Psalms 119 (118:1) Alleluia. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Brenton⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ ^(118:1) Alleluia. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. ² ^(118:2) Blessed are they that search out his testimonies: they will diligently seek him with the whole heart. ³ ^(118:3) For they that work iniquity have not walked in his ways. ⁴ ^(118:4) Thou hast commanded us diligently to keep thy precepts. ⁵ ^(118:5) O that my ways were directed to keep thine ordinances. ⁶ ^(118:6) Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments. ⁷ ^(118:7) I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I have learnt the judgments of thy righteousness. ⁸ ^(118:8) I will keep thine ordinances: O forsake me not greatly. ⁹ ^(118:9) Wherewith shall a young man direct his way? by keeping thy words. ¹⁰ ^(118:10) With my whole heart have I diligently sought thee: cast me not away from thy commandments. ¹¹ ^(118:11) I have hidden thine oracles in my heart, that I might not sin against thee. ¹² ^(118:12) Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thine ordinances. ¹³ ^(118:13) With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. ¹⁴ ^(118:14) I have delighted in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. ¹⁵ ^(118:15) I will meditate on thy commandments, and consider thy ways. ¹⁶ ^(118:16) I will meditate on thine ordinances: I will not forget thy words. ¹⁷ ^(118:17) Render a recompense to thy servant: so shall I live, and keep thy words. ¹⁸ ^(118:18) Unveil thou mine eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things of thy law. ¹⁹ ^(118:19) I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. ²⁰ ^(118:20) My soul has longed exceedingly for thy judgments at all times. ²¹ ^(118:21) Thou has rebuked the proud: cursed are they that turn aside from thy commandments. ²² ^(118:22) Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought out thy testimonies. ²³ ^(118:23) For princes sat and spoke against me: but thy servant was meditating on thine ordinances. ²⁴ ^(118:24) For thy testimonies are my meditation, and thine ordinances are my counsellors. ²⁵ ^(118:25) My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken thou me according to thy word. ²⁶ ^(118:26) I declared my ways, and thou didst hear me: teach me thine ordinances. ²⁷ ^(118:27) Instruct me in the way of thine ordinances; and I will meditate on thy wondrous works. ²⁸ ^(118:28) My soul has slumbered for sorrow; strengthen thou me with thy words. ²⁹ ^(118:29) Remove from me the way of iniquity; and be merciful to me by thy law. ³⁰ ^(118:30) I have chosen the way of truth; and have not forgotten thy judgments. ³¹ ^(118:31) I have cleaved to thy testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame. ³² ^(118:32) I ran the way of thy commandments, when thou didst enlarge my heart. ³³ ^(118:33) Teach me, O Lord, the way of thine ordinances, and I will seek it out continually. ³⁴ ^(118:34) Instruct me, and I will search out thy law, and will keep it with my whole heart. ³⁵ ^(118:35) Guide me in the path of thy commandments; for I have delighted in it. ³⁶ ^(118:36) Incline mine heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. ³⁷ ^(118:37) Turn away mine eyes that I may not behold vanity: quicken thou me in thy way. ³⁸ ^(118:38) Confirm thine oracle to thy servant, that he may fear thee. ³⁹ ^(118:39) Take away my reproach which I have feared: for thy judgments are good. ⁴⁰ ^(118:40) Behold, I have desired thy commandments: quicken me in thy righteousness. ⁴¹ ^(118:41) And let thy mercy come upon me, O Lord; even thy salvation, according to thy word. ⁴² ^(118:42) And so I shall render an answer to them that reproach me: for I have trusted in thy words. ⁴³ ^(118:43) And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. ⁴⁴ ^(118:44) So shall I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever. ⁴⁵ ^(118:45) I walked also at large: for I sought out thy commandments. ⁴⁶ ^(118:46) And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings, and was not ashamed. ⁴⁷ ^(118:47) And I meditated on thy commandments, which I loved exceedingly. ⁴⁸ ^(118:48) And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments which I loved; and I meditated in thine ordinances. ⁴⁹ ^(118:49) Remember thy words to thy servant, wherein thou hast made me hope. ⁵⁰ ^(118:50) This has comforted me in mine affliction: for thine oracle has quickened me. ⁵¹ ^(118:51) The proud have transgressed exceedingly; but I swerved not from thy law. ⁵² ^(118:52) I remembered thy judgements of old, O Lord; and was comforted. ⁵³ ^(118:53) Despair took hold upon me, because of the sinners who forsake thy law. ⁵⁴ ^(118:54) Thine ordinances were my sons in the place of my sojourning. ⁵⁵ ^(118:55) I remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and kept thy law. ⁵⁶ ^(118:56) This I had, because I diligently sought thine ordinances. ⁵⁷ ^(118:57) Thou art my portion, O Lord: I said that I would keep thy law. ⁵⁸ ^(118:58) I besought thy favour with my whole heart: have mercy upon me according to thy word. ⁵⁹ ^(118:59) I thought on thy ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies. ⁶⁰ ^(118:60) I prepared myself, (and was not terrified,) to keep thy commandments. ⁶¹ ^(118:61) The snares of sinners entangled me: but I forgot not thy law. ⁶² ^(118:62) At midnight I arose, to give thanks to thee for the judgments of thy righteousness. ⁶³ ^(118:63) I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy commandments. ⁶⁴ ^(118:64) O Lord, the earth is full of thy mercy: teach me thine ordinances. ⁶⁵ ^(118:65) Thou hast wrought kindly with thy servant, o Lord, according to thy word. ⁶⁶ ^(118:66) Teach me kindness, and instruction, and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. ⁶⁷ ^(118:67) Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; therefore have I kept thy word. ⁶⁸ ^(118:68) Good art thou, O Lord; therefore in thy goodness teach me thine ordinances. ⁶⁹ ^(118:69) The injustice of the proud has been multiplied against me: but I will search out thy commandments with all my heart. ⁷⁰ ^(118:70) Their heart has been curdled like milk; but I have meditated on thy law. ⁷¹ ^(118:71) It is good for me that thou hast afflicted me; that I might learn thine ordinances. ⁷² ^(118:72) The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. ⁷³ ^(118:73) Thy hands have made me, and fashioned me: instruct me, that I may learn thy commandments. ⁷⁴ ^(118:74) They that fear thee will see me and rejoice: for I have hoped in thy words. ⁷⁵ ^(118:75) I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are righteousness, and that thou in truthfulness hast afflicted me. ⁷⁶ ^(118:76) Let, I pray thee, thy mercy be to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant. ⁷⁷ ^(118:77) Let thy compassions come to me, that I may live: for thy law is my meditation. ⁷⁸ ^(118:78) Let the proud be ashamed; for they transgressed against me unjustly: but I will meditate in thy commandments. ⁷⁹ ^(118:79) Let those that fear thee, and those that know thy testimonies, turn to me. ⁸⁰ ^(118:80) Let mine heart be blameless in thine ordinances, that I may not be ashamed. ⁸¹ ^(118:81) My soul faints for thy salvation: I have hoped in thy words. ⁸² ^(118:82) Mine eyes failed in waiting for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? ⁸³ ^(118:83) For I am become as a bottle in the frost: yet I have not forgotten thine ordinances. ⁸⁴ ^(118:84) How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment for me on them that persecute me? ⁸⁵ ^(118:85) Transgressors told me idle tales; but not according to thy law, O Lord. ⁸⁶ ^(118:86) All thy commandments are truth; they persecuted me unjustly; help thou me. ⁸⁷ ^(118:87) They nearly made an end of me in the earth; but I forsook not thy commandments. ⁸⁸ ^(118:88) Quicken me according to thy mercy; so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth. ⁸⁹ ^(118:89) Thy word, O Lord, abides in heaven for ever. ⁹⁰ ^(118:90) Thy truth endures to all generations; thou hast founded the earth, and it abides. ⁹¹ ^(118:91) The day continues by thy arrangement; for all things are thy servants. ⁹² ^(118:92) Were it not that thy law is my meditation, then I should have perished in mine affliction. ⁹³ ^(118:93) I will never forget thine ordinances; for with them thou hast quickened me. ⁹⁴ ^(118:94) I am thine, save me; for I have sought out thine ordinances. ⁹⁵ ^(118:95) Sinners laid wait for me to destroy me; but I understood thy testimonies. ⁹⁶ ^(118:96) I have seen an end of all perfection; but thy commandment is very broad. ⁹⁷ ^(118:97) How I have loved thy law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day. ⁹⁸ ^(118:98) Thou hast made me wiser than mine enemies in thy commandment; for it is mine for ever. ⁹⁹ ^(118:99) I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my medication. ¹⁰⁰ ^(118:100) I understand more that the aged; because I have sought out thy commandments. ¹⁰¹ ^(118:101) I have kept back my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy words. ¹⁰² ^(118:102) I have not declined from thy judgments; for thou hast instructed me. ¹⁰³ ^(118:103) How sweet are thine oracles to my throat! more so than honey to my mouth! ¹⁰⁴ ^(118:104) I gain understanding by thy commandments: therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness. ¹⁰⁵ ^(118:105) Thy law is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths. ¹⁰⁶ ^(118:106) I have sworn and determined to keep the judgments of thy righteousness. ¹⁰⁷ ^(118:107) I have been very greatly afflicted, O Lord: quicken me, according to thy word. ¹⁰⁸ ^(118:108) Accept, I pray thee, O Lord, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments. ¹⁰⁹ ^(118:109) My soul is continually in thine hands; and I have not forgotten thy law. ¹¹⁰ ^(118:110) Sinners spread a snare for me; but I erred not from thy commandments. ¹¹¹ ^(118:111) I have inherited thy testimonies for ever; for they are the joy of my heart. ¹¹² ^(118:112) I have inclined my heart to perform thine ordinances for ever, in return for thy mercies. ¹¹³ ^(118:113) I have hated transgressors; but I have loved thy law. ¹¹⁴ ^(118:114) Thou art my helper and my supporter; I have hoped in thy words. ¹¹⁵ ^(118:115) Depart from me, ye evil-doers; for I will search out the commandments of my God. ¹¹⁶ ^(118:116) Uphold me according to thy word, and quicken me; and make me not ashamed of my expectation. ¹¹⁷ ^(118:117) Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate in thine ordinances continually. ¹¹⁸ ^(118:118) Thou hast brought to nought all that depart from thine ordinances; for their inward thought is unrighteous. ¹¹⁹ ^(118:119) I have reckoned all the sinners of the earth as transgressors; therefore have I loved thy testimonies. ¹²⁰ ^(118:120) Penetrate my flesh with thy fear; for I am afraid of thy judgments. ¹²¹ ^(118:121) I have done judgment and justice; deliver me not up to them that injure me. ¹²² ^(118:122) Receive thy servant for good: let not the proud accuse me falsely. ¹²³ ^(118:123) Mine eyes have failed for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. ¹²⁴ ^(118:124) Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thine ordinances. ¹²⁵ ^(118:125) I am thy servant; instruct me, and I shall know thy testimonies. ¹²⁶ ^(118:126) It is time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken thy law. ¹²⁷ ^(118:127) Therefore have I loved thy commandments more than gold, or the topaz. ¹²⁸ ^(118:128) Therefore I directed myself according to all thy commandments: I have hated every unjust way. ¹²⁹ ^(118:129) Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul has sought them out. ¹³⁰ ^(118:130) The manifestation of thy words will enlighten, and instruct the simple. ¹³¹ ^(118:131) I opened my mouth, and drew breath: for I earnestly longed after thy commandments. ¹³² ^(118:132) Look upon me and have mercy upon me, after the manner of them that love thy name. ¹³³ ^(118:133) Order my steps according to thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. ¹³⁴ ^(118:134) Deliver me from the false accusation of men: so will I keep thy commandments. ¹³⁵ ^(118:135) Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thine ordinances. ¹³⁶ ^(118:136) Mine eyes have been bathed in streams of water, because I kept not thy law. ¹³⁷ ^(118:137) Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments. ¹³⁸ ^(118:138) Thou has commanded righteousness and perfect truth, as thy testimonies. ¹³⁹ ^(118:139) Thy zeal has quite wasted me: because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. ¹⁴⁰ ^(118:140) Thy word has been very fully tried; and thy servant loves it. ¹⁴¹ ^(118:141) I am young and despised: yet I have not forgotten thine ordinances. ¹⁴² ^(118:142) Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth. ¹⁴³ ^(118:143) Afflictions and distresses found me: but thy commandments were my meditation. ¹⁴⁴ ^(118:144) Thy testimonies are an everlasting righteousness: instruct me, and I shall live. ¹⁴⁵ ^(118:145) I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will search out thine ordinances. ¹⁴⁶ ^(118:146) I cried to thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies. ¹⁴⁷ ^(118:147) I arose before the dawn, and cried: I hoped in thy words. ¹⁴⁸ ^(118:148) Mine eyes prevented the dawn, that I might meditate on thine oracles. ¹⁴⁹ ^(118:149) Hear my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy; quicken me according to thy judgment. ¹⁵⁰ ^(118:150) They have drawn nigh who persecuted me unlawfully; and they are far removed from thy law. ¹⁵¹ ^(118:151) Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy ways are truth. ¹⁵² ^(118:152) I have known of old concerning thy testimonies, that thou hast founded them for ever. ¹⁵³ ^(118:153) Look upon mine affliction, and rescue me; for I have not forgotten thy law. ¹⁵⁴ ^(118:154) Plead my cause, and ransom me: quicken me because of thy word. ¹⁵⁵ ^(118:155) Salvation is far from sinners: for they have not searched out thine ordinances. ¹⁵⁶ ^(118:156) Thy mercies, O Lord, are many: quicken me according to thy judgment. ¹⁵⁷ ^(118:157) Many are they that persecute me and oppress me: but I have not declined from thy testimonies. ¹⁵⁸ ^(118:158) I beheld men acting foolishly, and I pined away; for they kept not thine oracles. ¹⁵⁹ ^(118:159) Behold, I have loved thy commandments, O Lord: quicken me in thy mercy. ¹⁶⁰ ^(118:160) The beginning of thy words is truth; and all the judgments of thy righteousness endure for ever. ¹⁶¹ ^(118:161) Princes persecuted me without a cause, but my heart feared because of thy words. ¹⁶² ^(118:162) I will exult because of thine oracles, as one that finds much spoil. ¹⁶³ ^(118:163) I hate and abhor unrighteousness; but I love thy law. ¹⁶⁴ ^(118:164) Seven times in a day have I praised thee because of the judgments of thy righteousness. ¹⁶⁵ ^(118:165) Great peace have they that love thy law: and there is no stumbling-block to them. ¹⁶⁶ ^(118:166) I waited for thy salvation, O Lord, and have loved thy commandments. ¹⁶⁷ ^(118:167) My soul has kept thy testimonies, and loved them exceedingly. ¹⁶⁸ ^(118:168) I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee, O Lord. ¹⁶⁹ ^(118:169) Let my supplication come near before thee, o Lord; instruct me according to thine oracle. ¹⁷⁰ ^(118:170) Let my petition come in before thee, O Lord; deliver me according to thine oracle. ¹⁷¹ ^(118:171) Let my lips utter a hymn, when thou shalt have taught me thine ordinances. ¹⁷² ^(118:172) Let my tongue utter thine oracles; for all thy commandments are righteous. ¹⁷³ ^(118:173) Let thine hand be prompt to save me; for I have chosen thy commandments. ¹⁷⁴ ^(118:174) I have longed after thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my meditation. ¹⁷⁵ ^(118:175) My soul shall live, and shall praise thee; and thy judgments shall help me. ¹⁷⁶ ^(118:176) I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.