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| Psalms 119 — King James Version (KJV, 1611) | Psalms 119 — World English Bible (WEB, 2000) |
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| 1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. | ALEPH Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law. |
| 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. | Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart. |
| 3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. | Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways. |
| 4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. | You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them. |
| 5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! | Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes! |
| 6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. | Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments. |
| 7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. | I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments. |
| 8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. | I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me. BETH |
| 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. | How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. |
| 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. | With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments. |
| 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. | I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. |
| 12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes. | Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes. |
| 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. | With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth. |
| 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. | I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches. |
| 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. | I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways. |
| 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. | I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL |
| 17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. | Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word. |
| 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. | Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law. |
| 19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. | I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me. |
| 20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. | My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times. |
| 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. | You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments. |
| 22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. | Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes. |
| 23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. | Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes. |
| 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. | Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors. DALETH |
| 25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. | My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word! |
| 26 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. | I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes. |
| 27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. | Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works. |
| 28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. | My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. |
| 29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. | Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously! |
| 30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. | I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me. |
| 31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame. | I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don’t let me be disappointed. |
| 32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. | I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free. HE |
| 33 Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. | Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end. |
| 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. | Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart. |
| 35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. | Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them. |
| 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. | Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. |
| 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. | Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways. |
| 38 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. | Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared. |
| 39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. | Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good. |
| 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. | Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. VAV |
| 41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word. | Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, your salvation, according to your word. |
| 42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. | So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word. |
| 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. | Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances. |
| 44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. | So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever. |
| 45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. | I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts. |
| 46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. | I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed. |
| 47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. | I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them. |
| 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. | I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN |
| 49 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. | Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope. |
| 50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. | This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me. |
| 51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law. | The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law. |
| 52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and have comforted myself. | I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself. |
| 53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. | Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law. |
| 54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. | Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live. |
| 55 I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. | I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, and I obey your law. |
| 56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts. | This is my way, that I keep your precepts. HETH |
| 57 Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words. | Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words. |
| 58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. | I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word. |
| 59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. | I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes. |
| 60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. | I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments. |
| 61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. | The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law. |
| 62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. | At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances. |
| 63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. | I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts. |
| 64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. | The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes. TETH |
| 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word. | You have treated your servant well, according to your word, Yahweh. |
| 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. | Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. |
| 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. | Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word. |
| 68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. | You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes. |
| 69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. | The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts. |
| 70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. | Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law. |
| 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. | It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes. |
| 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. | The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YODH |
| 73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. | Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments. |
| 74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. | Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word. |
| 75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. | Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. |
| 76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. | Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant. |
| 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. | Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight. |
| 78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. | Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts. |
| 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. | Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes. |
| 80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. | Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed. KAPF |
| 81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. | My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word. |
| 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? | My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?” |
| 83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes. | For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes. |
| 84 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? | How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me? |
| 85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. | The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law. |
| 86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. | All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me! |
| 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. | They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts. |
| 88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. | Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth. LAMEDH |
| 89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. | Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever. |
| 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. | Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains. |
| 91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants. | Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you. |
| 92 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. | Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. |
| 93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. | I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me. |
| 94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. | I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts. |
| 95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies. | The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes. |
| 96 I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. | I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. MEM |
| 97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. | How I love your law! It is my meditation all day. |
| 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. | Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me. |
| 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. | I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. |
| 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. | I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts. |
| 101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. | I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word. |
| 102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. | I have not turned away from your ordinances, for you have taught me. |
| 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! | How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth! |
| 104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. | Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. NUN |
| 105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. |
| 106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. | I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances. |
| 107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word. | I am afflicted very much. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your word. |
| 108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments. | Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances. |
| 109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. | My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law. |
| 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. | The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts. |
| 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. | I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. |
| 112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. | I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end. SAMEKH |
| 113 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. | I hate double-minded men, but I love your law. |
| 114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. | You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word. |
| 115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. | Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God. |
| 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. | Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope. |
| 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. | Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually. |
| 118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. | You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain. |
| 119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. | You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies. |
| 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. | My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments. AYIN |
| 121 I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. | I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors. |
| 122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. | Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me. |
| 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. | My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word. |
| 124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. | Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes. |
| 125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. | I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies. |
| 126 It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law. | It is time to act, Yahweh, for they break your law. |
| 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. | Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold. |
| 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. | Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE |
| 129 Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. | Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them. |
| 130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. | The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. |
| 131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. | I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments. |
| 132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. | Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. |
| 133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. | Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me. |
| 134 Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. | Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts. |
| 135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. | Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes. |
| 136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. | Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law. TZADHE |
| 137 Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments. | You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright. |
| 138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. | You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy. |
| 139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. | My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words. |
| 140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. | Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. |
| 141 I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. | I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts. |
| 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. | Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth. |
| 143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. | Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight. |
| 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. | Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. QOPH |
| 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes. | I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes. |
| 146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. | I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes. |
| 147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. | I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words. |
| 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. | My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word. |
| 149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment. | Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances. |
| 150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. | They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law. |
| 151 Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth. | You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth. |
| 152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. | Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. RESH |
| 153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. | Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law. |
| 154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. | Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise. |
| 155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. | Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes. |
| 156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy judgments. | Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according to your ordinances. |
| 157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. | Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies. |
| 158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. | I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word. |
| 159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness. | Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness. |
| 160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. | All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN |
| 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. | Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words. |
| 162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. | I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder. |
| 163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. | I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law. |
| 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments. | Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances. |
| 165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. | Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble. |
| 166 Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. | I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have done your commandments. |
| 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. | My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly. |
| 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. | I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you. TAV |
| 169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to thy word. | Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding according to your word. |
| 170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. | Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word. |
| 171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. | Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes. |
| 172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. | Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness. |
| 173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. | Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. |
| 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight. | I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight. |
| 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. | Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me. |
| 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. | I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments. |