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[fn]Aleph.
How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the LORD.
Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.
You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.
Oh, that my ways may be established
To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]!
Then I will not be ashamed
When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide].
I will give thanks to You with an upright heart,
When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].
Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].
With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You];
Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience].
I will meditate on Your precepts
And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts].
Gimel.
Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word [treasuring it and being guided by it day by day].
Open my eyes [to spiritual truth] so that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.
You rebuke the presumptuous and arrogant, the cursed ones,
Who wander from Your commandments.
Even though princes sit and talk to one another against me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Daleth.
My earthly life clings to the dust;
Revive and refresh me according to Your word.
Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So that I will meditate (focus my thoughts) on Your wonderful works.
My soul dissolves because of grief;
Renew and strengthen me according to [the promises of] Your word.
Remove from me the way of falsehood and unfaithfulness,
And graciously grant me Your law.
I will run the way of Your commandments [with purpose],
For You will give me a heart that is willing.
He.
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,
And I will [steadfastly] observe it to the end.
Give me understanding [a teachable heart and the ability to learn], that I may keep Your law;
And observe it with all my heart.
Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine],
And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.
Establish Your word and confirm Your promise to Your servant,
As that which produces [awe-inspired] reverence for You.
Vav.
May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O LORD,
Your salvation according to Your promise;
So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].
And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I wait for Your ordinances.
I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever [writing Your precepts on my heart].
And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
Zayin.
Remember [always] the word and promise to Your servant,
In which You have made me hope.
This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has revived me and given me life.
I have remembered [carefully] Your ancient ordinances, O LORD,
And I have taken comfort.
This has become mine [as the gift of Your grace],
That I observe Your precepts [accepting them with loving obedience].
I sought Your favor with all my heart;
Be merciful and gracious to me according to Your promise.
The cords of the wicked have encircled and ensnared me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
I am a companion of all who [reverently] fear You,
And of those who keep and honor Your precepts.
The earth, O LORD, is full of Your lovingkindness and goodness;
Teach me Your statutes.
Teach me good judgment (discernment) and knowledge,
For I have believed and trusted and relied on Your commandments.
Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience].
The arrogant have forged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with all my heart.
Their heart is insensitive like fat [their minds are dull and brutal],
But I delight in Your law.
Yodh.
Your hands have made me and established me;
Give me understanding and a teachable heart, that I may learn Your commandments.
May those who [reverently] fear You see me and be glad,
Because I wait for Your word.
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are fair,
And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.
O may Your lovingkindness and graciousness comfort me,
According to Your word (promise) to Your servant.
Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me,
Even those who have known Your testimonies.
My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs],
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [LORD]!
They had almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not [fn]turn away from Your precepts.
According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life,
So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.
Lamedh.
Forever, O LORD,
Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].
Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation;
You have established the earth, and it stands [securely].
They continue this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things [all parts of the universe] are Your servants.
If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my time of trouble.
I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me and given me life.
I am Yours, save me [as Your own];
For I have [diligently] sought Your precepts and required them [as my greatest need].
I have seen that all [human] perfection has its limits [no matter how grand and perfect and noble];
Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity].
I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word],
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
I understand more than the aged [who have not observed Your precepts],
Because I have observed and kept Your precepts.
I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.
I am greatly afflicted;
Renew and revive me [giving me life], O LORD, according to Your word.
Accept and take pleasure in the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me Your ordinances.
I have taken Your testimonies as a heritage forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.
Leave me, you evildoers,
That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them].
Uphold me according to Your word [of promise], so that I may live;
And do not let me be ashamed of my hope [in Your great goodness].
Uphold me that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.
You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You,
And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.
Ayin.
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to those who oppress me.
Be the guarantee for Your servant for good [as Judah was the guarantee for Benjamin];
Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your salvation,
And for [the fulfillment of] Your righteous word.
Deal with Your servant according to Your [gracious] lovingkindness,
And teach me Your statutes.
I am Your servant; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart]
That I may know Your testimonies.
Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything;
I hate every false way.
The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).
I opened my mouth and panted [with anticipation],
Because I longed for Your commandments.
Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor,
As is Your way to those who love Your name.
Establish my footsteps in [the way of] Your word;
Do not let any human weakness have power over me [causing me to be separated from You].
Make Your face shine [with pleasure] upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
My zeal has [completely] consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight and my joy.
Your righteous testimonies are everlasting;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live.
My eyes anticipate the night watches and I awake before the call of the watchman,
That I may meditate on Your word.
Hear my voice according to Your [steadfast] lovingkindness;
O LORD, renew and refresh me according to Your ordinances.
Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word.
Great are Your tender mercies and steadfast love, O LORD;
Revive me and give me life according to Your ordinances.
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn away from Your testimonies.
Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me and give me life, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.
The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],
And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever.
Shin.
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
I hope and wait [with complete confidence] for Your salvation, O LORD,
And I do Your commandments.
My soul keeps Your testimonies [hearing and accepting and obeying them];
I love them greatly.
I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are [fully known] before You.
Tav.
Let my [mournful] cry come before You, O LORD;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] according to Your word [of promise].
Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteous.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.
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