Psalm 119

¹Blessed are those whose way is blameless,

who walk in the law of the Lord!

²Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,

who seek him with their whole heart,

³who also do no wrong,

but walk in his ways!

⁴Thou hast commanded thy precepts

to be kept diligently.

⁵O that my ways may be steadfast

in keeping thy statutes!

⁶Then I shall not be put to shame,

having my eyes fixed on all thy commandments.

⁷I will praise thee with an upright heart,

when I learn thy righteous ordinances.

⁸I will observe thy statutes;

O forsake me not utterly!

⁹How can a young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to thy word.

¹⁰With my whole heart I seek thee;

let me not wander from thy commandments!

¹¹I have laid up thy word in my heart,

that I might not sin against thee.

¹²Blessed be thou, O Lord;

teach me thy statutes!

¹³With my lips I declare

all the ordinances of thy mouth.

¹⁴In the way of thy testimonies I delight

as much as in all riches.

¹⁵I will meditate on thy precepts,

and fix my eyes on thy ways.

¹⁶I will delight in thy statutes;

I will not forget thy word.

¹⁷Deal bountifully with thy servant,

that I may live and observe thy word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold

wondrous things out of thy law.

¹⁹I am a sojourner on earth;

hide not thy commandments from me!

²⁰My soul is consumed with longing

for thy ordinances at all times.

²¹Thou dost rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,

who wander from thy commandments;

²²take away from me their scorn and contempt,

for I have kept thy testimonies.

²³Even though princes sit plotting against me,

thy servant will meditate on thy statutes.

²⁴Thy testimonies are my delight,

they are my counselors.

²⁵My soul cleaves to the dust;

revive me according to thy word!

²⁶When I told of my ways, thou didst answer me;

teach me thy statutes!

²⁷Make me understand the way of thy precepts,

and I will meditate on thy wondrous works.

²⁸My soul melts away for sorrow;

strengthen me according to thy word!

²⁹Put false ways far from me;

and graciously teach me thy law!

³⁰I have chosen the way of faithfulness,

I set thy ordinances before me.

³¹I cleave to thy testimonies, O Lord;

let me not be put to shame!

³²I will run in the way of thy commandments

when thou enlargest my understanding!

³³Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes;

and I will keep it to the end.

³⁴Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law

and observe it with my whole heart.

³⁵Lead me in the path of thy commandments,

for I delight in it.

³⁶Incline my heart to thy testimonies,

and not to gain!

³⁷Turn my eyes from looking at vanities;

and give me life in thy ways.

³⁸Confirm to thy servant thy promise,

which is for those who fear thee.

³⁹Turn away the reproach which I dread;

for thy ordinances are good.

⁴⁰Behold, I long for thy precepts;

in thy righteousness give me life!

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

thy salvation according to thy promise;

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

for I trust in thy word.

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

for my hope is in thy ordinances.

⁴⁴I will keep thy law continually,

for ever and ever;

⁴⁵and I shall walk at liberty,

for I have sought thy precepts.

⁴⁶I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings,

and shall not be put to shame;

⁴⁷for I find my delight in thy commandments,

which I love.

⁴⁸I revere thy commandments, which I love,

and I will meditate on thy statutes.

⁴⁹Remember thy word to thy servant,

in which thou hast made me hope.

⁵⁰This is my comfort in my affliction

that thy promise gives me life.

⁵¹Godless men utterly deride me,

but I do not turn away from thy law.

⁵²When I think of thy ordinances from of old,

I take comfort, O Lord.

⁵³Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,

who forsake thy law.

⁵⁴Thy statutes have been my songs

in the house of my pilgrimage.

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

and keep thy law.

⁵⁶This blessing has fallen to me,

that I have kept thy precepts.

⁵⁷The Lord is my portion;

I promise to keep thy words.

⁵⁸I entreat thy favor with all my heart;

be gracious to me according to thy promise.

⁵⁹When I think of thy ways,

I turn my feet to thy testimonies;

⁶⁰I hasten and do not delay

to keep thy commandments.

⁶¹Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me,

I do not forget thy law.

⁶²At midnight I rise to praise thee,

because of thy righteous ordinances.

⁶³I am a companion of all who fear thee,

of those who keep thy precepts.

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

teach me thy statutes!

⁶⁵Thou hast dealt well with thy servant,

O Lord, according to thy word.

⁶⁶Teach me good judgment and knowledge,

for I believe in thy commandments.

⁶⁷Before I was afflicted I went astray;

but now I keep thy word.

⁶⁸Thou art good and doest good;

teach me thy statutes.

⁶⁹The godless besmear me with lies,

but with my whole heart I keep thy precepts;

⁷⁰their heart is gross like fat,

but I delight in thy law.

⁷¹It is good for me that I was afflicted,

that I might learn thy statutes.

⁷²The law of thy mouth is better to me

than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

⁷³Thy hands have made and fashioned me;

give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.

⁷⁴Those who fear thee shall see me and rejoice,

because I have hoped in thy word.

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

and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

⁷⁶Let thy steadfast love be ready to comfort me

according to thy promise to thy servant.

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

for thy law is my delight.

⁷⁸Let the godless be put to shame,

because they have subverted me with guile;

as for me, I will meditate on thy precepts.

⁷⁹Let those who fear thee turn to me,

that they may know thy testimonies.

⁸⁰May my heart be blameless in thy statutes,

that I may not be put to shame!

⁸¹My soul languishes for thy salvation;

I hope in thy word.

⁸²My eyes fail with watching for thy promise;

I ask, “When wilt thou comfort me?”

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

yet I have not forgotten thy statutes.

⁸⁴How long must thy servant endure?

When wilt thou judge those who persecute me?

⁸⁵Godless men have dug pitfalls for me,

men who do not conform to thy law.

⁸⁶All thy commandments are sure;

they persecute me with falsehood; help me!

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

but I have not forsaken thy precepts.

⁸⁸In thy steadfast love spare my life,

that I may keep the testimonies of thy mouth.

⁸⁹For ever, O Lord, thy word

is firmly fixed in the heavens.

⁹⁰Thy faithfulness endures to all generations;

thou hast established the earth, and it stands fast.

⁹¹By thy appointment they stand this day;

for all things are thy servants.

⁹²If thy law had not been my delight,

I should have perished in my affliction.

⁹³I will never forget thy precepts;

for by them thou hast given me life.

⁹⁴I am thine, save me;

for I have sought thy precepts.

⁹⁵The wicked lie in wait to destroy me;

but I consider thy testimonies.

⁹⁶I have seen a limit to all perfection,

but thy commandment is exceedingly broad.

⁹⁷Oh, how I love thy law!

It is my meditation all the day.

⁹⁸Thy commandment makes me wiser than my enemies,

for it is ever with me.

⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers,

for thy testimonies are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰I understand more than the aged,

for I keep thy precepts.

¹⁰¹I hold back my feet from every evil way,

in order to keep thy word.

¹⁰²I do not turn aside from thy ordinances,

for thou hast taught me.

¹⁰³How sweet are thy words to my taste,

sweeter than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰⁴Through thy precepts I get understanding;

therefore I hate every false way.

¹⁰⁵Thy word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path.

¹⁰⁶I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,

to observe thy righteous ordinances.

¹⁰⁷I am sorely afflicted;

give me life, O Lord, according to thy word!

¹⁰⁸Accept my offerings of praise, O Lord,

and teach me thy ordinances.

¹⁰⁹I hold my life in my hand continually,

but I do not forget thy law.

¹¹⁰The wicked have laid a snare for me,

but I do not stray from thy precepts.

¹¹¹Thy testimonies are my heritage for ever;

yea, they are the joy of my heart.

¹¹²I incline my heart to perform thy statutes

for ever, to the end.

¹¹³I hate double-minded men,

but I love thy law.

¹¹⁴Thou art my hiding place and my shield;

I hope in thy word.

¹¹⁵Depart from me, you evildoers,

that I may keep the commandments of my God.

¹¹⁶Uphold me according to thy 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 thy statutes continually!

¹¹⁸Thou dost spurn all who go astray from thy statutes;

yea, their cunning is in vain.

¹¹⁹All the wicked of the earth thou dost count as dross;

therefore I love thy testimonies.

¹²⁰My flesh trembles for fear of thee,

and I am afraid of thy judgments.

¹²¹I have done what is just and right;

do not leave me to my oppressors.

¹²²Be surety for thy servant for good;

let not the godless oppress me.

¹²³My eyes fail with watching for thy salvation,

and for the fulfilment of thy righteous promise.

¹²⁴Deal with thy servant according to thy steadfast love,

and teach me thy statutes.

¹²⁵I am thy servant; give me understanding,

that I may know thy testimonies!

¹²⁶It is time for the Lord to act,

for thy law has been broken.

¹²⁷Therefore I love thy commandments

above gold, above fine gold.

¹²⁸Therefore I direct my steps by all thy precepts;

I hate every false way.

¹²⁹Thy testimonies are wonderful;

therefore my soul keeps them.

¹³⁰The unfolding of thy words gives light;

it imparts understanding to the simple.

¹³¹With open mouth I pant,

because I long for thy commandments.

¹³²Turn to me and be gracious to me,

as is thy wont toward those who love thy name.

¹³³Keep steady my steps according to thy promise,

and let no iniquity get dominion over me.

¹³⁴Redeem me from man’s oppression,

that I may keep thy precepts.

¹³⁵Make thy face shine upon thy servant,

and teach me thy statutes.

¹³⁶My eyes shed streams of tears,

because men do not keep thy law.

¹³⁷Righteous art thou, O Lord,

and right are thy judgments.

¹³⁸Thou hast appointed thy testimonies in righteousness

and in all faithfulness.

¹³⁹My zeal consumes me,

because my foes forget thy words.

¹⁴⁰Thy promise is well tried,

and thy servant loves it.

¹⁴¹I am small and despised,

yet I do not forget thy precepts.

¹⁴²Thy righteousness is righteous for ever,

and thy law is true.

¹⁴³Trouble and anguish have come upon me,

but thy commandments are my delight.

¹⁴⁴Thy testimonies are righteous for ever;

give me understanding that I may live.

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

I will keep thy statutes.

¹⁴⁶I cry to thee; save me,

that I may observe thy testimonies.

¹⁴⁷I rise before dawn and cry for help;

I hope in thy words.

¹⁴⁸My eyes are awake before the watches of the night,

that I may meditate upon thy promise.

¹⁴⁹Hear my voice in thy steadfast love;

O Lord, in thy justice preserve my life.

¹⁵⁰They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;

they are far from thy law.

¹⁵¹But thou art near, O Lord,

and all thy commandments are true.

¹⁵²Long have I known from thy testimonies

that thou hast founded them for ever.

¹⁵³Look on my affliction and deliver me,

for I do not forget thy law.

¹⁵⁴Plead my cause and redeem me;

give me life according to thy promise!

¹⁵⁵Salvation is far from the wicked,

for they do not seek thy statutes.

¹⁵⁶Great is thy mercy, O Lord;

give me life according to thy justice.

¹⁵⁷Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,

but I do not swerve from thy testimonies.

¹⁵⁸I look at the faithless with disgust,

because they do not keep thy commands.

¹⁵⁹Consider how I love thy precepts!

Preserve my life according to thy steadfast love.

¹⁶⁰The sum of thy word is truth;

and every one of thy righteous ordinances endures for ever.

¹⁶¹Princes persecute me without cause,

but my heart stands in awe of thy words.

¹⁶²I rejoice at thy word

like one who finds great spoil.

¹⁶³I hate and abhor falsehood,

but I love thy law.

¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise thee

for thy righteous ordinances.

¹⁶⁵Great peace have those who love thy law;

nothing can make them stumble.

¹⁶⁶I hope for thy salvation, O Lord,

and I do thy commandments.

¹⁶⁷My soul keeps thy testimonies;

I love them exceedingly.

¹⁶⁸I keep thy precepts and testimonies,

for all my ways are before thee.

¹⁶⁹Let my cry come before thee, O Lord;

give me understanding according to thy word!

¹⁷⁰Let my supplication come before thee;

deliver me according to thy word.

¹⁷¹My lips will pour forth praise

that thou dost teach me thy statutes.

¹⁷²My tongue will sing of thy word,

for all thy commandments are right.

¹⁷³Let thy hand be ready to help me,

for I have chosen thy precepts.

¹⁷⁴I long for thy salvation, O Lord,

and thy law is my delight.

¹⁷⁵Let me live, that I may praise thee,

and let thy ordinances help me.

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

for I do not forget thy commandments.