1ALEPH. How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh. 2How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him. 3Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked. 4Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept. 5Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes. 6Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. 7I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations. 8Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly. 9BETH. Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word. 10With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments. 11In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee. 12Blessed art thou, O YahwehTeach me thy statutes. 13With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth. 14In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches. 15In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths. 16In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word. 17GIMEL. Bestow thy bounties upon thy servantlet me live, That I may observe thy word. 18Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law. 19A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments. 20My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times. 21Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments. 22Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed. 23Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes. 24Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors. 25DALETH. My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word. 26My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes. 27The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders. 28My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word. 29The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me. 30The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right. 31I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame. 32The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart. 33HE. Point out to me, O Yahweh, the way of thy statutes, that I may observe it unto the end. 34Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart. 35Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure. 36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain. 37Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life. 38Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee. 39Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good. 40Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life. 41WAW. And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word. 42So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word. 43And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited. 44That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond. 45That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought. 46That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed. 47That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved. 48That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes. 49ZAYIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. 50This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life. 51Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved. 52I have remembered thy regulations, 53A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law. 54Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn. 55I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law. 56This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed. 57HETH. My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words. 58I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word. 59I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 60I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments. 61The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten. 62At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations. 63Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts. 64Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me. 65TETH. Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word. 66Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted. 67Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept. 68Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes. 69Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts. 70Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight. 71It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes. 72Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver. 73YODH. Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 74They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited. 75I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me. 76Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant. 77Let thy compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight. 78Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts. 79Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies. 80Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed. 81KAPH. My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped. 82Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 83Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten. 84How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors? 85Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law. 86All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me! 87A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts. 88According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth. 89LAMED. Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens. 90To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth. 91By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants. 92Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction. 93Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life. 94Thine, am I,oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought. 95For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider. 96To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly. 97MEM. Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my meditation. 98Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine. 99Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my meditation. 100Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed. 101From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word. 102From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me. 103How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth. 104Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way. 105NUN. A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path. 106I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations. 107I have been afflicted exceedingly,O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word. 108The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me. 109My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten. 110The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed. 111As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are. 112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end. 113SAMECH. Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love. 114My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited. 115Depart from me, ye evil-doers,that I may observe the commandments of my God. 116Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope! 117Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually. 118Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood. 119Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies. 120My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear. 121AYIN. I have done justice and righteousness,Do not leave me to mine oppressors. 122Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me. 123Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word. 124Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me. 125Thy servant, I amgive me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies. 126It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law! 127For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold! 128For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate. 129PE. Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them. 130The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple. 131My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed. 132Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour,As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name. 133My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me. 134Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts. 135Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes. 136Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law. 137ZADHE. Righteous art thou, O Yahweh,and, equitable, are thy regulations. 138Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness. 139My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. 140Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it. 141Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten. 142Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth. 143Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights. 144Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live. 145KOPH. I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe. 146I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies. 147I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited. 148Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word. 149My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life. 150They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away. 151Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth. 152Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them. 153RESH. Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten. 154Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life 155Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought. 156Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life. 157Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved. 158I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not. 159See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life. 160The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations. 161SHIN. Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe. 162Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance. 163Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love. 164Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations. 165Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble. 166I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done. 167My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly. 168I have kept thy precepts, and thy testimonies, For, all my ways, are before thee. 169TAU Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding. 170Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me. 171My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes. 172My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous. 173Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen. 174I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight. 175Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me. 176I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.