  - ALEPH
- 119:1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,
- who walk according to Yahweh's law.
- 119:2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes,
- who seek him with their whole heart.
- 119:3 Yes, they do nothing wrong.
- They walk in his ways.
- 119:4 You have commanded your precepts,
- that we should fully obey them.
- 119:5 Oh that my ways were steadfast
- to obey your statutes!
- 119:6 Then I wouldn't be disappointed,
- when I consider all of your commandments.
- 119:7 I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
- when I learn your righteous judgments.
- 119:8 I will observe your statutes.
- Don't utterly forsake me.
- BET
- 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure?
- By living according to your word.
- 119:10 With my whole heart, I have sought you.
- Don't let me wander from your commandments.
- 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart,
- that I might not sin against you.
- 119:12 Blessed are you, Yahweh.
- Teach me your statutes.
- 119:13 With my lips,
- I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
- 119:14 I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies,
- as much as in all riches.
- 119:15 I will meditate on your precepts,
- and consider your ways.
- 119:16 I will delight myself in your statutes.
- I will not forget your word.
- GIMEL
- 119:17 Do good to your servant.
- I will live and I will obey your word.
- 119:18 Open my eyes,
- that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
- 119:19 I am a stranger on the earth.
- Don't hide your commandments from me.
- 119:20 My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
- 119:21 You have rebuked the proud who are cursed,
- who wander from your commandments.
- 119:22 Take reproach and contempt away from me,
- for I have kept your statutes.
- 119:23 Though princes sit and slander me,
- your servant will meditate on your statutes.
- 119:24 Indeed your statutes are my delight,
- and my counselors.
- DALED
- 119:25 My soul is laid low in the dust.
- Revive me according to your word!
- 119:26 I declared my ways, and you answered me.
- Teach me your statutes.
- 119:27 Let me understand the teaching of your precepts!
- Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
- 119:28 My soul is weary with sorrow:
- strengthen me according to your word.
- 119:29 Keep me from the way of deceit.
- Grant me your law graciously!
- 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth.
- I have set your ordinances before me.
- 119:31 I cling to your statutes, Yahweh.
- Don't let me be disappointed.
- 119:32 I run in the path of your commandments,
- for you have set my heart free.
- HEY
- 119:33 Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes.
- I will keep them to the end.
- 119:34 Give me understanding, and I will keep your law.
- Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
- 119:35 Direct me in the path of your commandments,
- for I delight in them.
- 119:36 Turn my heart toward your statutes,
- not toward selfish gain.
- 119:37 Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things.
- Revive me in your ways.
- 119:38 Fulfill your promise to your servant,
- that you may be feared.
- 119:39 Take away my disgrace that I dread,
- for your ordinances are good.
- 119:40 Behold, I long for your precepts!
- Revive me in your righteousness.
- WAW
- 119:41 Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh,
- your salvation, according to your word.
- 119:42 So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,
- for I trust in your word.
- 119:43 Don't snatch the word of truth out of my mouth,
- for I put my hope in your ordinances.
- 119:44 So I will obey your law continually,
- forever and ever.
- 119:45 I will walk in liberty,
- for I have sought your precepts.
- 119:46 I will also speak of your statutes before kings,
- and will not be disappointed.
- 119:47 I will delight myself in your commandments,
- because I love them.
- 119:48 I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love.
- I will meditate on your statutes.
- ZAYIN
- 119:49 Remember your word to your servant,
- because you gave me hope.
- 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction,
- for your word has revived me.
- 119:51 The arrogant mock me excessively,
- but I don't swerve from your law.
- 119:52 I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh,
- and have comforted myself.
- 119:53 Indignation has taken hold on me,
- because of the wicked who forsake your law.
- 119:54 Your statutes have been my songs,
- in the house where I live.
- 119:55 I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night,
- and I obey your law.
- 119:56 This is my way,
- that I keep your precepts.
- CHET
- 119:57 Yahweh is my portion.
- I promised to obey your words.
- 119:58 I sought your favor with my whole heart.
- Be merciful to me according to your word.
- 119:59 I considered my ways,
- and turned my steps to your statutes.
- 119:60 I will hurry, and not delay,
- to obey your commandments.
- 119:61 The ropes of the wicked bind me,
- but I won't forget your law.
- 119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you,
- because of your righteous ordinances.
- 119:63 I am a friend of all those who fear you,
- of those who observe your precepts.
- 119:64 The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh.
- Teach me your statutes.
- TET
- 119:65 Do good to your servant,
- according to your word, Yahweh.
- 119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
- for I believe in your commandments.
- 119:67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray;
- but now I observe your word.
- 119:68 You are good, and do good.
- Teach me your statutes.
- 119:69 The proud have smeared a lie upon me.
- With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
- 119:70 Their heart is as callous as the fat,
- but I delight in your law.
- 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
- that I may learn your statutes.
- 119:72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
- YUD
- 119:73 Your hands have made me and formed me.
- Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
- 119:74 Those who fear you will see me and be glad,
- because I have put my hope in your word.
- 119:75 Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous,
- that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
- 119:76 Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort,
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