Psalms 108:1-119:176 {A song and Psalm of David} O God, my heart is ready to sing and to give praise. Awake, O my glory!

MSTC⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ {A song and Psalm of David} O God, my heart is ready to sing and to give praise. Awake, O my glory! ² Awake lute and harp! I myself will awake right early. ³ I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the people; I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. ⁴ For thy mercy is greater than the heavens, and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. ⁵ Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth, ⁶ that thy beloved may be delivered; let thy righthand save them, and hear thou me. ⁷ God hath spoken in his sanctuary, "I will rejoice therefore, and divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. ⁸ Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver. ⁹ Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I stretch out my shoe; upon Philistia will I triumph." ¹⁰ Who will lead me into the strong city? Who will bring me into Edom? ¹¹ Shalt not thou do it, O God which hast cast us out? And wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? ¹² O be thou our help in trouble; for vain is the help of man. ¹³ Through God we shall do great acts; for it is he that shall tread down our enemies. ¹⁰⁹ ¹ {To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Hold not thy tongue, O God of my praise; ² for the mouth of the ungodly, yea and the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me, and speak against me with false tongues. ³ They compass me about with words of hatred, and fight against me without a cause. ⁴ For the love that I had unto them, they take now my contrary part; but I give myself unto prayer. ⁵ Thus they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my good will. ⁶ Set an ungodly man to be ruler over him, and let Satan stand at his righthand. ⁷ When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin. ⁸ Let his days be few, and his bishoprick let another take. ⁹ Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. ¹⁰ Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their bread; let them seek it also out of desolate places. ¹¹ Let the extortioner consume all that he hath; and let stranger spoil his labour. ¹² Let there be no man to pity him, nor to have compassion on his fatherless children. ¹³ Let his posterity be destroyed; and in the next generation let his name be clean put out. ¹⁴ Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remembrance in the sight of LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be done away. ¹⁵ Let them be always before the LORD, that he may root out the memorial of them from off the earth; ¹⁶ and that, because his mind was not to do good, but persecuted the poor helpless, and him that was vexed at the heart, to slay him. ¹⁷ His delight was in cursing, and therefore shall it happen unto him; he loved not blessing, therefore shall it be far from him. ¹⁸ He clothed himself with cursing like as with a raiment: yea it went into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. ¹⁹ Let it be unto him as the cloak that he hath on him, and as the girdle that he is girded withal. ²⁰ Let it thus happen from the LORD unto mine enemies, and to those that speak evil against my soul. ²¹ But deal thou with me, O LORD God, according unto thy name; for sweet is thy mercy. ²² O deliver me, for I am helpless and poor, and my heart is wounded within me. ²³ I go hence like the shadow that departeth, and am driven away as the grasshopper. ²⁴ My knees are weak through fasting; my flesh is dried up for want of fatness. ²⁵ I am become a reproach unto them; they look upon me and shake their heads. ²⁶ Help me, O LORD my God; O save me according to thy mercy, ²⁷ and they shall know how that this is thy hand, and that thou, LORD, hast done it. ²⁸ Though they curse, yet bless thou; and let them be confounded, that rise up against me. But let thy servant rejoice. ²⁹ Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame; and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a cloak. ³⁰ As for me, I will give thanks unto the LORD with my mouth, and praise him among the multitude; ³¹ for he standeth at the righthand of the poor, to save him from such as condemn his soul. ¹¹⁰ ¹ {A Psalm of David} The LORD said unto my LORD, "Sit thou on my righthand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." ² The LORD shall send the rod of thy power out of Zion; be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies. ³ In the day of thy power shall thy people offer thee free-will offerings with a holy worship; the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning. ⁴ The LORD sware, and will not repent, "Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek." ⁵ The LORD upon thy righthand shall smite even kings in the day of his wrath. ⁶ He shall be judge among the heathen; he shall fill them with dead bodies, and smite in sunder the heads over divers countries. ⁷ He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up his head. ¹¹¹ ¹ {Praise the Everlasting} I will give thanks unto the LORD with my whole heart: secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation. ² The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. ³ His work is worthy to be praised and had in honour, and his righteousness endureth forever. ⁴ The merciful and gracious LORD hath so done his marvelous works, that they ought to be had in remembrance. ⁵ He giveth meat unto them that fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant. ⁶ He showeth his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. ⁷ The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are true. ⁸ They stand fast forever and ever, and are done in truth and equity. ⁹ He sent redemption unto his people; he hath commanded his covenant forever. Holy and reverent is his name. ¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do thereafter. The praise of it endureth forever. ¹¹² ¹ {Praise the Everlasting} Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, and hath great delight in his commandments. ² His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the generation of the faithful shall be blessed. ³ Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house, and his righteousness endureth forever. ⁴ Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness: he is merciful, loving and righteous. ⁵ A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion. ⁶ For he shall never be moved, and the righteous shall be had in an everlasting remembrance. ⁷ He will not be afraid of any evil tidings, for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the LORD. ⁸ His heart is stablished, and will not shrink, until he sees his desire upon his enemies. ⁹ He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor, his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor. ¹⁰ The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him; he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away, and the desire of the ungodly shall perish. ¹¹³ ¹ {Praise the Everlasting} Praise the LORD, ye servants; O praise the name of the LORD. ² Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth for evermore. ³ The LORD's name is worthy to be praised, from the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same. ⁴ The LORD is high above all heathen, and his glory above the heavens. ⁵ Who is like unto the LORD our God, that hath his dwelling so high; ⁶ which humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and earth? ⁷ Which taketh up the simple out of the dust, and lifteth the poor out of the mire, ⁸ that he may set him among the princes, even among the princes of his people. ⁹ Which maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah! ¹¹⁴ ¹ When Israel came out of Egypt, and the house of Jacob from among that strange people, ² Judah was his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. ³ The sea saw that, and fled, Jordan turned back. ⁴ The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like young sheep. ⁵ What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? And thou Jordan, that thou turnest back? ⁶ Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams? And ye little hills, like young sheep? ⁷ Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the God of Jacob, ⁸ which turned the hard rock into a standing water, and the flint stone into a springing well. ¹¹⁵ ¹ Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give the praise, for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake. ² Wherefore shall the Heathen say, "Where is now their God?" ³ As for our God, he is in heaven; he doth whatsoever it pleaseth him. ⁴ Their images are but silver and gold, even the work of men's hands. ⁵ They have mouths, and speak not; eyes have they, but they see not. ⁶ They have ears, and hear not; noses have they, but they smell not. ⁷ They have hands, and handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they through their throat. ⁸ They that make them, are like unto them; and so are all such as put their trust in them. ⁹ But let Israel trust in the LORD, for he is their succor and defense. ¹⁰ Let the house of Aaron put their trust in the LORD, for he is their helper and defender. ¹¹ They that fear the LORD, let them put their trust in the LORD, for he is their aid and their shield. ¹² The LORD is mindful of us, and blesseth us — he blesseth the house of Israel; he blesseth the house of Aaron; ¹³ Yea, he blesseth all them that fear the LORD, both small and great. ¹⁴ The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. ¹⁵ For ye are the blessed of the LORD, which made heaven and earth. ¹⁶ All the whole heavens are the LORD's; but the earth hath he given unto the children of men. ¹⁷ The dead praise not thee, O LORD, neither all they that go down into silence. ¹⁸ But we will praise thee LORD, from this time forth for evermore. Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah! ¹¹⁶ ¹ I am well pleased, that the LORD hath heard the voice of my prayer, ² that he hath inclined his ear unto me; therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. ³ The snares of death compassed me round about, the pains of hell got hold upon me. ⁴ I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name of the LORD, "O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul." ⁵ Gracious is the LORD, and righteous, yea our God is merciful. ⁶ The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought down in misery and he helped me. ⁷ Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul, for the LORD hath given thee thy desire. ⁸ And why? Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. ⁹ I will walk before the LORD, in the land of the living. ¹⁰ I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled. ¹¹ I said in my haste, "All men are liars." ¹² What reward shall I give unto the LORD, for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? ¹³ I will receive the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. ¹⁴ I will pay my vows, now, in the presence of all his people; ¹⁵ right dear in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. ¹⁶ Behold, O LORD, how that I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. ¹⁷ I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. ¹⁸ I will pay my vows unto the LORD in the sight of all his people, ¹⁹ in the courts of the LORD's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah! ¹¹⁷ ¹ O Praise the LORD all ye Gentiles; laud him all ye people. ² For his merciful kindness is ever more and more toward us, and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah! ¹¹⁸ ¹ O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth forever. ² Let Israel now confess, that his mercy endureth forever. ³ Let the house of Aaron now confess, that his mercy endureth forever. ⁴ Yea, let them now that fear the LORD confess, that his mercy endureth forever. ⁵ I called upon the LORD in trouble, and the LORD heard me at large. ⁶ The LORD is on my side; I will not fear what man doeth unto me. ⁷ The LORD is my helper, and I shall see my desire upon mine enemies. ⁸ It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put any confidence in man. ⁹ It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put any confidence in princes. ¹⁰ All nations compassed me round about; but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. ¹¹ They kept me in, I say, on every side; but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. ¹² They came about me like bees, and are extinguished even as the fire among the thorns; for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. ¹³ They thrust at me, that I might fall; but the LORD was my help. ¹⁴ The LORD is my strength, and my song, and is become my salvation. ¹⁵ The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous, for the righthand of the LORD bringeth mighty things to pass. ¹⁶ The righthand of the LORD hath the preeminence; the righthand of the LORD hath gotten the victory. ¹⁷ I will not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. ¹⁸ The LORD hath chastened and corrected me; but he hath not given me over unto death. ¹⁹ Open me the gates of righteousness, that I may go in there through, and give thanks unto the LORD. ²⁰ This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter into it. ²¹ I thank thee, for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. ²² The same stone which the builders refused, is become the headstone in the corner. ²³ This is the LORD's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. ²⁴ This is the day which the LORD hath made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it! ²⁵ Help me now O LORD; O LORD, send us now prosperity. ²⁶ Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD; we wish you good luck, ye that be of the house of the LORD. ²⁷ God is the LORD, and hath showed us light; O garnish the solemn feast with green branches, even unto the horns of the altar. ²⁸ Thou art my God, and I will thank thee; thou art my God, and I will praise thee. ²⁹ O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth forever. ¹¹⁹ ¹ {Aleph} Blessed are those that be undefiled in the way, and walk in the law of the LORD. ² Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with their whole heart; ³ which walk in his ways, and do no wickedness. ⁴ Thou hast given straight charge to keep thy commandments: ⁵ O that my ways were made so direct, that I might keep thy statutes! ⁶ So shall I not be confounded, while I have respect unto all thy commandments. ⁷ I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, because I am learned in the judgments of thy righteousness. ⁸ I will keep thy statutes; O forsake me not utterly. ⁹ {Beth} Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Even by ruling himself after thy word. ¹⁰ With my whole heart do I seek thee; O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments. ¹¹ Thy words have I hid within my heart, that I should not sin against thee. ¹² Blessed art thou, O LORD; O teach me thy statutes. ¹³ With my lips will I be telling out all the judgments of thy mouth. ¹⁴ I have as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all manner of riches. ¹⁵ I will exercise myself in thy commandments, and have respect unto thy footpaths. ¹⁶ My delight shall be in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy words. ¹⁷ {Gimel} O do well unto thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. ¹⁸ Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the wondrous things of thy law. ¹⁹ I am a stranger upon earth; O hide not thy commandments from me. ²⁰ My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire that it hath always unto thy judgments. ²¹ Thou rebukest the proud; and cursed are they that depart from thy commandments. ²² O turn from me shame and rebuke, for I have kept thy testimonies. ²³ Princes also sit and speak against me; but thy servant is occupied in thy statutes. ²⁴ For thy testimonies are my delight, and my counsellors. ²⁵ {Daleth} My soul cleaveth unto the dust; O quicken thou me, according to thy word. ²⁶ I acknowledged my ways, and thou heardest me; O teach me then thy statutes. ²⁷ Make me to understand the way of thy commandments, and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. ²⁸ My soul melteth away for very heaviness; comfort thou me according unto thy word. ²⁹ Take from me the way of lying, and grant me thy law. ³⁰ I have chosen the way of truth, thy judgments have I laid before me. ³¹ I stick unto thy testimonies; O LORD, confound me not. ³² I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou hast set my heart at liberty. ³³ {He} Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end. ³⁴ O give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea I shall keep it with my whole heart. ³⁵ Lead me in the path of thy commandments, for therein is my desire. ³⁶ Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. ³⁷ O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. ³⁸ O establish thy word in thy servant, that I may fear thee. ³⁹ Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of; for thy judgments are good. ⁴⁰ Behold, my delight is in thy commandments; O quicken me in thy righteousness. ⁴¹ {Vav} Let thy loving mercies come unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according unto thy word; ⁴² that I may give answer unto my blasphemers — for my trust is in thy word. ⁴³ O take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in thy judgments. ⁴⁴ So shall I always keep thy law; yea, for ever and ever. ⁴⁵ And I will walk at liberty, for I seek thy commandments. ⁴⁶ I will speak of thy testimonies even before kings, and will not be ashamed. ⁴⁷ My delight shall be in thy commandments, which I love. ⁴⁸ My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I love; and my study shall be in thy statutes. ⁴⁹ {Zayin} O think upon thy servant, as concerning thy word, wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust. ⁵⁰ The same is my comfort in my trouble, for thy word hath quickened me. ⁵¹ The proud have had me exceedingly in derision; yet have I not shrinked from thy law. ⁵² For I remember thine everlasting judgments, O LORD, and am comforted. ⁵³ I am horribly afraid for the ungodly that forsake thy law. ⁵⁴ Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. ⁵⁵ I have thought upon thy name, O LORD, in the night season, and have kept thy law. ⁵⁶ It is mine own, for I keep thy commandments. ⁵⁷ {Khet} Thou art my portion, O LORD, I have promised to keep thy law. ⁵⁸ I make my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart; O be merciful unto me, according unto thy word. ⁵⁹ I call mine own ways to remembrance, and turn my feet into thy testimonies. ⁶⁰ I make haste, and prolong not the time, to keep thy commandments. ⁶¹ The congregations of the ungodly have robbed me, but I have not forgotten thy law. ⁶² At midnight stand I up, to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments. ⁶³ I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and keep thy commandments. ⁶⁴ The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy; O teach me thy statutes. ⁶⁵ {Tet} O LORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant, according unto thy word. ⁶⁶ O learn me thy kindness, nurture and knowledge, for I believe thy commandments. ⁶⁷ Before I was troubled, I went wrong, but now I keep thy word. ⁶⁸ Thou art good and friendly; O teach me thy statutes. ⁶⁹ The proud imagine lies upon me, but I keep thy commandments with my whole heart. ⁷⁰ Their heart is as fat as brawn, but my delight hath been in thy law. ⁷¹ It is good for me that I have been in trouble, that I may learn thy statutes. ⁷² The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me, than thousands of gold and silver. ⁷³ {Yod} Thy hands have made me and fashioned me, O give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. ⁷⁴ They that fear thee, will be glad when they see me, because I put my trust in thy word. ⁷⁵ I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled. ⁷⁶ O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort, according to the promise that thou hast made unto thy servant. ⁷⁷ O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight. ⁷⁸ Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me; but I will be occupied in thy commandments. ⁷⁹ But let such as fear thee, and know thy testimonies, be turned unto me. ⁸⁰ O let my heart be sound in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed. ⁸¹ {Khaf} My soul longeth for thy salvation, for my good hope is in thy word. ⁸² Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, "O when wilt thou comfort me?" ⁸³ For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do not I forget thy statutes. ⁸⁴ How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou be avenged of mine adversaries? ⁸⁵ The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. ⁸⁶ All thy commandments are true. They persecute me falsely; O be thou my help. ⁸⁷ They have almost made an end of me upon earth, but I forsake not thy commandments. ⁸⁸ O quicken me after thy loving-kindness; and so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth. ⁸⁹ {Lamed} O LORD, thy word endureth forever in heaven. ⁹⁰ Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another; thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth. ⁹¹ They continue this day according to thine ordinance; for all things serve thee. ⁹² If my delight were not in thy law, I should perish in my trouble. ⁹³ I will never forget thy commandments, for with them thou quickenest me. ⁹⁴ I am thine; O save me, for I seek thy commandments. ⁹⁵ The ungodly lay wait for me to destroy me, but I consider thy testimonies. ⁹⁶ I see that all things come to an end, but thy commandment is exceeding broad. ⁹⁷ {Mem} O LORD, what love have I unto thy law! All the day long is my study in it. ⁹⁸ Thou, through thy commandments, hast made me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me. ⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my study. ¹⁰⁰ Yea, I am wiser than the aged, for I keep thy commandments. ¹⁰¹ I refrain my feet from every evil way, that I may keep thy words. ¹⁰² I shrink not from thy judgments, for thou teachest me. ¹⁰³ O how sweet are thy words unto my throat! Yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth! ¹⁰⁴ Through thy commandments I get understanding; therefore I hate all false ways. ¹⁰⁵ {Nun} Thy word is a lantern unto my feet and a light unto my paths. ¹⁰⁶ I have sworn, and am steadfastly purposed, to keep thy righteous judgments. ¹⁰⁷ I am troubled above measure; quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. ¹⁰⁸ Let the freewill offerings of my mouth please thee, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. ¹⁰⁹ My soul is always in my hand, yet do I not forget thy law. ¹¹⁰ The ungodly have laid a snare for me; but yet swerve I not from thy commandments. ¹¹¹ Thy testimonies have I claimed as my heritage forever; and why? They are the very joy of my heart. ¹¹² I apply my heart to fulfill thy statutes always, even unto the end. ¹¹³ {Samekh} I hate them that imagine evil things; but thy law do I love. ¹¹⁴ Thou art my defense and shield; and my trust is in thy word. ¹¹⁵ Away from me, ye wicked! I will keep the commandments of my God! ¹¹⁶ O establish me according unto thy word, that I may live; and let me not be disappointed of my hope. ¹¹⁷ Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; yea, I shall ever be talking of thy statutes. ¹¹⁸ Thou treadest down all them that depart from thy statutes, for they imagine but deceit. ¹¹⁹ Thou puttest away all the ungodly 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 {Ayin} I deal with the thing that is lawful and right; O give me not over unto mine oppressors. ¹²² Be thou surety for thy servant to do him good, that the proud do me no wrong. ¹²³ Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health, and for the word of thy righteousness. ¹²⁴ O deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy, and teach me thy statutes. ¹²⁵ I am thy servant; O grant me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. ¹²⁶ It is time for thee, O LORD, to lay to thine hand; for they have destroyed thy law. ¹²⁷ For I love thy commandments above gold and precious stone. ¹²⁸ Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments; and all false ways I utterly abhor. ¹²⁹ {Pe} Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul keep them. ¹³⁰ When thy word goeth forth, it giveth light and understanding unto the simple. ¹³¹ I open my mouth and draw in my breath, for my delight is in thy commandments. ¹³² O look thou upon me, and be merciful, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. ¹³³ Order my steps in thy word; and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me. ¹³⁴ O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men; and so shall I keep thy commandments. ¹³⁵ Show the light of thy countenance unto thy servant, and teach me thy statutes. ¹³⁶ Mine eyes gush out with water, because men keep not thy law. ¹³⁷ {Tsadi} Righteous art thou, O LORD, and true is thy judgment. ¹³⁸ The testimonies that thou hast commanded are exceeding righteous and true. ¹³⁹ My zeal hath even consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. ¹⁴⁰ Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and thy servant loveth it. ¹⁴¹ I am small and of no reputation; yet do not I forget thy commandments. ¹⁴² Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth. ¹⁴³ Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me; yet is my delight in thy commandments. ¹⁴⁴ The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting; O grant me understanding, and I shall live. ¹⁴⁵ {Kuf} I call with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD. I will keep thy statutes. ¹⁴⁶ Yea, even upon thee do I call; help me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. ¹⁴⁷ Early in the morning do I cry unto thee; for in thy word is my trust. ¹⁴⁸ Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might be occupied in thy words. ¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice, O LORD, according unto thy loving-kindness; quicken me, as thou art wont. ¹⁵⁰ They draw nigh that of malice persecute me, and are far from thy law. ¹⁵¹ Be thou nigh at hand also, O LORD, for all thy commandments are true. ¹⁵² As concerning thy testimonies, I have known ever since the beginning that thou hast grounded them for ever. ¹⁵³ {Res} O consider mine adversity, and deliver me, for I do not forget thy law. ¹⁵⁴ Maintain thou my cause, and defend me; quicken me according unto thy word. ¹⁵⁵ Health is far from the ungodly, for they regard not thy statutes. ¹⁵⁶ Great is thy mercy, O LORD; quicken me, as thou art wont. ¹⁵⁷ Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me; yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies. ¹⁵⁸ It grieveth me when I see the transgressors, because they keep not thy law. ¹⁵⁹ Consider, O LORD, how I love thy commandments; O quicken me with thy loving-kindness. ¹⁶⁰ Thy word is true from everlasting, all the judgments of thy righteousness endure for evermore. ¹⁶¹ {Shin} The princes persecute me without cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. ¹⁶² I am as glad of thy word, as one that findeth great spoils. ¹⁶³ As for lies, I hate and abhor them; but thy law do I love. ¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments. ¹⁶⁵ Great is the peace that they have which love thy law, and they are not offended at it. ¹⁶⁶ LORD, I look for thy saving health, and do after thy commandments. ¹⁶⁷ My soul keepeth thy testimonies, and loveth them exceedingly. ¹⁶⁸ I keep thy commandments and testimonies; for all my ways are before thee. ¹⁶⁹ {Tav} Let my complaint come before thee, O LORD; give me understanding, according unto thy word. ¹⁷⁰ O let my supplication come before thee; deliver me according to thy word. ¹⁷¹ My lips shall speak of thy praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. ¹⁷² Yea my tongue shall sing of thy word; for all thy commandments are right. ¹⁷³ Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy commandments. ¹⁷⁴ I long for thy saving health, O LORD; and in thy law is my delight. ¹⁷⁵ O let my soul live, and praise thee, that thy judgments may help me. ¹⁷⁶ I go astray, like a sheep that is lost; O seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments.