1: ALEPH. Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. 2: Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart. 3: They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. 4: Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently. 5: O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! 6: Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments. 7: I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 8: I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. 9: BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [to it], according to thy word. 10: With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11: Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12: Blessed [art] thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. 13: With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14: I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches. 15: I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect to thy ways. 16: I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. 17: GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, [that] I may live, and keep thy word. 18: Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. 19: I [am] a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. 20: My soul breaketh for the longing [that it hath] to thy judgments at all times. 21: Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who do err from thy commandments. 22: Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. 23: Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. 24: Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, [and] my counselors. 25: DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the dust: revive thou me according to thy word. 26: I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. 27: Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 28: My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according to thy word. 29: Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. 30: I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me]. 31: I have adhered to thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. 32: I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. 33: HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [to] the end. 34: Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yes, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart. 35: Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for in that do I delight. 36: Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 37: Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; [and] revive thou me in thy way. 38: Establish thy word to thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear. 39: Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments [are] good. 40: Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: revive me in thy righteousness. 41: VAU. Let thy mercies come also to me, O LORD, [even] thy salvation, according to thy word. 42: So shall I have with which to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. 43: And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. 44: So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. 45: And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. 46: I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. 47: And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. 48: My hands also will I lift to thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. 49: ZAIN. Remember the word to thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. 50: This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath revived me. 51: The proud have had me greatly in derision: [yet] I have not declined from thy law. 52: I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. 53: Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. 54: Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. 55: I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. 56: This I had, because I kept thy precepts. 57: CHETH. [Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. 58: I entreated thy favor with [my] whole heart: be merciful to me according to thy word. 59: I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies. 60: I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. 61: The bands of the wicked have robbed me: [but] I have not forgotten thy law. 62: At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee, because of thy righteous judgments. 63: I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. 64: The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. 65: TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word. 66: Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. 67: Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. 68: Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. 69: The proud have forged a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts with [my] whole heart. 70: Their heart is as gross as fat; [but] I delight in thy law. 71: [It is] good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 72: The law of thy mouth [is] better to me than thousands of gold and silver. 73: JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 74: They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. 75: I know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 76: Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word to thy servant. 77: Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight. 78: Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: [but] I will meditate in thy precepts. 79: Let those that fear thee turn to me, and those that have known thy testimonies. 80: Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed. 81: CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word. 82: My eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 83: For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] I do not forget thy statutes. 84: How many [are] the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? 85: The proud have digged pits for me, which [are] not according to thy law. 86: All thy commandments [are] faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. 87: They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. 88: Revive me after thy loving-kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. 89: LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 90: Thy faithfulness [is] to all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 91: They continue this day according to thy ordinances: for all [are] thy servants. 92: Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction. 93: I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast revived me. 94: I [am] thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. 95: The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: [but] I will consider thy testimonies. 96: I have seen an end of all perfection: [but] thy commandment [is] exceeding broad. 97: MEM. O how I love thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day. 98: Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than my enemies: for they [are] ever with me. 99: I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies [are] my meditation. 100: I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. 101: I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. 102: I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. 103: How sweet are thy words to my taste! [yes, sweeter] than honey to my mouth! 104: Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. 105: NUN. Thy word [is] a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. 106: I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments. 107: I am afflicted very much: revive me, O LORD, according to thy word. 108: Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. 109: My soul [is] continually in my hand: yet I do not forget thy law. 110: The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. 111: Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart. 112: I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes always, [even to] the end. 113: SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love. 114: Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. 115: Depart from me, ye evil-doers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. 116: Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117: Support me, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to thy statutes continually. 118: Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. 119: Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. 120: My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. 121: AIN. I have done judgment and justice; leave me not to my oppressors. 122: Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. 123: My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. 124: Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 125: I [am] thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. 126: [It is] time for [thee], LORD, to work: [for] they have made void thy law. 127: Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold. 128: Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right; [and] I hate every false way. 129: PE. Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. 130: The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding to the simple. 131: I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. 132: Look thou upon me, and be merciful to me, as thou usest to do to those that love thy name. 133: Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 134: Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. 135: Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy statutes. 136: Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not thy law. 137: TSADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments. 138: Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful. 139: My zeal hath consumed me; because my enemies have forgotten thy words. 140: Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 141: I [am] small and despised: [yet] I do not forget thy precepts. 142: Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth. 143: Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: [yet] thy commandments [are] my delights. 144: The righteousness of thy testimonies [is] everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. 145: KOPH. I cried with [my] whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. 146: I cried to thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. 147: I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. 148: My eyes anticipated the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word. 149: Hear my voice, according to thy loving-kindness: O LORD, revive me according to thy judgment. 150: They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. 151: Thou [art] near, O LORD; and all thy commandments [are] truth. 152: Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. 153: RESH. Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. 154: Plead my cause, and deliver me: revive me according to thy word. 155: Salvation [is] far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. 156: Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: revive me according to thy judgments. 157: Many [are] my persecutors and my enemies; [yet] I do not decline from thy testimonies. 158: I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. 159: Consider how I love thy precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness. 160: Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever. 161: SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 162: I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. 163: I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love. 164: Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments. 165: Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble. 166: LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and performed thy commandments. 167: My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 168: I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways [are] before thee. 169: TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. 170: Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. 171: My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 172: My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness. 173: Let thy hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174: I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight. 175: Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. 176: I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
