Psalms 119
119
Psalm 119#119:0 Psalm 119 is a poem in Hebrew alphabetical order.
1Blessed are those whose lives have integrity,
those who follow the teachings of the Lord.
2Blessed are those who obey his written instructions.
They wholeheartedly search for him.
3They do nothing wrong.
They follow his directions.
4You have commanded
that your guiding principles be carefully followed.
5I pray that my ways may become firmly established
so that I can obey your laws.
6Then I will never feel ashamed
when I study all your commandments.
7I will give thanks to you
as I learn your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
8I will obey your laws.
Never abandon me.
9How can a young person keep his life pure?
⌞He can do it⌟ by holding on to your word.
10I wholeheartedly searched for you.
Do not let me wander away from your commandments.
11I have treasured your promise in my heart
so that I may not sin against you.
12Thanks be to you, O Lord.
Teach me your laws.
13With my lips I have repeated
every regulation that ⌞comes⌟ from your mouth.
14I find joy in the way ⌞shown by⌟ your written instructions
more than I find joy in all kinds of riches.
15I want to reflect on your guiding principles
and study your ways.
16Your laws make me happy.
I never forget your word.
17Be kind to me so that I may live
and hold on to your word.
18Uncover my eyes
so that I may see the miraculous things in your teachings.
19I am a foreigner in this world.
Do not hide your commandments from me.
20My soul is overwhelmed with endless longing for your regulations.
21You threaten arrogant people, who are condemned
and wander away from your commandments.
22Remove the insults and contempt that have fallen on me
because I have obeyed your written instructions.
23Even though influential people plot against me,
I reflect on your laws.
24Indeed, your written instructions make me happy.
They are my best friends.
25I am close to death.
Give me a new life as you promised.
26I told you what I have done, and you answered me.
Teach me your laws.
27Help me understand your guiding principles
so that I may reflect on your miracles.
28I am drowning in tears.
Strengthen me as you promised.
29Turn me away from a life of lies.
Graciously provide me with your teachings.
30I have chosen a life of faithfulness.
I have set your regulations in front of me.
31I have clung tightly to your written instructions.
O Lord, do not let me be put to shame.
32I will eagerly pursue your commandments
because you continue to increase my understanding.
33Teach me, O Lord, how to live by your laws,
and I will obey them to the end.
34Help me understand so that I can follow your teachings.
I will guard them with all my heart.
35Lead me on the path of your commandments,
because I am happy with them.
36Direct my heart toward your written instructions
rather than getting rich in underhanded ways.
37Turn my eyes away from worthless things.
Give me a new life in your ways.
38Keep your promise to me
so that I can fear you.
39Take away insults, which I dread,
because your regulations are good.
40I long for your guiding principles.
Give me a new life in your righteousness.
41Let your blessings reach me, O Lord.
Save me as you promised.
42Then I will have an answer for the one who insults me
since I trust your word.
43Do not take so much as a single word of truth from my mouth.
My hope is based on your regulations.
44I will follow your teachings forever and ever.
45I will walk around freely
because I sought out your guiding principles.
46I will speak about your written instructions in the presence of kings
and not feel ashamed.
47Your commandments, which I love, make me happy.
48I lift my hands ⌞in prayer⌟ because of your commandments,
which I love.
I will reflect on your laws.
49Remember the word ⌞you gave⌟ me.
Through it you gave me hope.
50This is my comfort in my misery:
Your promise gave me a new life.
51Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty,
yet I have not turned away from your teachings.
52I remembered your regulations from long ago, O Lord,
and I found comfort ⌞in them⌟.
53I am burning with anger because of wicked people,
who abandon your teachings.
54Your laws have become like psalms to me
in this place where I am only a foreigner.
55At night I remember your name, O Lord,
and I follow your teachings.
56This has happened to me
because I have obeyed your guiding principles.
57You are my inheritance, O Lord.
I promised to hold on to your words.
58With all my heart I want to win your favor.
Be kind to me as you promised.
59I have thought about my life,
and I have directed my feet back to your written instructions.
60Without any hesitation I hurry to obey your commandments.
61 ⌞Though⌟ the ropes of wicked people are tied around me,
I never forget your teachings.
62At midnight I wake up to give thanks to you
for the regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
63I am a friend to everyone who fears you
and to everyone who follows your guiding principles.
64Your mercy, O Lord, fills the earth.
Teach me your laws.
65You have treated me well, O Lord,
as you promised.
66Teach me ⌞to use⌟ good judgment and knowledge,
because I believe in your commandments.
67Before you made me suffer, I used to wander off,
but now I hold on to your word.
68You are good, and you do good things.
Teach me your laws.
69Arrogant people have smeared me with lies,
⌞yet⌟ I obey your guiding principles with all my heart.
70Their hearts are cold and insensitive,
⌞yet⌟ I am happy with your teachings.
71It was good that I had to suffer
in order to learn your laws.
72The teachings ⌞that come⌟ from your mouth are worth more to me
than thousands in gold or silver.
73Your hands created me and made me what I am.
Help me understand so that I may learn your commandments.
74Those who fear you will see me and rejoice,
because my hope is based on your word.
75I know that your regulations are fair, O Lord,
and that you were right to make me suffer.
76Let your mercy comfort me
as you promised.
77Let your compassion reach me so that I may live,
because your teachings make me happy.
78Let arrogant people be put to shame
because they lied about me,
⌞yet⌟ I reflect on your guiding principles.
79Let those who fear you turn to me
so that they can come to know your written instructions.
80Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws
so that I will not be put to shame.
81My soul is weak from waiting for you to save me.
My hope is based on your word.
82My eyes have become strained from looking for your promise.
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
83Although I have become like a shriveled and dried out wineskin,
I have not forgotten your laws.
84What is left of my life?
When will you bring those who persecute me to justice?
85Arrogant people have dug pits to trap me
in defiance of your teachings.
86(All your commandments are reliable.)
Those people persecute me with lies. Help me!
87They almost wiped me off ⌞the face of⌟ the earth.
But I did not abandon your guiding principles.
88Give me a new life through your mercy
so that I may obey the written instructions,
⌞which came⌟ from your mouth.
89O Lord, your word is established in heaven forever.
90Your faithfulness endures throughout every generation.
You set the earth in place, and it continues to stand.
91All things continue to stand today because of your regulations,
since they are all your servants.
92If your teachings had not made me happy,
then I would have died in my misery.
93I will never forget your guiding principles,
because you gave me a new life through them.
94I am yours.
Save me, because I have searched for your guiding principles.
95The wicked people have waited for me in order to destroy me,
⌞yet⌟ I want to understand your written instructions.
96I have seen a limit to everything else,
⌞but⌟ your commandments have no limit.
97Oh, how I love your teachings!
They are in my thoughts all day long.
98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
because your commandments are always with me.
99I have more insight than all my teachers,
because your written instructions are in my thoughts.
100I have more wisdom than those with many years of experience,
because I have obeyed your guiding principles.
101I have kept my feet ⌞from walking⌟ on any evil path
in order to obey your word.
102I have not neglected your regulations,
because you have taught me.
103How sweet the taste of your promise is!
It tastes sweeter than honey.
104From your guiding principles I gain understanding.
That is why I hate every path that leads to lying.
105Your word is a lamp for my feet
and a light for my path.
106I took an oath, and I will keep it.
I took an oath to follow your regulations,
which are based on your righteousness.
107I have suffered so much.
Give me a new life, O Lord, as you promised.
108Please accept the praise I gladly give you, O Lord,
and teach me your regulations.
109I always take my life into my own hands,
but I never forget your teachings.
110Wicked people have set a trap for me,
but I have never wandered away from your guiding principles.
111Your written instructions are mine forever.
They are the joy of my heart.
112I have decided to obey your laws.
They offer a reward that never ends.
113I hate two-faced people,
but I love your teachings.
114You are my hiding place and my shield.
My hope is based on your word.
115Get away from me, you evildoers,
so that I can obey the commandments of my God.
116Help me God, as you promised, so that I may live.
Do not turn my hope into disappointment.
117Hold me, and I will be safe,
and I will always respect your laws.
118You reject all who wander away from your laws,
because their lies mislead them.
119You get rid of all wicked people on earth as if they were rubbish.
That is why I love your written instructions.
120My body shudders in fear of you,
and I am afraid of your regulations.
121I have done what is fair and right.
Do not leave me at the mercy of those who oppress me.
122Guarantee my well-being.
Do not let arrogant people oppress me.
123My eyes are strained from looking for you to save me
and from looking for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
124Treat me with kindness,
and teach me your laws.
125I am your servant.
Help me understand
so that I may come to know your written instructions.
126It is time for you to act, O Lord.#119:126 One Hebrew manuscript, Latin; other Hebrew manuscripts “It is time to act for the LORD.”
Even though people have abolished your teachings,
127I love your commandments more than gold, more than pure gold.
128I follow the straight paths of your guiding principles.
I hate every pathway that leads to lying.
129Your written instructions are miraculous.
That is why I obey them.
130Your word is a doorway that lets in light,
and it helps gullible people understand.
131I open my mouth and pant
because I long for your commandments.
132Turn toward me, and have pity on me
as you have pledged to do for those who love your name.
133Make my steps secure through your promise,
and do not let any sin control me.
134Save me from human oppression
so that I may obey your guiding principles.
135Smile on me,
and teach me your laws.
136Streams of tears flow from my eyes
because others do not follow your teachings.
137You are righteous, O Lord,
and your regulations are fair.
138You have issued your written instructions.
They are fair and completely dependable.
139My devotion ⌞for your words⌟ consumes me,
because my enemies have forgotten your words.
140Your promise has been thoroughly tested,
and I love it.
141I am unimportant and despised,
⌞yet⌟ I never forget your guiding principles.
142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your teachings are reliable.
143Trouble and hardship have found me,
but your commandments ⌞still⌟ make me happy.
144Your written instructions are always right.
Help me understand ⌞them⌟ so that I will live.
145I have called out with all my heart. Answer me, O Lord.
I want to obey your laws.
146I have called out.
Save me, so that I can obey your written instructions.
147I got up before dawn, and I cried out for help.
My hope is based on your word.
148My eyes are wide-open throughout the nighttime hours
to reflect on your word.
149In keeping with your mercy, hear my voice.
O Lord, give me a new life guided by your regulations.
150Those who carry out plots against me are near,
⌞yet⌟ they are far away from your teachings.
151You are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are reliable.
152Long ago I learned from your written instructions
that you made them to last forever.
153Look at my misery, and rescue me,
because I have never forgotten your teachings.
154Plead my case ⌞for me⌟, and save me.
Give me a new life as you promised.
155Wicked people are far from being saved,
because they have not searched for your laws.
156Your acts of compassion are many in number, O Lord.
Give me a new life guided by your regulations.
157I have many persecutors and opponents,
⌞yet⌟ I have not turned away from your written instructions.
158I have seen traitors,
and I am filled with disgust.
They have not accepted your promise.
159See how I have loved your guiding principles!
O Lord, in keeping with your mercy, give me a new life.
160There is nothing but truth in your word,
and all of your righteous regulations endure forever.
161Influential people have persecuted me for no reason,
but it is only your words that fill my heart with terror.
162I find joy in your promise
like someone who finds a priceless treasure.
163I hate lying; I am disgusted with it.
I love your teachings.
164Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous regulations.
165There is lasting peace for those who love your teachings.
Nothing can make those people stumble.
166I have waited with hope for you to save me, O Lord.
I have carried out your commandments.
167I have obeyed your written instructions.
I have loved them very much.
168I have followed your guiding principles and your written instructions,
because my whole life is in front of you.
169Let my cry for help come into your presence, O Lord.
Help me understand as you promised.
170Let my plea for mercy come into your presence.
Rescue me as you promised.
171Let my lips pour out praise
because you teach me your laws.
172Let my tongue sing about your promise
because all your commandments are fair.
173Let your hand help me
because I have chosen ⌞to follow⌟ your guiding principles.
174I have longed for you to save me, O Lord,
and your teachings make me happy.
175Let my soul have new life so that it can praise you.
Let your regulations help me.
176I have wandered away like a lost lamb.
Search for me,
because I have never forgotten your commandments.
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Psalms 119
119
Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God
א Aleph
1Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
#Ps. 128:1; (Ezek. 11:20; 18:17); Mic. 4:2Who walk in the law of the Lord!
2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the #Deut. 6:5; 10:12; 11:13; 13:3whole heart!
3#(1 John 3:9; 5:18)They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.
4You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.
5Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
6#Job 22:26Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.
7I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!
ב Beth
9How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
10With my whole heart I have #2 Chr. 15:15sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11#Ps. 37:31; Luke 2:19Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
12Blessed are You, O Lord!
Teach me Your statutes.
13With my lips I have #Ps. 34:11declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
14I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
15I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
16I will #Ps. 1:2delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
ג Gimel
17#Ps. 116:7Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
18Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.
19#Gen. 47:9; Lev. 25:23; 1 Chr. 29:15; Ps. 39:12; Heb. 11:13I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20#Ps. 42:1, 2; 63:1; 84:2My soul breaks with longing
For Your judgments at all times.
21You rebuke the proud—the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.
22#Ps. 39:8Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.
23Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
24Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.
ד Daleth
25#Ps. 44:25My soul clings to the dust;
#Ps. 143:11Revive me according to Your word.
26I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
#Ps. 25:4; 27:11; 86:11Teach me Your statutes.
27Make me understand the way of Your precepts;
So #Ps. 145:5, 6shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
28#Ps. 107:26My soul melts from heaviness;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
29Remove from me the way of lying,
And grant me Your law graciously.
30I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid before me.
31I cling to Your testimonies;
O Lord, do not put me to shame!
32I will run the course of Your commandments,
For You shall #1 Kin. 4:29; Is. 60:5; 2 Cor. 6:11, 13enlarge my heart.
ה He
33#(Matt. 10:22; Rev. 2:26)Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.
34#(Prov. 2:6; James 1:5)Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
36Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to #Ezek. 33:31; (Mark 7:20–23); Luke 12:15; (Heb. 13:5)covetousness.
37#Is. 33:15Turn away my eyes from #Prov. 23:5looking at worthless things,
And revive me in Your way.
38#2 Sam. 7:25Establish Your word to Your servant,
Who is devoted to fearing You.
39Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
40Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
ו Waw
41Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord—
Your salvation according to Your word.
42So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
44So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
45And I will walk at #Prov. 4:12liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
46#Ps. 138:1; Matt. 10:18; Acts 26I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,
And will not be ashamed.
47And I will delight myself in Your commandments,
Which I love.
48My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments,
Which I love,
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
ז Zayin
49Remember the word to Your servant,
Upon which You have caused me to hope.
50This is my #Job 6:10; (Rom. 15:4)comfort in my affliction,
For Your word has given me life.
51The proud have me in great derision,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
52I remembered Your judgments of old, O Lord,
And have comforted myself.
53#Ex. 32:19; Ezra 9:3; Neh. 13:25Indignation has taken hold of me
Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
54Your statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
55#Ps. 63:6I remember Your name in the night, O Lord,
And I keep Your law.
56This has become mine,
Because I kept Your precepts.
ח Heth
57#Num. 18:20; Ps. 16:5; Jer. 10:16; Lam. 3:24You are my portion, O Lord;
I have said that I would keep Your words.
58I entreated Your favor with my whole heart;
Be merciful to me according to Your word.
59I #Mark 14:72; Luke 15:17thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61The cords of the wicked have bound me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
62#Acts 16:25At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
63I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
64#Ps. 33:5The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy;
Teach me Your statutes.
ט Teth
65You have dealt well with Your servant,
O Lord, according to Your word.
66Teach me good judgment and #Phil. 1:9knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.
67Before I was #Prov. 3:11; Jer. 31:18, 19; (Heb. 12:5–11)afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
68You are #Ps. 106:1; 107:1; (Matt. 19:17)good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
69The proud have #Job 13:4; Ps. 109:2forged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
70#Deut. 32:15; Job 15:27; Ps. 17:10; Is. 6:10; Jer. 5:28; Acts 28:27Their heart is as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.
71It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
72#Ps. 19:10; Prov. 8:10, 11, 19The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
י Yod
73#Job 10:8; 31:15; (Ps. 139:15, 16)Your hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74#Ps. 34:2Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.
75I know, O Lord, #(Heb. 12:10)that Your judgments are right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.
77Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For Your law is my delight.
78Let the proud #Ps. 25:3be ashamed,
For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
79Let those who fear You turn to me,
Those who know Your testimonies.
80Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,
That I may not be ashamed.
ך Kaph
81#Ps. 73:26; 84:2My soul faints for Your salvation,
But I hope in Your word.
82My eyes fail from searching Your word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83For #Job 30:30I have become like a wineskin in smoke,
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
84#Ps. 39:4How many are the days of Your servant?
#Rev. 6:10When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85#Ps. 35:7; Prov. 16:27; Jer. 18:22The proud have dug pits for me,
Which is not according to Your law.
86All Your commandments are faithful;
They persecute me #Ps. 35:19wrongfully;
Help me!
87They almost made an end of me on earth,
But I did not forsake Your precepts.
88Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
ל Lamed
89#Ps. 89:2; Is. 40:8; Matt. 24:35; (1 Pet. 1:25)Forever, O Lord,
Your word is settled in heaven.
90Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it abides.
91They continue this day according to #Jer. 33:25Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.
92Unless Your law had been my delight,
I would then have perished in my affliction.
93I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have given me life.
94I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
95The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.
96#Matt. 5:18I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
ם Mem
97Oh, how I love Your law!
#Ps. 1:2It is my meditation all the day.
98You, through Your commandments, make me #Deut. 4:6wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
99I have more understanding than all my teachers,
#(2 Tim. 3:15)For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100#(Job 32:7–9)I understand more than the ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
101I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102I have not departed from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103#Ps. 19:10; Prov. 8:11How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
ן Nun
105#Prov. 6:23Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
106#Neh. 10:29I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108Accept, I pray, #Hos. 14:2; Heb. 13:15the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And teach me Your judgments.
109#Judg. 12:3; Job 13:14My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
110#Ps. 140:5The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
111#Deut. 33:4Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.
ס Samek
113I hate the double-minded,
But I love Your law.
114#(Ps. 32:7)You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
115#Ps. 6:8; Matt. 7:23Depart from me, you evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God!
116Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me #Ps. 25:2; (Rom. 5:5; 9:33; 10:11; Phil. 1:20)be ashamed of my hope.
117Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
118You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceit is falsehood.
119You put away all the wicked of the earth #Is. 1:22, 25; Ezek. 22:18, 19like dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
120#Job 4:14; Hab. 3:16My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
ע Ayin
121I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122Be #Job 17:3; Heb. 7:22surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.
123My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
124Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.
125#Ps. 116:16I am Your servant;
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
126It is time for You to act, O Lord,
For they have regarded Your law as void.
127#Ps. 19:10Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
128Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things
I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.
פ Pe
129Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
130The entrance of Your words gives light;
#Prov. 6:23It gives understanding to the #(Ps. 19:7); Prov. 1:4simple.
131I opened my mouth and #Ps. 42:1panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
132#Ps. 106:4Look upon me and be merciful to me,
As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
133#Ps. 51:1; (2 Thess. 1:6)Direct my steps by Your word,
And #Ps. 17:5let no iniquity have dominion over me.
134#(Ps. 19:13; Rom. 6:12)Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
135#Luke 1:74Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
136#Num. 6:25; Ps. 4:6Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
Because men do not keep Your law.
ץ Tsadde
137#Jer. 9:1, 18; 14:17; Lam. 3:48; Ezek. 9:4Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
138#Ezra 9:15; Neh. 9:33; Jer. 12:1; Lam. 1:18; Dan. 9:7, 14Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.
139#(Ps. 19:7–9)My zeal has consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140#Ps. 69:9; John 2:17Your word is very pure;
Therefore Your servant loves it.
141I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is #Ps. 12:6truth.
143Trouble and anguish have overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments are my delights.
144The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
ק Qoph
145I cry out with my whole heart;
Hear me, O Lord!
I will keep Your statutes.
146I cry out to You;
Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
147#(Ps. 19:9; John 17:17)I rise before the dawning of the morning,
And cry for help;
I hope in Your word.
148#Ps. 5:3My eyes are awake through the night watches,
That I may meditate on Your word.
149Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
150They draw near who follow after wickedness;
They are far from Your law.
151You are #Ps. 63:1, 6near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.
152Concerning Your testimonies,
I have known of old that You have founded them #(Ps. 145:18); Is. 50:8forever.
ר Resh
153#Luke 21:33Consider my affliction and deliver me,
For I do not forget Your law.
154#Lam. 5:1Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Your word.
155Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
156Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
157Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not #1 Sam. 24:15; Mic. 7:9turn from Your testimonies.
158I see the treacherous, and #Ps. 44:18am disgusted,
Because they do not keep Your word.
159Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.
160The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
שׁ Shin
161#Ezek. 9:4Princes persecute me without a cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
162I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure.
163I hate and abhor lying,
But I love Your law.
164Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
165#1 Sam. 24:11; 26:18Great peace have those who love Your law,
And nothing causes them to stumble.
166#Prov. 3:2; (Is. 26:3; 32:17)Lord, I hope for Your salvation,
And I do Your commandments.
167My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
168I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
#Gen. 49:18For all my ways are before You.
ת Tau
169Let my cry come before You, O Lord;
#Job 24:23; Prov. 5:21Give me understanding according to Your word.
170Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
171#Ps. 119:27, 144My lips shall utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
172My tongue shall speak of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.
173Let Your hand become my help,
For #Ps. 119:7I have chosen Your precepts.
174#Josh. 24:22; Luke 10:42I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And #Ps. 119:166Your law is my delight.
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise You;
And let Your judgments help me.
176#Ps. 119:16, 24I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.
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