Psalm 118:10-119:40

English Standard Version

¹⁰^(A)All nations surrounded me;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹¹They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹²^(B)They surrounded me like bees;
    they went out like ^(C)a fire among thorns;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹³I was ^(D)pushed hard,^[a] so that I was falling,
    but the Lord helped me.

¹⁴The Lord is my strength and my song;
    ^(E)he has become my salvation.
¹⁵Glad songs of salvation
    are in the tents of the righteous:
^(F)“The right hand of the Lord ^(G)does valiantly,
¹⁶    the right hand of the Lord exalts,
    the right hand of the Lord ^(H)does valiantly!”

¹⁷^(I)I shall not die, but I shall live,
and ^(J)recount the deeds of the Lord.
¹⁸The Lord has ^(K)disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.

¹⁹^(L)Open to me the gates of righteousness,
    that I may enter through them
    and give thanks to the Lord.
²⁰This is the gate of the Lord;
    ^(M)the righteous shall enter through it.
²¹I thank you that ^(N)you have answered me
    ^(O)and have become my salvation.
²²^(P)The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone.^[b]
²³This is the Lord's doing;
    it is marvelous in our eyes.
²⁴This is the day that the Lord has made;
    let us rejoice and be glad in it.

²⁵Save us, we pray, O Lord!
O Lord, we pray, give us success!

²⁶^(Q)Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
    We ^(R)bless you from the house of the Lord.
²⁷The Lord is God,
    and he has made ^(S)his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
    up to ^(T)the horns of the altar!

²⁸You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will ^(U)extol you.
²⁹^(V)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

119 ^[c] Blessed are those whose ^(W)way is blameless,
    who ^(X)walk in the law of the Lord!
²Blessed are those who ^(Y)keep his ^(Z)testimonies,
    who ^(AA)seek him with their whole heart,
³who also ^(AB)do no wrong,
    but walk in his ways!
⁴You have commanded your ^(AC)precepts
    to be kept diligently.
⁵Oh that my ways may ^(AD)be steadfast
    in keeping your statutes!
⁶^(AE)Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
⁷I will praise you with an upright heart,
    when I learn ^(AF)your righteous rules.^[d]
⁸I will keep your statutes;
    ^(AG)do not utterly forsake me!

Beth

⁹How can ^(AH)a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
¹⁰^(AI)With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not ^(AJ)wander from your commandments!
¹¹I have ^(AK)stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.
¹²Blessed are you, O Lord;
    ^(AL)teach me your statutes!
¹³With my lips I ^(AM)declare
    all the rules^[e] of your mouth.
¹⁴In the way of your testimonies I ^(AN)delight
    as much as in all ^(AO)riches.
¹⁵I will ^(AP)meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ^(AQ)ways.
¹⁶I will ^(AR)delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

Gimel

¹⁷^(AS)Deal bountifully with your servant,
    ^(AT)that I may live and keep your word.
¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold
    wondrous things out of your law.
¹⁹I am ^(AU)a sojourner on the earth;
    ^(AV)hide not your commandments from me!
²⁰My soul is consumed with ^(AW)longing
    for your rules^[f] at all times.
²¹You rebuke ^(AX)the insolent, ^(AY)accursed ones,
    who ^(AZ)wander from your commandments.
²²Take away from me ^(BA)scorn and contempt,
    ^(BB)for I have kept your testimonies.
²³Even though ^(BC)princes sit plotting against me,
    your servant will ^(BD)meditate on your statutes.
²⁴Your testimonies are my ^(BE)delight;
    they are my ^(BF)counselors.

Daleth

²⁵^(BG)My soul clings to the dust;
    ^(BH)give me life ^(BI)according to your word!
²⁶When ^(BJ)I told of my ways, you answered me;
    ^(BK)teach me your statutes!
²⁷^(BL)Make me understand the way of your precepts,
    and I will ^(BM)meditate on your wondrous works.
²⁸^(BN)My soul melts away for sorrow;
    strengthen me according to your word!
²⁹Put false ways far from me
    and graciously ^(BO)teach me your law!
³⁰I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
    I ^(BP)set your rules before me.
³¹I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;
    ^(BQ)let me not be put to shame!
³²I will run in the way of your commandments
    when you ^(BR)enlarge my heart!^[g]

He

³³^(BS)Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;
    and I will keep it ^(BT)to the end.^[h]
³⁴^(BU)Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
    and observe it with my whole heart.
³⁵^(BV)Lead me in the path of your commandments,
    for I ^(BW)delight in it.
³⁶^(BX)Incline my heart to your testimonies,
    and not to ^(BY)selfish gain!
³⁷^(BZ)Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
    and ^(CA)give me life in your ways.
³⁸^(CB)Confirm to your servant your promise,
    ^(CC)that you may be feared.
³⁹Turn away the ^(CD)reproach that I dread,
    for your rules are good.
⁴⁰Behold, I ^(CE)long for your precepts;
    ^(CF)in your righteousness give me life!

Footnotes

Psalm 118:13 Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard
Psalm 118:22 Hebrew the head of the corner
Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter
Psalm 119:7 Or your just and righteous decrees; also verses 62, 106, 160, 164
Psalm 119:13 Or all the just decrees
Psalm 119:20 Or your just decrees; also verses 30, 39, 43, 52, 75, 102, 108, 137, 156, 175
Psalm 119:32 Or for you set my heart free
Psalm 119:33 Or keep it as my reward