Psalm 119:1 ALEPH. Blessed835are the undefiled8549{Or, perfect, or sincere} in the way,1870 who walk1980 in the law8451 of the LORD.30682 Blessed835are they that keep5341 his testimonies,5713andthat seek1875 him with the whole heart.38203 They also do6466 no iniquity:5766 they walk1980 in his ways.18704 Thou hast commanded6680us to keep8104 thy precepts6490 diligently.39665 O that305 my ways1870 were directed3559 to keep8104 thy statutes!27066 Then shall I not be ashamed,954 when I have respect5027 unto all thy commandments.46877 I will praise3034 thee with uprightness3476 of heart,3824 when I shall have learned3925 thy righteous6664 judgments.4941{Heb. judgments of thy righteousness}8 I will keep8104 thy statutes:2706 O forsake5800 me not utterly.3966
Psalm 119:9 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man5288 cleanse2135 his way?734 by taking heed8104thereto according to thy word.169710 With my whole heart3820 have I sought1875 thee: O let me not wander7686 from thy commandments.468711 Thy word565 have I hid6845 in mine heart,3820 that I might not sin2398 against thee.
12 Blessed1288art thou, O LORD:3068 teach3925 me thy statutes.270613 With my lips8193 have I declared5608 all the judgments4941 of thy mouth.631014 I have rejoiced7797 in the way1870 of thy testimonies,5715 as muchas in5921 all riches.195215 I will meditate7878 in thy precepts,6490 and have respect5027 unto thy ways.73416 I will delight8173 myself in thy statutes:2708 I will not forget7911 thy word.1697
Psalm 119:17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully1580 with thy servant,5650that I may live,2421 and keep8104 thy word.169718 Open1540{Heb. Reveal} thou mine eyes,5869 that I may behold5027 wondrous things6381 out of thy law.845119 I am a stranger1616 in the earth:776 hide5641 not thy commandments4687 from me.
20 My soul5315 breaketh1638 for the longing8375thatithath unto thy judgments4941 at all times.625621 Thou hast rebuked1605 the proud2086thatare cursed,779 which do err7686 from thy commandments.468722 Remove1556 from me reproach2781 and contempt;937 for I have kept5341 thy testimonies.571323 Princes8269 also did sit3427and speak1696 against me: but thy servant5650 did meditate7878 in thy statutes.270624 Thy testimonies5713 also are my delight8191and my counsellors.5826098{Heb. men of my counsel}
Psalm 119:25 DALETH. My soul5315 cleaveth1692 unto the dust:6083 quicken2421 thou me according to thy word.169726 I have declared5608 my ways,1870 and thou heardest6030 me: teach3925 me thy statutes.270627 Make me to understand995 the way1870 of thy precepts:6490 so shall I talk7878 of thy wondrous works.638128 My soul5315 melteth1811{Heb. droppeth} for heaviness:8424 strengthen6965 thou me according unto thy word.169729 Remove5493 from me the way1870 of lying:8267 and grant me thy law8451 graciously.260330 I have chosen977 the way1870 of truth:530 thy judgments4941 have I laid7737beforeme.31 I have stuck1692 unto thy testimonies:5715 O LORD,3068 put me not to shame.95432 I will run7323 the way1870 of thy commandments,4687 when thou shalt enlarge7337 my heart.3820
Psalm 119:33 HE. Teach3384 me, O LORD,3068 the way1870 of thy statutes;2706 and I shall keep5341 it unto the end.611834 Give me understanding,995 and I shall keep5341 thy law;8451 yea, I shall observe8104 it with my whole heart.382035 Make me to go1869 in the path5410 of thy commandments;4687 for therein do I delight.265436 Incline5186 my heart3820 unto thy testimonies,5715 and not to covetousness.121537 Turn away5674{Heb. make to pass} mine eyes5869 from beholding7200 vanity;7723and quicken2421 thou me in thy way.187038 Stablish6965 thy word565 unto thy servant,5650 who isdevoted to thy fear.337439 Turn away5674 my reproach2781 which I fear:3025 for thy judgments4941are good.289640 Behold, I have longed8373 after thy precepts:6490 quicken2421 me in thy righteousness.6666
Psalm 119:41 VAU. Let thy mercies2617 come935 also unto me, O LORD,3068even thy salvation,8668 according to thy word.56542 So shall I have wherewith1697 to answer6030 him that reproacheth2778 me:{Or, so shall I answer him that reproveth me in a thing} for I trust982 in thy word.169743 And take5337 not the word1697 of truth571 utterly3966 out of my mouth;6310 for I have hoped3176 in thy judgments.494144 So shall I keep8104 thy law8451 continually8548 for ever5769 and ever.570345 And I will walk1980 at liberty:7342{Heb. at large} for I seek1875 thy precepts.649046 I will speak1696 of thy testimonies5713 also before kings,4428 and will not be ashamed.95447 And I will delight8173 myself in thy commandments,4687 which I have loved.15748 My hands3709 also will I lift up5375 unto thy commandments,4687 which I have loved;157 and I will meditate7878 in thy statutes.2706
Psalm 119:49 ZAIN. Remember2142 the word1697 unto thy servant,5650 upon which thou hast caused me to hope.317650 This is my comfort5165 in my affliction:6040 for thy word565 hath quickened2421 me.
51 The proud2086 have had me greatly3966 in derision:3887yet have I not declined5186 from thy law.845152 I remembered2142 thy judgments4941 of old,5769 O LORD;3068 and have comforted5162 myself.
53 Horror2152 hath taken hold270 upon me because of the wicked7563 that forsake5800 thy law.845154 Thy statutes2706 have been my songs2158 in the house1004 of my pilgrimage.403355 I have remembered2142 thy name,8034 O LORD,3068 in the night,3915 and have kept8104 thy law.845156 This I had, because I kept5341 thy precepts.6490
Psalm 119:57 CHETH. Thouart my portion,2506 O LORD:3068 I have said559 that I would keep8104 thy words.169758 I intreated2470 thy favour6440{Heb. face} with my whole heart:3820 be merciful2603 unto me according to thy word.56559 I thought2803 on my ways,1870 and turned7725 my feet7272 unto thy testimonies.571360 I made haste,2363 and delayed4102 not to keep8104 thy commandments.468761 The bands2256{Or, companies} of the wicked7563 have robbed5749 me: but I have not forgotten7911 thy law.845162 At midnight26763915 I will rise6965 to give thanks3034 unto thee because of thy righteous6664 judgments.494163 I am a companion2270 of all them that fear3372 thee, and of them that keep8104 thy precepts.649064 The earth,776 O LORD,3068 is full4390 of thy mercy:2617 teach3925 me thy statutes.2706
Psalm 119:65 TETH. Thou hast dealt6213 well2896 with thy servant,5650 O LORD,3068 according unto thy word.169766 Teach3925 me good2898 judgment2940 and knowledge:1847 for I have believed539 thy commandments.468767 Before I was afflicted6031 I went astray:7683 but now have I kept8104 thy word.56568 Thou art good,2896 and doest good;2895 teach3925 me thy statutes.270669 The proud2086 have forged2950 a lie8267 against me: but I will keep5341 thy precepts6490 with my whole heart.382070 Their heart3820 is as fat2954 as grease;2459but I delight8173 in thy law.845171Itis good2896 for me that I have been afflicted;6031 that I might learn3925 thy statutes.270672 The law8451 of thy mouth6310is better2896 unto me than thousands505 of gold2091 and silver.3701
Psalm 119:73 JOD. Thy hands3027 have made6213 me and fashioned3559 me: give me understanding,995 that I may learn3925 thy commandments.468774 They that fear3373 thee will be glad8055 when they see7200 me; because I have hoped3176 in thy word.169775 I know,3045 O LORD,3068 that thy judgments4941are right,6664{Heb. righteousness} and that thou in faithfulness530 hast afflicted6031 me.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness2617 be for my comfort,5162{Heb. to comfort me} according to thy word565 unto thy servant.565077 Let thy tender mercies7356 come935 unto me, that I may live:2421 for thy law8451is my delight.819178 Let the proud2086 be ashamed;954 for they dealt perversely5791 with me without a cause:8267but I will meditate7878 in thy precepts.649079 Let those that fear3373 thee turn7725 unto me, and those that have known30453045 thy testimonies.571380 Let my heart3820 be sound8549 in thy statutes;2706 that I be not ashamed.954
Psalm 119:81 CAPH. My soul5315 fainteth3615 for thy salvation:8668but I hope3176 in thy word.169782 Mine eyes5869 fail3615 for thy word,565 saying,559 When wilt thou comfort5162 me?
83 For I am become like a bottle4997 in the smoke;7008yet do I not forget7911 thy statutes.270684 How many are the days3117 of thy servant?5650 when wilt thou execute6213 judgment4941 on them that persecute7291 me?
85 The proud2086 have digged3738 pits7882 for me, which are not after thy law.845186 All thy commandments4687are faithful:530{Heb. faithfulness} they persecute7291 me wrongfully;8267 help5826 thou me.
87 They had almost4592 consumed3615 me upon earth;776 but I forsook5800 not thy precepts.649088 Quicken2421 me after thy lovingkindness;2617 so shall I keep8104 the testimony5715 of thy mouth.6310
Psalm 119:89 LAMED. For ever,5769 O LORD,3068 thy word1697 is settled5324 in heaven.806490 Thy faithfulness530is unto all1755 generations:1755{Heb. to generation and generation} thou hast established3559 the earth,776 and it abideth.5975{Heb. standeth}91 They continue5975 this day3117 according to thine ordinances:4941 for all are thy servants.565092 Unless3884 thy law8451hadbeen my delights,8191 I should then have perished6 in mine affliction.604093 I will never5769 forget7911 thy precepts:6490 for with them thou hast quickened2421 me.
94 I am thine, save3467 me; for I have sought1875 thy precepts.649095 The wicked7563 have waited6960 for me to destroy6 me: but I will consider995 thy testimonies.571396 I have seen7200 an end7093 of all perfection:8502but thy commandment4687is exceeding3966 broad.7342
Psalm 119:97 MEM. O how love I157 thy law!8451 it is my meditation7881 all the day.311798 Thou through thy commandments4687 hast made me wiser2449 than mine enemies:341 for they are ever5769 with me.{Heb. it is ever with me}99 I have more understanding7919 than all my teachers:3925 for thy testimonies5715are my meditation.7881100 I understand995 more than the ancients,2205 because I keep5341 thy precepts.6490101 I have refrained3607 my feet7272 from every evil7451 way,734 that I might keep8104 thy word.1697102 I have not departed5493 from thy judgments:4941 for thou hast taught3384 me.
103 How sweet4452 are thy words565 unto my taste!2441{Heb. palate}yea,sweeter than honey1706 to my mouth!6310104 Through thy precepts6490 I get understanding:995 therefore I hate8130 every false8267 way.734
Psalm 119:105 NUN. Thy word1697is a lamp5216{Or, candle} unto my feet,7272 and a light216 unto my path.5410106 I have sworn,7650 and I will perform6965it, that I will keep8104 thy righteous6664 judgments.4941107 I am afflicted6031 very much:3966 quicken2421 me, O LORD,3068 according unto thy word.1697108 Accept,7521 I beseech thee, the freewill offerings5071 of my mouth,6310 O LORD,3068 and teach3925 me thy judgments.4941109 My soul5315is continually8548 in my hand:3709 yet do I not forget7911 thy law.8451110 The wicked7563 have laid5414 a snare6341 for me: yet I erred8582 not from thy precepts.6490111 Thy testimonies5715 have I taken as an heritage5157 for ever:5769 for they are the rejoicing8342 of my heart.3820112 I have inclined5186 mine heart3820 to perform6213{Heb. to do} thy statutes2706 alway,5769evenunto the end.6118
Psalm 119:113 SAMECH. I hate8130vain thoughts:5588 but thy law8451 do I love.157114 Thou art my hiding place5643 and my shield:4043 I hope3176 in thy word.1697115 Depart5493 from me, ye evildoers:7489 for I will keep5341 the commandments4687 of my God.430116 Uphold5564 me according unto thy word,565 that I may live:2421 and let me not be ashamed954 of my hope.7664117 Hold thou me up,5582 and I shall be safe:3467 and I will have respect8159 unto thy statutes2706 continually.8548118 Thou hast trodden down5541 all them that err7686 from thy statutes:2706 for their deceit8649is falsehood.8267119 Thou puttest away7673{Heb. causeth to cease} all the wicked7563 of the earth776like dross:5509 therefore I love157 thy testimonies.5713120 My flesh1320 trembleth5568 for fear6343 of thee; and I am afraid3372 of thy judgments.4941
Psalm 119:121 AIN. I have done6213 judgment4941 and justice:6664 leave3240 me not to mine oppressors.6231122 Be surety6148 for thy servant5650 for good:2896 let not the proud2086 oppress6231 me.
123 Mine eyes5869 fail3615 for thy salvation,3444 and for the word565 of thy righteousness.6664124 Deal6213 with thy servant5650 according unto thy mercy,2617 and teach3925 me thy statutes.2706125 I am thy servant;5650 give me understanding,995 that I may know3045 thy testimonies.5713126Itis time6256 for thee, LORD,3068 to work:6213for they have made void6565 thy law.8451127 Therefore I love157 thy commandments4687 above gold;2091 yea, above fine gold.6337128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts6490concerning all thingstobe right;3474and I hate8130 every false8267 way.734
Psalm 119:129 PE. Thy testimonies5715are wonderful:6382 therefore doth my soul5315 keep5341 them.
130 The entrance6608 of thy words1697 giveth light;215 it giveth understanding995 unto the simple.6612131 I opened6473 my mouth,6310 and panted:7602 for I longed2968 for thy commandments.4687132 Look6437 thou upon me, and be merciful2603 unto me, as thou usest4941 to do unto those{Heb. according to the custom towards those, etc.} that love157 thy name.8034133 Order3559 my steps6471 in thy word:565 and let not any iniquity205 have dominion7980 over me.
134 Deliver6299 me from the oppression6233 of man:120 so will I keep8104 thy precepts.6490135 Make thy face6440 to shine215 upon thy servant;5650 and teach3925 me thy statutes.2706136 Rivers6388 of waters4325 run down3381 mine eyes,5869 because they keep8104 not thy law.8451
Psalm 119:137 TZADDI. Righteous6662art thou, O LORD,3068 and upright3477are thy judgments.4941138 Thy testimonies5713that thou hast commanded6680are righteous6664{Heb. righteousness} and very3966 faithful.530{Heb. faithfulness}139 My zeal7068 hath consumed6789 me,{Heb. cut me off} because mine enemies6862 have forgotten7911 thy words.1697140 Thy word565is very3966 pure:6884{Heb. tried or refined} therefore thy servant5650 loveth157 it.
141 I am small6810 and despised:959yet do not I forget7911 thy precepts.6490142 Thy righteousness6666is an everlasting5769 righteousness,6664 and thy law8451is the truth.571143 Trouble6862 and anguish4689 have taken hold4672{Heb. found me} on me: yet thy commandments4687are my delights.8191144 The righteousness6664 of thy testimonies5715is everlasting:5769 give me understanding,995 and I shall live.2421
Psalm 119:145 KOPH. I cried7121 with my whole heart;3820 hear6030 me, O LORD:3068 I will keep5341 thy statutes.2706146 I cried7121 unto thee; save3467 me, and I shall keep8104 thy testimonies.5713{Or, that I may keep}147 I prevented6923 the dawning of the morning,5399 and cried:7768 I hoped3176 in thy word.1697148 Mine eyes5869 prevent6923 the night watches,821 that I might meditate7878 in thy word.565149 Hear8085 my voice6963 according unto thy lovingkindness:2617 O LORD,3068 quicken2421 me according to thy judgment.4941150 They draw nigh7126 that follow7291 after mischief:2154 they are far7368 from thy law.8451151 Thou art near,7138 O LORD;3068 and all thy commandments4687are truth.571152 Concerning thy testimonies,5713 I have known3045 of old6924 that thou hast founded3245 them for ever.5769
Psalm 119:153 RESH. Consider7200 mine affliction,6040 and deliver2502 me: for I do not forget7911 thy law.8451154 Plead7378 my cause,7379 and deliver1350 me: quicken2421 me according to thy word.565155 Salvation3444is far7350 from the wicked:7563 for they seek1875 not thy statutes.2706156 Great7227{Or, many}are thy tender mercies,7356 O LORD:3068 quicken2421 me according to thy judgments.4941157 Many7227are my persecutors7291 and mine enemies;6862yet do I not decline5186 from thy testimonies.5715158 I beheld7200 the transgressors,898 and was grieved;6962 because they kept8104 not thy word.565159 Consider7200 how I love157 thy precepts:6490 quicken2421 me, O LORD,3068 according to thy lovingkindness.2617160 Thy word1697is true571from the beginning:7218{Heb. The beginning of thy word is true} and every one of thy righteous6664 judgments4941endureth for ever.5769
Psalm 119:161 SCHIN. Princes8269 have persecuted7291 me without a cause:2600 but my heart3820 standeth in awe6342 of thy word.1697162 I rejoice7797 at thy word,565 as one that findeth4672 great7227 spoil.7998163 I hate8130 and abhor8581 lying:8267but thy law8451 do I love.157164 Seven times7651 a day3117 do I praise1984 thee because of thy righteous6664 judgments.4941165 Great7227 peace7965 have they which love157 thy law:8451 and nothing shall offend4383 them.{Heb. they shall have no stumbling block}166 LORD,3068 I have hoped7663 for thy salvation,3444 and done6213 thy commandments.4687167 My soul5315 hath kept8104 thy testimonies;5713 and I love157 them exceedingly.3966168 I have kept8104 thy precepts6490 and thy testimonies:5713 for all my ways1870are before thee.
Psalm 119:169 TAU. Let my cry7440 come near7126 before6440 thee, O LORD:3068 give me understanding995 according to thy word.1697170 Let my supplication8467 come935 before6440 thee: deliver5337 me according to thy word.565171 My lips8193 shall utter5042 praise,8416 when thou hast taught3925 me thy statutes.2706172 My tongue3956 shall speak6030 of thy word:565 for all thy commandments4687are righteousness.6664173 Let thine hand3027 help5826 me; for I have chosen977 thy precepts.6490174 I have longed8373 for thy salvation,3444 O LORD;3068 and thy law8451is my delight.8191175 Let my soul5315 live,2421 and it shall praise1984 thee; and let thy judgments4941 help5826 me.
176 I have gone astray8582 like a lost6 sheep;7716 seek1245 thy servant;5650 for I do not forget7911 thy commandments.4687