א (Alef)
119:1 How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, 2
who obey 3 the law of the Lord.
119:2 How blessed are those who observe his rules,
and seek him with all their heart,
119:3 who, moreover, do no wrong,
but follow in his footsteps. 4
119:4 You demand that your precepts
be carefully kept. 5
119:5 If only I were predisposed 6
to keep your statutes!
119:6 Then I would not be ashamed,
if 7 I were focused on 8 all your commands.
119:7 I will give you sincere thanks, 9
when I learn your just regulations.
119:8 I will keep your statutes.
Do not completely abandon me! 10
ב (Bet)
119:9 How can a young person 11 maintain a pure life? 12
By guarding it according to your instructions! 13
119:10 With all my heart I seek you.
Do not allow me to stray from your commands!
119:11 In my heart I store up 14 your words, 15
so I might not sin against you.
119:12 You deserve praise, 16 O Lord!
Teach me your statutes!
119:13 With my lips I proclaim
all the regulations you have revealed. 17
119:14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules 18
as if 19 they were riches of all kinds. 20
119:15 I will meditate on 21 your precepts
and focus 22 on your behavior. 23
119:16 I find delight 24 in your statutes;
I do not forget your instructions. 25
ג (Gimel)
119:17 Be kind to your servant!
Then I will live 26 and keep 27 your instructions. 28
119:18 Open 29 my eyes so I can truly see 30
the marvelous things in your law!
119:19 I am like a foreigner in this land. 31
Do not hide your commands from me!
119:20 I desperately long to know 32
your regulations at all times.
119:21 You reprimand arrogant people.
Those who stray from your commands are doomed. 33
119:22 Spare me 34 shame and humiliation,
for I observe your rules.
119:23 Though rulers plot and slander me, 35
your servant meditates on your statutes.
119:24 Yes, I find delight in your rules;
they give me guidance. 36
ד (Dalet)
119:25 I collapse in the dirt. 37
Revive me with your word! 38
119:26 I told you about my ways 39 and you answered me.
Teach me your statutes!
119:27 Help me to understand what your precepts mean! 40
Then I can meditate 41 on your marvelous teachings. 42
119:28 I collapse 43 from grief.
Sustain me by your word! 44
119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit! 45
Graciously give me 46 your law!
119:30 I choose the path of faithfulness;
I am committed to 47 your regulations.
119:31 I hold fast 48 to your rules.
O Lord, do not let me be ashamed!
119:32 I run along the path of your commands,
for you enable me to do so. 49
ה (He)
119:33 Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, 50
so that I might observe it continually. 51
119:34 Give me understanding so that I might observe your law,
and keep it with all my heart. 52
119:35 Guide me 53 in the path of your commands,
for I delight to walk in it. 54
119:36 Give me a desire for your rules, 55
rather than for wealth gained unjustly. 56
119:37 Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! 57
Revive me with your word! 58
119:38 Confirm to your servant your promise, 59
which you made to the one who honors you. 60
119:39 Take away the insults that I dread! 61
Indeed, 62 your regulations are good.
119:40 Look, I long for your precepts.
Revive me with your deliverance! 63
ו (Vav)
119:41 May I experience your loyal love, 64 O Lord,
and your deliverance, 65 as you promised. 66
119:42 Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me, 67
for I trust in your word.
119:43 Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, 68
for I await your justice.
119:44 Then I will keep 69 your law continually
now and for all time. 70
119:45 I will be secure, 71
for I seek your precepts.
119:46 I will speak 72 about your regulations before kings
and not be ashamed.
119:47 I will find delight in your commands,
which I love.
119:48 I will lift my hands to 73 your commands,
which I love,
and I will meditate on your statutes.
ז (Zayin)
119:49 Remember your word to your servant,
for you have given me hope.
119:50 This 74 is what comforts me in my trouble,
for your promise revives me. 75
119:51 Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. 76
Yet I do not turn aside from your law.
119:52 I remember your ancient regulations, 77
O Lord, and console myself. 78
119:53 Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked,
those who reject your law.
119:54 Your statutes have been my songs 79
in the house where I live. 80
119:55 I remember your name during the night, O Lord,
and I will keep 81 your law.
119:56 This 82 has been my practice,
for I observe your precepts.
ח (Khet)
119:57 The Lord is my source of security. 83
I have determined 84 to follow your instructions. 85
119:58 I seek your favor 86 with all my heart.
Have mercy on me as you promised! 87
119:59 I consider my actions 88
and follow 89 your rules.
119:60 I keep your commands
eagerly and without delay. 90
119:61 The ropes of the wicked tighten around 91 me,
but I do not forget your law.
119:62 In the middle of the night I arise 92 to thank you
for your just regulations.
119:63 I am a friend to all your loyal followers, 93
and to those who keep your precepts.
119:64 O Lord, your loyal love fills the earth.
Teach me your statutes!
ט (Tet)
119:65 You are good 94 to your servant,
O Lord, just as you promised. 95
119:66 Teach me proper discernment 96 and understanding!
For I consider your commands to be reliable. 97
119:67 Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, 98
but now I keep your instructions. 99
119:68 You are good and you do good.
Teach me your statutes!
119:69 Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, 100
but I observe your precepts with all my heart.
119:70 Their hearts are calloused, 101
but I find delight in your law.
119:71 It was good for me to suffer,
so that I might learn your statutes.
119:72 The law you have revealed is more important to me
than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. 102
י (Yod)
119:73 Your hands made me and formed me. 103
Give me understanding so that I might learn 104 your commands.
119:74 Your loyal followers will be glad when they see me, 105
for I find hope in your word.
119:75 I know, Lord, that your regulations 106 are just.
You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me. 107
119:76 May your loyal love console me,
as you promised your servant. 108
119:77 May I experience your compassion, 109 so I might live!
For I find delight in your law.
119:78 May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! 110
But I meditate on your precepts.
119:79 May your loyal followers 111 turn to me,
those who know your rules.
119:80 May I be fully committed to your statutes, 112
so that I might not be ashamed.
כ (Kaf)
119:81 I desperately long for 113 your deliverance.
I find hope in your word.
119:82 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. 114
I say, 115 “When will you comfort me?”
119:83 For 116 I am like a wineskin 117 dried up in smoke. 118
I do not forget your statutes.
119:84 How long must your servant endure this? 119
When will you judge those who pursue me?
119:85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, 120
which violates your law. 121
119:86 All your commands are reliable.
I am pursued without reason. 122 Help me!
119:87 They have almost destroyed me here on the earth,
but I do not reject your precepts.
119:88 Revive me with 123 your loyal love,
that I might keep 124 the rules you have revealed. 125
ל (Lamed)
119:89 O Lord, your instructions endure;
they stand secure in heaven. 126
119:90 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. 127
You established the earth and it stood firm.
119:91 Today they stand firm by your decrees,
for all things are your servants.
119:92 If I had not found encouragement in your law, 128
I would have died in my sorrow. 129
119:93 I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have revived me.
119:94 I belong to you. Deliver me!
For I seek your precepts.
119:95 The wicked prepare to kill me, 130
yet I concentrate on your rules.
119:96 I realize that everything has its limits,
but your commands are beyond full comprehension. 131
מ (Mem)
119:97 O how I love your law!
All day long I meditate on it.
119:98 Your commandments 132 make me wiser than my enemies,
for I am always aware of them.
119:99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
for I meditate on your rules.
119:100 I am more discerning than those older than I,
for I observe your precepts.
119:101 I stay away 133 from the evil path,
so that I might keep your instructions. 134
119:102 I do not turn aside from your regulations,
for you teach me.
119:103 Your words are sweeter
in my mouth than honey! 135
119:104 Your precepts give me discernment.
Therefore I hate all deceitful actions. 136
נ (Nun)
119:105 Your word 137 is a lamp to walk by,
and a light to illumine my path. 138
119:106 I have vowed and solemnly sworn
to keep your just regulations.
119:107 I am suffering terribly.
O Lord, revive me with your word! 139
119:108 O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! 140
Teach me your regulations!
119:109 My life is in continual danger, 141
but I do not forget your law.
119:110 The wicked lay a trap for me,
but I do not wander from your precepts.
119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession,
for they give me joy. 142
119:112 I am determined to obey 143 your statutes
at all times, to the very end.
ס (Samek)
119:113 I hate people with divided loyalties, 144
but I love your law.
119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield.
I find hope in your word.
119:115 Turn away from me, you evil men,
so that I can observe 145 the commands of my God. 146
119:116 Sustain me as you promised, 147 so that I will live. 148
Do not disappoint me! 149
119:117 Support me, so that I will be delivered.
Then I will focus 150 on your statutes continually.
119:118 You despise 151 all who stray from your statutes,
for they are deceptive and unreliable. 152
119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. 153
Therefore I love your rules. 154
119:120 My body 155 trembles 156 because I fear you; 157
I am afraid of your judgments.
ע (Ayin)
119:121 I do what is fair and right. 158
Do not abandon me to my oppressors!
119:122 Guarantee the welfare of your servant! 159
Do not let the arrogant oppress me!
119:123 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, 160
for your reliable promise to be fulfilled. 161
119:124 Show your servant your loyal love! 162
Teach me your statutes!
119:125 I am your servant. Give me insight,
so that I can understand 163 your rules.
119:126 It is time for the Lord to act –
they break your law!
119:127 For this reason 164 I love your commands
more than gold, even purest gold.
119:128 For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. 165
I hate all deceitful actions. 166
פ (Pe)
119:129 Your rules are marvelous.
Therefore I observe them.
119:130 Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. 167
They give 168 insight to the untrained. 169
119:131 I open my mouth and pant,
because I long 170 for your commands.
119:132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me,
as you typically do to your loyal followers. 171
119:133 Direct my steps by your word! 172
Do not let any sin dominate me!
119:134 Deliver me 173 from oppressive men,
so that I can keep 174 your precepts.
119:135 Smile 175 on your servant!
Teach me your statutes!
119:136 Tears stream down from my eyes, 176
because people 177 do not keep your law.
צ (Tsade)
119:137 You are just, O Lord,
and your judgments are fair.
119:138 The rules you impose are just, 178
and absolutely reliable.
119:139 My zeal 179 consumes 180 me,
for my enemies forget your instructions. 181
119:140 Your word is absolutely pure,
and your servant loves it!
119:141 I am insignificant and despised,
yet I do not forget your precepts.
119:142 Your justice endures, 182
and your law is reliable. 183
119:143 Distress and hardship confront 184 me,
yet I find delight in your commands.
119:144 Your rules remain just. 185
Give me insight so that I can live. 186
ק (Qof)
119:145 I cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, O Lord!
I will observe your statutes.”
119:146 I cried out to you, “Deliver me,
so that I can keep 187 your rules.”
119:147 I am up before dawn crying for help.
I find hope in your word.
119:148 My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours,
so that I can meditate on your word.
119:149 Listen to me 188 because of 189 your loyal love!
O Lord, revive me, as you typically do! 190
119:150 Those who are eager to do 191 wrong draw near;
they are far from your law.