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Psalm 119 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:1 - Aleph
Joyful are people of integrity,
who follow the instructions of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:2 - Joyful are those who obey his laws
and search for him with all their hearts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:3 - They do not compromise with evil,
and they walk only in his paths.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:4 - You have charged us
to keep your commandments carefully.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 - Oh, that my actions would consistently
reflect your decrees!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:6 - Then I will not be ashamed
when I compare my life with your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:7 - As I learn your righteous regulations,
I will thank you by living as I should!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:8 - I will obey your decrees.
Please don’t give up on me!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9 - Beth
How can a young person stay pure?
By obeying your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:10 - I have tried hard to find you—
don’t let me wander 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 - I praise you, O LORD;
teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:13 - I have recited aloud
all the regulations you have given us.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:14 - I have rejoiced in your laws
as much as in riches.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:15 - I will study your commandments
and reflect on your ways.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:16 - I will delight in your decrees
and not forget your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:17 - Gimel
Be good to your servant,
that I may live and obey your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:18 - Open my eyes to see
the wonderful truths in your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:19 - I am only a foreigner in the land.
Don’t hide your commands from me!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:20 - I am always overwhelmed
with a desire for your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21 - You rebuke the arrogant;
those who wander from your commands are cursed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:22 - Don’t let them scorn and insult me,
for I have obeyed your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:23 - Even princes sit and speak against me,
but I will meditate on your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:24 - Your laws please me;
they give me wise advice.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:25 - Daleth
I lie in the dust;
revive me by your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:26 - I told you my plans, and you answered.
Now teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:27 - Help me understand the meaning of your commandments,
and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:28 - I weep with sorrow;
encourage me by your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:29 - Keep me from lying to myself;
give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:30 - I have chosen to be faithful;
I have determined to live by your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:31 - I cling to your laws.
LORD, don’t let me be put to shame!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:32 - I will pursue your commands,
for you expand my understanding.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:33 - He
Teach me your decrees, O LORD;
I will keep them to the end.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:34 - Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions;
I will put them into practice with all my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:35 - Make me walk along the path of your commands,
for that is where my happiness is found.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:36 - Give me an eagerness for your laws
rather than a love for money!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37 - Turn my eyes from worthless things,
and give me life through your word.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:38 - Reassure me of your promise,
made to those who fear you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:39 - Help me abandon my shameful ways;
for your regulations are good.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:40 - I long to obey your commandments!
Renew my life with your goodness.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:41 - Waw
LORD, give me your unfailing love,
the salvation that you promised me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:42 - Then I can answer those who taunt me,
for I trust in your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:43 - Do not snatch your word of truth from me,
for your regulations are my only hope.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:44 - I will keep on obeying your instructions
forever and ever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:45 - I will walk in freedom,
for I have devoted myself to your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:46 - I will speak to kings about your laws,
and I will not be ashamed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:47 - How I delight in your commands!
How I love them!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:48 - I honor and love your commands.
I meditate on your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:49 - Zayin
Remember your promise to me;
it is my only hope.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:50 - Your promise revives me;
it comforts me in all my troubles.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:51 - The proud hold me in utter contempt,
but I do not turn away from your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:52 - I meditate on your age-old regulations;
O LORD, they comfort me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:53 - I become furious with the wicked,
because they reject your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:54 - Your decrees have been the theme of my songs
wherever I have lived.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:55 - I reflect at night on who you are, O LORD;
therefore, I obey your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:56 - This is how I spend my life:
obeying your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:57 - Heth
LORD, you are mine!
I promise to obey your words!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:58 - With all my heart I want your blessings.
Be merciful as you promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:59 - I pondered the direction of my life,
and I turned to follow your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:60 - I will hurry, without delay,
to obey your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:61 - Evil people try to drag me into sin,
but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:62 - I rise at midnight to thank you
for your just regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:63 - I am a friend to anyone who fears you—
anyone who obeys your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:64 - O LORD, your unfailing love fills the earth;
teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:65 - Teth
You have done many good things for me, LORD,
just as you promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:66 - I believe in your commands;
now teach me good judgment and knowledge.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:67 - I used to wander off until you disciplined me;
but now I closely follow your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:68 - You are good and do only good;
teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:69 - Arrogant people smear me with lies,
but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:70 - Their hearts are dull and stupid,
but I delight in your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:71 - My suffering was good for me,
for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:72 - Your instructions are more valuable to me
than millions in gold and silver.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:73 - Yodh
You made me; you created me.
Now give me the sense to follow your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:74 - May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,
for I have put my hope in your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:75 - I know, O LORD, that your regulations are fair;
you disciplined me because I needed it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:76 - Now let your unfailing love comfort me,
just as you promised me, your servant.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:77 - Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live,
for your instructions are my delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me;
meanwhile, I will concentrate on your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:79 - Let me be united with all who fear you,
with those who know your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:80 - May I be blameless in keeping your decrees;
then I will never be ashamed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:81 - Kaph
I am worn out waiting for your rescue,
but I have put my hope in your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:82 - My eyes are straining to see your promises come true.
When will you comfort me?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:83 - I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke,
but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:84 - How long must I wait?
When will you punish those who persecute me?
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:85 - These arrogant people who hate your instructions
have dug deep pits to trap me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:86 - All your commands are trustworthy.
Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:87 - They almost finished me off,
but I refused to abandon your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:88 - In your unfailing love, spare my life;
then I can continue to obey your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:89 - Lamedh
Your eternal word, O LORD,
stands firm in heaven.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:90 - Your faithfulness extends to every generation,
as enduring as the earth you created.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:91 - Your regulations remain true to this day,
for everything serves your plans.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:92 - If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy,
I would have died in my misery.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:93 - I will never forget your commandments,
for by them you give me life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:94 - I am yours; rescue me!
For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:95 - Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me,
I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:96 - Even perfection has its limits,
but your commands have no limit.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:97 - Mem
Oh, how I love your instructions!
I think about them all day long.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:98 - Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are my constant guide.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:99 - Yes, I have more insight than my teachers,
for I am always thinking of your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:100 - I am even wiser than my elders,
for I have kept your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:101 - I have refused to walk on any evil path,
so that I may remain obedient to your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:102 - I haven’t turned away from your regulations,
for you have taught me well.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - How sweet your words taste to me;
they are sweeter than honey.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:104 - Your commandments give me understanding;
no wonder I hate every false way of life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:105 - Nun
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet
and a light for my path.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:106 - I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again:
I will obey your righteous regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:107 - I have suffered much, O LORD;
restore my life again as you promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:108 - LORD, accept my offering of praise,
and teach me your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:109 - My life constantly hangs in the balance,
but I will not stop obeying your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:110 - The wicked have set their traps for me,
but I will not turn from your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:111 - Your laws are my treasure;
they are my heart’s delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:112 - I am determined to keep your decrees
to the very end.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:113 - Samekh
I hate those with divided loyalties,
but I love your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114 - You are my refuge and my shield;
your word is my source of hope.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:115 - Get out of my life, you evil-minded people,
for I intend to obey the commands of my God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:116 - LORD, sustain me as you promised, that I may live!
Do not let my hope be crushed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117 - Sustain me, and I will be rescued;
then I will meditate continually on your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:118 - But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees.
They are only fooling themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:119 - You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum;
no wonder I love to obey your laws!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:120 - I tremble in fear of you;
I stand in awe of your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:121 - Ayin
Don’t leave me to the mercy of my enemies,
for I have done what is just and right.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:122 - Please guarantee a blessing for me.
Don’t let the arrogant oppress me!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:123 - My eyes strain to see your rescue,
to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:124 - I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love,
and teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:125 - Give discernment to me, your servant;
then I will understand your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:126 - LORD, it is time for you to act,
for these evil people have violated your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:127 - Truly, I love your commands
more than gold, even the finest gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:128 - Each of your commandments is right.
That is why I hate every false way.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:129 - Pe
Your laws are wonderful.
No wonder I obey them!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:130 - The teaching of your word gives light,
so even the simple can understand.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:131 - I pant with expectation,
longing for your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:132 - Come and show me your mercy,
as you do for all who love your name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Guide my steps by your word,
so I will not be overcome by evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134 - Ransom me from the oppression of evil people;
then I can obey your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:135 - Look upon me with love;
teach me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:136 - Rivers of tears gush from my eyes
because people disobey your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:137 - Tsadhe
O LORD, you are righteous,
and your regulations are fair.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:138 - Your laws are perfect
and completely trustworthy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:139 - I am overwhelmed with indignation,
for my enemies have disregarded your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:140 - Your promises have been thoroughly tested;
that is why I love them so much.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:141 - I am insignificant and despised,
but I don’t forget your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:142 - Your justice is eternal,
and your instructions are perfectly true.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:143 - As pressure and stress bear down on me,
I find joy in your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:144 - Your laws are always right;
help me to understand them so I may live.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:145 - Qoph
I pray with all my heart; answer me, LORD!
I will obey your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:146 - I cry out to you; rescue me,
that I may obey your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:147 - I rise early, before the sun is up;
I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:148 - I stay awake through the night,
thinking about your promise.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:149 - In your faithful love, O LORD, hear my cry;
let me be revived by following your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150 - Lawless people are coming to attack me;
they live far from your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:151 - But you are near, O LORD,
and all your commands are true.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:152 - I have known from my earliest days
that your laws will last forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:153 - Resh
Look upon my suffering and rescue me,
for I have not forgotten your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:154 - Argue my case; take my side!
Protect my life as you promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:155 - The wicked are far from rescue,
for they do not bother with your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:156 - LORD, how great is your mercy;
let me be revived by following your regulations.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:157 - Many persecute and trouble me,
yet I have not swerved from your laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:158 - Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart,
because they care nothing for your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:159 - See how I love your commandments, LORD.
Give back my life because of your unfailing love.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:160 - The very essence of your words is truth;
all your just regulations will stand forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:161 - Shin
Powerful people harass me without cause,
but my heart trembles only at your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:162 - I rejoice in your word
like one who discovers a great treasure.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163 - I hate and abhor all falsehood,
but I love your instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:164 - I will praise you seven times a day
because all your regulations are just.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:165 - Those who love your instructions have great peace
and do not stumble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:166 - I long for your rescue, LORD,
so I have obeyed your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:167 - I have obeyed your laws,
for I love them very much.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:168 - Yes, I obey your commandments and laws
because you know everything I do.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:169 - Taw
O LORD, listen to my cry;
give me the discerning mind you promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:170 - Listen to my prayer;
rescue me as you promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:171 - Let praise flow from my lips,
for you have taught me your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:172 - Let my tongue sing about your word,
for all your commands are right.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:173 - Give me a helping hand,
for I have chosen to follow your commandments.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:174 - O LORD, I have longed for your rescue,
and your instructions are my delight.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:175 - Let me live so I can praise you,
and may your regulations help me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:176 - I have wandered away like a lost sheep;
come and find me,
for I have not forgotten your commands.
NLT Footnotes
Some manuscripts read in your ways.
This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; there are twenty-two stanzas, one for each successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each of the eight verses within each stanza begins with the Hebrew letter named in its heading.
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