PsalmsChapter 119

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¹Blessed are those whose way is without blame,
who walk in the Law of the LORD. ²Blessed are those who keep his teachings
and seek him with all their heart. ³They do no wrong.
They walk in his ways. ⁴You have given us your instructions,
so that we would keep them with great care. ⁵Oh, how I wish my ways were set
on keeping your rules! ⁶Then I would not be ashamed
when I look at all your commands. ⁷I will praise you with an honest heart
as I learn your right and fair decisions. ⁸I will keep your rules.
Do not forsake me completely. ⁹How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it with your word. ¹⁰I have looked for you with all my heart.
Don't let me wander away from your commands. ¹¹I have hidden your word in my heart,
so that I won't sin against you. ¹²Blessed are you, O LORD.
Teach me your rules. ¹³With my lips I tell about
all the decisions that come from your mouth. ¹⁴I find joy in following your teachings,
as much as in all riches. ¹⁵I will think deeply about your instructions.
I will pay attention to your ways. ¹⁶I will take joy in your rules.
I will not forget your word. ¹⁷Be very good to your servant,
so that I may live and keep your word. ¹⁸Open my eyes so I can see
the wonderful things in your law. ¹⁹I am a stranger on the earth.
Don't hide your commands from me. ²⁰My soul is worn out with longing
for your decisions all the time. ²¹You scold the proud.
They are cursed, and they wander from your commands. ²²Take away the shame and hate I face,
for I have kept your teachings. ²³Rulers sit and tell lies about me.
But your servant thinks deeply about your rules. ²⁴Your teachings are truly my joy.
They are the ones who give me advice. ²⁵My soul is stuck down in the dust.
Give me new life, as your word promised. ²⁶I told you about my ways, and you answered me.
Teach me your rules. ²⁷Help me understand the way of your instructions.
Then I will think deeply about your wonders. ²⁸My soul melts with sadness.
Make me strong, as your word promised. ²⁹Keep me far from the path of lies.
Be kind and give me your law. ³⁰I have chosen the way of truth.
I have set your decisions in front of me. ³¹I hold on tight to your teachings, O LORD.
Don't let me be put to shame. ³²I run in the path of your commands,
for you will make my heart bigger. ³³Teach me, O LORD, the way of your rules.
Then I will keep them to the end. ³⁴Help me understand, so I can obey your law.
I will follow it with all my heart. ³⁵Lead me in the path of your commands,
for I find joy there. ³⁶Turn my heart toward your teachings,
and not toward greed for money. ³⁷Turn my eyes away from worthless things.
Give me new life by your word. ³⁸Keep your promise to your servant,
so that you will be feared and honored. ³⁹Take away the shame that I'm afraid of,
for your decisions are good. ⁴⁰How I long for your instructions!
Give me new life because you are righteous. ⁴¹May your faithful love come to me, O LORD.
May your salvation come, as you promised. ⁴²Then I can answer the one who makes fun of me,
for I trust in your word. ⁴³Never take your word of truth out of my mouth,
for I put my hope in your decisions. ⁴⁴I will always obey your law,
forever and ever. ⁴⁵And I will walk around in freedom,
for I have looked for your instructions. ⁴⁶I will speak about your teachings in front of kings.
And I will not be ashamed. ⁴⁷I take joy in your commands,
because I love them. ⁴⁸I lift up my hands to your commands, which I love.
And I think deeply about your rules. ⁴⁹Remember your word to your servant.
You have given me hope through it. ⁵⁰This is my comfort when I suffer:
your promise has given me life. ⁵¹Proud people make fun of me all the time.
But I do not turn away from your law. ⁵²I remember your decisions from long ago, O LORD.
And they comfort me. ⁵³I am filled with anger
because of the wicked who reject your law. ⁵⁴Your rules are my songs
in the place where I live as a traveler. ⁵⁵In the night, O LORD, I remember your name,
so that I may keep your law. ⁵⁶This is what I do,
for I obey your instructions. ⁵⁷The LORD is my share.
I have promised to keep your words. ⁵⁸I have looked for your face with all my heart.
Be kind to me, as you promised. ⁵⁹I thought about my ways.
Then I turned my steps toward your teachings. ⁶⁰I hurried and did not wait
to keep your commands. ⁶¹The ropes of the wicked are tied around me.
But I do not forget your law. ⁶²At midnight I get up to thank you
for your right and fair decisions. ⁶³I am a friend to all who fear you,
and to those who keep your instructions. ⁶⁴The earth is full of your faithful love, O LORD.
Teach me your rules. ⁶⁵You are good to your servant, O LORD,
just as you promised. ⁶⁶Teach me good sense and knowledge,
for I believe in your commands. ⁶⁷Before I suffered, I wandered away.
But now I keep your word. ⁶⁸You are good, and you do what is good.
Teach me your rules. ⁶⁹The proud have smeared my name with lies.
But I keep your instructions with all my heart. ⁷⁰Their hearts are hard and feel nothing.
But I take joy in your law. ⁷¹It was good for me to suffer,
so that I could learn your rules. ⁷²The law from your mouth is worth more to me
than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. ⁷³Your hands made me and shaped me.
Help me understand so I can learn your commands. ⁷⁴May those who fear you see me and be glad,
for I have put my hope in your word. ⁷⁵I know, O LORD, that your decisions are right.
You made me suffer because you are faithful. ⁷⁶Please let your faithful love comfort me,
just as you promised your servant. ⁷⁷Let your mercy come to me so I may live,
for your law is my joy. ⁷⁸May the proud be put to shame,
for they have wronged me with a lie.
But I will think deeply about your instructions. ⁷⁹May those who fear you turn to me,
those who know your teachings. ⁸⁰May my heart be without blame in keeping your rules,
so that I will not be put to shame. ⁸¹My soul grows weak as I long for you to save me.
I wait for your word. ⁸²My eyes grow tired as I look for your promise.
I ask, "When will you comfort me?" ⁸³I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke.
But I do not forget your rules. ⁸⁴How many days must your servant wait?
When will you judge those who hurt me? ⁸⁵The proud have dug pits to trap me.
This goes against your law. ⁸⁶All your commands can be trusted.
People hunt me down for no reason. Help me! ⁸⁷They almost wiped me off the earth.
But I have not turned away from your instructions. ⁸⁸Give me new life because of your faithful love.
Then I will obey the teachings from your mouth. ⁸⁹Your word, O LORD, lasts forever.
It stands firm in the heavens. ⁹⁰Your faithfulness goes on through all generations.
You set the earth in place, and it stays. ⁹¹Your laws still stand today,
for all things are your servants. ⁹²If your law had not been my joy,
I would have died in my suffering. ⁹³I will never forget your instructions,
for by them you have given me new life. ⁹⁴I belong to you. Save me,
for I have looked for your instructions. ⁹⁵The wicked are waiting to destroy me.
But I will think hard about your teachings. ⁹⁶I have seen that even the most perfect things have an end.
But your command has no end. ⁹⁷Oh, how I love your law!
I think about it all day long. ⁹⁸Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are always with me. ⁹⁹I understand more than all my teachers,
for I think deeply about your teachings. ¹⁰⁰I understand more than the elders,
for I obey your instructions. ¹⁰¹I have kept my feet from every evil path,
so that I may keep your word. ¹⁰²I have not turned away from your laws,
for you yourself have taught me. ¹⁰³How sweet your words taste to me.
They are sweeter than honey in my mouth! ¹⁰⁴I gain understanding from your instructions.
So I hate every path of lies. ¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path. ¹⁰⁶I have made a promise, and I have made it sure:
I will keep your right and fair decisions. ¹⁰⁷I am suffering very much, O LORD.
Give me new life through your word. ¹⁰⁸O LORD, accept the gifts that my mouth gladly offers.
Teach me your decisions. ¹⁰⁹My life is always in danger.
But I do not forget your law. ¹¹⁰The wicked have set a trap for me.
But I have not wandered from your instructions. ¹¹¹Your teachings are mine to keep forever,
for they are the joy of my heart. ¹¹²I have set my heart on doing what your rules say,
all the way to the end. ¹¹³I hate people who can't make up their minds.
But I love your law. ¹¹⁴You are my hiding place and my shield.
I put my hope in your word. ¹¹⁵Go away from me, you who do evil,
so I may obey the commands of my God. ¹¹⁶Hold me up, as you promised, so that I may live.
Don't let me be ashamed of my hope. ¹¹⁷Hold me up, and I will be safe.
Then I will always pay attention to your rules. ¹¹⁸You reject all who wander from your rules,
for their lies come to nothing. ¹¹⁹You throw away all the wicked on earth like trash from melted metal.
So I love your teachings.a ¹²⁰My body shakes in awe of you.
I am afraid of your judgments. ¹²¹I have done what is fair and right.
Don't leave me to those who treat me cruelly. ¹²²Promise that your servant will be well.
Don't let the proud crush me. ¹²³My eyes grow tired as I look for you to save me.
I look for your righteous promise. ¹²⁴Treat your servant with your faithful love.
Teach me your rules. ¹²⁵I am your servant. Help me understand,
so I may know your teachings. ¹²⁶It is time for the LORD to act,
for people have broken your law. ¹²⁷So I love your commands more than gold,
even the purest gold. ¹²⁸So I think all your instructions are right.
I hate every path of lies. ¹²⁹Your teachings are wonderful.
So I obey them. ¹³⁰When your words are opened up, they give light.
They help simple people understand. ¹³¹I open my mouth and pant,
because I long for your commands. ¹³²Turn to me and show me mercy,
as you do for those who love your name. ¹³³Guide my steps by your word.
Don't let any sin rule over me. ¹³⁴Redeem me from people who treat me cruelly,
so I may keep your instructions. ¹³⁵Let your face shine on your servant.
Teach me your rules. ¹³⁶Streams of tears flow from my eyes,
because people do not obey your law. ¹³⁷You are righteous, O LORD.
Your decisions are right. ¹³⁸The teachings you have given are right.
They can be fully trusted. ¹³⁹My strong love for you burns me up,
because my enemies forget your words. ¹⁴⁰Your promise is completely pure.
So your servant loves it. ¹⁴¹I am small and looked down on.
But I do not forget your instructions. ¹⁴²Your righteousness lasts forever.
Your law is true. ¹⁴³Trouble and pain have found me.
But your commands are my joy. ¹⁴⁴Your teachings are right forever.
Help me understand, so I may live. ¹⁴⁵I call out with all my heart. Answer me, O LORD!
I will obey your rules. ¹⁴⁶I call out to you. Save me,
so I may keep your teachings. ¹⁴⁷I get up before dawn and cry for help.
I have put my hope in your word. ¹⁴⁸My eyes stay open through the hours of the night,
so I can think deeply about your word. ¹⁴⁹Hear my voice, O LORD, because of your faithful love.
Give me life by your fair rulings. ¹⁵⁰Those who chase after evil plans are coming near.
They are far from your law. ¹⁵¹But you are near, O LORD.
And all your commands are true. ¹⁵²Long ago I learned from your teachings
that you set them up to last forever. ¹⁵³Look at my suffering and rescue me,
for I have not forgotten your law. ¹⁵⁴Stand up for me and redeem me.
Give me new life, as your word promised. ¹⁵⁵Salvation is far from the wicked,
because they do not look for your rules. ¹⁵⁶Your mercies are great, O LORD.
Give me new life by your laws. ¹⁵⁷Many people chase me and fight me.
But I have not turned from your teachings. ¹⁵⁸I look at people who are not faithful, and I am disgusted,
because they do not keep your word. ¹⁵⁹See how I love your instructions, O LORD.
Give me life because of your faithful love. ¹⁶⁰All of your word is truth.
All your right and fair decisions last forever. ¹⁶¹Rulers chase after me for no reason.
But my heart fears only your word. ¹⁶²I am glad about your promise,
like someone who finds a great treasure. ¹⁶³I hate lies and can't stand them.
But I love your law. ¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise you
for your right and fair decisions. ¹⁶⁵Great peace belongs to those who love your law.
Nothing can make them trip and fall. ¹⁶⁶I wait for you to save me, O LORD.
And I do what your commands say. ¹⁶⁷I obey your teachings,
and I love them very much. ¹⁶⁸I obey your instructions and your teachings,
for you see all that I do. ¹⁶⁹May my cry come before you, O LORD.
Help me understand, as your word promised. ¹⁷⁰May my prayer come before you.
Rescue me, as you promised. ¹⁷¹Praise pours from my lips,
for you teach me your rules. ¹⁷²My tongue sings about your word,
for all your commands are right. ¹⁷³May your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen your instructions. ¹⁷⁴I long for you to save me, O LORD.
Your law is my joy. ¹⁷⁵Let me live so I can praise you.
May your decisions keep me going. ¹⁷⁶I have wandered away like a lost sheep.
Come look for your servant,
for I have not forgotten your commands.