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