Parallel Bible results for "psalm 119:1-88"

Psalms 119:1-88

Common English Bible CEB

1 Those whose way is blameless— who walk in the LORD's Instruction—are truly happy!

2 Those who guard God's laws are truly happy! They seek God with all their hearts.

3 They don't even do anything wrong! They walk in God's ways.

4 God, you have ordered that your decrees should be kept most carefully.

5 How I wish my ways were strong when it comes to keeping your statutes!

6 Then I wouldn't be ashamed when I examine all your commandments.

7 I will give thanks to you with a heart that does right as I learn your righteous rules.

8 I will keep your statutes. Please don't leave me all alone!

9 How can young people keep their paths pure? By guarding them according to what you've said.

10 I have sought you with all my heart. Don't let me stray from any of your commandments!

11 I keep your word close, in my heart, so that I won't sin against you.

12 You, LORD, are to be blessed! Teach me your statutes.

13 I will declare out loud all the rules you have spoken.

14 I rejoice in the content of your laws as if I were rejoicing over great wealth.

15 I will think about your precepts and examine all your paths.

16 I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget what you have said.

17 Be good to your servant so I can go on living and keeping your word.

18 Open my eyes so I can examine the wonders of your Instruction!

19 I'm an immigrant in the land. Don't hide your commandments from me!

20 I'm worn out by longing every minute for your rules!

21 You rebuke the arrogant, accursed people who stray from your commandments.

22 Take all their insults and contempt away from me because I've kept your laws!

23 Even if rulers gather and scheme against me, your servant will contemplate your statutes!

24 Yes, your laws are my joy— they are my most trusted advisors!

25 My life is stuck in the dirt. Now make me live again according to your promise!

26 I confessed my ways and you answered me. Now teach me your statutes!

27 Help me understand what your precepts are about so I can contemplate your wondrous works!

28 My spirit sags because of grief. Now raise me up according to your promise!

29 Remove all false ways from me; show mercy to me by means of your Instruction.

30 I've chosen the way of faithfulness; I'm set on your rules.

31 I'm holding tight to your laws, LORD. Please don't let me be put to shame.

32 I run the same path as your commandments because you give my heart insight.

33 LORD, teach me what your statutes are about, and I will guard every part of them.

34 Help me understand so I can guard your Instruction and keep it with all my heart.

35 Lead me on the trail of your commandments because that is what I want.

36 Turn my heart to your laws, not to greedy gain.

37 Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Make me live by your way.

38 Confirm your promise to your servant— the promise that is for all those who honor you.

39 Remove the insults that I dread because your rules are good.

40 Look how I desire your precepts! Make me live by your righteousness.

41 LORD, let your faithful love come to me— let your salvation come to me according to your promise—

42 so I can have a response for those who mock me because I have trusted in your word!

43 Please don't take your true word out of my mouth, because I have waited for your rules.

44 I will always keep your Instruction, always and forever!

45 I will walk around in wide-open spaces, because I have pursued your precepts.

46 I will talk about your laws before rulers with no shame whatsoever.

47 I will rejoice in your commandments because I love them.

48 I will lift up my hands to your commandments because I love them, and I will contemplate all your statutes.

49 Remember your promise to your servant, for which you made me wait.

50 My comfort during my suffering is this: your word gives me new life.

51 The arrogant make fun of me to no end, but I haven't deviated from your Instruction.

52 When I remember your ancient rules, I'm comforted, LORD.

53 But I'm seized with anger because of the wicked— because of those who abandon your Instruction.

54 Your statutes have been my songs of praise wherever I lived as an immigrant.

55 LORD, I remember your name at nighttime, and I keep your Instruction.

56 This has been my practice because I guard your precepts.

57 The LORD is my possession. I promise to do what you have said.

58 I've sought your favor with all my heart; have mercy on me according to your word.

59 I've considered my ways and turned my feet back to your laws.

60 I hurry to keep your commandments— I never put it off!

61 Though the wicked have surrounded me with their ropes, I haven't forgotten your Instruction.

62 I get up in the middle of the night to give thanks to you because of your righteous rules.

63 I'm a friend to everyone who honors you and to all who keep your precepts.

64 LORD, the world is full of your faithful love! Teach me your statutes!

65 You have treated your servant well, LORD, according to your promise.

66 Teach me knowledge and good judgment because I've put my trust in your commandments.

67 Before I suffered, I took the wrong way, but now I do what you say.

68 You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes!

69 The arrogant cover me with their lies, but I guard your precepts with all my heart.

70 Their hearts are unfeeling, like blubber, but I rejoice in your Instruction.

71 My suffering was good for me, because through it I learned your statutes.

72 The Instruction you've given to me is better than thousands of pieces of gold and silver!

73 Your hands have made me and set me in place. Help me understand so I can learn your commandments.

74 Then those who honor you will see me and be glad because I have waited for your promise.

75 LORD, I know that your rules are right and that you rightly made me suffer.

76 Please let your faithful love comfort me, according to what you've said to your servant.

77 Let your compassion come to me so I can live again, because your Instruction is my joy!

78 But let the arrogant be ashamed because they oppressed me with lies— meanwhile, I will be contemplating your precepts!

79 Let the people who honor you come back to me; let those who know your precepts return to me.

80 Let my heart be blameless in your statutes so that I am not put to shame.

81 My whole being yearns for your saving help! I wait for your promise.

82 My eyes are worn out looking for your word. "When will you comfort me?" I ask,

83 because I've become like a bottle dried up by smoke, though I haven't forgotten your statutes.

84 How much more time does your servant have? When will you bring my oppressors to justice?

85 The arrogant have dug pits for me— those people who act against your Instruction.

86 All your commandments are true, but people harass me for no reason. Help me!

87 They've almost wiped me off the face of the earth! Meanwhile, I haven't abandoned your precepts!

88 Make me live again according to your faithful love so I can keep the law you've given!

New International Version NIV

1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.

2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—

3 they do no wrong but follow his ways.

4 You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.

5 Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!

6 Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.

7 I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.

8 I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.

9 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; do not let me stray from your commands.

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

12 Praise be to you, LORD; teach me your decrees.

13 With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.

14 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.

15 I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.

16 I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.

17 Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word.

18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.

19 I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.

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

21 You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed, those who stray from your commands.

22 Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.

23 Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.

24 Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.

25 I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.

26 I gave an account of my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees.

27 Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.

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

29 Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me and teach me your law.

30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.

31 I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame.

32 I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.

33 Teach me, LORD, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.

34 Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.

35 Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.

36 Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.

37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.

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

39 Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.

40 How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.

41 May your unfailing love come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your promise;

42 then I can answer anyone who taunts me, for I trust in your word.

43 Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.

44 I will always obey your law, for ever and ever.

45 I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.

46 I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,

47 for I delight in your commands because I love them.

48 I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.

49 Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

50 My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.

51 The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.

52 I remember, LORD, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them.

53 Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.

54 Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.

55 In the night, LORD, I remember your name, that I may keep your law.

56 This has been my practice: I obey your precepts.

57 You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to obey your words.

58 I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.

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

60 I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.

61 Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law.

62 At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.

63 I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts.

64 The earth is filled with your love, LORD; teach me your decrees.

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

66 Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.

68 You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.

69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart.

70 Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.

71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.

72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

73 Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.

74 May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.

75 I know, LORD, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

76 May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.

77 Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.

78 May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.

79 May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.

80 May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.

81 My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.

82 My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, “When will you comfort me?”

83 Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.

84 How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?

85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.

86 All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.

87 They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.

88 In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.