[1]ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. [2]Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. [3]They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. [4]Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. [5]O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! [6]Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments. [7]I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. [8]I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. [9]BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed to it, according to thy word. [10]With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. [11]Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee. [12]Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. [13]With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. [14]I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. [15]I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect to thy ways. [16]I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. [17]GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. [18]Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. [19]I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. [20]My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath to thy judgments at all times. [21]Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, who do err from thy commandments. [22]Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. [23]Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. [24]Thy testimonies also are my delight, and my counselors. [25]DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the dust: revive thou me according to thy word. [26]I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. [27]Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. [28]My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according to thy word. [29]Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. [30]I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. [31]I have adhered to thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. [32]I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. [33]HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it to the end. [34]Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yes, I shall observe it with my whole heart. [35]Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for in that do I delight. [36]Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. [37]Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and revive thou me in thy way. [38]Establish thy word to thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. [39]Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. [40]Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: revive me in thy righteousness. [41]VAU. Let thy mercies come also to me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. [42]So shall I have with which to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. [43]And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. [44]So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. [45]And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. [46]I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. [47]And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. [48]My hands also will I lift to thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. [49]ZAIN. Remember the word to thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. [50]This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath revived me. [51]The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet I have not declined from thy law. [52]I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. [53]Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. [54]Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. [55]I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. [56]This I had, because I kept thy precepts. [57]CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. [58]I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: be merciful to me according to thy word. [59]I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies. [60]I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. [61]The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. [62]At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee, because of thy righteous judgments. [63]I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. [64]The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. [65]TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word. [66]Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. [67]Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. [68]Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. [69]The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. [70]Their heart is as gross as fat; but I delight in thy law. [71]It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. [72]The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. [73]JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. [74]They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. [75]I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. [76]Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word to thy servant. [77]Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. [78]Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. [79]Let those that fear thee turn to me, and those that have known thy testimonies. [80]Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed. [81]CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. [82]My eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? [83]For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet I do not forget thy statutes. [84]How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? [85]The proud have digged pits for me, which are not according to thy law. [86]All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. [87]They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. [88]Revive me after thy loving-kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. [89]LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. [90]Thy faithfulness is to all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. [91]They continue this day according to thy ordinances: for all are thy servants. [92]Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction. [93]I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast revived me. [94]I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. [95]The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies. [96]I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. [97]MEM. O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day. [98]Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than my enemies: for they are ever with me. [99]I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. [100]I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. [101]I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. [102]I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. [103]How sweet are thy words to my taste! yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth! [104]Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. [105]NUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. [106]I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. [107]I am afflicted very much: revive me, O LORD, according to thy word. [108]Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. [109]My soul is continually in my hand: yet I do not forget thy law. [110]The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. [111]Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. [112]I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes always, even to the end. [113]SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. [114]Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. [115]Depart from me, ye evil-doers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. [116]Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. [117]Support me, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to thy statutes continually. [118]Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. [119]Thou puttest away all the wicked 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]AIN. I have done judgment and justice; leave me not to my oppressors. [122]Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. [123]My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. [124]Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. [125]I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. [126]It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law. [127]Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold. [128]Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. [129]PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. [130]The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding to the simple. [131]I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. [132]Look thou upon me, and be merciful to me, as thou usest to do to those that love thy name. [133]Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. [134]Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. [135]Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy statutes. [136]Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they keep not thy law. [137]TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. [138]Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. [139]My zeal hath consumed me; because my enemies have forgotten thy words. [140]Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. [141]I am small and despised: yet I do not forget thy precepts. [142]Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. [143]Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. [144]The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. [145]KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. [146]I cried to thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. [147]I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. [148]My eyes anticipated the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. [149]Hear my voice, according to thy loving-kindness: O LORD, revive me according to thy judgment. [150]They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. [151]Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. [152]Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. [153]RESH. Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. [154]Plead my cause, and deliver me: revive me according to thy word. [155]Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. [156]Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: revive me according to thy judgments. [157]Many are my persecutors and my enemies; yet I do not decline from thy testimonies. [158]I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. [159]Consider how I love thy precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness. [160]Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. [161]SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. [162]I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. [163]I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. [164]Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments. [165]Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble. [166]LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and performed thy commandments. [167]My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. [168]I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. [169]TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. [170]Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. [171]My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. [172]My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. [173]Let thy hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. [174]I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. [175]Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. [176]I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
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