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1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD!

1ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

2Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,

2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

3who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!

3They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

4You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.

4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

5Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!

5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

6Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.

6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

7I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.

7I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

8I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me!

8I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

9How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.

9BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

10With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!

10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

11I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

12Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes!

12Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.

13With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.

13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

14In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.

14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

15I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.

15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

16I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

17Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.

17GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

18Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.

18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

19I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me!

19I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

20My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.

20My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

21You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments.

21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

22Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.

22Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

23Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

23Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

24Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.

24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellers.

25My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!

25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

26When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes!

26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

27Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.

27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

28My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!

28My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

29Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!

29Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

30I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.

30I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

31I cling to your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame!

31I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.

32I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!

32I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

33Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.

33HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.

34Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.

34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

35Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it.

35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

36Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!

36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

37Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.

37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

38Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared.

38Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.

39Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.

39Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.

40Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!

40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

41Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise;

41VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.

42then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.

42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.

43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.

44I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,

44So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.

45and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.

45And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

46I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,

46I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

47for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.

47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

48I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.

48My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

49Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.

49ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

50This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.

50This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

51The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.

51The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

52When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O LORD.

52I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.

53Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law.

53Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

54Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.

54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

55I remember your name in the night, O LORD, and keep your law.

55I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.

56This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.

56This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

57The LORD is my portion; I promise to keep your words.

57CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

58I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.

58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.

59When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies;

59I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

60I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.

60I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

61Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.

61The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

62At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules.

62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.

63I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.

63I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

64The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes!

64The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.

65You have dealt well with your servant, O LORD, according to your word.

65TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.

66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

67Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.

67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

68You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.

68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

69The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;

69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

70their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law.

70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

71It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.

71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

73Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.

73JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

74Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.

74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

75I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

76Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.

76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

77Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.

77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

78Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

78Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

79Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies.

79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

80May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!

80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

81My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word.

81CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

82My eyes long for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?”

82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

83For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.

83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

84How long must your servant endure? When will you judge those who persecute me?

84How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

85The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.

85The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

86All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!

86All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

87They have almost made an end of me on earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.

87They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.

88In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

89Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.

89LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

90Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.

90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

91By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.

91They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.

92If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

92Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

93I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life.

93I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

94I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.

94I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.

95The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies.

95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad.

96I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

97Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.

97MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

98Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.

98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

99I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

100I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.

100I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

101I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word.

101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

102I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.

102I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

103How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

104Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

105NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

106I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.

106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

107I am severely afflicted; give me life, O LORD, according to your word!

107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

108Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O LORD, and teach me your rules.

108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.

109I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.

109My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

110The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.

110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

111Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.

112I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

113I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.

113SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

114You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.

114Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

116Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!

116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

117Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually!

117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

118You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain.

118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

119All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.

119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.

120My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.

120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

121I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

121AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

122Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the insolent oppress me.

122Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

123My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.

123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

124Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your statutes.

124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

125I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!

125I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

126It is time for the LORD to act, for your law has been broken.

126It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

127Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.

127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

128Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.

128Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

129Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.

129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.

130The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.

130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

131I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.

131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

132Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your way with those who love your name.

132Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

133Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.

133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

134Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.

134Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

135Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your statutes.

135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.

136My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.

136Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

137Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules.

137TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

138You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.

138Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.

139My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words.

139My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

140Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.

140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

141I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

141I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

142Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.

142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

143Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.

143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

144Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.

144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

145With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O LORD! I will keep your statutes.

145KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.

146I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies.

146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

147I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words.

147I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

148My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.

148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

149Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O LORD, according to your justice give me life.

149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.

150They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.

150They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

151But you are near, O LORD, and all your commandments are true.

151Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

152Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.

152Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

153Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law.

153RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

154Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!

154Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

155Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.

155Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

156Great is your mercy, O LORD; give me life according to your rules.

156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.

157Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies.

157Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

158I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.

158I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

159Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love.

159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.

160The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.

160Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

161Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.

161SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.

162I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.

162I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

163I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.

163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

164Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.

164Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

165Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.

165Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

166I hope for your salvation, O LORD, and I do your commandments.

166LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

167My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly.

167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

168I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you.

168I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.

169Let my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word!

169TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

170Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.

170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

171My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes.

171My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

172My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.

172My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

173Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

173Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

174I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight.

174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

175Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.

175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.

176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

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