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119:1  ALEPH. Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
119:2  Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart.
119:3  Yea, they do no unrighteousness; they walk in his ways.
119:4  Thou hast commanded us thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.
119:5  Oh that my ways were established to observe thy statutes!
119:6  Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
119:7  I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, when I learn thy righteous judgments.
119:8  I will observe thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
119:9  BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
119:10  With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
119:11  Thy word have I laid up in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
119:12  Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
119:13  With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
119:14  I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
119:15  I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
119:16  I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
119:17  GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; so will I observe thy word.
119:18  Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
119:19  I am a sojourner in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
119:20  My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
119:21  Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do wander from thy commandments.
119:22  Take away from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
119:23  Princes also sat and talked against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
119:24  Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
119:25  DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
119:26  I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: teach me thy statutes.
119:27  Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I meditate of thy wondrous works.
119:28  My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
119:29  Remove from me the way of falsehood: and grant me thy law graciously.
119:30  I have chosen the way of faithfulness: thy judgments have I set before me.
119:31  I cleave unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
119:32  I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
119:33  HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
119:34  Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
119:35  Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
119:36  Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
119:37  Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken me in thy ways.
119:38  Confirm thy word unto thy servant, which belongeth unto the fear of thee.
119:39  Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; for thy judgments are good.
119:40  Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
119:41  VAU. Let thy mercies also come unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
119:42  So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; for I trust in thy word.
119:43  And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
119:44  So shall I observe thy law continually for ever and ever.
119:45  And I will walk at liberty; for I have sought thy precepts.
119:46  I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.
119:47  And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
119:48  I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
119:49  ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, because thou hast made me to hope.
119:50  This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
119:51  The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not swerved from thy law.
119:52  I have remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself.
119:53  Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
119:54  Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
119:55  I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have observed thy law.
119:56  This I have had, because I kept thy precepts.
119:57  CHETH. The LORD is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.
119:58  I entreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
119:59  I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
119:60  I made haste, and delayed not, to observe thy commandments.
119:61  The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; but I have not forgotten thy law.
119:62  At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
119:63  I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that observe thy precepts.
119:64  The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
119:65  TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
119:66  Teach me good judgment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.
119:67  Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I observe thy word.
119:68  Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
119:69  The proud have forged a lie against me: with my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
119:70  Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
119:71  It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
119:72  The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
119:73  JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
119:74  They that fear thee shall see me and be glad; because I have hoped in thy word.
119:75  I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
119:76  Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
119:77  Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
119:78  Let the proud be ashamed; for they have overthrown me wrongfully: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
119:79  Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and they shall know thy testimonies.
119:80  Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
119:81  CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
119:82  Mine eyes fail for thy word, while I say, When wilt thou comfort me?
119:83  For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
119:84  How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
119:85  The proud have digged pits for me, who are not after thy law.
119:86  All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
119:87  They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
119:88  Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
119:89  LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
119:90  Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
119:91  They abide this day according to thine ordinances; for all things are thy servants.
119:92  Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
119:93  I will never forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast quickened me.
119:94  I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
119:95  The wicked have waited for me to destroy me; but I will consider thy testimonies.
119:96  I have seen an end of all perfection; but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
119:97  MEM. Oh how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
119:98  Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
119:99  I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my meditation.
119:100  I understand more than the aged, because I have kept thy precepts.
119:101  I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might observe thy word.
119:102  I have not turned aside from thy judgments; for thou hast taught me.
119:103  How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
119:104  Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
119:105  NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and light unto my path,
119:106  I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will observe thy righteous judgments.
119:107  I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
119:108  Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
119:109  My soul is continually in my hand; yet do I not forget thy law.
119:110  The wicked have laid a snare for me; yet went I not astray from thy precepts.
119:111  Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
119:112  I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes, for ever, even unto the end.
119:113  SAMACH. I hate them that are of a double mind; but thy law do I love.
119:114  Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
119:115  Depart from me, ye evil-doers; that I may keep the commandments of my God.
119:116  Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
119:117  Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, and shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
119:118  Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
119:119  Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
119:120  My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
119:121  AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
119:122  Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
119:123  Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
119:124  Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
119:125  I am thy servant, give me understanding; that I may know thy testimonies.
119:126  It is time for the LORD to work; for they have made void thy law.
119:127  Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
119:128  Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
119:129  PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
119:130  The opening of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
119:131  I opened wide my mouth, and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
119:132  Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
119:133  Order my footsteps in thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
119:134  Redeem me from the oppression of man: so will I observe thy precepts.
119:135  Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
119:136  Mine eyes run down with rivers of water, because they observe not thy law.
119:137  TZADE. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
119:138  Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and very faithfulness.
119:139  My zeal hath consumed me, because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
119:140  Thy word is very pure; therefore thy servant loveth it.
119:141  I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
119:142  Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
119:143  Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delight.
119:144  Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
119:145  KOPH. I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
119:146  I have called unto thee; save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies.
119:147  I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
119:148  Mine eyes prevented the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
119:149  Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy judgments.
119:150  They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from thy law.
119:151  Thou art nigh, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
119:152  Of old have I known from thy testimonies, that thou hast founded them for ever.
119:153  RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; for I do not forget thy law.
119:154  Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy word.
119:155  Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.
119:156  Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
119:157  Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; yet have I not swerved from they testimonies.
119:158  I beheld the treacherous dealers, and was grieved; because they observed not thy word.
119:159  Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
119:160  The sum of thy word is truth; and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
119:161  SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy words.
119:162  I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
119:163  I hate and abhor falsehood; but thy law do I love.
119:164  Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
119:165  Great peace have they which love thy law; and they have none occasion of stumbling.
119:166  I have hoped for thy salvation, O LORD, and have done thy commandments.
119:167  My soul hath observed thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
119:168  I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.
119:169  TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
119:170  Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
119:171  Let my lips utter praise; for thou teachest me thy statutes.
119:172  Let my tongue sing of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
119:173  Let thine hand be ready to help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
119:174  I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
119:175  Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
119:176  I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.