Aleph {HR}Blessed [are] the perfect in the way,{HR}That walk in Jehovah’s law.
Blessed [are] they that observe his testimonies,{HR}That seek him with a whole heart.
Yea, they practice no wrong,{HR}In his ways they walk.
Thou hast commanded thy precepts,{HR}To keep [them] diligently.
O that my ways were established{HR}To keep thy statutes!
Then shall I not be ashamed{HR}In my looking to all thy commandments.
I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart,{HR}In my learning the judgments of thy righteousness.
Thy statutes I will keep:{HR}Forsake me not utterly.
By what shall a youth cleanse his path?{HR}By taking heed (to keep it) according to thy word.
With my whole heart have I sought thee;{HR}Let me not wander from thy commandments.
In my heart have I laid up thy saying,{HR}That I might not sin against thee.
Blessed [art] thou, Jehovah:{HR}Teach me thy statutes.
With my lips have I declared{HR}All the judgments of thy mouth.
In the way of thy testimonies{HR}Have I rejoiced as over all wealth.
On thy precepts I will meditate{HR}And regard thy paths.
In thy statutes I will delight myself;{HR}I will not forget thy word.
Grant unto thy servant I may live,{HR}And I will keep thy word.
Open mine eyes,{HR}And I shall behold wondrous things out of thy law.
For me I [am] a sojourner in the earth:{HR}Hide not thy commandments from me.
My soul breaketh with longing{HR}For thy judgments at every time.
Thou hast rebuked proud [men], accursed,{HR}That wander from thy commandments.
Roll from me reproach and contempt,{HR}For thy testimonies I have observed.
Princes also sat [and] at me talked;{HR}Thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.
Thy testimonies also [are] my delights,{HR}My counsellors .
My soul cleaveth unto dust:{HR}Quicken me according to thy word.
My ways I declared,{HR}And thou answeredst me:{HR}Teach me thy statutes.
The way of thy precepts make me understand,{HR}And I will meditate on thy wonders.
My soul droppeth for sorrow:{HR}Raise me up according to thy word.
Way of falsehood remove from me,{HR}And thy law grant me graciously.
Way of faithfulness I have chosen;{HR}Thy judgments have I held .
I have cleaved unto thy testimonies:{HR}Jehovah, put me not to shame.
The way of thy commandments I will run,{HR}For thou wilt enlarge my heart.
Teach me, Jehovah, the way of thy statutes,{HR}And I will observe it [unto the] end.
Make me understand, and I will observe thy law{HR}And will keep [it] with a whole heart.
Make me go in the path of thy commandments;{HR}For therein I delight.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,{HR}And not to gain,
Turn away mine eyes from seeing vanity;{HR}In thy way quicken me.
Set up thy saying for thy servant,{HR}Who [is devoted] to thy fear.
Turn away my reproach of which I am afraid,{HR}For thy judgments [are] good.
Behold, I have longed for thy precepts:{HR}Quicken me in thy righteousness.
And let thy mercy, Jehovah, come to me,{HR}Thy salvation according to thy saying.
And I will have what to answer my reviler;{HR}For I confide in thy word.
And take not out of my mouth the word of truth utterly,{HR}For I have hoped in thy judgments.
And I will observe thy law{HR}Continually for ever and ever.
And I will walk at large;{HR}For thy precepts have I sought.
And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings,{HR}And will not be ashamed.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments{HR}Which I have loved,
And I will lift up my hands to thy commandments which I loved,{HR}And I will meditate in thy statutes.
Remember for thy servant the word{HR}On which thou hast made me hope.
This [is] my comfort in mine affliction,{HR}For thy saying hath quickened me.
Proud [men] deride me exceedingly:{HR}From thy law I swerve not.
I remembered thy judgments of old, Jehovah,{HR}And have comforted myself.
Indignation seizeth me because of wicked [men]{HR}Forsaking thy law.
Thy statutes were songs{HR}In the house of my sojournings.
I remember in the night thy name, Jehovah,{HR}And observe thy law.
This hath been to me,{HR}Because thy precepts I observed.
My portion, Jehovah, I have said,{HR}[Is] that I will keep thy words.
I have sought thy face with a whole heart:{HR}Be gracious to me according to thy saying.
I have thought on my ways,{HR}And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
I hasted and delayed not{HR}To keep thy commandments.
Cords of wicked [men] surrounded me:{HR}Thy law I have not forgotten.
At midnight I rise to give thanks unto thee{HR}Because of the judgments of thy righteousness.
A companion [am] I to all who fear thee,{HR}And to those who keep thy precepts.
Of thy mercy, Jehovah, the earth [is] full:{HR}Thy statutes teach me.
Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, Jehovah,{HR}According to thy word.
Goodness of judgment and knowledge teach me,{HR}For in thy commandments I believe.
Before I was afflicted I went astray,{HR}And now thy saying I keep.
Good [art] thou and doing good;{HR}Teach me thy statutes.
Proud [men] have forged falsehood against me;{HR}With a whole heart I will observe thy precepts.
Fat as the grease [is] their heart:{HR}I delight myself in thy law.
[It is] good for me that I was afflicted,{HR}That I might learn thy statutes.
The law of thy mouth [is] better to me{HR}Than thousands of gold and silver.
Thy hands made me and fashioned me:{HR}Make me understand,{HR}And I will learn thy commandments.
Thy fearers will see me and be glad;{HR}For I have hoped in thy word.
I know, Jehovah, that thy judgments [are] righteousness,{HR}And [in] faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
Let, I pray, thy mercy be for my comfort{HR}According to thy saying to thy servant.
Let thy compassions come to me, and I shall live;{HR}For thy law [is] my delights.
Let proud men be ashamed;{HR}For [with] falsehood they perverted me:{HR}I will meditate in thy precepts.
Let those turn unto me that fear thee{HR}And know thy testimonies.
Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes,{HR}That I be not ashamed.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation;{HR}In thy word do I hope.
Mine eyes fail for thy saying, so that I say (saying),{HR}When wilt thou comfort me?
For I am become like a wine-skin in smoke;{HR}Thy statutes I forget not.
How many [are] thy servant’s days?{HR}When wilt thou execute judgment on my persecutors?
Proud [men] dig for me pits,{HR}Which [is], not according to thy law.
All thy commandments [are] faithfulness:{HR}[With] falsehood do they persecute me. Help me.
They had almost consumed me in the earth ;{HR}But I did not forsake thy precepts.
According to thy mercy quicken me:{HR}I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Forever, Jehovah, thy word [is] settled in the heavens.
To generation and generation [is] thy faithfulness.{HR}Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
By thine ordinances they stand today,{HR}For thy servants [are] the whole .
Unless thy law [had been] my delights,{HR}Then should I have perished in mine affliction.
Never will I forget thy precepts,{HR}For by them thou hast quickened me.
I [am] thine: save me,{HR}For thy precepts I have sought.
For me have waited wicked [men] to destroy me:{HR}Thy testimonies I attend to.
To all perfection I have seen an end:{HR}Exceeding broad [is] thy commandment.
How I love thy law!{HR}All the day it is my meditation.
Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies,{HR}For they [are] ever mine.
More than all my teachers I have understanding:{HR}For thy testimonies [are] my meditation.
More than aged [men] I understand,{HR}For thy precepts I have observed.
From every evil path I withheld my feet,{HR}That I might keep thy word.
From thy judgments I have not departed,{HR}For thou hast taught me.
How sweet to my palate are thy sayings,{HR}[More] than honey to my mouth!
From thy precepts I understand;{HR}Therefore I hate every path of falsehood.
A lamp to my feet [is] thy word,{HR}And a light to my path.
I have sworn, and will perform,{HR}To keep thy righteous judgments.
I was afflicted exceedingly: Jehovah,{HR}Quicken me according to thy word.
Accept, I pray, Jehovah, the free-will offerings of my mouth,{HR}And teach me thy judgments.
My soul [is.] in my hand continually,{HR}Yet (and) I do not forget thy law.
Wicked [men] laid a snare for me,{HR}Yet (and) from thy precepts I strayed not.
I inherit thy testimonies forever,{HR}For they [are] my heart’s rejoicing.
I incline my heart to do thy statutes{HR}For ever [to] the end.
Double-minded [men] I hate,{HR}And thy law I love.
My hiding place and my shield [art] thou:{HR}In thy word I hope.
Depart from me, evil-doers;{HR}And I will observe the commandments of my God.
Uphold me according to thy saying, and I shall live,{HR}And let me not be ashamed of my waiting.
Uphold me, and I shall be saved,{HR}And I will look in thy statutes continually.
Thou settest at nought all wanderers from thy statutes;{HR}For a lie [is] their deceit.
[As] dross thou causest to cease all earth’s wicked ones:{HR}Therefore I love thy testimonies.
My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee,{HR}And I am afraid of thy judgments.
I have done judgment and righteousness:{HR}Leave me not to mine oppressors.
Be surety for thy servant for good:{HR}Let not proud [men] oppress me.
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation{HR}And for thy righteous saying.
Do with thy servant according to thy mercy,{HR}And thy statutes teach me.
Thy servant [am] I;{HR}Give me understanding,{HR}And I shall know thy testimonies.
[It is] time for Jehovah to act:{HR}They make void thy law.
Therefore I love thy commandments{HR}Above gold and above fine gold.
Therefore all precepts [as to] all I count right;{HR}Every path of falsehood I hate.
Wonderful [are] thy testimonies:{HR}Therefore doth my soul observe them.
The opening of thy words enlighteneth,{HR}Giving understanding to simple ones.
I opened my mouth wide, and panted,{HR}For I longed for thy commandments.
Turn unto me and be gracious to me,{HR}As thou art wont to lovers of thy name.
Establish my steps in thy saying,{HR}And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Redeem me from man’s oppression:{HR}And I will keep thy precepts.
Let thy face shine on thy servant,{HR}And teach me thy statutes.
With streams of waters run down mine eyes,{HR}Because they keep not thy law.
Righteous [art] thou, Jehovah,{HR}And upright thy judgments.
Thou hast commanded thy testimonies [in] righteousness{HR}And exceeding faithfulness.
My zeal destroyeth me,{HR}Because my adversaries have forgotten thy words.
Thy saying [is] exceedingly pure;{HR}And thy servant loveth it.
Little [am] I, and despised;{HR}Thy precepts I do not forget.
Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness,{HR}And thy law truth.
Distress and anguish seized me;{HR}Thy commandments [are] my delights.
Righteousness [are] thy testimonies forever:{HR}Give me{sup},{/sup} understanding, and I shall live.
I have called with a whole heart: answer me,{HR}Jehovah; thy statutes I will observe.
I have called on thee: save me;{HR}And I will keep thy testimonies.
I anticipated the twilight [of dawn] and cried;{HR}For thy words do I wait.
Mine eyes anticipate the watches{HR}To meditate in thy saying.
Hear my voice according to thy mercy;{HR}Jehovah, according to thy judgment quicken me:
Pursuers of mischief are nigh;{HR}From thy law they are far off.
Near [art] thou, Jehovah,{HR}And all thy commandments [are] truth.
Of old have I known from thy testimonies{HR}That thou hast founded them forever.
See mine affliction and deliver me;{HR}For thy law I do not forget.
Plead my cause and redeem me;{HR}As to thy saying quicken me.
Far from wicked [men is] salvation,{HR}For thy statutes they seek not.
Thy tender mercies [are] many, Jehovah;{HR}According to thy judgments quicken me.
Many [are] my persecutors and mine oppressors;{HR}From thy testimonies I decline not.
I have seen treacherous dealers and was disgusted,{HR}Because they kept not thy saying.
See how I love thy precepts;{HR}Jehovah, according to thy mercy quicken me.
The sum (head) of thy word [is] truth;{HR}And every judgment of thy righteousness [is] forever.
Princes persecuted me without cause,{HR}But at thy words my heart is in awe.
For me, I [am] joyful over thy saying{HR}As a finder of great spoil.
Falsehood I hate and abhor;{HR}Thy law I love.
Seven [times] a day do I praise thee{HR}For the judgments of thy righteousness.
Great peace have the lovers of thy law,{HR}And they have no stumbling-block.
I hope for thy salvation, Jehovah,{HR}And thy commandments I do.
My soul keepeth thy testimonies,{HR}And I love them exceedingly.
I keep thy precepts and thy testimonies,{HR}For all my ways [are] before thee.
Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah;{HR}According to thy word give me understanding.
Let my supplication come before thee;{HR}According to thy saying deliver me.
My lips shall utter praise,{HR}For thou dost teach me thy statutes.
Let my tongue answer thy saying,{HR}For all thy commandments [are] righteousness.
Let thy hand be for my help,{HR}For I have chosen thy precepts.
I have longed for thy salvation, Jehovah;{HR}And thy law [is] my delight.
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee;{HR}And let thy judgments help me.
I have wandered like a lost sheep:{HR}Seek thy servant,{HR}For thy commandments I do not forget.