119 1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of Yahweh!
119 2 Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,
who seek him with their whole heart,
119 3 who also do no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
119 4 You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.
119 5 O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!
119 6 Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
119 7 I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous ordinances.
119 8 I will observe your statutes;
O forsake me not utterly!
- ב BET. Obedience. Psalm 119(v118)119 9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
119 10 With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your commandments!
119 11 I have laid up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
119 12 Blessed be you, O Yahweh;
teach me your statutes!
119 13 With my lips I declare all the ordinances of your mouth.
119 14 In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.
119 15 I will meditate on your precepts,
and fix my eyes on your ways.
119 16 I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
- ? GIMEL. Happiness. Psalm 119(v118)
119 17 Deal bountifully with your servant,
that I may live and observe your word.
119 18 Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
119 19 I am a sojourner on earth;
hide not your commandments from me!
119 20 My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
119 21 You rebuke the insolent,
accursed ones, who wander from your commandments;
119 22 take away from me their scorn and contempt,
for I have kept your testimonies.
119 23 Even though princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
119 24 Your testimonies are my delight,
they are my counselors.
- ד DALET. Obedience. Psalm 119(v118)
119 25 My soul cleaves to the dust;
revive me according to your word!
119 26 When I told of my ways, you answered me;
teach me your statutes!
119 27 Make me understand the way of your precepts,
and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
119 28 My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word!
119 29 Put false ways far from me;
and graciously teach me your law!
119 30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness,
I set your ordinances before me.
119 31 I cleave to your testimonies, O Yahweh;
let me not be put to shame!
119 32 I will run in the way of your commandments
when you enlarge my understanding!
- ה HE. Understanding. Psalm 119(v118)
119 33 Teach me, O Yahweh, the way of your statutes;
and I will keep it to the end.
119 34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
119 35 Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I delight in it.
119 36 Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to gain!
119 37 Turn my eyes from looking at vanities;
and give me life in your ways.
119 38 Confirm to your servant your promise,
which is for those who fear you.
119 39 Turn away the reproach which I dread;
for your ordinances are good.
119 40 Behold, I long for your precepts;
in your righteousness give me life!
- ? VAV. Trust. Psalm 119(v118)
119 41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Yahweh,
your salvation according to your promise;
119 42 then shall I have an answer for those who taunt me,
for I trust in your word.
119 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
for my hope is in your ordinances.
119 44 I will keep your law continually,
for ever and ever;
119 45 and I shall walk at liberty,
for I have sought your precepts.
119 46 I will also speak of your testimonies before kings,
and shall not be put to shame;
119 47 for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.
119 48 I revere your commandments, which I love,
and I will meditate on your statutes.
- ? ZAYIN. Confidence. Psalm 119(v118)
119 49 Remember your word to your servant,
in which you have made me hope.
119 50 This is my comfort in my affliction
that your promise gives me life.
119 51 Godless men utterly deride me,
but I do not turn away from your law.
119 52 When I think of your ordinances from of old,
I take comfort, O Yahweh.
119 53 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
who forsake your law.
119 54 Your statutes have been my songs
in the house of my pilgrimage.
119 55 I remember your name in the night, O Yahweh,
and keep your law.
119 56 This blessing has fallen to me,
that I have kept your precepts.
- ח HET. Devotion. Psalm 119(v118)
119 57 Yahweh is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.
119 58 I entreat your favour with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.
119 59 When I thinks of your ways,
I turn my feet to your testimonies;
119 60 I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.
119 61 Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not forget your law.
119 62 At midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your righteous ordinances.
119 63 I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
119 64 The earth, O Yahweh, is full of your steadfast love;
teach me your statutes!
- ? TET. Value. Psalm 119(v118)
119 65 You have dealt well with your servant, O Yahweh,
according to your word.
119 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
119 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray;
but now I keep your word.
119 68 You are good and do good;
teach me your statutes.
119 69 The godless besmear me with lies,
but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;
119 70 their heart is gross like fat,
but I delight in your law.
119 71 It is good for me that I was afflicted,
that I might learn your statutes.
119 72 The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
- ? YOD. Justice. Psalm 119(v118)
119 73 Your hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
119 74 Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,
because I have hoped in your word.
119 75 I know, O Yahweh, that your judgments are right,
and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
119 76 Let your steadfast love be ready to comfort me
according to your promise to your servant.
119 77 Let your mercy come to me, that I may live;
for your law is my delight.
119 78 Let the godless be put to shame,
because they have subverted me with guile;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
119 79 Let those who fear you turn to me,
that they may know your testimonies.
119 80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes,
that I may not be put to shame!
- כ KAF. Deliverance. Psalm 119(v118)
119 81 My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.
119 82 My eyes fail with watching for your promise;
I ask, "When will you comfort me?"
119 83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
119 84 How long must your servant endure?
When will you judge those who persecute me?
119 85 Godless men have dug pitfalls for me,
men who do not conform to your law.
119 86 All your commandments are sure;
they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
119 87 They have almost made an end of me on earth;
but I have not forsaken your precepts.
119 88 In your steadfast love spare my life,
that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
- ? LAMED. Faith. Psalm 119(v118)
119 89 For ever, O Yahweh,
your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
119 90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
119 91 By your appointment they stand this day;
for all things are your servants.
119 92 If your law had not been my delight,
I should have perished in my affliction.
119 93 I will never forget your precepts;
for by them you have given me life.
119 94 I am yours, save me;
for I have sought your precepts.
119 95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me;
but I consider your testimonies.
119 96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
- מ MEM. Love. Psalm 119(v118)
119 97 Oh, how I love your law!
It is my meditation all the day.
119 98 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
119 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for your testimonies are my meditation.
119 100 I understand more than the aged,
for I keep your precepts.
119 101 I hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.
119 102 I do not turn aside from your ordinances,
for you have taught me.
119 103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
119 104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way.
- נ NUN. Light. Psalm 119(v118)
119 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
119 106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to observe your righteous ordinances.
119 107 I am sorely afflicted; give me life, O Yahweh,
according to your word!
119 108 Accept my offerings of praise, O Yahweh,
and teach me your ordinances.
119 109 I hold my life in my hand continually,
but I do not forget your law.
119 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
but I do not stray from your precepts.
119 111 Your testimonies are my heritage for ever;
yea, they are the joy of my heart.
119 112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes for ever, to the end. - ס SAMEKH. Safety. Psalm 119(v118)
119 113 I hate double-minded men,
but I love your law.
119 114 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.
119 115 Depart from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.
119 116 Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live,
and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
119 117 Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for your statutes continually!
119 118 You spurn all who go astray from your statutes;
yea, their cunning is in vain.
119 119 All the wicked of the earth you count as dross;
therefore I love your testimonies.
119 120 My flesh trembles for fear of you,
and I am afraid of your judgments.