Psalm 119:129–176

Pe

¹²⁹Your testimonies are ^awonderful;

Therefore my soul ^bobserves them.

¹³⁰The ^aunfolding of Your words gives light;

It gives ^bunderstanding to the simple.

¹³¹I ^aopened my mouth wide and ^bpanted,

For I ^clonged for Your commandments.

^132aTurn to me and be gracious to me,

According to Your judgment ¹for those who love Your name.

¹³³Establish my ^asteps in Your ¹word,

And do not let any wickedness ^boverpower me.

^134aRedeem me from the oppression of man,

That I may keep Your precepts.

^135aMake Your face shine upon Your slave,

And ^bteach me Your statutes.

¹³⁶My eyes ¹shed ^astreams of water,

Because they ^bdo not keep Your law.

Tsadhe

^137aRighteous are You, O Yahweh,

And upright are Your judgments.

¹³⁸In ^arighteousness, You have commanded Your testimonies

And in exceeding ^bfaithfulness.

¹³⁹My ^azeal has ¹consumed me,

Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.

¹⁴⁰Your ^1aword is exceedingly refined,

Therefore Your slave ^bloves it.

¹⁴¹I am small and ^adespised,

Yet I do not ^bforget Your precepts.

¹⁴²Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,

And ^aYour law is truth.

¹⁴³Trouble and anguish have found me,

Yet Your commandments are my ^adelight.

¹⁴⁴Righteous are Your ^atestimonies forever;

^bGive me understanding that I may live.

Qoph

¹⁴⁵I called ^awith all my heart; answer me, O Yahweh!

I will ^bobserve Your statutes.

¹⁴⁶I called to You; ^asave me

And I shall keep Your testimonies.

¹⁴⁷I ^1aeagerly greet the dawn and cry for help;

I ²wait for Your words.

¹⁴⁸My eyes ¹eagerly greet the ^anight watches,

That I may ^bmuse on Your ²word.

¹⁴⁹Hear my voice ^aaccording to Your lovingkindness;

^bO Yahweh, revive me, according to Your judgments.

¹⁵⁰¹Near are those who pursue wickedness;

They are far from Your law.

^151aNear are You, O Yahweh,

And all Your commandments are ^btruth.

¹⁵²Of old I have ^aknown from Your testimonies

That You have founded them ^bforever.

Resh

^153aSee my ^baffliction and rescue me,

For I do not ^cforget Your law.

^154aPlead my cause and ^bredeem me;

Revive me according to Your ¹word.

¹⁵⁵Salvation is ^afar from the wicked,

For they ^bdo not seek Your statutes.

^156aMany are Your ¹compassions, O Yahweh;

Revive me according to Your judgments.

¹⁵⁷Many are my ^apersecutors and my adversaries,

Yet I do not ^bturn aside from Your testimonies.

¹⁵⁸I see the ^atreacherous and ^bloathe them,

Those who do not keep Your ¹word.

¹⁵⁹See how I ^alove Your precepts;

^bO Yahweh, revive me according to Your lovingkindness.

¹⁶⁰The ^asum of Your word is ^btruth,

And every one of Your righteous judgments ^cis everlasting.

Sin/Shin

^161aPrinces persecute me without cause,

But my heart ^bis in dread of Your words.

¹⁶²I ^arejoice at Your ¹word,

As one who ^bfinds much spoil.

¹⁶³I ^ahate and abhor lying,

But I ^blove Your law.

¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise You,

Because of Your ^arighteous judgments.

¹⁶⁵Those who love Your law have ^amuch peace,

And ^1bnothing causes them to stumble.

¹⁶⁶I ^ahope for Your salvation, O Yahweh,

And I do Your commandments.

¹⁶⁷My ^asoul keeps Your testimonies,

And I ^blove them exceedingly.

¹⁶⁸I ^akeep Your precepts and Your testimonies,

For all my ^bways are before You.

Tav

¹⁶⁹Let my ^acry of lamentation come near before You, O Yahweh;

^bGive me understanding ^caccording to Your word.

¹⁷⁰Let my ^asupplication come before You;

^bDeliver me according to Your ¹word.

¹⁷¹Let my ^alips pour forth praise,

For You ^bteach me Your statutes.

¹⁷²Let my ^atongue answer with Your ¹word,

For all Your ^bcommandments are righteous.

¹⁷³Let Your ^ahand be ¹ready to help me,

For I have ^bchosen Your precepts.

¹⁷⁴I ^along for Your salvation, O Yahweh,

And Your law is my ^bdelight.

¹⁷⁵Let my ^asoul live that it may praise You,

And let Your judgments help me.

¹⁷⁶I have ^awandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave,

For I have ^bnot forgotten Your commandments.