1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD.

ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart.

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

3 Indeed, they do no wrong; they walk in His ways.

They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

4 You have commanded Your precepts to be kept diligently.

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in keeping Your statutes!

O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.

Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

7 I will praise You with an upright heart as I learn Your righteous judgments.

I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

8 I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.

I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

9 How can a young person keep their way pure? By living according to Your word.

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

10 With all my heart I seek You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

11 I have hidden Your word in my heart so that I might not sin against You.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

12 Blessed are You, LORD; teach me Your statutes.

Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.

13 With my lips I recount all the judgments spoken by Your mouth.

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

14 I rejoice in following Your testimonies as much as in great riches.

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

15 I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on Your ways.

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in Your law.

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

19 I am a sojourner on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.

I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.

20 My soul is crushed with longing for Your judgments at all times.

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

21 You have rebuked the arrogant, who are cursed, those who stray from Your commandments.

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

22 Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

23 Though rulers sit and speak against me, Your servant will meditate on Your statutes.

Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

24 Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.

Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.

25 My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to Your word.

DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

26 I have recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.

I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.

27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts, and I will meditate on Your wonderful deeds.

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

28 My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously give me Your law.

Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set Your judgments before me.

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

31 I cling to Your testimonies; O LORD, do not let me be put to shame.

I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.

32 I run in the path of Your commandments, for You have broadened my heart.

I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

33 Teach me, LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep it to the end.

HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.

34 Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law and observe it with all my heart.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

35 Lead me in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in it.

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

36 Turn my heart toward Your testimonies and not toward selfish gain.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

37 Turn my eyes from worthless things; give me life according to Your way.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

38 Fulfill Your promise to Your servant, so that You may be feared.

Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.

39 Take away the disgrace that I dread, for Your judgments are good.

Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.

40 Behold, I long for Your precepts; in Your righteousness give me life.

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

41 May Your lovingkindness come to me, LORD—Your salvation, according to Your word.

VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.

42 Then I will answer those who taunt me, for I trust in Your word.

So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

43 Do not take the word of truth completely from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.

44 I will always keep Your law, forever and ever.

So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.

45 I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.

And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings and not be ashamed.

I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

47 I delight in Your commandments, which I love.

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.

My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

49 Remember Your word to Your servant, on which You have given me hope.

ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

50 This is my comfort in my affliction: that Your word has given me life.

This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

51 The arrogant mock me incessantly, but I do not turn away from Your law.

The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

52 I remember Your judgments of old, LORD, and I find comfort.

I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.

53 Indignation grips me because of the wicked who have abandoned Your law.

Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

55 In the night I remember Your name, LORD, and I will keep Your law.

I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.

56 This blessing has been mine, for I have kept Your precepts.

This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

57 The LORD is my portion; I have said that I would keep Your words.

CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

58 I seek Your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your word.

I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.

59 I have considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

60 I hurried and did not delay to keep Your commandments.

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

61 Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget Your law.

The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

62 At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.

63 I am a companion to all who fear You, to those who keep Your precepts.

I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

64 The earth is filled with Your lovingkindness, LORD; teach me Your statutes.

The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.

65 You have dealt well with Your servant, LORD, according to Your word.

TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.

66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I trust in Your commandments.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word.

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

69 The insolent smear me with lies, but I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

70 Their heart is dull like fat, but I delight in Your law.

Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn Your statutes.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

72 Your law is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

73 Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.

JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

74 Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

75 I know, LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

76 May Your lovingkindness comfort me, according to Your promise to Your servant.

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

77 Let Your mercy come to me that I may live, for Your law is my delight.

Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

78 May the insolent be ashamed for wronging me with lies, but I will meditate on Your precepts.

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

79 Let those who fear You turn to me, along with those who know Your testimonies.

Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, so that I will not be put to shame.

Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I hope in Your word.

CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

82 My eyes fail, longing for Your promise, saying, 'When will You comfort me?

Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

83 For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, yet I have not forgotten Your statutes.

For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

84 How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

85 The arrogant have dug pits for me, contrary to Your law.

The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

86 All Your commandments are faithful; they persecute me falsely—help me!

All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

87 They almost wiped me off the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.

They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.

88 Give me life according to Your lovingkindness, that I may keep the testimonies of Your mouth.

Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

89 Forever, O LORD, Your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.

LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

90 Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it stands firm.

Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

91 By Your ordinances they stand today, for all things are Your servants.

They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.

92 If Your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

93 I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have given me life.

I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

94 I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.

I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.

95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

97 Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day long.

MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.

Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.

I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

100 I understand more than the elders, because I keep Your precepts.

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Your word.

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

102 I have not turned aside from Your judgments, for You have taught me.

I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

103 How sweet are Your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104 Through Your precepts I gain understanding; therefore, I hate every false way.

Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

106 I have sworn, and I will confirm it, to keep Your righteous judgments.

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

107 I am severely afflicted; LORD, give me life according to Your word.

I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

108 Accept, LORD, the freewill offerings of my mouth, and teach me Your judgments.

Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.

109 My life is continually in my hand, yet I do not forget Your law.

My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

110 The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.

The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

111 I have inherited Your testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to keep Your statutes forever, to the very end.

I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

113 I hate those with divided hearts, but I love Your law.

SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

115 Depart from me, evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

116 Sustain me as You have promised, and I will live; do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

117 Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will meditate on Your statutes continually.

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is falsehood.

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

119 You discard the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore, I love Your testimonies.

Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.

120 My flesh trembles in fear of You, and I stand in awe of Your judgments.

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

121 I have done what is right and just; do not abandon me to my oppressors.

AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

122 Be surety for Your servant for good; do not let the proud oppress me.

Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

123 My eyes long for Your salvation and for the fulfillment of Your righteous promise.

Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

124 Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindness, and teach me Your statutes.

Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

125 I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.

I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.

It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

127 Therefore, I love Your commandments more than gold, even pure gold.

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

128 Therefore, I consider all Your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.

Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

129 Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore, my soul keeps them.

PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.

130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

131 I open my mouth wide and pant, longing for Your commandments.

I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

132 Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is Your custom toward those who love Your name.

Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

133 Direct my steps according to Your word; let no sin rule over me.

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

134 Redeem me from the oppression of men, so that I may keep Your precepts.

Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.

136 Streams of tears flow from my eyes because people do not keep Your law.

Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

137 You are righteous, LORD, and Your judgments are upright.

TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

138 You have appointed Your testimonies in righteousness and absolute faithfulness.

Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.

139 My zeal consumes me because my adversaries forget Your words.

My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

140 Your word is refined and pure, and Your servant loves it deeply.

Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

141 Though I am small and despised, I never forget Your precepts.

I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

142 Your righteousness is everlasting, and Your law is truth.

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

143 Trouble and anguish have seized me, yet Your commandments are my delight.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

144 Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding, that I may live.

The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

145 I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD, so that I may obey Your statutes.

KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.

146 I call to You; save me, so that I may keep Your testimonies.

I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

147 I rise before the dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in Your word.

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

148 My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I may meditate on Your word.

Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; LORD, preserve my life according to Your judgment.

Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.

150 Those who pursue wicked schemes draw near, but they are far from Your law.

They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

151 You are near, LORD, and all Your commandments are true.

Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.

Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

153 Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

154 Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to Your promise.

Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek Your statutes.

Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

156 Your mercies are great, LORD; revive me according to Your judgments.

Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.

157 Though many are my persecutors and my adversaries, I have not turned from Your testimonies.

Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

158 I look at the faithless with loathing, because they do not keep Your word.

I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

159 Consider how I love Your precepts, LORD; in Your lovingkindness give me life.

Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.

160 The essence of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

161 Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of Your word.

SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.

162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoils.

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love Your law.

I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.

Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

165 Great peace have those who love Your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

166 I wait for Your salvation, LORD, and I follow Your commandments.

LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

167 My soul keeps Your testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

168 I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.

I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.

169 Let my cry come before You, LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.

TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

170 Let my plea come before You; deliver me according to Your promise.

Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

171 My lips will pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

172 My tongue will sing of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

173 May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

174 I long for Your salvation, LORD, and Your law is my delight.

I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

175 Let my soul live, and it will praise You, and let Your judgments help me.

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

176 I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.