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Psalm 119 :: New International Version (NIV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:1 - [fn]Aleph Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:2 - Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:3 - they do no wrong but follow his ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:4 - You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 - Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:7 - I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:8 - I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9 - Beth How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:10 - I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:11 - I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:12 - Praise be to you, LORD; teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:13 - With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:14 - I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:15 - I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:16 - I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:17 - Gimel Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:18 - Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:19 - I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:20 - My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21 - You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed, those who stray from your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 - Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:23 - Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:24 - Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:25 - Daleth I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:26 - I gave an account of my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:27 - Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:28 - My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:29 - Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me and teach me your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:30 - I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:32 - I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:33 - He Teach me, LORD, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:34 - Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:35 - Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 - Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37 - Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:38 - Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:40 - How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:41 - Waw May your unfailing love come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your promise;
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:42 - then I can answer anyone who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43 - Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:44 - I will always obey your law, for ever and ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:45 - I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46 - I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:47 - for I delight in your commands because I love them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:48 - I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:49 - Zayin Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:50 - My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:51 - The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:52 - I remember, LORD, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:53 - Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:54 - Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:55 - In the night, LORD, I remember your name, that I may keep your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:56 - This has been my practice: I obey your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:57 - Heth You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to obey your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:58 - I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:59 - I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:60 - I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:61 - Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:62 - At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:63 - I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:64 - The earth is filled with your love, LORD; teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:65 - Teth Do good to your servant according to your word, LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 - Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:67 - Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68 - You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:69 - Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:70 - Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:71 - It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:72 - The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:73 - Yodh Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:74 - May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:75 - I know, LORD, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:76 - May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:77 - Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:79 - May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:81 - Kaph My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:82 - My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, “When will you comfort me?”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:83 - Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:84 - How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:85 - The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:86 - All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:87 - They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:88 - In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:89 - Lamedh Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:90 - Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:91 - Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:92 - If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:93 - I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:94 - Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:95 - The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:96 - To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:97 - Mem Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:99 - I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:100 - I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:101 - I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:102 - I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:104 - I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:105 - Nun Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:106 - I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:107 - I have suffered much; preserve my life, LORD, according to your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:108 - Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:109 - Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:110 - The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:111 - Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:112 - My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:113 - Samekh I hate double-minded people, but I love your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114 - You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:115 - Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117 - Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:118 - You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their delusions come to nothing.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:119 - All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:120 - My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:121 - Ayin I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Ensure your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:123 - My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:124 - Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:125 - I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:126 - It is time for you to act, LORD; your law is being broken.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:127 - Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:128 - and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:129 - Pe Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:130 - The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:131 - I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:132 - Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134 - Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:135 - Make your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:136 - Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:137 - Tsadhe You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are right.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:138 - The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:139 - My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:140 - Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 - Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:142 - Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 - Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:144 - Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:145 - Qoph I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD, and I will obey your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:146 - I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:147 - I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:148 - My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:149 - Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, LORD, according to your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150 - Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:151 - Yet you are near, LORD, and all your commands are true.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:152 - Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:153 - Resh Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:154 - Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:155 - Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:156 - Your compassion, LORD, is great; preserve my life according to your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 - Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:158 - I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:159 - See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, LORD, in accordance with your love.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:160 - All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:161 - Sin and Shin Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:162 - I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163 - I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:164 - Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:165 - Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:166 - I wait for your salvation, LORD, and I follow your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:167 - I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:168 - I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:169 - Taw May my cry come before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:170 - May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:171 - May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:172 - May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:173 - May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:174 - I long for your salvation, LORD, and your law gives me delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:175 - Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:176 - I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
NIV Footnotes
This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Or follow it for its reward
Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your way
Or decrees / for their enduring reward
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