Psalm 119 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God

Psa 119:1

Psa 119:1ALEPH
Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
Who walk in the law of the LORD!

Psa 119:2

Psa 119:2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the whole heart!

Psa 119:3

Psa 119:3They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.

Psa 119:4

Psa 119:4You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.

Psa 119:5

Psa 119:5Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!

Psa 119:6

Psa 119:6Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.

Psa 119:7

Psa 119:7I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.

Psa 119:8

Psa 119:8I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!

Psa 119:9

Psa 119:9BETH
How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.

Psa 119:10

Psa 119:10With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!

Psa 119:11

Psa 119:11Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.

Psa 119:12

Psa 119:12Blessed are You, O LORD!
Teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:13

Psa 119:13With my lips I have declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.

Psa 119:14

Psa 119:14I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.

Psa 119:15

Psa 119:15I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.

Psa 119:16

Psa 119:16I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.

Psa 119:17

Psa 119:17GIMEL
Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.

Psa 119:18

Psa 119:18Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.

Psa 119:19

Psa 119:19I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.

Psa 119:20

Psa 119:20My soul breaks with longing
For Your judgments at all times.

Psa 119:21

Psa 119:21You rebuke the proud—the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.

Psa 119:22

Psa 119:22Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.

Psa 119:23

Psa 119:23Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

Psa 119:24

Psa 119:24Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.

Psa 119:25

Psa 119:25DALETH
My soul clings to the dust;
Revive me according to Your word.

Psa 119:26

Psa 119:26I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:27

Psa 119:27Make me understand the way of Your precepts;
So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.

Psa 119:28

Psa 119:28My soul melts from heaviness;
Strengthen me according to Your word.

Psa 119:29

Psa 119:29Remove from me the way of lying,
And grant me Your law graciously.

Psa 119:30

Psa 119:30I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid before me.

Psa 119:31

Psa 119:31I cling to Your testimonies;
O LORD, do not put me to shame!

Psa 119:32

Psa 119:32I will run the course of Your commandments,
For You shall enlarge my heart.

Psa 119:33

Psa 119:33HE
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.

Psa 119:34

Psa 119:34Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Psa 119:35

Psa 119:35Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.

Psa 119:36

Psa 119:36Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to covetousness.

Psa 119:37

Psa 119:37Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things,
And revive me in Your way.[fn]

Psa 119:38

Psa 119:38Establish Your word to Your servant,
Who is devoted to fearing You.

Psa 119:39

Psa 119:39Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.

Psa 119:40

Psa 119:40Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.

Psa 119:41

Psa 119:41WAW
Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD—
Your salvation according to Your word.

Psa 119:42

Psa 119:42So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.

Psa 119:43

Psa 119:43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in Your ordinances.

Psa 119:44

Psa 119:44So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.

Psa 119:45

Psa 119:45And I will walk at liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.

Psa 119:46

Psa 119:46I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,
And will not be ashamed.

Psa 119:47

Psa 119:47And I will delight myself in Your commandments,
Which I love.

Psa 119:48

Psa 119:48My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments,
Which I love,
And I will meditate on Your statutes.

Psa 119:49

Psa 119:49ZAYIN
Remember the word to Your servant,
Upon which You have caused me to hope.

Psa 119:50

Psa 119:50This is my comfort in my affliction,
For Your word has given me life.

Psa 119:51

Psa 119:51The proud have me in great derision,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.

Psa 119:52

Psa 119:52I remembered Your judgments of old, O LORD,
And have comforted myself.

Psa 119:53

Psa 119:53Indignation has taken hold of me
Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.

Psa 119:54

Psa 119:54Your statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.

Psa 119:55

Psa 119:55I remember Your name in the night, O LORD,
And I keep Your law.

Psa 119:56

Psa 119:56This has become mine,
Because I kept Your precepts.

Psa 119:57

Psa 119:57HETH
You are my portion, O LORD;
I have said that I would keep Your words.

Psa 119:58

Psa 119:58I entreated Your favor with my whole heart;
Be merciful to me according to Your word.

Psa 119:59

Psa 119:59I thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.

Psa 119:60

Psa 119:60I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.

Psa 119:61

Psa 119:61The cords of the wicked have bound me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.

Psa 119:62

Psa 119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.

Psa 119:63

Psa 119:63I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.

Psa 119:64

Psa 119:64The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy;
Teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:65

Psa 119:65TETH
You have dealt well with Your servant,
O LORD, according to Your word.

Psa 119:66

Psa 119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.

Psa 119:67

Psa 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.

Psa 119:68

Psa 119:68You are good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:69

Psa 119:69The proud have forged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.

Psa 119:70

Psa 119:70Their heart is as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.

Psa 119:71

Psa 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

Psa 119:72

Psa 119:72The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

Psa 119:73

Psa 119:73YOD
Your hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

Psa 119:74

Psa 119:74Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.

Psa 119:75

Psa 119:75I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

Psa 119:76

Psa 119:76Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.

Psa 119:77

Psa 119:77Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For Your law is my delight.

Psa 119:78

Psa 119:78Let the proud be ashamed,
For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.

Psa 119:79

Psa 119:79Let those who fear You turn to me,
Those who know Your testimonies.

Psa 119:80

Psa 119:80Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,
That I may not be ashamed.

Psa 119:81

Psa 119:81KAPH
My soul faints for Your salvation,
But I hope in Your word.

Psa 119:82

Psa 119:82My eyes fail from searching Your word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”

Psa 119:83

Psa 119:83For I have become like a wineskin in smoke,
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.

Psa 119:84

Psa 119:84How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

Psa 119:85

Psa 119:85The proud have dug pits for me,
Which is not according to Your law.

Psa 119:86

Psa 119:86All Your commandments are faithful;
They persecute me wrongfully;
Help me!

Psa 119:87

Psa 119:87They almost made an end of me on earth,
But I did not forsake Your precepts.

Psa 119:88

Psa 119:88Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

Psa 119:89

Psa 119:89LAMED
Forever, O LORD,
Your word is settled in heaven.

Psa 119:90

Psa 119:90Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it abides.

Psa 119:91

Psa 119:91They continue this day according to Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.

Psa 119:92

Psa 119:92Unless Your law had been my delight,
I would then have perished in my affliction.

Psa 119:93

Psa 119:93I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have given me life.

Psa 119:94

Psa 119:94I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.

Psa 119:95

Psa 119:95The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.

Psa 119:96

Psa 119:96I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Psa 119:97

Psa 119:97MEM
Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.

Psa 119:98

Psa 119:98You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.

Psa 119:99

Psa 119:99I have more understanding than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.

Psa 119:100

Psa 119:100I understand more than the ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.

Psa 119:101

Psa 119:101I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.

Psa 119:102

Psa 119:102I have not departed from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.

Psa 119:103

Psa 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Psa 119:104

Psa 119:104Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.

Psa 119:105

Psa 119:105NUN
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

Psa 119:106

Psa 119:106I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.

Psa 119:107

Psa 119:107I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word.

Psa 119:108

Psa 119:108Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me Your judgments.

Psa 119:109

Psa 119:109My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.

Psa 119:110

Psa 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.

Psa 119:111

Psa 119:111Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Psa 119:112

Psa 119:112I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.

Psa 119:113

Psa 119:113SAMEK
I hate the double-minded,
But I love Your law.

Psa 119:114

Psa 119:114You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.

Psa 119:115

Psa 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God!

Psa 119:116

Psa 119:116Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

Psa 119:117

Psa 119:117Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.

Psa 119:118

Psa 119:118You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceit is falsehood.

Psa 119:119

Psa 119:119You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.

Psa 119:120

Psa 119:120My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.

Psa 119:121

Psa 119:121AYIN
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.

Psa 119:122

Psa 119:122Be surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.

Psa 119:123

Psa 119:123My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.

Psa 119:124

Psa 119:124Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:125

Psa 119:125I am Your servant;
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.

Psa 119:126

Psa 119:126It is time for You to act, O LORD,
For they have regarded Your law as void.

Psa 119:127

Psa 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!

Psa 119:128

Psa 119:128Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things
I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.

Psa 119:129

Psa 119:129PE
Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.

Psa 119:130

Psa 119:130The entrance of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.

Psa 119:131

Psa 119:131I opened my mouth and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.

Psa 119:132

Psa 119:132Look upon me and be merciful to me,
As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.

Psa 119:133

Psa 119:133Direct my steps by Your word,
And let no iniquity have dominion over me.

Psa 119:134

Psa 119:134Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.

Psa 119:135

Psa 119:135Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:136

Psa 119:136Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
Because men do not keep Your law.

Psa 119:137

Psa 119:137TSADDE
Righteous are You, O LORD,
And upright are Your judgments.

Psa 119:138

Psa 119:138Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.

Psa 119:139

Psa 119:139My zeal has consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.

Psa 119:140

Psa 119:140Your word is very pure;
Therefore Your servant loves it.

Psa 119:141

Psa 119:141I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.

Psa 119:142

Psa 119:142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.

Psa 119:143

Psa 119:143Trouble and anguish have overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments are my delights.

Psa 119:144

Psa 119:144The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;
Give me understanding, and I shall live.

Psa 119:145

Psa 119:145QOPH
I cry out with my whole heart;
Hear me, O LORD!
I will keep Your statutes.

Psa 119:146

Psa 119:146I cry out to You;
Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.

Psa 119:147

Psa 119:147I rise before the dawning of the morning,
And cry for help;
I hope in Your word.

Psa 119:148

Psa 119:148My eyes are awake through the night watches,
That I may meditate on Your word.

Psa 119:149

Psa 119:149Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
O LORD, revive me according to Your justice.

Psa 119:150

Psa 119:150They draw near who follow after wickedness;
They are far from Your law.

Psa 119:151

Psa 119:151You are near, O LORD,
And all Your commandments are truth.

Psa 119:152

Psa 119:152Concerning Your testimonies,
I have known of old that You have founded them forever.

Psa 119:153

Psa 119:153RESH
Consider my affliction and deliver me,
For I do not forget Your law.

Psa 119:154

Psa 119:154Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Your word.

Psa 119:155

Psa 119:155Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.

Psa 119:156

Psa 119:156Great are Your tender mercies, O LORD;
Revive me according to Your judgments.

Psa 119:157

Psa 119:157Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.

Psa 119:158

Psa 119:158I see the treacherous, and am disgusted,
Because they do not keep Your word.

Psa 119:159

Psa 119:159Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.

Psa 119:160

Psa 119:160The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.

Psa 119:161

Psa 119:161SHIN
Princes persecute me without a cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your word.

Psa 119:162

Psa 119:162I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure.

Psa 119:163

Psa 119:163I hate and abhor lying,
But I love Your law.

Psa 119:164

Psa 119:164Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.

Psa 119:165

Psa 119:165Great peace have those who love Your law,
And nothing causes them to stumble.

Psa 119:166

Psa 119:166LORD, I hope for Your salvation,
And I do Your commandments.

Psa 119:167

Psa 119:167My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.

Psa 119:168

Psa 119:168I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are before You.

Psa 119:169

Psa 119:169TAU
Let my cry come before You, O LORD;
Give me understanding according to Your word.

Psa 119:170

Psa 119:170Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.

Psa 119:171

Psa 119:171My lips shall utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.

Psa 119:172

Psa 119:172My tongue shall speak of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.

Psa 119:173

Psa 119:173Let Your hand become my help,
For I have chosen Your precepts.

Psa 119:174

Psa 119:174I long for Your salvation, O LORD,
And Your law is my delight.

Psa 119:175

Psa 119:175Let my soul live, and it shall praise You;
And let Your judgments help me.

Psa 119:176

Psa 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.

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