Psalm 119

New American Standard Bible 1995

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

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 Your word I have ^(P)treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
¹² Blessed are You, O 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 shall ^(X)not forget Your word.

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

²⁵ My ^(AJ)soul cleaves 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,
So 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 ordinances before me.
³¹ I ^(AQ)cling to Your testimonies;
O 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, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall observe it to the end.
^34 (AT)Give me understanding, that I may ^(AU)observe 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 away my ^(BA)eyes from looking at vanity,
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)Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.
⁴⁰ Behold, I ^(BE)long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.

⁴¹ May Your ^(BF)lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Lord,
Your salvation ^(BG)according to Your ^[o]word;
⁴² So I will have an ^(BH)answer for him who ^(BI)reproaches 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 ordinances.
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 shall ^[r](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,
^[s]In which You have made me hope.
⁵⁰ This is my ^(BS)comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has ^[t]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 ordinances from ^[u]of old, O Lord,
And comfort myself.
⁵³ Burning ^(BW)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who ^(BX)forsake Your law.
⁵⁴ Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my ^(BY)pilgrimage.
⁵⁵ O Lord, I ^(BZ)remember Your name ^(CA)in the night,
And keep Your law.
⁵⁶ This has become mine,
^[v]That I ^(CB)observe Your precepts.

⁵⁷ The Lord is my ^(CC)portion;
I have ^[w]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 ^[x]word.
⁵⁹ I ^(CI)considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
⁶⁰ I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
⁶¹ The ^(CJ)cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have ^(CK)not forgotten Your law.
⁶² At ^(CL)midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your ^(CM)righteous ordinances.
⁶³ I am a ^(CN)companion of all those who ^[y]fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
^64 (CO)The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O Lord;
^(CP)Teach me Your statutes.

⁶⁵ You have dealt well with Your servant,
O Lord, according to Your word.
⁶⁶ Teach me good ^[z](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 ^(CT)do good;
^(CU)Teach me Your statutes.
⁶⁹ The arrogant ^[aa]have ^(CV)forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will ^(CW)observe Your precepts.
⁷⁰ Their heart is ^[ab](CX)covered with fat,
But I ^(CY)delight in Your law.
⁷¹ It is ^(CZ)good for me that I was afflicted,
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 ^[ac]fashioned me;
^(DC)Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
⁷⁴ May those who ^[ad]fear You ^(DD)see me and be glad,
Because I ^[ae](DE)wait for Your word.
⁷⁵ I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are ^(DF)righteous,
And that ^(DG)in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
⁷⁶ O may Your lovingkindness ^[af]comfort me,
According to Your ^[ag]word to Your servant.
⁷⁷ May ^(DH)Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my ^(DI)delight.
⁷⁸ May ^(DJ)the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me ^(DK)with a lie;
But I shall ^(DL)meditate on Your precepts.
⁷⁹ May those who ^[ah]fear You turn to me,
Even those who know Your testimonies.
⁸⁰ May my heart be ^[ai](DM)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not ^(DN)be ashamed.

⁸¹ My ^(DO)soul languishes for Your salvation;
I ^[aj](DP)wait for Your word.
⁸² My ^(DQ)eyes fail with longing for Your ^[ak]word,
^[al]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,
Men who are not ^[am]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 ^[an]on earth,
But as for me, I ^(DZ)did not forsake Your precepts.
⁸⁸ Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

^89 (EA)Forever, O Lord,
Your word ^[ao]is settled in heaven.
⁹⁰ Your ^(EB)faithfulness continues ^[ap]throughout all generations;
You ^(EC)established the earth, and it ^(ED)stands.
⁹¹ They stand this day according to 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 affliction.
⁹³ I will ^(EI)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have ^[aq](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 shall diligently consider Your testimonies.
⁹⁶ I have seen ^[ar]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

⁹⁷ O 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 ^[as]mine.
⁹⁹ I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my ^(EQ)meditation.
¹⁰⁰ I understand ^(ER)more than the aged,
Because I have ^(ES)observed Your precepts.
¹⁰¹ I have ^(ET)restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
¹⁰² I have not ^(EU)turned aside from Your ordinances,
For You Yourself have taught me.
¹⁰³ How ^(EV)sweet are Your ^[at]words to my ^[au]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 ordinances.
¹⁰⁷ I am exceedingly ^(FA)afflicted;
^[av](FB)Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
¹⁰⁸ O accept the ^(FC)freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And ^(FD)teach me Your ordinances.
¹⁰⁹ My ^[aw](FE)life is continually ^[ax]in my hand,
Yet I do not ^(FF)forget Your law.
¹¹⁰ The wicked have ^(FG)laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not ^(FH)gone astray 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 ^[ay](FQ)wait for Your word.
^115 (FR)Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may ^(FS)observe the commandments of my God.
^116 (FT)Sustain me according to Your ^[az]word, that I may live;
And ^(FU)do not let me be ^[ba]ashamed of my hope.
¹¹⁷ Uphold me that I may be ^(FV)safe,
That I may ^(FW)have regard for Your statutes continually.
¹¹⁸ You have ^[bb]rejected all those ^(FX)who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is ^[bc]useless.
¹¹⁹ You have ^[bd]removed all the wicked of the earth like ^(FY)dross;
Therefore I ^(FZ)love Your testimonies.
¹²⁰ My flesh ^[be](GA)trembles for 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)surety 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 ^[bf]word.
¹²⁴ Deal with Your servant ^(GG)according to Your lovingkindness
And ^(GH)teach me Your statutes.
^125 (GI)I am Your servant; ^(GJ)give me understanding,
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 fine gold.
¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem right all Your ^(GM)precepts concerning everything,
I ^(GN)hate every false way.

¹²⁹ Your testimonies are ^(GO)wonderful;
Therefore my soul ^(GP)observes 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,
After Your manner ^[bg]with those who love Your name.
¹³³ Establish my ^(GW)footsteps in Your ^[bh]word,
And do not let any iniquity ^(GX)have dominion over me.
^134 (GY)Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
^135 (GZ)Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And ^(HA)teach me Your statutes.
¹³⁶ My eyes ^[bi]shed ^(HB)streams of water,
Because they ^(HC)do not keep Your law.

^137 (HD)Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
¹³⁸ You have commanded Your testimonies in ^(HE)righteousness
And exceeding ^(HF)faithfulness.
¹³⁹ My ^(HG)zeal has ^[bj]consumed me,
Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
¹⁴⁰ Your ^[bk](HH)word is very ^[bl]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 ^[bm]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 ^(HP)with all my heart; answer me, O Lord!
I will ^(HQ)observe Your statutes.
¹⁴⁶ I cried to You; ^(HR)save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
¹⁴⁷ I ^[bn](HS)rise before dawn and cry for help;
I ^[bo]wait for Your words.
¹⁴⁸ My eyes anticipate the ^(HT)night watches,
That I may ^(HU)meditate on Your ^[bp]word.
¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice ^(HV)according to Your lovingkindness;
^(HW)Revive me, O Lord, according to Your ordinances.
¹⁵⁰ Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
They are far from Your law.
¹⁵¹ You are ^(HX)near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are ^(HY)truth.
¹⁵² Of old I have ^(HZ)known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them ^(IA)forever.

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

^161 (IS)Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart ^(IT)stands in awe of Your words.
¹⁶² I ^(IU)rejoice at Your ^[bt]word,
As one who ^(IV)finds great spoil.
¹⁶³ I ^(IW)hate and despise falsehood,
But I ^(IX)love Your law.
¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your ^(IY)righteous ordinances.
¹⁶⁵ Those who love Your law have ^(IZ)great peace,
And ^[bu](JA)nothing causes them to stumble.
¹⁶⁶ I ^(JB)hope for Your salvation, O 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 ^[bv]come before You, O Lord;
^(JH)Give me understanding ^(JI)according to Your word.
¹⁷⁰ Let my ^(JJ)supplication come before You;
^(JK)Deliver me according to Your ^[bw]word.
¹⁷¹ Let my ^(JL)lips utter praise,
For You ^(JM)teach me Your statutes.
¹⁷² Let my ^(JN)tongue sing of Your ^[bx]word,
For all Your ^(JO)commandments are righteousness.
¹⁷³ Let Your ^(JP)hand be ^[by]ready to help me,
For I have ^(JQ)chosen Your precepts.
¹⁷⁴ I ^(JR)long for Your salvation, O 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)gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant,
For I do ^(JV)not forget Your commandments.