ח (Khet)
119:57 The Lord is my source of security. 1
I have determined 2 to follow your instructions. 3
119:58 I seek your favor 4 with all my heart.
Have mercy on me as you promised! 5
119:59 I consider my actions 6
and follow 7 your rules.
119:60 I keep your commands
eagerly and without delay. 8
119:61 The ropes of the wicked tighten around 9 me,
but I do not forget your law.
119:62 In the middle of the night I arise 10 to thank you
for your just regulations.
119:63 I am a friend to all your loyal followers, 11
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 12 to your servant,
O Lord, just as you promised. 13
119:66 Teach me proper discernment 14 and understanding!
For I consider your commands to be reliable. 15
119:67 Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, 16
but now I keep your instructions. 17
119:68 You are good and you do good.
Teach me your statutes!
119:69 Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, 18
but I observe your precepts with all my heart.
119:70 Their hearts are calloused, 19
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. 20
י (Yod)
119:73 Your hands made me and formed me. 21
Give me understanding so that I might learn 22 your commands.
119:74 Your loyal followers will be glad when they see me, 23
for I find hope in your word.
119:75 I know, Lord, that your regulations 24 are just.
You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me. 25
119:76 May your loyal love console me,
as you promised your servant. 26
119:77 May I experience your compassion, 27 so I might live!
For I find delight in your law.
119:78 May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! 28
But I meditate on your precepts.
119:79 May your loyal followers 29 turn to me,
those who know your rules.
119:80 May I be fully committed to your statutes, 30
so that I might not be ashamed.
כ (Kaf)
119:81 I desperately long for 31 your deliverance.
I find hope in your word.
119:82 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. 32
I say, 33 “When will you comfort me?”
119:83 For 34 I am like a wineskin 35 dried up in smoke. 36
I do not forget your statutes.
119:84 How long must your servant endure this? 37
When will you judge those who pursue me?
119:85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, 38
which violates your law. 39
119:86 All your commands are reliable.
I am pursued without reason. 40 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 41 your loyal love,
that I might keep 42 the rules you have revealed. 43
ל (Lamed)
119:89 O Lord, your instructions endure;
they stand secure in heaven. 44
119:90 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. 45
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, 46
I would have died in my sorrow. 47
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, 48
yet I concentrate on your rules.
119:96 I realize that everything has its limits,
but your commands are beyond full comprehension. 49
מ (Mem)
119:97 O how I love your law!
All day long I meditate on it.
119:98 Your commandments 50 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 51 from the evil path,
so that I might keep your instructions. 52
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! 53
119:104 Your precepts give me discernment.
Therefore I hate all deceitful actions. 54
נ (Nun)
119:105 Your word 55 is a lamp to walk by,
and a light to illumine my path. 56
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! 57
119:108 O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! 58
Teach me your regulations!
119:109 My life is in continual danger, 59
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. 60
119:112 I am determined to obey 61 your statutes
at all times, to the very end.
ס (Samek)
119:113 I hate people with divided loyalties, 62
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 63 the commands of my God. 64
119:116 Sustain me as you promised, 65 so that I will live. 66
Do not disappoint me! 67
119:117 Support me, so that I will be delivered.
Then I will focus 68 on your statutes continually.
119:118 You despise 69 all who stray from your statutes,
for they are deceptive and unreliable. 70
119:119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. 71
Therefore I love your rules. 72
119:120 My body 73 trembles 74 because I fear you; 75
I am afraid of your judgments.
ע (Ayin)
119:121 I do what is fair and right. 76
Do not abandon me to my oppressors!
119:122 Guarantee the welfare of your servant! 77
Do not let the arrogant oppress me!
119:123 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, 78
for your reliable promise to be fulfilled. 79
119:124 Show your servant your loyal love! 80
Teach me your statutes!
119:125 I am your servant. Give me insight,
so that I can understand 81 your rules.
119:126 It is time for the Lord to act –
they break your law!
119:127 For this reason 82 I love your commands
more than gold, even purest gold.
119:128 For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. 83
I hate all deceitful actions. 84
פ (Pe)
119:129 Your rules are marvelous.
Therefore I observe them.
119:130 Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. 85
They give 86 insight to the untrained. 87
119:131 I open my mouth and pant,
because I long 88 for your commands.
119:132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me,
as you typically do to your loyal followers. 89
119:133 Direct my steps by your word! 90
Do not let any sin dominate me!
119:134 Deliver me 91 from oppressive men,
so that I can keep 92 your precepts.
119:135 Smile 93 on your servant!
Teach me your statutes!
119:136 Tears stream down from my eyes, 94
because people 95 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, 96
and absolutely reliable.
119:139 My zeal 97 consumes 98 me,
for my enemies forget your instructions. 99
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, 100
and your law is reliable. 101
119:143 Distress and hardship confront 102 me,
yet I find delight in your commands.
119:144 Your rules remain just. 103
Give me insight so that I can live. 104
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 105 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 106 because of 107 your loyal love!
O Lord, revive me, as you typically do! 108
119:150 Those who are eager to do 109 wrong draw near;
they are far from your law.
119:151 You are near, O Lord,
and all your commands are reliable. 110
119:152 I learned long ago that
you ordained your rules to last. 111
ר (Resh)
119:153 See my pain and rescue me!
For I do not forget your law.
119:154 Fight for me 112 and defend me! 113
Revive me with your word!
119:155 The wicked have no chance for deliverance, 114
for they do not seek your statutes.
119:156 Your compassion is great, O Lord.
Revive me, as you typically do! 115
119:157 The enemies who chase me are numerous. 116
Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.
119:158 I take note of the treacherous and despise them,
because they do not keep your instructions. 117
119:159 See how I love your precepts!
O Lord, revive me with your loyal love!
119:160 Your instructions are totally reliable;
all your just regulations endure. 118
שׂ/שׁ (Sin/Shin)
119:161 Rulers pursue me for no reason,
yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions. 119
119:162 I rejoice in your instructions,
like one who finds much plunder. 120
119:163 I hate and despise deceit;
I love your law.
119:164 Seven 121 times a day I praise you
because of your just regulations.
119:165 Those who love your law are completely secure; 122
nothing causes them to stumble. 123
119:166 I hope for your deliverance, O Lord,
and I obey 124 your commands.
119:167 I keep your rules;
I love them greatly.
119:168 I keep your precepts and rules,
for you are aware of everything I do. 125
ת (Tav)
119:169 Listen to my cry for help, 126 O Lord!
Give me insight by your word!
119:170 Listen to my appeal for mercy! 127
Deliver me, as you promised. 128
119:171 May praise flow freely from my lips,
for you teach me your statutes.
119:172 May my tongue sing about your instructions, 129
for all your commands are just.
119:173 May your hand help me,
for I choose to obey 130 your precepts.
119:174 I long for your deliverance, O Lord;
I find delight in your law.
119:175 May I 131 live and praise you!
May your regulations help me! 132
119:176 I have wandered off like a lost sheep. 133
Come looking for your servant,
for I do not forget your commands.