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psalms 119

1 - Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,who walk according to The LORD's law.

2 - Blessed are those who keep his statutes,who seek him with their whole heart.

3 - Yes, they do nothing wrong.They walk in his ways.

4 - You have commanded your precepts,that we should fully obey them.

5 - Oh that my ways were steadfastto obey your statutes!

6 - Then I wouldn't be disappointed,when I consider all of your commandments.

7 - I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,when I learn your righteous judgments.

8 - I will observe your statutes.Don't utterly forsake me.

9 - How can a young man keep his way pure?By living according to your word.

10 - With my whole heart, I have sought you.Don't let me wander from your commandments.

11 - I have hidden your word in my heart,that I might not sin against you.

12 - Blessed are you, The LORD.Teach me your statutes.

13 - With my lips,I have declared 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 consider your ways.

16 - I will delight myself in your statutes.I will not forget your word.

17 - Do good to your servant.I will live and I will obey your word.

18 - Open my eyes,that I may see wondrous things out of your law.

19 - I am a stranger on the earth.Don't hide your commandments from me.

20 - My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.

21 - You have rebuked the proud who are cursed,who wander from your commandments.

22 - Take reproach and contempt away from me,for I have kept your statutes.

23 - Though princes sit and slander me,your servant will meditate on your statutes.

24 - Indeed your statutes are my delight,and my counselors.

25 - My soul is laid low in the dust.Revive me according to your word!

26 - I declared my ways, and you answered me.Teach me your statutes.

27 - Let me understand the teaching of your precepts!Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.

28 - My soul is weary with sorrow:strengthen me according to your word.

29 - Keep me from the way of deceit.Grant me your law graciously!

30 - I have chosen the way of truth.I have set your ordinances before me.

31 - I cling to your statutes, The LORD.Don't let me be disappointed.

32 - I run in the path of your commandments,for you have set my heart free.

33 - Teach me, The LORD, the way of your statutes.I will keep them to the end.

34 - Give me understanding, and I will keep your law.Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

35 - Direct me in the path of your commandments,for I delight in them.

36 - Turn my heart toward your statutes,not toward selfish gain.

37 - Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things.Revive me in your ways.

38 - Fulfill your promise to your servant,that you may be feared.

39 - Take away my disgrace that I dread,for your ordinances are good.

40 - Behold, I long for your precepts!Revive me in your righteousness.

41 - Let your loving kindness also come to me, The LORD,your salvation, according to your word.

42 - So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,for I trust in your word.

43 - Don't snatch the word of truth out of my mouth,for I put my hope in your ordinances.

44 - So I will obey your law continually,forever and ever.

45 - I will walk in liberty,for I have sought your precepts.

46 - I will also speak of your statutes before kings,and will not be disappointed.

47 - I will delight myself in your commandments,because I love them.

48 - I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love.I will meditate on your statutes.

49 - Remember your word to your servant,because you gave me hope.

50 - This is my comfort in my affliction,for your word has revived me.

51 - The arrogant mock me excessively,but I don't swerve from your law.

52 - I remember your ordinances of old, The LORD,and have comforted myself.

53 - Indignation has taken hold on me,because of the wicked who forsake your law.

54 - Your statutes have been my songs,in the house where I live.

55 - I have remembered your name, The LORD, in the night,and I obey your law.

56 - This is my way,that I keep your precepts.

57 - The LORD is my portion.I promised to obey your words.

58 - I sought your favor with my whole heart.Be merciful to me according to your word.

59 - I considered my ways,and turned my steps to your statutes.

60 - I will hurry, and not delay,to obey your commandments.

61 - The ropes of the wicked bind me,but I won't forget your law.

62 - At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you,because of your righteous ordinances.

63 - I am a friend of all those who fear you,of those who observe your precepts.

64 - The earth is full of your loving kindness, The LORD.Teach me your statutes.

65 - Do good to your servant,according to your word, The LORD.

66 - Teach me good judgment and knowledge,for I believe in your commandments.

67 - Before I was afflicted, I went astray;but now I observe your word.

68 - You are good, and do good.Teach me your statutes.

69 - The proud have smeared a lie upon me.With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.

70 - Their heart is as callous as the fat,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 of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

73 - Your hands have made me and formed me.Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.

74 - Those who fear you will see me and be glad,because I have put my hope in your word.

75 - The LORD, I know that your judgments are righteous,that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

76 - Please let your loving 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 disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully.I will meditate on your precepts.

79 - Let those who fear you turn to me.They will know your statutes.

80 - Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees,that I may not be disappointed.

81 - My soul faints for your salvation.I hope in your word.

82 - My eyes fail for your word.I say, "When will you comfort me?"

83 - For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke.I don't 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,contrary to your law.

86 - All of your commandments are faithful.They persecute me wrongfully.Help me!

87 - They had almost wiped me from the earth,but I didn't forsake your precepts.

88 - Preserve my life according to your loving kindness,so I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

89 - The LORD, your word is settled in heaven forever.

90 - Your faithfulness is to all generations.You have established the earth, and it remains.

91 - Your laws remain to this day,for all things serve you.

92 - Unless your law had been my delight,I would 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.I will consider your statutes.

96 - I have seen a limit to all perfection,but your commands are boundless.

97 - How I love your law!It is my meditation all day.

98 - Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,for your commandments are always with me.

99 - I have more understanding than all my teachers,for your testimonies are my meditation.

100 - I understand more than the aged,because I have kept your precepts.

101 - I have kept my feet from every evil way,that I might observe your word.

102 - I have not turned aside from your ordinances,for you have taught me.

103 - How sweet are your promises to my taste,more than honey to my mouth!

104 - Through your precepts, I get understanding;therefore I hate every false way.

105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet,and a light for my path.

106 - I have sworn, and have confirmed it,that I will obey your righteous ordinances.

107 - I am afflicted very much.Revive me, The LORD, according to your word.

108 - Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth.The LORD, teach me your ordinances.

109 - My soul is continually in my hand,yet I won't forget your law.

110 - The wicked have laid a snare for me,yet I haven't gone astray from your precepts.

111 - I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever,for they are the joy of my heart.

112 - I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever,even to the end.

113 - I hate double-minded men,but I love your law.

114 - You are my hiding place and my shield.I hope in your word.

115 - Depart from me, you evildoers,that I may keep the commandments of my God.

116 - Uphold me according to your word, that I may live.Let me not be ashamed of my hope.

117 - Hold me up, and I will be safe,and will have respect for your statutes continually.

118 - You reject all those who stray from your statutes,for their deceit is in vain.

119 - You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross.Therefore I love your testimonies.

120 - My flesh trembles for fear of you.I am afraid of your judgments.

121 - I have done what is just and righteous.Don't leave me to my oppressors.

122 - Ensure your servant's well-being.Don't let the proud oppress me.

123 - My eyes fail looking for your salvation,for your righteous word.

124 - Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness.Teach me your statutes.

125 - I am your servant. Give me understanding,that I may know your testimonies.

126 - It is time to act, The LORD,for they break your law.

127 - Therefore I love your commandments more than gold,yes, more than pure gold.

128 - Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right.I hate every false way.

129 - 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 wide and panted,for I longed for your commandments.

132 - Turn to me, and have mercy on me,as you always do to those who love your name.

133 - Establish my footsteps in your word.Don't let any iniquity have dominion over me.

134 - Redeem me from the oppression of man,so I will observe your precepts.

135 - Make your face shine on your servant.Teach me your statutes.

136 - Streams of tears run down my eyes,because they don't observe your law.

137 - You are righteous, The LORD.Your judgments are upright.

138 - You have commanded your statutes in righteousness.They are fully trustworthy.

139 - My zeal wears me out,because my enemies ignore your words.

140 - Your promises have been thoroughly tested,and your servant loves them.

141 - I am small and despised.I don't forget your precepts.

142 - Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness.Your law is truth.

143 - Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me.Your commandments are my delight.

144 - Your testimonies are righteous forever.Give me understanding, that I may live.

145 - I have called with my whole heart.Answer me, The LORD!I will keep your statutes.

146 - I have called to you. Save me!I will obey your statutes.

147 - I rise before dawn and cry for help.I put my hope in your words.

148 - My eyes stay open through the night watches,that I might meditate on your word.

149 - Hear my voice according to your loving kindness.Revive me, The LORD, according to your ordinances.

150 - They draw near who follow after wickedness.They are far from your law.

151 - You are near, The LORD.All your commandments are truth.

152 - Of old I have known from your testimonies,that you have founded them forever.

153 - Consider my affliction, and deliver me,for I don't forget your law.

154 - Plead my cause, and redeem me!Revive me according to your promise.

155 - Salvation is far from the wicked,for they don't seek your statutes.

156 - Great are your tender mercies, The LORD.Revive me according to your ordinances.

157 - Many are my persecutors and my adversaries.I haven't swerved from your testimonies.

158 - I look at the faithless with loathing,because they don't observe your word.

159 - Consider how I love your precepts.Revive me, The LORD, according to your loving kindness.

160 - All of your words are truth.Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.

161 - Princes have persecuted me without a cause,but my heart stands in awe of your words.

162 - I rejoice at your word,as one who finds great plunder.

163 - I hate and abhor falsehood.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 causes them to stumble.

166 - I have hoped for your salvation, The LORD.I have done your commandments.

167 - My soul has observed your testimonies.I love them exceedingly.

168 - I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies,for all my ways are before you.

169 - Let my cry come before you, The LORD.Give me understanding according to your word.

170 - Let my supplication come before you.Deliver me according to your word.

171 - Let my lips utter praise,for you teach me your statutes.

172 - Let my tongue sing of your word,for all your commandments are righteousness.

173 - Let your hand be ready to help me,for I have chosen your precepts.

174 - I have longed for your salvation, The LORD.Your law is my delight.

175 - Let my soul live, that I may praise you.Let your ordinances help me.

176 - I have gone astray like a lost sheep.Seek your servant, for I don't forget your commandments.

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