Psalm 119

Happy are they whose way is blameless,

who walk in the law of the LORD !

Happy are they who observe his decrees

and seek him with all their hearts!

Who never do any wrong,

but always walk in his ways.

You laid down your commandments,

that we should fully keep them.

Oh, that my ways were made so direct

that I might keep your statutes!

Then I should not be put to shame,

when I regard all your commandments.

I will thank you with an unfeigned heart,

when I have learned your righteous judgments.

I will keep your statutes;

do not utterly forsake me.

How shall a young man cleanse his way?

By keeping to your words.

With my whole heart I seek you;

let me not stray from your commandments.

I treasure your promise in my heart,

that I may not sin against you.

Blessed are you, O LORD ;

instruct me in your statutes.

With my lips will I recite

all the judgments of your mouth.

I have taken greater delight in the way of your decrees

than in all manner of riches.

I will meditate on your commandments

and give attention to your ways.

My delight is in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

Deal bountifully with your servant,

that I may live and keep your word.

Open my eyes, that I may see

the wonders of your law.

I am a stranger here on earth;

do not hide your commandments from me.

My soul is consumed at all times

with longing for your judgments.

You have rebuked the insolent;

cursed are they who stray from your commandments!

Turn from me shame and rebuke,

for I have kept your decrees.

Even though rulers sit and plot against me,

I will meditate on your statutes.

For your decrees are my delight,

and they are my counselors.

My soul cleaves to the dust;

give me life according to your word.

I have confessed my ways, and you answered me;

instruct me in your statutes.

Make me understand the way of your commandments,

that I may meditate on your marvelous works.

My soul melts away for sorrow;

strengthen me according to your word.

Take from me the way of lying;

let me find grace through your law.

I have chosen the way of faithfulness;

I have set your judgments before me.

I hold fast to your decrees;

O LORD , let me not be put to shame.

I will run the way of your commandments,

for you have set my heart at liberty.

Teach me, O LORD , the way of your statutes,

and I shall keep it to the end.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law;

I shall keep it with all my heart.

Make me go in the path of your commandments,

for that is my desire.

Incline my heart to your decrees

and not to unjust gain.

Turn my eyes from watching what is worthless;

give me life in your ways.

Fulfill your promise to your servant,

which you make to those who fear you.

Turn away the reproach which I dread,

because your judgments are good.

Behold, I long for your commandments;

in your righteousness preserve my life.

Let your loving-kindness come to me, O LORD ,

and your salvation, according to your promise.

Then shall I have a word for those who taunt me,

because I trust in your words.

Do not take the word of truth out of my mouth,

for my hope is in your judgments.

I shall continue to keep your law;

I shall keep it for ever and ever.

I will walk at liberty,

because I study your commandments.

I will tell of your decrees before kings

and will not be ashamed.

I delight in your commandments,

which I have always loved.

I will lift up my hands to your commandments,

and I will meditate on your statutes.

Remember your word to your servant,

because you have given me hope.

This is my comfort in my trouble,

that your promise gives me life.

The proud have derided me cruelly,

but I have not turned from your law.

When I remember your judgments of old,

O LORD , I take great comfort.

I am filled with a burning rage,

because of the wicked who forsake your law.

Your statutes have been like songs to me

wherever I have lived as a stranger.

I remember your Name in the night, O LORD ,

and dwell upon your law.

This is how it has been with me,

because I have kept your commandments.

You only are my portion, O LORD ;

I have promised to keep your words.

I entreat you with all my heart,

be merciful to me according to your promise.

I have considered my ways

and turned my feet toward your decrees.

I hasten and do not tarry

to keep your commandments.

Though the cords of the wicked entangle me,

I do not forget your law.

At midnight I will rise to give you thanks,

because of your righteous judgments.

I am a companion of all who fear you

and of those who keep your commandments.

The earth, O LORD , is full of your love;

instruct me in your statutes.

O LORD , you have dealt graciously with your servant,

according to your word.

Teach me discernment and knowledge,

for I have believed in your commandments.

Before I was afflicted I went astray,

but now I keep your word.

You are good and you bring forth good;

instruct me in your statutes.

The proud have smeared me with lies,

but I will keep your commandments with my whole heart.

Their heart is gross and fat,

but my delight is in your law.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted,

that I might learn your statutes.

The law of your mouth is dearer to me

than thousands in gold and silver.

Your hands have made me and fashioned me;

give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.

Those who fear you will be glad when they see me,

because I trust in your word.

I know, O LORD , that your judgments are right

and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

Let your loving-kindness be my comfort,

as you have promised to your servant.

Let your compassion come to me, that I may live,

for your law is my delight.

Let the arrogant be put to shame, for they wrong me with lies;

but I will meditate on your commandments.

Let those who fear you turn to me,

and also those who know your decrees.

Let my heart be sound in your statutes,

that I may not be put to shame.

My soul has longed for your salvation;

I have put my hope in your word.

My eyes have failed from watching for your promise,

and I say, "When will you comfort me?"

I have become like a leather flask in the smoke,

but I have not forgotten your statutes.

How much longer must I wait?

when will you give judgment against those who persecute me?

The proud have dug pits for me;

they do not keep your law.

All your commandments are true;

help me, for they persecute me with lies.

They had almost made an end of me on earth,

but I have not forsaken your commandments.

In your loving-kindness, revive me,

that I may keep the decrees of your mouth.

O LORD , your word is everlasting;

it stands firm in the heavens.

Your faithfulness remains from one generation to another;

you established the earth, and it abides.

By your decree these continue to this day,

for all things are your servants.

If my delight had not been in your law,

I should have perished in my affliction.

I will never forget your commandments,

because by them you give me life.

I am yours; oh, that you would save me!

for I study your commandments.

Though the wicked lie in wait for me to destroy me,

I will apply my mind to your decrees.

I see that all things come to an end,

but your commandment has no bounds.

Oh, how I love your law!

all the day long it is in my mind.

Your commandment has made me wiser than my enemies,

and it is always with me.

I have more understanding than all my teachers,

for your decrees are my study.

I am wiser than the elders,

because I observe your commandments.

I restrain my feet from every evil way,

that I may keep your word.

I do not shrink from your judgments,

because you yourself have taught me.

How sweet are your words to my taste!

they are sweeter than honey to my mouth.

Through your commandments I gain understanding;

therefore I hate every lying way.

Your word is a lantern to my feet

and a light upon my path.

I have sworn and am determined

to keep your righteous judgments.

I am deeply troubled;

preserve my life, O LORD , according to your word.

Accept, O LORD , the willing tribute of my lips,

and teach me your judgments.

My life is always in my hand,

yet I do not forget your law.

The wicked have set a trap for me,

but I have not strayed from your commandments.

Your decrees are my inheritance for ever;

truly, they are the joy of my heart.

I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes

for ever and to the end.

I hate those who have a divided heart,

but your law do I love.

You are my refuge and shield;

my hope is in your word.

Away from me, you wicked!

I will keep the commandments of my God.

Sustain me according to your promise, that I may live,

and let me not be disappointed in my hope.

Hold me up, and I shall be safe,

and my delight shall be ever in your statutes.

You spurn all who stray from your statutes;

their deceitfulness is in vain.

In your sight all the wicked of the earth are but dross;

therefore I love your decrees.

My flesh trembles with dread of you;

I am afraid of your judgments.

I have done what is just and right;

do not deliver me to my oppressors.

Be surety for your servant's good;

let not the proud oppress me.

My eyes have failed from watching for your salvation

and for your righteous promise.

Deal with your servant according to your loving-kindness

and teach me your statutes.

I am your servant; grant me understanding,

that I may know your decrees.

It is time for you to act, O LORD ,

for they have broken your law.

Truly, I love your commandments

more than gold and precious stones.

I hold all your commandments to be right for me;

all paths of falsehood I abhor.

Your decrees are wonderful;

therefore I obey them with all my heart.

When your word goes forth it gives light;

it gives understanding to the simple.

I open my mouth and pant;

I long for your commandments.

Turn to me in mercy,

as you always do to those who love your Name.

Steady my footsteps in your word;

let no iniquity have dominion over me.

Rescue me from those who oppress me,

and I will keep your commandments.

Let your countenance shine upon your servant

and teach me your statutes.

My eyes shed streams of tears,

because people do not keep your law.

You are righteous, O LORD ,

and upright are your judgments.

You have issued your decrees

with justice and in perfect faithfulness.

My indignation has consumed me,

because my enemies forget your words.

Your word has been tested to the uttermost,

and your servant holds it dear.

I am small and of little account,

yet I do not forget your commandments.

Your justice is an everlasting justice

and your law is the truth.

Trouble and distress have come upon me,

yet your commandments are my delight.

The righteousness of your decrees is everlasting;

grant me understanding, that I may live.

I call with my whole heart;

answer me, O LORD , that I may keep your statutes.

I call to you; oh, that you would save me!

I will keep your decrees.

Early in the morning I cry out to you,

for in your word is my trust.

My eyes are open in the night watches,

that I may meditate upon your promise.

Hear my voice, O LORD , according to your loving-kindness;

according to your judgments, give me life.

They draw near who in malice persecute me;

they are very far from your law.

You, O LORD , are near at hand,

and all your commandments are true.

Long have I known from your decrees

that you have established them for ever.

Behold my affliction and deliver me,

for I do not forget your law.

Plead my cause and redeem me;

according to your promise, give me life.

Deliverance is far from the wicked,

for they do not study your statutes.

Great is your compassion, O LORD ;

preserve my life, according to your judgments.

There are many who persecute and oppress me,

yet I have not swerved from your decrees.

I look with loathing at the faithless,

for they have not kept your word.

See how I love your commandments!

O LORD , in your mercy, preserve me.

The heart of your word is truth;

all your righteous judgments endure for evermore.

Rulers have persecuted me without a cause,

but my heart stands in awe of your word.

I am as glad because of your promise

as one who finds great spoils.

As for lies, I hate and abhor them,

but your law is my love.

Seven times a day do I praise you,

because of your righteous judgments.

Great peace have they who love your law;

for them there is no stumbling block.

I have hoped for your salvation, O LORD ,

and have fulfilled your commandments.

I have kept your decrees

and I have loved them deeply.

I have kept your commandments and decrees,

for all my ways are before you.

Let my cry come before you, O LORD ;

give me understanding, according to your word.

Let my supplication come before you;

deliver me, according to your promise.

My lips shall pour forth your praise,

when you teach me your statutes.

My tongue shall sing of your promise,

for all your commandments are righteous.

Let your hand be ready to help me,

for I have chosen your commandments.

I long for your salvation, O LORD ,

and your law is my delight.

Let me live, and I will praise you,

and let your judgments help me.

I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost;

search for your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.