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Psalms 119

Psalm 119

Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.

¹Blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the Law of the Lord.

²Blessed are those who comply with His testimonies, And seek Him with all their heart.

³They also do no injustice; They walk in His ways.

⁴You have ordained Your precepts, That we are to keep them diligently.

⁵Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes!

⁶Then I will not be ashamed When I look at all Your commandments.

⁷I will give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.

⁸I will keep Your statutes; Do not utterly abandon me! Beth

⁹¶How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word.

¹⁰With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

¹¹I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You.

¹²Blessed are You, Lord; Teach me Your statutes.

¹³With my lips I have told of All the ordinances 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 regard Your ways.

¹⁶I shall delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. Gimel

¹⁷¶Deal generously with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your Law.

¹⁹I am a stranger on the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.

²⁰My soul is crushed with longing For Your ordinances at all times.

²¹You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander from Your commandments.

²²Take disgrace and contempt away from me, For I comply with Your testimonies.

²³Even though rulers sit and speak against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

²⁴Your testimonies also are my delight; They are my advisers. Daleth

²⁵¶My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.

²⁶I have told of my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes.

²⁷Make me understand the way of Your precepts, And I will meditate on Your wonders.

²⁸My soul weeps because of grief; Strengthen me according to Your word.

²⁹Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your Law.

³⁰I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your judgments before me.

³¹I cling to Your testimonies; Lord, do not put me to shame!

³²I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart. He

³³¶Teach me the way of Your statutes, Lord, And I shall comply with it to the end.

³⁴Give me understanding, so that I may comply with Your Law And keep it with all my heart.

³⁵Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.

³⁶Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.

³⁷Turn my eyes away from looking at what is worthless, And revive me in Your ways.

³⁸Establish Your word to Your servant As that which produces reverence for You.

³⁹Take away my disgrace which I dread, For Your judgments are good.

⁴⁰Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness. Vav

⁴¹¶May Your favor also come to me, Lord, Your salvation according to Your word;

⁴²So that I will have an answer for one who taunts me, For I trust in Your word.

⁴³And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Your judgments.

⁴⁴So I will keep Your Law continually, Forever and ever.

⁴⁵And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.

⁴⁶I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And shall not be ashamed.

⁴⁷I will delight in Your commandments, Which I love.

⁴⁸And 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.

⁵⁰This is my comfort in my misery, That Your word has revived me.

⁵¹The arrogant utterly deride me, Yet I do not turn aside from Your Law.

⁵²I have remembered Your judgments from of old, Lord, And comfort myself.

⁵³Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who abandon Your Law.

⁵⁴Your statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

⁵⁵Lord, I remember Your name in the night, And keep Your Law.

⁵⁶This has become mine, That I comply with Your precepts. Heth

⁵⁷¶The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.

⁵⁸I sought Your favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word.

⁵⁹I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies.

⁶⁰I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments.

⁶¹The snares of the wicked have surrounded me, But I have not forgotten Your Law.

⁶²At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous judgments.

⁶³I am a companion to all those who fear You, And to those who keep Your precepts.

⁶⁴The earth is full of Your goodness, Lord; Teach me Your statutes. Teth

⁶⁵¶You have treated Your servant well, Lord, according to Your word.

⁶⁶Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.

⁶⁷Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.

⁶⁸You are good and You do good; Teach me Your statutes.

⁶⁹The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all my heart I will comply with Your precepts.

⁷⁰Their heart is insensitive, like fat, But I delight in Your Law.

⁷¹It is good for me that I was afflicted, So that I may learn Your statutes.

⁷²The 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, so that I may learn Your commandments.

⁷⁴May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word.

⁷⁵I know, Lord, that Your judgments are righteous, And that You have afflicted me in faithfulness.

⁷⁶May Your favor comfort me, According to Your word to Your servant.

⁷⁷May Your compassion come to me so that I may live, For Your Law is my delight.

⁷⁸May the arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray with a lie; But I shall meditate on Your precepts.

⁷⁹May those who fear You turn to me, And those who know Your testimonies.

⁸⁰May 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.

⁸²My eyes fail with longing for Your word, While I say, “When will You comfort me?”

⁸³Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.

⁸⁴How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

⁸⁵The arrogant have dug pits for me, People who are not in accord with Your Law.

⁸⁶All Your commandments are faithful; They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!

⁸⁷They almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not abandon Your precepts.

⁸⁸Revive me according to Your faithfulness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. Lamedh

⁸⁹¶Forever, Lord, Your word stands in heaven.

⁹⁰Your faithfulness continues throughout generations; You established the earth, and it stands.

⁹¹They stand this day by Your ordinances, For all things are Your servants.

⁹²If Your Law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my misery.

⁹³I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me.

⁹⁴I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts.

⁹⁵The wicked wait for me to destroy me; I will diligently consider Your testimonies.

⁹⁶I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad. Mem

⁹⁷¶How I love Your Law! It is my meditation all the day.

⁹⁸Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are ever mine.

⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰I understand more than those who are old, Because I have complied with Your precepts.

¹⁰¹I have restrained my feet from every evil way, So that I may keep Your word.

¹⁰²I have not turned aside from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me.

¹⁰³How sweet are Your words to my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰⁴From 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.

¹⁰⁶I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁷I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, Lord, according to Your word.

¹⁰⁸Be pleased to accept the voluntary offerings of my mouth, Lord, And teach me Your judgments.

¹⁰⁹My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your Law.

¹¹⁰The wicked have set a trap for me, Yet I have not wandered from Your precepts.

¹¹¹I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart.

¹¹²I 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.

¹¹⁴You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.

¹¹⁵Leave me, you evildoers, So that I may comply with the commandments of my God.

¹¹⁶Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

¹¹⁷Sustain me so that I may be safe, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.

¹¹⁸You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is useless.

¹¹⁹You have removed all the wicked of the earth like impurities; Therefore I love Your testimonies.

¹²⁰My flesh trembles from the 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.

¹²²Be a guarantor for Your servant for good; Do not let the arrogant oppress me.

¹²³My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation, And for Your righteous word.

¹²⁴Deal with Your servant according to Your graciousness, And teach me Your statutes.

¹²⁵I am Your servant; give me understanding, So that I may know Your testimonies.

¹²⁶It is time for the Lord to act, For they have broken Your Law.

¹²⁷Therefore I love Your commandments Above gold, yes, above pure gold.

¹²⁸Therefore I carefully follow all Your precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way. Pe

¹²⁹¶Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul complies with them.

¹³⁰The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.

¹³¹I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.

¹³²Turn to me and be gracious to me, As is right for those who love Your name.

¹³³Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any wrongdoing have power over me.

¹³⁴Redeem me from oppression by man, So that I may keep Your precepts.

¹³⁵Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.

¹³⁶My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your Law. Tsadhe

¹³⁷¶You are righteous, Lord, And Your judgments are right.

¹³⁸You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness And great faithfulness.

¹³⁹My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.

¹⁴⁰Your 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 truth.

¹⁴³Trouble and anguish have come upon me, Yet Your commandments are my delight.

¹⁴⁴Your testimonies are righteous forever; Give me understanding that I may live. Qoph

¹⁴⁵¶I cried out with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will comply with Your statutes.

¹⁴⁶I cried to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies.

¹⁴⁷I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words.

¹⁴⁸My eyes anticipate the night watches, So that I may meditate on Your word.

¹⁴⁹Hear my voice according to Your faithfulness; Revive me, Lord, according to Your judgments.

¹⁵⁰Those who follow after wickedness approach; They are far from Your Law.

¹⁵¹You are near, Lord, And all Your commandments are truth.

¹⁵²From long ago I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. Resh

¹⁵³¶Look at my affliction and rescue me, For I have not forgotten Your Law.

¹⁵⁴Plead 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 mercies, Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.

¹⁵⁷Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.

¹⁵⁸I see the treacherous and loathe them, Because they do not keep Your word.

¹⁵⁹Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me, Lord, according to Your faithfulness.

¹⁶⁰The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. Shin

¹⁶¹¶Rulers persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your words.

¹⁶²I rejoice at Your word, Like one who finds great plunder.

¹⁶³I hate and loathe falsehood, But I love Your Law.

¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise You Because of Your righteous judgments.

¹⁶⁵Those who love Your Law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble.

¹⁶⁶I hope for Your salvation, Lord, And do Your commandments.

¹⁶⁷My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.

¹⁶⁸I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You. Tav

¹⁶⁹¶Let my cry come before You, Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word.

¹⁷⁰Let my pleading come before You; Save me according to Your word.

¹⁷¹Let my lips pour out praise, For You teach me Your statutes.

¹⁷²Let my tongue sing about Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.

¹⁷³Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts.

¹⁷⁴I long for Your salvation, Lord, And Your Law is my delight.

¹⁷⁵Let my soul live that it may praise You, And let Your ordinances help me.

¹⁷⁶I have wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.

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