Psalms 119 — DBY

119Verse 1ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
^{Verse 2}Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
^{Verse 3}Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways.
^{Verse 4}Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.
^{Verse 5}Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
^{Verse 6}Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
^{Verse 7}I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
^{Verse 8}I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.
^{Verse 9}BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.
^{Verse 10}With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.
^{Verse 11}Thy *word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
^{Verse 12}Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes.
^{Verse 13}With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
^{Verse 14}I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all wealth.
^{Verse 15}I will meditate upon thy precepts, and have respect unto thy paths.
^{Verse 16}I delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.
^{Verse 17}GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.
^{Verse 18}Open mine eyes, and I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
^{Verse 19}I am a stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.
^{Verse 20}My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.
^{Verse 21}Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
^{Verse 22}Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.
^{Verse 23}Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.
^{Verse 24}Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.
^{Verse 25}DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
^{Verse 26}I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes.
^{Verse 27}Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.
^{Verse 28}My soul melteth for sadness: strengthen me according to thy word.
^{Verse 29}Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law.
^{Verse 30}I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me].
^{Verse 31}I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.
^{Verse 32}I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
^{Verse 33}HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] the end.
^{Verse 34}Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart.
^{Verse 35}Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
^{Verse 36}Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to gain.
^{Verse 37}Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
^{Verse 38}Establish thy *word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
^{Verse 39}Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good.
^{Verse 40}Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
^{Verse 41}VAU. And let thy loving-kindness come unto me, O Jehovah, — thy salvation according to thy *word.
^{Verse 42}So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word.
^{Verse 43}And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; because I have hoped in thy judgments.
^{Verse 44}Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;
^{Verse 45}And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;
^{Verse 46}And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed;
^{Verse 47}And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;
^{Verse 48}And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
^{Verse 49}ZAIN. Remember the word for thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
^{Verse 50}This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy *word hath quickened me.
^{Verse 51}The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
^{Verse 52}I remembered thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, and have comforted myself.
^{Verse 53}Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
^{Verse 54}Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
^{Verse 55}I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.
^{Verse 56}This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.
^{Verse 57}CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.
^{Verse 58}I have sought thy favour with [my] whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy *word.
^{Verse 59}I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
^{Verse 60}I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
^{Verse 61}The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: I have not forgotten thy law.
^{Verse 62}At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
^{Verse 63}I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
^{Verse 64}The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy loving-kindness: teach me thy statutes.
^{Verse 65}TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
^{Verse 66}Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.
^{Verse 67}Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy *word.
^{Verse 68}Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
^{Verse 69}The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
^{Verse 70}Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law.
^{Verse 71}It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.
^{Verse 72}The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
^{Verse 73}YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
^{Verse 74}They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.
^{Verse 75}I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
^{Verse 76}Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy *word unto thy servant.
^{Verse 77}Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.
^{Verse 78}Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.
^{Verse 79}Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.
^{Verse 80}Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
^{Verse 81}CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
^{Verse 82}Mine eyes fail for thy *word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
^{Verse 83}For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; I do not forget thy statutes.
^{Verse 84}How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
^{Verse 85}The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law.
^{Verse 86}All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.
^{Verse 87}They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.
^{Verse 88}Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
^{Verse 89}LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.
^{Verse 90}Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
^{Verse 91}By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.
^{Verse 92}Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
^{Verse 93}I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.
^{Verse 94}I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
^{Verse 95}The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto thy testimonies.
^{Verse 96}I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
^{Verse 97}MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
^{Verse 98}Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
^{Verse 99}I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my meditation.
^{Verse 100}I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.
^{Verse 101}I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.
^{Verse 102}I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me.
^{Verse 103}How sweet are thy *words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!
^{Verse 104}From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
^{Verse 105}NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
^{Verse 106}I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
^{Verse 107}I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy word.
^{Verse 108}Accept, I beseech thee, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
^{Verse 109}My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.
^{Verse 110}The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
^{Verse 111}Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
^{Verse 112}I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end.
^{Verse 113}SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.
^{Verse 114}Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
^{Verse 115}Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my^°God.
^{Verse 116}Uphold me according to thy *word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
^{Verse 117}Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
^{Verse 118}Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
^{Verse 119}Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.
^{Verse 120}My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
^{Verse 121}AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
^{Verse 122}Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
^{Verse 123}Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the *word of thy righteousness.
^{Verse 124}Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
^{Verse 125}I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
^{Verse 126}It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.
^{Verse 127}Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
^{Verse 128}Therefore I regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.
^{Verse 129}PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.
^{Verse 130}The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
^{Verse 131}I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
^{Verse 132}Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.
^{Verse 133}Establish my steps in thy *word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
^{Verse 134}Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts.
^{Verse 135}Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
^{Verse 136}Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.
^{Verse 137}TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
^{Verse 138}Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
^{Verse 139}My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
^{Verse 140}Thy *word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
^{Verse 141}I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.
^{Verse 142}Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
^{Verse 143}Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.
^{Verse 144}The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
^{Verse 145}KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
^{Verse 146}I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
^{Verse 147}I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.
^{Verse 148}Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy *word.
^{Verse 149}Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.
^{Verse 150}They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
^{Verse 151}Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.
^{Verse 152}From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
^{Verse 153}RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
^{Verse 154}Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy *word.
^{Verse 155}Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.
^{Verse 156}Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
^{Verse 157}Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.
^{Verse 158}I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy *word.
^{Verse 159}See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving-kindness.
^{Verse 160}The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever.
^{Verse 161}SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
^{Verse 162}I have joy in thy *word, as one that findeth great spoil.
^{Verse 163}I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.
^{Verse 164}Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
^{Verse 165}Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.
^{Verse 166}I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
^{Verse 167}My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
^{Verse 168}I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.
^{Verse 169}TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.
^{Verse 170}Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy *word.
^{Verse 171}My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
^{Verse 172}My tongue shall speak aloud of thy *word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
^{Verse 173}Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.
^{Verse 174}I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
^{Verse 175}Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
^{Verse 176}I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.