Psalms 119

Psalms 119:1  
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

Psalms 119:2  
Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

Psalms 119:3  
Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.

Psalms 119:4  
You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.

Psalms 119:5  
Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!

Psalms 119:6  
Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

Psalms 119:7  
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:8  
I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me.

Psalms 119:9  
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

Psalms 119:10  
With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.

Psalms 119:11  
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Psalms 119:12  
Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.

Psalms 119:13  
With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.

Psalms 119:14  
I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

Psalms 119:15  
I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.

Psalms 119:16  
I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.

Psalms 119:17  
Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.

Psalms 119:18  
Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.

Psalms 119:19  
I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me.

Psalms 119:20  
My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.

Psalms 119:21  
You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

Psalms 119:22  
Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.

Psalms 119:23  
Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

Psalms 119:24  
Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.

Psalms 119:25  
My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!

Psalms 119:26  
I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.

Psalms 119:27  
Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.

Psalms 119:28  
My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.

Psalms 119:29  
Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!

Psalms 119:30  
I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.

Psalms 119:31  
I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don’t let me be disappointed.

Psalms 119:32  
I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.

Psalms 119:33  
Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.

Psalms 119:34  
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

Psalms 119:35  
Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.

Psalms 119:36  
Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

Psalms 119:37  
Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

Psalms 119:38  
Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.

Psalms 119:39  
Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.

Psalms 119:40  
Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.

Psalms 119:41  
Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, your salvation, according to your word.

Psalms 119:42  
So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.

Psalms 119:43  
Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.

Psalms 119:44  
So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.

Psalms 119:45  
I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

Psalms 119:46  
I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.

Psalms 119:47  
I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.

Psalms 119:48  
I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.

Psalms 119:49  
Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.

Psalms 119:50  
This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

Psalms 119:51  
The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law.

Psalms 119:52  
I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself.

Psalms 119:53  
Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.

Psalms 119:54  
Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.

Psalms 119:55  
I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, and I obey your law.

Psalms 119:56  
This is my way, that I keep your precepts.

Psalms 119:57  
Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words.

Psalms 119:58  
I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.

Psalms 119:59  
I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.

Psalms 119:60  
I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.

Psalms 119:61  
The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.

Psalms 119:62  
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.

Psalms 119:63  
I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.

Psalms 119:64  
The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.

Psalms 119:65  
You have treated your servant well, according to your word, Yahweh.

Psalms 119:66  
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

Psalms 119:67  
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.

Psalms 119:68  
You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.

Psalms 119:69  
The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.

Psalms 119:70  
Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.

Psalms 119:71  
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.

Psalms 119:72  
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

Psalms 119:73  
Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.

Psalms 119:74  
Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.

Psalms 119:75  
Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

Psalms 119:76  
Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.

Psalms 119:77  
Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.

Psalms 119:78  
Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.

Psalms 119:79  
Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.

Psalms 119:80  
Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.

Psalms 119:81  
My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.

Psalms 119:82  
My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

Psalms 119:83  
For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.

Psalms 119:84  
How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?

Psalms 119:85  
The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.

Psalms 119:86  
All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!

Psalms 119:87  
They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.

Psalms 119:88  
Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

Psalms 119:89  
Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.

Psalms 119:90  
Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.

Psalms 119:91  
Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.

Psalms 119:92  
Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

Psalms 119:93  
I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.

Psalms 119:94  
I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.

Psalms 119:95  
The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.

Psalms 119:96  
I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless.

Psalms 119:97  
How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.

Psalms 119:98  
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.

Psalms 119:99  
I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

Psalms 119:100  
I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.

Psalms 119:101  
I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.

Psalms 119:102  
I have not turned away from your ordinances, for you have taught me.

Psalms 119:103  
How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

Psalms 119:104  
Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

Psalms 119:105  
Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

Psalms 119:106  
I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.

Psalms 119:107  
I am afflicted very much. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your word.

Psalms 119:108  
Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.

Psalms 119:109  
My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law.

Psalms 119:110  
The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.

Psalms 119:111  
I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

Psalms 119:112  
I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end.

Psalms 119:113  
I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.

Psalms 119:114  
You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.

Psalms 119:115  
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Psalms 119:116  
Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Psalms 119:117  
Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.

Psalms 119:118  
You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.

Psalms 119:119  
You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.

Psalms 119:120  
My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.

Psalms 119:121  
I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors.

Psalms 119:122  
Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.

Psalms 119:123  
My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.

Psalms 119:124  
Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.

Psalms 119:125  
I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.

Psalms 119:126  
It is time to act, Yahweh, for they break your law.

Psalms 119:127  
Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.

Psalms 119:128  
Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.

Psalms 119:129  
Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

Psalms 119:130  
The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

Psalms 119:131  
I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

Psalms 119:132  
Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

Psalms 119:133  
Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.

Psalms 119:134  
Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.

Psalms 119:135  
Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.

Psalms 119:136  
Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law.

Psalms 119:137  
You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright.

Psalms 119:138  
You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.

Psalms 119:139  
My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.

Psalms 119:140  
Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.

Psalms 119:141  
I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts.

Psalms 119:142  
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.

Psalms 119:143  
Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.

Psalms 119:144  
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

Psalms 119:145  
I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.

Psalms 119:146  
I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.

Psalms 119:147  
I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.

Psalms 119:148  
My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.

Psalms 119:149  
Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances.

Psalms 119:150  
They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.

Psalms 119:151  
You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth.

Psalms 119:152  
Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever.

Psalms 119:153  
Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law.

Psalms 119:154  
Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.

Psalms 119:155  
Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.

Psalms 119:156  
Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according to your ordinances.

Psalms 119:157  
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.

Psalms 119:158  
I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word.

Psalms 119:159  
Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.

Psalms 119:160  
All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.

Psalms 119:161  
Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.

Psalms 119:162  
I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.

Psalms 119:163  
I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.

Psalms 119:164  
Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.

Psalms 119:165  
Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.

Psalms 119:166  
I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have done your commandments.

Psalms 119:167  
My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.

Psalms 119:168  
I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you.

Psalms 119:169  
Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding according to your word.

Psalms 119:170  
Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.

Psalms 119:171  
Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.

Psalms 119:172  
Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

Psalms 119:173  
Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

Psalms 119:174  
I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.

Psalms 119:175  
Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.

Psalms 119:176  
I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.


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