Book Five
Let the Redeemed of the LORD Say So
PSALM 107 [†] g Oh give thanks to the LORD, h for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 Let i the redeemed of the LORD say so,
whom he has j redeemed from trouble [1]
3 and k gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.
4[†] Some l wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way m to a city to dwell in;
5 hungry and thirsty,
their soul n fainted within them.
6 Then they o cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7 He led them by p a straight way
till they reached m a city to dwell in.
8 q Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9 For he r satisfies the longing soul,
s and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
10[†] t Some sat in darkness and in u the shadow of death,
prisoners in v affliction and in irons,
11 for they w had rebelled against the words of God,
and x spurned the counsel of the Most High.
12 So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
they fell down, y with none to help.
13 z Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of a darkness and the shadow of death,
and b burst their bonds apart.
15 c Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
16 For he d shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.
17[†] Some were e fools through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
18 f they loathed any kind of food,
and they g drew near to h the gates of death.
19 i Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
20 He j sent out his word and k healed them,
and l delivered them from their destruction.
21 m Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
22 And let them n offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and o tell of his deeds in p songs of joy!
23[†] Some q went down to the sea in ships,
doing business on the great waters;
24 they saw the deeds of the LORD,
his wondrous works in the deep.
25 For he r commanded and s raised the stormy wind,
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
26 They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
their courage t melted away in their evil plight;
27 they reeled and u staggered like drunken men
and v were at their wits’ end. [2]
28 w Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
29 He x made the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 Then they were glad that the waters [3] were quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
31 y Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
32 Let them z extol him in a the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33[†] He b turns rivers into a desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
34 c a fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the evil of its inhabitants.
35 He d turns a desert into pools of water,
e a parched land into springs of water.
36 And there he lets the hungry dwell,
and they establish f a city to live in;
37 they sow fields and plant vineyards
and get a fruitful yield.
38 g By his blessing they multiply greatly,
and he does not let their livestock diminish.
39 When they are diminished and brought low
through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
40 h he pours contempt on princes
and i makes them wander j in trackless wastes;
41 but k he raises up the needy out of affliction
and l makes their families like flocks.
42 m The upright see it and are glad,
and n all wickedness shuts its mouth.
43[†] o Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.
With God We Shall Do Valiantly
A Song. A Psalm of David.
PSALM 108 [†] p My heart is steadfast, O God!
I will sing and make melody with all my being! [1]
2 Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!
3 I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
4 For your steadfast love is great q above the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
5[†] Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!
6 r That your beloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your right hand and answer me!
7[†] God has promised in his holiness: [2]
“With exultation I will divide up Shechem
and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah my scepter.
9 Moab is my washbasin;
upon Edom I cast my shoe;
s over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
10[†] Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Have you not rejected us, O God?
You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
12 Oh grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!
13 With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.
Help Me, O LORD My God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
PSALM 109 [†] t Be not silent, O u God of my praise!
2 For wicked and v deceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
3 They encircle me with words of hate,
and attack me w without cause.
4 In return for my love they x accuse me,
but I y give myself to prayer. [1]
5[†] So they z reward me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
6[†] a Appoint a wicked man b against him;
let an accuser stand c at his right hand.
7 When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
let his d prayer be counted as sin!
may f another take his g office!
9[†] May his h children be fatherless
and his wife a widow!
10 May his children i wander about and beg,
j seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11 May k the creditor seize all that he has;
may k strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
12 Let there be none to l extend kindness to him,
nor any to m pity his fatherless children!
13 May his n posterity be cut off;
may his o name be blotted out in the second generation!
14 May p the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD,
and let not the sin of his mother be q blotted out!
15 r Let them be before the LORD continually,
that he may s cut off the memory of them from the earth!
16[†] For he did not remember to show kindness,
but pursued t the poor and needy
and u the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
17 v He loved to curse; let curses come [2] upon him!
He did not delight in blessing; may it be far [3] from him!
18 He w clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it x soak [4] into his body like water,
like oil into his bones!
19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,
like a belt that he puts on every day!
20 May this be the reward of my y accusers from the LORD,
of those who speak evil against my life!
21[†] But you, O GOD my Lord,
deal on my behalf z for your name’s sake;
because your a steadfast love is good, deliver me!
22 For I am b poor and needy,
and my heart is stricken within me.
23 I am gone like c a shadow at evening;
I am d shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees are weak e through fasting;
my f body has become gaunt, with no fat.
25 I am g an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they h wag their heads.
26 i Help me, O LORD my God!
Save me according to your steadfast love!
27 Let them j know that this is your hand;
you, O LORD, have done it!
28 k Let them curse, but you will bless!
They arise and are put to shame, but l your servant will be glad!
29 May my accusers be m clothed with dishonor;
may they n be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!
30[†] With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD;
I will o praise him in the midst of the throng.
31 For he stands p at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
Sit at My Right Hand
A Psalm of David.
PSALM 110 [†] q The LORD says to my Lord:
r “Sit at my right hand,
s until I make your enemies your t footstool.”
2[†] The LORD sends forth u from Zion
v your mighty scepter.
w Rule in the midst of your enemies!
3 x Your people will y offer themselves freely
on the day of your z power, [1]
from the womb of the morning,
the dew of your youth will be yours. [3]
and will d not change his mind,
e “You are f a priest g forever
after the order of h Melchizedek.”
5[†] The Lord is at your i right hand;
he will j shatter kings on k the day of his wrath.
6 He will l execute judgment among the nations,
m filling them with corpses;
over the wide earth.
7 He will o drink from the brook by the way;
therefore he will lift up his head.
Great Are the LORD’s Works
PSALM 111 [†] [1] p Praise the LORD!
I q will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,
in the company of r the upright, in the congregation.
2[†] Great are the s works of the LORD,
t studied by all who delight in them.
3[†] u Full of splendor and majesty is his work,
and his v righteousness endures forever.
4[†] He has w caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
the LORD is gracious and merciful.
5[†] He provides food for those who fear him;
he x remembers his covenant forever.
6[†] He has shown his people the power of his works,
in giving them the inheritance of the nations.
7[†] The works of his hands are faithful and just;
all his precepts are y trustworthy;
8 they are z established forever and ever,
to be performed with a faithfulness and uprightness.
9 He sent b redemption to his people;
he has c commanded his covenant forever.
d Holy and awesome is his name!
10 e The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have f a good understanding.
His g praise endures forever!
The Righteous Will Never Be Moved
PSALM 112 [†] [1] h Praise the LORD!
i Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
who j greatly delights in his commandments!
2 His k offspring will be mighty in the land;
l the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3[†] m Wealth and riches are in his house,
and his n righteousness endures forever.
4[†] Light dawns in the darkness o for the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and p righteous.
5 It is well with the man who q deals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will r never be moved;
s he will be remembered forever.
7 He is not t afraid of bad news;
his u heart is firm, v trusting in the LORD.
8 His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,
until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
9 He has w distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his x horn is exalted in honor.
10[†] The wicked man sees it and is angry;
he y gnashes his teeth and z melts away;
a the desire of the wicked will perish!
Who Is like the LORD Our God?
PSALM 113 [†] b Praise the LORD!
c Praise, O d servants of the LORD,
praise the name of the LORD!
2 e Blessed be the name of the LORD
from this time forth and forevermore!
3 f From the rising of the sun to its setting,
g the name of the LORD is h to be praised!
4[†] The LORD is i high above all nations,
and his j glory above the heavens!
5 k Who is like the LORD our God,
who is seated on high,
6 who l looks far down
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He m raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them n sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
9 He o gives the barren woman a home,
making her the joyous mother of children.
b Praise the LORD!
Tremble at the Presence of the Lord
PSALM 114 [†] When p Israel went out from Egypt,
the house of Jacob from q a people of strange language,
2 Judah became his r sanctuary,
Israel his dominion.
3[†] s The sea looked and fled;
t Jordan turned back.
4 u The mountains skipped like rams,
the hills like lambs.
5 What v ails you, O sea, that you flee?
O Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams?
O hills, like lambs?
7[†] w Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
8 who turns x the rock into y a pool of water,
z the flint into a spring of water.
To Your Name Give Glory
PSALM 115 [†] a Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory,
b for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
2[†] Why should the nations say,
c “Where is their God?”
3[†] d Our God is in the heavens;
e he does all that he pleases.
4[†] f Their idols are silver and gold,
g the work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, h but do not speak;
eyes, but do not see.
6 They have ears, but do not hear;
noses, but do not smell.
7 They have hands, but do not feel;
feet, but do not walk;
and they do not make a sound in their throat.
8 i Those who make them become like them;
so do all who trust in them.
9 O j Israel, [1] k trust in the LORD!
He is their l help and their shield.
10 O j house of Aaron, trust in the LORD!
He is their help and m their shield.
11 You n who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD!
He is their help and their shield.
12 The LORD has remembered us; he will bless us;
he will bless o the house of Israel;
he will bless o the house of Aaron;
13 he will p bless those who fear the LORD,
q both the small and the great.
14[†] May the LORD r give you increase,
you and your children!
15 May s you be blessed by the LORD,
t who made heaven and earth!
16 The heavens are the LORD’s heavens,
but the earth he has given to the children of man.
17[†] u The dead do not praise the LORD,
nor do any who go down into v silence.
18 But w we will bless the LORD
from this time forth and forevermore.
x Praise the LORD!
I Love the LORD
PSALM 116 [†] I y love the LORD, because he has z heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because he a inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
3[†] b The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4[†] Then c I called on the name of the LORD:
“O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5[†] d Gracious is the LORD, and e righteous;
our God is f merciful.
6 The LORD preserves g the simple;
when h I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your i rest;
for the LORD has j dealt bountifully with you.
8[†] For k you have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling;
9 I will walk before the LORD
l in the land of the living.
10 m I believed, n even when [1] I spoke:
“I am greatly afflicted”;
11 o I said in my alarm,
p “All mankind are liars.”
12[†] What shall I q render to the LORD
for all his benefits to me?
13 I will lift up r the cup of salvation
and s call on the name of the LORD,
14 I will t pay my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
15 u Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of his v saints.
16 O LORD, I am your w servant;
I am your servant, x the son of your maidservant.
You have y loosed my bonds.
17 I will z offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and s call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will t pay my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people,
19 in a the courts of the house of the LORD,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
b Praise the LORD!
The LORD’s Faithfulness Endures Forever
PSALM 117 [†] c Praise the LORD, all nations!
Extol him, all peoples!
2 For d great is his steadfast love toward us,
and e the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
b Praise the LORD!
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
PSALM 118 [†] f Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2 g Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
3 g Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
4 g Let those who fear the LORD say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”
5 h Out of my distress I i called on the LORD;
the LORD answered me and set me j free.
6 k The LORD is on my side; l I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7 m The LORD is on my side as my helper;
I shall n look in triumph on those who hate me.
8[†] o It is better to take refuge in the LORD
p than to trust in man.
9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD
p than to trust in princes.
10[†] q All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
12 r They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like s a fire among thorns;
in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
13 I was t pushed hard, [1] so that I was falling,
but the LORD helped me.
14[†] The LORD is my strength and my song;
u he has become my salvation.
15 Glad songs of salvation
are in the tents of the righteous:
v “The right hand of the LORD w does valiantly,
16 the right hand of the LORD exalts,
the right hand of the LORD w does valiantly!”
17[†] x I shall not die, but I shall live,
and y recount the deeds of the LORD.
18 The LORD has z disciplined me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
19[†] a Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD;
b the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I thank you that c you have answered me
u and have become my salvation.
22[†] d The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone. [2]
23 This is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25[†] Save us, we pray, O LORD!
O LORD, we pray, give us success!
26[†] e Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!
We f bless you from the house of the LORD.
27 The LORD is God,
and he has made g his light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords,
up to h the horns of the altar!
28[†] You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God; I will i extol you.
29 j Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet
Aleph
PSALM 119 [†] [1] Blessed are those whose k way is blameless,
who l walk in the law of the LORD!
2[†] Blessed are those who m keep his n testimonies,
who o seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also p do no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your q precepts
to be kept diligently.
5[†] Oh that my ways may r be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 s Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn t your righteous rules. [2]
8 I will keep your statutes;
u do not utterly forsake me!
Beth
9 How can v a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
10 w With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not x wander from your commandments!
11 I have y stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O LORD;
z teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I a declare
all the rules [3] of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I b delight
as much as in all c riches.
15 I will d meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your e ways.
16 I will f delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.
Gimel
17 g Deal bountifully with your servant,
h that I may live and keep your word.
18[†] Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am i a sojourner on the earth;
j hide not your commandments from me!
20 My soul is consumed with k longing
for your rules [4] at all times.
21[†] You rebuke l the insolent, m accursed ones,
who n wander from your commandments.
22 Take away from me o scorn and contempt,
p for I have kept your testimonies.
23[†] Even though q princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will r meditate on your statutes.
24 Your testimonies are my s delight;
they are my t counselors.
Daleth
25 u My soul clings to the dust;
v give me life w according to your word!
26 When x I told of my ways, you answered me;
y teach me your statutes!
27 z Make me understand the way of your precepts,
and I will a meditate on your wondrous works.
28 b My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word!
29 Put false ways far from me
and graciously c teach me your law!
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
I d set your rules before me.
31 I cling to your testimonies, O LORD;
e let me not be put to shame!
32[†] I will run in the way of your commandments
when you f enlarge my heart! [5]
He
33 g Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes;
and I will keep it h to the end. [6]
34 i Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
35 j Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I k delight in it.
36[†] l Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to m selfish gain!
37 n Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and o give me life in your ways.
38 p Confirm to your servant your promise,
q that you may be feared.
39 Turn away the r reproach that I dread,
for your rules are good.
40 Behold, I s long for your precepts;
t in your righteousness give me life!
Waw
41[†] Let your u steadfast love come to me, O LORD,
your salvation v according to your promise;
42 then w shall I have an answer for him r who taunts me,
for I trust in your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
for my x hope is in your rules.
44 I will keep your law continually,
forever and ever,
45 and I shall walk y in a wide place,
for I have z sought your precepts.
46 I will also speak of your testimonies a before kings
and shall not be put to shame,
47 for I b find my delight in your commandments,
which I love.
48 I will c lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,
and I will d meditate on your statutes.
Zayin
49 Remember e your word to your servant,
in which you have made me f hope.
50 This is g my comfort in my affliction,
that your promise h gives me life.
51 i The insolent utterly deride me,
but I do not j turn away from your law.
52 When I think of your rules from of old,
I take comfort, O LORD.
53 k Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
who forsake your law.
54 Your statutes have been my songs
in the house of my l sojourning.
55 I m remember your name in the night, O LORD,
and keep your law.
56 This blessing has fallen to me,
that n I have kept your precepts.
Heth
57[†] o The LORD is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.
58 I p entreat your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me q according to your promise.
59[†] When I r think on my ways,
I turn my feet to your testimonies;
60 I hasten and do not delay
to keep your commandments.
61 Though s the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not t forget your law.
62 At u midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your v righteous rules.
63 w I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
64 x The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love;
y teach me your statutes!
Teth
65 You have dealt well with your servant,
O LORD, z according to your word.
66 Teach me a good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
67 b Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
68 c You are good and do good;
d teach me your statutes.
69 e The insolent f smear me with lies,
but with my whole heart I g keep your precepts;
70 their heart is unfeeling h like fat,
but I i delight in your law.
71 It is j good for me that I was afflicted,
that I might learn your statutes.
72 k The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Yodh
73 l Your hands have made and fashioned me;
m give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those who fear you shall see me and n rejoice,
because I have o hoped in your word.
75 I know, O LORD, that your rules are p righteous,
and that in q faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76[†] Let your steadfast love comfort me
according to your promise to your servant.
77 Let your r mercy come to me, that I may live;
for your law is my s delight.
78 Let t the insolent be put to u shame,
because they have v wronged me with falsehood;
as for me, I will w meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you x turn to me,
that they may know your testimonies.
80 May my heart be y blameless in your statutes,
z that I may not be put to shame!
Kaph
81 My soul a longs for your salvation;
I b hope in your word.
82 My c eyes long for your promise;
I ask, d “When will you comfort me?”
83[†] For I have e become like a f wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 g How long must your servant endure? [7]
h When will you judge those who persecute me?
85 i The insolent have j dug pitfalls for me;
they do not live according to your law.
86 All your commandments are k sure;
they persecute me l with falsehood; m help me!
87 They have almost made an end of me on earth,
but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 In your steadfast love n give me life,
that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
Lamedh
89 Forever, O LORD, your o word
is firmly fixed in the heavens.
90 Your p faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have q established the earth, and it r stands fast.
91 By your s appointment they stand this day,
for all things are your servants.
92 If your law had not been my t delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have u given me life.
94 I am yours; save me,
v for I have sought your precepts.
95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
but I consider your testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly w broad.
Mem
97 Oh how x I love your law!
It is my y meditation all the day.
98[†] Your commandment makes me z wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for a your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than b the aged, [8]
for I c keep your precepts.
101 I d hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.
102 I do not turn aside from your rules,
for you have taught me.
103 How e sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore f I hate every false way.
Nun
105[†] g Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
106 I have h sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to keep your i righteous rules.
107 I am severely j afflicted;
k give me life, O LORD, according to your word!
108 Accept l my freewill offerings of praise, O LORD,
and m teach me your rules.
109 I hold my life n in my hand continually,
but I do not o forget your law.
110 The wicked have laid p a snare for me,
but q I do not stray from your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are r my heritage forever,
for they are s the joy of my heart.
112 I t incline my heart to perform your statutes
Samekh
113[†] I hate v the double-minded,
but I love w your law.
114 You are my x hiding place and my y shield;
I z hope in your word.
115 a Depart from me, you evildoers,
that I may b keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me c according to your promise, that I may live,
and let me not be d put to shame in my e hope!
117 f Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for your statutes continually!
118 You g spurn all who h go astray from your statutes,
for their cunning is in vain.
119 All the wicked of the earth you discard like i dross,
therefore j I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh k trembles for fear of you,
and I am afraid of your judgments.
Ayin
121 I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Give your servant l a pledge of good;
let not m the insolent oppress me.
123 My n eyes long for your salvation
and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
124 Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
and o teach me your statutes.
125 I am your p servant; q give me understanding,
that I may know your testimonies!
126[†] It is time for the LORD to act,
for your law has been broken.
127 Therefore I r love your commandments
above gold, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
I hate every s false way.
Pe
129[†] Your testimonies are t wonderful;
therefore my soul u keeps them.
130[†] The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts v understanding to the simple.
131 I w open my mouth and x pant,
because I y long for your commandments.
132 z Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is your way with those who love your name.
133 a Keep steady my steps according to your promise,
and let no iniquity b get dominion over me.
134 c Redeem me from man’s oppression,
that I may keep your precepts.
135 d Make your face shine upon your servant,
and e teach me your statutes.
136 My eyes f shed streams of tears,
because people g do not keep your law.
Tsadhe
137 h Righteous are you, O LORD,
and right are your rules.
138 You have appointed your testimonies in i righteousness
and in all j faithfulness.
139 My k zeal consumes me,
because my foes forget your words.
140 Your promise is well l tried,
and your servant m loves it.
141 I am small and despised,
yet I do not n forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is righteous forever,
and your law is o true.
143 Trouble and anguish have found me out,
but your commandments are my p delight.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever;
q give me understanding that I may r live.
Qoph
145 With my s whole heart I cry; answer me, O LORD!
I will t keep your statutes.
146 I call to you; save me,
that I may observe your testimonies.
147 I rise before u dawn and cry for help;
I v hope in your words.
148 My eyes are awake before w the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promise.
149 Hear my voice according to your steadfast love;
O LORD, x according to your justice y give me life.
150 They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;
they are far from your law.
151 But z you are near, O LORD,
and all your commandments are a true.
152 Long have I known from your testimonies
that you have b founded them forever.
Resh
153 Look on my c affliction and deliver me,
for d I do not forget your law.
154 e Plead my cause and redeem me;
f give me life according to your promise!
155[†] g Salvation is far from the wicked,
h for they do not seek your statutes.
156 i Great is your mercy, O LORD;
f give me life according to your rules.
157 j Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
but I do not k swerve from your testimonies.
158 I look at l the faithless with m disgust,
because they do not keep your commands.
159 Consider how I n love your precepts!
f Give me life according to your steadfast love.
160 o The sum of your word is p truth,
and every one of your q righteous rules endures forever.
Sin and Shin
161 r Princes persecute me s without cause,
but my heart t stands in awe of your words.
162 I t rejoice at your word
like one who u finds great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love v your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise you
for your q righteous rules.
165 Great w peace have those who love your law;
x nothing can make them stumble.
166 I y hope for your salvation, O LORD,
and I do your commandments.
167 My soul keeps your testimonies;
I v love them exceedingly.
168[†] I keep your precepts and testimonies,
z for all my ways are before you.
Taw
169 Let my a cry come before you, O LORD;
b give me understanding c according to your word!
170 Let my plea come before you;
d deliver me according to your word.
171 My lips will e pour forth praise,
for you f teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue will sing of your word,
for g all your commandments are right.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have h chosen your precepts.
174 I i long for your salvation, O LORD,
and your law is my j delight.
175 Let my soul live and praise you,
and let your rules help me.
176[†] I have k gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
for I do not l forget your commandments.