Psalms 119

1- ALEPH - Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.● 2Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.● 3They do no evil; they go in his ways.● 4You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care.● 5If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!● 6Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.● 7I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.● 8I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.● 9- BETH - How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word.● 10I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.● 11I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.● 12Praise be to you, O Lord: give me knowledge of your rules.● 13With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.● 14I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.● 15I will give thought to your orders, and have respect for your ways.● 16I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.● 17- GIMEL - Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;● 18Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.● 19I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.● 20My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.● 21Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way.● 22Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.● 23Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.● 24Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.● 25- DALETH - My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word.● 26I put the record of my ways before you, and you gave me an answer: O give me knowledge of your rules.● 27Make the way of your orders clear to me; then my thoughts will be ever on your wonders.● 28My soul is wasted with sorrow; give me strength again in keeping with your word● 29Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.● 30I have taken the way of faith: I have kept your decisions before me.● 31I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.● 32I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.● 33- HE - O Lord, let me see the way of your rules, and I will keep it to the end.● 34Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.● 35Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.● 36Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.● 37Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.● 38Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.● 39Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.● 40See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.● 41- VAU - Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.● 42So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.● 43Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.● 44So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;● 45So that my way may be in a wide place: because my search has been for your orders.● 46So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.● 47And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.● 48And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.● 49- ZAIN - Keep in mind your word to your servant, for on it has my hope been fixed.● 50This is my comfort in my trouble; that your sayings have given me life.● 51The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.● 52I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort.● 53I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.● 54Your rules have been melodies to me, while I have been living in strange lands.● 55I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law.● 56This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart.● 57- CHETH - The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words.● 58I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.● 59I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word.● 60I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.● 61The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.● 62In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.● 63I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory.● 64The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy: give me knowledge of your rules.● 65- TETH - You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word.● 66Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.● 67Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.● 68You are good, and your works are good; give me knowledge of your rules.● 69The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.● 70Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.● 71It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.● 72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.● 73- JOD - Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.● 74Your worshippers will see me and be glad; because my hope has been in your word.● 75I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.● 76Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.● 77Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.● 78Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.● 79Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.● 80Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.● 81- CAPH - My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.● 82My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?● 83For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.● 84How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?● 85The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.● 86All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.● 87They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.● 88Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.● 89- LAMED - For ever, O Lord, your word is fixed in heaven.● 90Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.● 91They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.● 92If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.● 93I will ever keep your orders in mind; for in them I have life.● 94I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.● 95The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.● 96I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.● 97- MEM - O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.● 98Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.● 99I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.● 100I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.● 101I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.● 102My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.● 103How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!● 104Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.● 105- NUN - Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.● 106I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.● 107I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.● 108Take, O Lord, the free offerings of my mouth, and give me knowledge of your decisions.● 109My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.● 110Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.● 111I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.● 112My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.● 113- SAMECH - I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law.● 114You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.● 115Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.● 116Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.● 117Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.● 118You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.● 119All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word.● 120My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.● 121- AIN - I have done what is good and right: you will not give me into the hands of those who are working against me.● 122Take your servant's interests into your keeping; let me not be crushed by the men of pride.● 123My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.● 124Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.● 125I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.● 126It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.● 127For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.● 128Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.● 129- PE - Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.● 130The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.● 131My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.● 132Let 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.● 133Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.● 134Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.● 135Let your servant see the shining of your face; give me knowledge of your rules.● 136Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.● 137- TZADE - O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.● 138You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever.● 139My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words.● 140Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.● 141I am small and of no account; but I keep your orders in mind.● 142Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.● 143Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.● 144The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.● 145- KOPH - I have made my prayer with all my heart; give answer to me, O Lord: I will keep your rules.● 146My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word.● 147Before the sun is up, my cry for help comes to your ear; my hope is in your words.● 148In the night watches I am awake, so that I may give thought to your saying.● 149Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.● 150Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.● 151You are near, O Lord; and all your teachings are true.● 152I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever.● 153- RESH - O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,● 154Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said.● 155Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.● 156Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.● 157Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.● 158I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.● 159See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.● 160Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.● 161- SHIN - Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.● 162I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.● 163I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.● 164Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.● 165Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling.● 166Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings.● 167My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.● 168I have been ruled by your orders; for all my ways are before you.● 169- TAU - Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word.● 170Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said.● 171Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.● 172Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.● 173Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.● 174All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.● 175Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.● 176I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.●