Psalm 11939
a (Aleph)
119:1 How happy are those whose
actions are blameless,1
who obey2
the Law of the LORD.
119:2 How happy are those who observe his rules,
and seek him with all their heart,
119:3 who, moreover, do no wrong,
but obey his demands.3
119:4 You demand that your precepts
be carefully kept.4
119:5 If only I were predisposed5
to keep your statutes!
119:6 Then I would not be ashamed,
if6
I were focused on7
all your commands.
119:7 I will give you sincere thanks,8
when I learn your just regulations.
119:8 I will keep your statutes.
Do not completely abandon me!9
b (Beth)
119:9 How can a young person10
maintain a pure lifestyle?11
By following your instructions!12
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 up13
your words,14
so I might not sin against you.
119:12 You deserve praise,15
O LORD!
Teach me your statutes!
119:13 With my lips I proclaim
all the regulations you have revealed.16
119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed
by your rules17
as if18
they were riches of all kinds.19
119:15 I will meditate on20
your precepts,
and focus21
on your demands.22
119:16 I find delight23
in your statutes,
I do not forget your instructions.24
g (Gimel)
119:17 Be kind to your servant!
Then I will live25
and keep26
your instructions.27
119:18 Uncover28
my eyes so I can gaze at29
marvelous things out of your Law!
119:19 I am like a foreigner temporarily residing
in a land.30
Do not hide your commands from me!
119:20 I desperately long to know31
your regulations at all times.
119:21 You reprimand arrogant people.
Those who stray from your commands are doomed.32
119:22 Spare me33
shame and humiliation,
for I observe your rules.
119:23 Though rulers plot and slander me,34
your servant meditates on your statutes.
119:24 Yes, I find delight in your rules,
they give me guidance.35
d (Daleth)
119:25 I sprawl in the dirt.36
Revive me with your assuring word!37
119:26 I told you about my circumstances38
and you answered me.
Teach me your statutes!
119:27 Help me to understand what your precepts
mean!39
Then I can meditate40
on your amazing teachings.41
119:28 I collapse42
from grief.
Sustain me by your assuring word!43
119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit!44
Graciously give me45
your Law!
119:30 I choose the path of faithfulness,
I am committed to46
your regulations.
119:31 I hold fast47
to your rules.
O LORD, do not let me be ashamed!
119:32 I run along in the path of your commands,
for you give me the capacity to do so.48
h (He)
119:33 Teach me, O LORD, the lifestyle prescribed
by your statutes,49
so that I might observe it continually.50
119:34 Give me understanding so that I might observe your Law,
and keep it with all my heart.51
119:35 Guide me52
in the path of your commands,
for I delight in walking in it.53
119:36 Give me a desire for your rules,54
rather than wealth.55
119:37 Turn my eyes away from what is worthless!56
Revive me with your assuring word!57
119:38 Confirm to your servant your promise,58
which you made to the one who honors you.59
119:39 Take away the insults that I dread!60
Indeed,61
your regulations are good.
119:40 Look, I long for your precepts.
Revive me with your deliverance!
w (Vav)
119:41 May I experience your loyal love,62
O LORD,
and your deliverance, as you promised.63
119:42 Then I will have a response for the one
who insults me,64
for I trust in your assuring word.65
119:43 Do not deprive me totally of being able
to give a truthful testimony,66
for I wait for your justice,
119:44 Then I will keep67
your Law continually
and on into the future.68
119:45 I will be secure,69
for I seek your precepts.
119:46 I will speak70
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 to71
your commands,
which I love,
and I will meditate on your statutes.
z (Zayin)
119:49 Remember your assuring word72
to your servant,
for you have given me hope.
119:50 This73
is what comforts me in my trouble,
for your promise revives me.74
119:51 Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at
me.75
Yet I do not turn aside from your Law.
119:52 I remember your ancient regulations,76
O LORD, and console myself.77
119:53 Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked,
those who reject your Law.
119:54 I have sung about your statutes78
in the house where I live.79
119:55 I remember your name during the night, O LORD,
and I will keep80
your Law.
119:56 This81
has been my practice,
for I observe your precepts.
j (Heth)
119:57 The LORD is my source of security.82
I have determined83
to follow your instructions.84
119:58 I seek your favor85
with all my heart.
Have mercy on me as you promised!86
119:59 I consider my actions,87
and follow88
your rules.
119:60 I keep your commands
eagerly and without delay.89
119:61 The ropes of the wicked tighten around90
me,
but I do not forget your Law.
119:62 In the middle of the night I arise91
to thank you
for your just regulations.
119:63 I am a friend of all your loyal followers,92
and of those who keep your precepts.
119:64 O LORD, your loyal love fills the earth.
Teach me your statutes!
f (Teth)
119:65 You are good93
to your servant,
O LORD, just as you promised.94
119:66 Teach me proper discernment95
and understanding!
For I consider your commands to be reliable.96
119:67 I used to suffer because I would stray
off,97
but now I keep your instructions.98
119:68 You are good and you do good.
Teach me your statutes!
119:69 Arrogant people smear my reputation with
lies,99
but I observe your precepts with all my heart.
119:70 They are calloused,100
but I find delight in your Law.
119:71 It was good for me to suffer,
that I might learn your statutes.
119:72 The Law you have revealed is more important to me
than thousands of gold and silver shekels.101
y (Yod)
119:73 Your hands made me and formed me.102
Give me understanding so that I might learn103
your commands.
119:74 Your loyal followers will be glad when
they see me,104
for I find hope in your assuring word.
119:75 I know, LORD, that your regulations105
are just.
You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.106
119:76 May your loyal love console me,
as you promised your servant.107
119:77 May I experience your compassion,108
so I might live!
For I find delight in your Law.
119:78 May the arrogant be humiliated, for they
have slandered me!109
But I meditate on your precepts.
119:79 May your loyal followers110
turn to me,
those who know your rules.
119:80 May I be fully committed to your statutes,111
so that I might not be ashamed.
k (Kaph)
119:81 I desperately long for112
your deliverance.
I find hope in your assuring word.
119:82 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your
promise to be fulfilled.113
I say,114
“When will you comfort me?”
119:83 For115
I am like a leather container116
that shrivels up in a smoke-filled room.117
I do not forget your statutes.
119:84 How long must your servant endure this?118
When will you judge those who chase me?
119:85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me,119
which violates your Law.120
119:86 All your commands are reliable.
They chase me without reason.121
Help me!
119:87 They have almost destroyed me here on the earth,
but I do not reject your precepts.
119:88 Revive me with122
your loyal love,
that I might keep123
the rules you have revealed.124
l (Lamed)
119:89 O LORD, your instructions endure,
they stand secure in heaven.125
119:90 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all
generations.126
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,127
I would have died in my sorrow.128
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,129
yet I think about your rules.
119:96 I realize that everything has its limits,
but your commands are beyond full comprehension.130
m (Mem)
119:97 O how I love your Law!
All day long I meditate on it.
119:98 Your Law131
makes me wiser than my enemies,
for I am always aware of it.
119:99 I even have more insight than all my teachers,
for I meditate on your rules.
119:100 I am more discerning than the older men,
for I observe your precepts.
119:101 I stay away132
from the evil path,
so that I might keep your instructions.133
119:102 I do not turn aside from your regulations,
for you teach me.
119:103 Your words are tastier
in my mouth than honey!134
119:104 Your precepts give me discernment.
Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.135
n (Nun)
119:105 Your instructions136
are a lamp that shows me where to walk,
and a light that shines on my path.137
119:106 I have vowed and solemnly sworn
to keep your just regulations.
119:107 I am suffering a great deal.
O LORD, revive me with your assuring word!138
119:108 O LORD, please accept the freewill offerings from my mouth!
Teach me your regulations!
119:109 My life is in continual danger,139
but I do not forget your Law.
119:110 The wicked lay a snare 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.140
119:112 I am determined to obey141
your statutes
at all times to the very end.
s (Samek)
119:113 I hate people with divided loyalties,142
but I love your Law.
119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield.
I find hope in your assuring word.
119:115 Turn back from me, you evil men,
so that I might observe143
the commands of my God.144
119:116 Sustain me as you promised,145
so that I might live.146
Do not disappoint me!147
119:117 Support me, so that I might be delivered.
Then I will focus148
on your statutes continually.
119:118 You despise149
all who stray from your statutes,
for they are deceptive and unreliable.150
119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth
like slag.151
Therefore I love your rules.152
119:120 My body153
trembles154
because of my fear of you,155
I am afraid of your judgments.
[ (Ayin)
119:121 I do what is fair and right.
Do not abandon me to my oppressors!
119:122 Guarantee the well-being of your servant!156
Do not let the arrogant oppress me!
119:123 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your
deliverance,157
for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.158
119:124 Show your servant your loyal love!159
Teach me your statutes!
119:125 I am your servant. Give me insight,
that I might understand160
your rules.
119:126 It is time for the LORD to act;
they break your Law.
119:127 For this reason161
I love your commands
more than gold, even pure gold.
119:128 For this reason I carefully follow all
your precepts.162
I hate all deceitful actions.163
p (Pe)
119:129 Your rules are marvelous.
Therefore I observe them.
119:130 Your instructions are like a doorway
through which the light shines.164
They give165
insight to the untrained.166
119:131 I open my mouth and gasp,
because I long167
for your commands.
119:132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me,
as you typically do to your loyal followers.168
119:133 Direct my steps by your word!169
Do not let any sin dominate me!
119:134 Deliver me170
from oppressive men,
that I might keep171
your precepts.
119:135 Smile172
on your servant!
Teach me your statutes!
119:136 Tears stream down from my eyes,173
because they do not keep your Law.
x (Tsade)
119:137 You are just, O LORD,
and your regulations are fair.
119:138 The rules you impose are just,174
and absolutely reliable.
119:139 My devotion175
consumes176
me,
for my enemies forget your instructions.177
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,178
and your Law is reliable.179
119:143 Distress and hardship confront180
me,
yet I find delight in your commands.
119:144 Your rules remain just,181
Give me insight that I might live.182
q (Qoph)
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,
that I might keep183
your rules.”
119:147 I am up before dawn crying out.
I find hope in your assuring word.
119:148 My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours,
that I might meditate on your word.
119:149 Listen to me184
because of185
your loyal love!
O LORD, revive me, as you typically do!186
119:150 Those who are eager to do187
wrong approach,
they are far from your Law.
119:151 You are near, O LORD,
and all your commands are reliable.188
119:152 Long ago I realized that
you ordained your rules to last.189
r (Resh)
119:153 See my pain and rescue me!
For I do not forget your Law.
119:154 Fight for me190
and defend me!191
Revive me with assuring word!
119:155 The wicked have no chance for deliverance,192
for they do not seek your statutes.
119:156 Your compassion is great, O LORD.
Revive me, as you typically do!193
119:157 The enemies who chase me are numerous.194
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.195
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.196
c/v (Sin/Shin)
119:161 Rulers chase me for no reason,
yet I fear disobeying your instructions.197
119:162 My heart rejoices in your instructions,
like one who gathers up a great deal of loot.198
119:163 I hate and despise deceit;
I love your Law.
119:164 Seven199
times a day I praise you
because of your just regulations.
119:165 Those who love your Law are completely
secure;200
they are not upended.201
119:166 I hope for your deliverance, O LORD,
and I obey202
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 all my actions.203
t (Taw)
119:169 Listen to my cry for help,204
O LORD!
Give me insight by your instructions!205
119:170 Listen to my appeal for mercy!206
Deliver me, as you promised.207
119:171 May praise gush from my lips,
for you teach me your statutes.
119:172 May my tongue sing about your instructions,208
for all your commands are just.
119:173 May your hand help me,
for I choose to obey209
your precepts.
119:174 I long for your deliverance, O LORD;
I find delight in your Law.
119:175 May I210
live and praise you!
May your regulations help me!211
119:176 I am as vulnerable as a straying and
lost sheep.212
Come looking for your servant,
for I do not forget your commands.