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119:1  How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of Yahweh.
119:2  How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, They seek Him with all their heart.
119:3  They also do not work unrighteousness; They walk in His ways.
119:4  You have commanded us, To keep Your precepts diligently.
119:5  Oh may my ways be established To keep Your statutes!
119:6  Then I shall not be ashamed When I look upon all Your commandments.
119:7  I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.
119:8  I shall keep Your statutes; Do not forsake me utterly!
119:9  How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word.
119:10  With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me stray from Your commandments.
119:11  Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You.
119:12  Blessed are You, O Yahweh; Teach me Your statutes.
119:13  With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Your mouth.
119:14  I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
119:15  I will muse upon Your precepts And look upon Your ways.
119:16  I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word.
119:17  Deal bountifully with Your slave, That I may live and keep Your word.
119:18  Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law.
119:19  I am a sojourner in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
119:20  My soul is crushed with longing For Your judgments at all times.
119:21  You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments.
119:22  Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies.
119:23  Even though princes sit and talk against me, Your slave muses on Your statutes.
119:24  Your testimonies also are my delight; They are my counselors.
119:25  Daleth My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
119:26  I have recounted my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes.
119:27  Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will muse on Your wondrous deeds.
119:28  My soul weeps because of grief; Raise me up according to Your word.
119:29  Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your law.
119:30  I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your judgments before me.
119:31  I cling to Your testimonies; O Yahweh, do not put me to shame!
119:32  I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.
119:33  Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes, That I may observe it to the end.
119:34  Cause me to understand, that I may observe Your law And keep it with all my heart.
119:35  Cause me to walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
119:36  Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain.
119:37  Cause my eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness, And revive me in Your ways.
119:38  Cause Your word to be established for Your slave, As that which produces fear for You.
119:39  Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away, For Your judgments are good.
119:40  Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.
119:41  May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh, Your salvation according to Your word;
119:42  So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
119:43  And do not take away the word of truth utterly from my mouth, For I wait for Your judgments.
119:44  So I will keep Your law continually, Forever and ever.
119:45  And I will walk in a wide place, For I seek Your precepts.
119:46  I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And I shall not be ashamed.
119:47  I shall delight in Your commandments, Which I love.
119:48  And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I love; And I will muse on Your statutes.
119:49  Remember the word to Your slave, In which You have made me wait.
119:50  This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me.
119:51  The arrogant utterly scoff at me, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
119:52  I have remembered Your judgments from of old, O Yahweh, And comfort myself.
119:53  Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who forsake Your law.
119:54  Your statutes have become my songs In the house of my sojourning.
119:55  I remember in the night Your name, O Yahweh, So I keep Your law.
119:56  This has become mine, That I observe Your precepts.
119:57  Yahweh is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
119:58  I have sought to please Your face with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word.
119:59  I thought upon my ways And I turned my feet to Your testimonies.
119:60  I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
119:61  The cords of the wicked have encircled me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
119:62  At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous judgments.
119:63  I am a companion of all those who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.
119:64  The earth, O Yahweh, is full of Your lovingkindness; Teach me Your statutes.
119:65  You have dealt well with Your slave, O Yahweh, according to Your word.
119:66  Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
119:67  Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
119:68  You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes.
119:69  The arrogant have smeared me with lying; With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.
119:70  Their heart is covered with fat, But I delight in Your law.
119:71  It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.
119:72  The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
119:73  Your hands made me and established me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
119:74  May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word.
119:75  I know, O Yahweh, that Your judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
119:76  Oh may Your lovingkindness comfort me, According to Your word to Your slave.
119:77  May Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight.
119:78  May the arrogant be ashamed, for they wrong me with lying; But I shall muse on Your precepts.
119:79  May those who fear You turn to me, And those who know Your testimonies.
119:80  May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.
119:81  My soul fails with longing for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
119:82  My eyes fail with longing for Your word, Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
119:83  For I am like a wineskin in the smoke, But I do not forget Your statutes.
119:84  How many are the days of Your slave? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
119:85  The arrogant have dug pits for me, Men who are not in accord with Your law.
119:86  All Your commandments are faithful; They have persecuted me with lying; help me!
119:87  They almost made an end of me on the earth, But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.
119:88  Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
119:89  Forever, O Yahweh, Your word stands firm in heaven.
119:90  Your faithfulness endures from generation to generation; You established the earth, and it stands.
119:91  They stand this day according to Your judgments, For all things are Your slaves.
119:92  If Your law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my affliction.
119:93  I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me.
119:94  I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts.
119:95  The wicked hope for me—to destroy me; I shall perceive Your testimonies.
119:96  I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
119:97  Mem Oh how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
119:98  Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are mine forever.
119:99  I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.
119:100  I perceive more than the aged, Because I have observed Your precepts.
119:101  I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.
119:102  I have not turned aside from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me.
119:103  How sweet is Your word to my taste! Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
119:104  From Your precepts I get perception; Therefore I hate every false way.
119:105  Nun Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
119:106  I have sworn and I have confirmed, To keep Your righteous judgments.
119:107  I am exceedingly afflicted; O Yahweh, revive me according to Your word.
119:108  Oh be pleased with the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh, And teach me Your judgments.
119:109  My soul is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.
119:110  The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not wandered from Your precepts.
119:111  I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart.
119:112  I have inclined my heart to do Your statutes Forever, to the end.
119:113  Samekh I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your law.
119:114  You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.
119:115  Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God.
119:116  Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not put me to shame because of my hope.
119:117  Uphold me that I may be saved, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
119:118  You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is a lie.
119:119  You remove all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
119:120  My flesh quakes for dread of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
119:121  I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.
119:122  Be for Your slave a guarantee for good; Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
119:123  My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation And for Your righteous word.
119:124  Deal with Your slave according to Your lovingkindness And teach me Your statutes.
119:125  I am Your slave; give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.
119:126  It is time for Yahweh to act, For they have broken Your law.
119:127  Therefore I love Your commandments Above gold, even above fine gold.
119:128  Therefore I deem all Your precepts concerning everything to be right, I hate every false way.
119:129  Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul observes them.
119:130  The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
119:131  I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.
119:132  Turn to me and be gracious to me, According to Your judgment for those who love Your name.
119:133  Establish my steps in Your word, And do not let any wickedness overpower me.
119:134  Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts.
119:135  Make Your face shine upon Your slave, And teach me Your statutes.
119:136  My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your law.
119:137  Tsadhe Righteous are You, O Yahweh, And upright are Your judgments.
119:138  In righteousness, You have commanded Your testimonies And in exceeding faithfulness.
119:139  My zeal has consumed me, Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
119:140  Your word is exceedingly refined, Therefore Your slave loves it.
119:141  I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
119:142  Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth.
119:143  Trouble and anguish have found me, Yet Your commandments are my delight.
119:144  Righteous are Your testimonies forever; Give me understanding that I may live.
119:145  I called with all my heart; answer me, O Yahweh! I will observe Your statutes.
119:146  I called to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies.
119:147  I eagerly greet the dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words.
119:148  My eyes eagerly greet the night watches, That I may muse on Your word.
119:149  Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Yahweh, revive me, according to Your judgments.
119:150  Near are those who pursue wickedness; They are far from Your law.
119:151  Near are You, O Yahweh, And all Your commandments are truth.
119:152  Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever.
119:153  See my affliction and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law.
119:154  Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.
119:155  Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes.
119:156  Many are Your compassions, O Yahweh; Revive me according to Your judgments.
119:157  Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.
119:158  I see the treacherous and loathe them, Those who do not keep Your word.
119:159  See how I love Your precepts; O Yahweh, revive me according to Your lovingkindness.
119:160  The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting.
119:161  Sin/Shin Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart is in dread of Your words.
119:162  I rejoice at Your word, As one who finds much spoil.
119:163  I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law.
119:164  Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
119:165  Those who love Your law have much peace, And nothing causes them to stumble.
119:166  I hope for Your salvation, O Yahweh, And I do Your commandments.
119:167  My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
119:168  I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.
119:169  Let my cry of lamentation come near before You, O Yahweh; Give me understanding according to Your word.
119:170  Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
119:171  Let my lips pour forth praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
119:172  Let my tongue answer with Your word, For all Your commandments are righteous.
119:173  Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts.
119:174  I long for Your salvation, O Yahweh, And Your law is my delight.
119:175  Let my soul live that it may praise You, And let Your judgments help me.
119:176  I have wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave, For I have not forgotten Your commandments.