- 1. <ALEPH><br>
Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord. - 2. Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
- 3. They do no evil; they go in his ways.
- 4. You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care.
- 5. If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!
- 6. Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.
- 7. I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.
- 8. I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.
- 9. <BETH><br>
How may a young man make his way clean? by guiding it after your word. - 10. I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.
- 11. I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.
- 12. Praise be to you, O Lord: give me knowledge of your rules.
- 13. With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.
- 14. I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.
- 15. I will give thought to your orders, and have respect for your ways.
- 16. I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.
- 17. <GIMEL><br>
Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word; - 18. Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.
- 19. I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.
- 20. My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.
- 21. Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way.
- 22. Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.
- 23. Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.
- 24. Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.
- 25. <DALETH><br>
My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word. - 26. I put the record of my ways before you, and you gave me an answer: O give me knowledge of your rules.
- 27. Make the way of your orders clear to me; then my thoughts will be ever on your wonders.
- 28. My soul is wasted with sorrow; give me strength again in keeping with your word
- 29. Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.
- 30. I have taken the way of faith: I have kept your decisions before me.
- 31. I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.
- 32. I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.
- 33. <HE><br>
O Lord, let me see the way of your rules, and I will keep it to the end. - 34. Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.
- 35. Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.
- 36. Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.
- 37. Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.
- 38. Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.
- 39. Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.
- 40. See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.
- 41. <VAU><br>
Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said. - 42. So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.
- 43. Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.
- 44. So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;
- 45. So that my way may be in a wide place: because my search has been for your orders.
- 46. So that I may give knowledge of your unchanging word before kings, and not be put to shame.
- 47. And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.
- 48. And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.
- 49. <ZAIN><br>
Keep in mind your word to your servant, for on it has my hope been fixed. - 50. This is my comfort in my trouble; that your sayings have given me life.
- 51. The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.
- 52. I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort.
- 53. I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.
- 54. Your rules have been melodies to me, while I have been living in strange lands.
- 55. I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law.
- 56. This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart.
- 57. <CHETH><br>
The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words. - 58. I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.
- 59. I gave thought to my steps, and my feet were turned into the way of your unchanging word.
- 60. I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
- 61. The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.
- 62. In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.
- 63. I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory.
- 64. The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy: give me knowledge of your rules.
- 65. <TETH><br>
You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word. - 66. Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.
- 67. Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.
- 68. You are good, and your works are good; give me knowledge of your rules.
- 69. The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.
- 70. Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.
- 71. It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.
- 72. The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
- 73. <JOD><br>
Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching. - 74. Your worshippers will see me and be glad; because my hope has been in your word.
- 75. I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.
- 76. Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.
- 77. Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.
- 78. Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.
- 79. Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.
- 80. Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.
- 81. <CAPH><br>
My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word. - 82. My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?
- 83. For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.
- 84. How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?
- 85. The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.
- 86. All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.
- 87. They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.
- 88. Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.
- 89. <LAMED><br>
For ever, O Lord, your word is fixed in heaven. - 90. Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.
- 91. They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.
- 92. If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.
- 93. I will ever keep your orders in mind; for in them I have life.
- 94. I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.
- 95. The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.
- 96. I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.
- 97. <MEM><br>
O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day. - 98. Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.
- 99. I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
- 100. I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.
- 101. I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.
- 102. My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.
- 103. How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!
- 104. Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
- 105. <NUN><br>
Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way. - 106. I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.
- 107. I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.
- 108. Take, O Lord, the free offerings of my mouth, and give me knowledge of your decisions.
- 109. My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.
- 110. Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.
- 111. I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.
- 112. My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.
- 113. <SAMECH><br>
I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law. - 114. You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.
- 115. Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.
- 116. Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.
- 117. Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.
- 118. You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.
- 119. All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word.
- 120. My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.
- 121. <AIN><br>
I have done what is good and right: you will not give me into the hands of those who are working against me. - 122. Take your servant's interests into your keeping; let me not be crushed by the men of pride.
- 123. My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
- 124. Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.
- 125. I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.
- 126. It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.
- 127. For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.
- 128. Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
- 129. <PE><br>
Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it. - 130. The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.
- 131. My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.
- 132. Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name.
- 133. Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.
- 134. Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.
- 135. Let your servant see the shining of your face; give me knowledge of your rules.
- 136. Rivers of water are flowing from my eyes, because men do not keep your law.
- 137. <TZADE><br>
O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions. - 138. You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever.
- 139. My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words.
- 140. Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.
- 141. I am small and of no account; but I keep your orders in mind.
- 142. Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.
- 143. Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.
- 144. The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.
- 145. <KOPH><br>
I have made my prayer with all my heart; give answer to me, O Lord: I will keep your rules. - 146. My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word.
- 147. Before the sun is up, my cry for help comes to your ear; my hope is in your words.
- 148. In the night watches I am awake, so that I may give thought to your saying.
- 149. Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.
- 150. Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.
- 151. You are near, O Lord; and all your teachings are true.
- 152. I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever.
- 153. <RESH><br>
O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind, - 154. Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said.
- 155. Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.
- 156. Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.
- 157. Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.
- 158. I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.
- 159. See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.
- 160. Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.
- 161. <SHIN><br>
Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart. - 162. I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.
- 163. I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.
- 164. Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.
- 165. Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling.
- 166. Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings.
- 167. My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.
- 168. I have been ruled by your orders; for all my ways are before you.
- 169. <TAU><br>
Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word. - 170. Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said.
- 171. Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.
- 172. Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.
- 173. Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.
- 174. All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.
- 175. Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.
- 176. I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.
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