Psalm 119:1-176 BSB

[1] Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. [2] Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. [3] They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways. [4] You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently. [5] Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes! [6] Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments. [7] I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments. [8] I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me. [9] How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word. [10] With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments. [11] I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. [12] Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes. [13] With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth. [14] I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches. [15] I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways. [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. [18] Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law. [19] I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. [20] My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times. [21] You rebuke the arrogant —the cursed who stray from Your commandments. [22] Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies. [23] Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes. [24] Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors. [25] My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word. [26] I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes. [27] Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders. [28] My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word. [29] Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law. [30] I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me. [31] I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame. [32] I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart. [33] Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end. [34] Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart. [35] Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight. [36] Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain. [37] Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word. [38] Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You. [39] Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good. [40] How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness. [41] May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise. [42] Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word. [43] Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments. [44] I will always obey Your law, forever and ever. [45] And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts. [46] I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed. [47] I delight in Your commandments because I love them. [48] I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes. [49] Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope. [50] This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life. [51] The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law. [52] I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort. [53] Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law. [54] Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage. [55] In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law. [56] This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts. [57] The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. [58] I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise. [59] I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies. [60] I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments. [61] Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law. [62] At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments. [63] I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts. [64] The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes. [65] You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word. [66] Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments. [67] Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word. [68] You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes. [69] Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart. [70] Their hearts are callous and insensitive, but I delight in Your law. [71] It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes. [72] The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. [73] Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments. [74] May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word. [75] I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. [76] May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant. [77] May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight. [78] May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts. [79] May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies. [80] May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame. [81] My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. [82] My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?” [83] Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes. [84] How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors? [85] The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law. [86] All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause— help me! [87] They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts. [88] Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth. [89] Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens. [90] Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. [91] Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You. [92] If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction. [93] I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me. [94] I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts. [95] The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies. [96] I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit. [97] Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation. [98] Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. [99] I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. [100] I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts. [101] I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word. [102] I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me. [103] How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth! [104] I gain understanding from Your precepts; 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 and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments. [107] I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word. [108] Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments. [109] I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law. [110] The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts. [111] Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. [112] I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end. [113] The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love. [114] You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word. [115] Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God. [116] Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope. [117] Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes. [118] You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain. [119] All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies. [120] My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments. [121] I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors. [122] Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me. [123] My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise. [124] Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes. [125] I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies. [126] It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law. [127] Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold. [128] Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way. [129] Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them. [130] The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple. [131] I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments. [132] Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name. [133] Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me. [134] Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts. [135] Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes. [136] My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed. [137] Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments. [138] The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful. [139] My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words. [140] Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it. [141] I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts. [142] Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true. [143] Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight. [144] Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. [145] I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes. [146] I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies. [147] I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope. [148] My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word. [149] Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice. [150] Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law. [151] You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true. [152] Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever. [153] Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law. [154] Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word. [155] Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes. [156] Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances. [157] Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies. [158] I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word. [159] Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion. [160] The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever. [161] Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word. [162] I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil. [163] I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love. [164] Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments. [165] Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble. [166] I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments. [167] I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly. [168] I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You. [169] May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word. [170] May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise. [171] My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes. [172] My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous. [173] May 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 me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me. [176] I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.