Psalm 119:65–88

Teth

⁶⁵You have dealt well with your servant,

O Lord, ^zaccording to your word.

⁶⁶Teach me ^agood judgment and knowledge,

for I believe in your commandments.

^67bBefore I was afflicted I went astray,

but now I keep your word.

^68cYou are good and do good;

^dteach me your statutes.

^69eThe insolent ^fsmear me with lies,

but with my whole heart I ^gkeep your precepts;

⁷⁰their heart is unfeeling ^hlike fat,

but I ⁱdelight in your law.

⁷¹It is ^jgood for me that I was afflicted,

that I might learn your statutes.

^72kThe law of your mouth is better to me

than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Yodh

^73lYour hands have made and fashioned me;

^mgive me understanding that I may learn your commandments.

⁷⁴Those who fear you shall see me and ⁿrejoice,

because I have ^ohoped in your word.

⁷⁵I know, O Lord, that your rules are ^prighteous,

and that in ^qfaithfulness you have afflicted me.

⁷⁶Let your steadfast love comfort me

according to your promise to your servant.

⁷⁷Let your ^rmercy come to me, that I may live;

for your law is my ^sdelight.

⁷⁸Let ^tthe insolent be put to ^ushame,

because they have ^vwronged me with falsehood;

as for me, I will ^wmeditate on your precepts.

⁷⁹Let those who fear you ^xturn to me,

that they may know your testimonies.

⁸⁰May my heart be ^yblameless in your statutes,

^zthat I may not be put to shame!

Kaph

⁸¹My soul ^alongs for your salvation;

I ^bhope in your word.

⁸²My ^ceyes long for your promise;

I ask, ^d“When will you comfort me?”

⁸³For I have ^ebecome like a ^fwineskin in the smoke,

yet I have not forgotten your statutes.

^84gHow long must your servant endure?⁷

^hWhen will you judge those who persecute me?

⁸⁵ⁱThe insolent have ^jdug pitfalls for me;

they do not live according to your law.

⁸⁶All your commandments are ^ksure;

they persecute me ^lwith falsehood; ^mhelp me!

⁸⁷They have almost made an end of me on earth,

but I have not forsaken your precepts.

⁸⁸In your steadfast love ⁿgive me life,

that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.