GodsWord - Psalms - 119

119:1  Blessed are those whose lives have integrity, those who follow the teachings of the LORD.

119:2  Blessed are those who obey his written instructions. They wholeheartedly search for him.

119:3  They do nothing wrong. They follow his directions.

119:4  You have commanded that your guiding principles be carefully followed.

119:5  I pray that my ways may become firmly established so that I can obey your laws.

119:6  Then I will never feel ashamed when I study all your commandments.

119:7  I will give thanks to you as I learn your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.

119:8  I will obey your laws. Never abandon me.

119:9  How can a young person keep his life pure? He can do it by holding on to your word.

119:10  I wholeheartedly searched for you. Do not let me wander away from your commandments.

119:11  I have treasured your promise in my heart so that I may not sin against you.

119:12  Thanks be to you, O LORD. Teach me your laws.

119:13  With my lips I have repeated every regulation that comes from your mouth.

119:14  I find joy in the way shown by your written instructions more than I find joy in all kinds of riches.

119:15  I want to reflect on your guiding principles and study your ways.

119:16  Your laws make me happy. I never forget your word.

119:17  Be kind to me so that I may live and hold on to your word.

119:18  Uncover my eyes so that I may see the miraculous things in your teachings.

119:19  I am a foreigner in this world. Do not hide your commandments from me.

119:20  My soul is overwhelmed with endless longing for your regulations.

119:21  You threaten arrogant people, who are condemned and wander away from your commandments.

119:22  Remove the insults and contempt that have fallen on me because I have obeyed your written instructions.

119:23  Even though influential people plot against me, I reflect on your laws.

119:24  Indeed, your written instructions make me happy. They are my best friends.

119:25  I am close to death. Give me a new life as you promised.

119:26  I told you what I have done, and you answered me. Teach me your laws.

119:27  Help me understand your guiding principles so that I may reflect on your miracles.

119:28  I am drowning in tears. Strengthen me as you promised.

119:29  Turn me away from a life of lies. Graciously provide me with your teachings.

119:30  I have chosen a life of faithfulness. I have set your regulations in front of me.

119:31  I have clung tightly to your written instructions. O LORD, do not let me be put to shame.

119:32  I will eagerly pursue your commandments because you continue to increase my understanding.

119:33  Teach me, O LORD, how to live by your laws, and I will obey them to the end.

119:34  Help me understand so that I can follow your teachings. I will guard them with all my heart.

119:35  Lead me on the path of your commandments, because I am happy with them.

119:36  Direct my heart toward your written instructions rather than getting rich in underhanded ways.

119:37  Turn my eyes away from worthless things. Give me a new life in your ways.

119:38  Keep your promise to me so that I can fear you.

119:39  Take away insults, which I dread, because your regulations are good.

119:40  I long for your guiding principles. Give me a new life in your righteousness.

119:41  Let your blessings reach me, O LORD. Save me as you promised.

119:42  Then I will have an answer for the one who insults me since I trust your word.

119:43  Do not take so much as a single word of truth from my mouth. My hope is based on your regulations.

119:44  I will follow your teachings forever and ever.

119:45  I will walk around freely because I sought out your guiding principles.

119:46  I will speak about your written instructions in the presence of kings and not feel ashamed.

119:47  Your commandments, which I love, make me happy.

119:48  I lift my hands in prayer because of your commandments, which I love. I will reflect on your laws.

119:49  Remember the word you gave me. Through it you gave me hope.

119:50  This is my comfort in my misery: Your promise gave me a new life.

119:51  Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty, yet I have not turned away from your teachings.

119:52  I remembered your regulations from long ago, O LORD, and I found comfort in them.

119:53  I am burning with anger because of wicked people, who abandon your teachings.

119:54  Your laws have become like psalms to me in this place where I am only a foreigner.

119:55  At night I remember your name, O LORD, and I follow your teachings.

119:56  This has happened to me because I have obeyed your guiding principles.

119:57  You are my inheritance, O LORD. I promised to hold on to your words.

119:58  With all my heart I want to win your favor. Be kind to me as you promised.

119:59  I have thought about my life, and I have directed my feet back to your written instructions.

119:60  Without any hesitation I hurry to obey your commandments.

119:61  Though the ropes of wicked people are tied around me, I never forget your teachings.

119:62  At midnight I wake up to give thanks to you for the regulations, which are based on your righteousness.

119:63  I am a friend to everyone who fears you and to everyone who follows your guiding principles.

119:64  Your mercy, O LORD, fills the earth. Teach me your laws.

119:65  You have treated me well, O LORD, as you promised.

119:66  Teach me to use good judgment and knowledge, because I believe in your commandments.

119:67  Before you made me suffer, I used to wander off, but now I hold on to your word.

119:68  You are good, and you do good things. Teach me your laws.

119:69  Arrogant people have smeared me with lies, yet I obey your guiding principles with all my heart.

119:70  Their hearts are cold and insensitive, yet I am happy with your teachings.

119:71  It was good that I had to suffer in order to learn your laws.

119:72  The teachings that come from your mouth are worth more to me than thousands in gold or silver.

119:73  Your hands created me and made me what I am. Help me understand so that I may learn your commandments.

119:74  Those who fear you will see me and rejoice, because my hope is based on your word.

119:75  I know that your regulations are fair, O LORD, and that you were right to make me suffer.

119:76  Let your mercy comfort me as you promised.

119:77  Let your compassion reach me so that I may live, because your teachings make me happy.

119:78  Let arrogant people be put to shame because they lied about me, yet I reflect on your guiding principles.

119:79  Let those who fear you turn to me so that they can come to know your written instructions.

119:80  Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws so that I will not be put to shame.

119:81  My soul is weak from waiting for you to save me. My hope is based on your word.

119:82  My eyes have become strained from looking for your promise. I ask, "When will you comfort me?"

119:83  Although I have become like a shriveled and dried out wineskin, I have not forgotten your laws.

119:84  What is left of my life? When will you bring those who persecute me to justice?

119:85  Arrogant people have dug pits to trap me in defiance of your teachings.

119:86  (All your commandments are reliable.) Those people persecute me with lies. Help me!

119:87  They almost wiped me off the face of the earth. But I did not abandon your guiding principles.

119:88  Give me a new life through your mercy so that I may obey the written instructions, which came from your mouth.

119:89  O LORD, your word is established in heaven forever.

119:90  Your faithfulness endures throughout every generation. You set the earth in place, and it continues to stand.

119:91  All things continue to stand today because of your regulations, since they are all your servants.

119:92  If your teachings had not made me happy, then I would have died in my misery.

119:93  I will never forget your guiding principles, because you gave me a new life through them.

119:94  I am yours. Save me, because I have searched for your guiding principles.

119:95  The wicked people have waited for me in order to destroy me, yet I want to understand your written instructions.

119:96  I have seen a limit to everything else, but your commandments have no limit.

119:97  Oh, how I love your teachings! They are in my thoughts all day long.

119:98  Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, because your commandments are always with me.

119:99  I have more insight than all my teachers, because your written instructions are in my thoughts.

119:100  I have more wisdom than those with many years of experience, because I have obeyed your guiding principles.

119:101  I have kept my feet from walking on any evil path in order to obey your word.

119:102  I have not neglected your regulations, because you have taught me.

119:103  How sweet the taste of your promise is! It tastes sweeter than honey.

119:104  From your guiding principles I gain understanding. That is why I hate every path that leads to lying.

119:105  Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.

119:106  I took an oath, and I will keep it. I took an oath to follow your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.

119:107  I have suffered so much. Give me a new life, O LORD, as you promised.

119:108  Please accept the praise I gladly give you, O LORD, and teach me your regulations.

119:109  I always take my life into my own hands, but I never forget your teachings.

119:110  Wicked people have set a trap for me, but I have never wandered away from your guiding principles.

119:111  Your written instructions are mine forever. They are the joy of my heart.

119:112  I have decided to obey your laws. They offer a reward that never ends.

119:113  I hate two-faced people, but I love your teachings.

119:114  You are my hiding place and my shield. My hope is based on your word.

119:115  Get away from me, you evildoers, so that I can obey the commandments of my God.

119:116  Help me God, as you promised, so that I may live. Do not turn my hope into disappointment.

119:117  Hold me, and I will be safe, and I will always respect your laws.

119:118  You reject all who wander away from your laws, because their lies mislead them.

119:119  You get rid of all wicked people on earth as if they were rubbish. That is why I love your written instructions.

119:120  My body shudders in fear of you, and I am afraid of your regulations.

119:121  I have done what is fair and right. Do not leave me at the mercy of those who oppress me.

119:122  Guarantee my well-being. Do not let arrogant people oppress me.

119:123  My eyes are strained from looking for you to save me and from looking for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.

119:124  Treat me with kindness, and teach me your laws.

119:125  I am your servant. Help me understand so that I may come to know your written instructions.

119:126  It is time for you to act, O LORD. Even though people have abolished your teachings,

119:127  I love your commandments more than gold, more than pure gold.

119:128  I follow the straight paths of your guiding principles. I hate every pathway that leads to lying.

119:129  Your written instructions are miraculous. That is why I obey them.

119:130  Your word is a doorway that lets in light, and it helps gullible people understand.

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

119:132  Turn toward me, and have pity on me as you have pledged to do for those who love your name.

119:133  Make my steps secure through your promise, and do not let any sin control me.

119:134  Save me from human oppression so that I may obey your guiding principles.

119:135  Smile on me, and teach me your laws.

119:136  Streams of tears flow from my eyes because others do not follow your teachings.

119:137  You are righteous, O LORD, and your regulations are fair.

119:138  You have issued your written instructions. They are fair and completely dependable.

119:139  My devotion for your words consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.

119:140  Your promise has been thoroughly tested, and I love it.

119:141  I am unimportant and despised, yet I never forget your guiding principles.

119:142  Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your teachings are reliable.

119:143  Trouble and hardship have found me, but your commandments still make me happy.

119:144  Your written instructions are always right. Help me understand them so that I will live.

119:145  I have called out with all my heart. Answer me, O LORD. I want to obey your laws.

119:146  I have called out. Save me, so that I can obey your written instructions.

119:147  I got up before dawn, and I cried out for help. My hope is based on your word.

119:148  My eyes are wide-open throughout the nighttime hours to reflect on your word.

119:149  In keeping with your mercy, hear my voice. O LORD, give me a new life guided by your regulations.

119:150  Those who carry out plots against me are near, yet they are far away from your teachings.

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

119:152  Long ago I learned from your written instructions that you made them to last forever.

119:153  Look at my misery, and rescue me, because I have never forgotten your teachings.

119:154  Plead my case for me, and save me. Give me a new life as you promised.

119:155  Wicked people are far from being saved, because they have not searched for your laws.

119:156  Your acts of compassion are many in number, O LORD. Give me a new life guided by your regulations.

119:157  I have many persecutors and opponents, yet I have not turned away from your written instructions.

119:158  I have seen traitors, and I am filled with disgust. They have not accepted your promise.

119:159  See how I have loved your guiding principles! O LORD, in keeping with your mercy, give me a new life.

119:160  There is nothing but truth in your word, and all of your righteous regulations endure forever.

119:161  Influential people have persecuted me for no reason, but it is only your words that fill my heart with terror.

119:162  I find joy in your promise like someone who finds a priceless treasure.

119:163  I hate lying; I am disgusted with it. I love your teachings.

119:164  Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous regulations.

119:165  There is lasting peace for those who love your teachings. Nothing can make those people stumble.

119:166  I have waited with hope for you to save me, O LORD. I have carried out your commandments.

119:167  I have obeyed your written instructions. I have loved them very much.

119:168  I have followed your guiding principles and your written instructions, because my whole life is in front of you.

119:169  Let my cry for help come into your presence, O LORD. Help me understand as you promised.

119:170  Let my plea for mercy come into your presence. Rescue me as you promised.

119:171  Let my lips pour out praise because you teach me your laws.

119:172  Let my tongue sing about your promise because all your commandments are fair.

119:173  Let your hand help me because I have chosen to follow your guiding principles.

119:174  I have longed for you to save me, O LORD, and your teachings make me happy.

119:175  Let my soul have new life so that it can praise you. Let your regulations help me.

119:176  I have wandered away like a lost lamb. Search for me, because I have never forgotten your commandments.