Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.
Aleph.
1
How
blessed are those whose
way is
blameless, Who
walk in the
law of the
LORD.
2
How
blessed are those who
observe His
testimonies, Who
seek Him with
all their
heart.
4
You have
ordained Your
precepts, That we should
keep them
diligently.
5
Oh that my
ways may be
established To
keep Your
statutes !
6
Then I shall not be
ashamed When I
look upon
all Your
commandments.
'$y,t{w.cim -l'K -l,a yijyiB;h.B vw{
bea -a{l z'a
8
I shall
keep Your
statutes ; Do not
forsake me
utterly * ! Beth.
Beth.
9
How can a
young man keep his
way pure ? By
keeping it according to Your
word.
10
With
all my
heart I have
sought You; Do not let me
wander from Your
commandments.
'$y,t{w.ciMim yineG.v;T -l;a '$yiT.v;r.d
yiBil -l'k.B
11
Your
word I have
treasured in my
heart, That I may not
sin against You.
12
Blessed are You, O
LORD ;
Teach me Your
statutes.
13
With my
lips I have
told of
All the
ordinances of Your
mouth.
14
I have
rejoiced in the
way of Your
testimonies, As
much as in
all riches.
15
I will
meditate on Your
precepts And
regard Your
ways.
16
I shall
delight in Your
statutes ; I shall not
forget Your
word. Gimel.
Gimel.
17
Deal bountifully with Your
servant, That I may
live and
keep Your
word.
18
Open my
eyes, that I may
behold Wonderful things from Your
law.
19
I am a
stranger in the
earth ; Do not
hide Your
commandments from me.
23
Even though
princes sit and
talk against me, Your
servant meditates on Your
statutes.
24
Your
testimonies also are my
delight ; They are my
counselors *. Daleth.
Daleth.
25
My
soul cleaves to the
dust ;
Revive me according to Your
word.
26
I have
told of my
ways, and You have
answered me;
Teach me Your
statutes.
27
Make me
understand the
way of Your
precepts, So I will
meditate on Your
wonders.
28
My
soul weeps because of
grief ;
Strengthen me according to Your
word.
29
Remove the
false way from me, And
graciously grant me Your
law.
30
I have
chosen the
faithful way ; I have
placed Your
ordinances before me.
31
I
cling to Your
testimonies ; O
LORD, do not
put me to
shame !
32
I shall
run the
way of Your
commandments, For You will
enlarge my
heart. He.
He.
33
Teach me, O
LORD, the
way of Your
statutes, And I shall
observe it to the
end.
34
Give me
understanding, that I may
observe Your
law And
keep it with
all my
heart.
35
Make me
walk in the
path of Your
commandments, For I
delight in it.
yiT.c'p'x w{b -yiK '$y,t{w.cim
byit.niB yinekyir.d;h
36
Incline my
heart to Your
testimonies And not to dishonest
gain.
37
Turn away my
eyes from
looking at
vanity, And
revive me in Your
ways.
38
Establish Your
word to Your
servant, As that
which produces
reverence for You.
40
Behold, I
long for Your
precepts ;
Revive me through Your
righteousness. Vav.
Vav.
41
May Your
lovingkindnesses also
come to me, O
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
And do not
take the
word of
truth utterly * out of my
mouth, For I
wait for Your
ordinances.
45
And I will
walk at
liberty, For I
seek Your
precepts.
46
I will also
speak of Your
testimonies before kings And shall not be
ashamed.
48
And I shall
lift up my
hands to Your
commandments,
Which I
love ; And I will
meditate on Your
statutes. Zayin.
Zayin.
49
Remember the
word to Your
servant, In
which You have made me
hope.
50
This is my
comfort in my
affliction, That Your
word has
revived me.
51
The
arrogant utterly * deride me, Yet I do not
turn aside from Your
law.
52
I have
remembered Your
ordinances from of
old, O
LORD, And
comfort myself.
54
Your
statutes are my
songs In the
house of my
pilgrimage.
55
O
LORD, I
remember Your
name in the
night, And
keep Your
law.
56
This has
become mine, That I
observe Your
precepts. Heth.
Heth.
57
The
LORD is my
portion ; I have
promised to
keep Your
words.
58
I
sought Your
favor with
all my
heart ; Be
gracious to me according to Your
word.
60
I
hastened and did not
delay To
keep Your
commandments.
'$y,t{w.cim r{
m.vil yiT.h'm.h;m.tih a{l.w yiT.v;x
61
The
cords of the
wicked have
encircled me, But I have not
forgotten Your
law.
63
I am a
companion of
all those
who fear You, And of those who
keep Your
precepts.
64
The
earth is
full of Your
lovingkindness, O
LORD ;
Teach me Your
statutes. Teth.
Teth.
65
You have
dealt well with Your
servant, O
LORD, according to Your
word.
68
You are
good and
do good ;
Teach me Your
statutes.
70
Their
heart is
covered with
fat, But I
delight in Your
law.
71
It is
good for me that I was
afflicted, That I may
learn Your
statutes.
72
The
law of Your
mouth is
better to me
Than thousands of
gold and
silver pieces. Yodh.
Yodh.
74
May those who
fear You
see me and be
glad,
Because I
wait for Your
word.
75
I
know, O
LORD, that Your
judgments are
righteous, And that in
faithfulness You have
afflicted me.
76
O may Your
lovingkindness comfort me, According to Your
word to Your
servant.
77
May Your
compassion come to me that I may
live, For Your
law is my
delight.
78
May the
arrogant be
ashamed, for they
subvert me with a
lie ; But I shall
meditate on Your
precepts.
79
May those who
fear You
turn to me, Even those who
know Your
testimonies.
80
May my
heart be
blameless in Your
statutes, So that I will not be
ashamed. Kaph.
Kaph.
81
My
soul languishes for Your
salvation ; I
wait for Your
word.
82
My
eyes fail with longing for Your
word, While I
say,
"When will You
comfort me?"
yinem]x;n.T y;t'm r{
mael '$,t'r.mia.l y;nye[ .Wl'K
83
Though I have
become like a
wineskin in the
smoke, I do 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
arrogant have
dug pits for me, Men
who are not in accord with Your
law.
86
All Your
commandments are
faithful ; They have
persecuted me with a
lie ;
help me!
87
They
almost destroyed me on
earth, But as for me, I did not
forsake Your
precepts.
88
Revive me according to Your
lovingkindness, So that I may
keep the
testimony of Your
mouth. Lamedh.
Lamedh.
90
Your
faithfulness continues throughout
all generations ; You
established the
earth, and it
stands.
91
They
stand this
day according to Your
ordinances, For
all things are Your
servants.
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.
yin'tyiYix ~'b yiK '$y,d.WQiP x;K.v,a -a{l ~'lw{
[.l94
I am Yours,
save me; For I have
sought Your
precepts.
Mem.
97
O
how I
love Your
law ! It is my
meditation all the
day.
98
Your
commandments make me
wiser than my
enemies, For they are
ever mine.
yil -ayih ~'lw{
[.l yiK '$,t{w.cim yinem.K;x.T y;b.y{
aem101
I have
restrained my
feet from
every evil way, That I may
keep Your
word.
102
I have not
turned aside from Your
ordinances, For You
Yourself have
taught me.
103
How sweet are Your
words to my
taste ! Yes, sweeter
than honey to my
mouth !
Nun.
105
Your
word is a
lamp to my
feet And a
light to my
path.
106
I have
sworn and I will
confirm it, That I will
keep Your
righteous ordinances.
107
I am
exceedingly * afflicted ;
Revive me, O
LORD, according to Your
word.
109
My
life is
continually in my
hand, Yet I do not
forget Your
law.
110
The
wicked have
laid a
snare for me, Yet I have not
gone astray from Your
precepts.
111
I have
inherited Your
testimonies forever, For they are the
joy of my
heart.
112
I have
inclined my
heart to
perform Your
statutes Forever, even to the
end. Samekh.
Samekh.
113
I
hate those
who are
double-minded, But I
love Your
law.
114
You are my
hiding place and my
shield ; I
wait for Your
word.
115
Depart from me,
evildoers, That I may
observe the
commandments of my
God.
116
Sustain me according to Your
word, that I may
live ; And do not let me be
ashamed of my
hope.
117
Uphold me that I may be
safe, That I may
have regard for Your
statutes continually.
118
You have
rejected all those who
wander from Your
statutes, For their
deceitfulness is
useless.
120
My
flesh trembles for
fear of You, And I am
afraid of Your
judgments. Ayin.
Ayin.
122
Be
surety for Your
servant for
good ; Do not let the
arrogant oppress me.
123
My
eyes fail with longing for Your
salvation And for Your
righteous word.
'$
,q.dic t;r.mia.l.W '$,t'[.Wvyil .Wl'K y;nye[
124
Deal with Your
servant according to Your
lovingkindness And
teach me Your
statutes.
125
I am Your
servant ;
give me
understanding, That I may
know Your
testimonies.
126
It is
time for the
LORD to
act, For they have
broken Your
law.
Pe.
132
Turn to me and be
gracious to me, After Your
manner with those who
love Your
name.
133
Establish my
footsteps in Your
word, And do not let
any iniquity have dominion over me.
!,w'a -l'k yiB
-j,l.v;T -l;a.w '$,t'r.mia.B !ek'h y;m'[.P
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
water,
Because they do not
keep Your
law. Tsadhe.
Tsadhe.
137
Righteous are You, O
LORD, And
upright are Your
judgments.
140
Your
word is
very pure, Therefore Your
servant loves it.
141
I am
small and
despised, Yet I do not
forget Your
precepts.
143
Trouble and
anguish have
come upon me, Yet Your
commandments are my
delight.
Qoph.
145
I
cried with
all my
heart ;
answer me, O
LORD ! I will
observe Your
statutes.
146
I
cried to You;
save me And I shall
keep Your
testimonies.
147
I
rise before
dawn and
cry for
help ; I
wait for Your
words.
148
My
eyes anticipate the night
watches, That I may
meditate on Your
word.
149
Hear my
voice according to Your
lovingkindness ;
Revive me, O
LORD, according to Your
ordinances.
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
truth.
152
Of
old I have
known from Your
testimonies That You have
founded them
forever. Resh.
Resh.
153
Look upon my
affliction and
rescue me, For I do not
forget Your
law.
154
Plead my
cause and
redeem 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
mercies, O
LORD ;
Revive me according to Your
ordinances.
157
Many are my
persecutors and my
adversaries, Yet I do not
turn aside from Your
testimonies.
158
I
behold the
treacherous and
loathe them,
Because they do not
keep Your
word.
Shin.
162
I
rejoice at Your
word, As one who
finds great spoil.
163
I
hate and
despise falsehood, But I
love Your
law.
165
Those who
love Your
law have
great peace, And
nothing causes them to
stumble.
166
I
hope for Your
salvation, O
LORD, And
do Your
commandments.
168
I
keep Your
precepts and Your
testimonies, For
all my
ways are
before You. Tav.
Tav.
169
Let my
cry come 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
Let my
lips utter praise, For You
teach me Your
statutes.
173
Let 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 my
soul live that it may
praise You, And let Your
ordinances help me.
176
I have
gone astray like a
lost sheep ;
seek Your
servant, For I do not
forget Your
commandments.
'$y,t{w.cim yiK '$
,D.b;[ veQ;B deb{
a h,f.K yityi['T ? yiT.x'k'v a{l
