Psalm 119
119Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.H835H8549H1870H1980H8451H30682Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—H835H5341H5713H1875H38203they do no wrong but follow his ways.H6466H5766H1980H18704You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.H6680H8104H6490H39665Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!H305H1870H3559H8104H27066Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.H954H5027H46877I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.H3034H3476H3824H3925H6664H49418I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me. b BethH8104H2706H5800H39669How can those who are young keep their way pure? By living according to your word.H5288H2135H734H8104H169710I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.H3820H1875H7686H468711I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.H565H6845H3820H239812Praise be to you, LORD; teach me your decrees.H1288H3068H3925H270613With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.H8193H5608H4941H631014I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.H7797H1870H5715H5921H195215I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.H7878H6490H5027H73416I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word. g GimelH8173H2708H7911H169717Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word.H1580H5650H2421H8104H169718Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.H1540H5869H5027H6381H845119I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.H1616H776H5641H468720My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.H5315H1638H8375H4941H625621You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed, those who stray from your commands.H1605H2086H779H7686H468722Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.H1556H2781H937H5341H571323Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.H8269H3427H1696H5650H7878H270624Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors. d DalethH5713H8191H582H609825I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.H5315H1692H6083H2421H169726I gave an account of my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees.H5608H1870H6030H3925H270627Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.H995H1870H6490H7878H638128My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.H5315H1811H8424H6965H169729Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me and teach me your law.H5493H1870H8267H8451H260330I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.H977H1870H530H4941H773731I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame.H1692H5715H3068H95432I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. h HeH7323H1870H4687H7337H382033Teach me, LORD, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.H3384H3068H1870H2706H5341H611834Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.H995H5341H8451H8104H382035Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.H1869H5410H4687H265436Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.H5186H3820H5715H121537Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.H5674H5869H7200H7723H2421H187038Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared.H6965H565H5650H337439Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.H5674H2781H3025H4941H289640How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life. w WawH8373H6490H2421H666641May your unfailing love come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your promise;H2617H935H3068H8668H56542then I can answer anyone who taunts me, for I trust in your word.H1697H6030H2778H982H169743Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.H5337H1697H571H3966H6310H3176H494144I will always obey your law, for ever and ever.H8104H8451H8548H5769H570345I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.H1980H7342H1875H649046I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,H1696H5713H4428H95447for I delight in your commands because I love them.H8173H4687H15748I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees. z ZayinH3709H5375H4687H157H7878H270649Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.H2142H1697H5650H317650My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.H5165H6040H565H242151The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.H2086H3966H3887H5186H845152I remember, LORD, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them.H2142H4941H5769H3068H516253Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.H2152H270H7563H5800H845154Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.H2706H2158H1004H403355In the night, LORD, I remember your name, that I may keep your law.H2142H8034H3068H3915H8104H845156This has been my practice: I obey your precepts.H5341H649057You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to obey your words.H2506H3068H559H8104H169758I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.H2470H6440H3820H2603H56559I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.H2803H1870H7725H7272H571360I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.H2363H4102H8104H468761Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law.H2256H7563H5749H7911H845162At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.H2676H3915H6965H3034H6664H494163I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts.H2270H3372H8104H649064The earth is filled with your love, LORD; teach me your decrees. f TethH776H3068H4390H2617H3925H270665Do good to your servant according to your word, LORD.H6213H2896H5650H3068H169766Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.H3925H2898H2940H1847H539H468767Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.H6031H7683H8104H56568You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.H2896H2895H3925H270669Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart.H2086H2950H8267H5341H6490H382070Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.H3820H2954H2459H8173H845171It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.H2896H6031H3925H270672The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold. y YodhH8451H6310H2896H505H2091H370173Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.H3027H6213H3559H995H3925H468774May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.H3373H8055H7200H3176H169775I know, LORD, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.H3045H3068H4941H6664H530H603176May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.H2617H5162H565H565077Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.H7356H935H2421H8451H819178May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.H2086H954H5791H8267H7878H649079May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.H3373H7725H3045H3045H571380May my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be put to shame. k KaphH3820H8549H2706H95481My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.H5315H3615H8668H3176H169782My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, "When will you comfort me?"H5869H3615H565H559H516283Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.H4997H7008H7911H270684How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?H3117H5650H6213H4941H729185The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.H2086H3738H7882H845186All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.H4687H530H7291H8267H582687They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.H4592H3615H776H5800H649088In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth. l LamedhH2421H2617H8104H5715H631089Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.H5769H3068H1697H5324H806490Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.H530H1755H1755H3559H776H597591Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.H5975H3117H4941H565092If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.H3884H8451H8191H6H604093I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.H5769H7911H6490H242194Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.H3467H1875H649095The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.H7563H6960H6H995H571396To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless. m MemH7200H7093H8502H4687H3966H734297Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.H157H8451H7881H311798Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.H4687H2449H341H576999I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.H7919H3925H5715H7881100I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.H995H2205H5341H6490101I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.H3607H7272H7451H734H8104H1697102I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.H5493H4941H3384103How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!H4452H565H2441H1706H6310104I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. n NunH6490H995H8130H8267H734105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.H1697H5216H7272H216H5410106I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.H7650H6965H8104H6664H4941107I have suffered much; preserve my life, LORD, according to your word.H6031H3966H2421H3068H1697108Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.H7521H5071H6310H3068H3925H4941109Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.H5315H8548H3709H7911H8451110The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts.H7563H5414H6341H8582H6490111Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.H5715H5157H5769H8342H3820112My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end. s SamekhH5186H3820H6213H2706H5769H6118113I hate double-minded people, but I love your law.H8130H5588H8451H157114You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.H5643H4043H3176H1697115Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!H5493H7489H5341H4687H430116Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.H5564H565H2421H954H7664117Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.H5582H3467H8159H2706H8548118You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their delusions come to nothing.H5541H7686H2706H8649H8267119All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.H7673H7563H776H5509H157H5713120My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.H1320H5568H6343H3372H4941121I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.H6213H4941H6664H3240H6231122Ensure your servant's well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.H6148H5650H2896H2086H6231123My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise.H5869H3615H3444H565H6664124Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.H6213H5650H2617H3925H2706125I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.H5650H995H3045H5713126It is time for you to act, LORD; your law is being broken.H6256H3068H6213H6565H8451127Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,H157H4687H2091H6337128and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path. p PeH6490H3474H8130H8267H734129Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.H5715H6382H5315H5341130The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.H6608H1697H215H995H6612131I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.H6473H6310H7602H2968H4687132Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.H6437H2603H4941H157H8034133Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.H3559H6471H565H205H7980134Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts.H6299H6233H120H8104H6490135Make your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees.H6440H215H5650H3925H2706136Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed. x TsadheH6388H4325H3381H5869H8104H8451137You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are right.H6662H3068H3477H4941138The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.H5713H6680H6664H3966H530139My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.H7068H6789H6862H7911H1697140Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.H565H3966H6884H5650H157141Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.H6810H959H7911H6490142Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.H6666H5769H6664H8451H571143Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.H6862H4689H4672H4687H8191144Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live. q QophH6664H5715H5769H995H2421145I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD, and I will obey your decrees.H7121H3820H6030H3068H5341H2706146I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes.H7121H3467H8104H5713147I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.H6923H5399H7768H3176H1697148My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.H5869H6923H821H7878H565149Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, LORD, according to your laws.H8085H6963H2617H3068H2421H4941150Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law.H7126H7291H2154H7368H8451151Yet you are near, LORD, and all your commands are true.H7138H3068H4687H571152Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever. r ReshH5713H3045H6924H3245H5769153Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.H7200H6040H2502H7911H8451154Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.H7378H7379H1350H2421H565155Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.H3444H7350H7563H1875H2706156Your compassion, LORD, is great; preserve my life according to your laws.H7227H7356H3068H2421H4941157Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes.H7227H7291H6862H5186H5715158I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word.H7200H898H6962H8104H565159See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, LORD, in accordance with your love.H7200H157H6490H2421H3068H2617160All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.H1697H571H7218H6664H4941H5769161Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.H8269H7291H2600H3820H6342H1697162I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.H7797H565H4672H7227H7998163I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.H8130H8581H8267H8451H157164Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.H7651H3117H1984H6664H4941165Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.H7227H7965H157H8451H4383166I wait for your salvation, LORD, and I follow your commands.H3068H7663H3444H6213H4687167I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly.H5315H8104H5713H157H3966168I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you. t TawH8104H6490H5713H1870169May my cry come before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word.H7440H7126H6440H3068H995H1697170May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.H8467H935H6440H5337H565171May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.H8193H5042H8416H3925H2706172May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.H3956H6030H565H4687H6664173May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.H3027H5826H977H6490174I long for your salvation, LORD, and your law gives me delight.H8373H3444H3068H8451H8191175Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.H5315H2421H1984H4941H5826176I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.H8582H6H7716H1245H5650H7911H4687
Columbus, OH
