1 Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.
1 ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
1 א AlefHow(a) happy are those whose way is blameless,(A)who live according to the Lord’s instruction!(B)
1 How blessed are those whose life is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD!
18 Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.
18 Open my eyes, that I may beholdWonderful things from Your law.
18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
18 Open my eyes so that I may contemplatewonderful things from Your instruction.
18 Open my eyes so that I will observe amazing things from your instruction.
23 Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.
23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
23 Though princes sit together speaking against me,(AA)Your servant will think about Your statutes;(AB)
23 Though nobles take their seat and gossip about me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
29 Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.
29 Remove the false way from me,And graciously grant me Your law.
29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
29 Keep me from the way of deceitand graciously give me Your instruction.
29 Remove false paths from me; and graciously give me your instruction.
41 Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.
41 Vav.May Your (BF)lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Lord,Your salvation (BG)according to Your (o)word;
41 VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
41 May your gracious love come to me, LORD, your salvation, just as you said.
48 And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.
48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,Which I (BQ)love;And I will (BR)meditate on Your statutes.
48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
48 I will lift up my hands(BG) to Your commands,which I love,and will meditate on Your statutes.(BH)
48 I will lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes. Zayin
49 Keep in mind your word to your servant, for on it has my hope been fixed.
49 ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
49 ז ZayinRemember Your word to Your servant;You have given me hope through it.
49 Remember what you said to your servant, by which you caused me to hope.
52 I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort.
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
52 Lord, I remember Your judgments from long agoand find comfort.
52 I have remembered your ancient ordinances, LORD, and I take comfort in them.
58 I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.
58 I (CE)sought Your favor (CF)with all my heart;(CG)Be gracious to me (CH)according to Your (x)word.
58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
58 I have sought your favor with all of my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
65 You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word.
65 Teth.You have dealt well with Your servant,O Lord, according to Your word.
65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
65 ט TetLord, You have treated Your servant well,just as You promised.
65 LORD, you have dealt well with your servant, according to your word.
69 The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.
69 The arrogant (aa)have (CV)forged a lie against me;With all my heart I will (CW)observe Your precepts.
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
69 The arrogant have accused me falsely; but I will observe your precepts wholeheartedly.
73 Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.
73 Yodh.(DB)Your hands made me and (ac)fashioned me;(DC)Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
73 JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
73 י YodYour hands made me and formed me;(CK)give me understandingso that I can learn Your commands.(CL)
73 Your hands made and formed me; give me understanding, that I may learn your commands.
75 I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.
75 I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are (DF)righteous,And that (DG)in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
75 I know, LORD, that your decrees are just, and that you have rightfully humbled me.
76 Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
76 May Your faithful love comfort meas You promised Your servant.
76 May your gracious love comfort me in accordance with your promise to your servant.
78 Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.
78 May (DJ)the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me (DK)with a lie;But I shall (DL)meditate on Your precepts.
78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
78 Let the arrogant be put to shame(CR)for slandering me with lies;I will meditate on Your precepts.
78 May the arrogant become ashamed, because they have subverted me with deceit; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.
79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
79 Let those who fear You,those who know Your decrees, turn to me.
79 May those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your decrees.
83 For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.
83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
83 Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke,I do not forget Your statutes.
83 Though I have become like a water skin dried by smoke, I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?
84 How many are the (DT)days of Your servant?When will You (DU)execute judgment on those who persecute me?
84 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
84 How many days must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who persecute me?
87 They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.
87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
87 They almost ended my life on earth,but I did not abandon Your precepts.
87 Though the arrogant nearly destroyed me on earth, I did not abandon your precepts.
88 Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.
88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
88 Give me life in accordance with Your faithful love,and I will obey the decree You have spoken.
88 Revive me according to your gracious love; and I will keep the decrees that you have proclaimed. Lamed
90 Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.
90 Your (EB)faithfulness continues (ap)throughout all generations;You (EC)established the earth, and it (ED)stands.
90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
90 Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation. You established the earth, and it stands firm.
96 I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,but Your command is without limit.
96 I have observed that all things have their limit, but your commandment is very broad. Mem
116 Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.
116 (FT)Sustain me according to Your (az)word, that I may live;And (FU)do not let me be (ba)ashamed of my hope.
116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
116 Sustain me, God, as you have promised, and I will live. Do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
118 You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.
118 You have (bb)rejected all those (FX)who wander from Your statutes,For their deceitfulness is (bc)useless.
118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
118 You reject all who wander from your statutes, since their deceitfulness is vain.
119 All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word.
119 You have (bd)removed all the wicked of the earth like (FY)dross;Therefore I (FZ)love Your testimonies.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
119 You remove all the wicked on earthas if they were(l) dross;(EP)therefore, I love Your decrees.(EQ)
119 You remove all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love your decrees.
128 Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
128 Therefore I esteem right all Your (GM)precepts concerning everything,I (GN)hate every false way.
128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
128 I truly consider all of your precepts all of them to be just, while I despise every false way. Peyh
132 Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name.
132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
132 Turn in my direction and show mercy to me, as you have decreed regarding those who love your name.
133 Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.
133 Establish my (GW)footsteps in Your (bh)word,And do not let any iniquity (GX)have dominion over me.
133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
133 Direct my footsteps by your promise, and do not let any kind of iniquity rule over me.
149 Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.
149 Hear my voice (HV)according to Your lovingkindness;(HW)Revive me, O Lord, according to Your ordinances.
149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.
149 In keeping with Your faithful love, hear my voice.Lord, give me life in keeping with Your justice.(GC)
149 Hear my voice according to your gracious love. LORD, revive me in keeping with your justice.
150 Those who have evil designs against me come near; they are far from your law.
150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near;They are far from Your law.
150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
150 Those who pursue wickedness draw near; they remain far from your instruction.
157 Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.
157 Many are my (IJ)persecutors and my adversaries,Yet I do not (IK)turn aside from Your testimonies.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
157 Though my persecutors and adversaries are numerous, I do not turn aside from your decrees.
160 Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.
160 The (IP)sum of Your word is (IQ)truth,And every one of Your righteous ordinances (IR)is everlasting.
160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
160 The sum of your word is truth, and each righteous ordinance of yours is everlasting. Sin/Shin
169 Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me wisdom in keeping with your word.
169 Tav.Let my (JG)cry (bv)come before You, O Lord;(JH)Give me understanding (JI)according to Your word.
169 TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
169 May my cry arise before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word.
176 I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.
176 I have (JU)gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant,For I do (JV)not forget Your commandments.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
176 I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come find your servant, for I do not forget your commands. A Song of Ascents
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