119:4 You laid down your precepts for us to observe with care.
119:5 May my ways be steady in observing your laws.
119:6 Then I will not be put to shame, since I will have fixed my sight on all your mitzvot.
119:7 I thank you with a sincere heart as I learn your righteous rulings.
119:8 I will observe your laws; don’t completely abandon me!
119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
119:10 I seek you with all my heart; don’t let me stray from your mitzvot.
119:11 I treasure your word in my heart, so that I won’t sin against you.
119:12 Blessed are you, Adonai! Teach me your laws.
119:13 I proclaim with my mouth all the rulings you have spoken.
119:14 I rejoice in the way of your instruction more than in any kind of wealth.
119:15 I will meditate on your precepts and keep my eyes on your ways.
119:16 I will find my delight in your regulations. I will not forget your word.
119:17 Deal generously with your servant; then I will live and observe your word.
119:18 Open my eyes, so that I will see wonders from your Torah.
119:19 Though I’m just a wanderer on the earth, don’t hide your mitzvot from me.
119:20 I am continually consumed with longing for your rulings.
119:21 You rebuke the proud, the cursed, who stray from your mitzvot.
119:22 Remove scorn and contempt from me, because I observe your instruction.
119:23 Even when princes sit and plot against me, your servant meditates on your laws.
119:24 Also your instructions are my delight; they are my counselors.
119:25 I lie prostrate in the dust; revive me, in keeping with your word.
119:26 I told you of my ways, and you answered me; teach me your laws.
119:27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wonders.
119:28 I am melting away from anxiety and grief; renew my strength, in keeping with your word.
119:29 Keep deceitful ways far from me, and favor me with your Torah.
119:30 I choose the way of trust; I set your rulings [before me].
119:31 I cling to your instruction; Adonai, don’t let me be put to shame!
119:32 I will run the way of your mitzvot, for you have broadened my understanding.
119:33 Teach me, Adonai, the way of your laws; keeping them will be its own reward for me.
119:34 Give me understanding; then I will keep your Torah; I will observe it with all my heart.
119:35 Guide me on the path of your mitzvot, for I take pleasure in it.
119:36 Bend my heart toward your instructions and not toward selfish gain.
119:37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; with your ways, give me life.
119:38 Fulfill your promise, which you made to your servant, which you made to those who fear you.
119:39 Avert the disgrace which I dread, for your rulings are good.
119:40 See how I long for your precepts; in your righteousness, give me life!
119:41 May your grace come to me, Adonai, your salvation, as you promised;
119:42 then I will have an answer for those who taunt me; for I trust in your word.
119:43 Don’t take away completely my power to speak the truth; for I put my hope in your rulings;
119:44 and I will keep your Torah always, forever and ever.
119:45 I will go wherever I like, for I have sought your precepts.
119:46 I will speak of your instructions even to kings without being ashamed.
119:47 I will delight myself in your mitzvot, which I have loved.
119:48 I will lift my hands to your mitzvot, which I love; and I will meditate on your laws.
119:49 Remember your promise to your servant, through which you have given me hope.
119:50 In my distress my comfort is this: that your promise gives me life.
119:51 Though the arrogant scorn me completely, I have not turned away from your Torah.
119:52 Adonai, I keep in mind your age-old rulings; in them I take comfort.
119:53 Fury seizes me when I think of the wicked, because they abandon your Torah.
119:54 Your laws have become my songs wherever I make my home.
119:55 I remember your name, Adonai, at night; and I observe your Torah.
119:56 This [comfort] has come to me, because I observe your precepts.
119:57 Adonai, I say that my task is to observe your words.
119:58 I beg your favor with my whole heart; show pity to me, in keeping with your promise.
119:59 I thought about my ways and turned my feet toward your instruction.
119:60 I hurry, I don’t delay, to observe your mitzvot.
119:61 Even when the cords of the wicked close around me, I don’t forget your Torah.
119:62 At midnight I rise to give you thanks because of your righteous rulings.
119:63 I am a friend of all who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
119:64 The earth, Adonai, is full of your grace; teach me your laws.
119:65 You have treated your servant well, Adonai, in keeping with your word.
119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, because I trust in your mitzvot.
119:67 Before I was humbled, I used to go astray; but now I observe your word.
119:68 You are good, and you do good; teach me your laws.
119:69 The arrogant are slandering me, but I will wholeheartedly keep your precepts.
119:70 Their hearts are as thick as fat, but I take delight in your Torah.
119:71 It is for my good that I have been humbled; it was so that I would learn your laws.
119:72 The Torah you have spoken means more to me than a fortune in gold and silver.
119:73 Your hands made and formed me; give me understanding, so I can learn your mitzvot.
119:74 Those who fear you rejoice at the sight of me, because I put my hope in your word.
119:75 I know, Adonai, that your rulings are righteous, that even when you humble me you are faithful.
119:76 Let your grace comfort me, in keeping with your promise to your servant.
119:77 Show me pity, and I will live, for your Torah is my delight.
119:78 Let the proud be ashamed, because they wrong me with lies; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
119:79 Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your instruction.
119:80 Let my heart be pure in your laws, so that I won’t be put to shame.
119:81 I am dying to know your salvation; my hope is in your word.
119:82 My eyes fail from watching for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
119:83 For I have shriveled like a wineskin in a smoky room; still, I don’t forget your laws.
119:84 How long can your servant stay alive? When will you bring judgment on my persecutors?
119:85 The arrogant have dug pits for me to fall in; this is not in keeping with your Torah!
119:86 All your mitzvot [show your] faithfulness; they are hounding me with lies; help me!
119:87 They have nearly ended my life on earth, but I have not abandoned your precepts.
119:88 In keeping with your grace, revive me; and I will observe your spoken instructions.
119:89 Your word continues forever, Adonai, firmly fixed in heaven;
119:90 your faithfulness through all generations; you established the earth, and it stands.
119:91 Yes, it stands today, in keeping with your rulings; for all things are your servants.
119:92 If your Torah had not been my delight, I would have perished in my distress.
119:93 I will never forget your precepts, for with them you have made me alive.
119:94 I am yours; save me because I seek your precepts.
119:95 The wicked hope to destroy me, but I focus on your instruction.
119:96 I see the limits of all perfection, but your mitzvah has no bounds.
119:97 How I love your Torah! I meditate on it all day.
119:98 I am wiser than my foes, because your mitzvot are mine forever.
119:99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, because I meditate on your instruction.
119:100 I understand more than my elders, because I keep your precepts.
119:101 I keep my feet from every evil way, in order to observe your word.
119:102 I don’t turn away from your rulings, because you have instructed me.
119:103 How sweet to my tongue is your promise, truly sweeter than honey in my mouth!
119:104 From your precepts I gain understanding; this is why I hate every false way.
119:105 Your word is a lamp for my foot and light on my path.
119:106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, that I will observe your righteous rulings.
119:107 I am very much distressed; Adonai, give me life, in keeping with your word.
119:108 Please accept my mouth’s voluntary offerings, Adonai; and teach me your rulings.
119:109 I am continually taking my life in my hands, yet I haven’t forgotten your Torah.
119:110 The wicked have set a trap for me, yet I haven’t strayed from your precepts.
119:111 I take your instruction as a permanent heritage, because it is the joy of my heart.
119:112 I have resolved to obey your laws forever, at every step.
119:113 I hate doubleminded people, but I love your Torah.
119:114 You are my hiding-place and shield; I put my hope in your word.
119:115 Leave me alone, you evildoers, so that I can keep my God’s mitzvot.
119:116 Uphold me, as you promised; and I will live; don’t disappoint me in my hope.
119:117 Support me; and I will be saved, always putting my attention on your laws.
119:118 You reject all who stray from your laws, for what they deceive themselves with is false.
119:119 You discard the wicked of the earth like slag; this is why I love your instruction.
119:120 My body trembles for fear of you; your rulings make me afraid.
119:121 I have done what is just and right; don’t abandon me to my oppressors.
119:122 Guarantee your servant’s well-being; don’t let the arrogant oppress me.
119:123 My eyes fail from watching for your salvation and for [the fulfillment of] your righteous promise.
119:124 Deal with your servant in accordance with your grace, and teach me your laws.
119:125 I am your servant; give me understanding, so that I can know your instruction.
119:126 The time has come for Adonai to act, because they are breaking your Torah.
119:127 Therefore I love your mitzvot more than gold, more than fine gold.
119:128 Thus I direct my steps by [your] precepts; every false way I hate.
119:129 Your instruction is a wonder; this is why I follow it.
119:130 Your words are a doorway that lets in light, giving understanding to the thoughtless.
119:131 My mouth is wide open, as I pant with longing for your mitzvot.
119:132 Turn to me, and show me your favor; in keeping with [your] judgment for those who love your name.
119:133 Guide my footsteps by your word; don’t let any kind of sin rule me.
119:134 Redeem me from human oppression, and I will observe your precepts.
119:135 Make your face shine on your servant, and teach me your laws.
119:136 Rivers of tears flow down from my eyes, because they don’t observe your Torah.
119:137 You are righteous, Adonai; and your rulings are upright.
119:138 You have commanded your instructions in righteousness and great faithfulness.
119:139 My zeal is destroying me, because my foes have forgotten your words.
119:140 Your word is refined to complete purity, and your servant loves it.
119:141 I may be small and despised, but I do not forget your precepts.
119:142 Your righteousness is eternal righteousness, and your Torah is truth.
119:143 Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but your mitzvot are my delight.
119:144 Your instruction is righteous forever; give me understanding, and I will live.
119:145 Wholeheartedly I am calling on you; answer me, Adonai; I will keep your laws.
119:146 I am calling on you; save me; and I will observe your instruction.
119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I put my hope in your word.
119:148 My eyes are open before the night watches, so that I can meditate on your promise.
119:149 In your grace, hear my voice; Adonai, in keeping with your justice, revive me.
119:150 The pursuers of carnality are getting close; they are distancing themselves from your Torah.
119:151 You are close by, Adonai; and all your mitzvot are truth.
119:152 Long ago I learned from your instruction that you established it forever.
119:153 Look at my distress, and rescue me, for I do not forget your Torah.
119:154 Plead my cause, and redeem me; in keeping with your promise, revive me.
119:155 Salvation is far away from the wicked, because they don’t seek your laws.
119:156 Great is your compassion, Adonai; in keeping with your rulings, revive me.
119:157 Although my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned away from your instruction.
119:158 I look at traitors with disgust, because they don’t keep your word.
119:159 See how I love your precepts, Adonai; in keeping with your grace, revive me.
119:160 The main thing about your word is that it’s true; and all your just rulings last forever.
119:161 Princes persecute me for no reason, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
119:162 I take joy in your promise, like someone who finds much booty.
119:163 I hate falsehood, I detest it; but I love your Torah.
119:164 I praise you seven times a day because of your righteous rulings.
119:165 Those who love your Torah have great peace; nothing makes them stumble.
119:166 I hope for your deliverance, Adonai; I obey your mitzvot.
119:167 My soul observes your instruction, and I love it so much!
119:168 I observe your precepts and instruction, for all my ways lie open before you.
119:169 Let my cry come before you, Adonai; in keeping with your word, give me understanding.
119:170 Let my prayer come before you; in keeping with your promise, rescue me.
119:171 Let my lips speak praise, because you teach me your laws.
119:172 Let my tongue sing of your promise, because all your mitzvot are righteous.
119:173 Let your hand be ready to help me, because I choose your precepts.
119:174 I long for your deliverance, Adonai; and your Torah is my delight.
119:175 Let me live, and I will praise you; let your rulings help me.
119:176 I strayed like a lost sheep; seek out your servant; for I do not forget your mitzvot.
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