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Psalms 119

A Aleph.

1

How blessed are those whose way is  1 ablameless, Who  bwalk in the law of the LORD.

2

How blessed are those who  aobserve His testimonies, Who  bseek Him  cwith all their heart.

3

They also  ado no unrighteousness; They walk in His ways.

4

You have  1 aordained Your precepts,  2That we should keep them diligently.

5

Oh that my  aways may be established To  bkeep Your statutes!

6

Then I  ashall not be ashamed When I look  1upon all Your commandments.

7

I shall  agive thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.

8

I shall keep Your statutes; Do not  aforsake me utterly!

B Beth.

9

How can a young man keep his way pure? By  akeeping it according to Your word.

10

With  aall my heart I have sought You; Do not let me  bwander from Your commandments.

11

Your word I have  atreasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You.

12

Blessed are You, O LORD;  aTeach me Your statutes.

13

With my lips I have  atold of All the  bordinances of Your mouth.

14

I have  arejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,  1As much as in all riches.

15

I will  ameditate on Your precepts And  1regard  bYour ways.

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I shall  1 adelight in Your statutes; I shall  bnot forget Your word.

G Gimel.

17

 aDeal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.

18

Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law.

19

I am a  astranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.

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My soul is crushed  1 awith longing After Your ordinances at all times.

21

You  arebuke the arrogant,  1the  bcursed, Who  cwander from Your commandments.

22

 aTake away reproach and contempt from me, For I  bobserve Your testimonies.

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Even though  aprinces sit and talk against me, Your servant  bmeditates on Your statutes.

24

Your testimonies also are my  adelight; They are  1my counselors.

D Daleth.

25

My  asoul cleaves to the dust;  bRevive me  caccording to Your word.

26

I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;  aTeach me Your statutes.

27

Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will  ameditate on Your wonders.

28

My  asoul  1weeps because of grief;  bStrengthen me according to Your word.

29

Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your law.

30

I have chosen the faithful way; I have  1placed Your ordinances before me.

31

I  acling to Your testimonies; O LORD, do not put me to shame!

32

I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will  aenlarge my heart.

H He.

33

 aTeach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the end.

34

 aGive me understanding, that I may  bobserve Your law And keep it  cwith all my heart.

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Make me walk in the  apath of Your commandments, For I  bdelight in it.

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 aIncline my heart to Your testimonies And not to  bdishonest gain.

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Turn away my  aeyes from looking at vanity, And  brevive me in Your ways.

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 aEstablish Your  1word to Your servant,  2As that which produces reverence for You.

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 aTurn away my reproach which I dread, For Your ordinances are good.

40

Behold, I  along for Your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness.

V Vav.

41

May Your  alovingkindnesses also come to me, O LORD, Your salvation  baccording to Your  1word;

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So I will have an  aanswer for him who  breproaches me, For I trust in Your word.

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And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I  1 await for Your ordinances.

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So I will  akeep Your law continually, Forever and ever.

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And I will  awalk  1at liberty, For I  bseek Your precepts.

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I will also speak of Your testimonies  abefore kings And shall not be ashamed.

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I shall  1 adelight in Your commandments, Which I  blove.

48

And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I  alove; And I will  bmeditate on Your statutes.

Z Zayin.

49

Remember the word to Your servant,  1In which You have made me hope.

50

This is my  acomfort in my affliction, That Your word has  1revived me.

51

The arrogant  autterly deride me, Yet I do not  bturn aside from Your law.

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I have  aremembered Your ordinances from  1of old, O LORD, And comfort myself.

53

Burning  aindignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who  bforsake Your law.

54

Your statutes are my songs In the house of my  apilgrimage.

55

O LORD, I  aremember Your name  bin the night, And keep Your law.

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This has become mine,  1That I  aobserve Your precepts.

C Heth.

57

The LORD is my  aportion; I have  1promised to  bkeep Your words.

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I  asought Your favor  bwith all my heart;  cBe gracious to me  daccording to Your  1word.

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I  aconsidered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies.

60

I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments.

61

The  acords of the wicked have encircled me, But I have  bnot forgotten Your law.

62

At  amidnight I shall rise to give thanks to You Because of Your  brighteous ordinances.

63

I am a  acompanion of all those who  1fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.

64

 aThe earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O LORD;  bTeach me Your statutes.

T Teth.

65

You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.

66

Teach me good  1 adiscernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.

67

 aBefore I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.

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You are  agood and  bdo good;  cTeach me Your statutes.

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The arrogant  1have  aforged a lie against me; With all my heart I will  bobserve Your precepts.

70

Their heart is  1 acovered with fat, But I  bdelight in Your law.

71

It is  agood for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.

72

The  alaw of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Y Yodh.

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 aYour hands made me and  1fashioned me;  bGive me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

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May those who  1fear You  asee me and be glad, Because I  2 bwait for Your word.

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I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are  arighteous, And that  bin faithfulness You have afflicted me.

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O may Your lovingkindness  1comfort me, According to Your  2word to Your servant.

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May  aYour compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my  bdelight.

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May  athe arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me  bwith a lie; But I shall  cmeditate on Your precepts.

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May those who  1fear You turn to me, Even those who know Your testimonies.

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May my heart be  1 ablameless in Your statutes, So that I will not  bbe ashamed.

K Kaph.

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My  asoul languishes for Your salvation; I  1 bwait for Your word.

82

My  aeyes fail with longing for Your  1word,  2While I say, "When will You comfort me?"

83

Though I have  abecome like a wineskin in the smoke, I do  bnot forget Your statutes.

84

How many are the  adays of Your servant? When will You  bexecute judgment on those who persecute me?

85

The arrogant have  adug pits for me, Men who are not  1in accord with Your law.

86

All Your commandments are  afaithful; They have  bpersecuted me with a lie;  chelp me!

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They almost destroyed me  1on earth, But as for me, I  adid not forsake Your precepts.

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

L Lamedh.

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 aForever, O LORD, Your word  1is settled in heaven.

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Your  afaithfulness continues  1throughout all generations; You  bestablished the earth, and it  cstands.

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They stand this day according to Your  aordinances, For  ball things are Your servants.

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If Your law had not been my  adelight, Then I would have perished  bin my affliction.

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I will  anever forget Your precepts, For by them You have  1 brevived me.

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I am Yours,  asave me; For I have  bsought Your precepts.

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The wicked  await for me to destroy me; I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.

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I have seen  1a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

M Mem.

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O how I  alove Your law! It is my  bmeditation all the day.

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Your  acommandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are ever  1mine.

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I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my  ameditation.

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I understand  amore than the aged, Because I have  bobserved Your precepts.

101

I have  arestrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.

102

I have not  aturned aside from Your ordinances, For You Yourself have taught me.

103

How  asweet are Your  1words to my  2taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104

From Your precepts I  aget understanding; Therefore I  bhate every false way.

N Nun.

105

Your word is a  alamp to my feet And a light to my path.

106

I have  asworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

107

I am exceedingly  aafflicted;  1 bRevive me, O LORD, according to Your word.

108

O accept the  afreewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, And  bteach me Your ordinances.

109

My  1 alife is continually  2in my hand, Yet I do not  bforget Your law.

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The wicked have  alaid a snare for me, Yet I have not  bgone astray from Your precepts.

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I have  ainherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the  bjoy of my heart.

112

I have  ainclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, even  bto the end.

S Samekh.

113

I hate those who are  adouble-minded, But I love Your  blaw.

114

You are my  ahiding place and my  bshield; I  1 cwait for Your word.

115

 aDepart from me, evildoers, That I may  bobserve the commandments of my God.

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 aSustain me according to Your  1word, that I may live; And  bdo not let me be  2ashamed of my hope.

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Uphold me that I may be  asafe, That I may  bhave regard for Your statutes continually.

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You have  1rejected all those  awho wander from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is  2useless.

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You have  1removed all the wicked of the earth like  adross; Therefore I  blove Your testimonies.

120

My flesh  1 atrembles for fear of You, And I am  bafraid of Your judgments.

W Ayin.

121

I have  adone justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.

122

Be  asurety for Your servant for good; Do not let the arrogant  boppress me.

123

My  aeyes fail with longing for Your salvation And for Your righteous  1word.

124

Deal with Your servant  aaccording to Your lovingkindness And  bteach me Your statutes.

125

 aI am Your servant;  bgive me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.

126

It is time for the LORD to  aact, For they have broken Your law.

127

Therefore I  alove Your commandments Above gold, yes, above fine gold.

128

Therefore I esteem right all Your  aprecepts concerning everything, I  bhate every false way.

F Pe.

129

Your testimonies are  awonderful; Therefore my soul  bobserves them.

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The  aunfolding of Your words gives light; It gives  bunderstanding to the simple.

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I  aopened my mouth wide and  bpanted, For I  clonged for Your commandments.

132

 aTurn to me and be gracious to me, After Your manner  1with those who love Your name.

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Establish my  afootsteps in Your  1word, And do not let any iniquity  bhave dominion over me.

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 aRedeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts.

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 aMake Your face shine upon Your servant, And  bteach me Your statutes.

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My eyes  1shed  astreams of water, Because they  bdo not keep Your law.

Q Tsadhe.

137

 aRighteous are You, O LORD, And upright are Your judgments.

138

You have commanded Your testimonies in  arighteousness And exceeding  bfaithfulness.

139

My  azeal has  1consumed me, Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.

140

Your  1 aword is very  2pure, Therefore Your servant  bloves it.

141

I am small and  adespised, Yet I do not  bforget Your precepts.

142

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And  aYour law is truth.

143

Trouble and anguish have  1come upon me, Yet Your commandments are my  adelight.

144

Your  atestimonies are righteous forever;  bGive me understanding that I may live.

J Qoph.

145

I cried  awith all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will  bobserve Your statutes.

146

I cried to You;  asave me And I shall keep Your testimonies.

147

I  1 arise before dawn and cry for help; I  2wait for Your words.

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My eyes anticipate the  anight watches, That I may  bmeditate on Your  1word.

149

Hear my voice  aaccording to Your lovingkindness;  bRevive me, O LORD, according to Your ordinances.

150

Those who follow after wickedness draw near; They are far from Your law.

151

You are  anear, O LORD, And all Your commandments are  btruth.

152

Of old I have  aknown from Your testimonies That You have founded them  bforever.

R Resh.

153

 aLook upon my  baffliction and rescue me, For I do not  cforget Your law.

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 aPlead my cause and  bredeem me; Revive me according to Your  1word.

155

Salvation is  afar from the wicked, For they  bdo not seek Your statutes.

156

 1 aGreat are Your mercies, O LORD; Revive me according to Your ordinances.

157

Many are my  apersecutors and my adversaries, Yet I do not  bturn aside from Your testimonies.

158

I behold the  atreacherous and  bloathe them, Because they do not keep Your  1word.

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Consider how I  alove Your precepts;  bRevive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.

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The  asum of Your word is  btruth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances  cis everlasting.

E Shin.

161

 aPrinces persecute me without cause, But my heart  bstands in awe of Your words.

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I  arejoice at Your  1word, As one who  bfinds great spoil.

163

I  ahate and despise falsehood, But I  blove Your law.

164

Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your  arighteous ordinances.

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Those who love Your law have  agreat peace, And  1 bnothing causes them to stumble.

166

I  ahope for Your salvation, O LORD, And do Your commandments.

167

My  asoul keeps Your testimonies, And I  blove them exceedingly.

168

I  akeep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my  bways are before You.

: Tav.

169

Let my  acry  1come before You, O LORD;  bGive me understanding  caccording to Your word.

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Let my  asupplication come before You;  bDeliver me according to Your  1word.

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Let my  alips utter praise, For You  bteach me Your statutes.

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Let my  atongue sing of Your  1word, For all Your  bcommandments are righteousness.

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Let Your  ahand be  1ready to help me, For I have  bchosen Your precepts.

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I  along for Your salvation, O LORD, And Your law is my  bdelight.

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Let my  asoul live that it may praise You, And let Your ordinances help me.

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I have  agone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, For I do  bnot forget Your commandments.



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