- 1Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the Lord’s law.
- 2Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.
- 3Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
- 4You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.
- 5Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
- 6Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.
- 7I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.
- 8I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me.
- 9How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
- 10With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
- 11I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
- 12Blessed are you, the Lord. Teach me your statutes.
- 13With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
- 14I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
- 15I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.
- 16I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.
- 17Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.
- 18Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
- 19I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me.
- 20My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
- 21You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.
- 22Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.
- 23Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
- 24Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.
- 25My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!
- 26I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
- 27Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
- 28My soul is weary with sorrow: strengthen me according to your word.
- 29Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
- 30I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.
- 31I cling to your statutes, the Lord. Don’t let me be disappointed.
- 32I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.
- 33Teach me, the Lord, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
- 34Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
- 35Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.
- 36Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
- 37Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
- 38Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.
- 39Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.
- 40Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.
- 41Let your loving kindness also come to me, the Lord, your salvation, according to your word.
- 42So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.
- 43Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.
- 44So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.
- 45I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.
- 46I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.
- 47I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
- 48I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.
- 49Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.
- 50This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.
- 51The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law.
- 52I remember your ordinances of old, the Lord, and have comforted myself.
- 53Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.
- 54Your statutes have been my songs, in the house where I live.
- 55I have remembered your name, the Lord, in the night, and I obey your law.
- 56This is my way, that I keep your precepts.
- 57The Lord is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
- 58I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
- 59I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.
- 60I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
- 61The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.
- 62At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
- 63I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
- 64The earth is full of your loving kindness, the Lord. Teach me your statutes.
- 65Do good to your servant, according to your word, the Lord.
- 66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
- 67Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.
- 68You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
- 69The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
- 70Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.
- 71It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.
- 72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
- 73Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
- 74Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.
- 75The Lord, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
- 76Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
- 77Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
- 78Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
- 79Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.
- 80Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.
- 81My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
- 82My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”
- 83For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.
- 84How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
- 85The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.
- 86All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
- 87They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
- 88Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth.
- 89The Lord, your word is settled in heaven forever.
- 90Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.
- 91Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.
- 92Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
- 93I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.
- 94I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
- 95The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.
- 96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless.
- 97How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.
- 98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.
- 99I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.
- 100I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.
- 101I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.
- 102I have not turned aside from your ordinances, for you have taught me.
- 103How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!
- 104Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
- 105Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
- 106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
- 107I am afflicted very much. Revive me, the Lord, according to your word.
- 108Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. The Lord, teach me your ordinances.
- 109My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law.
- 110The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.
- 111I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
- 112I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end.
- 113I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.
- 114You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
- 115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
- 116Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.
- 117Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
- 118You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.
- 119You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.
- 120My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.
- 121I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors.
- 122Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.
- 123My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.
- 124Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.
- 125I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.
- 126It is time to act, the Lord, for they break your law.
- 127Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
- 128Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.
- 129Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
- 130The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
- 131I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.
- 132Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
- 133Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.
- 134Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.
- 135Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
- 136Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law.
- 137You are righteous, the Lord. Your judgments are upright.
- 138You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.
- 139My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.
- 140Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
- 141I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts.
- 142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
- 143Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.
- 144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
- 145I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, the Lord! I will keep your statutes.
- 146I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.
- 147I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
- 148My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.
- 149Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, the Lord, according to your ordinances.
- 150They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.
- 151You are near, the Lord. All your commandments are truth.
- 152Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever.
- 153Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law.
- 154Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.
- 155Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.
- 156Great are your tender mercies, the Lord. Revive me according to your ordinances.
- 157Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.
- 158I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word.
- 159Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, the Lord, according to your loving kindness.
- 160All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.
- 161Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
- 162I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.
- 163I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
- 164Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.
- 165Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.
- 166I have hoped for your salvation, the Lord. I have done your commandments.
- 167My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
- 168I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you.
- 169Let my cry come before you, the Lord. Give me understanding according to your word.
- 170Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.
- 171Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.
- 172Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
- 173Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
- 174I have longed for your salvation, the Lord. Your law is my delight.
- 175Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.
- 176I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.