Psalm 119:137–152

צ Tsadhe

¹³⁷You are righteous,^z Lord,

and your laws are right.^a

¹³⁸The statutes you have laid down are righteous;^b

they are fully trustworthy.^c

¹³⁹My zeal wears me out,^d

for my enemies ignore your words.

¹⁴⁰Your promises^e have been thoroughly tested,^f

and your servant loves them.^g

¹⁴¹Though I am lowly and despised,^h

I do not forget your precepts.ⁱ

¹⁴²Your righteousness is everlasting

and your law is true.^j

¹⁴³Trouble and distress have come upon me,

but your commands give me delight.^k

¹⁴⁴Your statutes are always righteous;

give me understanding^l that I may live.

ק Qoph

¹⁴⁵I call with all my heart;^m answer me, Lord,

and I will obey your decrees.ⁿ

¹⁴⁶I call out to you; save me^o

and I will keep your statutes.

¹⁴⁷I rise before dawn^p and cry for help;

I have put my hope in your word.

¹⁴⁸My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,^q

that I may meditate on your promises.

¹⁴⁹Hear my voice^r in accordance with your love;^s

preserve my life,^t Lord, according to your laws.

¹⁵⁰Those who devise wicked schemes^u are near,

but they are far from your law.

¹⁵¹Yet you are near,^v Lord,

and all your commands are true.^w

¹⁵²Long ago I learned from your statutes^x

that you established them to last forever.^y