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1 (Alef) How happy are those whose way of life is blameless, who live by the Torah of ADONAI!
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Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.
2 How happy are those who observe his instruction, who seek him wholeheartedly!
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Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—
3 They do nothing wrong but live by his ways.
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they do no wrong but follow his ways.
4 You laid down your precepts for us to observe with care.
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You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.
5 May my ways be steady in observing your laws.
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Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!
6 Then I will not be put to shame, since I will have fixed my sight on all your mitzvot.
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Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.
7 I thank you with a sincere heart as I learn your righteous rulings.
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I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
8 I will observe your laws; don't completely abandon me!
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I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.
9 (Bet) How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
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How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.
10 I seek you with all my heart; don't let me stray from your mitzvot.
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I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
11 I treasure your word in my heart, so that I won't sin against you.
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I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, ADONAI! Teach me your laws.
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Praise be to you, LORD; teach me your decrees.
13 I proclaim with my mouth all the rulings you have spoken.
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With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way of your instruction more than in any kind of wealth.
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I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts and keep my eyes on your ways.
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I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
16 I will find my delight in your regulations. I will not forget your word.
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I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
17 (Gimel) Deal generously with your servant; then I will live and observe your word.
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Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word.
18 Open my eyes, so that I will see wonders from your Torah.
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Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
19 Though I'm just a wanderer on the earth, don't hide your mitzvot from me.
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I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
20 I am continually consumed with longing for your rulings.
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My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
21 You rebuke the proud, the cursed, who stray from your mitzvot.
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You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed, those who stray from your commands.
22 Remove scorn and contempt from me, because I observe your instruction.
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Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
23 Even when princes sit and plot against me, your servant meditates on your laws.
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Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.
24 Also your instructions are my delight; they are my counselors.
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Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
25 (Dalet) I lie prostrate in the dust; revive me, in keeping with your word.
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I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.
26 I told you of my ways, and you answered me; teach me your laws.
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I gave an account of my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees.
27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wonders.
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Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
28 I am melting away from anxiety and grief; renew my strength, in keeping with your word.
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My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
29 Keep deceitful ways far from me, and favor me with your Torah.
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Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me and teach me your law.
30 I choose the way of trust; I set your rulings [before me].
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I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
31 I cling to your instruction; ADONAI, don't let me be put to shame!
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I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame.
32 I will run the way of your mitzvot, for you have broadened my understanding.
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I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.
33 (Heh) Teach me, ADONAI, the way of your laws; keeping them will be its own reward for me.
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Teach me, LORD, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.
34 Give me understanding; then I will keep your Torah; I will observe it with all my heart.
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Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.
35 Guide me on the path of your mitzvot, for I take pleasure in it.
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Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.
36 Bend my heart toward your instructions and not toward selfish gain.
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Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; with your ways, give me life.
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Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.
38 Fulfill your promise, which you made to your servant, which you made to those who fear you.
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Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared.
39 Avert the disgrace which I dread, for your rulings are good.
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Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.
40 See how I long for your precepts; in your righteousness, give me life!
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How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.
41 May your grace come to me, ADONAI, your salvation, as you promised;
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May your unfailing love come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your promise;
42 then I will have an answer for those who taunt me; for I trust in your word.
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then I can answer anyone who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
43 Don't take away completely my power to speak the truth; for I put my hope in your rulings;
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Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.
44 and I will keep your Torah always, forever and ever.
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I will always obey your law, for ever and ever.
45 I will go wherever I like, for I have sought your precepts.
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I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
46 I will speak of your instructions even to kings without being ashamed.
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I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,
47 I will delight myself in your mitzvot, which I have loved.
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for I delight in your commands because I love them.
48 I will lift my hands to your mitzvot, which I love; and I will meditate on your laws.
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I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.
49 (Zayin) Remember your promise to your servant, through which you have given me hope.
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Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
50 In my distress my comfort is this: that your promise gives me life.
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My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.
51 Though the arrogant scorn me completely, I have not turned away from your Torah.
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The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.
52 ADONAI, I keep in mind your age-old rulings; in them I take comfort.
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I remember, LORD, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them.
53 Fury seizes me when I think of the wicked, because they abandon your Torah.
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Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.
54 Your laws have become my songs wherever I make my home.
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Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.
55 I remember your name, ADONAI, at night; and I observe your Torah.
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In the night, LORD, I remember your name, that I may keep your law.
56 This [comfort] has come to me, because I observe your precepts.
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This has been my practice: I obey your precepts.
57 (Het) ADONAI, I say that my task is to observe your words.
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You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to obey your words.
58 I beg your favor with my whole heart; show pity to me, in keeping with your promise.
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I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
59 I thought about my ways and turned my feet toward your instruction.
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I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
60 I hurry, I don't delay, to observe your mitzvot.
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I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
61 Even when the cords of the wicked close around me, I don't forget your Torah.
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Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give you thanks because of your righteous rulings.
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At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.
63 I am a friend of all who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
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I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts.
64 The earth, ADONAI, is full of your grace; teach me your laws.
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The earth is filled with your love, LORD; teach me your decrees.
65 (Tet) You have treated your servant well, ADONAI, in keeping with your word.
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Do good to your servant according to your word, LORD.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, because I trust in your mitzvot.
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Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.
67 Before I was humbled, I used to go astray; but now I observe your word.
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Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.
68 You are good, and you do good; teach me your laws.
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You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.
69 The arrogant are slandering me, but I will wholeheartedly keep your precepts.
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Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart.
70 Their hearts are as thick as fat, but I take delight in your Torah.
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Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.
71 It is for my good that I have been humbled; it was so that I would learn your laws.
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It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.
72 The Torah you have spoken means more to me than a fortune in gold and silver.
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The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
73 (Yud) Your hands made and formed me; give me understanding, so I can learn your mitzvot.
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Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.
74 Those who fear you rejoice at the sight of me, because I put my hope in your word.
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May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.
75 I know, ADONAI, that your rulings are righteous, that even when you humble me you are faithful.
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I know, LORD, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let your grace comfort me, in keeping with your promise to your servant.
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May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.
77 Show me pity, and I will live, for your Torah is my delight.
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Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be ashamed, because they wrong me with lies; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
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May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your instruction.
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May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.
80 Let my heart be pure in your laws, so that I won't be put to shame.
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May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
81 (Kaf) I am dying to know your salvation; my hope is in your word.
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My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.
82 My eyes fail from watching for your promise; I ask, "When will you comfort me?"
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My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83 For I have shriveled like a wineskin in a smoky room; still, I don't forget your laws.
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Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.
84 How long can your servant stay alive? When will you bring judgment on my persecutors?
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How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me to fall in; this is not in keeping with your Torah!
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The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.
86 All your mitzvot [show your] faithfulness; they are hounding me with lies; help me!
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All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.
87 They have nearly ended my life on earth, but I have not abandoned your precepts.
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They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 In keeping with your grace, revive me; and I will observe your spoken instructions.
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In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.
89 (Lamed) Your word continues forever, ADONAI, firmly fixed in heaven;
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Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
90 your faithfulness through all generations; you established the earth, and it stands.
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Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
91 Yes, it stands today, in keeping with your rulings; for all things are your servants.
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Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.
92 If your Torah had not been my delight, I would have perished in my distress.
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If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts, for with them you have made me alive.
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I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.
94 I am yours; save me because I seek your precepts.
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Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
95 The wicked hope to destroy me, but I focus on your instruction.
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The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
96 (Mem) I see the limits of all perfection, but your mitzvah has no bounds.
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To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless.
97 How I love your Torah! I meditate on it all day.
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Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
98 I am wiser than my foes, because your mitzvot are mine forever.
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Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, because I meditate on your instruction.
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I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.
100 I understand more than my elders, because I keep your precepts.
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I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
101 I keep my feet from every evil way, in order to observe your word.
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I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.
102 I don't turn away from your rulings, because you have instructed me.
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I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet to my tongue is your promise, truly sweeter than honey in my mouth!
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How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 From your precepts I gain understanding; this is why I hate every false way.
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I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
105 (Nun) Your word is a lamp for my foot and light on my path.
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Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, that I will observe your righteous rulings.
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I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.
107 I am very much distressed; ADONAI, give me life, in keeping with your word.
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I have suffered much; preserve my life, LORD, according to your word.
108 Please accept my mouth's voluntary offerings, ADONAI; and teach me your rulings.
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Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
109 I am continually taking my life in my hands, yet I haven't forgotten your Torah.
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Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.
110 The wicked have set a trap for me, yet I haven't strayed from your precepts.
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The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts.
111 I take your instruction as a permanent heritage, because it is the joy of my heart.
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Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.
112 I have resolved to obey your laws forever, at every step.
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My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
113 (Samekh) I hate doubleminded people, but I love your Torah.
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I hate double-minded people, but I love your law.
114 You are my hiding-place and shield; I put my hope in your word.
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You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
115 Leave me alone, you evildoers, so that I can keep my God's mitzvot.
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Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!
116 Uphold me, as you promised; and I will live; don't disappoint me in my hope.
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Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.
117 Support me; and I will be saved, always putting my attention on your laws.
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Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
118 You reject all who stray from your laws, for what they deceive themselves with is false.
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You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their delusions come to nothing.
119 You discard the wicked of the earth like slag; this is why I love your instruction.
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All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.
120 My body trembles for fear of you; your rulings make me afraid.
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My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.
121 ('Ayin) I have done what is just and right; don't abandon me to my oppressors.
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I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Guarantee your servant's well-being; don't let the arrogant oppress me.
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Ensure your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
123 My eyes fail from watching for your salvation and for [the fulfillment of] your righteous promise.
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My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise.
124 Deal with your servant in accordance with your grace, and teach me your laws.
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Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.
125 I am your servant; give me understanding, so that I can know your instruction.
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I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.
126 The time has come for ADONAI to act, because they are breaking your Torah.
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It is time for you to act, LORD; your law is being broken.
127 Therefore I love your mitzvot more than gold, more than fine gold.
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Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,
128 Thus I direct my steps by [your] precepts; every false way I hate.
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and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
129 (Peh) Your instruction is a wonder; this is why I follow it.
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Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.
130 Your words are a doorway that lets in light, giving understanding to the thoughtless.
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The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
131 My mouth is wide open, as I pant with longing for your mitzvot.
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I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.
132 Turn to me, and show me your favor; in keeping with [your] judgment for those who love your name.
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Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
133 Guide my footsteps by your word; don't let any kind of sin rule me.
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Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
134 Redeem me from human oppression, and I will observe your precepts.
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Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts.
135 Make your face shine on your servant, and teach me your laws.
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Make your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees.
136 Rivers of tears flow down from my eyes, because they don't observe your Torah.
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Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.
137 (Tzadeh) You are righteous, ADONAI; and your rulings are upright.
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You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are right.
138 You have commanded your instructions in righteousness and great faithfulness.
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The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
139 My zeal is destroying me, because my foes have forgotten your words.
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My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.
140 Your word is refined to complete purity, and your servant loves it.
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Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
141 I may be small and despised, but I do not forget your precepts.
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Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is eternal righteousness, and your Torah is truth.
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Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.
143 Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but your mitzvot are my delight.
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Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.
144 Your instruction is righteous forever; give me understanding, and I will live.
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Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
145 (Kuf) Wholeheartedly I am calling on you; answer me, ADONAI; I will keep your laws.
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I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD, and I will obey your decrees.
146 I am calling on you; save me; and I will observe your instruction.
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I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I put my hope in your word.
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I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
148 My eyes are open before the night watches, so that I can meditate on your promise.
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My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
149 In your grace, hear my voice; ADONAI, in keeping with your justice, revive me.
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Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, LORD, according to your laws.
150 The pursuers of carnality are getting close; they are distancing themselves from your Torah.
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Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law.
151 You are close by, ADONAI; and all your mitzvot are truth.
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Yet you are near, LORD, and all your commands are true.
152 Long ago I learned from your instruction that you established it forever.
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Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.
153 (Resh) Look at my distress, and rescue me, for I do not forget your Torah.
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Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me; in keeping with your promise, revive me.
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Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
155 Salvation is far away from the wicked, because they don't seek your laws.
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Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.
156 Great is your compassion, ADONAI; in keeping with your rulings, revive me.
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Your compassion, LORD, is great; preserve my life according to your laws.
157 Although my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned away from your instruction.
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Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes.
158 I look at traitors with disgust, because they don't keep your word.
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I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word.
159 See how I love your precepts, ADONAI; in keeping with your grace, revive me.
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See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, LORD, in accordance with your love.
160 The main thing about your word is that it's true; and all your just rulings last forever.
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All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
161 (Shin) Princes persecute me for no reason, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
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Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
162 I take joy in your promise, like someone who finds much booty.
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I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.
163 I hate falsehood, I detest it; but I love your Torah.
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I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.
164 I praise you seven times a day because of your righteous rulings.
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Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
165 Those who love your Torah have great peace; nothing makes them stumble.
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Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
166 I hope for your deliverance, ADONAI; I obey your mitzvot.
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I wait for your salvation, LORD, and I follow your commands.
167 My soul observes your instruction, and I love it so much!
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I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly.
168 I observe your precepts and instruction, for all my ways lie open before you.
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I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.
169 (Tav) Let my cry come before you, ADONAI; in keeping with your word, give me understanding.
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May my cry come before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word.
170 Let my prayer come before you; in keeping with your promise, rescue me.
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May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
171 Let my lips speak praise, because you teach me your laws.
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May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
172 Let my tongue sing of your promise, because all your mitzvot are righteous.
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May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me, because I choose your precepts.
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May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174 I long for your deliverance, ADONAI; and your Torah is my delight.
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I long for your salvation, LORD, and your law gives me delight.
175 Let me live, and I will praise you; let your rulings help me.
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Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
176 I strayed like a lost sheep; seek out your servant; for I do not forget your mitzvot.
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I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
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