Psalm 119:129-160

New American Standard Bible

¹²⁹ Your testimonies are ^(A)wonderful;
Therefore my soul ^(B)complies with them.
¹³⁰ The ^(C)unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives ^(D)understanding to the simple.
¹³¹ I ^(E)opened my mouth wide and ^(F)panted,
For I ^(G)longed for Your commandments.
^132 (H)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
As is right for those who love Your name.
¹³³ Establish my ^(I)footsteps in Your ^[a]word,
And do not let any ^[b]wrongdoing ^(J)have power over me.
^134 (K)Redeem me from oppression by man,
So that I may keep Your precepts.
^135 (L)Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And ^(M)teach me Your statutes.
¹³⁶ My eyes ^[c]shed ^(N)streams of water,
Because they ^(O)do not keep Your Law.

^137 (P)You are righteous, Lord,
And Your judgments are right.
¹³⁸ You have commanded Your testimonies in ^(Q)righteousness
And great ^(R)faithfulness.
¹³⁹ My ^(S)zeal has ^[d]consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
¹⁴⁰ Your ^(T)word is very ^[e]pure,
Therefore Your servant ^(U)loves it.
¹⁴¹ I am small and ^(V)despised,
Yet I do not ^(W)forget Your precepts.
¹⁴² Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And ^(X)Your Law is truth.
¹⁴³ Trouble and anguish have ^[f]come upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my ^(Y)delight.
¹⁴⁴ Your ^(Z)testimonies are righteous forever;
^(AA)Give me understanding that I may live.

¹⁴⁵ I cried out ^(AB)with all my heart; answer me, Lord!
I will ^(AC)comply with Your statutes.
¹⁴⁶ I cried to You; ^(AD)save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
¹⁴⁷ I ^[g](AE)rise before dawn and cry for help;
I ^[h]wait for Your words.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes anticipate the ^(AF)night watches,
So that I may ^(AG)meditate on Your ^[i]word.
¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice ^(AH)according to Your faithfulness;
^(AI)Revive me, Lord, according to Your judgments.
¹⁵⁰ Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your Law.
¹⁵¹ You are ^(AJ)near, Lord,
And all Your commandments are ^(AK)truth.
¹⁵² From long ago I have ^(AL)known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them ^(AM)forever.

^153 (AN)Look at my ^(AO)affliction and rescue me,
For I have not ^(AP)forgotten Your Law.
^154 (AQ)Plead my cause and ^(AR)redeem me;
Revive me according to Your ^[j]word.
¹⁵⁵ Salvation is ^(AS)far from the wicked,
For they ^(AT)do not seek Your statutes.
^156 [k](AU)Great are Your mercies, Lord;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
¹⁵⁷ Many are my ^(AV)persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not ^(AW)turn aside from Your testimonies.
¹⁵⁸ I see the ^(AX)treacherous and ^(AY)loathe them,
Because they do not keep Your word.
¹⁵⁹ Consider how I ^(AZ)love Your precepts;
^(BA)Revive me, Lord, according to Your faithfulness.
¹⁶⁰ The ^(BB)sum of Your word is ^(BC)truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments ^(BD)is everlasting.