诗篇 119
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
遵行 神律例是有福的
119 行為完全，
遵行耶和華律法的，都是有福的。
2 謹守他的法度，
全心尋求他的，都是有福的。
3 他們不作不義的事；
他們遵行他的道。
4 你曾把你的訓詞吩咐我們，
要我們殷勤遵守。
5 但願我的道路堅定，
為要遵守你的律例。
6 我重視你的一切誡命，
就不至於羞愧。
7 我學會了你公義的法則，
就以正直的心稱謝你。
8 我必遵守你的律例，
求你不要把我棄絕。
謹守 神的話可免犯罪
9 少年人用甚麼潔淨自己的行為呢？
就是要遵守你的話。
10 我一心尋求你，
求你不要容我偏離你的誡命。
11 我把你的話藏在心裡，
免得我得罪你。
12 耶和華啊！你是該受稱頌的；
求你把你的律例教導我。
13 我用嘴唇傳揚從你口中所出的一切典章。
14 我喜歡你法度定下的道路，
如同喜歡一切財富。
15 我要默想你的訓詞，
重視你的道路。
16 我喜愛你的律例，
我不會忘記你的話。
愛慕 神典章必有喜樂
17 求你恩待你的僕人，
使我可以活著，
也可以謹守你的話。
18 求你開我的眼睛，
使我能看出你律法的奇妙。
19 我是在世上作寄居的，
求你不要向我隱瞞你的命令。
20 我常常切慕你的典章，
以致我心力交瘁。
21 那些受咒詛的傲慢人，和那些偏離了你誡命的人，
你必斥責他們。
22 求你除去我所受的羞辱和藐視，
因為我遵守你的法度。
23 雖有作領袖的坐著毀謗我，
你的僕人卻默想你的律例。
24 你的法度是我的喜樂，
是我的謀士。
懇求 神教導明白律法
25 我快要歸回塵土，
求你按著你的話把我救活過來。
26 我陳明我所行的，你就應允了我；
求你把你的律例教導我。
27 求你使我明白你的訓詞，
我就默想你的奇妙。
28 我因愁苦而流淚，
求你照著你的話使我堅強。
29 求你使我離開虛謊的路，
施恩把你的律法賜給我。
30 我揀選了信實的道路，
我把你的典章擺在我面前。
31 我緊守你的法度，
耶和華啊！求你不要使我蒙羞。
32 因為你使我的心舒暢，
我就跑在你誡命的路上。
立志一心遵守 神誡命
33 耶和華啊！求你把你的律例指教我，
我必遵守到底。
34 求你賜我悟性，我好遵守你的律法，
我必一心謹守。
35 求你領我走在你誡命的路上，
因為這是我喜悅的。
36 求你使我的心傾向你的法度，
不傾向不義之財。
37 求你使我轉眼不看虛空的事；
又使我在你的道中存活。
38 求你向你的僕人實踐你的諾言，
就是你向敬畏你的人所應許的。
39 求你使我所怕的羞辱離開我，
因為你的典章都是美好的。
40 我切慕你的訓詞，求你使我活在你的公義中。
信靠 神應許必不蒙羞
41 耶和華啊！願你照著你的應許，
使你的慈愛、你的救恩臨到我。
42 我就有話回答那羞辱我的，
因為我倚靠你的話。
43 求你使真理的話總不離開我的口，
因為我仰望你的典章。
44 我要常常謹守你的律法，
直到永遠。
45 我必行在寬闊之處，
因為我一向尋求你的訓詞。
46 我在君王面前講論你的法度，
也不以為恥。
47 我要以你的誡命為樂，
這些誡命是我所愛的。
48 我又要向你的誡命舉手，這些誡命是我所愛的；
我也要默想你的律例。
神的話滿有盼望安慰
49 求你記念你向你僕人應許的話，
因為你使我有盼望。
50 你的應許使我存活；
這就是我在困苦中的安慰。
51 驕傲的人苛刻地譏誚我，
我卻沒有偏離你的律法。
52 耶和華啊！我思念你在古時賜下的典章，
我就得了安慰。
53 因為惡人離棄你的律法，
我就非常忿怒。
54 在我寄居的住所裡，
你的律例成了我的詩歌。
55 耶和華啊！我在夜間記念你的名，
我要謹守你的律法。
56 我這樣作，
是因為我遵守你的訓詞。
謹守 神的話不敢忘記
57 耶和華啊！你是我的業分，
我曾說我要謹守你的話。
58 我曾一心向你乞恩，
願你照著你的應許恩待我。
59 我思想我所行的道路，
就轉回腳步歸向你的法度。
60 我趕快謹守你的命令，
不敢耽延。
61 惡人的繩索雖然捆綁我，
我卻不忘記你的律法。
62 因你公義的典章，
我半夜起來稱謝你。
63 凡是敬畏你，謹守你訓詞的，
我都與他們為友。
64 耶和華啊！你的慈愛遍滿大地；
求你把你的律例教導我。
苦難使人學習 神律例
65 耶和華啊！你向來照著你的話，
善待你的僕人。
66 求你把聰明和知識指教我，
因為我信靠你的命令。
67 我受苦以先，犯了錯誤；
現在我謹守你的話。
68 你本是良善的，你所行的也是良善的；
求你把你的律例教導我。
69 傲慢人用謊言中傷我，
我卻一心遵守你的訓詞。
70 他們的心麻木如同脂油，
我卻喜歡你的律法。
71 我受苦是對我有益的，
為要使我學習你的律例。
72 你口中的律法對我有益，
勝過千千萬萬的金銀。
仰望 神的話必得安慰
73 你的手造了我，建立了我；
求你使我有悟性，可以學習你的命令。
74 願敬畏你的人看見我就歡喜，
因為我仰望你的話。
75 耶和華啊！我知道你的判語是公義的，
為了你的信實，你使我受苦。
76 求你按著你給你僕人的應許，
以你的慈愛安慰我。
77 願你的憐憫臨到我，使我活著，
因為我喜歡你的律法。
78 願傲慢人蒙羞，因為他們以詭詐誣衊我；
至於我，我卻要默想你的訓詞。
79 願敬畏你、知道你法度的人，
都歸向我；
80 願我的心在你的律例上無可指摘，
使我不至蒙羞。
逼迫中仍謹記 神律例
81 我渴望你的救恩以致心力衰竭，
但我仍仰望你的話。
82 我仰望你的應許以致眼睛昏花，
我說：“你甚麼時候才安慰我呢？”
83 我雖然好像煙薰的皮袋，
我卻沒有忘記你的律例。
84 你僕人的日子還有多少？
你甚麼時候才向那些逼迫我的人施行審判呢？
85 傲慢人為我掘了坑，
他們就是那些不按著你律法而行的人。
86 你的一切命令都是可信靠的；
他們以詭詐逼迫我，求你幫助我。
87 他們幾乎把我從世上除滅了；
至於我，我卻沒有離棄你的訓詞。
88 求你照著你的慈愛使我存活，
我就必謹守你口中的法度。
神的話永遠堅立長存
89 耶和華啊！你的話存到永遠，
堅立在天上。
90 你的信實存到萬代；
你堅立了地，地就長存。
91 天地照著你的安排存到今日，
因為萬有都是你的僕役。
92 如果我不是喜歡你的律法，
就早已在苦難中滅亡了。
93 我永遠不會忘記你的訓詞，
因為你用這些訓詞使我存活。
94 我是屬於你的，求你拯救我，
因為我尋求你的訓詞。
95 惡人等待著要把我毀滅，
我卻思考你的法度。
96 我看一切圓滿的事都有盡頭，
只有你的命令是廣闊無邊的。
神訓詞使人明白事理
97 我多麼愛慕你的律法，
終日不住地默想。
98 你的命令使我比我的仇敵更有智慧，
因為你的命令常存在我裡面。
99 我比我所有的老師明智，
因為我默想你的法度。
100 我比老年人更明理，
因為我遵守你的訓詞。
101 我制止我的腳不走任何邪惡的路，
為要謹守你的話。
102 我沒有偏離你的典章，
因為你親自教導了我。
103 你的話語在我的上膛多麼甜美，
在我的口中比蜂蜜更甜。
104 我藉著你的訓詞，得以明白事理；
因此，我恨惡一切虛謊的道。
立誓專心遵行 神律例
105 你的話是我腳前的燈，
是我路上的光。
106 我曾起誓，並且堅守誓言，
我必遵守你公義的典章。
107 我受苦極重；
耶和華啊！求你照著你的應許使我存活。
108 耶和華啊！求你悅納我口中的甘心祭，
又把你的典章教導我。
109 我的性命常在危險中，
我卻沒有忘記你的律法。
110 惡人雖然設下陷阱要害我，
我卻沒有偏離你的訓詞。
111 我以你的法度為我永遠的產業；
因為它們是我心中的喜樂。
112 我專心遵行你的律例，
永不改變，遵行到底。
重視 神律例必蒙扶持
113 我恨惡心懷二意的人，
我卻喜愛你的律法。
114 你是我的避難所，我的盾牌；
我仰望你的話。
115 作惡的人哪！你們離開我吧，
好讓我遵守我 神的命令。
116 求你照著你的應許扶持我，使我存活；
不要使我因仰望你而蒙羞。
117 求你扶持我，我就必得救；
我必常常重視你的律例。
118 偏離你的律例的，你都把他們棄絕；
他們的詭詐是徒然的。
119 世上所有的惡人，你都把他們除滅，如同除去渣滓，
因此我喜愛你的法度。
120 我因懼怕你而戰慄；
我畏懼你的審判。
秉行 神律法確保福樂
121 我曾秉公行義；
求你不要把我撇下，交給欺壓我的人。
122 求你作你僕人的保證人，確保我的好處；
不要容傲慢人欺壓我。
123 因盼望你的救恩和你公義的應許，
我的眼睛都昏花了。
124 求你按著你的慈愛待你的僕人，
把你的律例教導我。
125 我是你的僕人，求你賜我悟性，
使我可以明白你的法度。
126 現在是耶和華行動的時候；
因為人都違犯了你的律法。
127 因此我愛你的命令，
勝過金子，甚至勝過精金。
128 在一切事上，你所有的訓詞我都視為正直；
我恨惡一切虛謊的道。
切慕 神命令，祈願遵行
129 你的法度奇妙，
所以我必遵守你的法度，
130 你的話一解開，就發出亮光，
使愚人有悟性。
131 我張口喘氣，
因為我切慕你的命令。
132 求你轉向我，恩待我；
像你素常對待那些愛你名的人那樣。
133 求你用你的話引導我的腳步，
不容甚麼罪孽轄制我。
134 求你救贖我脫離人的欺壓，
好讓我謹守你的訓詞。
135 求你用你的臉光照你的僕人，
把你的律例教導我。
136 我的眼淚像河水湧流，
因為人都不謹守你的律法。
神的話正直可信可靠
137 耶和華啊！你是公義的，
你的判詞也是正直的。
138 你以公義和至誠，
命定了你的法度。
139 我心中迫切如同火燒，
因為我的敵人忘記了你的話。
140 你的話語十分精煉，
因此你的僕人喜愛你的話語。
141 我雖然微小，被人藐視，
我卻沒有忘記你的訓詞。
142 你的公義是永遠的公義，
你的律法是可信可靠的。
143 我遭遇患難和困苦，
但你的命令仍是我歡喜的。
144 你的法度永遠是公義的，
求你賜我悟性，
好讓我存活。
仰望 神的話，祈求救助
145 耶和華啊！我一心呼求你，求你應允我；
我必遵守你的律例。
146 我向你呼求，求你救我；
我必謹守你的法度。
147 天還未亮我就呼求救助，
我所仰望的就是你的話。
148 我整夜睜開眼睛，
為要默想你的話語。
149 耶和華啊！求你照著你的慈愛垂聽我的聲音，
求你按著你的公正使我存活。
150 追求奸惡的人臨近了，
他們遠離你的律法。
151 耶和華啊！你和我十分接近，
你的一切命令都是可信可靠的。
152 我從你的法度早已知道，
這些法度是你立定，存到永遠的。
苦難中仍喜愛 神訓詞
153 求你察看我的苦難，搭救我；
因為我沒有忘記你的律法。
154 求你為我的案件申辯，救贖我；
按著你的應許使我存活。
155 救恩遠離惡人，
因為他們不尋求你的律例。
156 耶和華啊！你的憐憫浩大；
求你照著你的公正使我存活。
157 逼迫我的和敵擋我的很多，
但我沒有偏離你的法度。
158 我看見詭詐的人就討厭，
因為他們不遵守你的話語。
159 你看我多麼愛你的訓詞；
耶和華啊！求你按著你的慈愛使我存活。
160 你的話的總綱就是真理，
你一切公義的典章要存到永遠。
喜愛 神律法必享安樂
161 領袖們無緣無故迫害我，
我的心卻畏懼你的話。
162 我因你的話語歡喜，
像得了許多戰利品的人一樣。
163 虛偽是我憎恨厭惡的，
你的律法卻是我所愛的。
164 我因你公義的典章，
一天七次讚美你。
165 喜愛你律法的必有豐盛的平安，
甚麼都不能絆倒他們。
166 耶和華啊！我要等候你的救恩，
我要遵行你的命令。
167 我的心謹守你的法度，
這些法度是我熱愛的。
168 我謹守你的訓詞和法度，
因我所行的一切都在你面前。
祈願 神按應許施拯救
169 耶和華啊！願我的呼求達到你面前；
求你照著你的話賜我悟性。
170 願我的懇求達到你面前；
求你照著你的應許拯救我。
171 願我的嘴唇湧出讚美的話，
因為你把你的律例教導了我。
172 願我的舌頭歌唱你的話語，
因為你的一切命令都是公義的。
173 願你的手幫助我，
因為我選擇了你的訓詞。
174 耶和華啊！我渴慕你的救恩，
我喜歡你的律法。
175 求你容我活著，可以讚美你；
願你的典章幫助我。
176 我像亡羊走迷了路；
求你尋找你的僕人，
因為我沒有忘記你的命令。
Psalm 119
New King James Version
Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God
א ALEPH
119 Blessed are the [a]undefiled in the way,
(A)Who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the (B)whole heart!
3 (C)They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.
4 You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.
5 Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
6 (D)Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.
7 I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!
ב BETH
9 How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have (E)sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11 (F)Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O Lord!
Teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have (G)declared
All the judgments 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 [b]contemplate Your ways.
16 I will (H)delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
ג GIMEL
17 (I)Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.
19 (J)I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 (K)My soul [c]breaks with longing
For Your judgments at all times.
21 You rebuke the proud—the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.
22 (L)Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.
23 Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
24 Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.
ד DALETH
25 (M)My soul clings to the dust;
(N)Revive me according to Your word.
26 I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
(O)Teach me Your statutes.
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts;
So (P)shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
28 (Q)My soul [d]melts from [e]heaviness;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 Remove from me the way of lying,
And grant me Your law graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid before me.
31 I cling to Your testimonies;
O Lord, do not put me to shame!
32 I will run the course of Your commandments,
For You shall (R)enlarge my heart.
ה HE
33 (S)Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.
34 (T)Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
36 [f]Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to (U)covetousness.
37 (V)Turn[g] away my eyes from (W)looking at worthless things,
And revive me in [h]Your way.
38 (X)Establish Your word to Your servant,
Who is devoted to fearing You.
39 Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
40 Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
ו WAW
41 Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord—
Your salvation according to Your word.
42 So shall I have an answer for him who [i]reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
44 So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 And I will walk [j]at (Y)liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
46 (Z)I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,
And will not be ashamed.
47 And I will delight myself in Your commandments,
Which I love.
48 My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments,
Which I love,
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
ז ZAYIN
49 Remember the word to Your servant,
Upon which You have caused me to hope.
50 This is my (AA)comfort in my affliction,
For Your word has given me life.
51 The proud have me in great derision,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
52 I remembered Your judgments of old, O Lord,
And have comforted myself.
53 (AB)Indignation has taken hold of me
Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
54 Your statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 (AC)I remember Your name in the night, O Lord,
And I keep Your law.
56 This has become mine,
Because I kept Your precepts.
ח HETH
57 (AD)You are my portion, O Lord;
I have said that I would keep Your words.
58 I entreated Your favor with my whole heart;
Be merciful to me according to Your word.
59 I (AE)thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61 The cords of the wicked have bound me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
62 (AF)At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
63 I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
64 (AG)The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy;
Teach me Your statutes.
ט TETH
65 You have dealt well with Your servant,
O Lord, according to Your word.
66 Teach me good judgment and (AH)knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.
67 Before I was (AI)afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
68 You are (AJ)good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
69 The proud have (AK)forged[k] a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
70 (AL)Their heart is [l]as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
72 (AM)The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
י YOD
73 (AN)Your hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 (AO)Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.
75 I know, O Lord, (AP)that Your judgments are [m]right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness 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 (AQ)be ashamed,
For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
79 Let those who fear You turn to me,
Those who know Your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,
That I may not be ashamed.
כ KAPH
81 (AR)My soul faints for Your salvation,
But I hope in Your word.
82 My eyes fail from searching Your word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For (AS)I have become like a wineskin in smoke,
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
84 (AT)How many are the days of Your servant?
(AU)When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 (AV)The proud have dug pits for me,
Which is not according to Your law.
86 All Your commandments are faithful;
They persecute me (AW)wrongfully;
Help me!
87 They almost made an end of me on earth,
But I did not forsake Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
ל LAMED
89 (AX)Forever, O Lord,
Your word [n]is settled in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it [o]abides.
91 They continue this day according to (AY)Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.
92 Unless Your law had been my delight,
I would then have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have given me life.
94 I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will [p]consider Your testimonies.
96 (AZ)I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
מ MEM
97 Oh, how I love Your law!
(BA)It is my meditation all the day.
98 You, through Your commandments, make me (BB)wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
(BC)For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 (BD)I understand more than the [q]ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not departed from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103 (BE)How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
נ NUN
105 (BF)Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
106 (BG)I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Accept, I pray, (BH)the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And teach me Your judgments.
109 (BI)My life is continually [r]in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
110 (BJ)The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
111 (BK)Your testimonies I have taken as a [s]heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.
ס SAMEK
113 I hate the [t]double-minded,
But I love Your law.
114 (BL)You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
115 (BM)Depart from me, you evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God!
116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me (BN)be ashamed of my hope.
117 [u]Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
118 You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceit is falsehood.
119 You [v]put away all the wicked of the earth (BO)like [w]dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
120 (BP)My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
ע AYIN
121 I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be (BQ)surety[x] for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.
125 (BR)I am Your servant;
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for You to act, O Lord,
For they have [y]regarded Your law as void.
127 (BS)Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
128 Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things
I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.
פ PE
129 Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The entrance of Your words gives light;
(BT)It gives understanding to the (BU)simple.
131 I opened my mouth and (BV)panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
132 (BW)Look upon me and be merciful to me,
(BX)As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
133 (BY)Direct my steps by Your word,
And (BZ)let no iniquity have dominion over me.
134 (CA)Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
135 (CB)Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
136 (CC)Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
Because men do not keep Your law.
צ TSADDE
137 (CD)Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
138 (CE)Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.
139 (CF)My zeal has [z]consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140 (CG)Your word is very [aa]pure;
Therefore Your servant loves it.
141 I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is (CH)truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have [ab]overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments are my delights.
144 The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
ק QOPH
145 I cry out with my whole heart;
Hear me, O Lord!
I will keep Your statutes.
146 I cry out to You;
Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
147 (CI)I rise before the dawning of the morning,
And cry for help;
I hope in Your word.
148 (CJ)My eyes are awake through the night watches,
That I may meditate on Your word.
149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
150 They draw near who follow after wickedness;
They are far from Your law.
151 You are (CK)near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.
152 Concerning Your testimonies,
I have known of old that You have founded them (CL)forever.
ר RESH
153 (CM)Consider my affliction and deliver me,
For I do not forget Your law.
154 (CN)Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Your word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
156 [ac]Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not (CO)turn from Your testimonies.
158 I see the treacherous, and (CP)am disgusted,
Because they do not keep Your word.
159 Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.
160 The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
ש SHIN
161 (CQ)Princes persecute me without a cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
162 I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure.
163 I hate and abhor lying,
But I love Your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
165 (CR)Great peace have those who love Your law,
And [ad]nothing causes them to stumble.
166 (CS)Lord, I hope for Your salvation,
And I do Your commandments.
167 My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
168 I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
(CT)For all my ways are before You.
ת TAU
169 Let my cry come before You, O Lord;
(CU)Give me understanding according to Your word.
170 Let my [ae]supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
171 (CV)My lips shall utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
172 My tongue shall speak of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.
173 Let Your hand become my help,
For (CW)I have chosen Your precepts.
174 (CX)I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And (CY)Your law is my delight.
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise You;
And let Your judgments help me.
176 (CZ)I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:1 blameless
- Psalm 119:15 look into
- Psalm 119:20 is crushed
- Psalm 119:28 Lit. drops
- Psalm 119:28 grief
- Psalm 119:36 Cause me to long for
- Psalm 119:37 Lit. Cause my eyes to pass away from
- Psalm 119:37 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Tg. Your words
- Psalm 119:42 taunts
- Psalm 119:45 Lit. in a wide place
- Psalm 119:69 Lit. smeared me with a lie
- Psalm 119:70 Insensible
- Psalm 119:75 Lit. righteous
- Psalm 119:89 Lit. stands firm
- Psalm 119:90 Lit. stands
- Psalm 119:95 give attention to
- Psalm 119:100 aged
- Psalm 119:109 In danger
- Psalm 119:111 inheritance
- Psalm 119:113 Lit. divided in heart or mind
- Psalm 119:117 Uphold me
- Psalm 119:119 destroy, lit. cause to cease
- Psalm 119:119 slag or refuse
- Psalm 119:122 guaranty
- Psalm 119:126 broken Your law
- Psalm 119:139 put an end to
- Psalm 119:140 Lit. refined or tried
- Psalm 119:143 Lit. found
- Psalm 119:156 Or Many
- Psalm 119:165 Lit. they have no stumbling block
- Psalm 119:170 Prayer of supplication
Psalm 119
Legacy Standard Bible
I Love Your Law, O Yahweh
Aleph
119 How blessed are those whose way is [a](A)blameless,
Who (B)walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 How blessed are those who (C)observe His testimonies,
They (D)seek Him (E)with all their heart.
3 They also do not (F)work unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.
4 You have (G)commanded us,
To keep Your precepts [b]diligently.
5 Oh may my (H)ways be established
To (I)keep Your statutes!
6 Then I (J)shall not be ashamed
When I look [c]upon all Your commandments.
7 I shall (K)give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not (L)forsake me utterly!
Beth
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By (M)keeping it according to Your word.
10 With (N)all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me (O)stray from Your commandments.
11 Your word I have (P)treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O Yahweh;
(Q)Teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have (R)recounted
All the (S)judgments of Your mouth.
14 I have (T)rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
[d]As much as in all riches.
15 I will (U)muse upon Your precepts
And look upon (V)Your ways.
16 I shall [e](W)delight in Your statutes;
I shall (X)not forget Your word.
Gimel
17 (Y)Deal bountifully with Your slave,
That I may live and keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.
19 I am a (Z)sojourner in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul is crushed [f](AA)with longing
For Your judgments at all times.
21 You (AB)rebuke the arrogant, [g]the (AC)cursed,
Who (AD)stray from Your commandments.
22 (AE)Take away reproach and contempt from me,
For I (AF)observe Your testimonies.
23 Even though (AG)princes sit and talk against me,
Your slave (AH)muses on Your statutes.
24 Your testimonies also are my (AI)delight;
They are [h]my counselors.
Daleth
25 My (AJ)soul clings to the dust;
(AK)Revive me (AL)according to Your word.
26 I have recounted my ways, and You have answered me;
(AM)Teach me Your statutes.
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So I will (AN)muse on Your wondrous deeds.
28 My (AO)soul [i]weeps because of grief;
(AP)Raise me up according to Your word.
29 Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your law.
30 I have chosen the faithful way;
I have [j]placed Your judgments before me.
31 I (AQ)cling to Your testimonies;
O Yahweh, do not put me to shame!
32 I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will (AR)enlarge my heart.
He
33 (AS)Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes,
That I may observe it to the end.
34 (AT)Cause me to understand, that I may (AU)observe Your law
And keep it (AV)with all my heart.
35 Cause me to walk in the (AW)path of Your commandments,
For I (AX)delight in it.
36 (AY)Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies
And not to (AZ)dishonest gain.
37 Cause my (BA)eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness,
And (BB)revive me in Your ways.
38 (BC)Cause Your [k]word to be established for Your slave,
[l]As that which produces fear for You.
39 (BD)Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away,
For Your judgments are good.
40 Behold, I (BE)long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
Vav
41 May Your (BF)lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh,
Your salvation (BG)according to Your [m]word;
42 So I will have an (BH)answer for him who (BI)reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
43 And do not take away the word of truth utterly from my mouth,
For I [n](BJ)wait for Your judgments.
44 So I will (BK)keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 And I will (BL)walk in a wide place,
For I (BM)seek Your precepts.
46 I will also speak of Your testimonies (BN)before kings
And I shall not be ashamed.
47 I shall [o](BO)delight in Your commandments,
Which I (BP)love.
48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I (BQ)love;
And I will (BR)muse on Your statutes.
Zayin
49 Remember the word to Your slave,
[p]In which You have made me wait.
50 This is my (BS)comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has [q]revived me.
51 The arrogant (BT)utterly scoff at me,
Yet I do not (BU)turn aside from Your law.
52 I have (BV)remembered Your judgments from [r]of old, O Yahweh,
And comfort myself.
53 Burning (BW)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who (BX)forsake Your law.
54 Your statutes have become my songs
In the house of my (BY)sojourning.
55 I (BZ)remember (CA)in the night Your name, O Yahweh,
So I keep Your law.
56 This has become mine,
[s]That I (CB)observe Your precepts.
Heth
57 Yahweh is my (CC)portion;
I have [t]promised to (CD)keep Your words.
58 I have (CE)sought to please Your face (CF)with all my heart;
(CG)Be gracious to me (CH)according to Your [u]word.
59 I (CI)thought upon my ways
And I turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61 The (CJ)cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have (CK)not forgotten Your law.
62 At (CL)midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your (CM)righteous judgments.
63 I am a (CN)companion of all those who [v]fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
64 (CO)The earth, O Yahweh, is full of Your lovingkindness;
(CP)Teach me Your statutes.
Teth
65 You have dealt well with Your slave,
O Yahweh, according to Your word.
66 Teach me good [w](CQ)discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.
67 (CR)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
68 You are (CS)good and (CT)do good;
(CU)Teach me Your statutes.
69 The arrogant have (CV)smeared me with lying;
With all my heart I will (CW)observe Your precepts.
70 Their heart is [x](CX)covered with fat,
But I (CY)delight in Your law.
71 It is (CZ)good for me that I was afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
72 The (DA)law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Yodh
73 (DB)Your hands made me and established me;
(DC)Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 May those who [y]fear You (DD)see me and be glad,
Because I [z](DE)wait for Your word.
75 I know, O Yahweh, that Your judgments are (DF)righteous,
And that (DG)in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Oh may Your lovingkindness [aa]comfort me,
According to Your [ab]word to Your slave.
77 May (DH)Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my (DI)delight.
78 May (DJ)the arrogant be ashamed, for they wrong me (DK)with lying;
But I shall (DL)muse on Your precepts.
79 May those who [ac]fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.
80 May my heart be [ad](DM)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not (DN)be ashamed.
Kaph
81 My (DO)soul fails with longing for Your salvation;
I [ae](DP)wait for Your word.
82 My (DQ)eyes fail with longing for Your [af]word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For I (DR)am like a wineskin in the smoke,
But I do (DS)not forget Your statutes.
84 How many are the (DT)days of Your slave?
When will You (DU)execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The arrogant have (DV)dug pits for me,
Men who are not [ag]in accord with Your law.
86 All Your commandments are (DW)faithful;
They have (DX)persecuted me with lying; (DY)help me!
87 They almost made an end of me on the earth,
But as for me, I (DZ)did not forsake Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Lamedh
89 (EA)Forever, O Yahweh,
Your word stands firm in heaven.
90 Your (EB)faithfulness endures [ah]from generation to generation;
You (EC)established the earth, and it (ED)stands.
91 They stand this day according to Your (EE)judgments,
For (EF)all things are Your slaves.
92 If Your law had not been my (EG)delight,
Then I would have perished (EH)in my affliction.
93 I will (EI)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have [ai](EJ)revived me.
94 I am Yours, (EK)save me;
For I have (EL)sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked (EM)hope for me—to destroy me;
I shall perceive Your testimonies.
96 I have seen [aj]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Mem
97 Oh how I (EN)love Your law!
It is my (EO)meditation all the day.
98 Your (EP)commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are [ak]mine forever.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my (EQ)meditation.
100 I perceive (ER)more than the aged,
Because I have (ES)observed Your precepts.
101 I have (ET)restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not (EU)turned aside from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103 How (EV)sweet is Your [al]word to my [am]taste!
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 From Your precepts I (EW)get perception;
Therefore I (EX)hate every false way.
Nun
105 Your word is a (EY)lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
106 I have (EZ)sworn and I have confirmed,
To keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am exceedingly (FA)afflicted;
O Yahweh, [an](FB)revive me according to Your word.
108 Oh be pleased with the (FC)freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh,
And (FD)teach me Your judgments.
109 My (FE)soul is continually [ao]in my hand,
Yet I do not (FF)forget Your law.
110 The wicked have (FG)laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not (FH)wandered from Your precepts.
111 I have (FI)inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the (FJ)joy of my heart.
112 I have (FK)inclined my heart to do Your statutes
Forever, (FL)to the end.
Samekh
113 I hate those who are (FM)double-minded,
But I love Your (FN)law.
114 You are my (FO)hiding place and my (FP)shield;
I [ap](FQ)wait for Your word.
115 (FR)Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may (FS)observe the commandments of my God.
116 (FT)Sustain me according to Your [aq]word, that I may live;
And (FU)do not put me to shame because of my hope.
117 Uphold me that I may be (FV)saved,
That I may (FW)have regard for Your statutes continually.
118 You have [ar]rejected all those (FX)who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is a lie.
119 You [as]remove all the wicked of the earth like (FY)dross;
Therefore I (FZ)love Your testimonies.
120 My flesh [at](GA)quakes for dread of You,
And I am (GB)afraid of Your judgments.
Ayin
121 I have (GC)done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be for Your slave a (GD)guarantee for good;
Do not let the arrogant (GE)oppress me.
123 My (GF)eyes fail with longing for Your salvation
And for Your righteous [au]word.
124 Deal with Your slave (GG)according to Your lovingkindness
And (GH)teach me Your statutes.
125 (GI)I am Your slave; (GJ)give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for Yahweh to (GK)act,
For they have broken Your law.
127 Therefore I (GL)love Your commandments
Above gold, even above fine gold.
128 Therefore I deem all Your (GM)precepts concerning everything to be right,
I (GN)hate every false way.
Pe
129 Your testimonies are (GO)wonderful;
Therefore my soul (GP)observes them.
130 The (GQ)unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives (GR)understanding to the simple.
131 I (GS)opened my mouth wide and (GT)panted,
For I (GU)longed for Your commandments.
132 (GV)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
According to Your judgment [av]for those who love Your name.
133 Establish my (GW)steps in Your [aw]word,
And do not let any wickedness (GX)overpower me.
134 (GY)Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
135 (GZ)Make Your face shine upon Your slave,
And (HA)teach me Your statutes.
136 My eyes [ax]shed (HB)streams of water,
Because they (HC)do not keep Your law.
Tsadhe
137 (HD)Righteous are You, O Yahweh,
And upright are Your judgments.
138 In (HE)righteousness, You have commanded Your testimonies
And in exceeding (HF)faithfulness.
139 My (HG)zeal has [ay]consumed me,
Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
140 Your [az](HH)word is exceedingly refined,
Therefore Your slave (HI)loves it.
141 I am small and (HJ)despised,
Yet I do not (HK)forget Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And (HL)Your law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my (HM)delight.
144 Righteous are Your (HN)testimonies forever;
(HO)Give me understanding that I may live.
Qoph
145 I called (HP)with all my heart; answer me, O Yahweh!
I will (HQ)observe Your statutes.
146 I called to You; (HR)save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
147 I [ba](HS)eagerly greet the dawn and cry for help;
I [bb]wait for Your words.
148 My eyes [bc]eagerly greet the (HT)night watches,
That I may (HU)muse on Your [bd]word.
149 Hear my voice (HV)according to Your lovingkindness;
(HW)O Yahweh, revive me, according to Your judgments.
150 [be]Near are those who pursue wickedness;
They are far from Your law.
151 (HX)Near are You, O Yahweh,
And all Your commandments are (HY)truth.
152 Of old I have (HZ)known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them (IA)forever.
Resh
153 (IB)See my (IC)affliction and rescue me,
For I do not (ID)forget Your law.
154 (IE)Plead my cause and (IF)redeem me;
Revive me according to Your [bf]word.
155 Salvation is (IG)far from the wicked,
For they (IH)do not seek Your statutes.
156 (II)Many are Your [bg]compassions, O Yahweh;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
157 Many are my (IJ)persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not (IK)turn aside from Your testimonies.
158 I see the (IL)treacherous and (IM)loathe them,
Those who do not keep Your [bh]word.
159 See how I (IN)love Your precepts;
(IO)O Yahweh, revive me according to Your lovingkindness.
160 The (IP)sum of Your word is (IQ)truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments (IR)is everlasting.
Sin/Shin
161 (IS)Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart (IT)is in dread of Your words.
162 I (IU)rejoice at Your [bi]word,
As one who (IV)finds much spoil.
163 I (IW)hate and abhor lying,
But I (IX)love Your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your (IY)righteous judgments.
165 Those who love Your law have (IZ)much peace,
And [bj](JA)nothing causes them to stumble.
166 I (JB)hope for Your salvation, O Yahweh,
And I do Your commandments.
167 My (JC)soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I (JD)love them exceedingly.
168 I (JE)keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my (JF)ways are before You.
Tav
169 Let my (JG)cry of lamentation come near before You, O Yahweh;
(JH)Give me understanding (JI)according to Your word.
170 Let my (JJ)supplication come before You;
(JK)Deliver me according to Your [bk]word.
171 Let my (JL)lips pour forth praise,
For You (JM)teach me Your statutes.
172 Let my (JN)tongue answer with Your [bl]word,
For all Your (JO)commandments are righteous.
173 Let Your (JP)hand be [bm]ready to help me,
For I have (JQ)chosen Your precepts.
174 I (JR)long for Your salvation, O Yahweh,
And Your law is my (JS)delight.
175 Let my (JT)soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your judgments help me.
176 I have (JU)wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave,
For I have (JV)not forgotten Your commandments.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:1 Or having integrity; lit complete
- Psalm 119:4 Or carefully, cf. Deut 4:9, 15
- Psalm 119:6 Lit to
- Psalm 119:14 Lit As over all
- Psalm 119:16 Lit delight myself
- Psalm 119:20 Lit for
- Psalm 119:21 Or Cursed are those who wander...
- Psalm 119:24 Lit the men of my counsel
- Psalm 119:28 Lit drops
- Psalm 119:30 Or accounted Your ordinances worthy
- Psalm 119:38 Or promise
- Psalm 119:38 Lit Which is for the fear of You
- Psalm 119:41 Or promise
- Psalm 119:43 Or hope in
- Psalm 119:47 Lit delight myself
- Psalm 119:49 Lit On
- Psalm 119:50 Or preserved me alive
- Psalm 119:52 Or everlasting
- Psalm 119:56 Or Because
- Psalm 119:57 Lit said that I would keep
- Psalm 119:58 Or promise
- Psalm 119:63 Or reverence
- Psalm 119:66 Or judgment
- Psalm 119:70 Lit gross like fat
- Psalm 119:74 Or reverence
- Psalm 119:74 Or hope in
- Psalm 119:76 Lit be for my comfort
- Psalm 119:76 Or promise
- Psalm 119:79 Or reverence
- Psalm 119:80 Or having integrity; lit complete
- Psalm 119:81 Or hope in
- Psalm 119:82 Or promise
- Psalm 119:85 Lit according to Your law
- Psalm 119:90 Lit to
- Psalm 119:93 Or kept me alive
- Psalm 119:96 Lit an end of
- Psalm 119:98 Or with me
- Psalm 119:103 Or promise
- Psalm 119:103 Lit palate
- Psalm 119:107 Or keep me alive
- Psalm 119:109 In danger
- Psalm 119:114 Or hope in
- Psalm 119:116 Or promise
- Psalm 119:118 Lit made light of
- Psalm 119:119 Lit caused to cease
- Psalm 119:120 Lit bristles up from
- Psalm 119:123 Or promise
- Psalm 119:132 Lit to
- Psalm 119:133 Or promise
- Psalm 119:136 Lit run down
- Psalm 119:139 Lit destroyed
- Psalm 119:140 Or promise
- Psalm 119:147 Lit approach the dawn
- Psalm 119:147 Or hope in
- Psalm 119:148 Lit approach the night watches
- Psalm 119:148 Or promise
- Psalm 119:150 Lit They draw near
- Psalm 119:154 Or promise
- Psalm 119:156 Or mercies
- Psalm 119:158 Or promise
- Psalm 119:162 Or promise
- Psalm 119:165 Lit they have no stumbling block
- Psalm 119:170 Or promise
- Psalm 119:172 Or promise
- Psalm 119:173 Lit to help me
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