Psalm 119

1 Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.ASV — Psalm 119:1

2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.ASV — Psalm 119:2

3 Yea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways.ASV — Psalm 119:3

4 Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.ASV — Psalm 119:4

5 Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!ASV — Psalm 119:5

6 Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.ASV — Psalm 119:6

7 I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments.ASV — Psalm 119:7

8 I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly. BETH.ASV — Psalm 119:8

9 Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed [thereto] according to thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:9

10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.ASV — Psalm 119:10

11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.ASV — Psalm 119:11

12 Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:12

13 With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.ASV — Psalm 119:13

14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.ASV — Psalm 119:14

15 I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.ASV — Psalm 119:15

16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. GIMEL.ASV — Psalm 119:16

17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:17

18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:18

19 I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me.ASV — Psalm 119:19

20 My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.ASV — Psalm 119:20

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments.ASV — Psalm 119:21

22 Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.ASV — Psalm 119:22

23 Princes also sat and talked against me; [But] thy servant did meditate on thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:23

24 Thy testimonies also are my delight [And] my counsellors. DALETH.ASV — Psalm 119:24

25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:25

26 I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:26

27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.ASV — Psalm 119:27

28 My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:28

29 Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously.ASV — Psalm 119:29

30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me].ASV — Psalm 119:30

31 I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame.ASV — Psalm 119:31

32 I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart. HE.ASV — Psalm 119:32

33 Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.ASV — Psalm 119:33

34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.ASV — Psalm 119:34

35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.ASV — Psalm 119:35

36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.ASV — Psalm 119:36

37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.ASV — Psalm 119:37

38 Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which [is in order] unto the fear of thee.ASV — Psalm 119:38

39 Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good.ASV — Psalm 119:39

40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness. VAV.ASV — Psalm 119:40

41 Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah, Even thy salvation, according to thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:41

42 So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:42

43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.ASV — Psalm 119:43

44 So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.ASV — Psalm 119:44

45 And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:45

46 I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame.ASV — Psalm 119:46

47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.ASV — Psalm 119:47

48 I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes. ZAYIN.ASV — Psalm 119:48

49 Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope.ASV — Psalm 119:49

50 This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.ASV — Psalm 119:50

51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: [Yet] have I not swerved from thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:51

52 I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.ASV — Psalm 119:52

53 Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:53

54 Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.ASV — Psalm 119:54

55 I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:55

56 This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts. HHETH.ASV — Psalm 119:56

57 Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.ASV — Psalm 119:57

58 I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:58

59 I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.ASV — Psalm 119:59

60 I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.ASV — Psalm 119:60

61 The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [But] I have not forgotten thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:61

62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances.ASV — Psalm 119:62

63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:63

64 The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness: Teach me thy statutes. TETH.ASV — Psalm 119:64

65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:65

66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.ASV — Psalm 119:66

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:67

68 Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:68

69 The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:69

70 Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:70

71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:71

72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver. YODH.ASV — Psalm 119:72

73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.ASV — Psalm 119:73

74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:74

75 I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.ASV — Psalm 119:75

76 Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.ASV — Psalm 119:76

77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.ASV — Psalm 119:77

78 Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: [But] I will meditate on thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:78

79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies.ASV — Psalm 119:79

80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame. KAPH.ASV — Psalm 119:80

81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:81

82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?ASV — Psalm 119:82

83 For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:83

84 How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?ASV — Psalm 119:84

85 The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:85

86 All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.ASV — Psalm 119:86

87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts. LAMEDH.ASV — Psalm 119:87

88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.ASV — Psalm 119:88

89 For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.ASV — Psalm 119:89

90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.ASV — Psalm 119:90

91 They abide this day according to thine ordinances; For all things are thy servants.ASV — Psalm 119:91

92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.ASV — Psalm 119:92

93 I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.ASV — Psalm 119:93

94 I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:94

95 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies. MEM.ASV — Psalm 119:95

96 I have seen an end of all perfection; [But] thy commandment is exceeding broad.ASV — Psalm 119:96

97 Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.ASV — Psalm 119:97

98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.ASV — Psalm 119:98

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.ASV — Psalm 119:99

100 I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:100

101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:101

102 I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.ASV — Psalm 119:102

103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!ASV — Psalm 119:103

104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every false way. NUN.ASV — Psalm 119:104

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.ASV — Psalm 119:105

106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.ASV — Psalm 119:106

107 I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:107

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.ASV — Psalm 119:108

109 My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:109

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:110

111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.ASV — Psalm 119:111

112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end. SAMEKH.ASV — Psalm 119:112

113 I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy law do I love.ASV — Psalm 119:113

114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:114

115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.ASV — Psalm 119:115

116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope.ASV — Psalm 119:116

117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.ASV — Psalm 119:117

118 Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.ASV — Psalm 119:118

119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies.ASV — Psalm 119:119

120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments. AYIN.ASV — Psalm 119:120

121 I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors.ASV — Psalm 119:121

122 Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.ASV — Psalm 119:122

123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.ASV — Psalm 119:123

124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach me thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:124

125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.ASV — Psalm 119:125

126 It is time for Jehovah to work; [For] they have made void thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:126

127 Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.ASV — Psalm 119:127

128 Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way. PE.ASV — Psalm 119:128

129 Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.ASV — Psalm 119:129

130 The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple.ASV — Psalm 119:130

131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.ASV — Psalm 119:131

132 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.ASV — Psalm 119:132

133 Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.ASV — Psalm 119:133

134 Redeem me from the oppression of man: So will I observe thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:134

135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:135

136 Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law. TSADHE.ASV — Psalm 119:136

137 Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments.ASV — Psalm 119:137

138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.ASV — Psalm 119:138

139 My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.ASV — Psalm 119:139

140 Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.ASV — Psalm 119:140

141 I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:141

142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.ASV — Psalm 119:142

143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.ASV — Psalm 119:143

144 Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live. QOPH.ASV — Psalm 119:144

145 I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:145

146 I have called unto thee; save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.ASV — Psalm 119:146

147 I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.ASV — Psalm 119:147

148 Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:148

149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.ASV — Psalm 119:149

150 They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:150

151 Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth.ASV — Psalm 119:151

152 Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever. RESH.ASV — Psalm 119:152

153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law.ASV — Psalm 119:153

154 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:154

155 Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:155

156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.ASV — Psalm 119:156

157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.ASV — Psalm 119:157

158 I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:158

159 Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.ASV — Psalm 119:159

160 The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever. SHIN.ASV — Psalm 119:160

161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words.ASV — Psalm 119:161

162 I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.ASV — Psalm 119:162

163 I hate and abhor falsehood; [But] thy law do I love.ASV — Psalm 119:163

164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.ASV — Psalm 119:164

165 Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.ASV — Psalm 119:165

166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments.ASV — Psalm 119:166

167 My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.ASV — Psalm 119:167

168 I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee. TAV.ASV — Psalm 119:168

169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:169

170 Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy word.ASV — Psalm 119:170

171 Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.ASV — Psalm 119:171

172 Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.ASV — Psalm 119:172

173 Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.ASV — Psalm 119:173

174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.ASV — Psalm 119:174

175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.ASV — Psalm 119:175

176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments. Psalm 120 A Song of Ascents.ASV — Psalm 119:176