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From the Blue Letter Bible
New American Standard Bible
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| How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the LORD. | |
| How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all {their} heart. | |
| They also do no unrighteousness; They walk in His ways. | |
| You have ordained Your precepts, That we should keep {them} diligently. | |
| Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes! | |
| Then I shall not be ashamed When I look upon all Your commandments. | |
| I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. | |
| I shall keep Your statutes; Do not forsake me utterly! | |
| How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping {it} according to Your word. | |
| With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. | |
| Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. | |
| Blessed are You, O LORD; Teach me Your statutes. | |
| With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth. | |
| I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. | |
| I will meditate on Your precepts And regard Your ways. | |
| I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word. | |
| Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word. | |
| Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. | |
| I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. | |
| My soul is crushed with longing After Your ordinances at all times. | |
| You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander from Your commandments. | |
| Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies. | |
| Even though princes sit {and} talk against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes. | |
| Your testimonies also are my delight; {They are} my counselors. | |
| My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according to Your word. | |
| I have told of my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes. | |
| Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will meditate on Your wonders. | |
| My soul weeps because of grief; Strengthen me according to Your word. | |
| Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your law. | |
| I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances {before me.} | |
| I cling to Your testimonies; O LORD, do not put me to shame! | |
| I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart. | |
| Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the end. | |
| Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law And keep it with all {my} heart. | |
| Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it. | |
| Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to {dishonest} gain. | |
| Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, And revive me in Your ways. | |
| Establish Your word to Your servant, As that which produces reverence for You. | |
| Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your ordinances are good. | |
| Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness. | |
| May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O LORD, Your salvation according to Your word; | |
| So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word. | |
| And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Your ordinances. | |
| So I will keep Your law continually, Forever and ever. | |
| And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. | |
| I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And shall not be ashamed. | |
| I shall delight in Your commandments, Which I love. | |
| And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I love; And I will meditate on Your statutes. | |
| Remember the word to Your servant, In which You have made me hope. | |
| This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me. | |
| The arrogant utterly deride me, {Yet} I do not turn aside from Your law. | |
| I have remembered Your ordinances from of old, O LORD, And comfort myself. | |
| Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who forsake Your law. | |
| Your statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage. | |
| O LORD, I remember Your name in the night, And keep Your law. | |
| This has become mine, That I observe Your precepts. | |
| The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. | |
| I sought Your favor with all {my} heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word. | |
| I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies. | |
| I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments. | |
| The cords of the wicked have encircled me, {But} I have not forgotten Your law. | |
| At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous ordinances. | |
| I am a companion of all those who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts. | |
| The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O LORD; Teach me Your statutes. | |
| You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word. | |
| Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments. | |
| Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word. | |
| You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes. | |
| The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all {my} heart I will observe Your precepts. | |
| Their heart is covered with fat, {But} I delight in Your law. | |
| It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes. | |
| The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver {pieces.} | |
| Your hands made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. | |
| May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word. | |
| I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. | |
| O may Your lovingkindness comfort me, According to Your word to Your servant. | |
| May Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight. | |
| May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie; {But} I shall meditate on Your precepts. | |
| May those who fear You turn to me, Even those who know Your testimonies. | |
| May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed. | |
| My soul languishes for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. | |
| My eyes fail {with longing} for Your word, While I say, "When will You comfort me?" | |
| Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Your statutes. | |
| How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me? | |
| The arrogant have dug pits for me, {Men} who are not in accord with Your law. | |
| All Your commandments are faithful; They have persecuted me with a lie; help me! | |
| They almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts. | |
| Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. | |
| Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven. | |
| Your faithfulness {continues} throughout all generations; You established the earth, and it stands. | |
| They stand this day according to Your ordinances, For all things are Your servants. | |
| If Your law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my affliction. | |
| I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me. | |
| I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts. | |
| The wicked wait for me to destroy me; I shall diligently consider Your testimonies. | |
| I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad. | |
| O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. | |
| Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are ever mine. | |
| I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation. | |
| I understand more than the aged, Because I have observed Your precepts. | |
| I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word. | |
| I have not turned aside from Your ordinances, For You Yourself have taught me. | |
| How sweet are Your words to my taste! {Yes, sweeter} than honey to my mouth! | |
| From Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way. | |
| Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. | |
| I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances. | |
| I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word. | |
| O accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, And teach me Your ordinances. | |
| My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law. | |
| The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not gone astray from Your precepts. | |
| I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart. | |
| I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, {even} to the end. | |
| I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your law. | |
| You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. | |
| Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God. | |
| Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope. | |
| Uphold me that I may be safe, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually. | |
| You have rejected all those who wander from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is useless. | |
| You have removed all the wicked of the earth {like} dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies. | |
| My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments. | |
| I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors. | |
| Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the arrogant oppress me. | |
| My eyes fail {with longing} for Your salvation And for Your righteous word. | |
| Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindness And teach me Your statutes. | |
| I am Your servant; give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies. | |
| It is time for the LORD to act, {For} they have broken Your law. | |
| Therefore I love Your commandments Above gold, yes, above fine gold. | |
| Therefore I esteem right all {Your} precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way. | |
| Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul observes them. | |
| The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. | |
| I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments. | |
| Turn to me and be gracious to me, After Your manner with those who love Your name. | |
| Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me. | |
| Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts. | |
| Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes. | |
| My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your law. | |
| Righteous are You, O LORD, And upright are Your judgments. | |
| You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness And exceeding faithfulness. | |
| My zeal has consumed me, Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words. | |
| Your word is very pure, Therefore Your servant loves it. | |
| I am small and despised, {Yet} I do not forget Your precepts. | |
| Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth. | |
| Trouble and anguish have come upon me, {Yet} Your commandments are my delight. | |
| Your testimonies are righteous forever; Give me understanding that I may live. | |
| I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will observe Your statutes. | |
| I cried to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies. | |
| I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words. | |
| My eyes anticipate the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word. | |
| Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your ordinances. | |
| Those who follow after wickedness draw near; They are far from Your law. | |
| You are near, O LORD, And all Your commandments are truth. | |
| Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. | |
| Look upon my affliction and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law. | |
| Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word. | |
| Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes. | |
| Great are Your mercies, O LORD; Revive me according to Your ordinances. | |
| Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, {Yet} I do not turn aside from Your testimonies. | |
| I behold the treacherous and loathe {them,} Because they do not keep Your word. | |
| Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness. | |
| The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting. | |
| Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your words. | |
| I rejoice at Your word, As one who finds great spoil. | |
| I hate and despise falsehood, {But} I love Your law. | |
| Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous ordinances. | |
| Those who love Your law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble. | |
| I hope for Your salvation, O LORD, And do Your commandments. | |
| My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly. | |
| I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, 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 word. | |
| Let my lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes. | |
| Let my tongue sing of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness. | |
| Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts. | |
| I long for Your salvation, O LORD, And Your law is my delight. | |
| Let my soul live that it may praise You, And let Your ordinances help me. | |
| I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments. |
| Psalm 119 | ||
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