Psalm 119
1 [Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,YLT — Psalm 119:1
2 O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.YLT — Psalm 119:2
3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.YLT — Psalm 119:3
4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,YLT — Psalm 119:4
5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,YLT — Psalm 119:5
6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.YLT — Psalm 119:6
7 I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.YLT — Psalm 119:7
8 Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!YLT — Psalm 119:8
9 [Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.YLT — Psalm 119:9
10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.YLT — Psalm 119:10
11 In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.YLT — Psalm 119:11
12 Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.YLT — Psalm 119:12
13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.YLT — Psalm 119:13
14 In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.YLT — Psalm 119:14
15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.YLT — Psalm 119:15
16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.YLT — Psalm 119:16
17 [Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.YLT — Psalm 119:17
18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.YLT — Psalm 119:18
19 A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.YLT — Psalm 119:19
20 Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.YLT — Psalm 119:20
21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.YLT — Psalm 119:21
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.YLT — Psalm 119:22
23 Princes also sat — against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,YLT — Psalm 119:23
24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!YLT — Psalm 119:24
25 [Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.YLT — Psalm 119:25
26 My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,YLT — Psalm 119:26
27 The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.YLT — Psalm 119:27
28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.YLT — Psalm 119:28
29 The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.YLT — Psalm 119:29
30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,YLT — Psalm 119:30
31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.YLT — Psalm 119:31
32 The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!YLT — Psalm 119:32
33 [He.] Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it — [to] the end.YLT — Psalm 119:33
34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.YLT — Psalm 119:34
35 Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.YLT — Psalm 119:35
36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.YLT — Psalm 119:36
37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.YLT — Psalm 119:37
38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.YLT — Psalm 119:38
39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.YLT — Psalm 119:39
40 Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,YLT — Psalm 119:40
41 [Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.YLT — Psalm 119:41
42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.YLT — Psalm 119:42
43 And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.YLT — Psalm 119:43
44 And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.YLT — Psalm 119:44
45 And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.YLT — Psalm 119:45
46 And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.YLT — Psalm 119:46
47 And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,YLT — Psalm 119:47
48 And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!YLT — Psalm 119:48
49 [Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.YLT — Psalm 119:49
50 This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.YLT — Psalm 119:50
51 The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.YLT — Psalm 119:51
52 I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.YLT — Psalm 119:52
53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.YLT — Psalm 119:53
54 Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.YLT — Psalm 119:54
55 I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.YLT — Psalm 119:55
56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!YLT — Psalm 119:56
57 [Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said — to keep Thy words,YLT — Psalm 119:57
58 I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.YLT — Psalm 119:58
59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.YLT — Psalm 119:59
60 I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.YLT — Psalm 119:60
61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.YLT — Psalm 119:61
62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.YLT — Psalm 119:62
63 A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.YLT — Psalm 119:63
64 Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!YLT — Psalm 119:64
65 [Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.YLT — Psalm 119:65
66 The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.YLT — Psalm 119:66
67 Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.YLT — Psalm 119:67
68 Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.YLT — Psalm 119:68
69 Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.YLT — Psalm 119:69
70 Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.YLT — Psalm 119:70
71 Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.YLT — Psalm 119:71
72 Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!YLT — Psalm 119:72
73 [Yod.] Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.YLT — Psalm 119:73
74 Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.YLT — Psalm 119:74
75 I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.YLT — Psalm 119:75
76 Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.YLT — Psalm 119:76
77 Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law [is] my delight.YLT — Psalm 119:77
78 Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.YLT — Psalm 119:78
79 Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.YLT — Psalm 119:79
80 My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.YLT — Psalm 119:80
81 [Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.YLT — Psalm 119:81
82 Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, ‘When doth it comfort me?’YLT — Psalm 119:82
83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.YLT — Psalm 119:83
84 How many [are] the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?YLT — Psalm 119:84
85 The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.YLT — Psalm 119:85
86 All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.YLT — Psalm 119:86
87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.YLT — Psalm 119:87
88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!YLT — Psalm 119:88
89 [Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.YLT — Psalm 119:89
90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.YLT — Psalm 119:90
91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.YLT — Psalm 119:91
92 Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.YLT — Psalm 119:92
93 To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.YLT — Psalm 119:93
94 I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.YLT — Psalm 119:94
95 Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.YLT — Psalm 119:95
96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command — exceedingly!YLT — Psalm 119:96
97 [Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my meditation.YLT — Psalm 119:97
98 Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.YLT — Psalm 119:98
99 Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my meditation.YLT — Psalm 119:99
100 Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.YLT — Psalm 119:100
101 From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.YLT — Psalm 119:101
102 From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou — Thou hast directed me.YLT — Psalm 119:102
103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.YLT — Psalm 119:103
104 From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!YLT — Psalm 119:104
105 [Nun.] A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, And a light to my path.YLT — Psalm 119:105
106 I have sworn, and I confirm [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.YLT — Psalm 119:106
107 I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.YLT — Psalm 119:107
108 Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.YLT — Psalm 119:108
109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.YLT — Psalm 119:109
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.YLT — Psalm 119:110
111 I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.YLT — Psalm 119:111
112 I have inclined my heart To do Thy statutes, to the age — [to] the end!YLT — Psalm 119:112
113 [Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.YLT — Psalm 119:113
114 My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.YLT — Psalm 119:114
115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.YLT — Psalm 119:115
116 Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.YLT — Psalm 119:116
117 Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.YLT — Psalm 119:117
118 Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.YLT — Psalm 119:118
119 Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.YLT — Psalm 119:119
120 Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!YLT — Psalm 119:120
121 [Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.YLT — Psalm 119:121
122 Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.YLT — Psalm 119:122
123 Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.YLT — Psalm 119:123
124 Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.YLT — Psalm 119:124
125 Thy servant [am] I — cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.YLT — Psalm 119:125
126 Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.YLT — Psalm 119:126
127 Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold — even fine gold.YLT — Psalm 119:127
128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!YLT — Psalm 119:128
129 [Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.YLT — Psalm 119:129
130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.YLT — Psalm 119:130
131 My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.YLT — Psalm 119:131
132 Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.YLT — Psalm 119:132
133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.YLT — Psalm 119:133
134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,YLT — Psalm 119:134
135 Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.YLT — Psalm 119:135
136 Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!YLT — Psalm 119:136
137 [Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.YLT — Psalm 119:137
138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,YLT — Psalm 119:138
139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.YLT — Psalm 119:139
140 Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.YLT — Psalm 119:140
141 Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.YLT — Psalm 119:141
142 Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.YLT — Psalm 119:142
143 Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.YLT — Psalm 119:143
144 The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live!YLT — Psalm 119:144
145 [Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,YLT — Psalm 119:145
146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.YLT — Psalm 119:146
147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.YLT — Psalm 119:147
148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.YLT — Psalm 119:148
149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.YLT — Psalm 119:149
150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.YLT — Psalm 119:150
151 Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.YLT — Psalm 119:151
152 Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!YLT — Psalm 119:152
153 [Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.YLT — Psalm 119:153
154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.YLT — Psalm 119:154
155 Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.YLT — Psalm 119:155
156 Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.YLT — Psalm 119:156
157 Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.YLT — Psalm 119:157
158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.YLT — Psalm 119:158
159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.YLT — Psalm 119:159
160 The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!YLT — Psalm 119:160
161 [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.YLT — Psalm 119:161
162 I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.YLT — Psalm 119:162
163 Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.YLT — Psalm 119:163
164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.YLT — Psalm 119:164
165 Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.YLT — Psalm 119:165
166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.YLT — Psalm 119:166
167 Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.YLT — Psalm 119:167
168 I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!YLT — Psalm 119:168
169 [Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.YLT — Psalm 119:169
170 My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.YLT — Psalm 119:170
171 My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.YLT — Psalm 119:171
172 My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous.YLT — Psalm 119:172
173 Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.YLT — Psalm 119:173
174 I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.YLT — Psalm 119:174
175 My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.YLT — Psalm 119:175
176 I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!YLT — Psalm 119:176