1: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.