Chronological
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.
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