Psalms 119
1 Ref > Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, Who walk according to Yahweh's law.
2 Ref Blessed are those who keep his statutes, Who seek him with their whole heart.
3 Ref Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
4 Ref You have commanded your precepts, That we should fully obey them.
5 Ref Oh that my ways were steadfast To obey your statutes!
6 Ref Then I wouldn't be disappointed, When I consider all of your commandments.
7 Ref I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, When I learn your righteous judgments.
8 Ref I will observe your statutes. Don't utterly forsake me.
9 Ref How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
10 Ref With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don't let me wander from your commandments.
11 Ref I have hidden your word in my heart, That I might not sin against you.
12 Ref Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
13 Ref With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
14 Ref I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
15 Ref I will meditate on your precepts, And consider your ways.
16 Ref I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.
17 Ref Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.
18 Ref Open my eyes, That I may see wondrous things out of your law.
19 Ref I am a stranger on the earth. Don't hide your commandments from me.
20 Ref My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
21 Ref You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, Who wander from your commandments.
22 Ref Take reproach and contempt away from me, For I have kept your statutes.
23 Ref Though princes sit and slander me, Your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 Ref Indeed your statutes are my delight, And my counselors.
25 Ref My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!
26 Ref I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
27 Ref Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
28 Ref My soul is weary with sorrow: Strengthen me according to your word.
29 Ref Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
30 Ref I have chosen the way of truth. I have set my heart on your law.
31 Ref I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don't let me be disappointed.
32 Ref I run in the path of your commandments, For you have set my heart free.
33 Ref Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
34 Ref Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
35 Ref Direct me in the path of your commandments, For I delight in them.
36 Ref Turn my heart toward your statutes, Not toward selfish gain.
37 Ref Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
38 Ref Fulfill your promise to your servant, That you may be feared.
39 Ref Take away my disgrace that I dread, For your ordinances are good.
40 Ref Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.
41 Ref Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, Your salvation, according to your word.
42 Ref So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in your word.
43 Ref Don't snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, For I put my hope in your ordinances.
44 Ref So I will obey your law continually, Forever and ever.
45 Ref I will walk in liberty, For I have sought your precepts.
46 Ref I will also speak of your statutes before kings, And will not be disappointed.
47 Ref I will delight myself in your commandments, Because I love them.
48 Ref I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.
49 Ref Remember your word to your servant, Because you gave me hope.
50 Ref This is my comfort in my affliction, For your word has revived me.
51 Ref The arrogant mock me excessively, But I don't swerve from your law.
52 Ref I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, And have comforted myself.
53 Ref Indignation has taken hold on me, Because of the wicked who forsake your law.
54 Ref Your statutes have been my songs, In the house where I live.
55 Ref I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, And I obey your law.
56 Ref This is my way, That I keep your precepts.
57 Ref Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
58 Ref I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
59 Ref I considered my ways, And turned my steps to your statutes.
60 Ref I will hurry, and not delay, To obey your commandments.
61 Ref The ropes of the wicked bind me, But I won't forget your law.
62 Ref At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, Because of your righteous ordinances.
63 Ref I am a friend of all those who fear you, Of those who observe your precepts.
64 Ref The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
65 Ref Do good to your servant, According to your word, Yahweh.
66 Ref Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe in your commandments.
67 Ref Before I was afflicted, I went astray; But now I observe your word.
68 Ref You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
69 Ref The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
70 Ref Their heart is as callous as the fat, But I delight in your law.
71 Ref It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn your statutes.
72 Ref The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
73 Ref Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74 Ref Those who fear you will see me and be glad, Because I have put my hope in your word.
75 Ref Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, That in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Ref Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, According to your word to your servant.
77 Ref Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For your law is my delight.
78 Ref Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Ref Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.
80 Ref Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, That I may not be disappointed.
81 Ref My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
82 Ref My eyes fail for your word. I say, "When will you comfort me?"
83 Ref For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don't forget your statutes.
84 Ref How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 Ref The proud have dug pits for me, Contrary to your law.
86 Ref All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
87 Ref They had almost wiped me from the earth, But I didn't forsake your precepts.
88 Ref Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, So I will obey the statutes of your mouth.
89 Ref Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
90 Ref Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.
91 Ref Your laws remain to this day, For all things serve you.
92 Ref Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 Ref I will never forget your precepts, For with them, you have revived me.
94 Ref I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
95 Ref The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.
96 Ref I have seen a limit to all perfection, But your commands are boundless.
97 Ref How love I your law! It is my meditation all day.
98 Ref Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For your commandments are always with me.
99 Ref I have more understanding than all my teachers, For your testimonies are my meditation.
100 Ref I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept your precepts.
101 Ref I have kept my feet from every evil way, That I might observe your word.
102 Ref I have not turned aside from your ordinances, For you have taught me.
103 Ref How sweet are your promises to my taste, More than honey to my mouth!
104 Ref Through your precepts, I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
105 Ref Your word is a lamp to my feet, And a light for my path.
106 Ref I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will obey your righteous ordinances.
107 Ref I am afflicted very much. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your word.
108 Ref Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.
109 Ref My soul is continually in my hand, Yet I won't forget your law.
110 Ref The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I haven't gone astray from your precepts.
111 Ref I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, For they are the joy of my heart.
112 Ref I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, Even to the end.
113 Ref I hate double-minded men, But I love your law.
114 Ref You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
115 Ref Depart from me, you evildoers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 Ref Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Ref Hold me up, and I will be safe, And will have respect for your statutes continually.
118 Ref You reject all those who stray from your statutes, For their deceit is in vain.
119 Ref You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.
120 Ref My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.
121 Ref I have done what is just and righteous. Don't leave me to my oppressors.
122 Ref Ensure your servant's well-being. Don't let the proud oppress me.
123 Ref My eyes fail looking for your salvation, For your righteous word.
124 Ref Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.
125 Ref I am your servant. Give me understanding, That I may know your testimonies.
126 Ref It is time to act, Yahweh, For they break your law.
127 Ref Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, Yes, more than pure gold.
128 Ref Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.
129 Ref Your testimonies are wonderful, Therefore my soul keeps them.
130 Ref The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
131 Ref I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for your commandments.
132 Ref Turn to me, and have mercy on me, As you always do to those who love your name.
133 Ref Establish my footsteps in your word. Don't let any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Ref Redeem me from the oppression of man, So I will observe your precepts.
135 Ref Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
136 Ref Streams of tears run down my eyes, Because they don't observe your law.
137 Ref You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright.
138 Ref You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.
139 Ref My zeal wears me out, Because my enemies ignore your words.
140 Ref Your promises have been thoroughly tested, And your servant loves them.
141 Ref I am small and despised. I don't forget your precepts.
142 Ref Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
143 Ref Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.
144 Ref Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
145 Ref I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.
146 Ref I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.
147 Ref I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
148 Ref My eyes stay open through the night watches, That I might meditate on your word.
149 Ref Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances.
150 Ref They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.
151 Ref You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth.
152 Ref Of old I have known from your testimonies, That you have founded them forever.
153 Ref Consider my affliction, and deliver me, For I don't forget your law.
154 Ref Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.
155 Ref Salvation is far from the wicked, For they don't seek your statutes.
156 Ref Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according to your ordinances.
157 Ref Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven't swerved from your testimonies.
158 Ref I look at the faithless with loathing, Because they don't observe your word.
159 Ref Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.
160 Ref All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
161 Ref Princes have persecuted me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of your words.
162 Ref I rejoice at your word, As one who finds great spoil.
163 Ref I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
164 Ref Seven times a day, I praise you, Because of your righteous ordinances.
165 Ref Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.
166 Ref I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have done your commandments.
167 Ref My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
168 Ref I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, For all my ways are before you.
169 Ref Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding according to your word.
170 Ref Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.
171 Ref Let my lips utter praise, For you teach me your statutes.
172 Ref Let my tongue sing of your word, For all your commandments are righteousness.
173 Ref Let your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen your precepts.
174 Ref I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.
175 Ref Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.
176 Ref I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don't forget your commandments.