1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the LORD! |
2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! |
3 They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways. |
4 You have commanded us To keep Your precepts diligently. |
5 Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes! |
6 Then I would not be ashamed, When I look into all Your commandments. |
7 I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. |
8 I will keep Your statutes; Oh, do not forsake me utterly! |
9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. |
10 With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! |
11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You! |
12 Blessed are You, O LORD! Teach me Your statutes! |
13 With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth. |
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. |
15 I will meditate on Your precepts, And contemplate Your ways. |
16 I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. |
17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word. |
18 Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law. |
19 I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. |
20 My soul breaks with longing For Your judgments at all times. |
21 You rebuke the proud--the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments. |
22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies. |
23 Princes also sit and speak against me, But Your servant meditates on Your statutes. |
24 Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors. |
25 My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word. |
26 I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes. |
27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wondrous works. |
28 My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word. |
29 Remove from me the way of lying, And grant me Your law graciously. |
30 I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me. |
31 I cling to Your testimonies; O LORD, do not put me to shame! |
32 I will run the course of Your commandments, For You shall enlarge my heart. |
33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end. |
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. |
35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it. |
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. |
37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way. |
38 Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You. |
39 Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments are good. |
40 Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness. |
41 Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD--Your salvation according to Your word. |
42 So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word. |
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I have hoped in Your ordinances. |
44 So shall I keep Your law continually, Forever and ever. |
45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. |
46 I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed. |
47 And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love. |
48 My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes. |
49 Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope. |
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life. |
51 The proud have me in great derision, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law. |
52 I remembered Your judgments of old, O LORD, And have comforted myself. |
53 Indignation has taken hold of me Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law. |
54 Your statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage. |
55 I remember Your name in the night, O LORD, And I keep Your law. |
56 This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts. |
57 You are my portion, O LORD; I have said that I would keep Your words. |
58 I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word. |
59 I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies. |
60 I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
61 The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law. |
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments. |
63 I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts. |
64 The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes. |
65 You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word. |
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments. |
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word. |
68 You are good, and do good; Teach me Your statutes. |
69 The proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart. |
70 Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your law. |
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes. |
72 The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver. |
73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. |
74 Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word. |
75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are right, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. |
76 Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant. |
77 Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight. |
78 Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; But I will meditate on Your precepts. |
79 Let those who fear You turn to me, Those who know Your testimonies. |
80 Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed. |
81 My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word. |
82 My eyes fail from searching Your word, Saying, "When will You comfort me?" |
83 For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, Yet I do not forget Your statutes. |
84 How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me? |
85 The proud have dug pits for me, Which is not according to Your law. |
86 All Your commandments are faithful; They persecute me wrongfully; Help me! |
87 They almost made an end of me on earth, But I did not forsake Your precepts. |
88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. |
89 Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven. |
90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides. |
91 They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all are Your servants. |
92 Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction. |
93 I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life. |
94 I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts. |
95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies. |
96 I have seen the consummation of all perfection, But Your commandment is exceedingly broad. |
97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. |
98 You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me. |
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation. |
100 I understand more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts. |
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word. |
102 I have not departed from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me. |
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! |
104 Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. |
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. |
106 I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous judgments. |
107 I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word. |
108 Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, And teach me Your judgments. |
109 My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law. |
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts. |
111 Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart. |
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end. |
113 I hate the double-minded, But I love Your law. |
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. |
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of my God! |
116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope. |
117 Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually. |
118 You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceit is falsehood. |
119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies. |
120 My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments. |
121 I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors. |
122 Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud oppress me. |
123 My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation And Your righteous word. |
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, And teach me Your statutes. |
125 I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies. |
126 It is time for You to act, O LORD, For they have regarded Your law as void. |
127 Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold! |
128 Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way. |
129 Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them. |
130 The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. |
131 I opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments. |
132 Look upon me and be merciful to me, As Your custom is toward those who love Your name. |
133 Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. |
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts. |
135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes. |
136 Rivers of water run down from my eyes, Because men do not keep Your law. |
137 Righteous are You, O LORD, And upright are Your judgments. |
138 Your testimonies, which You have commanded, Are righteous and very faithful. |
139 My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words. |
140 Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it. |
141 I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts. |
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth. |
143 Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights. |
144 The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live. |
145 I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! I will keep Your statutes. |
146 I cry out to You; Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies. |
147 I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word. |
148 My eyes are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word. |
149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O LORD, revive me according to Your justice. |
150 They draw near who follow after wickedness; They are far from Your law. |
151 You are near, O LORD, And all Your commandments are truth. |
152 Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever. |
153 Consider my affliction and deliver me, For I do not forget Your law. |
154 Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word. |
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes. |
156 Great are Your tender mercies, O LORD; Revive me according to Your judgments. |
157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies. |
158 I see the treacherous, and am disgusted, Because they do not keep Your word. |
159 Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness. |
160 The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. |
161 Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word. |
162 I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure. |
163 I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law. |
164 Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments. |
165 Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble. |
166 LORD, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments. |
167 My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly. |
168 I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You. |
169 Let my cry come before You, O LORD; Give me understanding according to Your word. |
170 Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word. |
171 My lips shall utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes. |
172 My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness. |
173 Let Your hand become my help, For I have chosen Your precepts. |
174 I long for Your salvation, O LORD, And Your law is my delight. |
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; And let Your judgments help me. |
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments. |