Psalms 119 — BBE

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