Psalm 119

Psalm 119

א Aleph

¹Blessed are the ¹undefiled in the way,

^aWho walk in the law of the Lord!

²Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,

Who seek Him with the ^bwhole heart!

^3cThey also do no iniquity;

They walk in His ways.

⁴You have commanded us

To keep Your precepts diligently.

⁵Oh, that my ways were directed

To keep Your statutes!

^6dThen I would not be ashamed,

When I look into all Your commandments.

⁷I will praise You with uprightness of heart,

When I learn Your righteous judgments.

⁸I will keep Your statutes;

Oh, do not forsake me utterly!

ב Beth

⁹How can a young man cleanse his way?

By taking heed according to Your word.

¹⁰With my whole heart I have ^esought You;

Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!

^11fYour word I have hidden in my heart,

That I might not sin against You.

¹²Blessed are You, O Lord!

Teach me Your statutes.

¹³With my lips I have ^gdeclared

All the judgments of Your mouth.

¹⁴I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,

As much as in all riches.

¹⁵I will meditate on Your precepts,

And ²contemplate Your ways.

¹⁶I will ^hdelight myself in Your statutes;

I will not forget Your word.

ג Gimel

¹⁷ⁱDeal bountifully with Your servant,

That I may live and keep Your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may see

Wondrous things from Your law.

^19jI am a stranger in the earth;

Do not hide Your commandments from me.

^20kMy soul ³breaks with longing

For Your judgments at all times.

²¹You rebuke the proud—the cursed,

Who stray from Your commandments.

^22lRemove from me reproach and contempt,

For I have kept Your testimonies.

²³Princes also sit and speak against me,

But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

²⁴Your testimonies also are my delight

And my counselors.

ד Daleth

^25mMy soul clings to the dust;

ⁿRevive me according to Your word.

²⁶I have declared my ways, and You answered me;

^oTeach me Your statutes.

²⁷Make me understand the way of Your precepts;

So ^pshall I meditate on Your wonderful works.

^28qMy soul ⁴melts from ⁵heaviness;

Strengthen me according to Your word.

²⁹Remove from me the way of lying,

And grant me Your law graciously.

³⁰I have chosen the way of truth;

Your judgments I have laid before me.

³¹I cling to Your testimonies;

O Lord, do not put me to shame!

³²I will run the course of Your commandments,

For You shall ^renlarge my heart.

ה He

^33sTeach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,

And I shall keep it to the end.

^34tGive me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;

Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

³⁵Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,

For I delight in it.

³⁶⁶Incline my heart to Your testimonies,

And not to ^ucovetousness.

^37vTurn ⁷away my eyes from ^wlooking at worthless things,

And revive me in ⁸Your way.

^38xEstablish Your word to Your servant,

Who is devoted to fearing You.

³⁹Turn away my reproach which I dread,

For Your judgments are good.

⁴⁰Behold, I long for Your precepts;

Revive me in Your righteousness.

ו Waw

⁴¹Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord—

Your salvation according to Your word.

⁴²So shall I have an answer for him who ⁹reproaches me,

For I trust in Your word.

⁴³And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,

For I have hoped in Your ordinances.

⁴⁴So shall I keep Your law continually,

Forever and ever.

⁴⁵And I will walk ¹at ^yliberty,

For I seek Your precepts.

^46zI will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,

And will not be ashamed.

⁴⁷And I will delight myself in Your commandments,

Which I love.

⁴⁸My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments,

Which I love,

And I will meditate on Your statutes.

ז Zayin

⁴⁹Remember the word to Your servant,

Upon which You have caused me to hope.

⁵⁰This is my ^acomfort in my affliction,

For Your word has given me life.

⁵¹The proud have me in great derision,

Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.

⁵²I remembered Your judgments of old, O Lord,

And have comforted myself.

^53bIndignation has taken hold of me

Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.

⁵⁴Your statutes have been my songs

In the house of my pilgrimage.

^55cI remember Your name in the night, O Lord,

And I keep Your law.

⁵⁶This has become mine,

Because I kept Your precepts.

ח Heth

^57dYou are my portion, O Lord;

I have said that I would keep Your words.

⁵⁸I entreated Your favor with my whole heart;

Be merciful to me according to Your word.

⁵⁹I ^ethought about my ways,

And turned my feet to Your testimonies.

⁶⁰I made haste, and did not delay

To keep Your commandments.

⁶¹The cords of the wicked have bound me,

But I have not forgotten Your law.

^62fAt midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,

Because of Your righteous judgments.

⁶³I am a companion of all who fear You,

And of those who keep Your precepts.

^64gThe earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy;

Teach me Your statutes.

ט Teth

⁶⁵You have dealt well with Your servant,

O Lord, according to Your word.

⁶⁶Teach me good judgment and ^hknowledge,

For I believe Your commandments.

⁶⁷Before I was ⁱafflicted I went astray,

But now I keep Your word.

⁶⁸You are ^jgood, and do good;

Teach me Your statutes.

⁶⁹The proud have ^kforged ²a lie against me,

But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.

^70lTheir heart is ³as fat as grease,

But I delight in Your law.

⁷¹It is good for me that I have been afflicted,

That I may learn Your statutes.

^72mThe law of Your mouth is better to me

Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

י Yod

⁷³ⁿYour hands have made me and fashioned me;

Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

^74oThose who fear You will be glad when they see me,

Because I have hoped in Your word.

⁷⁵I know, O Lord, ^pthat Your judgments are ⁴right,

And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

⁷⁶Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,

According to Your word to Your servant.

⁷⁷Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;

For Your law is my delight.

⁷⁸Let the proud ^qbe ashamed,

For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;

But I will meditate on Your precepts.

⁷⁹Let those who fear You turn to me,

Those who know Your testimonies.

⁸⁰Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,

That I may not be ashamed.

כ‍ Kaph

^81rMy soul faints for Your salvation,

But I hope in Your word.

⁸²My eyes fail from searching Your word,

Saying, “When will You comfort me?”

⁸³For ^sI have become like a wineskin in smoke,

Yet I do not forget Your statutes.

^84tHow many are the days of Your servant?

^uWhen will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

^85vThe proud have dug pits for me,

Which is not according to Your law.

⁸⁶All Your commandments are faithful;

They persecute me ^wwrongfully;

Help me!

⁸⁷They almost made an end of me on earth,

But I did not forsake Your precepts.

⁸⁸Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,

So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

ל Lamed

^89xForever, O Lord,

Your word ⁵is settled in heaven.

⁹⁰Your faithfulness endures to all generations;

You established the earth, and it ⁶abides.

⁹¹They continue this day according to ^yYour ordinances,

For all are Your servants.

⁹²Unless Your law had been my delight,

I would then have perished in my affliction.

⁹³I will never forget Your precepts,

For by them You have given me life.

⁹⁴I am Yours, save me;

For I have sought Your precepts.

⁹⁵The wicked wait for me to destroy me,

But I will ⁷consider Your testimonies.

^96zI have seen the consummation of all perfection,

But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

מ‍ Mem

⁹⁷Oh, how I love Your law!

^aIt is my meditation all the day.

⁹⁸You, through Your commandments, make me ^bwiser than my enemies;

For they are ever with me.

⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers,

^cFor Your testimonies are my meditation.

^100dI understand more than the ⁸ancients,

Because I keep Your precepts.

¹⁰¹I have restrained my feet from every evil way,

That I may keep Your word.

¹⁰²I have not departed from Your judgments,

For You Yourself have taught me.

^103eHow sweet are Your words to my taste,

Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰⁴Through Your precepts I get understanding;

Therefore I hate every false way.

נ‍ Nun

^105fYour word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.

^106gI have sworn and confirmed

That I will keep Your righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁷I am afflicted very much;

Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

¹⁰⁸Accept, I pray, ^hthe freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,

And teach me Your judgments.

¹⁰⁹ⁱMy life is continually ⁹in my hand,

Yet I do not forget Your law.

^110jThe wicked have laid a snare for me,

Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.

^111kYour testimonies I have taken as a ¹heritage forever,

For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

¹¹²I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes

Forever, to the very end.

ס Samek

¹¹³I hate the ²double-minded,

But I love Your law.

^114lYou are my hiding place and my shield;

I hope in Your word.

^115mDepart from me, you evildoers,

For I will keep the commandments of my God!

¹¹⁶Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;

And do not let me ⁿbe ashamed of my hope.

¹¹⁷³Hold me up, and I shall be safe,

And I shall observe Your statutes continually.

¹¹⁸You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,

For their deceit is falsehood.

¹¹⁹You ⁴put away all the wicked of the earth ^olike ⁵dross;

Therefore I love Your testimonies.

^120pMy flesh trembles for fear of You,

And I am afraid of Your judgments.

ע Ayin

¹²¹I have done justice and righteousness;

Do not leave me to my oppressors.

¹²²Be ^qsurety ⁶for Your servant for good;

Do not let the proud oppress me.

¹²³My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation

And Your righteous word.

¹²⁴Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,

And teach me Your statutes.

^125rI am Your servant;

Give me understanding,

That I may know Your testimonies.

¹²⁶It is time for You to act, O Lord,

For they have ⁷regarded Your law as void.

^127sTherefore I love Your commandments

More than gold, yes, than fine gold!

¹²⁸Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things

I consider to be right;

I hate every false way.

פ‍ Pe

¹²⁹Your testimonies are wonderful;

Therefore my soul keeps them.

¹³⁰The entrance of Your words gives light;

^tIt gives understanding to the ^usimple.

¹³¹I opened my mouth and ^vpanted,

For I longed for Your commandments.

^132wLook upon me and be merciful to me,

^xAs Your custom is toward those who love Your name.

^133yDirect my steps by Your word,

And ^zlet no iniquity have dominion over me.

^134aRedeem me…