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119:1 How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord. 119:2 How blessed are those who observe his rules and seek him with all their heart, 119:3 who, moreover, do no wrong, but follow in his footsteps. 119:4 You demand that your precepts be carefully kept. 119:5 If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes. 119:6 Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands. 119:7 I will give you sincere thanks when I learn your just regulations. 119:8 I will keep your statutes. Do not completely abandon me.
119:8 ב (Bet)
119:9 How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions. 119:10 With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands. 119:11 In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you. 119:12 You deserve praise, O Lord. Teach me your statutes. 119:13 With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed. 119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds. 119:15 I will meditate on your precepts and focus on your behavior. 119:16 I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions.
119:16 ג (Gimel)
119:17 Be kind to your servant. Then I will live and keep your instructions. 119:18 Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in your law. 119:19 I am a resident foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me. 119:20 I desperately long to know your regulations at all times. 119:21 You reprimand arrogant people. Those who stray from your commands are doomed. 119:22 Spare me shame and humiliation, for I observe your rules. 119:23 Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes. 119:24 Yes, I find delight in your rules; they give me guidance.
119:24 ד (Dalet)
119:25 I collapse in the dirt. Revive me with your word. 119:26 I told you about my ways and you answered me. Teach me your statutes. 119:27 Help me to understand what your precepts mean. Then I can meditate on your marvelous teachings. 119:28 I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word. 119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit. Graciously give me your law. 119:30 I choose the path of faithfulness; I am committed to your regulations. 119:31 I hold fast to your rules. O Lord, do not let me be ashamed. 119:32 I run along the path of your commands, for you enable me to do so.
119:32 ה (He)
119:33 Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes so that I might observe it continually. 119:34 Give me understanding so that I might observe your law and keep it with all my heart. 119:35 Guide me in the path of your commands, for I delight to walk in it. 119:36 Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly. 119:37 Turn my eyes away from what is worthless. Revive me with your word. 119:38 Confirm to your servant your promise, which you made to the one who honors you. 119:39 Take away the insults that I dread. Indeed, your regulations are good. 119:40 Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance.
119:40 ו (Vav)
119:41 May I experience your loyal love, O Lord, and your deliverance, as you promised. 119:42 Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me, for I trust in your word. 119:43 Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice. 119:44 Then I will keep your law continually now and for all time. 119:45 I will be secure, for I seek your precepts. 119:46 I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed. 119:47 I will find delight in your commands, which I love. 119:48 I will lift my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
119:48 ז (Zayin)
119:49 Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. 119:50 This is what comforts me in my trouble, for your promise revives me. 119:51 Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law. 119:52 I remember your ancient regulations, O Lord, and console myself. 119:53 Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law. 119:54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live. 119:55 I remember your name during the night, O Lord, and I will keep your law. 119:56 This has been my practice, for I observe your precepts.
119:56 ח (Khet)
119:57 The Lord is my source of security. I have determined to follow your instructions. 119:58 I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised. 119:59 I consider my actions and follow your rules. 119:60 I keep your commands eagerly and without delay. 119:61 The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law. 119:62 In the middle of the night I arise to thank you for your just regulations. 119:63 I am a friend to all your loyal followers and to those who keep your precepts. 119:64 O Lord, your loyal love fills the earth. Teach me your statutes!
119:64 ט (Tet)
119:65 You are good to your servant, O Lord, just as you promised. 119:66 Teach me proper discernment and understanding. For I consider your commands to be reliable. 119:67 Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions. 119:68 You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes. 119:69 Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart. 119:70 Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law. 119:71 It was good for me to suffer so that I might learn your statutes. 119:72 The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
119:72 י (Yod)
119:73 Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands. 119:74 Your loyal followers will be glad when they see me, for I find hope in your word. 119:75 I know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me. 119:76 May your loyal love console me, as you promised your servant. 119:77 May I experience your compassion so I might live. For I find delight in your law. 119:78 May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me. But I meditate on your precepts. 119:79 May your loyal followers turn to me, those who know your rules. 119:80 May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.
119:80 כ (Kaf)
119:81 I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word. 119:82 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say, “When will you comfort me?” 119:83 For I am like a wineskin dried up in smoke. I do not forget your statutes. 119:84 How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me? 119:85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law. 119:86 All your commands are reliable. I am pursued without reason. Help me! 119:87 They have almost destroyed me here on the earth, but I do not reject your precepts. 119:88 Revive me with your loyal love that I might keep the rules you have revealed.
119:88 ל (Lamed)
119:89 O Lord, your instructions endure; they stand secure in heaven. 119:90 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. You established the earth and it stood firm. 119:91 Today they stand firm by your decrees, for all things are your servants. 119:92 If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow. 119:93 I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have revived me. 119:94 I belong to you. Deliver me! For I seek your precepts. 119:95 The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules. 119:96 I realize that everything has its limits, but your commands are beyond full comprehension.
119:96 מ (Mem)
119:97 O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it. 119:98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them. 119:99 I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your rules. 119:100 I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts. 119:101 I stay away from every evil path, so that I might keep your instructions. 119:102 I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me. 119:103 Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey! 119:104 Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.
119:104 נ (Nun)
119:105 Your word is a lamp to walk by and a light to illumine my path. 119:106 I have vowed and solemnly sworn to keep your just regulations. 119:107 I am suffering terribly. O Lord, revive me with your word. 119:108 O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise. Teach me your regulations. 119:109 My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law. 119:110 The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts. 119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy. 119:112 I am determined to obey your statutes at all times, to the very end.
119:112 ס (Samek)
119:113 I hate people with divided loyalties, but I love your law. 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield. I find hope in your word. 119:115 Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God. 119:116 Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me. 119:117 Support me so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on your statutes continually. 119:118 You despise all who stray from your statutes, for such people are deceptive and unreliable. 119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules. 119:120 My body trembles because I fear you; I am afraid of your judgments.
119:120 ע (Ayin)
119:121 I do what is fair and right. Do not abandon me to my oppressors. 119:122 Guarantee the welfare of your servant. Do not let the arrogant oppress me. 119:123 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled. 119:124 Show your servant your loyal love. Teach me your statutes. 119:125 I am your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand your rules. 119:126 It is time for the Lord to act— they break your law. 119:127 For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold. 119:128 For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions.
119:128 פ (Pe)
119:129 Your rules are marvelous. Therefore I observe them. 119:130 Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained. 119:131 I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands. 119:132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me, as you typically do to your loyal followers. 119:133 Direct my steps by your word. Do not let any sin dominate me. 119:134 Deliver me from oppressive men, so that I can keep your precepts. 119:135 Smile on your servant. Teach me your statutes! 119:136 Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.
119:136 צ (Tsade)
119:137 You are just, O Lord, and your judgments are fair. 119:138 The rules you impose are just and absolutely reliable. 119:139 My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget your instructions. 119:140 Your word is absolutely pure, and your servant loves it. 119:141 I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts. 119:142 Your justice endures, and your law is reliable. 119:143 Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands. 119:144 Your rules remain just. Give me insight so that I can live.
119:144 ק (Qof)
119:145 I cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, O Lord! I will observe your statutes.” 119:146 I cried out to you, “Deliver me, so that I can keep your rules.” 119:147 I am up before dawn crying for help. I find hope in your word. 119:148 My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours so that I can meditate on your word. 119:149 Listen to me because of your loyal love. O Lord, revive me, as you typically do. 119:150 Those who are eager to do wrong draw near; they are far from your law. 119:151 You are near, O Lord, and all your commands are reliable. 119:152 I learned long ago that you ordained your rules to last.
119:152 ר (Resh)
119:153 See my pain and rescue me. For I do not forget your law. 119:154 Fight for me and defend me. Revive me with your word. 119:155 The wicked have no chance for deliverance, for they do not seek your statutes. 119:156 Your compassion is great, O Lord. Revive me, as you typically do. 119:157 The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules. 119:158 I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions. 119:159 See how I love your precepts. O Lord, revive me with your loyal love. 119:160 Your instructions are totally reliable; all your just regulations endure.
119:160 ש (Sin/Shin)
119:161 Rulers pursue me for no reason, yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions. 119:162 I rejoice in your instructions, like one who finds much plunder. 119:163 I hate and despise deceit; I love your law. 119:164 Seven times a day I praise you because of your just regulations. 119:165 Those who love your law are completely secure; nothing causes them to stumble. 119:166 I hope for your deliverance, O Lord, and I obey your commands. 119:167 I keep your rules; I love them greatly. 119:168 I keep your precepts and rules, for you are aware of everything I do.
119:168 ת (Tav)
119:169 Listen to my cry for help, O Lord. Give me insight by your word. 119:170 Listen to my appeal for mercy. Deliver me, as you promised. 119:171 May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes. 119:172 May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just. 119:173 May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts. 119:174 I long for your deliverance, O Lord; I find delight in your law. 119:175 May I live and praise you. May your regulations help me. 119:176 I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.
119:176 A song of ascents.
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