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Psalm 119 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:1 - Aleph.
How blessed are those whose way is [fn]blameless,
Who walk in the law of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:2 - How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:3 - They also do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:4 - You have [fn]ordained Your precepts,
[fn]That we should keep them diligently.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 - Oh that my ways may be established
To keep Your statutes!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I shall not be ashamed
When I look [fn]upon all Your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:7 - I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:8 - I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not forsake me utterly!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9 - Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:10 - With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:11 - Your word I have treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:12 - Blessed are You, O LORD;
Teach me Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:13 - With my lips I have told of
All the ordinances of Your mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:14 - I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
[fn]As much as in all riches.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:15 - I will meditate on Your precepts
And [fn]regard Your ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:16 - I shall [fn]delight in Your statutes;
I shall not forget Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:17 - Gimel.
Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:18 - Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:19 - I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:20 - My soul is crushed [fn]with longing
After Your ordinances at all times.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21 - You rebuke the arrogant, [fn]the cursed,
Who wander from Your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 - Take away reproach and contempt from me,
For I observe Your testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:23 - Even though princes sit and talk against me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:24 - Your testimonies also are my delight;
They are [fn]my counselors.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:25 - Daleth.
My soul cleaves to the dust;
Revive me according to Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:26 - I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:27 - Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So I will meditate on Your wonders.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:28 - My soul [fn]weeps because of grief;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:29 - Remove the false way from me,
And graciously grant me Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:30 - I have chosen the faithful way;
I have [fn]placed Your ordinances before me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I cling to Your testimonies;
O LORD, do not put me to shame!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:32 - I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will enlarge my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:33 - He.
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall observe it to the end.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:34 - Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law
And keep it with all my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:35 - Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 - Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37 - Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity,
And revive me in Your ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:38 - Establish Your [fn]word to Your servant,
[fn]As that which produces reverence for You.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:40 - Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me through Your righteousness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:41 - Vav.
May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O LORD,
Your salvation according to Your [fn]word;
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:42 - So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43 - And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I [fn]wait for Your ordinances.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:44 - So I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:45 - And I will walk [fn]at liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46 - I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings
And shall not be ashamed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:47 - I shall [fn]delight in Your commandments,
Which I love.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:48 - And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:49 - Zayin.
Remember the word to Your servant,
[fn]In which You have made me hope.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:50 - This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has [fn]revived me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:51 - The arrogant utterly deride me,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:52 - I have remembered Your ordinances from [fn]of old, O LORD,
And comfort myself.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:53 - Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who forsake Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:54 - Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:55 - O LORD, I remember Your name in the night,
And keep Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:56 - This has become mine,
[fn]That I observe Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:57 - Heth.
The LORD is my portion;
I have [fn]promised to keep Your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:58 - I sought Your favor with all my heart;
Be gracious to me according to Your [fn]word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:59 - I considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:60 - I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:61 - The cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:62 - At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your righteous ordinances.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:63 - I am a companion of all those who [fn]fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:64 - The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O LORD;
Teach me Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:65 - Teth.
You have dealt well with Your servant,
O LORD, according to Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 - Teach me good [fn]discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:67 - Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68 - You are good and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:69 - The arrogant [fn]have forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:70 - Their heart is [fn]covered with fat,
But I delight in Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:71 - It is good for me that I was afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:72 - The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:73 - Yodh.
Your hands made me and [fn]fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:74 - May those who [fn]fear You see me and be glad,
Because I [fn]wait for Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:75 - I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:76 - O may Your lovingkindness [fn]comfort me,
According to Your [fn]word to Your servant.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:77 - May Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie;
But I shall meditate on Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:79 - May those who [fn]fear You turn to me,
Even those who know Your testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - May my heart be [fn]blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:81 - Kaph.
My soul languishes for Your salvation;
I [fn]wait for Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:82 - My eyes fail with longing for Your [fn]word,
[fn]While I say, “When will You comfort me?”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:83 - Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do not forget Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:84 - How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:85 - The arrogant have dug pits for me,
Men who are not [fn]in accord with Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:86 - All Your commandments are faithful;
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:87 - They almost destroyed me [fn]on earth,
But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:88 - Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:89 - Lamedh.
Forever, O LORD,
Your word [fn]is settled in heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:90 - Your faithfulness continues [fn]throughout all generations;
You established the earth, and it stands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:91 - They stand this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things are Your servants.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:92 - If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my affliction.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:93 - I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have [fn]revived me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:94 - I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:95 - The wicked wait for me to destroy me;
I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:96 - I have seen [fn]a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:97 - Mem.
O how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ever [fn]mine.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:99 - I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:100 - I understand more than the aged,
Because I have observed Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:101 - I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:102 - I have not turned aside from Your ordinances,
For You Yourself have taught me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - How sweet are Your [fn]words to my [fn]taste!
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:104 - From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:105 - Nun.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:106 - I have sworn and I will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:107 - I am exceedingly afflicted;
[fn]Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:108 - O accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me Your ordinances.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:109 - My [fn]life is continually [fn]in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:110 - The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not gone astray from Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:111 - I have inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:112 - I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even to the end.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:113 - Samekh.
I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114 - You are my hiding place and my shield;
I [fn]wait for Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:115 - Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may observe the commandments of my God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - Sustain me according to Your [fn]word, that I may live;
And do not let me be [fn]ashamed of my hope.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117 - Uphold me that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:118 - You have [fn]rejected all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is [fn]useless.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:119 - You have [fn]removed all the wicked of the earth like dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:120 - My flesh [fn]trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:121 - Ayin.
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Be surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:123 - My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation
And for Your righteous [fn]word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:124 - Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindness
And teach me Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:125 - I am Your servant; give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:126 - It is time for the LORD to act,
For they have broken Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:127 - Therefore I love Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above fine gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:128 - Therefore I esteem right all Your precepts concerning everything,
I hate every false way.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:129 - Pe.
Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul observes 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 opened my mouth wide and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:132 - Turn to me and be gracious to me,
After Your manner [fn]with those who love Your name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Establish my footsteps in Your [fn]word,
And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134 - Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:135 - Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:136 - My eyes [fn]shed streams of water,
Because they do not keep Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:137 - Tsadhe.
Righteous are You, O LORD,
And upright are Your judgments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:138 - You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness
And exceeding faithfulness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:139 - My zeal has [fn]consumed me,
Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:140 - Your [fn]word is very [fn]pure,
Therefore Your servant loves it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 - I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:142 - Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 - Trouble and anguish have [fn]come upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:144 - Your testimonies are righteous forever;
Give me understanding that I may live.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:145 - Qoph.
I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD!
I will observe Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:146 - I cried to You; save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:147 - I [fn]rise before dawn and cry for help;
I [fn]wait for Your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:148 - My eyes anticipate the night watches,
That I may meditate on Your [fn]word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:149 - Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your ordinances.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150 - Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
They are far from Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:151 - You are near, O LORD,
And all Your commandments are truth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:152 - Of old I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:153 - Resh.
Look upon my affliction and rescue me,
For I do not forget Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:154 - Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Your [fn]word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:155 - Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:156 - [fn]Great are Your mercies, O LORD;
Revive me according to Your ordinances.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 - Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:158 - I behold the treacherous and loathe them,
Because they do not keep Your [fn]word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:159 - Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:160 - The sum of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:161 - Shin.
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:162 - I rejoice at Your [fn]word,
As one who finds great spoil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163 - I hate and despise falsehood,
But I love Your law.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:164 - Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous ordinances.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:165 - Those who love Your law have great peace,
And [fn]nothing causes them to stumble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:166 - I hope for Your salvation, O LORD,
And do Your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:167 - My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:168 - I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are before You.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:169 - Tav.
Let my cry [fn]come before You, O LORD;
Give me understanding according to Your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:170 - Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your [fn]word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:171 - Let my lips utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:172 - Let my tongue sing of Your [fn]word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:173 - Let Your hand be [fn]ready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:174 - I long for Your salvation, O LORD,
And Your law is my delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:175 - Let my soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:176 - I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.
NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: complete; or having integrity
Literally: commanded
Literally: To keep
Literally: to
Literally: As over all
Or, look upon
Literally: delight myself
Literally: for
Or, Cursed are those who wander...
Literally: the men of my counsel
Literally: drops
Or, accounted Your ordinances worthy
Or, promise
Literally: Which is for the fear of You
Or, promise
Or, hope in
Literally: in a wide place
Literally: delight myself
Literally: On
Or, preserved me alive
Or, everlasting
Or, Because
Literally: said that I would keep
Or, promise
Or, revere
Or, judgment
Literally: besmear me with lies
Literally: gross like fat
Literally: established
Or, revere
Or, hope in
Literally: be for my comfort
Or, promise
Or, revere
Literally: complete; or having integrity
Or, hope in
Or, promise
Literally: Saying
Literally: according to Your law
Literally: in the earth
Literally: stands firm
Literally: to
Or, kept me alive
Literally: an end of
Or, with me
Or, promises
Literally: palate
Or, Keep me alive
Literally: soul
I.e. in danger
Or, hope in
Or, promise
Literally: put to shame because of
Literally: made light of
Literally: falsehood
Literally: caused to cease
Literally: bristles up from
Or, promise
Literally: to
Or, promise
Literally: run down
Literally: put an end to
Or, promise
Literally: refined
Literally: found me
Literally: anticipate the dawn
Or, hope in
Or, promise
Or, promise
Or, Many
Or, promise
Or, promise
Literally: they have no stumbling block
Literally: come near before
Or, promise
Or, promise
Literally: to help me
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