Psalm 119

English Standard Version

119 ^[a] Blessed are those whose ^(A)way is blameless,
    who ^(B)walk in the law of the Lord!
² Blessed are those who ^(C)keep his ^(D)testimonies,
    who ^(E)seek him with their whole heart,
³ who also ^(F)do no wrong,
    but walk in his ways!
⁴ You have commanded your ^(G)precepts
    to be kept diligently.
⁵ Oh that my ways may ^(H)be steadfast
    in keeping your statutes!
^6 (I)Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
⁷ I will praise you with an upright heart,
    when I learn ^(J)your righteous rules.^[b]
8 I will keep your statutes;
    ^(K)do not utterly forsake me!

⁹ How can ^(L)a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.
^10 (M)With my whole heart I seek you;
    let me not ^(N)wander from your commandments!
¹¹ I have ^(O)stored up your word in my heart,
    that I might not sin against you.
¹² Blessed are you, O Lord;
    ^(P)teach me your statutes!
¹³ With my lips I ^(Q)declare
    all the rules^[c] of your mouth.
¹⁴ In the way of your testimonies I ^(R)delight
    as much as in all ^(S)riches.
¹⁵ I will ^(T)meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ^(U)ways.
¹⁶ I will ^(V)delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.

^17 (W)Deal bountifully with your servant,
    ^(X)that I may live and keep your word.
¹⁸ Open my eyes, that I may behold
    wondrous things out of your law.
¹⁹ I am ^(Y)a sojourner on the earth;
    ^(Z)hide not your commandments from me!
²⁰ My soul is consumed with ^(AA)longing
    for your rules^[d] at all times.
²¹ You rebuke ^(AB)the insolent, ^(AC)accursed ones,
    who ^(AD)wander from your commandments.
²² Take away from me ^(AE)scorn and contempt,
    ^(AF)for I have kept your testimonies.
²³ Even though ^(AG)princes sit plotting against me,
    your servant will ^(AH)meditate on your statutes.
²⁴ Your testimonies are my ^(AI)delight;
    they are my ^(AJ)counselors.

^25 (AK)My soul clings to the dust;
    ^(AL)give me life ^(AM)according to your word!
²⁶ When ^(AN)I told of my ways, you answered me;
    ^(AO)teach me your statutes!
^27 (AP)Make me understand the way of your precepts,
    and I will ^(AQ)meditate on your wondrous works.
^28 (AR)My soul melts away for sorrow;
    strengthen me according to your word!
²⁹ Put false ways far from me
    and graciously ^(AS)teach me your law!
³⁰ I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
    I ^(AT)set your rules before me.
³¹ I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;
    ^(AU)let me not be put to shame!
³² I will run in the way of your commandments
    when you ^(AV)enlarge my heart!^[e]

^33 (AW)Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;
    and I will keep it ^(AX)to the end.^[f]
34 (AY)Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
    and observe it with my whole heart.
^35 (AZ)Lead me in the path of your commandments,
    for I ^(BA)delight in it.
^36 (BB)Incline my heart to your testimonies,
    and not to ^(BC)selfish gain!
^37 (BD)Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
    and ^(BE)give me life in your ways.
^38 (BF)Confirm to your servant your promise,
    ^(BG)that you may be feared.
³⁹ Turn away the ^(BH)reproach that I dread,
    for your rules are good.
⁴⁰ Behold, I ^(BI)long for your precepts;
    ^(BJ)in your righteousness give me life!

⁴¹ Let your ^(BK)steadfast love come to me, O Lord,
    your salvation ^(BL)according to your promise;
⁴² then ^(BM)shall I have an answer for him ^(BN)who taunts me,
    for I trust in your word.
⁴³ And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
    for my ^(BO)hope is in your rules.
⁴⁴ I will keep your law continually,
    forever and ever,
⁴⁵ and I shall walk ^(BP)in a wide place,
    for I have ^(BQ)sought your precepts.
⁴⁶ I will also speak of your testimonies ^(BR)before kings
    and shall not be put to shame,
⁴⁷ for I ^(BS)find my delight in your commandments,
    which I love.
⁴⁸ I will ^(BT)lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,
    and I will ^(BU)meditate on your statutes.

⁴⁹ Remember ^(BV)your word to your servant,
    in which you have made me ^(BW)hope.
⁵⁰ This is ^(BX)my comfort in my affliction,
    that your promise ^(BY)gives me life.
^51 (BZ)The insolent utterly deride me,
    but I do not ^(CA)turn away from your law.
⁵² When I think of your rules from of old,
    I take comfort, O Lord.
^53 (CB)Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
    who forsake your law.
⁵⁴ Your statutes have been my songs
    in the house of my ^(CC)sojourning.
⁵⁵ I ^(CD)remember your name in the night, O Lord,
    and keep your law.
⁵⁶ This blessing has fallen to me,
    that ^(CE)I have kept your precepts.

^57 (CF)The Lord is my portion;
    I promise to keep your words.
⁵⁸ I ^(CG)entreat your favor with all my heart;
    be gracious to me ^(CH)according to your promise.
⁵⁹ When I ^(CI)think on my ways,
    I turn my feet to your testimonies;
⁶⁰ I hasten and do not delay
    to keep your commandments.
⁶¹ Though ^(CJ)the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
    I do not ^(CK)forget your law.
⁶² At ^(CL)midnight I rise to praise you,
    because of your ^(CM)righteous rules.
^63 (CN)I am a companion of all who fear you,
    of those who keep your precepts.
^64 (CO)The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;
    ^(CP)teach me your statutes!

⁶⁵ You have dealt well with your servant,
    O Lord, ^(CQ)according to your word.
⁶⁶ Teach me ^(CR)good judgment and knowledge,
    for I believe in your commandments.
^67 (CS)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
    but now I keep your word.
^68 (CT)You are good and do good;
    ^(CU)teach me your statutes.
^69 (CV)The insolent ^(CW)smear me with lies,
    but with my whole heart I ^(CX)keep your precepts;
⁷⁰ their heart is unfeeling ^(CY)like fat,
    but I ^(CZ)delight in your law.
⁷¹ It is ^(DA)good for me that I was afflicted,
    that I might learn your statutes.
^72 (DB)The law of your mouth is better to me
    than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

^73 (DC)Your hands have made and fashioned me;
    ^(DD)give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
⁷⁴ Those who fear you shall see me and ^(DE)rejoice,
    because I have ^(DF)hoped in your word.
⁷⁵ I know, O Lord, that your rules are ^(DG)righteous,
    and that in ^(DH)faithfulness you have afflicted me.
⁷⁶ Let your steadfast love comfort me
    according to your promise to your servant.
⁷⁷ Let your ^(DI)mercy come to me, that I may live;
    for your law is my ^(DJ)delight.
⁷⁸ Let ^(DK)the insolent be put to ^(DL)shame,
    because they have ^(DM)wronged me with falsehood;
    as for me, I will ^(DN)meditate on your precepts.
⁷⁹ Let those who fear you ^(DO)turn to me,
    that they may know your testimonies.
⁸⁰ May my heart be ^(DP)blameless in your statutes,
    ^(DQ)that I may not be put to shame!

⁸¹ My soul ^(DR)longs for your salvation;
    I ^(DS)hope in your word.
⁸² My ^(DT)eyes long for your promise;
    I ask, ^(DU)“When will you comfort me?”
⁸³ For I have ^(DV)become like a ^(DW)wineskin in the smoke,
    yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
^84 (DX)How long must your servant endure?^{[g]
    (DY)}When will you judge those who persecute me?
^85 (DZ)The insolent have ^(EA)dug pitfalls for me;
    they do not live according to your law.
⁸⁶ All your commandments are ^(EB)sure;
    they persecute me ^(EC)with falsehood; ^(ED)help me!
⁸⁷ They have almost made an end of me on earth,
    but I have not forsaken your precepts.
⁸⁸ In your steadfast love ^(EE)give me life,
    that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

⁸⁹ Forever, O Lord, your ^(EF)word
    is firmly fixed in the heavens.
⁹⁰ Your ^(EG)faithfulness endures to all generations;
    you have ^(EH)established the earth, and it ^(EI)stands fast.
⁹¹ By your ^(EJ)appointment they stand this day,
    for all things are your servants.
⁹² If your law had not been my ^(EK)delight,
    I would have perished in my affliction.
⁹³ I will never forget your precepts,
    for by them you have ^(EL)given me life.
⁹⁴ I am yours; save me,
    ^(EM)for I have sought your precepts.
⁹⁵ The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
    but I consider your testimonies.
⁹⁶ I have seen a limit to all perfection,
    but your commandment is exceedingly ^(EN)broad.

⁹⁷ Oh how ^(EO)I love your law!
    It is my ^(EP)meditation all the day.
⁹⁸ Your commandment makes me ^(EQ)wiser than my enemies,
    for it is ever with me.
⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers,
    for ^(ER)your testimonies are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰ I understand more than ^(ES)the aged,^[h]
    for I ^(ET)keep your precepts.
¹⁰¹ I ^(EU)hold back my feet from every evil way,
    in order to keep your word.
¹⁰² I do not turn aside from your rules,
    for you have taught me.
¹⁰³ How ^(EV)sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey to my mouth!
¹⁰⁴ Through your precepts I get understanding;
    therefore ^(EW)I hate every false way.

^105 (EX)Your word is a lamp to my feet
    and a light to my path.
¹⁰⁶ I have ^(EY)sworn an oath and confirmed it,
    to keep your ^(EZ)righteous rules.
¹⁰⁷ I am severely ^(FA)afflicted;
    ^(FB)give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
¹⁰⁸ Accept ^(FC)my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,
    and ^(FD)teach me your rules.
¹⁰⁹ I hold my life ^(FE)in my hand continually,
    but I do not ^(FF)forget your law.
¹¹⁰ The wicked have laid ^(FG)a snare for me,
    but ^(FH)I do not stray from your precepts.
¹¹¹ Your testimonies are ^(FI)my heritage forever,
    for they are ^(FJ)the joy of my heart.
¹¹² I ^(FK)incline my heart to perform your statutes
    forever, ^(FL)to the end.^[i]

¹¹³ I hate ^(FM)the double-minded,
    but I love ^(FN)your law.
¹¹⁴ You are my ^(FO)hiding place and my ^(FP)shield;
    I ^(FQ)hope in your word.
^115 (FR)Depart from me, you evildoers,
    that I may ^(FS)keep the commandments of my God.
¹¹⁶ Uphold me ^(FT)according to your promise, that I may live,
    and let me not be ^(FU)put to shame in my ^(FV)hope!
^117 (FW)Hold me up, that I may be safe
    and have regard for your statutes continually!
¹¹⁸ You ^(FX)spurn all who ^(FY)go astray from your statutes,
    for their cunning is in vain.
¹¹⁹ All the wicked of the earth you discard like ^(FZ)dross,
    therefore ^(GA)I love your testimonies.
¹²⁰ My flesh ^(GB)trembles for fear of you,
    and I am afraid of your judgments.

¹²¹ I have done what is just and right;
    do not leave me to my oppressors.
¹²² Give your servant ^(GC)a pledge of good;
    let not ^(GD)the insolent oppress me.
¹²³ My ^(GE)eyes long for your salvation
    and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
¹²⁴ Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
    and ^(GF)teach me your statutes.
¹²⁵ I am your ^(GG)servant; ^(GH)give me understanding,
    that I may know your testimonies!
¹²⁶ It is time for the Lord to act,
    for your law has been broken.
¹²⁷ Therefore I ^(GI)love your commandments
    above gold, above fine gold.
¹²⁸ Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
    I hate every ^(GJ)false way.

¹²⁹ Your testimonies are ^(GK)wonderful;
    therefore my soul ^(GL)keeps them.
¹³⁰ The unfolding of your words gives light;
    it imparts ^(GM)understanding to the simple.
¹³¹ I ^(GN)open my mouth and ^(GO)pant,
    because I ^(GP)long for your commandments.
^132 (GQ)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
    as is your way with those who love your name.
^133 (GR)Keep steady my steps according to your promise,
    and let no iniquity ^(GS)get dominion over me.
^134 (GT)Redeem me from man's oppression,
    that I may keep your precepts.
^135 (GU)Make your face shine upon your servant,
    and ^(GV)teach me your statutes.
¹³⁶ My eyes ^(GW)shed streams of tears,
    because people ^(GX)do not keep your law.

^137 (GY)Righteous are you, O Lord,
    and right are your rules.
¹³⁸ You have appointed your testimonies in ^(GZ)righteousness
    and in all ^(HA)faithfulness.
¹³⁹ My ^(HB)zeal consumes me,
    because my foes forget your words.
¹⁴⁰ Your promise is well ^(HC)tried,
    and your servant ^(HD)loves it.
¹⁴¹ I am small and despised,
    yet I do not ^(HE)forget your precepts.
¹⁴² Your righteousness is righteous forever,
    and your law is ^(HF)true.
¹⁴³ Trouble and anguish have found me out,
    but your commandments are my ^(HG)delight.
¹⁴⁴ Your testimonies are righteous forever;
    ^(HH)give me understanding that I may ^(HI)live.

¹⁴⁵ With my ^(HJ)whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord!
    I will ^(HK)keep your statutes.
¹⁴⁶ I call to you; save me,
    that I may observe your testimonies.
¹⁴⁷ I rise before ^(HL)dawn and cry for help;
    I ^(HM)hope in your words.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes are awake before ^(HN)the watches of the night,
    that I may meditate on your promise.
¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice according to your steadfast love;
    O Lord, ^(HO)according to your justice ^(HP)give me life.
¹⁵⁰ They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;
    they are far from your law.
¹⁵¹ But ^(HQ)you are near, O Lord,
    and all your commandments are ^(HR)true.
¹⁵² Long have I known from your testimonies
    that you have ^(HS)founded them forever.

¹⁵³ Look on my ^(HT)affliction and deliver me,
    for ^(HU)I do not forget your law.
^154 (HV)Plead my cause and redeem me;
    ^(HW)give me life according to your promise!
^155 (HX)Salvation is far from the wicked,
    ^(HY)for they do not seek your statutes.
^156 (HZ)Great is your mercy, O Lord;
    ^(IA)give me life according to your rules.
^157 (IB)Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
    but I do not ^(IC)swerve from your testimonies.
¹⁵⁸ I look at ^(ID)the faithless with ^(IE)disgust,
    because they do not keep your commands.
¹⁵⁹ Consider how I ^(IF)love your precepts!
    ^(IG)Give me life according to your steadfast love.
^160 (IH)The sum of your word is ^(II)truth,
    and every one of your ^(IJ)righteous rules endures forever.

^161 (IK)Princes persecute me ^(IL)without cause,
    but my heart ^(IM)stands in awe of your words.
¹⁶² I ^(IN)rejoice at your word
    like one who ^(IO)finds great spoil.
¹⁶³ I hate and abhor falsehood,
    but I love ^(IP)your law.
¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise you
    for your ^(IQ)righteous rules.
¹⁶⁵ Great ^(IR)peace have those who love your law;
    ^(IS)nothing can make them stumble.
¹⁶⁶ I ^(IT)hope for your salvation, O Lord,
    and I do your commandments.
¹⁶⁷ My soul keeps your testimonies;
    I ^(IU)love them exceedingly.
¹⁶⁸ I keep your precepts and testimonies,
    ^(IV)for all my ways are before you.

¹⁶⁹ Let my ^(IW)cry come before you, O Lord;
    ^(IX)give me understanding ^(IY)according to your word!
¹⁷⁰ Let my plea come before you;
    ^(IZ)deliver me according to your word.
¹⁷¹ My lips will ^(JA)pour forth praise,
    for you ^(JB)teach me your statutes.
¹⁷² My tongue will sing of your word,
    for ^(JC)all your commandments are right.
¹⁷³ Let your hand be ready to help me,
    for I have ^(JD)chosen your precepts.
¹⁷⁴ I ^(JE)long for your salvation, O Lord,
    and your law is my ^(JF)delight.
¹⁷⁵ Let my soul live and praise you,
    and let your rules help me.
¹⁷⁶ I have ^(JG)gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
    for I do not ^(JH)forget your commandments.