Psalm 119:1–24

Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.

א

Aleph.

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

Who ^bwalk in the law of the Lord.

²How blessed are those who ^aobserve His testimonies,

Who ^bseek Him ^cwith all their heart.

³They also ^ado no unrighteousness;

They walk in His ways.

⁴You have ^1aordained Your precepts,

²That we should keep them diligently.

⁵Oh that my ^aways may 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!

ב

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 ^bwander from Your commandments.

¹¹Your word I have ^atreasured in my heart,

That I may not sin against You.

¹²Blessed are You, O Lord;

^aTeach me Your statutes.

¹³With my lips I have ^atold of

All the ^bordinances of Your mouth.

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

¹As much as in all riches.

¹⁵I will ^ameditate on Your precepts

And ¹regard ^bYour ways.

¹⁶I shall ^1adelight in Your statutes;

I shall ^bnot forget Your word.

ג

Gimel.

^17aDeal bountifully with Your servant,

That I may live and keep Your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold

Wonderful things from Your law.

¹⁹I am a ^astranger in the earth;

Do not hide Your commandments from me.

²⁰My soul is crushed ^1awith longing

After Your ordinances at all times.

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

Who ^cwander from Your commandments.

^22aTake away reproach and contempt from me,

For I ^bobserve Your testimonies.

²³Even though ^aprinces sit and talk against me,

Your servant ^bmeditates on Your statutes.

²⁴Your testimonies also are my ^adelight;

They are ¹my counselors.