Psalm 119:1-176 AMP

[1] How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless], Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the LORD. [2] Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies, And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart. [3] They do no unrighteousness; They walk in His ways. [4] You have ordained Your precepts, That we should follow them with [careful] diligence. [5] Oh, that my ways may be established To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]! [6] Then I will not be ashamed When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide]. [7] I will give thanks to You with an upright heart, When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions]. [8] I shall keep Your statutes; Do not utterly abandon me [when I fail]. [9] How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts]. [10] With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You]; Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience]. [11] Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart, That I may not sin against You. [12] Blessed and reverently praised are You, O LORD; Teach me Your statutes. [13] With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth. [14] I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. [15] I will meditate on Your precepts And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts]. [16] I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. [17] Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word [treasuring it and being guided by it day by day]. [18] Open my eyes [to spiritual truth] so that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. [19] I am a stranger on the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. [20] My soul is crushed with longing For Your ordinances at all times. [21] You rebuke the presumptuous and arrogant, the cursed ones, Who wander from Your commandments. [22] Take reproach and contempt away from me, For I observe Your testimonies. [23] Even though princes sit and talk to one another against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes. [24] Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors. [25] My earthly life clings to the dust; Revive and refresh me according to Your word. [26] I have told of my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes. [27] Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So that I will meditate (focus my thoughts) on Your wonderful works. [28] My soul dissolves because of grief; Renew and strengthen me according to [the promises of] Your word. [29] Remove from me the way of falsehood and unfaithfulness, And graciously grant me Your law. [30] I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances before me. [31] I cling tightly to Your testimonies; O LORD, do not put me to shame! [32] I will run the way of Your commandments [with purpose], For You will give me a heart that is willing. [33] Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I will [steadfastly] observe it to the end. [34] Give me understanding [a teachable heart and the ability to learn], that I may keep Your law; And observe it with all my heart. [35] Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it. [36] Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain and envy. [37] Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine], And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways. [38] Establish Your word and confirm Your promise to Your servant, As that which produces [awe-inspired] reverence for You. [39] Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your ordinances are good. [40] I long for Your precepts; Renew me through Your righteousness. [41] May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O LORD, Your salvation according to Your promise; [42] So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me, For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability]. [43] And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Your ordinances. [44] I will keep Your law continually, Forever and ever [writing Your precepts on my heart]. [45] And I will walk at liberty, For I seek and deeply long for Your precepts. [46] I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And shall not be ashamed. [47] For I shall delight in Your commandments, Which I love. [48] And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I love; And I will meditate on Your statutes. [49] Remember [always] the word and promise to Your servant, In which You have made me hope. [50] This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me and given me life. [51] The arrogant utterly ridicule me, Yet I do not turn away from Your law. [52] I have remembered [carefully] Your ancient ordinances, O LORD, And I have taken comfort. [53] Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who reject Your law. [54] Your statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage. [55] O LORD, I remember Your name in the night, And keep Your law. [56] This has become mine [as the gift of Your grace], That I observe Your precepts [accepting them with loving obedience]. [57] The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. [58] I sought Your favor with all my heart; Be merciful and gracious to me according to Your promise. [59] I considered my ways And turned my feet to [follow and obey] Your testimonies. [60] I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments. [61] The cords of the wicked have encircled and ensnared me, But I have not forgotten Your law. [62] At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous ordinances. [63] I am a companion of all who [reverently] fear You, And of those who keep and honor Your precepts. [64] The earth, O LORD, is full of Your lovingkindness and goodness; Teach me Your statutes. [65] You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your promise. [66] Teach me good judgment (discernment) and knowledge, For I have believed and trusted and relied on Your commandments. [67] Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience]. [68] You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes. [69] The arrogant have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with all my heart. [70] Their heart is insensitive like fat [their minds are dull and brutal], But I delight in Your law. [71] It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes. [72] The law from Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver pieces. [73] Your hands have made me and established me; Give me understanding and a teachable heart, that I may learn Your commandments. [74] May those who [reverently] fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word. [75] I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are fair, And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me. [76] O may Your lovingkindness and graciousness comfort me, According to Your word (promise) to Your servant. [77] Let Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight. [78] Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie; But I will meditate on Your precepts. [79] May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me, Even those who have known Your testimonies. [80] May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed. [81] My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. [82] My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise, Saying, “When will You comfort me?” [83] For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs], Yet I do not forget Your statutes. [84] How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me? [85] The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me, Men who do not conform to Your law. [86] All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy. They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [LORD]! [87] They had almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not turn away from Your precepts. [88] According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life, So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth. [89] Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable]. [90] Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation; You have established the earth, and it stands [securely]. [91] They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all things [all parts of the universe] are Your servants. [92] If Your law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my time of trouble. [93] I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me and given me life. [94] I am Yours, save me [as Your own]; For I have [diligently] sought Your precepts and required them [as my greatest need]. [95] The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies. [96] I have seen that all [human] perfection has its limits [no matter how grand and perfect and noble]; Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity]. [97] Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. [98] Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For Your words are always with me. [99] I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word], For Your testimonies are my meditation. [100] I understand more than the aged [who have not observed Your precepts], Because I have observed and kept Your precepts. [101] I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word. [102] I have not turned aside from Your ordinances, For You Yourself have taught me. [103] How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! [104] From Your 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. [106] I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances. [107] I am greatly afflicted; Renew and revive me [giving me life], O LORD, according to Your word. [108] Accept and take pleasure in the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, And teach me Your ordinances. [109] My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law. [110] The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I do not wander from Your precepts. [111] I have taken Your testimonies as a heritage forever, For they are the joy of my heart. [112] I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, even to the end. [113] I hate those who are double-minded, But I love and treasure Your law. [114] You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. [115] Leave me, you evildoers, That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them]. [116] Uphold me according to Your word [of promise], so that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope [in Your great goodness]. [117] Uphold me that I may be safe, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually. [118] You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is useless. [119] You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value]; Therefore I love Your testimonies. [120] My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You, And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments. [121] I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to those who oppress me. [122] Be the guarantee for Your servant for good [as Judah was the guarantee for Benjamin]; Do not let the arrogant oppress me. [123] My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your salvation, And for [the fulfillment of] Your righteous word. [124] Deal with Your servant according to Your [gracious] lovingkindness, And teach me Your statutes. [125] I am Your servant; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] That I may know Your testimonies. [126] It is time for the LORD to act; They have broken Your law. [127] Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, Yes, more than refined gold. [128] Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything; I hate every false way. [129] Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them. [130] The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light; Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike). [131] I opened my mouth and panted [with anticipation], Because I longed for Your commandments. [132] Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor, As is Your way to those who love Your name. [133] Establish my footsteps in [the way of] Your word; Do not let any human weakness have power over me [causing me to be separated from You]. [134] Redeem me from the oppression of man; That I may keep Your precepts. [135] Make Your face shine [with pleasure] upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes. [136] My eyes weep streams of water Because people do not keep Your law. [137] Righteous are You, O LORD, And upright are Your judgments. [138] You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness And in great faithfulness. [139] My zeal has [completely] consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words. [140] Your word is very pure (refined); Therefore Your servant loves it. [141] I am small and despised, But I do not forget Your precepts. [142] Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth. [143] Trouble and anguish have found me, Yet Your commandments are my delight and my joy. [144] Your righteous testimonies are everlasting; Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live. [145] I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will observe Your statutes. [146] I cried to You; save me And I will keep Your testimonies. [147] I rise before dawn and cry [in prayer] for help; I wait for Your word. [148] My eyes anticipate the night watches and I awake before the call of the watchman, That I may meditate on Your word. [149] Hear my voice according to Your [steadfast] lovingkindness; O LORD, renew and refresh me according to Your ordinances. [150] Those who follow after wickedness approach; They are far from Your law. [151] You are near, O LORD, And all Your commandments are truth. [152] Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. [153] Look upon my agony and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law. [154] Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word. [155] Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes. [156] Great are Your tender mercies and steadfast love, O LORD; Revive me and give me life according to Your ordinances. [157] Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, Yet I do not turn away from Your testimonies. [158] I see the treacherous and loathe them, Because they do not respect Your law. [159] Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me and give me life, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness. [160] The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts], And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever. [161] Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me]. [162] I rejoice at Your word, As one who finds great treasure. [163] I hate and detest falsehood, But I love Your law. [164] Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous ordinances. [165] Those who love Your law have great peace; Nothing makes them stumble. [166] I hope and wait [with complete confidence] for Your salvation, O LORD, And I do Your commandments. [167] My soul keeps Your testimonies [hearing and accepting and obeying them]; I love them greatly. [168] I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are [fully known] before You. [169] Let my [mournful] cry come before You, O LORD; Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] according to Your word [of promise]. [170] Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word. [171] Let my lips speak praise [with thanksgiving], For You teach me Your statutes. [172] Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteous. [173] Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts. [174] I long for Your salvation, O LORD, And Your law is my delight. [175] Let my soul live that it may praise You, And let Your ordinances help me. [176] I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.