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