Psalms 119
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Psalm 119
Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.
# 119:0 This long Psalm (176 verses) consists of separate units, each of which has its first word beginning with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet as a memory aid. The first verse begins with the first letter of the alphabet, aleph (first letter of the word blessed), and the last unit of the Psalm (vv 169-176) begins with tav, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Aleph.
1How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.
2Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.
3They do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways. [1 John 3:9; 5:18]
4You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.
5Oh, that my ways may be established
To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]!
6Then I will not be ashamed
When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide].
7I will give thanks to You with an upright heart,
When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].
8I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly abandon me [when I fail].
Beth.
9¶How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].
10With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You];
Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience]. [2 Chr 15:15]
11Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
12Blessed and reverently praised are You, O Lord;
Teach me Your statutes.
13With my lips I have told of
All the ordinances of Your mouth.
14I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
15I will meditate on Your precepts
And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts]. [Ps 104:34]
16I will delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
Gimel.
17¶Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word [treasuring it and being guided by it day by day]. [Ps 119:97-101]
18Open my eyes [to spiritual truth] so that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.
19I am a stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me. [Gen 47:9; 1 Chr 29:15; Ps 39:12; 2 Cor 5:6; Heb 11:13]
20My soul is crushed with longing
For Your ordinances at all times.
21You rebuke the presumptuous and arrogant, the cursed ones,
Who wander from Your commandments.
22Take reproach and contempt away from me,
For I observe Your testimonies.
23Even though princes sit and talk to one another against me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
24Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.
Daleth.
25¶My earthly life clings to the dust;
Revive and refresh me according to Your word. [Ps 143:11]
26I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
27Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So that I will meditate (focus my thoughts) on Your wonderful works. [Ps 145:5, 6]
28My soul dissolves because of grief;
Renew and strengthen me according to [the promises of] Your word.
29Remove from me the way of falsehood and unfaithfulness,
And graciously grant me Your law.
30I have chosen the faithful way;
I have placed Your ordinances before me.
31I cling tightly to Your testimonies;
O Lord, do not put me to shame!
32I will run the way of Your commandments [with purpose],
For You will give me a heart that is willing.
He.
33¶Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I will [steadfastly] observe it to the end.
34Give me understanding [a teachable heart and the ability to learn], that I may keep Your law;
And observe it with all my heart. [Prov 2:6; James 1:5]
35Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
36Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain and envy. [Ezek 33:31; Mark 7:21, 22; 1 Tim 6:10; Heb 13:5]
37Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine],
And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.
38Establish Your word and confirm Your promise to Your servant,
As that which produces [awe-inspired] reverence for You. [Deut 10:12; Ps 96:9]
39Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.
40I long for Your precepts;
Renew me through Your righteousness.
Vav.
41¶May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O Lord,
Your salvation according to Your promise;
42So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].
43And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I wait for Your ordinances.
44I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever [writing Your precepts on my heart].
45And I will walk at liberty,
For I seek and deeply long for Your precepts.
46I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings
And shall not be ashamed. [Ps 138:1; Matt 10:18, 19; Acts 26:1, 2]
47For I shall delight in Your commandments,
Which I love.
48And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
Zayin.
49¶Remember [always] the word and promise to Your servant,
In which You have made me hope.
50This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has revived me and given me life. [Rom 15:4]
51The arrogant utterly ridicule me,
Yet I do not turn away from Your law.
52I have remembered [carefully] Your ancient ordinances, O Lord,
And I have taken comfort.
53Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who #119:53 Lit forsake.reject Your law.
54Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
55O Lord, I remember Your name in the night,
And keep Your law.
56This has become mine [as the gift of Your grace],
That I observe Your precepts [accepting them with loving obedience].
Heth.
57¶The Lord is my portion;
I have promised to keep Your words.
58I sought Your favor with all my heart;
Be merciful and gracious to me according to Your promise.
59I considered my ways
And turned my feet to [follow and obey] Your testimonies.
60I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61The cords of the wicked have encircled and ensnared me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
62At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your righteous ordinances.
63I am a companion of all who [reverently] fear You,
And of those who keep and honor Your precepts.
64The earth, O Lord, is full of Your lovingkindness and goodness;
Teach me Your statutes.
Teth.
65¶You have dealt well with Your servant,
O Lord, according to Your promise.
66Teach me good judgment (discernment) and knowledge,
For I have believed and trusted and relied on Your commandments.
67Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience].
68You are good and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
69The arrogant have forged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with all my heart.
70Their heart is insensitive like fat [their minds are dull and brutal],
But I delight in Your law.
71It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
72The law from Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Yodh.
73¶Your hands have made me and established me;
Give me understanding and a teachable heart, that I may learn Your commandments.
74May those who [reverently] fear You see me and be glad,
Because I wait for Your word.
75I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are fair,
And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me. [Heb 12:10]
76O may Your lovingkindness and graciousness comfort me,
According to Your word (promise) to Your servant.
77Let Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my delight.
78Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
79May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me,
Even those who have known Your testimonies.
80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.
Kaph.
81¶My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.
82My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs],
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
84How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me? [Rev 6:10]
85The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me,
Men who do not conform to Your law.
86All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [Lord]!
87They had almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not #119:87 Lit forsake.turn away from Your precepts.
88According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life,
So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.
Lamedh.
89¶Forever, O Lord,
Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable]. [Ps 89:2; Matt 24:34, 35; 1 Pet 1:25]
90Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation;
You have established the earth, and it stands [securely].
91They continue this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things [all parts of the universe] are Your servants. [Jer 33:25]
92If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my time of trouble.
93I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me and given me life.
94I am Yours, save me [as Your own];
For I have [diligently] sought Your precepts and required them [as my greatest need]. [Ps 42:1]
95The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.
96I have seen that all [human] perfection has its limits [no matter how grand and perfect and noble];
Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity]. [Rom 3:10-19]
Mem.
97¶Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day. [Ps 1:2]
98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For Your words are always with me.
99I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word],
For Your testimonies are my meditation. [2 Tim 3:15]
100I understand more than the aged [who have not observed Your precepts],
Because I have observed and kept Your precepts.
101I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word. [Prov 1:15]
102I have not turned aside from Your ordinances,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth! [Ps 19:10; Prov 8:11]
104From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
Nun.
105¶Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path. [Prov 6:23]
106I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances. [Neh 10:29]
107I am greatly afflicted;
Renew and revive me [giving me life], O Lord, according to Your word.
108Accept and take pleasure in the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And teach me Your ordinances. [Hos 14:2; Heb 13:15]
109My life is continually #119:109 I.e. in danger.in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
110The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I do not wander from Your precepts.
111I have taken Your testimonies as a heritage forever,
For they are the joy of my heart. [Deut 33:4]
112I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even to the end.
Samekh.
113¶I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love and treasure Your law.
114You are my hiding place and my shield;
I wait for Your word. [Ps 32:7; 91:1]
115Leave me, you evildoers,
That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them]. [Ps 6:8; 139:19; Matt 7:23]
116Uphold me according to Your word [of promise], so that I may live;
And do not let me be ashamed of my hope [in Your great goodness]. [Ps 25:2; Rom 5:5; 9:33; 10:11]
117Uphold me that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
118You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.
119You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
120My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You,
And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.
Ayin.
121¶I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to those who oppress me.
122Be the guarantee for Your servant for good [as Judah was the guarantee for Benjamin];
Do not let the arrogant oppress me. [Gen 43:9]
123My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your salvation,
And for [the fulfillment of] Your righteous word.
124Deal with Your servant according to Your [gracious] lovingkindness,
And teach me Your statutes.
125I am Your servant; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart]
That I may know Your testimonies.
126It is time for the Lord to act;
They have broken Your law.
127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,
Yes, more than refined gold.
128Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything;
I hate every false way.
Pe.
129¶Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
130The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).
131I opened my mouth and panted [with anticipation],
Because I longed for Your commandments.
132Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor,
As is Your way to those who love Your name.
133Establish my footsteps in [the way of] Your word;
Do not let any human weakness have power over me [causing me to be separated from You].
134Redeem me from the oppression of man;
That I may keep Your precepts. [Luke 1:74]
135Make Your face shine [with pleasure] upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes. [Ps 4:6]
136My eyes weep streams of water
Because people do not keep Your law.
Tsadhe.
137¶Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
138You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness
And in great faithfulness.
139My zeal has [completely] consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140Your word is very pure (refined);
Therefore Your servant loves it.
141I am small and despised,
But I do not forget Your precepts.
142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth. [Ps 19:9; John 17:17]
143Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight and my joy.
144Your righteous testimonies are everlasting;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live.
Qoph.
145¶I cried with all my heart; answer me, O Lord!
I will observe Your statutes.
146I cried to You; save me
And I will keep Your testimonies.
147I rise before dawn and cry [in prayer] for help;
I wait for Your word.
148My eyes anticipate the night watches and I awake before the call of the watchman,
That I may meditate on Your word.
149Hear my voice according to Your [steadfast] lovingkindness;
O Lord, renew and refresh me according to Your ordinances.
150Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your law.
151You are near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.
152Of old I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever. [Luke 21:33]
Resh.
153¶Look upon my agony and rescue me,
For I do not forget Your law.
154Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word.
155Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
156Great are Your tender mercies and steadfast love, O Lord;
Revive me and give me life according to Your ordinances.
157Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn away from Your testimonies.
158I see the treacherous and loathe them,
Because they do not respect Your law.
159Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me and give me life, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.
160The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],
And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever.
Shin.
161¶Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me]. [1 Sam 24:11, 14; 26:18]
162I rejoice at Your word,
As one who finds great treasure.
163I hate and detest falsehood,
But I love Your law.
164 # 119:164 The number seven sometimes represents a continuing action or a sufficiently high number of actions (cf Matt 18:21). Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous ordinances.
165Those who love Your law have great peace;
Nothing makes them stumble. [Prov 3:2; Is 32:17]
166I hope and wait [with complete confidence] for Your salvation, O Lord,
And I do Your commandments. [Gen 49:18]
167My soul keeps Your testimonies [hearing and accepting and obeying them];
I love them greatly.
168I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are [fully known] before You.
Tav.
169¶Let my [mournful] cry come before You, O Lord;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] according to Your word [of promise].
170Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
171Let my lips speak praise [with thanksgiving],
For You teach me Your statutes.
172Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteous.
173Let Your hand be ready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.
174I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And Your law is my delight.
175Let my soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments. [Is 53:6; Luke 15:4; 1 Pet 2:25]
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Psalms 119
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Psalm 119#119:0 Psalm 119 is a poem in Hebrew alphabetical order.
1Blessed are those whose lives have integrity,
those who follow the teachings of the Lord.
2Blessed are those who obey his written instructions.
They wholeheartedly search for him.
3They do nothing wrong.
They follow his directions.
4You have commanded
that your guiding principles be carefully followed.
5I pray that my ways may become firmly established
so that I can obey your laws.
6Then I will never feel ashamed
when I study all your commandments.
7I will give thanks to you
as I learn your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
8I will obey your laws.
Never abandon me.
9How can a young person keep his life pure?
⌞He can do it⌟ by holding on to your word.
10I wholeheartedly searched for you.
Do not let me wander away from your commandments.
11I have treasured your promise in my heart
so that I may not sin against you.
12Thanks be to you, O Lord.
Teach me your laws.
13With my lips I have repeated
every regulation that ⌞comes⌟ from your mouth.
14I find joy in the way ⌞shown by⌟ your written instructions
more than I find joy in all kinds of riches.
15I want to reflect on your guiding principles
and study your ways.
16Your laws make me happy.
I never forget your word.
17Be kind to me so that I may live
and hold on to your word.
18Uncover my eyes
so that I may see the miraculous things in your teachings.
19I am a foreigner in this world.
Do not hide your commandments from me.
20My soul is overwhelmed with endless longing for your regulations.
21You threaten arrogant people, who are condemned
and wander away from your commandments.
22Remove the insults and contempt that have fallen on me
because I have obeyed your written instructions.
23Even though influential people plot against me,
I reflect on your laws.
24Indeed, your written instructions make me happy.
They are my best friends.
25I am close to death.
Give me a new life as you promised.
26I told you what I have done, and you answered me.
Teach me your laws.
27Help me understand your guiding principles
so that I may reflect on your miracles.
28I am drowning in tears.
Strengthen me as you promised.
29Turn me away from a life of lies.
Graciously provide me with your teachings.
30I have chosen a life of faithfulness.
I have set your regulations in front of me.
31I have clung tightly to your written instructions.
O Lord, do not let me be put to shame.
32I will eagerly pursue your commandments
because you continue to increase my understanding.
33Teach me, O Lord, how to live by your laws,
and I will obey them to the end.
34Help me understand so that I can follow your teachings.
I will guard them with all my heart.
35Lead me on the path of your commandments,
because I am happy with them.
36Direct my heart toward your written instructions
rather than getting rich in underhanded ways.
37Turn my eyes away from worthless things.
Give me a new life in your ways.
38Keep your promise to me
so that I can fear you.
39Take away insults, which I dread,
because your regulations are good.
40I long for your guiding principles.
Give me a new life in your righteousness.
41Let your blessings reach me, O Lord.
Save me as you promised.
42Then I will have an answer for the one who insults me
since I trust your word.
43Do not take so much as a single word of truth from my mouth.
My hope is based on your regulations.
44I will follow your teachings forever and ever.
45I will walk around freely
because I sought out your guiding principles.
46I will speak about your written instructions in the presence of kings
and not feel ashamed.
47Your commandments, which I love, make me happy.
48I lift my hands ⌞in prayer⌟ because of your commandments,
which I love.
I will reflect on your laws.
49Remember the word ⌞you gave⌟ me.
Through it you gave me hope.
50This is my comfort in my misery:
Your promise gave me a new life.
51Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty,
yet I have not turned away from your teachings.
52I remembered your regulations from long ago, O Lord,
and I found comfort ⌞in them⌟.
53I am burning with anger because of wicked people,
who abandon your teachings.
54Your laws have become like psalms to me
in this place where I am only a foreigner.
55At night I remember your name, O Lord,
and I follow your teachings.
56This has happened to me
because I have obeyed your guiding principles.
57You are my inheritance, O Lord.
I promised to hold on to your words.
58With all my heart I want to win your favor.
Be kind to me as you promised.
59I have thought about my life,
and I have directed my feet back to your written instructions.
60Without any hesitation I hurry to obey your commandments.
61 ⌞Though⌟ the ropes of wicked people are tied around me,
I never forget your teachings.
62At midnight I wake up to give thanks to you
for the regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
63I am a friend to everyone who fears you
and to everyone who follows your guiding principles.
64Your mercy, O Lord, fills the earth.
Teach me your laws.
65You have treated me well, O Lord,
as you promised.
66Teach me ⌞to use⌟ good judgment and knowledge,
because I believe in your commandments.
67Before you made me suffer, I used to wander off,
but now I hold on to your word.
68You are good, and you do good things.
Teach me your laws.
69Arrogant people have smeared me with lies,
⌞yet⌟ I obey your guiding principles with all my heart.
70Their hearts are cold and insensitive,
⌞yet⌟ I am happy with your teachings.
71It was good that I had to suffer
in order to learn your laws.
72The teachings ⌞that come⌟ from your mouth are worth more to me
than thousands in gold or silver.
73Your hands created me and made me what I am.
Help me understand so that I may learn your commandments.
74Those who fear you will see me and rejoice,
because my hope is based on your word.
75I know that your regulations are fair, O Lord,
and that you were right to make me suffer.
76Let your mercy comfort me
as you promised.
77Let your compassion reach me so that I may live,
because your teachings make me happy.
78Let arrogant people be put to shame
because they lied about me,
⌞yet⌟ I reflect on your guiding principles.
79Let those who fear you turn to me
so that they can come to know your written instructions.
80Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws
so that I will not be put to shame.
81My soul is weak from waiting for you to save me.
My hope is based on your word.
82My eyes have become strained from looking for your promise.
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
83Although I have become like a shriveled and dried out wineskin,
I have not forgotten your laws.
84What is left of my life?
When will you bring those who persecute me to justice?
85Arrogant people have dug pits to trap me
in defiance of your teachings.
86(All your commandments are reliable.)
Those people persecute me with lies. Help me!
87They almost wiped me off ⌞the face of⌟ the earth.
But I did not abandon your guiding principles.
88Give me a new life through your mercy
so that I may obey the written instructions,
⌞which came⌟ from your mouth.
89O Lord, your word is established in heaven forever.
90Your faithfulness endures throughout every generation.
You set the earth in place, and it continues to stand.
91All things continue to stand today because of your regulations,
since they are all your servants.
92If your teachings had not made me happy,
then I would have died in my misery.
93I will never forget your guiding principles,
because you gave me a new life through them.
94I am yours.
Save me, because I have searched for your guiding principles.
95The wicked people have waited for me in order to destroy me,
⌞yet⌟ I want to understand your written instructions.
96I have seen a limit to everything else,
⌞but⌟ your commandments have no limit.
97Oh, how I love your teachings!
They are in my thoughts all day long.
98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
because your commandments are always with me.
99I have more insight than all my teachers,
because your written instructions are in my thoughts.
100I have more wisdom than those with many years of experience,
because I have obeyed your guiding principles.
101I have kept my feet ⌞from walking⌟ on any evil path
in order to obey your word.
102I have not neglected your regulations,
because you have taught me.
103How sweet the taste of your promise is!
It tastes sweeter than honey.
104From your guiding principles I gain understanding.
That is why I hate every path that leads to lying.
105Your word is a lamp for my feet
and a light for my path.
106I took an oath, and I will keep it.
I took an oath to follow your regulations,
which are based on your righteousness.
107I have suffered so much.
Give me a new life, O Lord, as you promised.
108Please accept the praise I gladly give you, O Lord,
and teach me your regulations.
109I always take my life into my own hands,
but I never forget your teachings.
110Wicked people have set a trap for me,
but I have never wandered away from your guiding principles.
111Your written instructions are mine forever.
They are the joy of my heart.
112I have decided to obey your laws.
They offer a reward that never ends.
113I hate two-faced people,
but I love your teachings.
114You are my hiding place and my shield.
My hope is based on your word.
115Get away from me, you evildoers,
so that I can obey the commandments of my God.
116Help me God, as you promised, so that I may live.
Do not turn my hope into disappointment.
117Hold me, and I will be safe,
and I will always respect your laws.
118You reject all who wander away from your laws,
because their lies mislead them.
119You get rid of all wicked people on earth as if they were rubbish.
That is why I love your written instructions.
120My body shudders in fear of you,
and I am afraid of your regulations.
121I have done what is fair and right.
Do not leave me at the mercy of those who oppress me.
122Guarantee my well-being.
Do not let arrogant people oppress me.
123My eyes are strained from looking for you to save me
and from looking for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
124Treat me with kindness,
and teach me your laws.
125I am your servant.
Help me understand
so that I may come to know your written instructions.
126It is time for you to act, O Lord.#119:126 One Hebrew manuscript, Latin; other Hebrew manuscripts “It is time to act for the LORD.”
Even though people have abolished your teachings,
127I love your commandments more than gold, more than pure gold.
128I follow the straight paths of your guiding principles.
I hate every pathway that leads to lying.
129Your written instructions are miraculous.
That is why I obey them.
130Your word is a doorway that lets in light,
and it helps gullible people understand.
131I open my mouth and pant
because I long for your commandments.
132Turn toward me, and have pity on me
as you have pledged to do for those who love your name.
133Make my steps secure through your promise,
and do not let any sin control me.
134Save me from human oppression
so that I may obey your guiding principles.
135Smile on me,
and teach me your laws.
136Streams of tears flow from my eyes
because others do not follow your teachings.
137You are righteous, O Lord,
and your regulations are fair.
138You have issued your written instructions.
They are fair and completely dependable.
139My devotion ⌞for your words⌟ consumes me,
because my enemies have forgotten your words.
140Your promise has been thoroughly tested,
and I love it.
141I am unimportant and despised,
⌞yet⌟ I never forget your guiding principles.
142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your teachings are reliable.
143Trouble and hardship have found me,
but your commandments ⌞still⌟ make me happy.
144Your written instructions are always right.
Help me understand ⌞them⌟ so that I will live.
145I have called out with all my heart. Answer me, O Lord.
I want to obey your laws.
146I have called out.
Save me, so that I can obey your written instructions.
147I got up before dawn, and I cried out for help.
My hope is based on your word.
148My eyes are wide-open throughout the nighttime hours
to reflect on your word.
149In keeping with your mercy, hear my voice.
O Lord, give me a new life guided by your regulations.
150Those who carry out plots against me are near,
⌞yet⌟ they are far away from your teachings.
151You are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are reliable.
152Long ago I learned from your written instructions
that you made them to last forever.
153Look at my misery, and rescue me,
because I have never forgotten your teachings.
154Plead my case ⌞for me⌟, and save me.
Give me a new life as you promised.
155Wicked people are far from being saved,
because they have not searched for your laws.
156Your acts of compassion are many in number, O Lord.
Give me a new life guided by your regulations.
157I have many persecutors and opponents,
⌞yet⌟ I have not turned away from your written instructions.
158I have seen traitors,
and I am filled with disgust.
They have not accepted your promise.
159See how I have loved your guiding principles!
O Lord, in keeping with your mercy, give me a new life.
160There is nothing but truth in your word,
and all of your righteous regulations endure forever.
161Influential people have persecuted me for no reason,
but it is only your words that fill my heart with terror.
162I find joy in your promise
like someone who finds a priceless treasure.
163I hate lying; I am disgusted with it.
I love your teachings.
164Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous regulations.
165There is lasting peace for those who love your teachings.
Nothing can make those people stumble.
166I have waited with hope for you to save me, O Lord.
I have carried out your commandments.
167I have obeyed your written instructions.
I have loved them very much.
168I have followed your guiding principles and your written instructions,
because my whole life is in front of you.
169Let my cry for help come into your presence, O Lord.
Help me understand as you promised.
170Let my plea for mercy come into your presence.
Rescue me as you promised.
171Let my lips pour out praise
because you teach me your laws.
172Let my tongue sing about your promise
because all your commandments are fair.
173Let your hand help me
because I have chosen ⌞to follow⌟ your guiding principles.
174I have longed for you to save me, O Lord,
and your teachings make me happy.
175Let my soul have new life so that it can praise you.
Let your regulations help me.
176I have wandered away like a lost lamb.
Search for me,
because I have never forgotten your commandments.
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