119 Blessed are those whose way is ^[a](A)blameless,
Who ^(B)walk in the Law of the Lord.
² Blessed are those who ^(C)comply with His ^[b]testimonies,
And ^(D)seek Him ^(E)with all their heart.
³ They also ^(F)do no injustice;
They walk in His ways.
⁴ You have ^[c](G)ordained Your precepts,
^[d]That we are to keep them diligently.
⁵ Oh that my ^(H)ways may be established
To ^(I)keep Your statutes!
⁶ Then I ^(J)will not be ashamed
When I look at all Your commandments.
⁷ I will ^(K)give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
⁸ I will keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly ^(L)abandon me!

⁹ How can a young man keep his way pure?
By ^(M)keeping it according to Your word.
¹⁰ With ^(N)all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me ^(O)wander from Your commandments.
¹¹ I have ^(P)treasured Your word in my heart,
So that I may not sin against You.
¹² Blessed are You, Lord;
^(Q)Teach me Your statutes.
¹³ With my lips I have ^(R)told of
All the ^(S)ordinances of Your mouth.
¹⁴ I have ^(T)rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
^[e]As much as in all riches.
¹⁵ I will ^(U)meditate on Your precepts
And ^[f]regard ^(V)Your ways.
¹⁶ I shall ^[g](W)delight in Your statutes;
I will ^(X)not forget Your word.

^17 (Y)Deal generously 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 ^(Z)stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
²⁰ My soul is crushed ^[h](AA)with longing
For Your ordinances at all times.
²¹ You ^(AB)rebuke the arrogant, ^[i]the ^(AC)cursed,
Who ^(AD)wander from Your commandments.
^22 (AE)Take disgrace and contempt away from me,
For I ^(AF)comply with Your testimonies.
²³ Even though ^(AG)rulers sit and speak against me,
Your servant ^(AH)meditates on Your statutes.
²⁴ Your testimonies also are my ^(AI)delight;
They are ^[j]my advisers.

²⁵ My ^(AJ)soul clings to the dust;
^(AK)Revive me ^(AL)according to Your word.
²⁶ I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
^(AM)Teach me Your statutes.
²⁷ Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
And I will ^(AN)meditate on Your wonders.
²⁸ My ^(AO)soul ^[k]weeps because of grief;
^(AP)Strengthen 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 ^[l]placed Your judgments before me.
³¹ I ^(AQ)cling to Your testimonies;
Lord, do not put me to shame!
³² I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will ^(AR)enlarge my heart.

^33 (AS)Teach me, the way of Your statutes, Lord,
And I shall comply with it to the end.
^34 (AT)Give me understanding, so that I may ^(AU)comply with Your Law
And keep it ^(AV)with all my heart.
³⁵ Make me walk in the ^(AW)path of Your commandments,
For I ^(AX)delight in it.
^36 (AY)Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to ^(AZ)dishonest gain.
³⁷ Turn my ^(BA)eyes away from looking at what is worthless,
And ^(BB)revive me in Your ways.
^38 (BC)Establish Your ^[m]word to Your servant
^[n]As that which produces reverence for You.
^39 (BD)Take away my disgrace which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
⁴⁰ Behold, I ^(BE)long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.

⁴¹ May Your ^(BF)favor also come to me, Lord,
Your salvation ^(BG)according to Your ^[o]word;
⁴² So that I will have an ^(BH)answer for one who ^(BI)taunts me,
For I trust in Your word.
⁴³ And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I ^[p](BJ)wait for Your judgments.
⁴⁴ So I will ^(BK)keep Your Law continually,
Forever and ever.
⁴⁵ And I will ^(BL)walk ^[q]at liberty,
For I ^(BM)seek Your precepts.
⁴⁶ I will also speak of Your testimonies ^(BN)before kings
And shall not be ashamed.
⁴⁷ I will ^(BO)delight in Your commandments,
Which I ^(BP)love.
⁴⁸ And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I ^(BQ)love;
And I will ^(BR)meditate on Your statutes.

⁴⁹ Remember the word to Your servant,
^[r]In which You have made me hope.
⁵⁰ This is my ^(BS)comfort in my misery,
That Your word has ^[s]revived me.
⁵¹ The arrogant ^(BT)utterly deride me,
Yet I do not ^(BU)turn aside from Your Law.
⁵² I have ^(BV)remembered Your judgments from ^[t]of old, Lord,
And comfort myself.
⁵³ Burning ^(BW)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who ^(BX)abandon Your Law.
⁵⁴ Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my ^(BY)pilgrimage.
⁵⁵ Lord, I ^(BZ)remember Your name ^(CA)in the night,
And keep Your Law.
⁵⁶ This has become mine,
^[u]That I ^(CB)comply with Your precepts.

⁵⁷ The Lord is my ^(CC)portion;
I have ^[v]promised to ^(CD)keep Your words.
⁵⁸ I ^(CE)sought Your favor ^(CF)with all my heart;
^(CG)Be gracious to me ^(CH)according to Your ^[w]word.
⁵⁹ I ^(CI)considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
⁶⁰ I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
⁶¹ The ^(CJ)snares of the wicked have surrounded me,
But I have ^(CK)not forgotten Your Law.
⁶² At ^(CL)midnight I will rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your ^(CM)righteous judgments.
⁶³ I am a ^(CN)companion to all those who ^[x]fear You,
And to those who keep Your precepts.
^64 (CO)The earth is full of Your goodness, Lord;
^(CP)Teach me Your statutes.

⁶⁵ You have treated Your servant well,
Lord, according to Your word.
⁶⁶ Teach me good ^[y](CQ)discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.
^67 (CR)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
⁶⁸ You are ^(CS)good and You ^(CT)do good;
^(CU)Teach me Your statutes.
⁶⁹ The arrogant ^[z]have ^(CV)forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will ^(CW)comply with Your precepts.
⁷⁰ Their heart is ^(CX)insensitive, like fat,
But I ^(CY)delight in Your Law.
⁷¹ It is ^(CZ)good for me that I was afflicted,
So that I may learn Your statutes.
⁷² The ^(DA)Law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

^73 (DB)Your hands made me and ^[aa]fashioned me;
^(DC)Give me understanding, so that I may learn Your commandments.
⁷⁴ May those who ^[ab]fear You ^(DD)see me and be glad,
Because I ^[ac](DE)wait for Your word.
⁷⁵ I know, Lord, that Your judgments are ^(DF)righteous,
And that You have afflicted me ^(DG)in faithfulness.
⁷⁶ May Your favor ^[ad]comfort me,
According to Your ^[ae]word to Your servant.
⁷⁷ May ^(DH)Your compassion come to me so that I may live,
For Your Law is my ^(DI)delight.
⁷⁸ May ^(DJ)the arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray ^(DK)with a lie;
But I shall ^(DL)meditate on Your precepts.
⁷⁹ May those who ^[af]fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.
⁸⁰ May my heart be ^[ag](DM)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not ^(DN)be ashamed.

⁸¹ My ^(DO)soul languishes for Your salvation;
I ^[ah](DP)wait for Your word.
⁸² My ^(DQ)eyes fail with longing for Your ^[ai]word,
^[aj]While I say, “When will You comfort me?”
⁸³ Though I have ^(DR)become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do ^(DS)not forget Your statutes.
⁸⁴ How many are the ^(DT)days of Your servant?
When will You ^(DU)execute judgment on those who persecute me?
⁸⁵ The arrogant have ^(DV)dug pits for me,
People who are not in accord with Your Law.
⁸⁶ All Your commandments are ^(DW)faithful;
They have ^(DX)persecuted me with a lie; ^(DY)help me!
⁸⁷ They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I ^(DZ)did not abandon Your precepts.
⁸⁸ Revive me according to Your faithfulness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

^89 (EA)Forever, Lord,
Your word stands in heaven.
⁹⁰ Your ^(EB)faithfulness continues ^[ak]throughout generations;
You ^(EC)established the earth, and it ^(ED)stands.
⁹¹ They stand this day by Your ^(EE)ordinances,
For ^(EF)all things are Your servants.
⁹² If Your Law had not been my ^(EG)delight,
Then I would have perished ^(EH)in my misery.
⁹³ I will ^(EI)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have ^[al](EJ)revived me.
⁹⁴ I am Yours, ^(EK)save me;
For I have ^(EL)sought Your precepts.
⁹⁵ The wicked ^(EM)wait for me to destroy me;
I will diligently consider Your testimonies.
⁹⁶ I have seen ^[am]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

⁹⁷ How I ^(EN)love Your Law!
It is my ^(EO)meditation all the day.
⁹⁸ Your ^(EP)commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ever ^[an]mine.
⁹⁹ I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my ^(EQ)meditation.
¹⁰⁰ I understand ^(ER)more than those who are old,
Because I have ^(ES)complied with Your precepts.
¹⁰¹ I have ^(ET)restrained my feet from every evil way,
So that I may keep Your word.
¹⁰² I have not ^(EU)turned aside from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
¹⁰³ How ^(EV)sweet are Your ^[ao]words to my ^[ap]taste!
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
¹⁰⁴ From Your precepts I ^(EW)get understanding;
Therefore I ^(EX)hate every false way.

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a ^(EY)lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
¹⁰⁶ I have ^(EZ)sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
¹⁰⁷ I am exceedingly ^(FA)afflicted;
^[aq](FB)Revive me, Lord, according to Your word.
¹⁰⁸ Be pleased to accept the ^(FC)[ar]voluntary offerings of my mouth, Lord,
And ^(FD)teach me Your judgments.
¹⁰⁹ My ^[as](FE)life is continually ^[at]in my hand,
Yet I do not ^(FF)forget Your Law.
¹¹⁰ The wicked have ^(FG)set a ^[au]trap for me,
Yet I have not ^(FH)wandered from Your precepts.
¹¹¹ I have ^(FI)inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the ^(FJ)joy of my heart.
¹¹² I have ^(FK)inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even ^(FL)to the end.

¹¹³ I hate those who are ^(FM)double-minded,
But I love Your ^(FN)Law.
¹¹⁴ You are my ^(FO)hiding place and my ^(FP)shield;
I ^[av](FQ)wait for Your word.
^115 (FR)Leave me, you evildoers,
So that I may ^(FS)comply with the commandments of my God.
^116 (FT)Sustain me according to Your ^[aw]word, that I may live;
And ^(FU)do not let me be ^[ax]ashamed of my hope.
¹¹⁷ Sustain me so that I may be ^(FV)safe,
That I may ^(FW)have regard for Your statutes continually.
¹¹⁸ You have ^[ay]rejected all those ^(FX)who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is ^[az]useless.
¹¹⁹ You have ^[ba]removed all the wicked of the earth like ^[bb](FY)impurities;
Therefore I ^(FZ)love Your testimonies.
¹²⁰ My flesh ^[bc](GA)trembles from the fear of You,
And I am ^(GB)afraid of Your judgments.

¹²¹ I have ^(GC)done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
¹²² Be ^(GD)a guarantor for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant ^(GE)oppress me.
¹²³ My ^(GF)eyes fail with longing for Your salvation,
And for Your righteous ^[bd]word.
¹²⁴ Deal with Your servant ^(GG)according to Your graciousness,
And ^(GH)teach me Your statutes.
^125 (GI)I am Your servant; ^(GJ)give me understanding,
So that I may know Your testimonies.
¹²⁶ It is time for the Lord to ^(GK)act,
For they have broken Your Law.
¹²⁷ Therefore I ^(GL)love Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above pure gold.
¹²⁸ Therefore I carefully follow all Your ^(GM)precepts concerning everything,
I ^(GN)hate every false way.

¹²⁹ Your testimonies are ^(GO)wonderful;
Therefore my soul ^(GP)complies with them.
¹³⁰ The ^(GQ)unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives ^(GR)understanding to the simple.
¹³¹ I ^(GS)opened my mouth wide and ^(GT)panted,
For I ^(GU)longed for Your commandments.
^132 (GV)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
As is right for those who love Your name.
¹³³ Establish my ^(GW)footsteps in Your ^[be]word,
And do not let any ^[bf]wrongdoing ^(GX)have power over me.
^134 (GY)Redeem me from oppression by man,
So that I may keep Your precepts.
^135 (GZ)Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And ^(HA)teach me Your statutes.
¹³⁶ My eyes ^[bg]shed ^(HB)streams of water,
Because they ^(HC)do not keep Your Law.

^137 (HD)You are righteous, Lord,
And Your judgments are right.
¹³⁸ You have commanded Your testimonies in ^(HE)righteousness
And great ^(HF)faithfulness.
¹³⁹ My ^(HG)zeal has ^[bh]consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
¹⁴⁰ Your ^(HH)word is very ^[bi]pure,
Therefore Your servant ^(HI)loves it.
¹⁴¹ I am small and ^(HJ)despised,
Yet I do not ^(HK)forget Your precepts.
¹⁴² Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And ^(HL)Your Law is truth.
¹⁴³ Trouble and anguish have ^[bj]come upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my ^(HM)delight.
¹⁴⁴ Your ^(HN)testimonies are righteous forever;
^(HO)Give me understanding that I may live.

¹⁴⁵ I cried out ^(HP)with all my heart; answer me, Lord!
I will ^(HQ)comply with Your statutes.
¹⁴⁶ I cried to You; ^(HR)save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
¹⁴⁷ I ^[bk](HS)rise before dawn and cry for help;
I ^[bl]wait for Your words.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes anticipate the ^(HT)night watches,
So that I may ^(HU)meditate on Your ^[bm]word.
¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice ^(HV)according to Your faithfulness;
^(HW)Revive me, Lord, according to Your judgments.
¹⁵⁰ Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your Law.
¹⁵¹ You are ^(HX)near, Lord,
And all Your commandments are ^(HY)truth.
¹⁵² From long ago I have ^(HZ)known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them ^(IA)forever.

^153 (IB)Look at my ^(IC)affliction and rescue me,
For I have not ^(ID)forgotten Your Law.
^154 (IE)Plead my cause and ^(IF)redeem me;
Revive me according to Your ^[bn]word.
¹⁵⁵ Salvation is ^(IG)far from the wicked,
For they ^(IH)do not seek Your statutes.
^{156 [bo](II)}Great are Your mercies, Lord;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
¹⁵⁷ Many are my ^(IJ)persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not ^(IK)turn aside from Your testimonies.
¹⁵⁸ I see the ^(IL)treacherous and ^(IM)loathe them,
Because they do not keep Your word.
¹⁵⁹ Consider how I ^(IN)love Your precepts;
^(IO)Revive me, Lord, according to Your faithfulness.
¹⁶⁰ The ^(IP)sum of Your word is ^(IQ)truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments ^(IR)is everlasting.

^161 (IS)Rulers persecute me without cause,
But my heart ^(IT)stands in awe of Your words.
¹⁶² I ^(IU)rejoice at Your ^[bp]word,
Like one who ^(IV)finds great plunder.
¹⁶³ I ^(IW)hate and loathe falsehood,
But I ^(IX)love Your Law.
¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise You
Because of Your ^(IY)righteous judgments.
¹⁶⁵ Those who love Your Law have ^(IZ)great peace,
And ^[bq](JA)nothing causes them to stumble.
¹⁶⁶ I ^(JB)hope for Your salvation, Lord,
And do Your commandments.
¹⁶⁷ My ^(JC)soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I ^(JD)love them exceedingly.
¹⁶⁸ I ^(JE)keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ^(JF)ways are before You.

¹⁶⁹ Let my ^(JG)cry ^[br]come before You, Lord;
^(JH)Give me understanding ^(JI)according to Your word.
¹⁷⁰ Let my ^(JJ)pleading come before You;
^(JK)Save me according to Your ^[bs]word.
¹⁷¹ Let my ^(JL)lips pour out praise,
For You ^(JM)teach me Your statutes.
¹⁷² Let my ^(JN)tongue sing about Your ^[bt]word,
For all Your ^(JO)commandments are righteousness.
¹⁷³ Let Your ^(JP)hand be ^[bu]ready to help me,
For I have ^(JQ)chosen Your precepts.
¹⁷⁴ I ^(JR)long for Your salvation, Lord,
And Your Law is my ^(JS)delight.
¹⁷⁵ Let my ^(JT)soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
¹⁷⁶ I have ^(JU)wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant,
For I do ^(JV)not forget Your commandments.