Psalms 119

ashre temime-darekh haholekhim betorat Adonai

א Happy are those whose way is blameless, who follow GOD’s teaching.

ashre notsere edotayw bekhol-lev yidreshuhu

Happy are those who observe God’s decrees, who turn to the divine wholeheartedly.

af lo-fa'alu avlah bidrakhayw halakhu

They have done no wrong, but have followed God’s ways.

attah tsivvitah fiqqudekha lishmor me'od

You have commanded that Your precepts be kept diligently.

akhalay yikkonu derakhay lishmor khuqqekha

Would that my ways were firm in keeping Your laws;

az lo-evosh behabbiti el-kol-mitsvotekha

then I would not be ashamed when I regard all Your commandments.

odekha beyosher levav belomdi mishpete tsidqekha

I will praise You with a sincere heart as I learn Your just rules.

et-khuqqekha eshmor al-ta'azveni ad-me'od

I will keep Your laws; do not utterly forsake me.

bammeh yezakkeh-nna'ar et-orkho lishmor kidvarekha

ב How can youths keep their way pure?— by holding to Your word.

bekhol-libbi derashtikha al-tashgeni mimmitsvotekha

I have turned to You with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

belibbi tsafanti imratekha lema'an lo ekheta-lakh

In my heart I treasure Your promise; therefore I do not sin against You.

barukh attah Adonai lammedeni khuqqekha

Blessed are You, O ETERNAL One; train me in Your laws.

bisfatay sipparti kol mishpete-fikha

With my lips I rehearse all the rules You proclaimed.

bederekh edevotekha sasti ke'al kol-hon

I rejoice over the way of Your decrees as over all riches.

befiqqudekha asikhah ve'abbitah orekhotekha

I study Your precepts; I regard Your ways;

bekhuqqotekha eshta'asha lo eshkakh devarekha

I take delight in Your laws; I will not neglect Your word.

gemol al-avdekha ekhyeh ve'eshmerah devarekha

ג Deal kindly with Your servant, that I may live to keep Your word.

gal-enay ve'abbitah nifla'ot mittoratekha

Open my eyes, that I may perceive the wonders of Your teaching.

ger anokhi va'arets al-taster mimmenni mitsvotekha

I am only a sojourner in the land; do not hide Your commandments from me.

garesah nafshi leta'avah el-mishpatekha vekhol-et

My soul is consumed with longing for Your rules at all times.

ga'arta zedim arurim hashogim mimmitsvotekha

You blast the accursed insolent ones who stray from Your commandments.

gal me'alay kherpah vavuz ki edotekha natsareti

Take away from me taunt and abuse, because I observe Your decrees.

gam yashevu sarim bi nidbaru avdekha yasiakh bekhuqqekha

Though princes meet and speak against me, Your servant studies Your laws.

gam-edotekha sha'ashu'ay anshe atsati

For Your decrees are my delight, my intimate companions.

daveqah le'afar nafshi khayyeni kidvarekha

ד My soul clings to the dust; revive me in accordance with Your word.

derakhay sipparti vatta'aneni lammedeni khuqqekha

I have declared my way, and You have answered me; train me in Your laws.

derekh-piqqudekha havineni ve'asikhah benifle'otekha

Make me understand the way of Your precepts, that I may study Your wondrous acts.

dalefah nafshi mittugah qayyemeni kidvarekha

I am racked with grief; sustain me in accordance with Your word.

derekh-sheqer haser mimmenni vetoratekha khonneni

Remove all false ways from me; favor me with Your teaching.

derekh-emunah vakhareti mishpatekha shivviti

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

davaqti ve'edevotekha Adonai al-tevisheni

I cling to Your decrees; O ETERNAL One, do not put me to shame.

derekh-mitsvotekha aruts ki tarkhiv libbi

I eagerly pursue Your commandments, for You broaden my understanding.

horeni Adonai derekh khuqqekha ve'etserennah eqev

ה Teach me, O ETERNAL One, the way of Your laws; I will observe them to the utmost.

havineni ve'etserah toratekha ve'eshmerennah vekhol-lev

Give me understanding, that I may observe Your teaching and keep it wholeheartedly.

hadrikheni bintiv mitsvotekha ki-vo khafatseti

Lead me in the path of Your commandments, for that is my concern.

hat-libbi el-edevotekha ve'al el-batsa

Turn my heart to Your decrees and not to love of gain.

ha'aver enay mere'ot shav bidrakhekha khayyeni

Avert my eyes from seeing falsehood; by Your ways preserve me.

haqem le'avdekha imratekha asher leyiratekha

Fulfill Your promise to Your servant, which is for those who worship You.

ha'aver kherpati asher yagoreti ki mishpatekha tovim

Remove the taunt that I dread, for Your rules are good.

hinneh ta'avti lefiqqudekha betsidqatekha khayyeni

See, I have longed for Your precepts; by Your righteousness preserve me.

vivo'uni khasadekha Adonai teshu'atekha ke'imratekha

ו May Your steadfast love reach me, O ETERNAL One, Your deliverance, as You have promised.

ve'e'eneh khorefi davar ki-vatakhti bidvarekha

I shall have an answer for those who taunt me, for I have put my trust in Your word.

ve'al-tatsel mippi devar-emet ad-me'od ki lemishpatekha yikhaleti

Do not utterly take the truth away from my mouth, for I have put my hope in Your rules.

ve'eshmerah toratekha tamid le'olam va'ed

I will always obey Your teaching, forever and ever.

ve'ethallekhah varekhavah ki fiqqudekha darasheti

I will walk about at ease, for I have turned to Your precepts.

va'adabberah ve'edotekha neged melakhim velo evosh

I will speak of Your decrees, and not be ashamed in the presence of kings.

ve'eshta'asha bemitsvotekha asher ahaveti

I will delight in Your commandments, which I love.

ve'essa-khappay el-mitsvotekha asher ahaveti ve'asikhah vekhuqqekha

I reach out for Your commandments, which I love; I study Your laws.

zekhor-davar le'avdekha al asher yikhaltani

ז Remember Your word to Your servant through which You have given me hope.

zot nekhamati ve'onyi ki imratekha khiyyateni

This is my comfort in my affliction, that Your promise has preserved me.

zedim helitsuni ad-me'od mittoratekha lo natiti

Though the arrogant have cruelly mocked me, I have not swerved from Your teaching.

zakharti mishpatekha me'olam Adonai va'etnekham

I remember Your rules of old, O ETERNAL One, and find comfort in them.

zalafah akhazatni meresha'im ozeve toratekha

I am seized with rage because of the wicked who forsake Your teaching.

zemirot hayu-li khuqqekha bevet meguray

Your laws are a source of strength to me wherever I may dwell.

zakharti vallaylah shimkha Adonai va'eshmerah toratekha

I remember Your name at night, O ETERNAL One, and obey Your teaching.

zot hayetah-lli ki fiqqudekha natsareti

This has been my lot, for I have observed Your precepts.

khelqi Adonai amarti lishmor devarekha

ח GOD is my portion; I have resolved to keep Your words.

khilliti fanekha vekhol-lev khonneni ke'imratekha

I have implored You with all my heart; have mercy on me, in accordance with Your promise.

khishavti derakhay va'ashivah raglay el-edotekha

I have considered my ways, and have turned back to Your decrees.

khashti velo hitmahmaheti lishmor mitsvotekha

I have hurried and not delayed to keep Your commandments.

khevle resha'im ivveduni toratekha lo shakhakheti

Though the bonds of the wicked are coiled round me, I have not neglected Your teaching.

khatsot-laylah aqum lehodot lakh al mishpete tsidqekha

I arise at midnight to praise You for Your just rules.

khaver ani lekhol-asher yere'ukha uleshomere piqqudekha

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

khasdekha Adonai male'ah ha'arets khuqqekha lammedeni

Your steadfast love, O ETERNAL One, fills the earth; teach me Your laws.

tov asita im-avdekha Adonai kidvarekha

ט You have treated Your servant well, according to Your word, O ETERNAL One.

tuv ta'am vada'at lammedeni ki vemitsvotekha he'emaneti

Teach me good sense and knowledge, for I have put my trust in Your commandments.

terem e'eneh ani shogeg ve'attah imratekha shamareti

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

tov-attah umetiv lammedeni khuqqekha

You are good and beneficent; teach me Your laws.

tafelu alay sheqer zedim ani bekhol-lev etsor piqqudekha

Though the arrogant have accused me falsely, I observe Your precepts wholeheartedly.

tafash kakhelev libbam ani toratekha shi'asha'eti

Their minds are thick like fat; as for me, Your teaching is my delight.

tov-li khi-unneti lema'an elmad khuqqekha

It was good for me that I was humbled, so that I might learn Your laws.

tov-li torat-pikha me'alfe zahav vakhasef

I prefer the teaching You proclaimed to thousands of gold and silver pieces.

yadekha asuni vayekhonenuni havineni ve'elmedah mitsvotekha

י Your hands made me and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn Your commandments.

yere'ekha yiruni veyismakhu ki lidvarekha yikhaleti

Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, for I have put my hope in Your word.

yadati Adonai ki-tsedeq mishpatekha ve'emunah innitani

I know, O ETERNAL One, that Your rulings are just; rightly have You humbled me.

yehi-na khasdekha lenakhameni ke'imratekha le'avdekha

May Your steadfast love comfort me in accordance with Your promise to Your servant.

yevo'uni rakhamekha ve'ekhyeh ki-toratekha sha'ashu'ay

May Your mercy reach me, that I might live, for Your teaching is my delight.

yevoshu zedim ki-sheqer ivvetuni ani asiakh befiqqudekha

Let the insolent be dismayed, for they have wronged me without cause; I will study Your precepts.

yashuvu li yere'ekha (vydv) [veyode'e] edotekha

May those who fear You, those who know Your decrees, turn again to me.

yehi-libbi tamim bekhuqqekha lema'an lo evosh

May I wholeheartedly follow Your laws so that I do not come to grief.

kaletah litshu'atekha nafshi lidvarekha yikhaleti

כ I long for Your deliverance; I hope for Your word.

kalu enay le'imratekha lemor matay tenakhameni

My eyes pine away for Your promise; I say, “When will You comfort me?”

ki-hayiti kenod beqitor khuqqekha lo shakhakheti

Though I have become like a water-skin dried in smoke, I have not neglected Your laws.

kammah yeme-avdekha matay ta'aseh verodefay mishpat

How long has Your servant to live? when will You bring my persecutors to judgment?

karu-li zedim shikhot asher lo khetoratekha

The insolent have dug pits for me, flouting Your teaching.

kol-mitsvotekha emunah sheqer redafuni ozreni

All Your commandments are enduring; I am persecuted without cause; help me!

kimat killuni va'arets va'ani lo-azavti fiqqudekha

Though they almost wiped me off the earth, I did not abandon Your precepts.

kekhasdekha khayyeni ve'eshmerah edut pikha

As befits Your steadfast love, preserve me, so that I may keep the decree You proclaimed.

le'olam Adonai devarekha nitsav bashamayim

ל GOD exists forever; Your word stands firm in heaven.

ledor vador emunatekha konanta erets vatta'amod

Your faithfulness is for all generations; You have established the earth, and it stands.

lemishpatekha amedu hayyom ki hakkol avadekha

They stand this day to [carry out] Your rulings, for all are Your servants.

lule toratekha sha'ashu'ay az avadti ve'onyi

Were not Your teaching my delight I would have perished in my affliction.

le'olam lo-eshkakh piqqudekha ki vam khiyyitani

I will never neglect Your precepts, for You have preserved my life through them.

lekha-ani hoshi'eni ki fiqqudekha darasheti

I am Yours; save me! For I have turned to Your precepts.

li qivvu resha'im le'abbedeni edotekha etbonan

The wicked hope to destroy me, but I ponder Your decrees.

lekhol-tikhlah ra'iti qets rekhavah mitsvatekha me'od

I have seen that all things have their limit, but Your commandment is broad beyond measure.

mah-ahavti toratekha kol-hayyom hi sikhati

מ O how I love Your teaching! It is my study all day long.

me'oyevay tekhakkemeni mitsvotekha ki le'olam hi-li

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies; they always stand by me.

mikkol-melammeday hiskalti ki edevotekha sikhah li

I have gained more insight than all my teachers, for Your decrees are my study.

mizzeqenim etbonan ki fiqqudekha natsareti

I have gained more understanding than my elders, for I observe Your precepts.

mikkol-orakh ra kaliti raglay lema'an eshmor devarekha

I have avoided every evil way so that I may keep Your word.

mimmishpatekha lo-sareti ki-attah horetani

I have not departed from Your rules, for You have instructed me.

mah-nnimletsu lekhikki imratekha middevash lefi

How pleasing is Your word to my palate, sweeter than honey.

mippiqqudekha etbonan al-ken saneti kol-orakh shaqer

I ponder Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

ner-leragli devarekha ve'or lintivati

נ Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light for my path.

nishbati va'aqayyemah lishmor mishpete tsidqekha

I have firmly sworn to keep Your just rules.

na'aneti ad-me'od Adonai khayyeni khidvarekha

I am very much afflicted; O ETERNAL One, preserve me in accordance with Your word.

nidvot pi retseh-na Adonai umishpatekha lammedeni

Accept, O ETERNAL One, my freewill offerings; teach me Your rules.

nafshi vekhappi tamid vetoratekha lo shakhakheti

Though my life is always in danger, I do not neglect Your teaching.

natenu resha'im pakh li umippiqqudekha lo ta'iti

Though the wicked have set a trap for me, I have not strayed from Your precepts.

nakhalti edevotekha le'olam ki-seson libbi hemmah

Your decrees are my eternal heritage; they are my heart’s delight.

natiti libbi la'asot khuqqekha le'olam eqev

I am resolved to follow Your laws to the utmost forever.

se'afim saneti vetoratekha ahaveti

ס I hate the double-minded, but I love Your teaching.

sitri umaginni attah lidvarekha yikhaleti

You are my protection and my shield; I hope for Your word.

suru-mimmenni mere'im ve'etserah mitsvot elohay

Keep away from me, you evildoers, that I may observe the commandments of my God.

somkheni khe'imratekha ve'ekhyeh ve'al-tevisheni missivri

Support me as You promised, so that I may live; do not thwart my expectation.

se'adeni ve'ivvashe'ah ve'eshah vekhuqqekha tamid

Sustain me that I may be saved, and I will always muse upon Your laws.

salita kol-shogim mekhuqqekha ki-sheqer tarmitam

You reject all who stray from Your laws, for they are false and deceitful.

sigim hishbatta khol-rishe-arets lakhen ahavti edotekha

You do away with the wicked as if they were dross; rightly do I love Your decrees.

samar mippakhdekha vesari umimmishpatekha yareti

My flesh creeps from fear of You; I am in awe of Your rulings.

asiti mishpat vatsedeq bal-tannikheni le'osheqay

ע I have done what is just and right; do not abandon me to those who would wrong me.

arov avdekha letov al-ya'ashquni zedim

Guarantee Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant wrong me.

enay kalu lishu'atekha ule'imrat tsidqekha

My eyes pine away for Your deliverance, for Your promise of victory.

aseh im-avdekha khekhasdekha vekhuqqekha lammedeni

Deal with Your servant as befits Your steadfast love; teach me Your laws.

avdekha-ani havineni ve'ede'ah edotekha

I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I might know Your decrees.

et la'asot la-Adonai heferu toratekha

It is a time to act for GOD, for they have violated Your teaching.

al-ken ahavti mitsvotekha mizzahav umippaz

Rightly do I love Your commandments more than gold, even fine gold.

al-ken kol-piqqude khol yishareti kol-orakh sheqer saneti

Truly by all [Your] precepts I walk straight; I hate every false way.

pela'ot edevotekha al-ken netsaratam nafshi

פ Your decrees are wondrous; rightly do I observe them.

petakh devarekha ya'ir mevin petayim

The words You inscribed give light, and grant understanding to the simple.

pi-fa'arti va'eshafah ki lemitsvotekha ya'aveti

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

peneh-elay vekhonneni kemishpat le'ohave shemekha

Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is Your rule with those who love Your name.

pe'amay hakhen be'imratekha ve'al-tashlet-bi khol-aven

Make my feet firm through Your promise; do not let iniquity dominate me.

pedeni me'osheq adam ve'eshmerah piqqudekha

Redeem me from being wronged by others, that I may keep Your precepts.

panekha ha'er be'avdekha velammedeni et-khuqqekha

Show favor to Your servant, and teach me Your laws.

palge-mayim yaredu enay al lo-shameru toratekha

My eyes shed streams of water because others do not obey Your teaching.

tsaddiq attah Adonai veyashar mishpatekha

צ You are righteous, O ETERNAL One; Your rulings are just.

tsivvita tsedeq edotekha ve'emunah me'od

You have ordained righteous decrees; they are firmly enduring.

tsimmetatni qinati ki-shakhekhu devarekha tsaray

I am consumed with rage over my foes’ neglect of Your words.

tserufah imratekha me'od ve'avdekha ahevah

Your word is exceedingly pure, and Your servant loves it.

tsa'ir anokhi venivzeh piqqudekha lo shakhakheti

Though I am belittled and despised, I have not neglected Your precepts.

tsidqatekha tsedeq le'olam vetoratekha emet

Your righteousness is eternal; Your teaching is true.

tsar-umatsoq metsa'uni mitsvotekha sha'ashu'ay

Though anguish and distress come upon me, Your commandments are my delight.

tsedeq edevotekha le'olam havineni ve'ekhyeh

Your righteous decrees are eternal; give me understanding, that I might live.

qarati vekhol-lev aneni Adonai khuqqekha etsorah

ק I call with all my heart; answer me, O ETERNAL One, that I may observe Your laws.

qeratikha hoshi'eni ve'eshmerah edotekha

I call upon You; save me, that I may keep Your decrees.

qiddamti vanneshef va'ashavve'ah (ldvrykh) [lidvarekha] yikhaleti

I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope for Your word.

qiddemu enay ashmurot lasiakh be'imratekha

My eyes greet each watch of the night, as I meditate on Your promise.

qoli shimah khekhasdekha Adonai kemishpatekha khayyeni

Hear my voice as befits Your steadfast love; O ETERNAL One, preserve me, as is Your rule.

qarevu rodefe zimmah mittoratekha rakhaqu

Those who pursue intrigue draw near; they are far from Your teaching.

qarov attah Adonai vekhol-mitsvotekha emet

You, O ETERNAL One, are near, and all Your commandments are true.

qedem yadati me'edotekha ki le'olam yesadtam

I know from Your decrees of old that You have established them forever.

re'eh-onyi vekhalletseni ki-toratekha lo shakhakheti

ר See my affliction and rescue me, for I have not neglected Your teaching.

rivah rivi uge'aleni le'imratekha khayyeni

Champion my cause and redeem me; preserve me according to Your promise.

rakhoq meresha'im yeshu'ah ki-khuqqekha lo darashu

Deliverance is far from the wicked, for they have not turned to Your laws.

rakhamekha rabbim Adonai kemishpatekha khayyeni

Your mercies are great, O ETERNAL One; as is Your rule, preserve me.

rabbim rodefay vetsaray me'edevotekha lo natiti

Many are my persecutors and foes; I have not swerved from Your decrees.

ra'iti vogedim va'etqotatah asher imratekha lo shamaru

I have seen traitors and loathed them, because they did not keep Your word in mind.

re'eh ki-fiqqudekha ahaveti Adonai kekhasdekha khayyeni

See that I have loved Your precepts; O ETERNAL One, preserve me, as befits Your steadfast love.

rosh-devarekha emet ule'olam kol-mishpat tsidqekha

Truth is the essence of Your word; Your just rules are eternal.

sarim redafuni khinnam (vmdvrykh) [umiddevarekha] pakhad libbi

ש Princes have persecuted me without reason; my heart thrills at Your word.

sas anokhi al-imratekha kemotse shalal rav

I rejoice over Your promise as one who obtains great spoil.

sheqer saneti va'ata'evah toratekha ahaveti

I hate and abhor falsehood; I love Your teaching.

sheva bayyom hillaltikha al mishpete tsidqekha

I praise You seven times each day for Your just rules.

shalom rav le'ohave toratekha ve'en-lamo mikhshol

Those who love Your teaching enjoy well-being; they encounter no adversity.

sibbarti lishu'atekha Adonai umitsvotekha asiti

I hope for Your deliverance, O ETERNAL One; I observe Your commandments.

shamerah nafshi edotekha va'ohavem me'od

I obey Your decrees and love them greatly.

shamarti fiqqudekha ve'edotekha ki khol-derakhay negdekha

I obey Your precepts and decrees; all my ways are before You.

tiqrav rinnati lefanekha Adonai kidvarekha havineni

ת May my plea reach You, O ETERNAL One; grant me understanding according to Your word.

tavo tekhinnati lefanekha ke'imratekha hatsileni

May my petition come before You; save me in accordance with Your promise.

tabbanah sefatay tehillah ki telammedeni khuqqekha

My lips shall pour forth praise, for You teach me Your laws.

ta'an leshoni imratekha ki khol-mitsvotekha tsedeq

My tongue shall declare Your promise, for all Your commandments are just.

tehi-yadekha le'ozreni ki fiqqudekha vakhareti

Lend Your hand to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

ta'avti lishu'atekha Adonai vetoratekha sha'ashu'ay

I have longed for Your deliverance, O ETERNAL One; Your teaching is my delight.

tekhi-nafshi utehalelekka umishpatekha yazeruni

Let me live, that I may praise You; may Your rules be my help;

ta'iti keseh oved baqqesh avdekha ki mitsvotekha lo shakhakheti

I have strayed like a lost sheep; search for Your servant, for I have not neglected Your commandments.