Psalm 119:1–24

¹Aleph. O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,

²O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

³Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.

⁴Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,

⁵O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,

⁶Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.

⁷I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.

⁸Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!

⁹Beth. With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe—according to Thy word.

¹⁰With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.

¹¹In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

¹²Blessed art Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.

¹³With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.

¹⁴In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.

¹⁵In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.

¹⁶In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.

¹⁷Gimel. Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.

¹⁸Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.

¹⁹A sojourner I am on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.

²⁰Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.

²¹Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.

²²Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.

²³Princes also sat—against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,

²⁴Thy testimonies also are my delight, The men of my counsel!