119:1 [Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,

119:2 O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

119:3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.

119:4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,

119:5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,

119:6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.

119:7 I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.

119:8 Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!

119:9 [Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe -- according to Thy word.

119:10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.

119:11 In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

119:12 Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.

119:13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.

119:14 In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.

119:15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.

119:16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.

119:17 [Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.

119:18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.

119:19 A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.

119:20 Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.

119:21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.

119:22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.

119:23 Princes also sat -- against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,

119:24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!

119:25 [Daleth.] Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.

119:26 My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,

119:27 The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.

119:28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.

119:29 The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.

119:30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,

119:31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.

119:32 The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!

119:33 [He.] Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it -- [to] the end.

119:34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.

119:35 Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.

119:36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.

119:37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.

119:38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.

119:39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good.

119:40 Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,

119:41 [Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.

119:42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.

119:43 And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.

119:44 And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.

119:45 And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.

119:46 And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.

119:47 And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,

119:48 And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!

119:49 [Zain.] Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.

119:50 This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.

119:51 The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.

119:52 I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.

119:53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.

119:54 Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.

119:55 I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.

119:56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!

119:57 [Cheth.] My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said -- to keep Thy words,

119:58 I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.

119:59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.

119:60 I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.

119:61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.

119:62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.

119:63 A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.

119:64 Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!

119:65 [Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.

119:66 The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

119:67 Before I am afflicted, I -- I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.

119:68 Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.

119:69 Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.

119:70 Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I -- in Thy law I have delighted.

119:71 Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.

119:72 Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!

119:73 [Yod.] Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.

119:74 Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.

119:75 I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.

119:76 Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.

119:77 Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law [is] my delight.

119:78 Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.

119:79 Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.

119:80 My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.

119:81 [Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.

119:82 Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, `When doth it comfort me?`

119:83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.

119:84 How many [are] the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?

119:85 The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law.

119:86 All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.

119:87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I -- I have not forsaken Thy precepts.

119:88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!

119:89 [Lamed.] To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.

119:90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.

119:91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants.

119:92 Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.

119:93 To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.

119:94 I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.

119:95 Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.

119:96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command -- exceedingly!

119:97 [Mem.] O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my meditation.

119:98 Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age.

119:99 Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my meditation.

119:100 Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.

119:101 From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.

119:102 From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou -- Thou hast directed me.

119:103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.

119:104 From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!

119:105 [Nun.] A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, And a light to my path.

119:106 I have sworn, and I confirm [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.

119:107 I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.

119:108 Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.

119:109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.

119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.

119:111 I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they.

119:112 I have inclined my heart To do Thy statutes, to the age -- [to] the end!

119:113 [Samech.] Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.

119:114 My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.

119:115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

119:116 Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.

119:117 Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.

119:118 Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit.

119:119 Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.

119:120 Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!

119:121 [Ain.] I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.

119:122 Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.

119:123 Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.

119:124 Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.

119:125 Thy servant [am] I -- cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.

119:126 Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.

119:127 Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold -- even fine gold.

119:128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!

119:129 [Pe.] Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.

119:130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.

119:131 My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.

119:132 Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.

119:133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.

119:134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,

119:135 Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.

119:136 Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!

119:137 [Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.

119:138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,

119:139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.

119:140 Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.

119:141 Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.

119:142 Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth.

119:143 Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.

119:144 The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live!

119:145 [Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,

119:146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.

119:147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.

119:148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.

119:149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.

119:150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

119:151 Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth.

119:152 Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!

119:153 [Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.

119:154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.

119:155 Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.

119:156 Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.

119:157 Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.

119:158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.

119:159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.

119:160 The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!

119:161 [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.

119:162 I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.

119:163 Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.

119:164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.

119:165 Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.

119:166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.

119:167 Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.

119:168 I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!