The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
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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 the undefiled in the way, Who walk in 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 testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!
3 They do nothing wrong but live by his ways.
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They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways.
4 You laid down your precepts for us to observe with care.
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You have commanded us To keep Your precepts diligently.
5 May my ways be steady in observing your laws.
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Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes!
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 ashamed, When I look into all Your commandments.
7 I thank you with a sincere heart as I learn your righteous rulings.
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I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I will observe your laws; don't completely abandon me!
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I will keep Your statutes; Oh, do not forsake me utterly!
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 man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
10 I seek you with all my heart; don't let me stray from your mitzvot.
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With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11 I treasure your word in my heart, so that I won't sin against you.
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Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You!
12 Blessed are you, ADONAI! Teach me your laws.
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Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes!
13 I proclaim with my mouth all the rulings you have spoken.
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With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth.
14 I rejoice in the way of your instruction more than in any kind of wealth.
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I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts and keep my eyes on your ways.
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I will meditate on Your precepts, And contemplate Your ways.
16 I will find my delight in your regulations. I will not forget your word.
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I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
17 (Gimel) Deal generously with your servant; then I will live and observe your word.
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Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep 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 Wondrous things from 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 in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 I am continually consumed with longing for your rulings.
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My soul breaks with longing For Your judgments at all times.
21 You rebuke the proud, the cursed, who stray from your mitzvot.
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You rebuke the proud--the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments.
22 Remove scorn and contempt from me, because I observe your instruction.
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Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies.
23 Even when princes sit and plot against me, your servant meditates on your laws.
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Princes also sit and speak against me, But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
24 Also your instructions are my delight; they are my counselors.
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Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors.
25 (Dalet) I lie prostrate in the dust; revive me, in keeping with your word.
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My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
26 I told you of my ways, and you answered me; teach me your laws.
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I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes.
27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wonders.
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Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wondrous works.
28 I am melting away from anxiety and grief; renew my strength, in keeping with your word.
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My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 Keep deceitful ways far from me, and favor me with your Torah.
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Remove from me the way of lying, And grant me Your law graciously.
30 I choose the way of trust; I set your rulings [before me].
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I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me.
31 I cling to your instruction; ADONAI, don't let me be put to shame!
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I cling to Your testimonies; O Lord, do not put me to shame!
32 I will run the way of your mitzvot, for you have broadened my understanding.
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I will run the course of Your commandments, For You shall enlarge my heart.
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, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep 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, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 Guide me on the path of your mitzvot, for I take pleasure in it.
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Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
36 Bend my heart toward your instructions and not toward selfish gain.
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Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; with your ways, give me life.
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Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.
38 Fulfill your promise, which you made to your servant, which you made to those who fear you.
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Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You.
39 Avert the disgrace which I dread, for your rulings are good.
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Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments are good.
40 See how I long for your precepts; in your righteousness, give me life!
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Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.
41 May your grace come to me, ADONAI, your salvation, as you promised;
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Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord-- Your salvation according to Your word.
42 then I will have an answer for those who taunt me; for I trust in your word.
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So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches 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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And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
44 and I will keep your Torah always, forever and ever.
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So shall I keep Your law continually, Forever and ever.
45 I will go wherever I like, for I have sought your precepts.
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And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.
46 I will speak of your instructions even to kings without being ashamed.
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I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed.
47 I will delight myself in your mitzvot, which I have loved.
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And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.
48 I will lift my hands to your mitzvot, which I love; and I will meditate on your laws.
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My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.
49 (Zayin) Remember your promise to your servant, through which you have given me hope.
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Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.
50 In my distress my comfort is this: that your promise gives me life.
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This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
51 Though the arrogant scorn me completely, I have not turned away from your Torah.
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The proud have me in great derision, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
52 ADONAI, I keep in mind your age-old rulings; in them I take comfort.
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I remembered Your judgments of old, O Lord, And have comforted myself.
53 Fury seizes me when I think of the wicked, because they abandon your Torah.
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Indignation has taken hold of me Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
54 Your laws have become my songs wherever I make my home.
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Your statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I remember your name, ADONAI, at night; and I observe your Torah.
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I remember Your name in the night, O Lord, And I keep Your law.
56 This [comfort] has come to me, because I observe your precepts.
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This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts.
57 (Het) ADONAI, I say that my task is to observe your words.
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You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep 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 entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.
59 I thought about my ways and turned my feet toward your instruction.
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I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60 I hurry, I don't delay, to observe your mitzvot.
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I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
61 Even when the cords of the wicked close around me, I don't forget your Torah.
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The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
62 At midnight I rise to give you thanks because of your righteous rulings.
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At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
63 I am a friend of all who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
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I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.
64 The earth, ADONAI, is full of your grace; teach me your laws.
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The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes.
65 (Tet) You have treated your servant well, ADONAI, in keeping with your word.
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You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, because I trust in your mitzvot.
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Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments.
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 keep Your word.
68 You are good, and you do good; teach me your laws.
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You are good, and do good; Teach me Your statutes.
69 The arrogant are slandering me, but I will wholeheartedly keep your precepts.
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The proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
70 Their hearts are as thick as fat, but I take delight in your Torah.
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Their heart is as fat as grease, 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 is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.
72 The Torah you have spoken means more to me than a fortune in gold and silver.
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The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
73 (Yud) Your hands made and formed me; give me understanding, so I can learn your mitzvot.
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Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 Those who fear you rejoice at the sight of me, because I put my hope in your word.
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Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped 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, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, 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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Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.
77 Show me pity, and I will live, for your Torah is my delight.
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Let Your tender mercies 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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Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; 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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Let those who fear You turn to me, Those who know Your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be pure in your laws, so that I won't be put to shame.
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Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
81 (Kaf) I am dying to know your salvation; my hope is in your word.
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My soul faints for Your salvation, But I 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 from searching Your word, Saying, "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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For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
84 How long can your servant stay alive? When will you bring judgment on my persecutors?
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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 to fall in; this is not in keeping with your Torah!
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The proud have dug pits for me, Which is not according to Your law.
86 All your mitzvot [show your] faithfulness; they are hounding me with lies; help me!
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All Your commandments are faithful; They persecute me wrongfully; Help me!
87 They have nearly ended my life on earth, but I have not abandoned your precepts.
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They almost made an end of me on earth, But I did not forsake Your precepts.
88 In keeping with your grace, revive me; and I will observe your spoken instructions.
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Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
89 (Lamed) Your word continues forever, ADONAI, firmly fixed in heaven;
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Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.
90 your faithfulness through all generations; you established the earth, and it stands.
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Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides.
91 Yes, it stands today, in keeping with your rulings; for all things are your servants.
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They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all are Your servants.
92 If your Torah had not been my delight, I would have perished in my distress.
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Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then 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 given me life.
94 I am yours; save me because I seek your precepts.
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I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked hope to destroy me, but I focus on your instruction.
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The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies.
96 (Mem) I see the limits of all perfection, but your mitzvah has no bounds.
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I have seen the consummation of all perfection, But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 How I love your Torah! I meditate on it all day.
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Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
98 I am wiser than my foes, because your mitzvot are mine forever.
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You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, because I meditate on your instruction.
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I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than my elders, because I keep your precepts.
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I understand more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts.
101 I keep my feet from every evil way, in order to observe your word.
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I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep 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 judgments, 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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Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
105 (Nun) Your word is a lamp for my foot and light on my path.
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Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, that I will observe your righteous rulings.
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I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am very much distressed; ADONAI, give me life, in keeping with your word.
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I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Please accept my mouth's voluntary offerings, ADONAI; and teach me your rulings.
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Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, And teach me Your judgments.
109 I am continually taking my life in my hands, yet I haven't forgotten your Torah.
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My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do 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 laid a snare for me, Yet 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 testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have resolved to obey your laws forever, at every step.
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I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end.
113 (Samekh) I hate doubleminded people, but I love your Torah.
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I hate the double-minded, 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 hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.
115 Leave me alone, you evildoers, so that I can keep my God's mitzvot.
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Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of my God!
116 Uphold me, as you promised; and I will live; don't disappoint me in my hope.
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Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
117 Support me; and I will be saved, always putting my attention on your laws.
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Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
118 You reject all who stray from your laws, for what they deceive themselves with is false.
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You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceit is falsehood.
119 You discard the wicked of the earth like slag; this is why I love your instruction.
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You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
120 My body trembles for fear of you; your rulings make me afraid.
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My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
121 ('Ayin) I have done what is just and right; don't abandon me to my oppressors.
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I have done justice and righteousness; 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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Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud 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 from seeking Your salvation And Your righteous word.
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 mercy, And teach me Your statutes.
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 understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.
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, O Lord, For they have regarded Your law as void.
127 Therefore I love your mitzvot more than gold, more than fine gold.
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Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
128 Thus I direct my steps by [your] precepts; every false way I hate.
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Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way.
129 (Peh) Your instruction is a wonder; this is why I follow it.
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Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them.
130 Your words are a doorway that lets in light, giving understanding to the thoughtless.
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The entrance 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 opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.
132 Turn to me, and show me your favor; in keeping with [your] judgment for those who love your name.
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Look upon me and be merciful to me, As Your custom is toward 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 steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Redeem me from human oppression, and I will observe your precepts.
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Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts.
135 Make your face shine on your servant, and teach me your laws.
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Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
136 Rivers of tears flow down from my eyes, because they don't observe your Torah.
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Rivers of water run down from my eyes, Because men do not keep Your law.
137 (Tzadeh) You are righteous, ADONAI; and your rulings are upright.
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Righteous are You, O Lord, And upright are Your judgments.
138 You have commanded your instructions in righteousness and great faithfulness.
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Your testimonies, which You have commanded, Are righteous and very faithful.
139 My zeal is destroying me, because my foes have forgotten your words.
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My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140 Your word is refined to complete purity, and your servant loves it.
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Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it.
141 I may be small and despised, but I do not forget your precepts.
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I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is eternal righteousness, and your Torah is truth.
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Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth.
143 Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but your mitzvot are my delight.
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Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.
144 Your instruction is righteous forever; give me understanding, and I will live.
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The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 (Kuf) Wholeheartedly I am calling on you; answer me, ADONAI; I will keep your laws.
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I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O Lord! I will keep Your statutes.
146 I am calling on you; save me; and I will observe your instruction.
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I cry out to You; Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I put my hope in your word.
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I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I 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 are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word.
149 In your grace, hear my voice; ADONAI, in keeping with your justice, revive me.
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Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
150 The pursuers of carnality are getting close; they are distancing themselves from your Torah.
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They draw near who follow after wickedness; They are far from Your law.
151 You are close by, ADONAI; and all your mitzvot are truth.
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You are near, O Lord, And all Your commandments are truth.
152 Long ago I learned from your instruction that you established it forever.
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Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever.
153 (Resh) Look at my distress, and rescue me, for I do not forget your Torah.
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Consider my affliction and deliver me, For I do not forget Your law.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me; in keeping with your promise, revive me.
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Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.
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 Your statutes.
156 Great is your compassion, ADONAI; in keeping with your rulings, revive me.
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Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.
157 Although my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned away from your instruction.
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Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.
158 I look at traitors with disgust, because they don't keep your word.
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I see the treacherous, and am disgusted, Because they do not keep Your word.
159 See how I love your precepts, ADONAI; in keeping with your grace, revive me.
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Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.
160 The main thing about your word is that it's true; and all your just rulings last forever.
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The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
161 (Shin) Princes persecute me for no reason, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
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Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
162 I take joy in your promise, like someone who finds much booty.
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I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure.
163 I hate falsehood, I detest it; but I love your Torah.
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I hate and abhor lying, 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, Because of Your righteous judgments.
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 causes them to stumble.
166 I hope for your deliverance, ADONAI; I obey your mitzvot.
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Lord, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments.
167 My soul observes your instruction, and I love it so much!
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My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
168 I observe your precepts and instruction, for all my ways lie open before you.
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I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.
169 (Tav) Let my cry come before you, ADONAI; in keeping with your word, give me understanding.
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Let my cry come before You, O 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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Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
171 Let my lips speak praise, because you teach me your laws.
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My lips shall utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
172 Let my tongue sing of your promise, because all your mitzvot are righteous.
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My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me, because I choose your precepts.
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Let Your hand become my help, 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, O Lord, And Your law is my delight.
175 Let me live, and I will praise you; let your rulings help me.
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Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; And let Your judgments help 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 gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.