Psalms 119
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Psalms 119
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| Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. | ALEPH Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord. |
| Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart. | Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart. |
| Yea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways. | They do no evil; they go in his ways. |
| Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently. | You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care. |
| Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes! | If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules! |
| Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments. | Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching. |
| I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments. | I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions. |
| I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly. BETH. | I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely. |
| Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. | BETH How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word. |
| With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments. | I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching. |
| Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee. | I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you. |
| Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes. | Praise be to you, O Lord: give me knowledge of your rules. |
| With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth. | With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth. |
| I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches. | I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth. |
| I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways. | I will give thought to your orders, and have respect for your ways. |
| I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. GIMEL. | I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind. |
| Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word. | GIMEL Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word; |
| Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law. | Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law. |
| I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me. | I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me. |
| My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times. | My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times. |
| Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments. | Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way. |
| Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies. | Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart. |
| Princes also sat and talked against me; [But] thy servant did meditate on thy statutes. | Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules. |
| Thy testimonies also are my delight [And] my counsellors. DALETH. | Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps. |
| My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word. | DALETH My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word. |
| I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes. | I put the record of my ways before you, and you gave me an answer: O give me knowledge of your rules. |
| Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works. | Make the way of your orders clear to me; then my thoughts will be ever on your wonders. |
| My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word. | My soul is wasted with sorrow; give me strength again in keeping with your word |
| Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously. | Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law. |
| I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me]. | I have taken the way of faith: I have kept your decisions before me. |
| I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame. | I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame. |
| I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart. HE. | I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart. |
| Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end. | HE O Lord, let me see the way of your rules, and I will keep it to the end. |
| Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. | Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart. |
| Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight. | Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight. |
| Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness. | Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire. |
| Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways. | Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways. |
| Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which [is in order] unto the fear of thee. | Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you. |
| Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good. | Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good. |
| Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness. VAV. | See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness. |
| Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah, Even thy salvation, according to thy word. | VAU Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said. |
| So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word. | So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word. |
| And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances. | Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions. |
| So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever. | So that I may keep your law for ever and ever; |
| And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts. | So that my way may be in a wide place: because my search has been for your orders. |
| I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame. | So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame. |
| And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved. | And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love. |
| I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes. ZAYIN. | And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules. |
| Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope. | ZAIN Keep in mind your word to your servant, for on it has my hope been fixed. |
| This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me. | This is my comfort in my trouble; that your sayings have given me life. |
| The proud have had me greatly in derision: [Yet] have I not swerved from thy law. | The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law. |
| I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself. | I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort. |
| Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law. | I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law. |
| Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage. | Your rules have been melodies to me, while I have been living in strange lands. |
| I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law. | I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law. |
| This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts. HHETH. | This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart. |
| Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words. | CHETH The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words. |
| I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word. | I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said. |
| I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies. | I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word. |
| I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments. | I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted. |
| The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [But] I have not forgotten thy law. | The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law. |
| At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances. | In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions. |
| I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts. | I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory. |
| The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness: Teach me thy statutes. TETH. | The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy: give me knowledge of your rules. |
| Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according unto thy word. | TETH You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word. |
| Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments. | Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings. |
| Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word. | Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word. |
| Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes. | You are good, and your works are good; give me knowledge of your rules. |
| The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts. | The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart. |
| Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law. | Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law. |
| It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes. | It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules. |
| The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver. YODH. | The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. |
| Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. | JOD Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching. |
| They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word. | Your worshippers will see me and be glad; because my hope has been in your word. |
| I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me. | I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me. |
| Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant. | Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant. |
| Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight. | Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight. |
| Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: [But] I will meditate on thy precepts. | Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders. |
| Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies. | Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words. |
| Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame. KAPH. | Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame. |
| My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word. | CAPH My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word. |
| Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me? | My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort? |
| For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes. | For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules. |
| How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? | How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me? |
| The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law. | The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me. |
| All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. | All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help. |
| They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts. LAMEDH. | They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders. |
| Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth. | Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth. |
| For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven. | LAMED For ever, O Lord, your word is fixed in heaven. |
| Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. | Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved. |
| They abide this day according to thine ordinances; For all things are thy servants. | They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants. |
| Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction. | If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me. |
| I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me. | I will ever keep your orders in mind; for in them I have life. |
| I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts. | I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules. |
| The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies. MEM. | The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward. |
| I have seen an end of all perfection; [But] thy commandment is exceeding broad. | I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide. |
| Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day. | MEM O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day. |
| Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me. | Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever. |
| I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation. | I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word. |
| I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts. | I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders. |
| I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word. | I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word. |
| I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me. | My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher. |
| How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth! | How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth! |
| Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every false way. NUN. | Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way. |
| Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path. | NUN Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way. |
| I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances. | I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions. |
| I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word. | I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word. |
| Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances. | Take, O Lord, the free offerings of my mouth, and give me knowledge of your decisions. |
| My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law. | My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law. |
| The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts. | Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders. |
| Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart. | I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart. |
| I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end. SAMEKH. | My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end. |
| I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy law do I love. | SAMECH I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law. |
| Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word. | You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word. |
| Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God. | Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God. |
| Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope. | Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame. |
| Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually. | Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules. |
| Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood. | You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false. |
| Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies. | All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word. |
| My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments. AYIN. | My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions. |
| I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors. | AIN I have done what is good and right: you will not give me into the hands of those who are working against me. |
| Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me. | Take your servant's interests into your keeping; let me not be crushed by the men of pride. |
| Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word. | My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness. |
| Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach me thy statutes. | Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules. |
| I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies. | I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word. |
| It is time for Jehovah to work; [For] they have made void thy law. | It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect. |
| Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold. | For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold. |
| Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way. PE. | Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way. |
| Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them. | PE Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it. |
| The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple. | The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple. |
| I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments. | My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings. |
| Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. | Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name. |
| Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me. | Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me. |
| Redeem me from the oppression of man: So will I observe thy precepts. | Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders. |
| Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes. | Let your servant see the shining of your face; give me knowledge of your rules. |
| Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law. TSADHE. | Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law. |
| Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments. | TZADE O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions. |
| Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness. | You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever. |
| My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. | My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words. |
| Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it. | Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant. |
| I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts. | I am small and of no account; but I keep your orders in mind. |
| Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth. | Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain. |
| Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight. | Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight. |
| Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live. QOPH. | The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life. |
| I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes. | KOPH I have made my prayer with all my heart; give answer to me, O Lord: I will keep your rules. |
| I have called unto thee; save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies. | My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word. |
| I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words. | Before the sun is up, my cry for help comes to your ear; my hope is in your words. |
| Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word. | In the night watches I am awake, so that I may give thought to your saying. |
| Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances. | Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life. |
| They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law. | Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law. |
| Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth. | You are near, O Lord; and all your teachings are true. |
| Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever. RESH. | I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever. |
| Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law. | RESH O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind, |
| Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word. | Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said. |
| Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes. | Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules. |
| Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances. | Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions. |
| Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies. | Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word. |
| I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word. | I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying. |
| Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness. | See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy. |
| The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever. SHIN. | Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever. |
| Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words. | SHIN Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart. |
| I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil. | I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth. |
| I hate and abhor falsehood; [But] thy law do I love. | I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law. |
| Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances. | Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions. |
| Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling. | Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling. |
| I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments. | Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings. |
| My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly. | My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it. |
| I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee. TAV. | I have been ruled by your orders; for all my ways are before you. |
| Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word. | TAU Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word. |
| Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy word. | Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said. |
| Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes. | Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules. |
| Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness. | Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness. |
| Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts. | Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders. |
| I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight. | All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight. |
| Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me. | Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support. |
| I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments. Psalm 120 A Song of Ascents. | I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind. |
