Psalm 119:1–24

Aleph

¹How blessed are those whose way is ^1ablameless,

Who ^bwalk in the law of Yahweh.

²How blessed are those who ^aobserve His testimonies,

They ^bseek Him ^cwith all their heart.

³They also do not ^awork unrighteousness;

They walk in His ways.

⁴You have ^acommanded us,

To keep Your precepts ¹diligently.

⁵Oh may my ^aways be established

To ^bkeep Your statutes!

⁶Then I ^ashall not be ashamed

When I look ¹upon all Your commandments.

⁷I shall ^agive thanks to You with uprightness of heart,

When I learn Your righteous judgments.

⁸I shall keep Your statutes;

Do not ^aforsake me utterly!

Beth

⁹How can a young man keep his way pure?

By ^akeeping it according to Your word.

¹⁰With ^aall my heart I have sought You;

Do not let me ^bstray from Your commandments.

¹¹Your word I have ^atreasured in my heart,

That I may not sin against You.

¹²Blessed are You, O Yahweh;

^aTeach me Your statutes.

¹³With my lips I have ^arecounted

All the ^bjudgments of Your mouth.

¹⁴I have ^arejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,

¹As much as in all riches.

¹⁵I will ^amuse upon Your precepts

And look upon ^bYour ways.

¹⁶I shall ^1adelight in Your statutes;

I shall ^bnot forget Your word.

Gimel

^17aDeal bountifully with Your slave,

That I may live and keep Your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold

Wonderful things from Your law.

¹⁹I am a ^asojourner in the earth;

Do not hide Your commandments from me.

²⁰My soul is crushed ^1awith longing

For Your judgments at all times.

²¹You ^arebuke the arrogant, ¹the ^bcursed,

Who ^cstray from Your commandments.

^22aTake away reproach and contempt from me,

For I ^bobserve Your testimonies.

²³Even though ^aprinces sit and talk against me,

Your slave ^bmuses on Your statutes.

²⁴Your testimonies also are my ^adelight;

They are ¹my counselors.