Psalm 119

¹Happy are those whose way is blameless,

who walk in the law of the Lord.

²Happy are those who keep his decrees,

who seek him with their whole heart,

³who also do no wrong,

but walk in his ways.

⁴You have commanded your precepts

to be kept diligently.

⁵O that my ways may be steadfast

in keeping your statutes!

⁶Then 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 your righteous ordinances.

⁸I will observe your statutes;

do not utterly forsake me.

⁹How can young people keep their way pure?

By guarding it according to your word.

¹⁰With my whole heart I seek you;

do not let me stray from your commandments.

¹¹I treasure your word in my heart,

so that I may not sin against you.

¹²Blessed are you, O Lord;

teach me your statutes.

¹³With my lips I declare

all the ordinances of your mouth.

¹⁴I delight in the way of your decrees

as much as in all riches.

¹⁵I will meditate on your precepts,

and fix my eyes on your ways.

¹⁶I will delight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

¹⁷Deal bountifully with your servant,

so that I may live and observe your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, so that I may behold

wondrous things out of your law.

¹⁹I live as an alien in the land;

do not hide your commandments from me.

²⁰My soul is consumed with longing

for your ordinances at all times.

²¹You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,

who wander from your commandments;

²²take away from me their scorn and contempt,

for I have kept your decrees.

²³Even though princes sit plotting against me,

your servant will meditate on your statutes.

²⁴Your decrees are my delight,

they are my counselors.

²⁵My soul clings to the dust;

revive me according to your word.

²⁶When I told of my ways, you answered me;

teach me your statutes.

²⁷Make me understand the way of your precepts,

and I will meditate on your wondrous works.

²⁸My soul melts away for sorrow;

strengthen me according to your word.

²⁹Put false ways far from me;

and graciously teach me your law.

³⁰I have chosen the way of faithfulness;

I set your ordinances before me.

³¹I cling to your decrees, O Lord;

let me not be put to shame.

³²I run the way of your commandments,

for you enlarge my understanding.

³³Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes,

and I will observe it to the end.

³⁴Give me understanding, that I may keep your law

and observe it with my whole heart.

³⁵Lead me in the path of your commandments,

for I delight in it.

³⁶Turn my heart to your decrees,

and not to selfish gain.

³⁷Turn my eyes from looking at vanities;

give me life in your ways.

³⁸Confirm to your servant your promise,

which is for those who fear you.

³⁹Turn away the disgrace that I dread,

for your ordinances are good.

⁴⁰See, I have longed for your precepts;

in your righteousness give me life.

⁴¹Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord,

your salvation according to your promise.

⁴²Then I shall have an answer for those who taunt me,

for I trust in your word.

⁴³Do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,

for my hope is in your ordinances.

⁴⁴I will keep your law continually,

forever and ever.

⁴⁵I shall walk at liberty,

for I have sought your precepts.

⁴⁶I will also speak of your decrees before kings,

and shall not be put to shame;

⁴⁷I find my delight in your commandments,

because I love them.

⁴⁸I revere your commandments, which I love,

and I will meditate on your statutes.

⁴⁹Remember your word to your servant,

in which you have made me hope.

⁵⁰This is my comfort in my distress,

that your promise gives me life.

⁵¹The arrogant utterly deride me,

but I do not turn away from your law.

⁵²When I think of your ordinances from of old,

I take comfort, O Lord.

⁵³Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,

those who forsake your law.

⁵⁴Your statutes have been my songs

wherever I make my home.

⁵⁵I remember your name in the night, O Lord,

and keep your law.

⁵⁶This blessing has fallen to me,

for I have kept your precepts.

⁵⁷The Lord is my portion;

I promise to keep your words.

⁵⁸I implore your favor with all my heart;

be gracious to me according to your promise.

⁵⁹When I think of your ways,

I turn my feet to your decrees;

⁶⁰I hurry and do not delay

to keep your commandments.

⁶¹Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,

I do not forget your law.

⁶²At midnight I rise to praise you,

because of your righteous ordinances.

⁶³I am a companion of all who fear you,

of those who keep your precepts.

⁶⁴The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;

teach me your statutes.

⁶⁵You have dealt well with your servant,

O Lord, according to your word.

⁶⁶Teach me good judgment and knowledge,

for I believe in your commandments.

⁶⁷Before I was humbled I went astray,

but now I keep your word.

⁶⁸You are good and do good;

teach me your statutes.

⁶⁹The arrogant smear me with lies,

but with my whole heart I keep your precepts.

⁷⁰Their hearts are fat and gross,

but I delight in your law.

⁷¹It is good for me that I was humbled,

so that I might learn your statutes.

⁷²The law of your mouth is better to me

than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

⁷³Your hands have made and fashioned me;

give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.

⁷⁴Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,

because I have hoped in your word.

⁷⁵I know, O Lord, that your judgments are right,

and that in faithfulness you have humbled me.

⁷⁶Let your steadfast love become my comfort

according to your promise to your servant.

⁷⁷Let your mercy come to me, that I may live;

for your law is my delight.

⁷⁸Let the arrogant be put to shame,

because they have subverted me with guile;

as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

⁷⁹Let those who fear you turn to me,

so that they may know your decrees.

⁸⁰May my heart be blameless in your statutes,

so that I may not be put to shame.

⁸¹My soul languishes for your salvation;

I hope in your word.

⁸²My eyes fail with watching for your promise;

I ask, “When will you comfort me?”

⁸³For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,

yet I have not forgotten your statutes.

⁸⁴How long must your servant endure?

When will you judge those who persecute me?

⁸⁵The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me;

they flout your law.

⁸⁶All your commandments are enduring;

I am persecuted without cause; help me!

⁸⁷They have almost made an end of me on earth;

but I have not forsaken your precepts.

⁸⁸In your steadfast love spare my life,

so that I may keep the decrees of your mouth.

⁸⁹The Lord exists forever;

your word is firmly fixed in heaven.

⁹⁰Your faithfulness endures to all generations;

you have established the earth, and it stands fast.

⁹¹By your appointment they stand today,

for all things are your servants.

⁹²If your law had not been my delight,

I would have perished in my misery.

⁹³I will never forget your precepts,

for by them you have given me life.

⁹⁴I am yours; save me,

for I have sought your precepts.

⁹⁵The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,

but I consider your decrees.

⁹⁶I have seen a limit to all perfection,

but your commandment is exceedingly broad.

⁹⁷Oh, how I love your law!

It is my meditation all day long.

⁹⁸Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,

for it is always with me.

⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers,

for your decrees are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰I understand more than the aged,

for I keep your precepts.

¹⁰¹I hold back my feet from every evil way,

in order to keep your word.

¹⁰²I do not turn away from your ordinances,

for you have taught me.

¹⁰³How sweet are your words to my taste,

sweeter than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰⁴Through your precepts I get understanding;

therefore I hate every false way.

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

¹⁰⁶I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,

to observe your righteous ordinances.

¹⁰⁷I am severely afflicted;

give me life, O Lord, according to your word.

¹⁰⁸Accept my offerings of praise, O Lord,

and teach me your ordinances.

¹⁰⁹I hold my life in my hand continually,

but I do not forget your law.

¹¹⁰The wicked have laid a snare for me,

but I do not stray from your precepts.

¹¹¹Your decrees are my heritage forever;

they are the joy of my heart.

¹¹²I incline my heart to perform your statutes

forever, to the end.

¹¹³I hate the double-minded,

but I love your law.

¹¹⁴You are my hiding place and my shield;

I hope in your word.

¹¹⁵Go away from me, you evildoers,

that I may keep the commandments of my God.

¹¹⁶Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live,

and let me not be put to shame in my hope.

¹¹⁷Hold me up, that I may be safe

and have regard for your statutes continually.

¹¹⁸You spurn all who go astray from your statutes;

for their cunning is in vain.

¹¹⁹All the wicked of the earth you count as dross;

therefore I love your decrees.

¹²⁰My flesh trembles for fear of you,

and I am afraid of your judgments.

¹²¹I have done what is just and right;

do not leave me to my oppressors.

¹²²Guarantee your servant’s well-being;

do not let the godless oppress me.

¹²³My eyes fail from watching for your salvation,

and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.

¹²⁴Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,

and teach me your statutes.

¹²⁵I am your servant; give me understanding,

so that I may know your decrees.

¹²⁶It is time for the Lord to act,

for your law has been broken.

¹²⁷Truly I love your commandments

more than gold, more than fine gold.

¹²⁸Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;

I hate every false way.

¹²⁹Your decrees are wonderful;

therefore my soul keeps them.

¹³⁰The unfolding of your words gives light;

it imparts understanding to the simple.

¹³¹With open mouth I pant,

because I long for your commandments.

¹³²Turn to me and be gracious to me,

as is your custom toward those who love your name.

¹³³Keep my steps steady according to your promise,

and never let iniquity have dominion over me.

¹³⁴Redeem me from human oppression,

that I may keep your precepts.

¹³⁵Make your face shine upon your servant,

and teach me your statutes.

¹³⁶My eyes shed streams of tears

because your law is not kept.

¹³⁷You are righteous, O Lord,

and your judgments are right.

¹³⁸You have appointed your decrees in righteousness

and in all faithfulness.

¹³⁹My zeal consumes me

because my foes forget your words.

¹⁴⁰Your promise is well tried,

and your servant loves it.

¹⁴¹I am small and despised,

yet I do not forget your precepts.

¹⁴²Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,

and your law is the truth.

¹⁴³Trouble and anguish have come upon me,

but your commandments are my delight.

¹⁴⁴Your decrees are righteous forever;

give me understanding that I may live.

¹⁴⁵With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord.

I will keep your statutes.

¹⁴⁶I cry to you; save me,

that I may observe your decrees.

¹⁴⁷I rise before dawn and cry for help;

I put my hope in your words.

¹⁴⁸My eyes are awake before each watch of the night,

that I may meditate on your promise.

¹⁴⁹In your steadfast love hear my voice;

O Lord, in your justice preserve my life.

¹⁵⁰Those who persecute me with evil purpose draw near;

they are far from your law.

¹⁵¹Yet you are near, O Lord,

and all your commandments are true.

¹⁵²Long ago I learned from your decrees

that you have established them forever.

¹⁵³Look on my misery and rescue me,

for I do not forget your law.

¹⁵⁴Plead my cause and redeem me;

give me life according to your promise.

¹⁵⁵Salvation is far from the wicked,

for they do not seek your statutes.

¹⁵⁶Great is your mercy, O Lord;

give me life according to your justice.

¹⁵⁷Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,

yet I do not swerve from your decrees.

¹⁵⁸I look at the faithless with disgust,

because they do not keep your commands.

¹⁵⁹Consider how I love your precepts;

preserve my life according to your steadfast love.

¹⁶⁰The sum of your word is truth;

and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.

¹⁶¹Princes persecute me without cause,

but my heart stands in awe of your words.

¹⁶²I rejoice at your word

like one who finds great spoil.

¹⁶³I hate and abhor falsehood,

but I love your law.

¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise you

for your righteous ordinances.

¹⁶⁵Great peace have those who love your law;

nothing can make them stumble.

¹⁶⁶I hope for your salvation, O Lord,

and I fulfill your commandments.

¹⁶⁷My soul keeps your decrees;

I love them exceedingly.

¹⁶⁸I keep your precepts and decrees,

for all my ways are before you.

¹⁶⁹Let my cry come before you, O Lord;

give me understanding according to your word.

¹⁷⁰Let my supplication come before you;

deliver me according to your promise.

¹⁷¹My lips will pour forth praise,

because you teach me your statutes.

¹⁷²My tongue will sing of your promise,

for all your commandments are right.

¹⁷³Let your hand be ready to help me,

for I have chosen your precepts.

¹⁷⁴I long for your salvation, O Lord,

and your law is my delight.

¹⁷⁵Let me live that I may praise you,

and let your ordinances help me.

¹⁷⁶I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant,

for I do not forget your commandments.