Psalm 119:137–152

Tsadhe

¹³⁷O Lord, you are righteous,

and your regulations are fair.

¹³⁸Your laws are perfect

and completely trustworthy.

¹³⁹I am overwhelmed with indignation,

for my enemies have disregarded your words.

¹⁴⁰Your promises have been thoroughly tested;

that is why I love them so much.

¹⁴¹I am insignificant and despised,

but I don’t forget your commandments.

¹⁴²Your justice is eternal,

and your instructions are perfectly true.

¹⁴³As pressure and stress bear down on me,

I find joy in your commands.

¹⁴⁴Your laws are always right;

help me to understand them so I may live.

Qoph

¹⁴⁵I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord!

I will obey your decrees.

¹⁴⁶I cry out to you; rescue me,

that I may obey your laws.

¹⁴⁷I rise early, before the sun is up;

I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.

¹⁴⁸I stay awake through the night,

thinking about your promise.

¹⁴⁹In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry;

let me be revived by following your regulations.

¹⁵⁰Lawless people are coming to attack me;

they live far from your instructions.

¹⁵¹But you are near, O Lord,

and all your commands are true.

¹⁵²I have known from my earliest days

that your laws will last forever.