PSALM 119

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119:1  Very happy are the perfect ones on the way,
Those who walk in the Torah of YAHWEH.
119:2  Blessed are those who keep their testimonies,
And with all their hearts they seek him;
119:3  for they do no iniquity
Those who walk in his ways.
119:4  you commissioned
May your mitzvos be very guarded.
119:5  I wish my ways were ordered
To save your statutes!
119:6  Then I wouldn't be ashamed,
When he attended all your mitzvot.
119:7  I will exalt you with uprightness of heart
When I will learn your righteous judgments.
119:8  Your statutes I will keep;
Don't leave me entirely.
Beth
119:9  With what will the young man clear his way?
By keeping your word.
119:10  With all my heart I have sought you;
Do not let me stray from your mitzvot.
119:11  In my heart I have kept your sayings,
So as not to sin against you.
119:12  Blessed are you, O YAHWEH;
Show me your statutes.
119:13  With my lips I have counted
All the judgments of your mouth.
119:14  I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies
More than all wealth.
119:15  On your mitzvot I will meditate;
I will consider your ways.
119:16  I will rejoice in your statutes;
I will not forget your words.
Guimel
119:17  Do good to your servant; long live,
And keep your word.
119:18  Open my eyes, and I will see
The wonders of your Torah.
119:19  I am a stranger in the aretz;
Do not hide your mitzvot from me.
119:20  Broken is my soul to desire
Your judgments at all times.
119:21  You rebuked the proud, the accursed,
Who deviate from your mitzvot.
119:22  Remove from me the opprobrium and contempt,
Because I have kept your testimonies.
119:23  Princes also sat and spoke against me;
But your servant meditated on your statutes,
119:24  Well, your testimonies are my delights
And my advisers.
Daleth
119:25  Brought down to the dust is my soul;
Revive me according to your word.
119:26  I have shown you my ways, and you have answered me;
Show me your statutes.
119:27  Make me understand the way of your mitzvot,
To meditate on your wonders.
119:28  My soul is undone with anxiety;
Uphold me according to your word.
119:29  Remove from me the path of lies,
And in your rachem grant me your Torah.
119:30  I chose the path of truth;
I have put your judgments before me.
119:31  I have stuck to your testimonies;
O YAHWEH, do not put me to shame.
119:32  On the path of your mitzvot I will run,
When you widen my heart
I have
119:33  Teach me, O YAHWEH, the way of your statutes,
And I will keep it until the end.
119:34  Give me understanding, and I will keep your Torah,
And I will fulfill it with all my heart.
119:35  Guide me on the path of your mitzvot,
Because in it I have my will.
119:36  Incline my heart to your testimonies,
And not to greed.
119:37  Avert my eyes, that they do not see vanity;
Revive me in your way.
119:38  Confirm your word to your servant,
who fears you
119:39  Take from me the reproach that I have feared,
Because good are your judgments.
119:40  Behold, I have longed for your mitzvot;
Revive me in your justice.
wow
119:41  Come to me your rachem, oh YAHWEH;
Your salvation, according to your word.
119:42  And I will answer my shamer,
That in your word I have trusted.
119:43  Do not take the word of truth from my mouth at any time,
Because in your judgments I wait.
119:44  I will keep your Torah always,
Forever and eternally.
119:45  And I will walk free
Because I looked for your mitzvot.
119:46  I will speak of your testimonies before kings,
And I will not be ashamed;
119:47  And I will rejoice in your mitzvot,
Which I have loved.
119:48  I will also raise my hands to your mitzvot that I loved,
And I will meditate on your statutes.
Zayn
119:49  Remember the word given to your servant,
In which you have made me wait.
119:50  She is my consolation in my affliction,
Because your saying has revived me.
119:51  The arrogant made fun of me a lot,
But I have not departed from your Torah.
119:52  I remembered, O YAHWEH, your ancient judgments,
And I consoled myself.
119:53  Horror seized me because of the wicked
Who leave your Torah.
119:54  Canticles were for me your statutes
In the house where I was a foreigner.
119:55  I remembered your name at night, oh YAHWEH,
And I kept your Torah.
119:56  These blessings I had
Because I kept your mitzvot.
Chet
119:57  YAHWEH is my portion;
I have said that I will keep your words.
119:58  Your presence I begged with all my heart;
Have rajem from me according to your word.
119:59  I considered my ways,
And I turned my feet to your testimonies.
119:60  I hurried and did not delay
In keeping your mitzvot.
119:61  Companies of the wicked have surrounded me,
But I have not forgotten your Torah.
119:62  At midnight I get up to exalt you
For your fair judgments.
119:63  Companion am I of all those who fear you
And they keep your mitzvot.
119:64  The aretz is full of your rajem, O YAHWEH;
Show me your statutes.
Teth
119:65  You have done well with your servant,
O YAHWEH, according to your word.
119:66  Teach me good sense and wisdom,
Because your mitzvot I have believed.
119:67  Before I was humiliated, I walked astray;
But now I keep your word.
119:68  You are good, and benefactor;
Show me your statutes.
119:69  The proud have forged lies against me,
But I will wholeheartedly keep your mitzvot.
119:70  Their hearts grew thick like tallow,
But I have rejoiced in your Torah.
119:71  It is good for me to have been humiliated,
That I may learn your statutes.
119:72  The Torah of your mouth is better for me
Than thousands of gold and silver.
yod
119:73  Your hands made me and formed me;
Make me understand, and I will learn your mitzvot.
119:74  Those who fear you will see me and rejoice,
Because in your word I have hoped.
119:75  I know, O YAHWEH, that your judgments are just,
And that according to your faithfulness you afflicted me.
119:76  Be now your rajem to console me,
According to what you have said to your servant.
119:77  Come to me your compassions, so that I live,
Because your Torah is my delight.
119:78  Let the proud be ashamed, because without cause they have slandered me;
But I will meditate on your mitzvot.
119:79  Come back to me those who fear you
And they know your testimonials.
119:80  Let my heart be whole in your statutes,
So that I am not embarrassed.
coffee
119:81  My soul faints for your salvation,
But I hope in your word.
119:82  My eyes fainted at your word,
Saying: When will you comfort me?
119:83  Because I am like the skin to the smoke;
But I have not forgotten your statutes.
119:84  How many are the days of your servant?
When you judge those who persecute me?
119:85  The proud have dug holes for me;
But they do not proceed according to your Torah.
119:86  All your mitzvot are true;
Without cause they persecute me; Help me.
119:87  They almost kicked me out for aretz,
But I have not left your mitzvot.
119:88  Revive me according to your rachem,
And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth.
lick me
119:89  Forever, O YAHWEH,
Your word remains in the shamayim.
119:90  From generation to generation is your fidelity;
You affirmed the aretz, and it remains.
119:91  By your ordination all things subsist until today,
Well, all of them work for you.
119:92  If your Torah had not been my delight,
Already in my affliction I would have perished.
119:93  I will never ever forget your mitzvot,
Because with them you have vivified me.
119:94  I am yours, save me,
Because I have sought your mitzvot.
119:95  The wicked have waited for me to destroy me;
But I will consider your testimonies.
119:96  To all perfection I have seen an end;
Exceedingly broad is your mitzvah.
memory
119:97  Oh how I love your Torah!
She is my meditation the whole day.
119:98  You have made me wiser than my enemies with your mitzvot,
Because they are always with me.
119:99  More than all my teachers have I understood,
Because your testimonies are my meditation.
119:100  More than the old I have understood,
Because I have kept your mitzvot;
119:101  From every evil path I restrained my feet,
To keep your word.
119:102  I did not turn away from your judgments,
Because you taught me.
119:103  How sweet are your words to my taste!
More than honey to my mouth.
119:104  From your mitzvot I have gained intelligence;
Therefore I have hated every false way.
no
119:105  Lamp is at my feet your word,
And light to my path.
119:106  I swore and ratified
That I will keep your righteous judgments.
119:107  I am greatly afflicted;
Revive me, O YAHWEH, according to your word.
119:108  I beg you, O YAHWEH, that the voluntary sacrifices of my mouth be pleasing to you,
And teach me your judgments.
119:109  My life is constantly in danger
But I have not forgotten your Torah.
119:110  The wicked put a snare on me,
But I did not deviate from your mitzvot.
119:111  I have inherited your testimonies forever,
Because they are the joy of my heart.
119:112  My heart inclined to fulfill your statutes
Continuously, until the end.
Samech
119:113  I hate hypocritical men;
But I love your Torah.
119:114  My hiding place and my shield are you;
In your word I have hoped.
119:115  Get away from me, evil ones,
For I will keep the mitzvot of my ELOHIM.
119:116  Sustain me according to your word, and I will live;
And let me not be ashamed of my hope.
119:117  Hold me, and I'll be saved,
And I will always rejoice in your statutes.
119:118  You have trampled down all who stray from your statutes,
Because his cunning is falsehood.
119:119  Like scum you made all the wicked of the aretz consume;
Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.
119:120  My flesh has trembled for fear of you,
And I am afraid of your judgments.
Ayin
119:121  Judgment and justice have I done;
Do not abandon me to my oppressors.
119:122  Establish your servant for good;
Do not allow the proud to oppress me.
119:123  My eyes fainted for your salvation,
And by the word of your justice.
119:124  Do with your servant according to your rachem,
And show me your statutes.
119:125  I am your servant, give me understanding
To know your testimonials.
119:126  Time is to act, O YAHWEH,
Because they have invalidated your Torah.
119:127  That's why I have loved your mitzvot
More than gold, and more than very pure gold.
119:128  That is why I judged all your mitzvos to be right above all things,
And I hated every false path.
Pe
119:129  Wonderful are your testimonies;
Therefore my soul has kept them.
119:130  The exposure of your words shines;
It gives understanding to the simple.
119:131  My mouth opened and I sighed,
Because he wanted your mitzvot.
119:132  Look at me, and take care of me,
As usual with those who love your name.
119:133  Order my steps with your word,
And let no iniquity have dominion over me.
119:134  Deliver me from the violence of men,
And I will keep your mitzvot.
119:135  Make your face shine on your servant,
And show me your statutes.
119:136  Rivers of water flowed from my eyes,
Because they did not keep your Torah.
119:137  It is just you, O YAHWEH,
And right your judgments.
119:138  Your testimonials, which you have recommended,
They are straight and very faithful.
119:139  My zeal has consumed me,
Because my enemies forgot your words.
119:140  Supremely pure is your word,
And your servant loves her.
119:141  Little am I, and cast off,
But I have not forgotten your mitzvot.
119:142  Your justice is eternal justice,
And your Torah the truth.
119:143  Sorrow and anguish have taken hold of me,
But your mitzvot were my delight.
119:144  Eternal justice are your testimonies;
Give me understanding, and I will live.
cough
119:145  I cried out with all my heart; answer me, YAHWEH,
And I will keep your statutes.
119:146  I cried out to you; save me,
And I will keep your testimonies.
119:147  I anticipated the dawn, and cried out;
I waited on your word.
119:148  My eyes anticipated the watches of the night,
To meditate on your commands.
119:149  Hear my voice according to your rajem;
O YAHWEH, revive me according to your judgment.
119:150  Those who persecute me have drawn near to wickedness;
They walked away from your Torah.
119:151  You are near, O YAHWEH,
And all your mitzvos are true.
119:152  It's been a long time since I understood your testimonies,
That you have established them forever.
Resh
119:153  Look at my affliction, and deliver me,
Because of your Torah I have not forgotten.
119:154  Defend my cause, and redeem me;
Revive me with your word.
119:155  Salvation is far from the wicked,
Because they do not seek your statutes.
119:156  Many are your compassions, oh YAHWEH;
Revive me according to your judgments.
119:157  Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
But from your testimonies I have not departed.
119:158  I saw the prevaricators, and it disgusted me,
Because they did not keep your words.
119:159  Look, O YAHWEH, I love your mitzvot;
Revive me according to your rachem.
119:160  The sum of your word is true,
And eternal is all judgment of your justice.
Without
119:161  Princes have persecuted me without cause,
But my heart was afraid of your words.
119:162  I rejoice in your word
Like the one who finds many spoils.
119:163  The lie I abhor and abominate;
Your Torah I love.
119:164  Seven times a day I exalt you
Because of your righteous judgments.
119:165  Many shalom have those who love your Torah,
And there is no stumbling block for them.
119:166  I have waited for your salvation, O YAHWEH,
And your mitzvot I have performed.
119:167  My soul has kept your testimonies,
And I have loved them very much.
119:168  I have kept your mitzvot and your testimonies,
Because all my ways are before you.
Tau
119:169  May my cry come before you, O YAHWEH;
Give me understanding according to your word.
119:170  May my prayer come before you;
Deliver me according to your word.
119:171  My lips will overflow with exaltation
When you show me your statutes.
119:172  My language will speak your sayings,
Because all your mitzvot are justice.
119:173  May your hand be ready to help me,
Because your mitzvot I have chosen.
119:174  I have desired your salvation, O YAHWEH,
And your Torah is my delight.
119:175  Long live my soul and exalt you,
And your judgments help me.
119:176  I wandered like a lost sheep; look for your servant,
Because I have not forgotten your mitzvot.