NETtext - Psalms - 119

119:1  How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the LORD.

119:2  How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart,

119:3  who, moreover, do no wrong, but follow in his footsteps.

119:4  You demand that your precepts be carefully kept.

119:5  If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes!

119:6  Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.

119:7  I will give you sincere thanks, when I learn your just regulations.

119:8  I will keep your statutes. Do not completely abandon me!

119:9  How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!

119:10  With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

119:11  In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

119:12  You deserve praise, O LORD! Teach me your statutes!

119:13  With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.

119:14  I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds.

119:15  I will meditate on your precepts and focus on your behavior.

119:16  I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions.

119:17  Be kind to your servant! Then I will live and keep your instructions.

119:18  Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in your law!

119:19  I am like a foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me!

119:20  I desperately long to know your regulations at all times.

119:21  You reprimand arrogant people. Those who stray from your commands are doomed.

119:22  Spare me shame and humiliation, for I observe your rules.

119:23  Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes.

119:24  Yes, I find delight in your rules; they give me guidance.

119:25  I collapse in the dirt. Revive me with your word!

119:26  I told you about my ways and you answered me. Teach me your statutes!

119:27  Help me to understand what your precepts mean! Then I can meditate on your marvelous teachings.

119:28  I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!

119:29  Remove me from the path of deceit! Graciously give me your law!

119:30  I choose the path of faithfulness; I am committed to your regulations.

119:31  I hold fast to your rules. O LORD, do not let me be ashamed!

119:32  I run along the path of your commands, for you enable me to do so.

119:33  Teach me, O LORD, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, so that I might observe it continually.

119:34  Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.

119:35  Guide me in the path of your commands, for I delight to walk in it.

119:36  Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.

119:37  Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

119:38  Confirm to your servant your promise, which you made to the one who honors you.

119:39  Take away the insults that I dread! Indeed, your regulations are good.

119:40  Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance!

119:41  May I experience your loyal love, O LORD, and your deliverance, as you promised.

119:42  Then I will have a reply for the one who insults me, for I trust in your word.

119:43  Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.

119:44  Then I will keep your law continually now and for all time.

119:45  I will be secure, for I seek your precepts.

119:46  I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed.

119:47  I will find delight in your commands, which I love.

119:48  I will lift my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.

119:49  Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

119:50  This is what comforts me in my trouble, for your promise revives me.

119:51  Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law.

119:52  I remember your ancient regulations, O LORD, and console myself.

119:53  Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law.

119:54  Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.

119:55  I remember your name during the night, O LORD, and I will keep your law.

119:56  This has been my practice, for I observe your precepts.

119:57  The LORD is my source of security. I have determined to follow your instructions.

119:58  I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised!

119:59  I consider my actions and follow your rules.

119:60  I keep your commands eagerly and without delay.

119:61  The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.

119:62  In the middle of the night I arise to thank you for your just regulations.

119:63  I am a friend to all your loyal followers, and to those who keep your precepts.

119:64  O LORD, your loyal love fills the earth. Teach me your statutes!

119:65  You are good to your servant, O LORD, just as you promised.

119:66  Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.

119:67  Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.

119:68  You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes!

119:69  Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart.

119:70  Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law.

119:71  It was good for me to suffer, so that I might learn your statutes.

119:72  The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

119:73  Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.

119:74  Your loyal followers will be glad when they see me, for I find hope in your word.

119:75  I know, LORD, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to me.

119:76  May your loyal love console me, as you promised your servant.

119:77  May I experience your compassion, so I might live! For I find delight in your law.

119:78  May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.

119:79  May your loyal followers turn to me, those who know your rules.

119:80  May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.

119:81  I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word.

119:82  My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say, "When will you comfort me?"

119:83  For I am like a wineskin dried up in smoke. I do not forget your statutes.

119:84  How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me?

119:85  The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.

119:86  All your commands are reliable. I am pursued without reason. Help me!

119:87  They have almost destroyed me here on the earth, but I do not reject your precepts.

119:88  Revive me with your loyal love, that I might keep the rules you have revealed.

119:89  O LORD, your instructions endure; they stand secure in heaven.

119:90  You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. You established the earth and it stood firm.

119:91  Today they stand firm by your decrees, for all things are your servants.

119:92  If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow.

119:93  I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have revived me.

119:94  I belong to you. Deliver me! For I seek your precepts.

119:95  The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

119:96  I realize that everything has its limits, but your commands are beyond full comprehension.

119:97  O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it.

119:98  Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them.

119:99  I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your rules.

119:100  I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts.

119:101  I stay away from the evil path, so that I might keep your instructions.

119:102  I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.

119:103  Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

119:104  Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions.

119:105  Your word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path.

119:106  I have vowed and solemnly sworn to keep your just regulations.

119:107  I am suffering terribly. O LORD, revive me with your word!

119:108  O LORD, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me your regulations!

119:109  My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law.

119:110  The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

119:111  I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy.

119:112  I am determined to obey your statutes at all times, to the very end.

119:113  I hate people with divided loyalties, but I love your law.

119:114  You are my hiding place and my shield. I find hope in your word.

119:115  Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.

119:116  Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me!

119:117  Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on your statutes continually.

119:118  You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.

119:119  You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.

119:120  My body trembles because I fear you; I am afraid of your judgments.

119:121  I do what is fair and right. Do not abandon me to my oppressors!

119:122  Guarantee the welfare of your servant! Do not let the arrogant oppress me!

119:123  My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.

119:124  Show your servant your loyal love! Teach me your statutes!

119:125  I am your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand your rules.

119:126  It is time for the LORD to act - they break your law!

119:127  For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.

119:128  For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions.

119:129  Your rules are marvelous. Therefore I observe them.

119:130  Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.

119:131  I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.

119:132  Turn toward me and extend mercy to me, as you typically do to your loyal followers.

119:133  Direct my steps by your word! Do not let any sin dominate me!

119:134  Deliver me from oppressive men, so that I can keep your precepts.

119:135  Smile on your servant! Teach me your statutes!

119:136  Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.

119:137  You are just, O LORD, and your judgments are fair.

119:138  The rules you impose are just, and absolutely reliable.

119:139  My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget your instructions.

119:140  Your word is absolutely pure, and your servant loves it!

119:141  I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

119:142  Your justice endures, and your law is reliable.

119:143  Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands.

119:144  Your rules remain just. Give me insight so that I can live.

119:145  I cried out with all my heart, "Answer me, O LORD! I will observe your statutes."

119:146  I cried out to you, "Deliver me, so that I can keep your rules."

119:147  I am up before dawn crying for help. I find hope in your word.

119:148  My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours, so that I can meditate on your word.

119:149  Listen to me because of your loyal love! O LORD, revive me, as you typically do!

119:150  Those who are eager to do wrong draw near; they are far from your law.

119:151  You are near, O LORD, and all your commands are reliable.

119:152  I learned long ago that you ordained your rules to last.

119:153  See my pain and rescue me! For I do not forget your law.

119:154  Fight for me and defend me! Revive me with your word!

119:155  The wicked have no chance for deliverance, for they do not seek your statutes.

119:156  Your compassion is great, O LORD. Revive me, as you typically do!

119:157  The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

119:158  I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.

119:159  See how I love your precepts! O LORD, revive me with your loyal love!

119:160  Your instructions are totally reliable; all your just regulations endure.

119:161  Rulers pursue me for no reason, yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions.

119:162  I rejoice in your instructions, like one who finds much plunder.

119:163  I hate and despise deceit; I love your law.

119:164  Seven times a day I praise you because of your just regulations.

119:165  Those who love your law are completely secure; nothing causes them to stumble.

119:166  I hope for your deliverance, O LORD, and I obey your commands.

119:167  I keep your rules; I love them greatly.

119:168  I keep your precepts and rules, for you are aware of everything I do.

119:169  Listen to my cry for help, O LORD! Give me insight by your word!

119:170  Listen to my appeal for mercy! Deliver me, as you promised.

119:171  May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.

119:172  May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.

119:173  May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts.

119:174  I long for your deliverance, O LORD; I find delight in your law.

119:175  May I live and praise you! May your regulations help me!

119:176  I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.