Psalm 119:73-176


י  Yodh

73
aYour hands made me and 1fashioned me;
bGive me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

74
May those who 1fear You asee me and be glad,
Because I 2bwait for Your word.

75
I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are arighteous,
And that bin faithfulness You have afflicted me.

76
O may Your lovingkindness 1comfort me,
According to Your 2word to Your servant.

77
May aYour compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my bdelight.

78
May athe arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me bwith a lie;
But I shall cmeditate on Your precepts.

79
May those who 1fear You turn to me,
Even those who know Your testimonies.

80
May my heart be 1ablameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not bbe ashamed.

כ  Kaph

81
My asoul languishes for Your salvation;
I 1bwait for Your word.

82
My aeyes fail with longing for Your 1word,
2While I say, “When will You comfort me?”

83
Though I have abecome like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do bnot forget Your statutes.

84
How many are the adays of Your servant?
When will You bexecute judgment on those who persecute me?

85
The arrogant have adug pits for me,
Men who are not 1in accord with Your law.

86
All Your commandments are afaithful;
They have bpersecuted me with a lie; chelp me!

87
They almost destroyed me 1on earth,
But as for me, I adid not forsake Your precepts.

88
Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

ל  Lamedh

89
aForever, O Lord,
Your word 1is settled in heaven.

90
Your afaithfulness continues 1throughout all generations;
You bestablished the earth, and it cstands.

91
They stand this day according to Your aordinances,
For ball things are Your servants.

92
If Your law had not been my adelight,
Then I would have perished bin my affliction.

93
I will anever forget Your precepts,
For by them You have 1brevived me.

94
I am Yours, asave me;
For I have bsought Your precepts.

95
The wicked await for me to destroy me;
I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.

96
I have seen 1a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

מ  Mem

97
O how I alove Your law!
It is my bmeditation all the day.

98
Your acommandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ever 1mine.

99
I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my ameditation.

100
I understand amore than the aged,
Because I have bobserved Your precepts.

101
I have arestrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.

102
I have not aturned aside from Your ordinances,
For You Yourself have taught me.

103
How asweet are Your 1words to my 2taste!
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104
From Your precepts I aget understanding;
Therefore I bhate every false way.

נ  Nun

105
Your word is a alamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

106
I have asworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

107
I am exceedingly aafflicted;
1bRevive me, O Lord, according to Your word.

108
O accept the afreewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And bteach me Your ordinances.

109
My 1alife is continually 2in my hand,
Yet I do not bforget Your law.

110
The wicked have alaid a snare for me,
Yet I have not bgone astray from Your precepts.

111
I have ainherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the bjoy of my heart.

112
I have ainclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even bto the end.

ס  Samekh

113
I hate those who are adouble‑minded,
But I love Your blaw.

114
You are my ahiding place and my bshield;
I 1cwait for Your word.

115
aDepart from me, evildoers,
That I may bobserve the commandments of my God.

116
aSustain me according to Your 1word, that I may live;
And bdo not let me be 2ashamed of my hope.

117
Uphold me that I may be asafe,
That I may bhave regard for Your statutes continually.

118
You have 1rejected all those awho wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is 2useless.

119
You have 1removed all the wicked of the earth like adross;
Therefore I blove Your testimonies.

120
My flesh 1atrembles for fear of You,
And I am bafraid of Your judgments.

ע  Ayin

121
I have adone justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.

122
Be asurety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant boppress me.

123
My aeyes fail with longing for Your salvation
And for Your righteous 1word.

124
Deal with Your servant aaccording to Your lovingkindness
And bteach me Your statutes.

125
aI am Your servant; bgive me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.

126
It is time for the Lord to aact,
For they have broken Your law.

127
Therefore I alove Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above fine gold.

128
Therefore I esteem right all Your aprecepts concerning everything,
I bhate every false way.

פ  Pe

129
Your testimonies are awonderful;
Therefore my soul bobserves them.

130
The aunfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives bunderstanding to the simple.

131
I aopened my mouth wide and bpanted,
For I clonged for Your commandments.

132
aTurn to me and be gracious to me,
After Your manner 1with those who love Your name.

133
Establish my afootsteps in Your 1word,
And do not let any iniquity bhave dominion over me.

134
aRedeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.

135
aMake Your face shine upon Your servant,
And bteach me Your statutes.

136
My eyes 1shed astreams of water,
Because they bdo not keep Your law.

צ  Tsadhe

137
aRighteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.

138
You have commanded Your testimonies in arighteousness
And exceeding bfaithfulness.

139
My azeal has 1consumed me,
Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.

140
Your 1aword is very 2pure,
Therefore Your servant bloves it.

141
I am small and adespised,
Yet I do not bforget Your precepts.

142
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And aYour law is truth.

143
Trouble and anguish have 1come upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my adelight.

144
Your atestimonies are righteous forever;
bGive me understanding that I may live.

ק  Qoph

145
I cried awith all my heart; answer me, O Lord!
I will bobserve Your statutes.

146
I cried to You; asave me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.

147
I 1arise before dawn and cry for help;
I 2wait for Your words.

148
My eyes anticipate the anight watches,
That I may bmeditate on Your 1word.

149
Hear my voice aaccording to Your lovingkindness;
bRevive me, O Lord, according to Your ordinances.

150
Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
They are far from Your law.

151
You are anear, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are btruth.

152
Of old I have aknown from Your testimonies
That You have founded them bforever.

ר  Resh

153
aLook upon my baffliction and rescue me,
For I do not cforget Your law.

154
aPlead my cause and bredeem me;
Revive me according to Your 1word.

155
Salvation is afar from the wicked,
For they bdo not seek Your statutes.

156
1aGreat are Your mercies, O Lord;
Revive me according to Your ordinances.

157
Many are my apersecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not bturn aside from Your testimonies.

158
I behold the atreacherous and bloathe them,
Because they do not keep Your 1word.

159
Consider how I alove Your precepts;
bRevive me, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.

160
The asum of Your word is btruth,
And every one of Your righteous ordinances cis everlasting.

שׁ  Shin

161
aPrinces persecute me without cause,
But my heart bstands in awe of Your words.

162
I arejoice at Your 1word,
As one who bfinds great spoil.

163
I ahate and despise falsehood,
But I blove Your law.

164
Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your arighteous ordinances.

165
Those who love Your law have agreat peace,
And 1bnothing causes them to stumble.

166
I ahope for Your salvation, O Lord,
And do Your commandments.

167
My asoul keeps Your testimonies,
And I blove them exceedingly.

168
I akeep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my bways are before You.

ת  Tav

169
Let my acry 1come before You, O Lord;
bGive me understanding caccording to Your word.

170
Let my asupplication come before You;
bDeliver me according to Your 1word.

171
Let my alips utter praise,
For You bteach me Your statutes.

172
Let my atongue sing of Your 1word,
For all Your bcommandments are righteousness.

173
Let Your ahand be 1ready to help me,
For I have bchosen Your precepts.

174
I along for Your salvation, O Lord,
And Your law is my bdelight.

175
Let my asoul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.

176
I have agone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant,
For I do bnot forget Your commandments.
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