Bible in 90 Days
O God, Do Not Be Silent
For the choir director. Of David. A Psalm.
109 O (A)God of my praise,
(B)Do not be silent!
2 For they have opened a wicked mouth and a (C)deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken to me with a (D)lying tongue.
3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me (E)without cause.
4 In return (F)for my love they accuse me;
But (G)I am in prayer.
5 Thus they have (H)set upon me evil for good
And (I)hatred for my love.
6 Appoint a wicked man over him,
And let an [a](J)accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him (K)come forth a wicked man,
And let his (L)prayer become sin.
8 Let (M)his days be few;
Let (N)another take his office.
9 Let his (O)sons be orphans
And his (P)wife a widow.
10 Let his (Q)sons wander aimlessly and beg;
And let them (R)search for food [b]from their ruined homes.
11 Let (S)the creditor [c]seize all that he has,
And let (T)strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.
12 Let there be none to [d](U)extend lovingkindness to him,
And (V)let there be none to be gracious to his orphans.
13 Let those who (W)follow him be [e]cut off;
In a following generation let their (X)name be blotted out.
14 Let (Y)the iniquity of his fathers be remembered [f]before Yahweh,
And let not the sin of his mother be (Z)blotted out.
15 Let (AA)them be before Yahweh continually,
That He may (AB)cut off their memory from the earth;
16 Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness,
But persecuted the (AC)afflicted, the needy man,
And the (AD)disheartened to (AE)put them to death.
17 He also loved cursing, so (AF)it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
18 But he (AG)clothed himself with cursing as his garment,
And it (AH)came into his inward parts like water
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be to him as (AI)a garment with which he wraps himself,
And for a belt with which he constantly (AJ)girds himself.
20 This is the (AK)reward of my accusers from Yahweh,
And of those who (AL)speak evil against my soul.
21 But as for You, O Yahweh, O Lord, deal with me (AM)for Your name’s sake;
Because (AN)Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;
22 For (AO)I am afflicted and needy,
And [g]my heart is (AP)pierced within me.
23 I am passing (AQ)like a shadow when it is stretched out;
I am shaken off (AR)like the locust.
24 My (AS)knees are feeble from (AT)fasting,
And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.
25 As for me, I have become a (AU)reproach to them;
They see me, they (AV)wag their head.
26 (AW)Help me, O Yahweh my God;
Save me according to Your lovingkindness.
27 [h]And let them (AX)know that this is Your hand;
You, O Yahweh, have done it.
28 (AY)Let them curse, but You bless;
They arise and will be put to shame,
But Your (AZ)slave shall be glad.
29 [i]Let (BA)my accusers be clothed with dishonor,
And [j]let them (BB)wrap themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
30 With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to Yahweh;
And in the midst of many (BC)I will praise Him.
31 For He stands (BD)at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who (BE)judge his soul.
You Are a Priest Forever
Of David. A Psalm.
110 (BF)Yahweh says to my Lord:
“(BG)Sit at My right hand
Until I put (BH)Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet.”
2 Yahweh will stretch forth Your strong (BI)scepter from Zion, saying,
“(BJ)Have dominion in the midst of Your enemies.”
3 Your (BK)people [k]will offer themselves freely in the day of Your [l]power;
(BL)In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn,
The (BM)dew of Your youthfulness will be Yours.
4 (BN)Yahweh has sworn and will (BO)not [m]change His mind,
“You are a (BP)priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek.”
5 The Lord is (BQ)at Your right hand;
He [n]will (BR)crush kings in the (BS)day of His anger.
6 He will (BT)render justice among the nations,
He [o]will fill them with (BU)corpses,
He [p]will (BV)crush the [q]head that is over the wide earth.
7 He will (BW)drink from the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He will (BX)lift up His head.
Yahweh Is Gracious and Compassionate
Aleph
Beth
In the (BZ)council of the upright and in the congregation.
Gimel
2 (CA)Great are the works of Yahweh;
Daleth
They are (CB)sought by all who delight in them.
He
Vav
And (CD)His righteousness stands forever.
Zayin
4 He has made His wondrous deeds [t]to be remembered;
Heth
Yahweh is (CE)gracious and compassionate.
Teth
Yodh
He will (CG)remember His covenant forever.
Kaph
6 He has declared to His people the power of His works,
Lamedh
In giving them an inheritance of the nations.
Mem
Nun
All His precepts (CI)are faithful.
Samekh
8 They are (CJ)upheld forever and ever;
Ayin
Pe
9 He has sent (CL)redemption to His people;
Tsadhe
He has commanded His covenant forever;
Qoph
Resh
Sin
Tav
His (CP)praise stands forever.
The Righteous Will Be Remembered Forever
Aleph
Beth
Who greatly (CR)delights in His commandments.
Gimel
Daleth
The generation of the (CT)upright will be blessed.
He
3 (CU)Wealth and riches are in his house,
Vav
And his righteousness stands forever.
Zayin
4 Light arises in the darkness (CV)for the upright;
Heth
He is (CW)gracious and compassionate and righteous.
Teth
5 It is well with the man who (CX)is gracious and lends;
Yodh
Who sustains his [ae]works with justice.
Kaph
6 For he will (CY)never be shaken;
Lamedh
Mem
7 He will not fear an (DA)evil report;
Nun
Samekh
Ayin
Until he (DF)looks in triumph on his adversaries.
Pe
Tsadhe
His righteousness stands forever;
Qoph
His (DH)horn will be raised in glory.
Resh
Shin
Tav
The (DL)desire of the wicked will perish.
Who Is like Yahweh Our God?
113 [ai]Praise Yah!
(DM)Praise, O (DN)slaves of Yahweh,
Praise the name of Yahweh.
2 (DO)May the name of Yahweh be blessed
From now until forever.
3 (DP)From the rising of the sun to its setting
The (DQ)name of Yahweh is to be praised.
4 Yahweh is (DR)high above all nations;
His (DS)glory is above the heavens.
5 (DT)Who is like Yahweh our God,
The One who (DU)sits on high,
6 The One who [aj](DV)brings Himself low to see
The things in heaven and on the earth?
7 Who (DW)raises the poor from the dust
And lifts high the needy from the ash heap,
8 To make them (DX)sit with [ak]nobles,
With the [al]nobles of His people.
9 He (DY)makes the barren woman of the house sit
As a glad mother of children.
[am]Praise Yah!
When Israel Went Out from Egypt
114 When Israel went out (DZ)from Egypt,
The house of Jacob from a people of (EA)strange language,
2 Judah became (EB)His sanctuary,
Israel, (EC)His dominion.
3 The (ED)sea looked and fled;
The (EE)Jordan turned back.
4 The mountains (EF)skipped like rams,
The hills, like lambs.
5 What (EG)disturbs you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7 (EH)Tremble, O earth, before the Lord,
Before the God of Jacob,
8 Who (EI)turned the rock into a (EJ)pool of water,
The (EK)flint into a spring of water.
To Yahweh’s Name Give Glory
115 (EL)Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us,
But (EM)to Your name give glory
Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your [an]truth.
2 (EN)Why should the nations say,
“(EO)Where, now, is their God?”
3 But our (EP)God is in the heavens;
He (EQ)does whatever He pleases.
4 Their (ER)idols are silver and gold,
The (ES)work of man’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they (ET)do not speak;
They have eyes, but they do not see;
6 They have ears, but they do not hear;
They have noses, but they do not smell;
7 As for their hands, they do not feel;
As for their feet, they do not walk;
They do not make a sound with their throat.
8 (EU)Those who make them [ao]will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
9 O (EV)Israel, (EW)trust in Yahweh;
He is their (EX)help and their shield.
10 O house of (EY)Aaron, trust in Yahweh;
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who [ap](EZ)fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh;
He is their help and their shield.
12 Yahweh (FA)remembered us; He will bless!
He will bless the house of Israel.
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will (FB)bless those who [aq]fear Yahweh,
(FC)The small together with the great.
14 May Yahweh (FD)give you increase,
You and your children.
15 May you be blessed of Yahweh,
(FE)Who made heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are (FF)the heavens of Yahweh,
But (FG)the earth He has given to the sons of men.
17 It is not the (FH)dead that praise Yah,
And it is none of those who go down to (FI)silence;
18 But as for us, we will (FJ)bless Yah
From now until forever.
[ar]Praise Yah!
I Love Yahweh
116 (FK)I love Yahweh, because He (FL)hears
My voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has (FM)inclined His ear to me,
So I shall call upon Him in all my days.
3 The (FN)cords of death encompassed me
And the [as]distresses of Sheol found me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then (FO)I called upon the name of Yahweh:
“O Yahweh, I beseech You, [at](FP)provide my soul escape!”
5 (FQ)Gracious is Yahweh, and (FR)righteous;
And our God is (FS)compassionate.
6 Yahweh keeps (FT)the simple;
I was (FU)brought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your (FV)rest, O my soul,
For Yahweh has (FW)dealt bountifully with you.
8 For You have (FX)rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before Yahweh
In the [au](FY)land of the living.
10 I (FZ)believed when I said,
“I am (GA)greatly afflicted.”
11 I (GB)said in my alarm,
“(GC)All men are liars.”
12 What shall I (GD)give to Yahweh in return
For all His (GE)bountiful dealings [av]with me?
13 I shall lift up the (GF)cup of [aw]salvation
And (GG)call upon the name of Yahweh.
14 I shall (GH)pay my vows to Yahweh,
Oh may it be (GI)in the presence of all His people.
15 (GJ)Precious in the sight of Yahweh
Is the death of His holy ones.
16 O Yahweh, [ax]surely I am (GK)Your slave,
I am Your slave, the (GL)son of Your maidservant,
You have (GM)loosed my bonds.
17 To You I shall offer (GN)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And (GO)call upon the name of Yahweh.
18 I shall (GP)pay my vows to Yahweh,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,
19 In the (GQ)courts of the house of Yahweh,
In the midst of you, O (GR)Jerusalem.
[ay]Praise Yah!
Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Prevails
117 (GS)Praise Yahweh, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!
2 For His (GT)lovingkindness prevails over us,
And the [az](GU)truth of Yahweh is everlasting.
[ba]Praise Yah!
Yahweh’s Lovingkindness Endures Forever
118 (GV)Give thanks to Yahweh, for (GW)He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
2 Oh let (GX)Israel say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
3 Oh let the (GY)house of Aaron say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
4 Oh let those (GZ)who [bb]fear Yahweh say,
“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
5 From my (HA)distress I called upon Yah;
Yah answered me and (HB)set me in a large place.
6 Yahweh is (HC)for me; I will (HD)not fear;
(HE)What can man do to me?
7 Yahweh is for me (HF)among those who help me;
Therefore I will (HG)look in triumph on those who hate me.
8 It is (HH)better to take refuge in Yahweh
Than to trust in man.
9 It is (HI)better to take refuge in Yahweh
Than to trust in nobles.
10 All nations (HJ)surrounded me;
In the name of Yahweh I will surely (HK)cut them off.
11 They (HL)surrounded me, indeed, they surrounded me;
In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
12 They surrounded me (HM)like bees;
They were extinguished as a (HN)fire of thorns;
In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
13 You (HO)pushed me down violently to make me fall,
But Yahweh (HP)helped me.
14 (HQ)Yah is my strength and song,
And He has become (HR)my salvation.
15 The sound of (HS)joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The (HT)right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
16 The (HU)right hand of Yahweh is exalted;
The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
17 I (HV)will not die; indeed I will live,
And (HW)recount the works of Yah.
18 Yah has (HX)disciplined me severely,
But He has (HY)not given me over to death.
19 (HZ)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to Yah.
20 This is the gate of Yahweh;
The (IA)righteous will enter through it.
21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have (IB)answered me,
And You have (IC)become my salvation.
22 The (ID)stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief corner stone.
23 This is from Yahweh;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which Yahweh has made;
Let us (IE)rejoice and be glad in it.
25 O Yahweh, (IF)save!
O Yahweh, (IG)succeed!
26 (IH)Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Yahweh;
We have (II)blessed you from the house of Yahweh.
27 (IJ)Yahweh is God, and He has given us (IK)light;
Bind the festival sacrifice with cords [bc]to the (IL)horns of the altar.
28 (IM)You are my God, and I give thanks to You;
You are my God, (IN)I exalt You.
29 (IO)Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
I Love Your Law, O Yahweh
Aleph
119 How blessed are those whose way is [bd](IP)blameless,
Who (IQ)walk in the law of Yahweh.
2 How blessed are those who (IR)observe His testimonies,
They (IS)seek Him (IT)with all their heart.
3 They also do not (IU)work unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.
4 You have (IV)commanded us,
To keep Your precepts [be]diligently.
5 Oh may my (IW)ways be established
To (IX)keep Your statutes!
6 Then I (IY)shall not be ashamed
When I look [bf]upon all Your commandments.
7 I shall (IZ)give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not (JA)forsake me utterly!
Beth
9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
By (JB)keeping it according to Your word.
10 With (JC)all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me (JD)stray from Your commandments.
11 Your word I have (JE)treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O Yahweh;
(JF)Teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have (JG)recounted
All the (JH)judgments of Your mouth.
14 I have (JI)rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
[bg]As much as in all riches.
15 I will (JJ)muse upon Your precepts
And look upon (JK)Your ways.
16 I shall [bh](JL)delight in Your statutes;
I shall (JM)not forget Your word.
Gimel
17 (JN)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 (JO)sojourner in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul is crushed [bi](JP)with longing
For Your judgments at all times.
21 You (JQ)rebuke the arrogant, [bj]the (JR)cursed,
Who (JS)stray from Your commandments.
22 (JT)Take away reproach and contempt from me,
For I (JU)observe Your testimonies.
23 Even though (JV)princes sit and talk against me,
Your slave (JW)muses on Your statutes.
24 Your testimonies also are my (JX)delight;
They are [bk]my counselors.
Daleth
25 My (JY)soul clings to the dust;
(JZ)Revive me (KA)according to Your word.
26 I have recounted my ways, and You have answered me;
(KB)Teach me Your statutes.
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So I will (KC)muse on Your wondrous deeds.
28 My (KD)soul [bl]weeps because of grief;
(KE)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 [bm]placed Your judgments before me.
31 I (KF)cling to Your testimonies;
O Yahweh, do not put me to shame!
32 I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will (KG)enlarge my heart.
He
33 (KH)Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes,
That I may observe it to the end.
34 (KI)Cause me to understand, that I may (KJ)observe Your law
And keep it (KK)with all my heart.
35 Cause me to walk in the (KL)path of Your commandments,
For I (KM)delight in it.
36 (KN)Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies
And not to (KO)dishonest gain.
37 Cause my (KP)eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness,
And (KQ)revive me in Your ways.
38 (KR)Cause Your [bn]word to be established for Your slave,
[bo]As that which produces fear for You.
39 (KS)Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away,
For Your judgments are good.
40 Behold, I (KT)long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
Vav
41 May Your (KU)lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh,
Your salvation (KV)according to Your [bp]word;
42 So I will have an (KW)answer for him who (KX)reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
43 And do not take away the word of truth utterly from my mouth,
For I [bq](KY)wait for Your judgments.
44 So I will (KZ)keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 And I will (LA)walk in a wide place,
For I (LB)seek Your precepts.
46 I will also speak of Your testimonies (LC)before kings
And I shall not be ashamed.
47 I shall [br](LD)delight in Your commandments,
Which I (LE)love.
48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I (LF)love;
And I will (LG)muse on Your statutes.
Zayin
49 Remember the word to Your slave,
[bs]In which You have made me wait.
50 This is my (LH)comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has [bt]revived me.
51 The arrogant (LI)utterly scoff at me,
Yet I do not (LJ)turn aside from Your law.
52 I have (LK)remembered Your judgments from [bu]of old, O Yahweh,
And comfort myself.
53 Burning (LL)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who (LM)forsake Your law.
54 Your statutes have become my songs
In the house of my (LN)sojourning.
55 I (LO)remember (LP)in the night Your name, O Yahweh,
So I keep Your law.
56 This has become mine,
[bv]That I (LQ)observe Your precepts.
Heth
57 Yahweh is my (LR)portion;
I have [bw]promised to (LS)keep Your words.
58 I have (LT)sought to please Your face (LU)with all my heart;
(LV)Be gracious to me (LW)according to Your [bx]word.
59 I (LX)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 (LY)cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have (LZ)not forgotten Your law.
62 At (MA)midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your (MB)righteous judgments.
63 I am a (MC)companion of all those who [by]fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
64 (MD)The earth, O Yahweh, is full of Your lovingkindness;
(ME)Teach me Your statutes.
Teth
65 You have dealt well with Your slave,
O Yahweh, according to Your word.
66 Teach me good [bz](MF)discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.
67 (MG)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
68 You are (MH)good and (MI)do good;
(MJ)Teach me Your statutes.
69 The arrogant have (MK)smeared me with lying;
With all my heart I will (ML)observe Your precepts.
70 Their heart is [ca](MM)covered with fat,
But I (MN)delight in Your law.
71 It is (MO)good for me that I was afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
72 The (MP)law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Yodh
73 (MQ)Your hands made me and established me;
(MR)Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 May those who [cb]fear You (MS)see me and be glad,
Because I [cc](MT)wait for Your word.
75 I know, O Yahweh, that Your judgments are (MU)righteous,
And that (MV)in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Oh may Your lovingkindness [cd]comfort me,
According to Your [ce]word to Your slave.
77 May (MW)Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my (MX)delight.
78 May (MY)the arrogant be ashamed, for they wrong me (MZ)with lying;
But I shall (NA)muse on Your precepts.
79 May those who [cf]fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.
80 May my heart be [cg](NB)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not (NC)be ashamed.
Kaph
81 My (ND)soul fails with longing for Your salvation;
I [ch](NE)wait for Your word.
82 My (NF)eyes fail with longing for Your [ci]word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For I (NG)am like a wineskin in the smoke,
But I do (NH)not forget Your statutes.
84 How many are the (NI)days of Your slave?
When will You (NJ)execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The arrogant have (NK)dug pits for me,
Men who are not [cj]in accord with Your law.
86 All Your commandments are (NL)faithful;
They have (NM)persecuted me with lying; (NN)help me!
87 They almost made an end of me on the earth,
But as for me, I (NO)did not forsake Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Lamedh
89 (NP)Forever, O Yahweh,
Your word stands firm in heaven.
90 Your (NQ)faithfulness endures [ck]from generation to generation;
You (NR)established the earth, and it (NS)stands.
91 They stand this day according to Your (NT)judgments,
For (NU)all things are Your slaves.
92 If Your law had not been my (NV)delight,
Then I would have perished (NW)in my affliction.
93 I will (NX)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have [cl](NY)revived me.
94 I am Yours, (NZ)save me;
For I have (OA)sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked (OB)hope for me—to destroy me;
I shall perceive Your testimonies.
96 I have seen [cm]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Mem
97 Oh how I (OC)love Your law!
It is my (OD)meditation all the day.
98 Your (OE)commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are [cn]mine forever.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my (OF)meditation.
100 I perceive (OG)more than the aged,
Because I have (OH)observed Your precepts.
101 I have (OI)restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not (OJ)turned aside from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103 How (OK)sweet is Your [co]word to my [cp]taste!
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 From Your precepts I (OL)get perception;
Therefore I (OM)hate every false way.
Nun
105 Your word is a (ON)lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
106 I have (OO)sworn and I have confirmed,
To keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am exceedingly (OP)afflicted;
O Yahweh, [cq](OQ)revive me according to Your word.
108 Oh be pleased with the (OR)freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh,
And (OS)teach me Your judgments.
109 My (OT)soul is continually [cr]in my hand,
Yet I do not (OU)forget Your law.
110 The wicked have (OV)laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not (OW)wandered from Your precepts.
111 I have (OX)inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the (OY)joy of my heart.
112 I have (OZ)inclined my heart to do Your statutes
Forever, (PA)to the end.
Samekh
113 I hate those who are (PB)double-minded,
But I love Your (PC)law.
114 You are my (PD)hiding place and my (PE)shield;
I [cs](PF)wait for Your word.
115 (PG)Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may (PH)observe the commandments of my God.
116 (PI)Sustain me according to Your [ct]word, that I may live;
And (PJ)do not put me to shame because of my hope.
117 Uphold me that I may be (PK)saved,
That I may (PL)have regard for Your statutes continually.
118 You have [cu]rejected all those (PM)who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is a lie.
119 You [cv]remove all the wicked of the earth like (PN)dross;
Therefore I (PO)love Your testimonies.
120 My flesh [cw](PP)quakes for dread of You,
And I am (PQ)afraid of Your judgments.
Ayin
121 I have (PR)done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be for Your slave a (PS)guarantee for good;
Do not let the arrogant (PT)oppress me.
123 My (PU)eyes fail with longing for Your salvation
And for Your righteous [cx]word.
124 Deal with Your slave (PV)according to Your lovingkindness
And (PW)teach me Your statutes.
125 (PX)I am Your slave; (PY)give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for Yahweh to (PZ)act,
For they have broken Your law.
127 Therefore I (QA)love Your commandments
Above gold, even above fine gold.
128 Therefore I deem all Your (QB)precepts concerning everything to be right,
I (QC)hate every false way.
Pe
129 Your testimonies are (QD)wonderful;
Therefore my soul (QE)observes them.
130 The (QF)unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives (QG)understanding to the simple.
131 I (QH)opened my mouth wide and (QI)panted,
For I (QJ)longed for Your commandments.
132 (QK)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
According to Your judgment [cy]for those who love Your name.
133 Establish my (QL)steps in Your [cz]word,
And do not let any wickedness (QM)overpower me.
134 (QN)Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
135 (QO)Make Your face shine upon Your slave,
And (QP)teach me Your statutes.
136 My eyes [da]shed (QQ)streams of water,
Because they (QR)do not keep Your law.
Tsadhe
137 (QS)Righteous are You, O Yahweh,
And upright are Your judgments.
138 In (QT)righteousness, You have commanded Your testimonies
And in exceeding (QU)faithfulness.
139 My (QV)zeal has [db]consumed me,
Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
140 Your [dc](QW)word is exceedingly refined,
Therefore Your slave (QX)loves it.
141 I am small and (QY)despised,
Yet I do not (QZ)forget Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And (RA)Your law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my (RB)delight.
144 Righteous are Your (RC)testimonies forever;
(RD)Give me understanding that I may live.
Qoph
145 I called (RE)with all my heart; answer me, O Yahweh!
I will (RF)observe Your statutes.
146 I called to You; (RG)save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
147 I [dd](RH)eagerly greet the dawn and cry for help;
I [de]wait for Your words.
148 My eyes [df]eagerly greet the (RI)night watches,
That I may (RJ)muse on Your [dg]word.
149 Hear my voice (RK)according to Your lovingkindness;
(RL)O Yahweh, revive me, according to Your judgments.
150 [dh]Near are those who pursue wickedness;
They are far from Your law.
151 (RM)Near are You, O Yahweh,
And all Your commandments are (RN)truth.
152 Of old I have (RO)known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them (RP)forever.
Resh
153 (RQ)See my (RR)affliction and rescue me,
For I do not (RS)forget Your law.
154 (RT)Plead my cause and (RU)redeem me;
Revive me according to Your [di]word.
155 Salvation is (RV)far from the wicked,
For they (RW)do not seek Your statutes.
156 (RX)Many are Your [dj]compassions, O Yahweh;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
157 Many are my (RY)persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not (RZ)turn aside from Your testimonies.
158 I see the (SA)treacherous and (SB)loathe them,
Those who do not keep Your [dk]word.
159 See how I (SC)love Your precepts;
(SD)O Yahweh, revive me according to Your lovingkindness.
160 The (SE)sum of Your word is (SF)truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments (SG)is everlasting.
Sin/Shin
161 (SH)Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart (SI)is in dread of Your words.
162 I (SJ)rejoice at Your [dl]word,
As one who (SK)finds much spoil.
163 I (SL)hate and abhor lying,
But I (SM)love Your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your (SN)righteous judgments.
165 Those who love Your law have (SO)much peace,
And [dm](SP)nothing causes them to stumble.
166 I (SQ)hope for Your salvation, O Yahweh,
And I do Your commandments.
167 My (SR)soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I (SS)love them exceedingly.
168 I (ST)keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my (SU)ways are before You.
Tav
169 Let my (SV)cry of lamentation come near before You, O Yahweh;
(SW)Give me understanding (SX)according to Your word.
170 Let my (SY)supplication come before You;
(SZ)Deliver me according to Your [dn]word.
171 Let my (TA)lips pour forth praise,
For You (TB)teach me Your statutes.
172 Let my (TC)tongue answer with Your [do]word,
For all Your (TD)commandments are righteous.
173 Let Your (TE)hand be [dp]ready to help me,
For I have (TF)chosen Your precepts.
174 I (TG)long for Your salvation, O Yahweh,
And Your law is my (TH)delight.
175 Let my (TI)soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your judgments help me.
176 I have (TJ)wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave,
For I have (TK)not forgotten Your commandments.
O Yahweh, Deliver My Soul
A Song of [dq]Ascents.
120 (TL)In my distress I called to Yahweh,
And He answered me.
2 O Yahweh, deliver my soul from a (TM)lying lip,
From a (TN)deceitful tongue.
3 What shall He give to you, and what shall He add to you,
O (TO)deceitful tongue?
4 (TP)Sharp arrows of the warrior,
With the burning (TQ)coals of the broom tree.
5 Woe is me, for I sojourn in (TR)Meshech,
For I dwell among the (TS)tents of (TT)Kedar!
6 Too long has my soul had its dwelling
With those who (TU)hate peace.
7 I (TV)am for peace, but when I speak,
They are (TW)for war.
My Help Comes from Yahweh
A Song of Ascents.
121 I will (TX)lift up my eyes to (TY)the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
2 My (TZ)help comes from Yahweh,
Who (UA)made heaven and earth.
3 [dr]He will not (UB)allow your foot to stumble;
[ds]He who (UC)keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will not slumber and will not sleep.
5 Yahweh is your (UD)keeper;
Yahweh is your (UE)shade on your right hand.
6 The (UF)sun will not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
7 Yahweh will (UG)keep you from all evil;
He will keep your soul.
8 Yahweh will (UH)keep your going out and your coming in
(UI)From now until forever.
Go to the House of Yahweh
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
122 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us (UJ)go to the house of Yahweh.”
2 Our feet are standing
Within your (UK)gates, O Jerusalem,
3 Jerusalem, which is (UL)built
As a city (UM)joined altogether;
4 To which the tribes, the tribes of Yah, (UN)go up—
A testimony for Israel—
To give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
5 For there, (UO)thrones sit for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the (UP)peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who (UQ)love you.
7 May peace be within your (UR)walls,
And tranquility within your (US)palaces.”
8 For the sake of my (UT)brothers and my friends,
I will now say, “(UU)May peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God,
I will (UV)seek your good.
To You I Lift Up My Eyes
A Song of Ascents.
123 To You I (UW)lift up my eyes,
The One (UX)enthroned in the heavens!
2 Behold, as the eyes of (UY)slaves look to the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a servant-girl to the hand of her mistress,
So our (UZ)eyes look to Yahweh our God,
Until He is gracious to us.
3 (VA)Be gracious to us, O Yahweh, be gracious to us,
For we are greatly saturated (VB)with contempt.
4 Our soul is greatly saturated
With the (VC)mockery of (VD)those who are at ease,
And with the (VE)contempt of the proud.
Yahweh Was on Our Side
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
124 “(VF)Had it not been Yahweh who was on our side,”
(VG)Let Israel now say,
2 “Had it not been Yahweh who was on our side
When men rose up against us,
3 Then they would have (VH)swallowed us alive,
When their (VI)anger was kindled against us;
4 Then the (VJ)waters would have flowed over us,
The stream would have [dt]swept over our soul;
5 Then the (VK)raging waters would have [du]swept over our soul.”
6 Blessed be Yahweh,
Who has not given us to be (VL)prey for their teeth.
7 Our soul has (VM)escaped (VN)as a bird out of the (VO)snare of the trapper;
The snare is broken and we have escaped.
8 Our (VP)help is in the name of Yahweh,
Who (VQ)made heaven and earth.
Yahweh Surrounds His People
A Song of Ascents.
125 Those who trust in Yahweh
Are as Mount Zion, which (VR)will not be shaken but (VS)will abide forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So (VT)Yahweh surrounds His people
(VU)From now until forever.
3 For the (VV)scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the [dv]land of the righteous,
So that the righteous (VW)would not send forth their hands in unrighteousness.
4 (VX)Do good, O Yahweh, to those who are good
And to those who are (VY)upright in their hearts.
5 But as for those who (VZ)turn aside to their (WA)crooked ways,
Yahweh will lead them away with the (WB)workers of iniquity.
(WC)Peace be upon Israel.
Those Who Sow in Tears Shall Reap with Joy
A Song of Ascents.
126 When Yahweh [dw](WD)returned [dx]the captive ones of Zion,
We were (WE)like those who dream.
2 Then our (WF)mouth was filled with laughter
And our (WG)tongue with shouts of joy;
Then they said among the nations,
“Yahweh has (WH)done great things for them.”
3 Yahweh has done great things for us;
We are (WI)glad.
4 Restore our captivity, O Yahweh,
As the [dy](WJ)streams in the Negev.
5 Those who sow in (WK)tears shall reap with (WL)shouts of joy.
6 He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed,
Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves with him.
Unless Yahweh Builds the House
A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
127 Unless Yahweh (WM)builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless Yahweh (WN)watches the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.
2 It is in vain that you rise up early,
That you sit out late,
O you who (WO)eat the bread of [dz]painful labors;
For in this manner, He gives (WP)sleep to His (WQ)beloved.
3 Behold, (WR)children are [ea]an inheritance of Yahweh,
The (WS)fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a (WT)warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
5 How (WU)blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them;
(WV)They will not be ashamed
When they (WW)speak with enemies (WX)in the gate.
Blessed Is Everyone Who Fears Yahweh
A Song of Ascents.
128 (WY)How blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh,
Who (WZ)walks in His ways.
2 When you shall (XA)eat of the [eb](XB)fruit of the labor of your hands,
How blessed will you be and (XC)how well will it be for you.
3 Your wife shall be like a (XD)fruitful vine
In the innermost parts of your house,
Your children like (XE)olive plants
All around your table.
4 Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears Yahweh.
5 (XF)May Yahweh bless you (XG)from Zion,
That you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
6 Indeed, may you see your (XH)children’s children.
(XI)Peace be upon Israel!
Yahweh Has Cut the Cords of the Wicked
A Song of Ascents.
129 “[ec]Many times they have [ed](XJ)assailed me from my (XK)youth up,”
(XL)Let Israel now say,
2 “[ee]Many times they have [ef]assailed me from my youth up;
Yet they have (XM)not prevailed against me.
3 The plowers plowed upon my back;
They lengthened their furrows.”
4 Yahweh (XN)is righteous;
He has cut up the (XO)cords of the wicked.
5 Let all who (XP)hate Zion
Be (XQ)put to shame and turned backward;
6 Let them be like (XR)grass upon the rooftops,
Which dries up before it [eg]grows up;
7 With which the reaper does not fill his [eh]hand,
Nor the binder of sheaves the (XS)fold of his garment;
8 And those who pass by will not say,
“The (XT)blessing of Yahweh be upon you;
We bless you in the name of Yahweh.”
Yahweh Will Redeem Israel
A Song of Ascents.
130 Out of the (XU)depths I called to You, O Yahweh.
2 O Lord, (XV)hear my voice!
Let (XW)Your ears be attentive
To the (XX)voice of my supplications.
3 If You should keep iniquities, O Yah,
O Lord, who could (XY)stand?
4 But with You there is (XZ)forgiveness,
That You may be (YA)feared.
5 I hope for Yahweh, my (YB)soul does hope,
And (YC)for His word do I wait.
6 My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen (YD)for the morning,
The watchmen for the morning.
7 O Israel, (YE)wait for Yahweh;
For with Yahweh there is (YF)lovingkindness,
And with Him is (YG)abundant redemption.
8 And it is He who will (YH)redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.
I Have Quieted My Soul
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
131 O Yahweh, my heart is not (YI)exalted, and my eyes are not (YJ)raised high;
And I do not [ei]involve myself in (YK)great matters,
Or in matters (YL)too marvelous for me.
2 Surely I have (YM)soothed and quieted my soul,
Like a weaned (YN)child with his mother,
Like a weaned child is my soul [ej]within me.
3 O Israel, (YO)wait for Yahweh
(YP)From now until forever.
Yahweh Has Chosen Zion
A Song of Ascents.
132 Remember, O Yahweh, on David’s behalf,
All (YQ)his affliction;
2 How he swore to Yahweh
And vowed to (YR)the Mighty One of Jacob,
3 “Surely I will not come into [ek](YS)my house,
Nor [el]lie in the [em]comfort of my bed;
4 I will not (YT)give sleep to my eyes
Or slumber to my eyelids,
5 Until I find a (YU)place for Yahweh,
[en]A dwelling place for (YV)the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 Behold, we heard of it in (YW)Ephrathah,
We found it in the (YX)fields of [eo]Jaar.
7 Let us come into His [ep](YY)dwelling place;
Let us (YZ)worship at the (ZA)footstool of His feet.
8 (ZB)Arise, O Yahweh, to Your (ZC)resting place,
You and the ark of Your (ZD)strength.
9 Let Your priests be (ZE)clothed with righteousness,
And let Your (ZF)holy ones sing for joy.
10 For the sake of David Your servant,
Do not turn away the face of Your (ZG)anointed.
11 Yahweh has (ZH)sworn to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“(ZI)Of the fruit of your [eq]body I will set upon your throne.
12 If your sons keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also shall (ZJ)sit upon your throne forever.”
13 For Yahweh has (ZK)chosen Zion;
He has (ZL)desired it for His habitation.
14 “This is My (ZM)resting place forever;
Here I will (ZN)inhabit, for I have desired it.
15 I will abundantly (ZO)bless her provision;
I will (ZP)satisfy her needy with bread.
16 Her (ZQ)priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her (ZR)holy ones will sing loudly for joy.
17 There I will cause the (ZS)horn of David to spring up;
I have prepared a (ZT)lamp for Mine anointed.
18 His enemies I will (ZU)clothe with shame,
But upon him, his (ZV)crown shall blossom.”
How Good and Pleasant Is Unity
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For (ZW)brothers to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the good (ZX)oil upon the head,
Coming down upon the beard,
Aaron’s beard,
Coming down upon the (ZY)edge of his robes.
3 It is like the (ZZ)dew of (AAA)Hermon
Coming down upon the (AAB)mountains of Zion;
For there, Yahweh (AAC)commanded the blessing—(AAD)life forever.
Behold, Bless Yahweh
A Song of Ascents.
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