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