

and irejoice with htrembling.

12  jKiss kthe Son,

lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,

for his lwrath is quickly kindled.

mBlessed are all who take refuge in him.

Save Me, O My God

3 A Psalm of David, nwhen he fled from Absalom his son.

1  O Lord, ohow many are my foes!

Many are prising against me;

2  many are saying of my soul,

q“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah1

3  But you, O Lord, are ra shield sabout me,

my glory, and tthe lifter of my head.

4  I ucried aloud to the Lord,

and he vanswered me from his wholy hill. Selah

5  I xlay down and slept;

I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.

6  I ywill not be afraid of many thousands of people

who have zset themselves against me all around.

7  aArise, O Lord!

Save me, O my God!

For you bstrike all my enemies on the cheek;

you cbreak the teeth of the wicked.

8  dSalvation belongs to the Lord;

your blessing be on your people! Selah

Answer Me When I Call

4 To the echoirmaster: with estringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

1  Answer me when I call, O God of my frighteousness!

You have ggiven me relief when I was in distress.

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

2  O men,1 how long shall my honor be turned into shame?

How long will you love vain words and seek after hlies? Selah

3  But know that the Lord has iset apart jthe godly for himself;

the Lord hears when I call to him.

4  kBe angry,2 and do not sin;

lponder in your own hearts mon your beds, and be silent. Selah

5  Offer nright sacrifices,

and put your otrust in the Lord.

6  There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?

pLift up qthe light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

7  You have put rmore joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and wine abound.

8  In peace I will both slie down and sleep;

for you …

How Majestic Is Your Name

8 To the choirmaster: according to The pGittith.1 A Psalm of David.

1  O Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your qname in all the earth!

You have set your rglory above the heavens.

2  sOut of the mouth of babies and infants,

you have established tstrength because of your foes,

to still uthe enemy and the avenger.

3  When I vlook at your heavens, the work of your wfingers,

the moon and the stars, xwhich you have set in place,

4  ywhat is man that you are zmindful of him,

and athe son of man that you bcare for him?

5  Yet you have made him a little lower than cthe heavenly beings2

and crowned him with dglory and honor.

6  You have given him edominion over the works of your hands;

fyou have put all things under his feet,

7  all sheep and oxen,

and also the beasts of the field,

8  the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,

whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

9  O Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!