Psalms 119
119
Psalm 119
The Glories of God’s Law
1 #
Ps 101.2, 6; 128.1 Happy are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord.
2Happy are those who keep his decrees,
who seek him with their whole heart,
3 #
1 Jn 3.9; 5.18 who also do no wrong
but walk in his ways.
4You have commanded your precepts
to be kept diligently.
5O that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 #
v 80
Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 #
v 62
I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous ordinances.
8I will observe your statutes;
do not utterly forsake me.
9 #
2 Chr 6.16
How can young people keep their way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
10 #
2 Chr 15.15
With my whole heart I seek you;
do not let me stray from your commandments.
11 #
Ps 37.31; Lk 2.19, 51 I treasure your word in my heart,
so that I may not sin against you.
12 #
vv 26, 64, 68, 108, 124, 135, 171 Blessed are you, O Lord;
teach me your statutes.
13 #
v 72
; Ps 40.9With my lips I declare
all the ordinances of your mouth.
14I delight in the way of your decrees
as much as in all riches.
15 #
vv 23, 48, 78; Ps 1.2I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 #
Ps 1.2
I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
17 #
Ps 13.6
Deal bountifully with your servant,
so that I may live and observe your word.
18Open my eyes, so that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
19 #
Gen 47.9; 1 Chr 29.15; Ps 39.12; 2 Cor 5.6; Heb 11.13 I live as an alien in the land;
do not hide your commandments from me.
20 #
Ps 42.1, 2 My soul is consumed with longing
for your ordinances at all times.
21 #
vv 10, 118
You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,
who wander from your commandments;
22 #
Ps 39.8
take away from me their scorn and contempt,
for I have kept your decrees.
23 #
v 15
Even though princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 #
v 16
Your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.
25 #
v 37
; Ps 44.25My soul clings to the dust;
revive me according to your word.
26 #
v 12
When I told of my ways, you answered me;
teach me your statutes.
27 #
Ps 145.5
Make me understand the way of your precepts,
and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
28 #
Ps 107.26; 1 Pet 5.10 My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word.
29Put false ways far from me,
and graciously teach me your law.
30I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
I set your ordinances before me.
31 #
Deut 11.22
I cling to your decrees, O Lord;
let me not be put to shame.
32 #
1 Kings 4.29; 2 Cor 6.11 I run the way of your commandments,
for you enlarge my understanding.
33 #
vv 5, 12
Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes,
and I will observe it to the end.
34 #
Prov 2.6; Jas 1.5 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
35Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I delight in it.
36 #
1 Kings 8.58; Lk 12.15 Turn my heart to your decrees
and not to selfish gain.
37 #
Ps 71.20; Isa 33.15 Turn my eyes from looking at vanities;
be gracious to me#119.37 Q ms: MT give me life according to your word.
38 #
2 Sam 7.25
Confirm to your servant your promise,
which is for those who fear you.
39Turn away the disgrace that I dread,
for your ordinances are good.
40 #
vv 20, 25
See, I have longed for your precepts;
in your righteousness be gracious to me.#119.40 Q ms: MT give me life
41 #
vv 77, 116
Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord,
your salvation according to your promise.
42 #
Prov 27.11
Then I shall have an answer for those who taunt me,
for I trust in your word.
43Do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
for my hope is in your ordinances.
44I will keep your law continually,
forever and ever.
45I shall walk at liberty,
for I have sought your precepts.
46 #
Mt 10.18; Acts 26.1, 2 I will also speak of your decrees before kings
and shall not be put to shame;
47I find my delight in your commandments
because I love them.
48 #
v 15
I revere your commandments, which I love,
and I will meditate on your statutes.
49Remember your word to your servant,
in which you have made me hope.
50 #
Rom 15.4
This is my comfort in my distress,
that your promise gives me life.
51 #
Job 23.11; Ps 44.18; Jer 20.7 The arrogant utterly deride me,
but I do not turn away from your law.
52 #
Ps 103.18
When I think of your ordinances from of old,
I take comfort, O Lord.
53 #
Ezra 9.3; Ps 89.30 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
those who forsake your law.
54Your statutes have been my songs
wherever I make my home.
55 #
Ps 63.6
I remember your name in the night, O Lord,
and keep your law.
56This blessing has fallen to me,
for I have kept your precepts.
57 #
Deut 33.9; Ps 16.5 The Lord is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.
58 #
v 41
; 1 Kings 13.6I implore your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.
59 #
Lk 15.17, 18 When I think of your ways,
I turn my feet to your decrees;
60I hurry and do not delay
to keep your commandments.
61 #
v 83
; Ps 140.5Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not forget your law.
62 #
Acts 16.25
At midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your righteous ordinances.
63 #
Ps 101.6
I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
64 #
v 12
; Ps 33.5The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;
teach me your statutes.
65You have dealt well with your servant,
O Lord, according to your word.
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
67 #
Jer 31.18, 19; Heb 12.11 Before I was humbled I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
68 #
v 12
; Deut 8.16; Ps 106.1You are good and do good;
teach me your statutes.
69 #
v 56
; Job 13.4The arrogant smear me with lies,
but with my whole heart I keep your precepts.
70 #
v 16
; Ps 17.10; Isa 6.10Their hearts are thick like fat,#119.70 Meaning of Heb uncertain
but I delight in your law.
71It is good for me that I was humbled,
so that I might learn your statutes.
72 #
Ps 19.10; Prov 8.10, 11, 19 The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 #
v 34
; Job 10.8; Ps 138.8Your hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
74 #
v 43
; Ps 34.2Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,
because I have hoped in your word.
75 #
Heb 12.10
I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right
and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.
76Let your steadfast love become my comfort
according to your promise to your servant.
77Let your mercy come to me, that I may live,
for your law is my delight.
78 #
vv 15, 86
; Jer 50.32Let the arrogant be put to shame,
for they have subverted me with guile;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
79Let those who fear you turn to me,
so that they may know your decrees.
80May my heart be blameless in your statutes,
so that I may not be put to shame.
81 #
Ps 84.2
My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.
82 #
Ps 69.3
My eyes fail with watching for your promise;
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
83 #
Job 30.30
For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 #
Ps 39.4; Rev 6.10 How long must your servant endure?
When will you judge those who persecute me?
85 #
Ps 35.7
The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me;
they flout your law.
86 #
Ps 35.19; 109.26 All your commandments are enduring;
I am persecuted without cause; help me!
87They have almost made an end of me on earth,
but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88In your steadfast love spare my life,
so that I may keep the decrees of your mouth.
89 #
Mt 24.34, 35; 1 Pet 1.25 The Lord exists forever;
your word is firmly fixed in heaven.
90 #
Ps 36.5; 148.6; Eccl 1.4 Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
91 #
Jer 33.25
By your appointment they stand today,
for all things are your servants.
92If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my misery.
93 #
vv 16, 25
I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have given me life.
94I am yours; save me,
for I have sought your precepts.
95The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
but I consider your decrees.
96I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 #
Ps 1.2
Oh, how I love your law!
It is my meditation all day long.
98Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,
for it is always with me.
99I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for your decrees are my meditation.
100 #
Job 32.7–9
I understand more than the aged,
for I keep your precepts.
101 #
Prov 1.15
I hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.
102I do not turn away from your ordinances,
for you have taught me.
103 #
Ps 19.10
How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 #
vv 128, 130
Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way.
105 #
Prov 6.23
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
106 #
Neh 10.29
I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to observe your righteous ordinances.
107 #
v 25
I am severely afflicted;
give me life, O Lord, according to your word.
108 #
Hos 14.2; Heb 13.15 Accept my offerings of praise, O Lord,
and teach me your ordinances.
109 #
v 16
; Job 13.14I hold my life in my hand continually,
but I do not forget your law.
110 #
Ps 140.5
The wicked have laid a snare for me,
but I do not stray from your precepts.
111 #
Deut 33.4
Your decrees are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.
112 #
v 33
I incline my heart to perform your statutes
forever, to the end.
113 #
Jas 1.8
I hate the double-minded,
but I love your law.
114 #
Ps 32.7; 91.1 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.
115 #
Ps 6.8; 139.19; Mt 7.23 Go away from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 #
Ps 25.2; 54.4; Rom 5.5; 9.33 Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live,
and let me not be put to shame in my hope.
117Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for your statutes continually.
118 #
v 21
You spurn all who go astray from your statutes,
for their cunning is in vain.
119 #
Ezek 22.18
All the wicked of the earth I count#119.119 Q ms Gk Vg: MT you bring to an end as dross;
therefore I love your decrees.
120 #
Hab 3.16
My flesh trembles for fear of you,
and I am afraid of your judgments.
121I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 #
Job 17.3
Guarantee your servant’s well-being;
do not let the godless oppress me.
123 #
vv 81, 82
My eyes fail from watching for your salvation
and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
124 #
v 12
Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
and teach me your statutes.
125 #
Ps 116.16
I am your servant; give me understanding,
so that I may know your decrees.
126It is time for the Lord to act,
for your law has been broken.
127 #
Ps 19.10
Truly I love your commandments
more than gold, more than fine gold.
128 #
v 104
Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;#119.128 Gk Jerome: Meaning of Heb uncertain
I hate every false way.
129 #
vv 18, 22
Your decrees are wonderful;
therefore my soul keeps them.
130 #
Ps 19.7; Prov 6.23 The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple.
131 #
Ps 42.1
With open mouth I pant,
because I long for your commandments.
132 #
Ps 25.16
Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is your custom toward those who love your name.
133 #
Ps 17.15
Keep my steps steady according to your promise,
and never let iniquity have dominion over me.
134 #
Ps 142.6
Redeem me from human oppression,
that I may keep your precepts.
135 #
v 12
; Ps 4.6Make your face shine upon your servant,
and teach me your statutes.
136 #
Jer 9.1; Ezek 9.4 My eyes shed streams of tears
because your law is not kept.
137 #
Ezra 9.15; Jer 12.1 You are righteous, O Lord,
and your judgments are right.
138 #
Ps 19.7–9
You have appointed your decrees in righteousness
and in all faithfulness.
139 #
Ps 69.9
My zeal consumes me
because my foes forget your words.
140 #
Ps 12.6
Your promise is well tried,
and your servant loves it.
141I am small and despised,
yet I do not forget your precepts.
142 #
Ps 19.9
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your law is the truth.
143 #
vv 24, 77
Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
but your commandments are my delight.
144 #
Ps 19.9
Your decrees are righteous forever;
give me understanding that I may live.
145 #
vv 10, 22, 55 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord.
I will keep your statutes.
146I cry to you; save me,
that I may observe your decrees.
147 #
Ps 5.3
I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I put my hope in your words.
148My eyes are awake before each watch of the night,
that I may meditate on your promise.
149 #
vv 40, 154
In your steadfast love hear my voice;
O Lord, in your justice preserve my life.
150Those who persecute me with evil purpose draw near;
they are far from your law.
151 #
Ps 145.18
Yet you are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are true.
152 #
Lk 21.33
Long ago I learned from your decrees
that you have established them forever.
153 #
Prov 3.1
Look on my misery and rescue me,
for I do not forget your law.
154 #
1 Sam 24.15
Plead my cause and redeem me;
give me life according to your promise.
155 #
Job 5.4
Salvation is far from the wicked,
for they do not seek your statutes.
156 #
2 Sam 24.14
Great is your mercy, O Lord;
be gracious to me#119.156 Q ms: MT give me life according to your justice.
157 #
v 51
; Ps 7.1Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
yet I do not swerve from your decrees.
158 #
Ps 139.21
I look at the faithless with disgust
because they do not keep your commands.
159 #
vv 47, 88
Consider how I love your precepts;
be gracious to me#119.159 Q ms: MT give me life according to your steadfast love.
160 #
Ps 139.17
The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
161 #
1 Sam 24.11
Princes persecute me without cause,
but my heart stands in awe of your words.
162 #
1 Sam 30.16
I rejoice at your word
like one who finds great spoil.
163I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love your law.
164 #
vv 7, 160
Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous ordinances.
165 #
Prov 3.2; Isa 26.3; 32.17 Great peace have those who love your law;
nothing can make them stumble.
166 #
Gen 49.18
I hope for your salvation, O Lord,
and I fulfill your commandments.
167My soul keeps your decrees;
I love them exceedingly.
168 #
Prov 5.21
I keep your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before you.
169 #
Ps 18.6
Let my cry come before you, O Lord;
give me understanding according to your word.
170 #
Ps 28.2; 31.2 Let my supplication come before you;
deliver me according to your promise.
171 #
Ps 51.15
My lips will pour forth praise,
because you teach me your statutes.
172My tongue will sing of your promise,
for all your commandments are right.
173 #
Ps 37.24
Let 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.
175 #
Isa 55.3
Let me live that I may praise you,
and let your ordinances help me.
176 #
v 16
; Isa 53.6I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant,
for I do not forget your commandments.
Currently Selected:
Psalms 119: NRSVUE
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, copyright © 2021 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Psalms 119
119
Psalm 119
The Glories of God’s Law
1 #
Ps 101.2, 6; 128.1 Happy are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord.
2Happy are those who keep his decrees,
who seek him with their whole heart,
3 #
1 Jn 3.9; 5.18 who also do no wrong
but walk in his ways.
4You have commanded your precepts
to be kept diligently.
5O that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 #
v 80
Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 #
v 62
I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous ordinances.
8I will observe your statutes;
do not utterly forsake me.
9 #
2 Chr 6.16
How can young people keep their way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
10 #
2 Chr 15.15
With my whole heart I seek you;
do not let me stray from your commandments.
11 #
Ps 37.31; Lk 2.19, 51 I treasure your word in my heart,
so that I may not sin against you.
12 #
vv 26, 64, 68, 108, 124, 135, 171 Blessed are you, O Lord;
teach me your statutes.
13 #
v 72
; Ps 40.9With my lips I declare
all the ordinances of your mouth.
14I delight in the way of your decrees
as much as in all riches.
15 #
vv 23, 48, 78; Ps 1.2I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 #
Ps 1.2
I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
17 #
Ps 13.6
Deal bountifully with your servant,
so that I may live and observe your word.
18Open my eyes, so that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
19 #
Gen 47.9; 1 Chr 29.15; Ps 39.12; 2 Cor 5.6; Heb 11.13 I live as an alien in the land;
do not hide your commandments from me.
20 #
Ps 42.1, 2 My soul is consumed with longing
for your ordinances at all times.
21 #
vv 10, 118
You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,
who wander from your commandments;
22 #
Ps 39.8
take away from me their scorn and contempt,
for I have kept your decrees.
23 #
v 15
Even though princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 #
v 16
Your decrees are my delight;
they are my counselors.
25 #
v 37
; Ps 44.25My soul clings to the dust;
revive me according to your word.
26 #
v 12
When I told of my ways, you answered me;
teach me your statutes.
27 #
Ps 145.5
Make me understand the way of your precepts,
and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
28 #
Ps 107.26; 1 Pet 5.10 My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word.
29Put false ways far from me,
and graciously teach me your law.
30I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
I set your ordinances before me.
31 #
Deut 11.22
I cling to your decrees, O Lord;
let me not be put to shame.
32 #
1 Kings 4.29; 2 Cor 6.11 I run the way of your commandments,
for you enlarge my understanding.
33 #
vv 5, 12
Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes,
and I will observe it to the end.
34 #
Prov 2.6; Jas 1.5 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
35Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I delight in it.
36 #
1 Kings 8.58; Lk 12.15 Turn my heart to your decrees
and not to selfish gain.
37 #
Ps 71.20; Isa 33.15 Turn my eyes from looking at vanities;
be gracious to me#119.37 Q ms: MT give me life according to your word.
38 #
2 Sam 7.25
Confirm to your servant your promise,
which is for those who fear you.
39Turn away the disgrace that I dread,
for your ordinances are good.
40 #
vv 20, 25
See, I have longed for your precepts;
in your righteousness be gracious to me.#119.40 Q ms: MT give me life
41 #
vv 77, 116
Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord,
your salvation according to your promise.
42 #
Prov 27.11
Then I shall have an answer for those who taunt me,
for I trust in your word.
43Do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
for my hope is in your ordinances.
44I will keep your law continually,
forever and ever.
45I shall walk at liberty,
for I have sought your precepts.
46 #
Mt 10.18; Acts 26.1, 2 I will also speak of your decrees before kings
and shall not be put to shame;
47I find my delight in your commandments
because I love them.
48 #
v 15
I revere your commandments, which I love,
and I will meditate on your statutes.
49Remember your word to your servant,
in which you have made me hope.
50 #
Rom 15.4
This is my comfort in my distress,
that your promise gives me life.
51 #
Job 23.11; Ps 44.18; Jer 20.7 The arrogant utterly deride me,
but I do not turn away from your law.
52 #
Ps 103.18
When I think of your ordinances from of old,
I take comfort, O Lord.
53 #
Ezra 9.3; Ps 89.30 Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
those who forsake your law.
54Your statutes have been my songs
wherever I make my home.
55 #
Ps 63.6
I remember your name in the night, O Lord,
and keep your law.
56This blessing has fallen to me,
for I have kept your precepts.
57 #
Deut 33.9; Ps 16.5 The Lord is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.
58 #
v 41
; 1 Kings 13.6I implore your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.
59 #
Lk 15.17, 18 When I think of your ways,
I turn my feet to your decrees;
60I hurry and do not delay
to keep your commandments.
61 #
v 83
; Ps 140.5Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not forget your law.
62 #
Acts 16.25
At midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your righteous ordinances.
63 #
Ps 101.6
I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
64 #
v 12
; Ps 33.5The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;
teach me your statutes.
65You have dealt well with your servant,
O Lord, according to your word.
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
67 #
Jer 31.18, 19; Heb 12.11 Before I was humbled I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
68 #
v 12
; Deut 8.16; Ps 106.1You are good and do good;
teach me your statutes.
69 #
v 56
; Job 13.4The arrogant smear me with lies,
but with my whole heart I keep your precepts.
70 #
v 16
; Ps 17.10; Isa 6.10Their hearts are thick like fat,#119.70 Meaning of Heb uncertain
but I delight in your law.
71It is good for me that I was humbled,
so that I might learn your statutes.
72 #
Ps 19.10; Prov 8.10, 11, 19 The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73 #
v 34
; Job 10.8; Ps 138.8Your hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
74 #
v 43
; Ps 34.2Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,
because I have hoped in your word.
75 #
Heb 12.10
I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right
and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.
76Let your steadfast love become my comfort
according to your promise to your servant.
77Let your mercy come to me, that I may live,
for your law is my delight.
78 #
vv 15, 86
; Jer 50.32Let the arrogant be put to shame,
for they have subverted me with guile;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
79Let those who fear you turn to me,
so that they may know your decrees.
80May my heart be blameless in your statutes,
so that I may not be put to shame.
81 #
Ps 84.2
My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.
82 #
Ps 69.3
My eyes fail with watching for your promise;
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
83 #
Job 30.30
For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 #
Ps 39.4; Rev 6.10 How long must your servant endure?
When will you judge those who persecute me?
85 #
Ps 35.7
The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me;
they flout your law.
86 #
Ps 35.19; 109.26 All your commandments are enduring;
I am persecuted without cause; help me!
87They have almost made an end of me on earth,
but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88In your steadfast love spare my life,
so that I may keep the decrees of your mouth.
89 #
Mt 24.34, 35; 1 Pet 1.25 The Lord exists forever;
your word is firmly fixed in heaven.
90 #
Ps 36.5; 148.6; Eccl 1.4 Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have established the earth, and it stands fast.
91 #
Jer 33.25
By your appointment they stand today,
for all things are your servants.
92If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my misery.
93 #
vv 16, 25
I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have given me life.
94I am yours; save me,
for I have sought your precepts.
95The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
but I consider your decrees.
96I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 #
Ps 1.2
Oh, how I love your law!
It is my meditation all day long.
98Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,
for it is always with me.
99I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for your decrees are my meditation.
100 #
Job 32.7–9
I understand more than the aged,
for I keep your precepts.
101 #
Prov 1.15
I hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.
102I do not turn away from your ordinances,
for you have taught me.
103 #
Ps 19.10
How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 #
vv 128, 130
Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore I hate every false way.
105 #
Prov 6.23
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
106 #
Neh 10.29
I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to observe your righteous ordinances.
107 #
v 25
I am severely afflicted;
give me life, O Lord, according to your word.
108 #
Hos 14.2; Heb 13.15 Accept my offerings of praise, O Lord,
and teach me your ordinances.
109 #
v 16
; Job 13.14I hold my life in my hand continually,
but I do not forget your law.
110 #
Ps 140.5
The wicked have laid a snare for me,
but I do not stray from your precepts.
111 #
Deut 33.4
Your decrees are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart.
112 #
v 33
I incline my heart to perform your statutes
forever, to the end.
113 #
Jas 1.8
I hate the double-minded,
but I love your law.
114 #
Ps 32.7; 91.1 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.
115 #
Ps 6.8; 139.19; Mt 7.23 Go away from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 #
Ps 25.2; 54.4; Rom 5.5; 9.33 Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live,
and let me not be put to shame in my hope.
117Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for your statutes continually.
118 #
v 21
You spurn all who go astray from your statutes,
for their cunning is in vain.
119 #
Ezek 22.18
All the wicked of the earth I count#119.119 Q ms Gk Vg: MT you bring to an end as dross;
therefore I love your decrees.
120 #
Hab 3.16
My flesh trembles for fear of you,
and I am afraid of your judgments.
121I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 #
Job 17.3
Guarantee your servant’s well-being;
do not let the godless oppress me.
123 #
vv 81, 82
My eyes fail from watching for your salvation
and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
124 #
v 12
Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
and teach me your statutes.
125 #
Ps 116.16
I am your servant; give me understanding,
so that I may know your decrees.
126It is time for the Lord to act,
for your law has been broken.
127 #
Ps 19.10
Truly I love your commandments
more than gold, more than fine gold.
128 #
v 104
Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;#119.128 Gk Jerome: Meaning of Heb uncertain
I hate every false way.
129 #
vv 18, 22
Your decrees are wonderful;
therefore my soul keeps them.
130 #
Ps 19.7; Prov 6.23 The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple.
131 #
Ps 42.1
With open mouth I pant,
because I long for your commandments.
132 #
Ps 25.16
Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is your custom toward those who love your name.
133 #
Ps 17.15
Keep my steps steady according to your promise,
and never let iniquity have dominion over me.
134 #
Ps 142.6
Redeem me from human oppression,
that I may keep your precepts.
135 #
v 12
; Ps 4.6Make your face shine upon your servant,
and teach me your statutes.
136 #
Jer 9.1; Ezek 9.4 My eyes shed streams of tears
because your law is not kept.
137 #
Ezra 9.15; Jer 12.1 You are righteous, O Lord,
and your judgments are right.
138 #
Ps 19.7–9
You have appointed your decrees in righteousness
and in all faithfulness.
139 #
Ps 69.9
My zeal consumes me
because my foes forget your words.
140 #
Ps 12.6
Your promise is well tried,
and your servant loves it.
141I am small and despised,
yet I do not forget your precepts.
142 #
Ps 19.9
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your law is the truth.
143 #
vv 24, 77
Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
but your commandments are my delight.
144 #
Ps 19.9
Your decrees are righteous forever;
give me understanding that I may live.
145 #
vv 10, 22, 55 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord.
I will keep your statutes.
146I cry to you; save me,
that I may observe your decrees.
147 #
Ps 5.3
I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I put my hope in your words.
148My eyes are awake before each watch of the night,
that I may meditate on your promise.
149 #
vv 40, 154
In your steadfast love hear my voice;
O Lord, in your justice preserve my life.
150Those who persecute me with evil purpose draw near;
they are far from your law.
151 #
Ps 145.18
Yet you are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are true.
152 #
Lk 21.33
Long ago I learned from your decrees
that you have established them forever.
153 #
Prov 3.1
Look on my misery and rescue me,
for I do not forget your law.
154 #
1 Sam 24.15
Plead my cause and redeem me;
give me life according to your promise.
155 #
Job 5.4
Salvation is far from the wicked,
for they do not seek your statutes.
156 #
2 Sam 24.14
Great is your mercy, O Lord;
be gracious to me#119.156 Q ms: MT give me life according to your justice.
157 #
v 51
; Ps 7.1Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
yet I do not swerve from your decrees.
158 #
Ps 139.21
I look at the faithless with disgust
because they do not keep your commands.
159 #
vv 47, 88
Consider how I love your precepts;
be gracious to me#119.159 Q ms: MT give me life according to your steadfast love.
160 #
Ps 139.17
The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
161 #
1 Sam 24.11
Princes persecute me without cause,
but my heart stands in awe of your words.
162 #
1 Sam 30.16
I rejoice at your word
like one who finds great spoil.
163I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love your law.
164 #
vv 7, 160
Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous ordinances.
165 #
Prov 3.2; Isa 26.3; 32.17 Great peace have those who love your law;
nothing can make them stumble.
166 #
Gen 49.18
I hope for your salvation, O Lord,
and I fulfill your commandments.
167My soul keeps your decrees;
I love them exceedingly.
168 #
Prov 5.21
I keep your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before you.
169 #
Ps 18.6
Let my cry come before you, O Lord;
give me understanding according to your word.
170 #
Ps 28.2; 31.2 Let my supplication come before you;
deliver me according to your promise.
171 #
Ps 51.15
My lips will pour forth praise,
because you teach me your statutes.
172My tongue will sing of your promise,
for all your commandments are right.
173 #
Ps 37.24
Let 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.
175 #
Isa 55.3
Let me live that I may praise you,
and let your ordinances help me.
176 #
v 16
; Isa 53.6I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant,
for I do not forget your commandments.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, copyright © 2021 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.