Psalm 119:145–176

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.