1. ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
2. Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
3. They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
4. You have commanded us to keep your precepts diligently.
5. O that my ways were directed to keep your statutes!
6. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect towards all your commandments.
7. I will praise you with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned your righteous judgments.
8. I will keep your statutes: O forsake me not completely.
9. BETH. How shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed to it according to your word.
10. With my whole heart have I sought you: O let me not wander from your commandments.
11. Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12. Blessed are you, O LORD: teach me your statutes.
13. With my lips have I declared all the judgments 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 have respect towards your ways.
16. I will delight myself in your statutes: I will not forget your word.
17. GIMEL. Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live, and keep your word.
18. Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
19. I am a stranger in the earth: hide not your commandments from me.
20. My soul breaks because of the longing that it has towards your judgments at all times.
21. You have rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from your commandments.
22. Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept your testimonies.
23. Princes also did sit and speak against me: but your servant meditated on your statutes.
24. Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
25. DALETH. My soul clings to the dust: revive me according to your word.
26. I have declared my ways, and you heard me: teach me your statutes.
27. Make me to understand the way of your precepts: so shall I talk of your wondrous works.
28. My soul melts for sorrow: strengthen me according to your word.
29. Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me your law graciously.
30. I have chosen the way of truth: your judgments have I set before me.
31. I have held to your testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
32. I will run the way of your commandments, when you shall enlarge my heart.
33. HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes; and I shall keep it to the end.
34. Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35. Make me to go in the path of your commandments; for therein do I delight.
36. Turn my heart to your testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37. Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and revive me in your way.
38. Establish your word to your servant, who is devoted to your fear.
39. Turn away my reproach which I fear: for your judgments are good.
40. Behold, I have longed for your precepts: revive me in your righteousness.
41. VAU. Let your mercies come also to me, O LORD, even your salvation, according to your word.
42. So shall I have something to answer him that reproaches me: for I trust in your word.
43. And take not the word of truth completely out of my mouth; for I have hoped in your judgments.
44. So shall I keep your law continually for ever and ever.
45. And I will walk at liberty: for I seek your precepts.
46. I will speak of your testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
47. And I will delight myself in your commandments, which I have loved.
48. My hands also will I lift up to your commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate on your statutes.
49. ZAIN. Remember the word to your servant, upon which you have caused me to hope.
50. This is my comfort in my affliction: for your word has revived me.
51. The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not turned aside from your law.
52. I remembered your judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
53. Horror has taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake your law.
54. Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55. I have remembered your name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept your law.
56. This I had, because I kept your precepts.
57. CHETH. You are my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep your words.
58. I appealed for your favor with my whole heart: be merciful to me according to your word.
59. I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to your testimonies.
60. I made haste, and delayed not to keep your commandments.
61. The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten your law.
62. At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you because of your righteous judgments.
63. I am a companion of all those who fear you, and of those who keep your precepts.
64. The earth, O LORD, is full of your mercy: teach me your statutes.
65. TETH. You have dealt well with your servant, O LORD, according to your word.
66. Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments.
67. Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept your word.
68. You are good, and do good; teach me your statutes.
69. The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep your precepts with my whole heart.
70. Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in your law.
71. It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn your statutes.
72. The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
73. JOD. Your hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74. Those who fear you will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in your word.
75. I know, O LORD, that your judgments are right, and that you in faithfulness have afflicted me.
76. Let, I pray you, your merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
77. Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for your law is my delight.
78. Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate on your precepts.
79. Let those that fear you turn to me, and those that have known your testimonies.
80. Let my heart be sound in your statutes; that I be not ashamed.
81. CAPH. My soul faints for your salvation: but I hope in your word.
82. My eyes fail for your word, saying, When will you comfort me?
83. For I am become like a wineskin in the smoke; yet do I not forget your statutes.
84. How many are the days of your servant? when will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85. The proud have dug pits for me, those who are not in accord with your law.
86. All your commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
87. They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I did not forsake your precepts.
88. Revive me according to your loving kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of your mouth.
89. LAMED. For ever, O LORD, your word is established in heaven.
90. Your faithfulness is to all generations: you have established the earth, and it remains.
91. They continue this day according to your ordinances: for all are your servants.
92. Unless your law had been my delights, I would then have perished in my affliction.
93. I will never forget your precepts: for with them you have revived me.
94. I am yours, save me; for I have sought your precepts.
95. The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider your testimonies.
96. I have seen an end of all perfection: but your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97. MEM. O how love I your law! it is my meditation all the day.
98. You through your commandments have made me wiser than my enemies: for they are ever with me.
99. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for your testimonies are my meditation.
100. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep your precepts.
101. I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep your word.
102. I have not departed from your judgments: for you have taught me.
103. How sweet are your words to my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104. Through your precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
105. NUN. Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
106. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep your righteous judgments.
107. I am afflicted very much: revive me, O LORD, according to your word.
108. Accept, I plead with you, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me your judgments.
109. My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget your law.
110. The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from your precepts.
111. Your testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112. I have turned my heart to perform your statutes always, even to the end.
113. SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but your law do I love.
114. You are my hiding place and my shield: I hope in your word.
115. Depart from me, you evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
116. Uphold me according to your word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117. Hold me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect towards your statutes continually.
118. You have trodden down all those who err from your statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
119. You put away all the wicked of the earth like refuse: therefore I love your testimonies.
120. My flesh trembles for fear of you; and I am afraid of your judgments.
121. AIN. I have done justice and righteousness: leave me not to my oppressors.
122. Be a guarantee for your servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
123. My eyes fail for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
124. Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your statutes.
125. I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.
126. It is time for you, LORD, to work: for they have made void your law.
127. Therefore I love your commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
128. Therefore I esteem all your precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
129. PE. Your testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul keeps them.
130. The entrance of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
131. I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for your commandments.
132. Look thou upon me, and be merciful to me, as you do for those that love your name.
133. Order my steps in your word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134. Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep your precepts.
135. Make your face to shine upon your servant; and teach me your statutes.
136. Rivers of waters run down my eyes, because they do not keep your law.
137. TZADDI. Righteous are you, O LORD, and upright are your judgments.
138. Your testimonies that you have commanded are righteous and very faithful.
139. My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
140. Your word is very pure: therefore your servant loves it.
141. I am small and despised: yet I do not forget your precepts.
142. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your law is the truth.
143. Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet your commandments are my delights.
144. The righteousness of your testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
145. KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep your statutes.
146. I cried out unto you; save me, and I shall keep your testimonies.
147. I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried out: I hoped in your word.
148. My eyes precede the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.
149. Hear my voice according to your loving kindness: O LORD, revive me according to your judgment.
150. They draw near that follow after mischief: they are far from your law.
151. You are near, O LORD; and all your commandments are truth.
152. Concerning your testimonies, I have known from of old that you have founded them for ever.
153. RESH. Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget your law.
154. Plead my cause, and deliver me: revive me according to your word.
155. Salvation is far from the wicked: for they do not seek your statutes.
156. Great are your tender mercies, O LORD: revive me according to your judgments.
157. Many are my persecutors and my enemies; yet do I not turn aside from your testimonies.
158. I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they did not keep your word.
159. Consider how I love your precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to your loving kindness.
160. Your word is true from the beginning: and every one of your righteous judgments endures for ever.
161. SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart stands in awe of your word.
162. I rejoice at your word, as one that finds great spoil.
163. I hate and abhor lying: but your law do I love.
164. Seven times a day do I praise you because of your righteous judgments.
165. Great peace have those that love your law: and nothing shall offend them.
166. LORD, I have hoped for your salvation, and done your commandments.
167. My soul has kept your testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168. I have kept your precepts and your testimonies: for all my ways are before you.
169. TAU. Let my cry come near before you, O LORD: give me understanding according to your word.
170. Let my supplication come before you: deliver me according to your word.
171. My lips shall utter praise, when you have taught me your statutes.
172. My tongue shall speak of your word: for all your commandments are righteousness.
173. Let your hand help me; for I have chosen your precepts.
174. I have longed for your salvation, O LORD; and your law is my delight.
175. Let my soul live, and it shall praise you; and let your judgments help me.
176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant; for I do not forget your commandments.
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