Psalms 119 : 1 (NET)
How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the LORD.
Psalms 119 : 2 (NET)
How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,
Psalms 119 : 3 (NET)
who, moreover, do no wrong, but follow in his footsteps.
Psalms 119 : 4 (NET)
You demand that your precepts be carefully kept.
Psalms 119 : 5 (NET)
If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes!
Psalms 119 : 6 (NET)
Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.
Psalms 119 : 7 (NET)
I will give you sincere thanks, when I learn your just regulations.
Psalms 119 : 8 (NET)
I will keep your statutes. Do not completely abandon me!&u05D1; (Bet)
Psalms 119 : 9 (NET)
How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!
Psalms 119 : 10 (NET)
With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!
Psalms 119 : 11 (NET)
In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.
Psalms 119 : 12 (NET)
You deserve praise, O LORD! Teach me your statutes!
Psalms 119 : 13 (NET)
With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.
Psalms 119 : 14 (NET)
I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds.
Psalms 119 : 15 (NET)
I will meditate on your precepts and focus on your behavior.
Psalms 119 : 16 (NET)
I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions.&u05D2; (Gimel)
Psalms 119 : 17 (NET)
Be kind to your servant! Then I will live and keep your instructions.
Psalms 119 : 18 (NET)
Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in your law!
Psalms 119 : 19 (NET)
I am like a foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me!
Psalms 119 : 20 (NET)
I desperately long to know your regulations at all times.
Psalms 119 : 21 (NET)
You reprimand arrogant people. Those who stray from your commands are doomed.
Psalms 119 : 22 (NET)
Spare me shame and humiliation, for I observe your rules.
Psalms 119 : 23 (NET)
Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes.
Psalms 119 : 24 (NET)
Yes, I find delight in your rules; they give me guidance.&u05D3; (Dalet)
Psalms 119 : 25 (NET)
I collapse in the dirt. Revive me with your word!
Psalms 119 : 26 (NET)
I told you about my ways and you answered me. Teach me your statutes!
Psalms 119 : 27 (NET)
Help me to understand what your precepts mean! Then I can meditate on your marvelous teachings.
Psalms 119 : 28 (NET)
I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!
Psalms 119 : 29 (NET)
Remove me from the path of deceit! Graciously give me your law!
Psalms 119 : 30 (NET)
I choose the path of faithfulness; I am committed to your regulations.
Psalms 119 : 31 (NET)
I hold fast to your rules. O LORD, do not let me be ashamed!
Psalms 119 : 32 (NET)
I run along the path of your commands, for you enable me to do so.&u05D4; (He)
Psalms 119 : 33 (NET)
Teach me, O LORD, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, so that I might observe it continually.
Psalms 119 : 34 (NET)
Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.
Psalms 119 : 35 (NET)
Guide me in the path of your commands, for I delight to walk in it.
Psalms 119 : 36 (NET)
Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.
Psalms 119 : 37 (NET)
Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!
Psalms 119 : 38 (NET)
Confirm to your servant your promise, which you made to the one who honors you.
Psalms 119 : 39 (NET)
Take away the insults that I dread! Indeed, your regulations are good.
Psalms 119 : 40 (NET)
Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance!&u05D5; (Vav)
Psalms 119 : 41 (NET)
May I experience your loyal love, O LORD, and your deliverance, as you promised.
Psalms 119 : 42 (NET)
Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me, for I trust in your word.
Psalms 119 : 43 (NET)
Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.
Psalms 119 : 44 (NET)
Then I will keep your law continually now and for all time.
Psalms 119 : 45 (NET)
I will be secure, for I seek your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 46 (NET)
I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed.
Psalms 119 : 47 (NET)
I will find delight in your commands, which I love.
Psalms 119 : 48 (NET)
I will lift my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.&u05D6; (Zayin)
Psalms 119 : 49 (NET)
Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
Psalms 119 : 50 (NET)
This is what comforts me in my trouble, for your promise revives me.
Psalms 119 : 51 (NET)
Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law.
Psalms 119 : 52 (NET)
I remember your ancient regulations, O LORD, and console myself.
Psalms 119 : 53 (NET)
Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law.
Psalms 119 : 54 (NET)
Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.
Psalms 119 : 55 (NET)
I remember your name during the night, O LORD, and I will keep your law.
Psalms 119 : 56 (NET)
This has been my practice, for I observe your precepts.&u05D7; (Khet)
Psalms 119 : 57 (NET)
The LORD is my source of security. I have determined to follow your instructions.
Psalms 119 : 58 (NET)
I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised!
Psalms 119 : 59 (NET)
I consider my actions and follow your rules.
Psalms 119 : 60 (NET)
I keep your commands eagerly and without delay.
Psalms 119 : 61 (NET)
The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.
Psalms 119 : 62 (NET)
In the middle of the night I arise to thank you for your just regulations.
Psalms 119 : 63 (NET)
I am a friend to all your loyal followers, and to those who keep your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 64 (NET)
O LORD, your loyal love fills the earth. Teach me your statutes!&u05D8; (Tet)
Psalms 119 : 65 (NET)
You are good to your servant, O LORD, just as you promised.
Psalms 119 : 66 (NET)
Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.
Psalms 119 : 67 (NET)
Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.
Psalms 119 : 68 (NET)
You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes!
Psalms 119 : 69 (NET)
Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart.
Psalms 119 : 70 (NET)
Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law.
Psalms 119 : 71 (NET)
It was good for me to suffer, so that I might learn your statutes.
Psalms 119 : 72 (NET)
The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.&u05D9; (Yod)
Psalms 119 : 73 (NET)
Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.
Psalms 119 : 74 (NET)
Your loyal followers will be glad when they see me, for I find hope in your word.
Psalms 119 : 75 (NET)
I know, LORD, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.
Psalms 119 : 76 (NET)
May your loyal love console me, as you promised your servant.
Psalms 119 : 77 (NET)
May I experience your compassion, so I might live! For I find delight in your law.
Psalms 119 : 78 (NET)
May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 79 (NET)
May your loyal followers turn to me, those who know your rules.
Psalms 119 : 80 (NET)
May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.&u05DB; (Kaf)
Psalms 119 : 81 (NET)
I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word.
Psalms 119 : 82 (NET)
My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say, "When will you comfort me?"
Psalms 119 : 83 (NET)
For I am like a wineskin dried up in smoke. I do not forget your statutes.
Psalms 119 : 84 (NET)
How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me?
Psalms 119 : 85 (NET)
The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.
Psalms 119 : 86 (NET)
All your commands are reliable. I am pursued without reason. Help me!
Psalms 119 : 87 (NET)
They have almost destroyed me here on the earth, but I do not reject your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 88 (NET)
Revive me with your loyal love, that I might keep the rules you have revealed.&u05DC; (Lamed)
Psalms 119 : 89 (NET)
O LORD, your instructions endure; they stand secure in heaven.
Psalms 119 : 90 (NET)
You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. You established the earth and it stood firm.
Psalms 119 : 91 (NET)
Today they stand firm by your decrees, for all things are your servants.
Psalms 119 : 92 (NET)
If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow.
Psalms 119 : 93 (NET)
I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have revived me.
Psalms 119 : 94 (NET)
I belong to you. Deliver me! For I seek your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 95 (NET)
The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.
Psalms 119 : 96 (NET)
I realize that everything has its limits, but your commands are beyond full comprehension.&u05DE; (Mem)
Psalms 119 : 97 (NET)
O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it.
Psalms 119 : 98 (NET)
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them.
Psalms 119 : 99 (NET)
I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your rules.
Psalms 119 : 100 (NET)
I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 101 (NET)
I stay away from the evil path, so that I might keep your instructions.
Psalms 119 : 102 (NET)
I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.
Psalms 119 : 103 (NET)
Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!
Psalms 119 : 104 (NET)
Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.&u05E0; (Nun)
Psalms 119 : 105 (NET)
Your word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path.
Psalms 119 : 106 (NET)
I have vowed and solemnly sworn to keep your just regulations.
Psalms 119 : 107 (NET)
I am suffering terribly. O LORD, revive me with your word!
Psalms 119 : 108 (NET)
O LORD, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me your regulations!
Psalms 119 : 109 (NET)
My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law.
Psalms 119 : 110 (NET)
The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 111 (NET)
I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy.
Psalms 119 : 112 (NET)
I am determined to obey your statutes at all times, to the very end.&u05E1; (Samek)&u05B9;119:113 I hate people with divided loyalties, but I love your law.
Psalms 119 : 114 (NET)
You are my hiding place and my shield. I find hope in your word.
Psalms 119 : 115 (NET)
Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.
Psalms 119 : 116 (NET)
Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me!
Psalms 119 : 117 (NET)
Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on your statutes continually.
Psalms 119 : 118 (NET)
You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.
Psalms 119 : 119 (NET)
You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.
Psalms 119 : 120 (NET)
My body trembles because I fear you; I am afraid of your judgments.&u05E2; (Ayin)
Psalms 119 : 121 (NET)
I do what is fair and right. Do not abandon me to my oppressors!
Psalms 119 : 122 (NET)
Guarantee the welfare of your servant! Do not let the arrogant oppress me!
Psalms 119 : 123 (NET)
My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.
Psalms 119 : 124 (NET)
Show your servant your loyal love! Teach me your statutes!
Psalms 119 : 125 (NET)
I am your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand your rules.
Psalms 119 : 126 (NET)
It is time for the LORD to act� they break your law!
Psalms 119 : 127 (NET)
For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.
Psalms 119 : 128 (NET)
For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions.&u05E4; (Pe)
Psalms 119 : 129 (NET)
Your rules are marvelous. Therefore I observe them.
Psalms 119 : 130 (NET)
Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.
Psalms 119 : 131 (NET)
I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.
Psalms 119 : 132 (NET)
Turn toward me and extend mercy to me, as you typically do to your loyal followers.
Psalms 119 : 133 (NET)
Direct my steps by your word! Do not let any sin dominate me!
Psalms 119 : 134 (NET)
Deliver me from oppressive men, so that I can keep your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 135 (NET)
Smile on your servant! Teach me your statutes!
Psalms 119 : 136 (NET)
Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.&u05E6; (Tsade)
Psalms 119 : 137 (NET)
You are just, O LORD, and your judgments are fair.
Psalms 119 : 138 (NET)
The rules you impose are just, and absolutely reliable.
Psalms 119 : 139 (NET)
My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget your instructions.
Psalms 119 : 140 (NET)
Your word is absolutely pure, and your servant loves it!
Psalms 119 : 141 (NET)
I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 142 (NET)
Your justice endures, and your law is reliable.
Psalms 119 : 143 (NET)
Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands.
Psalms 119 : 144 (NET)
Your rules remain just. Give me insight so that I can live.&u05E7; (Qof)
Psalms 119 : 145 (NET)
I cried out with all my heart, "Answer me, O LORD! I will observe your statutes."
Psalms 119 : 146 (NET)
I cried out to you, "Deliver me, so that I can keep your rules."
Psalms 119 : 147 (NET)
I am up before dawn crying for help. I find hope in your word.
Psalms 119 : 148 (NET)
My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours, so that I can meditate on your word.
Psalms 119 : 149 (NET)
Listen to me because of your loyal love! O LORD, revive me, as you typically do!
Psalms 119 : 150 (NET)
Those who are eager to do wrong draw near; they are far from your law.
Psalms 119 : 151 (NET)
You are near, O LORD, and all your commands are reliable.
Psalms 119 : 152 (NET)
I learned long ago that you ordained your rules to last.&u05E8; (Resh)
Psalms 119 : 153 (NET)
See my pain and rescue me! For I do not forget your law.
Psalms 119 : 154 (NET)
Fight for me and defend me! Revive me with your word!
Psalms 119 : 155 (NET)
The wicked have no chance for deliverance, for they do not seek your statutes.
Psalms 119 : 156 (NET)
Your compassion is great, O LORD. Revive me, as you typically do!
Psalms 119 : 157 (NET)
The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.
Psalms 119 : 158 (NET)
I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.
Psalms 119 : 159 (NET)
See how I love your precepts! O LORD, revive me with your loyal love!
Psalms 119 : 160 (NET)
Your instructions are totally reliable; all your just regulations endure.&u05E9;&u05C2;/&u05E9;&u05C1; (Sin/Shin)
Psalms 119 : 161 (NET)
Rulers pursue me for no reason, yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions.
Psalms 119 : 162 (NET)
I rejoice in your instructions, like one who finds much plunder.
Psalms 119 : 163 (NET)
I hate and despise deceit; I love your law.
Psalms 119 : 164 (NET)
Seven times a day I praise you because of your just regulations.
Psalms 119 : 165 (NET)
Those who love your law are completely secure; nothing causes them to stumble.
Psalms 119 : 166 (NET)
I hope for your deliverance, O LORD, and I obey your commands.
Psalms 119 : 167 (NET)
I keep your rules; I love them greatly.
Psalms 119 : 168 (NET)
I keep your precepts and rules, for you are aware of everything I do.&u05EA; (Tav)
Psalms 119 : 169 (NET)
Listen to my cry for help, O LORD! Give me insight by your word!
Psalms 119 : 170 (NET)
Listen to my appeal for mercy! Deliver me, as you promised.
Psalms 119 : 171 (NET)
May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.
Psalms 119 : 172 (NET)
May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.
Psalms 119 : 173 (NET)
May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts.
Psalms 119 : 174 (NET)
I long for your deliverance, O LORD; I find delight in your law.
Psalms 119 : 175 (NET)
May I live and praise you! May your regulations help me!
Psalms 119 : 176 (NET)
I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.
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