119:1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, Who walk according to the law of Yahweh.

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

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

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

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

119:6 Then I wouldn`t be put to shame, When I consider all of your commandments.

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

119:8 I will observe your statutes. Don`t utterly forsake me. BEIT

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

119:10 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don`t let me wander from your commandments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

119:19 I am a stranger on the earth. Don`t hide your commandments from me.

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

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

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

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

119:24 Indeed your statutes are my delight, And my counselors. DALED

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

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

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

119:28 My soul is weary with sorrow. Strengthen me according to your word.

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

119:30 I have chosen the way of truth. I have set my heart on your law.

119:31 I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don`t let me be put to shame.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

119:41 Let your lovingkindness also come to me, Yahweh, Your salvation, according to your word.

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

119:43 Don`t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, For I put my hope in your ordinances.

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

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

119:46 I will also speak of your statutes before kings, And will not be put to shame.

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

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

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

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

119:51 The arrogant mock me excessively, But I don`t swerve from your law.

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

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

119:54 Your statutes have been my songs, In the house where I live.

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

119:56 This is my way, That I keep your precepts. CHET

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

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

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

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

119:61 The ropes of the wicked bind me, But I won`t forget your law.

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

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

119:64 The earth is full of your lovingkindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes. TET

119:65 Do good to your servant, According to your word, Yahweh.

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 observe your word.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

119:76 Please let your lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to your word to your servant.

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

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

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

119:80 Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, That I may not be put to shame. KAF

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

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

119:83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don`t forget your statutes.

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

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

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

119:87 They had almost wiped me from the earth, But I didn`t forsake your precepts.

119:88 Preserve my life according to your lovingkindness, So I will obey the statutes of your mouth. LAMED

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

119:98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For your commandments are always 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, Because I have kept your precepts.

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

119:102 I have not turned aside from your ordinances, For you have taught me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

119:109 My soul is continually in my hand, Yet I won`t forget your law.

119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I haven`t gone astray from your precepts.

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

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

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 word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.

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

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

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

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

119:121 I have done what is just and righteous. Don`t leave me to my oppressors.

119:122 Ensure your servant`s well-being. Don`t let the proud oppress me.

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

119:124 Deal with your servant according to your lovingkindness. Teach me your statutes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

119:133 Establish my footsteps in your word. Don`t let any iniquity have dominion over me.

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

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

119:136 Streams of tears run down my eyes, Because they don`t observe your law. TZADI

119:137 You are righteous, Yahweh. your judgments are upright.

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

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

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

119:141 I am small and despised. I don`t forget your precepts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

119:149 Hear my voice according to your lovingkindness. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances.

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

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

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

119:153 Consider my affliction, and deliver me, For I don`t forget your law.

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

119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked, For they don`t seek your statutes.

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

119:157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven`t swerved from your testimonies.

119:158 I look at the faithless with loathing, Because they don`t observe your word.

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

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

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

119:162 I rejoice at your word, As one who finds great spoil.

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