| 1 | Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, Who walk according to the law of Yahweh. |
| 2 | Blessed are those who keep his statutes, Who seek him with their whole heart. |
| 3 | Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways. |
| 4 | You have commanded your precepts, That we should fully obey them. |
| 5 | Oh that my ways were steadfast To obey your statutes! |
| 6 | Then I wouldn't be put to shame, When I consider all of your commandments. |
| 7 | I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, When I learn your righteous judgments. |
| 8 | I will observe your statutes. Don't utterly forsake me. BEIT |
| 9 | How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. |
| 10 | With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don't let me wander from your commandments. |
| 11 | I have hidden your word in my heart, That I might not sin against you. |
| 12 | Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes. |
| 13 | With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth. |
| 14 | I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, As much as in all riches. |
| 15 | I will meditate on your precepts, And consider your ways. |
| 16 | I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL |
| 17 | Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word. |
| 18 | Open my eyes, That I may see wondrous things out of your law. |
| 19 | I am a stranger on the earth. Don't hide your commandments from me. |
| 20 | My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times. |
| 21 | You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, Who wander from your commandments. |
| 22 | Take reproach and contempt away from me, For I have kept your statutes. |
| 23 | Though princes sit and slander me, Your servant will meditate on your statutes. |
| 24 | Indeed your statutes are my delight, And my counselors. DALED |
| 25 | My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word! |
| 26 | I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes. |
| 27 | Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works. |
| 28 | My soul is weary with sorrow. Strengthen me according to your word. |
| 29 | Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously! |
| 30 | I have chosen the way of truth. I have set my heart on your law. |
| 31 | I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don't let me be put to shame. |
| 32 | I run in the path of your commandments, For you have set my heart free. HEY |
| 33 | Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end. |
| 34 | Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart. |
| 35 | Direct me in the path of your commandments, For I delight in them. |
| 36 | Turn my heart toward your statutes, Not toward selfish gain. |
| 37 | Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways. |
| 38 | Fulfill your promise to your servant, That you may be feared. |
| 39 | Take away my disgrace that I dread, For your ordinances are good. |
| 40 | Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. WAW |
| 41 | Let your lovingkindness also come to me, Yahweh, Your salvation, according to your word. |
| 42 | So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in your word. |
| 43 | Don't snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, For I put my hope in your ordinances. |
| 44 | So I will obey your law continually, Forever and ever. |
| 45 | I will walk in liberty, For I have sought your precepts. |
| 46 | I will also speak of your statutes before kings, And will not be put to shame. |
| 47 | I will delight myself in your commandments, Because I love them. |
| 48 | I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN |
| 49 | Remember your word to your servant, Because you gave me hope. |
| 50 | This is my comfort in my affliction, For your word has revived me. |
| 51 | The arrogant mock me excessively, But I don't swerve from your law. |
| 52 | I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, And have comforted myself. |
| 53 | Indignation has taken hold on me, Because of the wicked who forsake your law. |
| 54 | Your statutes have been my songs, In the house where I live. |
| 55 | I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, And I obey your law. |
| 56 | This is my way, That I keep your precepts. CHET |
| 57 | Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words. |
| 58 | I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word. |
| 59 | I considered my ways, And turned my steps to your statutes. |
| 60 | I will hurry, and not delay, To obey your commandments. |
| 61 | The ropes of the wicked bind me, But I won't forget your law. |
| 62 | At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, Because of your righteous ordinances. |
| 63 | I am a friend of all those who fear you, Of those who observe your precepts. |
| 64 | The earth is full of your lovingkindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes. TET |
| 65 | Do good to your servant, According to your word, Yahweh. |
| 66 | Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe in your commandments. |
| 67 | Before I was afflicted, I went astray; But now I observe your word. |
| 68 | You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes. |
| 69 | The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts. |
| 70 | Their heart is as callous as the fat, But I delight in your law. |
| 71 | It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn your statutes. |
| 72 | The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YUD |
| 73 | Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments. |
| 74 | Those who fear you will see me and be glad, Because I have put my hope in your word. |
| 75 | Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, That in faithfulness you have afflicted me. |
| 76 | Please let your lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to your word to your servant. |
| 77 | Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For your law is my delight. |
| 78 | Let the proud be put to shame, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts. |
| 79 | Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes. |
| 80 | Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, That I may not be put to shame. KAF |
| 81 | My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word. |
| 82 | My eyes fail for your word. I say, 'When will you comfort me?' |
| 83 | For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don't forget your statutes. |
| 84 | How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me? |
| 85 | The proud have dug pits for me, Contrary to your law. |
| 86 | All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me! |
| 87 | They had almost wiped me from the earth, But I didn't forsake your precepts. |
| 88 | Preserve my life according to your lovingkindness, So I will obey the statutes of your mouth. LAMED |
| 89 | Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever. |
| 90 | Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains. |
| 91 | Your laws remain to this day, For all things serve you. |
| 92 | Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. |
| 93 | I will never forget your precepts, For with them, you have revived me. |
| 94 | I am yours. Save me, For I have sought your precepts. |
| 95 | The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes. |
| 96 | I have seen a limit to all perfection, But your commands are boundless. MEM |
| 97 | How love I your law! It is my meditation all day. |
| 98 | Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For your commandments are always with me. |
| 99 | I have more understanding than all my teachers, For your testimonies are my meditation. |
| 100 | I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept your precepts. |
| 101 | I have kept my feet from every evil way, That I might observe your word. |
| 102 | I have not turned aside from your ordinances, For you have taught me. |
| 103 | How sweet are your promises to my taste, More than honey to my mouth! |
| 104 | Through your precepts, I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. NUN |
| 105 | Your word is a lamp to my feet, And a light for my path. |
| 106 | I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will obey your righteous ordinances. |
| 107 | I am afflicted very much. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your word. |
| 108 | Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances. |
| 109 | My soul is continually in my hand, Yet I won't forget your law. |
| 110 | The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I haven't gone astray from your precepts. |
| 111 | I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, For they are the joy of my heart. |
| 112 | I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, Even to the end. SAMEKH |
| 113 | I hate double-minded men, But I love your law. |
| 114 | You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word. |
| 115 | Depart from me, you evildoers, That I may keep the commandments of my God. |
| 116 | Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope. |
| 117 | Hold me up, and I will be safe, And will have respect for your statutes continually. |
| 118 | You reject all those who stray from your statutes, For their deceit is in vain. |
| 119 | You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies. |
| 120 | My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments. AYIN |
| 121 | I have done what is just and righteous. Don't leave me to my oppressors. |
| 122 | Ensure your servant's well-being. Don't let the proud oppress me. |
| 123 | My eyes fail looking for your salvation, For your righteous word. |
| 124 | Deal with your servant according to your lovingkindness. Teach me your statutes. |
| 125 | I am your servant. Give me understanding, That I may know your testimonies. |
| 126 | It is time to act, Yahweh, For they break your law. |
| 127 | Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, Yes, more than pure gold. |
| 128 | Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PEY |
| 129 | Your testimonies are wonderful, Therefore my soul keeps them. |
| 130 | The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. |
| 131 | I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for your commandments. |
| 132 | Turn to me, and have mercy on me, As you always do to those who love your name. |
| 133 | Establish my footsteps in your word. Don't let any iniquity have dominion over me. |
| 134 | Redeem me from the oppression of man, So I will observe your precepts. |
| 135 | Make your face to shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes. |
| 136 | Streams of tears run down my eyes, Because they don't observe your law. TZADI |
| 137 | You are righteous, Yahweh. your judgments are upright. |
| 138 | You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy. |
| 139 | My zeal wears me out, Because my enemies ignore your words. |
| 140 | Your promises have been thoroughly tested, And your servant loves them. |
| 141 | I am small and despised. I don't forget your precepts. |
| 142 | Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth. |
| 143 | Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight. |
| 144 | Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. KUF |
| 145 | I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes. |
| 146 | I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes. |
| 147 | I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words. |
| 148 | My eyes stay open through the night watches, That I might meditate on your word. |
| 149 | Hear my voice according to your lovingkindness. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances. |
| 150 | They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law. |
| 151 | You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth. |
| 152 | Of old I have known from your testimonies, That you have founded them forever. RESH |
| 153 | Consider my affliction, and deliver me, For I don't forget your law. |
| 154 | Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise. |
| 155 | Salvation is far from the wicked, For they don't seek your statutes. |
| 156 | Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according to your ordinances. |
| 157 | Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven't swerved from your testimonies. |
| 158 | I look at the faithless with loathing, Because they don't observe your word. |
| 159 | Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your lovingkindness. |
| 160 | All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN |
| 161 | Princes have persecuted me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of your words. |
| 162 | I rejoice at your word, As one who finds great spoil. |
| 163 | I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law. |
| 164 | Seven times a day, I praise you, Because of your righteous ordinances. |
| 165 | Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble. |
| 166 | I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have done your commandments. |
| 167 | My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly. |
| 168 | I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, For all my ways are before you. TAV |
| 169 | Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding according to your word. |
| 170 | Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word. |
| 171 | Let my lips utter praise, For you teach me your statutes. |
| 172 | Let my tongue sing of your word, For all your commandments are righteousness. |
| 173 | Let your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen your precepts. |
| 174 | I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight. |
| 175 | Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me. |
| 176 | I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don't forget your commandments. Psalm 120 A Song of Ascents. |