119:1 [Aleph] Blessed are those whose way is ①blameless,
Who walk in the Law of the LORD.
▷ ①Lit complete; or having integrity
119:2 Blessed are those who comply with His ①testimonies,
And seek Him with all their heart.
▷ ①Or provisions, and so throughout the Psalm
119:3 They also do no injustice;
They walk in His ways.
119:4 You have ①ordained Your precepts,
②That we are to keep them diligently.
▷ ①Lit commanded ②Lit To keep
119:5 Oh that my ways may be established
To keep Your statutes!
119:6 Then I will not be ashamed
When I look at all Your commandments.
119:7 I will give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
119:8 I will keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly abandon me!
119:9 [Beth] How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.
119:10 With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
119:11 I have treasured Your word in my heart,
So that I may not sin against You.
119:12 Blessed are You, LORD;
Teach me Your statutes.
119:13 With my lips I have told of
All the ordinances of Your mouth.
119:14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
①As much as in all riches.
▷ ①Lit As over all
119:15 I will meditate on Your precepts
And ①regard Your ways.
▷ ①Or look at
119:16 I shall ①delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
▷ ①Lit delight myself
119:17 [Gimel] Deal generously with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
119:18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your Law.
119:19 I am a stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
119:20 My soul is crushed ①with longing
For Your ordinances at all times.
▷ ①Lit for
119:21 You rebuke the arrogant, ①the cursed,
Who wander from Your commandments.
▷ ①Or Cursed are those who wander...
119:22 Take disgrace and contempt away from me,
For I comply with Your testimonies.
119:23 Even though rulers sit and speak against me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
119:24 Your testimonies also are my delight;
They are ①my advisers.
▷ ①Lit the men of my counsel
119:25 [Daleth] My soul clings to the dust;
Revive me according to Your word.
119:26 I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
119:27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
And I will meditate on Your wonders.
119:28 My soul ①weeps because of grief;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
▷ ①Lit drops
119:29 Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your Law.
119:30 I have chosen the faithful way;
I have ①placed Your judgments before me.
▷ ①Or accounted Your ordinances worthy
119:31 I cling to Your testimonies;
LORD, do not put me to shame!
119:32 I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will enlarge my heart.
119:33 [He] Teach me, the way of Your statutes, LORD,
And I shall comply with it to the end.
119:34 Give me understanding, so that I may comply with Your Law
And keep it with all my heart.
119:35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
119:36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to dishonest gain.
119:37 Turn my eyes away from looking at what is worthless,
And revive me in Your ways.
119:38 Establish Your ①word to Your servant
②As that which produces reverence for You.
▷ ①Or promise ②Lit Which is for the fear of You
119:39 Take away my disgrace which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
119:40 Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.
119:41 [Vav] May Your favor also come to me, LORD,
Your salvation according to Your ①word;
▷ ①Or promise
119:42 So that I will have an answer for one who taunts me,
For I trust in Your word.
119:43 And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I ①wait for Your judgments.
▷ ①Or hope in
119:44 So I will keep Your Law continually,
Forever and ever.
119:45 And I will walk ①at liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
▷ ①Lit in a wide place
119:46 I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings
And shall not be ashamed.
119:47 I will delight in Your commandments,
Which I love.
119:48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
119:49 [Zayin] Remember the word to Your servant,
①In which You have made me hope.
▷ ①Lit On
119:50 This is my comfort in my misery,
That Your word has ①revived me.
▷ ①Or preserved me alive
119:51 The arrogant utterly deride me,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your Law.
119:52 I have remembered Your judgments from ①of old, LORD,
And comfort myself.
▷ ①Or everlasting
119:53 Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who abandon Your Law.
119:54 Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
119:55 LORD, I remember Your name in the night,
And keep Your Law.
119:56 This has become mine,
①That I comply with Your precepts.
▷ ①Or Because
119:57 [Heth] The LORD is my portion;
I have ①promised to keep Your words.
▷ ①Lit said that I would keep
119:58 I sought Your favor with all my heart;
Be gracious to me according to Your ①word.
▷ ①Or promise
119:59 I considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
119:60 I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
119:61 The snares of the wicked have surrounded me,
But I have not forgotten Your Law.
119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your righteous judgments.
119:63 I am a companion to all those who ①fear You,
And to those who keep Your precepts.
▷ ①Or revere
119:64 The earth is full of Your goodness, LORD;
Teach me Your statutes.
119:65 [Teth] You have treated Your servant well,
LORD, according to Your word.
119:66 Teach me good ①discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.
▷ ①Or judgment
119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
119:68 You are good and You do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
119:69 The arrogant ①have forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will comply with Your precepts.
▷ ①Lit besmear me with lies
119:70 Their heart is insensitive, like fat,
But I delight in Your Law.
119:71 It is good for me that I was afflicted,
So that I may learn Your statutes.
119:72 The Law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
119:73 [Yodh] Your hands made me and ①fashioned me;
Give me understanding, so that I may learn Your commandments.
▷ ①Lit established
119:74 May those who ①fear You see me and be glad,
Because I ②wait for Your word.
▷ ①Or revere ②Or hope in
119:75 I know, LORD, that Your judgments are righteous,
And that You have afflicted me in faithfulness.
119:76 May Your favor ①comfort me,
According to Your ②word to Your servant.
▷ ①Lit be for my comfort ②Or promise
119:77 May Your compassion come to me so that I may live,
For Your Law is my delight.
119:78 May the arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray with a lie;
But I shall meditate on Your precepts.
119:79 May those who ①fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.
▷ ①Or revere
119:80 May my heart be ①blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.
▷ ①Lit complete; or having integrity
119:81 [Kaph] My soul languishes for Your salvation;
I ①wait for Your word.
▷ ①Or hope in
119:82 My eyes fail with longing for Your ①word,
②While I say, “When will You comfort me?”
▷ ①Or promise ②Lit Saying
119:83 Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do not forget Your statutes.
119:84 How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
119:85 The arrogant have dug pits for me,
People who are not in accord with Your Law.
119:86 All Your commandments are faithful;
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!
119:87 They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not abandon Your precepts.
119:88 Revive me according to Your faithfulness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
119:89 [Lamedh] Forever, LORD,
Your word stands in heaven.
119:90 Your faithfulness continues ①throughout generations;
You established the earth, and it stands.
▷ ①Lit to
119:91 They stand this day by Your ordinances,
For all things are Your servants.
119:92 If Your Law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my misery.
119:93 I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have ①revived me.
▷ ①Or kept me alive
119:94 I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
119:95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me;
I will diligently consider Your testimonies.
119:96 I have seen ①a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
▷ ①Lit an end of
119:97 [Mem] How I love Your Law!
It is my meditation all the day.
119:98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ever ①mine.
▷ ①Or with me
119:99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
119:100 I understand more than those who are old,
Because I have complied with Your precepts.
119:101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
So that I may keep Your word.
119:102 I have not turned aside from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
119:103 How sweet are Your ①words to my ②taste!
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
▷ ①Or promises ②Lit palate
119:104 From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
119:105 [Nun] Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
119:106 I have sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
119:107 I am exceedingly afflicted;
①Revive me, LORD, according to Your word.
▷ ①Or Keep me alive
119:108 Be pleased to accept the ①voluntary offerings of my mouth, LORD,
And teach me Your judgments.
▷ ①Or freewill offerings
119:109 My ①life is continually ②in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your Law.
▷ ①Lit soul ②I.e., in danger
119:110 The wicked have set a ①trap for me,
Yet I have not wandered from Your precepts.
▷ ①Lit trapping net
119:111 I have inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.
119:112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even to the end.
119:113 [Samekh] I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love Your Law.
119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I ①wait for Your word.
▷ ①Or hope in
119:115 Leave me, you evildoers,
So that I may comply with the commandments of my God.
119:116 Sustain me according to Your ①word, that I may live;
And do not let me be ②ashamed of my hope.
▷ ①Or promise ②Lit put to shame because of
119:117 Sustain me so that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
119:118 You have ①rejected all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is ②useless.
▷ ①Lit made light of ②Lit falsehood
119:119 You have ①removed all the wicked of the earth like ②impurities;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
▷ ①Lit caused to cease ②Lit dross
119:120 My flesh ①trembles from the fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
▷ ①Lit bristles up from
119:121 [Ayin] I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
119:122 Be a guarantor for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
119:123 My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation,
And for Your righteous ①word.
▷ ①Or promise
119:124 Deal with Your servant according to Your graciousness,
And teach me Your statutes.
119:125 I am Your servant; give me understanding,
So that I may know Your testimonies.
119:126 It is time for the LORD to act,
For they have broken Your Law.
119:127 Therefore I love Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above pure gold.
119:128 Therefore I carefully follow all Your precepts concerning everything,
I hate every false way.
119:129 [Pe] Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul complies with them.
119:130 The unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.
119:131 I opened my mouth wide and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
119:132 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
As is right for those who love Your name.
119:133 Establish my footsteps in Your ①word,
And do not let any ②wrongdoing have power over me.
▷ ①Or promise ②Or injustice
119:134 Redeem me from oppression by man,
So that I may keep Your precepts.
119:135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
119:136 My eyes ①shed streams of water,
Because they do not keep Your Law.
▷ ①Lit run down
119:137 [Tsadhe] You are righteous, LORD,
And Your judgments are right.
119:138 You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness
And great faithfulness.
119:139 My zeal has ①consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
▷ ①Lit put an end to
119:140 Your word is very ①pure,
Therefore Your servant loves it.
▷ ①Lit refined
119:141 I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
119:142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your Law is truth.
119:143 Trouble and anguish have ①come upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight.
▷ ①Lit found me
119:144 Your testimonies are righteous forever;
Give me understanding that I may live.
119:145 [Qoph] I cried out with all my heart; answer me, LORD!
I will comply with Your statutes.
119:146 I cried to You; save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
119:147 I ①rise before dawn and cry for help;
I ②wait for Your words.
▷ ①Lit anticipate the dawn ②Or hope in
119:148 My eyes anticipate the night watches,
So that I may meditate on Your ①word.
▷ ①Or promise
119:149 Hear my voice according to Your faithfulness;
Revive me, LORD, according to Your judgments.
119:150 Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your Law.
119:151 You are near, LORD,
And all Your commandments are truth.
119:152 From long ago I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever.
119:153 [Resh] Look at my affliction and rescue me,
For I have not forgotten Your Law.
119:154 Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Your ①word.
▷ ①Or promise
119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
119:156 ①Great are Your mercies, LORD;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
▷ ①Or Many
119:157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.
119:158 I see the treacherous and loathe them,
Because they do not keep Your word.
119:159 Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, LORD, according to Your faithfulness.
119:160 The sum of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting.
119:161 [Shin] Rulers persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your words.
119:162 I rejoice at Your ①word,
Like one who finds great plunder.
▷ ①Or promise
119:163 I hate and loathe falsehood,
But I love Your Law.
119:164 Seven times a day I praise You
Because of Your righteous judgments.
119:165 Those who love Your Law have great peace,
And ①nothing causes them to stumble.
▷ ①Lit they have no stumbling block.
119:166 I hope for Your salvation, LORD,
And do Your commandments.
119:167 My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
119:168 I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are before You.
119:169 [Tav] Let my cry ①come before You, LORD;
Give me understanding according to Your word.
▷ ①Lit come near before
119:170 Let my pleading come before You;
Save me according to Your ①word.
▷ ①Or promise
119:171 Let my lips pour out praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
119:172 Let my tongue sing about Your ①word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.
▷ ①Or promise
119:173 Let Your hand be ①ready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.
▷ ①Lit to help me
119:174 I long for Your salvation, LORD,
And Your Law is my delight.
119:175 Let my soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
119:176 I have wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.