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