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Psalm 119 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

I Love Your Law, O Yahweh

Psa 119:1

Aleph

How blessed are those whose way is [fn]blameless,

Who walk in the law of Yahweh.

Psa 119:2

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,

They seek Him with all their heart.

Psa 119:3

They also do not work unrighteousness;

They walk in His ways.

Psa 119:4

You have commanded us,

To keep Your precepts [fn]diligently.

Psa 119:5

Oh may my ways be established

To keep Your statutes!

Psa 119:6

Then I shall not be ashamed

When I look [fn]upon all Your commandments.

Psa 119:7

I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,

When I learn Your righteous judgments.

Psa 119:8

I shall keep Your statutes;

Do not forsake me utterly!

Psa 119:9

Beth

How can a young man keep his way pure?

By keeping it according to Your word.

Psa 119:10

With all my heart I have sought You;

Do not let me stray from Your commandments.

Psa 119:11

Your word I have treasured in my heart,

That I may not sin against You.

Psa 119:12

Blessed are You, O Yahweh;

Teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:13

With my lips I have recounted

All the judgments of Your mouth.

Psa 119:14

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,

[fn]As much as in all riches.

Psa 119:15

I will muse upon Your precepts

And look upon Your ways.

Psa 119:16

I shall [fn]delight in Your statutes;

I shall not forget Your word.

Psa 119:17

Gimel

Deal bountifully with Your slave,

That I may live and keep Your word.

Psa 119:18

Open my eyes, that I may behold

Wonderful things from Your law.

Psa 119:19

I am a sojourner in the earth;

Do not hide Your commandments from me.

Psa 119:20

My soul is crushed [fn]with longing

For Your judgments at all times.

Psa 119:21

You rebuke the arrogant, [fn]the cursed,

Who stray from Your commandments.

Psa 119:22

Take away reproach and contempt from me,

For I observe Your testimonies.

Psa 119:23

Even though princes sit and talk against me,

Your slave muses on Your statutes.

Psa 119:24

Your testimonies also are my delight;

They are [fn]my counselors.

Psa 119:25

Daleth

My soul clings to the dust;

Revive me according to Your word.

Psa 119:26

I have recounted my ways, and You have answered me;

Teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:27

Make me understand the way of Your precepts,

So I will muse on Your wondrous deeds.

Psa 119:28

My soul [fn]weeps because of grief;

Raise me up according to Your word.

Psa 119:29

Remove the false way from me,

And graciously grant me Your law.

Psa 119:30

I have chosen the faithful way;

I have [fn]placed Your judgments before me.

Psa 119:31

I cling to Your testimonies;

O Yahweh, do not put me to shame!

Psa 119:32

I shall run the way of Your commandments,

For You will enlarge my heart.

Psa 119:33

He

Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes,

That I may observe it to the end.

Psa 119:34

Cause me to understand, that I may observe Your law

And keep it with all my heart.

Psa 119:35

Cause me to walk in the path of Your commandments,

For I delight in it.

Psa 119:36

Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies

And not to dishonest gain.

Psa 119:37

Cause my eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness,

And revive me in Your ways.

Psa 119:38

Cause Your [fn]word to be established for Your slave,

[fn]As that which produces fear for You.

Psa 119:39

Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away,

For Your judgments are good.

Psa 119:40

Behold, I long for Your precepts;

Revive me in Your righteousness.

Psa 119:41

Vav

May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh,

Your salvation according to Your [fn]word;

Psa 119:42

So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,

For I trust in Your word.

Psa 119:43

And do not take away the word of truth utterly from my mouth,

For I [fn]wait for Your judgments.

Psa 119:44

So I will keep Your law continually,

Forever and ever.

Psa 119:45

And I will walk in a wide place,

For I seek Your precepts.

Psa 119:46

I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings

And I shall not be ashamed.

Psa 119:47

I shall [fn]delight in Your commandments,

Which I love.

Psa 119:48

And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,

Which I love;

And I will muse on Your statutes.

Psa 119:49

Zayin

Remember the word to Your slave,

[fn]In which You have made me wait.

Psa 119:50

This is my comfort in my affliction,

That Your word has [fn]revived me.

Psa 119:51

The arrogant utterly scoff at me,

Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.

Psa 119:52

I have remembered Your judgments from [fn]of old, O Yahweh,

And comfort myself.

Psa 119:53

Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked,

Who forsake Your law.

Psa 119:54

Your statutes have become my songs

In the house of my sojourning.

Psa 119:55

I remember in the night Your name, O Yahweh,

So I keep Your law.

Psa 119:56

This has become mine,

[fn]That I observe Your precepts.

Psa 119:57

Heth

Yahweh is my portion;

I have [fn]promised to keep Your words.

Psa 119:58

I have sought to please Your face with all my heart;

Be gracious to me according to Your [fn]word.

Psa 119:59

I thought upon my ways

And I turned my feet to Your testimonies.

Psa 119:60

I hastened and did not delay

To keep Your commandments.

Psa 119:61

The cords of the wicked have encircled me,

But I have not forgotten Your law.

Psa 119:62

At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You

Because of Your righteous judgments.

Psa 119:63

I am a companion of all those who [fn]fear You,

And of those who keep Your precepts.

Psa 119:64

The earth, O Yahweh, is full of Your lovingkindness;

Teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:65

Teth

You have dealt well with Your slave,

O Yahweh, according to Your word.

Psa 119:66

Teach me good [fn]discernment and knowledge,

For I believe in Your commandments.

Psa 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray,

But now I keep Your word.

Psa 119:68

You are good and do good;

Teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:69

The arrogant have smeared me with lying;

With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.

Psa 119:70

Their heart is [fn]covered with fat,

But I delight in Your law.

Psa 119:71

It is good for me that I was afflicted,

That I may learn Your statutes.

Psa 119:72

The law of Your mouth is better to me

Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Psa 119:73

Yodh

Your hands made me and established me;

Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

Psa 119:74

May those who [fn]fear You see me and be glad,

Because I [fn]wait for Your word.

Psa 119:75

I know, O Yahweh, that Your judgments are righteous,

And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

Psa 119:76

Oh may Your lovingkindness [fn]comfort me,

According to Your [fn]word to Your slave.

Psa 119:77

May Your compassion come to me that I may live,

For Your law is my delight.

Psa 119:78

May the arrogant be ashamed, for they wrong me with lying;

But I shall muse on Your precepts.

Psa 119:79

May those who [fn]fear You turn to me,

And those who know Your testimonies.

Psa 119:80

May my heart be [fn]blameless in Your statutes,

So that I will not be ashamed.

Psa 119:81

Kaph

My soul fails with longing for Your salvation;

I [fn]wait for Your word.

Psa 119:82

My eyes fail with longing for Your [fn]word,

Saying, “When will You comfort me?”

Psa 119:83

For I am like a wineskin in the smoke,

But I do not forget Your statutes.

Psa 119:84

How many are the days of Your slave?

When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

Psa 119:85

The arrogant have dug pits for me,

Men who are not [fn]in accord with Your law.

Psa 119:86

All Your commandments are faithful;

They have persecuted me with lying; help me!

Psa 119:87

They almost made an end of me on the earth,

But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.

Psa 119:88

Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,

So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

Psa 119:89

Lamedh

Forever, O Yahweh,

Your word stands firm in heaven.

Psa 119:90

Your faithfulness endures [fn]from generation to generation;

You established the earth, and it stands.

Psa 119:91

They stand this day according to Your judgments,

For all things are Your slaves.

Psa 119:92

If Your law had not been my delight,

Then I would have perished in my affliction.

Psa 119:93

I will never forget Your precepts,

For by them You have [fn]revived me.

Psa 119:94

I am Yours, save me;

For I have sought Your precepts.

Psa 119:95

The wicked hope for me—to destroy me;

I shall perceive Your testimonies.

Psa 119:96

I have seen [fn]a limit to all perfection;

Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Psa 119:97

Mem

Oh how I love Your law!

It is my meditation all the day.

Psa 119:98

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,

For they are [fn]mine forever.

Psa 119:99

I have more insight than all my teachers,

For Your testimonies are my meditation.

Psa 119:100

I perceive more than the aged,

Because I have observed Your precepts.

Psa 119:101

I have restrained my feet from every evil way,

That I may keep Your word.

Psa 119:102

I have not turned aside from Your judgments,

For You Yourself have taught me.

Psa 119:103

How sweet is Your [fn]word to my [fn]taste!

Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psa 119:104

From Your precepts I get perception;

Therefore I hate every false way.

Psa 119:105

Nun

Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.

Psa 119:106

I have sworn and I have confirmed,

To keep Your righteous judgments.

Psa 119:107

I am exceedingly afflicted;

O Yahweh, [fn]revive me according to Your word.

Psa 119:108

Oh be pleased with the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh,

And teach me Your judgments.

Psa 119:109

My soul is continually [fn]in my hand,

Yet I do not forget Your law.

Psa 119:110

The wicked have laid a snare for me,

Yet I have not wandered from Your precepts.

Psa 119:111

I have inherited Your testimonies forever,

For they are the joy of my heart.

Psa 119:112

I have inclined my heart to do Your statutes

Forever, to the end.

Psa 119:113

Samekh

I hate those who are double-minded,

But I love Your law.

Psa 119:114

You are my hiding place and my shield;

I [fn]wait for Your word.

Psa 119:115

Depart from me, evildoers,

That I may observe the commandments of my God.

Psa 119:116

Sustain me according to Your [fn]word, that I may live;

And do not put me to shame because of my hope.

Psa 119:117

Uphold me that I may be saved,

That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.

Psa 119:118

You have [fn]rejected all those who stray from Your statutes,

For their deceitfulness is a lie.

Psa 119:119

You [fn]remove all the wicked of the earth like dross;

Therefore I love Your testimonies.

Psa 119:120

My flesh [fn]quakes for dread of You,

And I am afraid of Your judgments.

Psa 119:121

Ayin

I have done justice and righteousness;

Do not leave me to my oppressors.

Psa 119:122

Be for Your slave a guarantee for good;

Do not let the arrogant oppress me.

Psa 119:123

My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation

And for Your righteous [fn]word.

Psa 119:124

Deal with Your slave according to Your lovingkindness

And teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:125

I am Your slave; give me understanding,

That I may know Your testimonies.

Psa 119:126

It is time for Yahweh to act,

For they have broken Your law.

Psa 119:127

Therefore I love Your commandments

Above gold, even above fine gold.

Psa 119:128

Therefore I deem all Your precepts concerning everything to be right,

I hate every false way.

Psa 119:129

Pe

Your testimonies are wonderful;

Therefore my soul observes them.

Psa 119:130

The unfolding of Your words gives light;

It gives understanding to the simple.

Psa 119:131

I opened my mouth wide and panted,

For I longed for Your commandments.

Psa 119:132

Turn to me and be gracious to me,

According to Your judgment [fn]for those who love Your name.

Psa 119:133

Establish my steps in Your [fn]word,

And do not let any wickedness overpower me.

Psa 119:134

Redeem me from the oppression of man,

That I may keep Your precepts.

Psa 119:135

Make Your face shine upon Your slave,

And teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:136

My eyes [fn]shed streams of water,

Because they do not keep Your law.

Psa 119:137

Tsadhe

Righteous are You, O Yahweh,

And upright are Your judgments.

Psa 119:138

In righteousness, You have commanded Your testimonies

And in exceeding faithfulness.

Psa 119:139

My zeal has [fn]consumed me,

Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.

Psa 119:140

Your [fn]word is exceedingly refined,

Therefore Your slave loves it.

Psa 119:141

I am small and despised,

Yet I do not forget Your precepts.

Psa 119:142

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,

And Your law is truth.

Psa 119:143

Trouble and anguish have found me,

Yet Your commandments are my delight.

Psa 119:144

Righteous are Your testimonies forever;

Give me understanding that I may live.

Psa 119:145

Qoph

I called with all my heart; answer me, O Yahweh!

I will observe Your statutes.

Psa 119:146

I called to You; save me

And I shall keep Your testimonies.

Psa 119:147

I [fn]eagerly greet the dawn and cry for help;

I [fn]wait for Your words.

Psa 119:148

My eyes [fn]eagerly greet the night watches,

That I may muse on Your [fn]word.

Psa 119:149

Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;

O Yahweh, revive me, according to Your judgments.

Psa 119:150

[fn]Near are those who pursue wickedness;

They are far from Your law.

Psa 119:151

Near are You, O Yahweh,

And all Your commandments are truth.

Psa 119:152

Of old I have known from Your testimonies

That You have founded them forever.

Psa 119:153

Resh

See my affliction and rescue me,

For I do not forget Your law.

Psa 119:154

Plead my cause and redeem me;

Revive me according to Your [fn]word.

Psa 119:155

Salvation is far from the wicked,

For they do not seek Your statutes.

Psa 119:156

Many are Your [fn]compassions, O Yahweh;

Revive me according to Your judgments.

Psa 119:157

Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,

Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.

Psa 119:158

I see the treacherous and loathe them,

Those who do not keep Your [fn]word.

Psa 119:159

See how I love Your precepts;

O Yahweh, revive me according to Your lovingkindness.

Psa 119:160

The sum of Your word is truth,

And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting.

Psa 119:161

Sin/Shin

Princes persecute me without cause,

But my heart is in dread of Your words.

Psa 119:162

I rejoice at Your [fn]word,

As one who finds much spoil.

Psa 119:163

I hate and abhor lying,

But I love Your law.

Psa 119:164

Seven times a day I praise You,

Because of Your righteous judgments.

Psa 119:165

Those who love Your law have much peace,

And [fn]nothing causes them to stumble.

Psa 119:166

I hope for Your salvation, O Yahweh,

And I do Your commandments.

Psa 119:167

My soul keeps Your testimonies,

And I love them exceedingly.

Psa 119:168

I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,

For all my ways are before You.

Psa 119:169

Tav

Let my cry of lamentation come near before You, O Yahweh;

Give me understanding according to Your word.

Psa 119:170

Let my supplication come before You;

Deliver me according to Your [fn]word.

Psa 119:171

Let my lips pour forth praise,

For You teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:172

Let my tongue answer with Your [fn]word,

For all Your commandments are righteous.

Psa 119:173

Let Your hand be [fn]ready to help me,

For I have chosen Your precepts.

Psa 119:174

I long for Your salvation, O Yahweh,

And Your law is my delight.

Psa 119:175

Let my soul live that it may praise You,

And let Your judgments help me.

Psa 119:176

I have wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave,

For I have not forgotten Your commandments.

LSB Footnotes
Or having integrity; lit complete
Or carefully, cf. Deut 4:9, 15
Lit to
Lit As over all
Lit delight myself
Lit for
Or Cursed are those who wander...
Lit the men of my counsel
Lit drops
Or accounted Your ordinances worthy
Or promise
Lit Which is for the fear of You
Or promise
Or hope in
Lit delight myself
Lit On
Or preserved me alive
Or everlasting
Or Because
Lit said that I would keep
Or promise
Or reverence
Or judgment
Lit gross like fat
Or reverence
Or hope in
Lit be for my comfort
Or promise
Or reverence
Or having integrity; lit complete
Or hope in
Or promise
Lit according to Your law
Lit to
Or kept me alive
Lit an end of
Or with me
Or promise
Lit palate
Or keep me alive
In danger
Or hope in
Or promise
Lit made light of
Lit caused to cease
Lit bristles up from
Or promise
Lit to
Or promise
Lit run down
Lit destroyed
Or promise
Lit approach the dawn
Or hope in
Lit approach the night watches
Or promise
Lit They draw near
Or promise
Or mercies
Or promise
Or promise
Lit they have no stumbling block
Or promise
Or promise
Lit to help me
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