| Chapter
119 |
| 1 |
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. |
| 2 | Blessed are they that keep his
testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. |
| 3 | They also do no iniquity: they walk in
his ways. |
| 4 | Thou hast
commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. |
| 5 | O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! |
| 6 | Then shall I not be
ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. |
| 7 | I will praise thee with uprightness of
heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. |
| 8 | I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me
not utterly. |
| 9 |
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according
to thy word. |
| 10 | With my
whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. |
| 11 | Thy word have I hid in
mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. |
|
12 | Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. |
| 13 | With my lips have I
declared all the judgments of thy mouth. |
| 14 | I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much
as in all riches. |
| 15 | I
will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. |
| 16 | I will delight myself in thy statutes:
I will not forget thy word. |
| 17
| Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy
word. |
| 18 | Open thou mine
eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. |
| 19 | I am a stranger in the earth: hide not
thy commandments from me. |
| 20 |
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all
times. |
| 21 | Thou hast
rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. |
| 22 | Remove from me reproach and
contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. |
| 23 | Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy
servant did meditate in thy statutes. |
| 24 | Thy testimonies also are my delight and my
counsellors. |
| 25 | My soul
cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. |
| 26 | I have declared my ways, and thou
heardest me: teach me thy statutes. |
|
27 | Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk
of thy wondrous works. |
| 28 |
My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy
word. |
| 29 | Remove from me
the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. |
|
30 | I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments
have I laid before me. |
| 31 |
I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. |
| 32 | I will run the way of thy
commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. |
|
33 | Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I
shall keep it unto the end. |
| 34
| Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe
it with my whole heart. |
| 35 |
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I
delight. |
| 36 | Incline my
heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. |
| 37 | Turn away mine eyes from beholding
vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. |
| 38 | Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to
thy fear. |
| 39 | Turn away
my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. |
| 40 | Behold, I have longed after thy
precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. |
| 41 | Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy
salvation, according to thy word. |
|
42 | So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for
I trust in thy word. |
| 43 |
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy
judgments. |
| 44 | So shall I
keep thy law continually for ever and ever. |
| 45 | And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy
precepts. |
| 46 | I will
speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. |
| 47 | And I will delight myself in
thy commandments, which I have loved. |
| 48 | My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments,
which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. |
| 49 | Remember the word unto thy servant,
upon which thou hast caused me to hope. |
| 50 | This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath
quickened me. |
| 51 | The
proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy
law. |
| 52 | I remembered thy
judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. |
| 53 | Horror hath taken hold upon me because
of the wicked that forsake thy law. |
|
54 | Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my
pilgrimage. |
| 55 | I have
remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. |
| 56 | This I had, because I kept thy
precepts. |
| 57 | Thou art my
portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. |
| 58 | I intreated thy favour with my whole
heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. |
|
59 | I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy
testimonies. |
| 60 | I made
haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. |
|
61 | The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have
not forgotten thy law. |
| 62 |
At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous
judgments. |
| 63 | I am a
companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. |
| 64 | The earth, O LORD, is
full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. |
| 65 | Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD,
according unto thy word. |
| 66 |
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy
commandments. |
| 67 | Before
I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. |
| 68 | Thou art good, and doest good; teach
me thy statutes. |
| 69 | The
proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole
heart. |
| 70 | Their heart is
as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. |
| 71 | It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I
might learn thy statutes. |
| 72 |
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and
silver. |
| 73 | Thy hands
have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy
commandments. |
| 74 | They
that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy
word. |
| 75 | I know, O LORD,
that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted
me. |
| 76 | Let, I pray thee,
thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy
servant. |
| 77 | Let thy
tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. |
| 78 | Let the proud be ashamed;
for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy
precepts. |
| 79 | Let those
that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. |
| 80 | Let my heart be sound in
thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. |
|
81 | My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. |
| 82 | Mine eyes fail for thy
word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? |
| 83 | For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I
not forget thy statutes. |
| 84 |
How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on
them that persecute me? |
| 85 |
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. |
| 86 | All thy commandments are
faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. |
| 87 | They had almost consumed me upon
earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. |
| 88 | Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep
the testimony of thy mouth. |
| 89
| For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. |
| 90 | Thy faithfulness is unto all
generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. |
| 91 | They continue this day according to
thine ordinances: for all are thy servants. |
| 92 | Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have
perished in mine affliction. |
| 93
| I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened
me. |
| 94 | I am thine, save
me: for I have sought thy precepts. |
|
95 | The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider
thy testimonies. |
| 96 | I
have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. |
| 97 | O how I love thy law! it
is my meditation all the day. |
| 98
| Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies:
for they are ever with me. |
| 99
| I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies
are my meditation. |
| 100 |
I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. |
| 101 | I have refrained my feet from
every evil way, that I might keep thy word. |
| 102 | I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast
taught me. |
| 103 | How
sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! |
| 104 | Through thy precepts I
get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. |
| 105 | Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and
a light unto my path. |
| 106 |
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous
judgments. |
| 107 | I am
afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. |
| 108 | Accept, I beseech thee, the
freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. |
| 109 | My soul is continually in my
hand: yet do I not forget thy law. |
|
110 | The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy
precepts. |
| 111 | Thy
testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of
my heart. |
| 112 | I have
inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. |
| 113 | I hate vain thoughts: but
thy law do I love. |
| 114 |
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. |
| 115 | Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I
will keep the commandments of my God. |
| 116 | Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live:
and let me not be ashamed of my hope. |
| 117 | Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have
respect unto thy statutes continually. |
| 118 | Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy
statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. |
| 119 | Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like
dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. |
| 120 | My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid
of thy judgments. |
| 121 | I
have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. |
| 122 | Be surety for thy servant for
good: let not the proud oppress me. |
|
123 | Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy
righteousness. |
| 124 | Deal
with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. |
| 125 | I am thy servant; give me
understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. |
|
126 | It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have
made void thy law. |
| 127 |
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. |
| 128 | Therefore I esteem all thy
precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. |
| 129 | Thy testimonies are
wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. |
| 130 | The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth
understanding unto the simple. |
|
131 | I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy
commandments. |
| 132 | Look
thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love
thy name. |
| 133 | Order my
steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. |
| 134 | Deliver me from the oppression
of man: so will I keep thy precepts. |
| 135 | Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me
thy statutes. |
| 136 |
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. |
| 137 | Righteous art thou, O LORD,
and upright are thy judgments. |
|
138 | Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very
faithful. |
| 139 | My zeal
hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. |
| 140 | Thy word is very pure: therefore
thy servant loveth it. |
| 141 |
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. |
| 142 | Thy righteousness is an everlasting
righteousness, and thy law is the truth. |
| 143 | Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy
commandments are my delights. |
|
144 | The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me
understanding, and I shall live. |
|
145 | I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy
statutes. |
| 146 | I cried
unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. |
| 147 | I prevented the dawning of the
morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. |
| 148 | Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might
meditate in thy word. |
| 149 |
Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me
according to thy judgment. |
| 150
| They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy
law. |
| 151 | Thou art near,
O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. |
| 152 | Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that
thou hast founded them for ever. |
|
153 | Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget
thy law. |
| 154 | Plead my
cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. |
| 155 | Salvation is far from the wicked:
for they seek not thy statutes. |
|
156 | Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to
thy judgments. |
| 157 | Many
are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy
testimonies. |
| 158 | I
beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. |
| 159 | Consider how I love thy
precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness. |
| 160 | Thy word is true from the beginning:
and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. |
| 161 | Princes have persecuted me without a
cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. |
|
162 | I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great
spoil. |
| 163 | I hate and
abhor lying: but thy law do I love. |
|
164 | Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous
judgments. |
| 165 | Great
peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. |
| 166 | LORD, I have hoped for thy
salvation, and done thy commandments. |
| 167 | My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them
exceedingly. |
| 168 | I have
kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. |
| 169 | Let my cry come near
before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. |
| 170 | Let my supplication come before
thee: deliver me according to thy word. |
| 171 | My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me
thy statutes. |
| 172 | My
tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. |
| 173 | Let thine hand help me;
for I have chosen thy precepts. |
|
174 | I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my
delight. |
| 175 | Let my
soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. |
| 176 | I have gone astray like a
lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. |
