י Yodh
73 aYour hands made me and fashioned me;
bGive me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 May those who fear You asee me and be glad,
Because I bwait 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 comfort me,
According to Your word 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 fear You turn to me,
Even those who know Your testimonies.
80 May my heart be ablameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not bbe ashamed.
כ Kaph
81 My asoul languishes for Your salvation;
I bwait for Your word.
82 My aeyes fail with longing for Your word,
While 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 in accord with Your law.
86 All Your commandments are afaithful;
They have bpersecuted me with a lie; chelp me!
87 They almost destroyed me on 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 is settled in heaven.
90 Your afaithfulness continues throughout 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 brevived 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 a 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 mine.
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 words to my taste!
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;
bRevive 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 alife is continually in 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 cwait for Your word.
115 aDepart from me, evildoers,
That I may bobserve the commandments of my God.
116 aSustain me according to Your word, that I may live;
And bdo not let me be ashamed of my hope.
117 Uphold me that I may be asafe,
That I may bhave regard for Your statutes continually.
118 You have rejected all those awho wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.
119 You have removed all the wicked of the earth like adross;
Therefore I blove Your testimonies.
120 My flesh atrembles 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 word.
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 with those who love Your name.
133 Establish my afootsteps in Your word,
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 shed 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 consumed me,
Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
140 Your aword is very pure,
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 come 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 arise before dawn and cry for help;
I wait for Your words.
148 My eyes anticipate the anight watches,
That I may bmeditate on Your word.
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 word.
155 Salvation is afar from the wicked,
For they bdo not seek Your statutes.
156 aGreat 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 word.
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 word,
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 bnothing 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 come before You, O Lord;
bGive me understanding caccording to Your word.
170 Let my asupplication come before You;
bDeliver me according to Your word.
171 Let my alips utter praise,
For You bteach me Your statutes.
172 Let my atongue sing of Your word,
For all Your bcommandments are righteousness.
173 Let Your ahand be ready 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.