Psalm On Demand - Psalm 119

Psalm 119

' Aleph

¹ Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.
² Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.
³ They do nothing wrong; they walk in his ways.
⁴ You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.
⁵ Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!
⁶ Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.
⁷ I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
⁸ I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.

b Beth

⁹ How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
¹⁰ I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
¹¹ I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
¹² Praise be to you, O LORD; teach me your decrees.
¹³ With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.
¹⁴ I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
¹⁵ I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
¹⁶ I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.

g Gimel

¹⁷ Do good to your servant, and I will live; I will obey your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
¹⁹ I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
²⁰ My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
²¹ You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed and who stray from your commands.
²² Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
²³ Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.
²⁴ Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.

d Daleth

²⁵ I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.
²⁶ I recounted my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees.
²⁷ Let me understand the teaching of your precepts; then I will meditate on your wonders.
²⁸ My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
²⁹ Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me through your law.
³⁰ I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws.
³¹ I hold fast to your statutes, O LORD; do not let me be put to shame.
³² I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.

h He

³³ Teach me, O LORD, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end.
³⁴ Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart.
³⁵ Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.
³⁶ Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
³⁷ Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.
³⁸ Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared.
³⁹ Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.
⁴⁰ How I long for your precepts! Preserve my life in your righteousness.

w Waw

⁴¹ May your unfailing love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise;
⁴² then I will answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
⁴³ Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.
⁴⁴ I will always obey your law, for ever and ever.
⁴⁵ I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
⁴⁶ I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,
⁴⁷ for I delight in your commands because I love them.
⁴⁸ I lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I meditate on your decrees.

z Zayin

⁴⁹ Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
⁵⁰ My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.
⁵¹ The arrogant mock me without restraint, but I do not turn from your law.
⁵² I remember your ancient laws, O LORD, and I find comfort in them.
⁵³ Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.
⁵⁴ Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.
⁵⁵ In the night I remember your name, O LORD, and I will keep your law.
⁵⁶ This has been my practice: I obey your precepts.

x Heth

⁵⁷ You are my portion, O LORD; I have promised to obey your words.
⁵⁸ I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
⁵⁹ I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
⁶⁰ I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
⁶¹ Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law.
⁶² At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.
⁶³ I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts.
⁶⁴ The earth is filled with your love, O LORD; teach me your decrees.

X Teth

⁶⁵ Do good to your servant according to your word, O LORD.
⁶⁶ Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I believe in your commands.
⁶⁷ Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.
⁶⁸ You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.
⁶⁹ Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart.
⁷⁰ Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.
⁷¹ It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.
⁷² The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

y Yodh

⁷³ Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.
⁷⁴ May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.
⁷⁵ I know, O LORD, that your laws are righteous, and in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
⁷⁶ May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.
⁷⁷ Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.
⁷⁸ May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
⁷⁹ May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.
⁸⁰ May my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.

k Kaph

⁸¹ My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word. ⁸² My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, "When will you comfort me?" ⁸³ Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees. ⁸⁴ How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors? ⁸⁵ The arrogant dig pitfalls for me, contrary to your law. ⁸⁶ All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for men persecute me without cause. ⁸⁷ They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts. ⁸⁸ Preserve my life according to your love, and I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

l Lamedh

⁸⁹ Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. ⁹⁰ Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures. ⁹¹ Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you. ⁹² If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. ⁹³ I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life. ⁹⁴ Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts. ⁹⁵ The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes. ⁹⁶ To all perfection I see a limit; but your commands are boundless.

m Mem

⁹⁷ Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. ⁹⁸ Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. ⁹⁹ I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. ¹⁰⁰ I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts. ¹⁰¹ I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word. ¹⁰² I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me. ¹⁰³ How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! ¹⁰⁴ I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.

n Nun

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. ¹⁰⁶ I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws. ¹⁰⁷ I have suffered much; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your word. ¹⁰⁸ Accept, O LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws. ¹⁰⁹ Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law. ¹¹⁰ The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts. ¹¹¹ Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. ¹¹² My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.

s Samekh

¹¹³ I hate double-minded men, but I love your law. ¹¹⁴ You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. ¹¹⁵ Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God! ¹¹⁶ Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed. ¹¹⁷ Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees. ¹¹⁸ You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their deceitfulness is in vain. ¹¹⁹ All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes. ¹²⁰ My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.

v Ayin

¹²¹ I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors. ¹²² Ensure your servant's well-being; let not the arrogant oppress me. ¹²³ My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise. ¹²⁴ Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees. ¹²⁵ I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes. ¹²⁶ It is time for you to act, O LORD; your law is being broken. ¹²⁷ Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold, ¹²⁸ and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.

p Pe

¹²⁹ Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them. ¹³⁰ The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. ¹³¹ I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands. ¹³² Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. ¹³³ Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. ¹³⁴ Redeem me from the oppression of men, that I may obey your precepts. ¹³⁵ Make your face shine upon your servant and teach me your decrees. ¹³⁶ Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.

c Tsadhe

¹³⁷ Righteous are you, O LORD, and your laws are right. ¹³⁸ The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy. ¹³⁹ My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words. ¹⁴⁰ Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. ¹⁴¹ Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts. ¹⁴² Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true. ¹⁴³ Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands are my delight. ¹⁴⁴ Your statutes are forever right; give me understanding that I may live.

q Qoph

¹⁴⁵ I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD, and I will obey your decrees. ¹⁴⁶ I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes. ¹⁴⁷ I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word. ¹⁴⁸ My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises. ¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your laws. ¹⁵⁰ Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law. ¹⁵¹ Yet you are near, O LORD, and all your commands are true. ¹⁵² Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.

r Resh

¹⁵³ Look upon my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law. ¹⁵⁴ Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise. ¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees. ¹⁵⁶ Your compassion is great, O LORD; preserve my life according to your laws. ¹⁵⁷ Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes. ¹⁵⁸ I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word. ¹⁵⁹ See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your love. ¹⁶⁰ All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.

S Sin and Shin

¹⁶¹ Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word. ¹⁶² I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. ¹⁶³ I hate and abhor falsehood but I love your law. ¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws. ¹⁶⁵ Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. ¹⁶⁶ I wait for your salvation, O LORD, and I follow your commands. ¹⁶⁷ I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly. ¹⁶⁸ I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.

t Taw

¹⁶⁹ May my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word. ¹⁷⁰ May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise. ¹⁷¹ May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees. ¹⁷² May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous. ¹⁷³ May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. ¹⁷⁴ I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight. ¹⁷⁵ Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me. ¹⁷⁶ I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.

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