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