Psalm 119
Psalm 119a
1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,p
who walkq according to the law of the Lord.r
2 Blesseds are those who keep his statutest
and seek himu with all their heart—v
3 they do no wrongw
but follow his ways.x
4 You have laid down preceptsy
that are to be fully obeyed.z
5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast
in obeying your decrees!a
6 Then I would not be put to shameb
when I consider all your commands.c
7 I will praise you with an upright heart
as I learn your righteous laws.d
do not utterly forsake me.e
9 How can a young person stay on the path of purity?f
By living according to your word.g
10 I seek you with all my heart;h
do not let me stray from your commands.i
11 I have hidden your word in my heartj
that I might not sink against you.
12 Praise bel to you, Lord;
all the laws that come from your mouth.o
14 I rejoice in following your statutesp
as one rejoices in great riches.
15 I meditate on your preceptsq
and consider your ways.
16 I delightr in your decrees;
I will not neglect your word.
17 Be good to your servants while I live,
that I may obey your word.t
18 Open my eyes that I may see
wonderful things in your law.
19 I am a stranger on earth;u
do not hide your commands from me.
20 My soul is consumedv with longing
for your lawsw at all times.
21 You rebuke the arrogant,x who are accursed,y
those who strayz from your commands.
22 Remove from me their scorna and contempt,
for I keep your statutes.b
23 Though rulers sit together and slander me,
your servant will meditate on your decrees.
24 Your statutes are my delight;
they are my counselors.
25 I am laid low in the dust;c
preserve my lifed according to your word.e
26 I gave an account of my ways and you answered me;
teach me your decrees.f
27 Cause me to understand the way of your precepts,
that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.g
28 My soul is weary with sorrow;h
strengthen mei according to your word.j
29 Keep me from deceitful ways;k
be gracious to mel and teach me your law.
30 I have chosenm the way of faithfulness;n
I have set my hearto on your laws.
31 I hold fastp to your statutes, Lord;
do not let me be put to shame.
32 I run in the path of your commands,
for you have broadened my understanding.
33 Teach me,q Lord, the way of your decrees,
that I may follow it to the end.b
34 Give me understanding,r so that I may keep your laws
and obey it with all my heart.t
35 Direct meu in the path of your commands,v
for there I find delight.w
36 Turn my heartx toward your statutes
and not toward selfish gain.y
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my lifez according to your word.c a
38 Fulfill your promiseb to your servant,
so that you may be feared.
39 Take away the disgracec I dread,
for your laws are good.
40 How I longd for your precepts!
In your righteousness preserve my life.e
41 May your unfailing lovef come to me, Lord,
your salvation, according to your promise;g
42 then I can answerh anyone who taunts me,i
for I trust in your word.
43 Never take your word of truth from my mouth,j
for I have put my hopek in your laws.
44 I will always obey your law,l
for ever and ever.
45 I will walk about in freedom,
for I have sought out your precepts.m
Psalm 105–119
1 Give praise to the Lord,s proclaim his name;t
make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him,u sing praise to him;v
tell of all his wonderful acts.w
3 Glory in his holy name;x
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his facey always.
5 Remember the wondersz he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,a
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,b
his chosenc ones, the children of Jacob.
his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenantd forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant he made with Abraham,e
the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed itf to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:g
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaanh
as the portion you will inherit.”i
12 When they were but few in number,j
few indeed, and strangers in it,k
13 they wandered from nation to nation,l
from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no one to oppressm them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:n
15 “Do not toucho my anointed ones;
do my prophetsp no harm.”
16 He called down famineq on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave.r
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,s
his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretoldt came to pass,
till the wordu of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
the ruler of peoples set him free.v
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princesw as he pleased
and teach his elders wisdom.x
23 Then Israel entered Egypt;y
Jacob residedz as a foreigner in the land of Ham.a
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
he made them too numerousb for their foes,
25 whose hearts he turnedc to hate his people,
to conspired against his servants.
26 He sent Mosese his servant,
and Aaron,f whom he had chosen.g
27 They performedh his signsi among them,
his wondersj in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darknessk and made the land dark—
for had they not rebelled againstl his words?
29 He turned their waters into blood,m
causing their fish to die.n
30 Their land teemed with frogs,o
which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke,p and there came swarms of flies,q
and gnatsr throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail,s
with lightning throughout their land;
33 he struck down their vinest and fig treesu
and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke,v and the locusts came,w
grasshoppersx without number;y
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
ate up the produce of their soil.
36 Then he struck down all the firstbornz in their land,
the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,a
and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
because dread of Israelb had fallen on them.
39 He spread out a cloudc as a covering,
and a fire to give light at night.d
40 They asked,e and he brought them quail;f
he fed them well with the bread of heaven.g
41 He opened the rock,h and water gushed out;
it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For he remembered his holy promisei
given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing,j
his …
Psalm 105
1 Give praise to the Lord,s proclaim his name;t
make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him,u sing praise to him;v
tell of all his wonderful acts.w
3 Glory in his holy name;x
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his facey always.
5 Remember the wondersz he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,a
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,b
his chosenc ones, the children of Jacob.
his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenantd forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant he made with Abraham,e
the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed itf to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:g
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaanh
as the portion you will inherit.”i
12 When they were but few in number,j
few indeed, and strangers in it,k
13 they wandered from nation to nation,l
from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no one to oppressm them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:n
15 “Do not toucho my anointed ones;
do my prophetsp no harm.”
16 He called down famineq on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave.r
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,s
his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretoldt came to pass,
till the wordu of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
the ruler of peoples set him free.v
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princesw as he pleased
and teach his elders wisdom.x
23 Then Israel entered Egypt;y
Jacob residedz as a foreigner in the land of Ham.a
24 The Lord made his people very fruitful;
he made them too numerousb for their foes,
25 whose hearts he turnedc to hate his people,
to conspired against his servants.
26 He sent Mosese his servant,
and Aaron,f whom he had chosen.g
27 They performedh his signsi among them,
his wondersj in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darknessk and made the land dark—
for had they not rebelled againstl his words?
29 He turned their waters into blood,m
causing their fish to die.n
30 Their land teemed with frogs,o
which went up into the bedrooms of their rulers.
31 He spoke,p and there came swarms of flies,q
and gnatsr throughout their country.
32 He turned their rain into hail,s
with lightning throughout their land;
33 he struck down their vinest and fig treesu
and shattered the trees of their country.
34 He spoke,v and the locusts came,w
grasshoppersx without number;y
35 they ate up every green thing in their land,
ate up the produce of their soil.
36 Then he struck down all the firstbornz in their land,
the firstfruits of all their manhood.
37 He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold,a
and from among their tribes no one faltered.
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
because dread of Israelb had fallen on them.
39 He spread out a cloudc as a covering,
and a fire to give light at night.d
40 They asked,e and he brought them quail;f
he fed them well with the bread of heaven.g
41 He opened the rock,h and water gushed out;
it flowed like a river in the desert.
42 For he remembered his holy promisei
given to his servant Abraham.
43 He brought out his people with rejoicing,j
his …