Psalm 119:81-95

Complete Jewish Bible

⁸¹ I am dying to know your salvation;
my hope is in your word.
⁸² My eyes fail from watching for your promise;
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
⁸³ For I have shriveled like a wineskin in a smoky room;
still, I don’t forget your laws.
⁸⁴ How long can your servant stay alive?
When will you bring judgment on my persecutors?
⁸⁵ The arrogant have dug pits for me to fall in;
this is not in keeping with your Torah!
⁸⁶ All your mitzvot [show your] faithfulness;
they are hounding me with lies; help me!
⁸⁷ They have nearly ended my life on earth,
but I have not abandoned your precepts.
⁸⁸ In keeping with your grace, revive me;
and I will observe your spoken instructions.

⁸⁹ Your word continues forever, Adonai,
firmly fixed in heaven;
⁹⁰ your faithfulness through all generations;
you established the earth, and it stands.
⁹¹ Yes, it stands today, in keeping with your rulings;
for all things are your servants.
⁹² If your Torah had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my distress.
⁹³ I will never forget your precepts,
for with them you have made me alive.
⁹⁴ I am yours; save me
because I seek your precepts.
⁹⁵ The wicked hope to destroy me,
but I focus on your instruction.