Psalms 119
119
Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God
א Aleph
1Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
#Ps. 128:1; (Ezek. 11:20; 18:17); Mic. 4:2Who walk in the law of the Lord!
2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the #Deut. 6:5; 10:12; 11:13; 13:3whole heart!
3#(1 John 3:9; 5:18)They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.
4You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.
5Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
6#Job 22:26Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.
7I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!
ב Beth
9How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
10With my whole heart I have #2 Chr. 15:15sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11#Ps. 37:31; Luke 2:19Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
12Blessed are You, O Lord!
Teach me Your statutes.
13With my lips I have #Ps. 34:11declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
14I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
15I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
16I will #Ps. 1:2delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
ג Gimel
17#Ps. 116:7Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
18Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.
19#Gen. 47:9; Lev. 25:23; 1 Chr. 29:15; Ps. 39:12; Heb. 11:13I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20#Ps. 42:1, 2; 63:1; 84:2My soul breaks with longing
For Your judgments at all times.
21You rebuke the proud—the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.
22#Ps. 39:8Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.
23Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
24Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.
ד Daleth
25#Ps. 44:25My soul clings to the dust;
#Ps. 143:11Revive me according to Your word.
26I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
#Ps. 25:4; 27:11; 86:11Teach me Your statutes.
27Make me understand the way of Your precepts;
So #Ps. 145:5, 6shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
28#Ps. 107:26My soul melts from heaviness;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
29Remove from me the way of lying,
And grant me Your law graciously.
30I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid before me.
31I cling to Your testimonies;
O Lord, do not put me to shame!
32I will run the course of Your commandments,
For You shall #1 Kin. 4:29; Is. 60:5; 2 Cor. 6:11, 13enlarge my heart.
ה He
33#(Matt. 10:22; Rev. 2:26)Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.
34#(Prov. 2:6; James 1:5)Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
36Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to #Ezek. 33:31; (Mark 7:20–23); Luke 12:15; (Heb. 13:5)covetousness.
37#Is. 33:15Turn away my eyes from #Prov. 23:5looking at worthless things,
And revive me in Your way.
38#2 Sam. 7:25Establish Your word to Your servant,
Who is devoted to fearing You.
39Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
40Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
ו Waw
41Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord—
Your salvation according to Your word.
42So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
44So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
45And I will walk at #Prov. 4:12liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
46#Ps. 138:1; Matt. 10:18; Acts 26I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,
And will not be ashamed.
47And I will delight myself in Your commandments,
Which I love.
48My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments,
Which I love,
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
ז Zayin
49Remember the word to Your servant,
Upon which You have caused me to hope.
50This is my #Job 6:10; (Rom. 15:4)comfort in my affliction,
For Your word has given me life.
51The proud have me in great derision,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
52I remembered Your judgments of old, O Lord,
And have comforted myself.
53#Ex. 32:19; Ezra 9:3; Neh. 13:25Indignation has taken hold of me
Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
54Your statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
55#Ps. 63:6I remember Your name in the night, O Lord,
And I keep Your law.
56This has become mine,
Because I kept Your precepts.
ח Heth
57#Num. 18:20; Ps. 16:5; Jer. 10:16; Lam. 3:24You are my portion, O Lord;
I have said that I would keep Your words.
58I entreated Your favor with my whole heart;
Be merciful to me according to Your word.
59I #Mark 14:72; Luke 15:17thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61The cords of the wicked have bound me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
62#Acts 16:25At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
63I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
64#Ps. 33:5The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy;
Teach me Your statutes.
ט Teth
65You have dealt well with Your servant,
O Lord, according to Your word.
66Teach me good judgment and #Phil. 1:9knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.
67Before I was #Prov. 3:11; Jer. 31:18, 19; (Heb. 12:5–11)afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
68You are #Ps. 106:1; 107:1; (Matt. 19:17)good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
69The proud have #Job 13:4; Ps. 109:2forged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
70#Deut. 32:15; Job 15:27; Ps. 17:10; Is. 6:10; Jer. 5:28; Acts 28:27Their heart is as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.
71It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
72#Ps. 19:10; Prov. 8:10, 11, 19The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
י Yod
73#Job 10:8; 31:15; (Ps. 139:15, 16)Your hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74#Ps. 34:2Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.
75I know, O Lord, #(Heb. 12:10)that Your judgments are right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.
77Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For Your law is my delight.
78Let the proud #Ps. 25:3be ashamed,
For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
79Let those who fear You turn to me,
Those who know Your testimonies.
80Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,
That I may not be ashamed.
ך Kaph
81#Ps. 73:26; 84:2My soul faints for Your salvation,
But I hope in Your word.
82My eyes fail from searching Your word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83For #Job 30:30I have become like a wineskin in smoke,
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
84#Ps. 39:4How many are the days of Your servant?
#Rev. 6:10When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85#Ps. 35:7; Prov. 16:27; Jer. 18:22The proud have dug pits for me,
Which is not according to Your law.
86All Your commandments are faithful;
They persecute me #Ps. 35:19wrongfully;
Help me!
87They almost made an end of me on earth,
But I did not forsake Your precepts.
88Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
ל Lamed
89#Ps. 89:2; Is. 40:8; Matt. 24:35; (1 Pet. 1:25)Forever, O Lord,
Your word is settled in heaven.
90Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it abides.
91They continue this day according to #Jer. 33:25Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.
92Unless Your law had been my delight,
I would then have perished in my affliction.
93I 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 wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.
96#Matt. 5:18I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
ם Mem
97Oh, how I love Your law!
#Ps. 1:2It is my meditation all the day.
98You, through Your commandments, make me #Deut. 4:6wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
99I have more understanding than all my teachers,
#(2 Tim. 3:15)For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100#(Job 32:7–9)I understand more than the ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
101I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102I have not departed from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103#Ps. 19:10; Prov. 8:11How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
ן Nun
105#Prov. 6:23Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
106#Neh. 10:29I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108Accept, I pray, #Hos. 14:2; Heb. 13:15the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And teach me Your judgments.
109#Judg. 12:3; Job 13:14My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
110#Ps. 140:5The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
111#Deut. 33:4Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.
ס Samek
113I hate the double-minded,
But I love Your law.
114#(Ps. 32:7)You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
115#Ps. 6:8; Matt. 7:23Depart from me, you evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God!
116Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me #Ps. 25:2; (Rom. 5:5; 9:33; 10:11; Phil. 1:20)be ashamed of my hope.
117Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
118You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceit is falsehood.
119You put away all the wicked of the earth #Is. 1:22, 25; Ezek. 22:18, 19like dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
120#Job 4:14; Hab. 3:16My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
ע Ayin
121I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122Be #Job 17:3; Heb. 7:22surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.
123My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
124Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.
125#Ps. 116:16I am Your servant;
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
126It is time for You to act, O Lord,
For they have regarded Your law as void.
127#Ps. 19:10Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
128Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things
I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.
פ Pe
129Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
130The entrance of Your words gives light;
#Prov. 6:23It gives understanding to the #(Ps. 19:7); Prov. 1:4simple.
131I opened my mouth and #Ps. 42:1panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
132#Ps. 106:4Look upon me and be merciful to me,
As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
133#Ps. 51:1; (2 Thess. 1:6)Direct my steps by Your word,
And #Ps. 17:5let no iniquity have dominion over me.
134#(Ps. 19:13; Rom. 6:12)Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
135#Luke 1:74Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
136#Num. 6:25; Ps. 4:6Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
Because men do not keep Your law.
ץ Tsadde
137#Jer. 9:1, 18; 14:17; Lam. 3:48; Ezek. 9:4Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
138#Ezra 9:15; Neh. 9:33; Jer. 12:1; Lam. 1:18; Dan. 9:7, 14Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.
139#(Ps. 19:7–9)My zeal has consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140#Ps. 69:9; John 2:17Your word is very pure;
Therefore Your servant loves it.
141I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is #Ps. 12:6truth.
143Trouble and anguish have overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments are my delights.
144The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
ק Qoph
145I cry out with my whole heart;
Hear me, O Lord!
I will keep Your statutes.
146I cry out to You;
Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
147#(Ps. 19:9; John 17:17)I rise before the dawning of the morning,
And cry for help;
I hope in Your word.
148#Ps. 5:3My eyes are awake through the night watches,
That I may meditate on Your word.
149Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
150They draw near who follow after wickedness;
They are far from Your law.
151You are #Ps. 63:1, 6near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.
152Concerning Your testimonies,
I have known of old that You have founded them #(Ps. 145:18); Is. 50:8forever.
ר Resh
153#Luke 21:33Consider my affliction and deliver me,
For I do not forget Your law.
154#Lam. 5:1Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Your word.
155Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
156Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
157Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not #1 Sam. 24:15; Mic. 7:9turn from Your testimonies.
158I see the treacherous, and #Ps. 44:18am disgusted,
Because they do not keep Your word.
159Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.
160The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
שׁ Shin
161#Ezek. 9:4Princes persecute me without a cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
162I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure.
163I hate and abhor lying,
But I love Your law.
164Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
165#1 Sam. 24:11; 26:18Great peace have those who love Your law,
And nothing causes them to stumble.
166#Prov. 3:2; (Is. 26:3; 32:17)Lord, I hope for Your salvation,
And I do Your commandments.
167My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
168I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
#Gen. 49:18For all my ways are before You.
ת Tau
169Let my cry come before You, O Lord;
#Job 24:23; Prov. 5:21Give me understanding according to Your word.
170Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
171#Ps. 119:27, 144My lips shall utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
172My tongue shall speak of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.
173Let Your hand become my help,
For #Ps. 119:7I have chosen Your precepts.
174#Josh. 24:22; Luke 10:42I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And #Ps. 119:166Your law is my delight.
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise You;
And let Your judgments help me.
176#Ps. 119:16, 24I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.
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