ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled
in the way
, who walk
in the law
of the LORD
.
Blessed are they that keep
his testimonies
, and that seek
him with the whole heart
.
They also do no iniquity
: they walk
in his ways
.
Thou hast commanded us to keep
thy precepts
diligently
.
O that my ways
were directed
to keep
thy statutes
!
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect
unto all thy commandments
.
I will praise thee with uprightness
of heart
, when I shall have learned
thy righteous
judgments
.
I will keep thy statutes
: O forsake
me not utterly
.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse
his way
? by taking heed
thereto according to thy word
.
With my whole heart have I sought
thee: O let me not wander
from thy commandments
.
Thy word have I hid
in mine heart
, that I might not sin
against thee.
Blessed art thou, O LORD
: teach
me thy statutes
.
With my lips have I declared
all the judgments
of thy mouth
.
I have rejoiced in the way
of thy testimonies
, as much as in
all riches
.
I will meditate in thy precepts
, and have respect
unto thy ways
.
I will delight myself in thy statutes
: I will not forget
thy word
.
GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant
, that I may live
, and keep
thy word
.
Open thou mine eyes
, that I may behold
wondrous things
out of thy law
.
I am a stranger in the earth
: hide
not thy commandments
from me.
My soul breaketh
for the longing
that it hath unto thy judgments
at all times
.
Thou hast rebuked the proud
that are cursed
, which do err
from thy commandments
.
Remove from me reproach
and contempt
; for I have kept
thy testimonies
.
Princes also did sit
and speak
against me: but thy servant
did meditate
in thy statutes
.
Thy testimonies also are my delight
and my counsellors
.
DALETH. My soul cleaveth
unto the dust
: quicken
thou me according to thy word
.
I have declared my ways
, and thou heardest
me: teach
me thy statutes
.
Make me to understand the way
of thy precepts
: so shall I talk
of thy wondrous works
.
My soul melteth
for heaviness
: strengthen
thou me according unto thy word
.
Remove from me the way
of lying
: and grant me thy law
graciously
.
I have chosen the way
of truth
: thy judgments
have I laid
before me .
I have stuck unto thy testimonies
: O LORD
, put me not to shame
.
I will run the way
of thy commandments
, when thou shalt enlarge
my heart
.
HE. Teach me, O LORD
, the way
of thy statutes
; and I shall keep
it unto the end
.
Give me understanding, and I shall keep
thy law
; yea, I shall observe
it with my whole heart
.
Make me to go in the path
of thy commandments
; for therein do I delight
.
Incline my heart
unto thy testimonies
, and not to covetousness
.
Turn away mine eyes
from beholding
vanity
; and quicken
thou me in thy way
.
Stablish thy word
unto thy servant
, who is devoted to thy fear
.
Turn away my reproach
which I fear
: for thy judgments
are good
.
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts
: quicken
me in thy righteousness
.
VAU. Let thy mercies come
also unto me, O LORD
, even thy salvation
, according to thy word
.
So shall I have wherewith to answer
him that reproacheth
me: for I trust
in thy word
.
And take not the word
of truth
utterly
out of my mouth
; for I have hoped
in thy judgments
.
So shall I keep thy law
continually
for ever
and ever
.
And I will walk at liberty
: for I seek
thy precepts
.
I will speak of thy testimonies
also before kings
, and will not be ashamed
.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments
, which I have loved
.
My hands also will I lift up
unto thy commandments
, which I have loved
; and I will meditate
in thy statutes
.
ZAIN. Remember the word
unto thy servant
, upon which thou hast caused me to hope
.
This is my comfort in my affliction
: for thy word
hath quickened
me.
The proud have had me greatly
in derision
: yet have I not declined
from thy law
.
I remembered thy judgments
of old
, O LORD
; and have comforted
myself.
Horror hath taken hold
upon me because of the wicked
that forsake
thy law
.
Thy statutes have been my songs
in the house
of my pilgrimage
.
I have remembered thy name
, O LORD
, in the night
, and have kept
thy law
.
This I had, because I kept thy precepts
.
CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD
: I have said
that I would keep
thy words
.
I intreated thy favour
with my whole heart
: be merciful
unto me according to thy word
.
I thought on my ways
, and turned
my feet
unto thy testimonies
.
I made haste, and delayed
not to keep
thy commandments
.
The bands of the wicked
have robbed
me: but I have not forgotten
thy law
.
At midnight I will rise
to give thanks
unto thee because of thy righteous
judgments
.
I am a companion of all them that fear
thee, and of them that keep
thy precepts
.
The earth, O LORD
, is full
of thy mercy
: teach
me thy statutes
.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well
with thy servant
, O LORD
, according unto thy word
.
Teach me good
judgment
and knowledge
: for I have believed
thy commandments
.
Before I was afflicted I went astray
: but now have I kept
thy word
.
Thou art good, and doest good
; teach
me thy statutes
.
The proud have forged
a lie
against me: but I will keep
thy precepts
with my whole heart
.
Their heart is as fat
as grease
; but I delight
in thy law
.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted
; that I might learn
thy statutes
.
The law of thy mouth
is better
unto me than thousands
of gold
and silver
.
JOD. Thy hands have made
me and fashioned
me: give me understanding
, that I may learn
thy commandments
.
They that fear thee will be glad
when they see
me; because I have hoped
in thy word
.
I know, O LORD
, that thy judgments
are right
, and that thou in faithfulness
hast afflicted
me.
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort
, according to thy word
unto thy servant
.
Let thy tender mercies come
unto me, that I may live
: for thy law
is my delight
.
Let the proud be ashamed
; for they dealt perversely
with me without a cause
: but I will meditate
in thy precepts
.
Let those that fear thee turn
unto me, and those that have known
thy testimonies
.
Let my heart be sound
in thy statutes
; that I be not ashamed
.
CAPH. My soul fainteth
for thy salvation
: but I hope
in thy word
.
Mine eyes fail
for thy word
, saying
, When wilt thou comfort
me?
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke
; yet do I not forget
thy statutes
.
How many are the days of thy servant
? when wilt thou execute
judgment
on them that persecute
me?
The proud have digged
pits
for me, which are not after thy law
.
All thy commandments are faithful
: they persecute
me wrongfully
; help
thou me.
They had almost consumed
me upon earth
; but I forsook
not thy precepts
.
Quicken me after thy lovingkindness
; so shall I keep
the testimony
of thy mouth
.
LAMED. For ever, O LORD
, thy word
is settled
in heaven
.
Thy faithfulness is unto all
generations
: thou hast established
the earth
, and it abideth
.
They continue this day
according to thine ordinances
: for all are thy servants
.
Unless thy law
had been my delights
, I should then have perished
in mine affliction
.
I will never forget
thy precepts
: for with them thou hast quickened
me.
I am thine, save me; for I have sought
thy precepts
.
The wicked have waited
for me to destroy
me: but I will consider
thy testimonies
.
I have seen an end
of all perfection
: but thy commandment
is exceeding
broad
.
MEM. O how love I thy law
! it is my meditation
all the day
.
Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser
than mine enemies
: for they are ever
with me.
I have more understanding than all my teachers
: for thy testimonies
are my meditation
.
I understand more than the ancients
, because I keep
thy precepts
.
I have refrained my feet
from every evil
way
, that I might keep
thy word
.
I have not departed from thy judgments
: for thou hast taught
me.
How sweet are thy words
unto my taste
! yea, sweeter than honey
to my mouth
!
Through thy precepts I get understanding
: therefore I hate
every false
way
.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp
unto my feet
, and a light
unto my path
.
I have sworn, and I will perform
it , that I will keep
thy righteous
judgments
.
I am afflicted very much
: quicken
me, O LORD
, according unto thy word
.
Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings
of my mouth
, O LORD
, and teach
me thy judgments
.
My soul is continually
in my hand
: yet do I not forget
thy law
.
The wicked have laid
a snare
for me: yet I erred
not from thy precepts
.
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage
for ever
: for they are the rejoicing
of my heart
.
I have inclined mine heart
to perform
thy statutes
alway
, even unto the end
.
SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts
: but thy law
do I love
.
Thou art my hiding place and my shield
: I hope
in thy word
.
Depart from me, ye evildoers
: for I will keep
the commandments
of my God
.
Uphold me according unto thy word
, that I may live
: and let me not be ashamed
of my hope
.
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe
: and I will have respect
unto thy statutes
continually
.
Thou hast trodden down all them that err
from thy statutes
: for their deceit
is falsehood
.
Thou puttest away all the wicked
of the earth
like dross
: therefore I love
thy testimonies
.
My flesh trembleth
for fear
of thee; and I am afraid
of thy judgments
.
AIN. I have done judgment
and justice
: leave
me not to mine oppressors
.
Be surety for thy servant
for good
: let not the proud
oppress
me.
Mine eyes fail
for thy salvation
, and for the word
of thy righteousness
.
Deal with thy servant
according unto thy mercy
, and teach
me thy statutes
.
I am thy servant; give me understanding
, that I may know
thy testimonies
.
It is time for thee , LORD
, to work
: for they have made void
thy law
.
Therefore I love thy commandments
above gold
; yea, above fine gold
.
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right
; and I hate
every false
way
.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful
: therefore doth my soul
keep
them.
The entrance of thy words
giveth light
; it giveth understanding
unto the simple
.
I opened my mouth
, and panted
: for I longed
for thy commandments
.
Look thou upon me, and be merciful
unto me, as thou usest
to do unto those that love
thy name
.
Order my steps
in thy word
: and let not any iniquity
have dominion
over me.
Deliver me from the oppression
of man
: so will I keep
thy precepts
.
Make thy face to shine
upon thy servant
; and teach
me thy statutes
.
Rivers of waters
run down
mine eyes
, because they keep
not thy law
.
TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD
, and upright
are thy judgments
.
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded
are righteous
and very
faithful
.
My zeal hath consumed
me, because mine enemies
have forgotten
thy words
.
Thy word is very
pure
: therefore thy servant
loveth
it.
I am small and despised
: yet do not I forget
thy precepts
.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting
righteousness
, and thy law
is the truth
.
Trouble and anguish
have taken hold
on me: yet thy commandments
are my delights
.
The righteousness of thy testimonies
is everlasting
: give me understanding
, and I shall live
.
KOPH. I cried with my whole heart
; hear
me, O LORD
: I will keep
thy statutes
.
I cried unto thee; save
me, and I shall keep
thy testimonies
.
I prevented the dawning of the morning
, and cried
: I hoped
in thy word
.
Mine eyes prevent
the night watches
, that I might meditate
in thy word
.
Hear my voice
according unto thy lovingkindness
: O LORD
, quicken
me according to thy judgment
.
They draw nigh that follow
after mischief
: they are far
from thy law
.
Thou art near, O LORD
; and all thy commandments
are truth
.
Concerning thy testimonies, I have known
of old
that thou hast founded
them for ever
.
RESH. Consider mine affliction
, and deliver
me: for I do not forget
thy law
.
Plead my cause
, and deliver
me: quicken
me according to thy word
.
Salvation is far
from the wicked
: for they seek
not thy statutes
.
Great are thy tender mercies
, O LORD
: quicken
me according to thy judgments
.
Many are my persecutors
and mine enemies
; yet do I not decline
from thy testimonies
.
I beheld the transgressors
, and was grieved
; because they kept
not thy word
.
Consider how I love
thy precepts
: quicken
me, O LORD
, according to thy lovingkindness
.
Thy word is true
from the beginning
: and every one of thy righteous
judgments
endureth for ever
.
SCHIN. Princes have persecuted
me without a cause
: but my heart
standeth in awe
of thy word
.
I rejoice at thy word
, as one that findeth
great
spoil
.
I hate and abhor
lying
: but thy law
do I love
.
Seven times a day
do I praise
thee because of thy righteous
judgments
.
Great peace
have they which love
thy law
: and nothing shall offend
them.
LORD, I have hoped
for thy salvation
, and done
thy commandments
.
My soul hath kept
thy testimonies
; and I love
them exceedingly
.
I have kept thy precepts
and thy testimonies
: for all my ways
are before thee.
TAU. Let my cry come near
before
thee, O LORD
: give me understanding
according to thy word
.
Let my supplication come
before
thee: deliver
me according to thy word
.
My lips shall utter
praise
, when thou hast taught
me thy statutes
.
My tongue shall speak
of thy word
: for all thy commandments
are righteousness
.
Let thine hand help
me; for I have chosen
thy precepts
.
I have longed for thy salvation
, O LORD
; and thy law
is my delight
.
Let my soul live
, and it shall praise
thee; and let thy judgments
help
me.
I have gone astray like a lost
sheep
; seek
thy servant
; for I do not forget
thy commandments
.