Psalms 119 · Clearspring

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

א

ALEPH

¹Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.+ ²Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.+ ³They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.+ ⁴You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.+ ⁵Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!+ ⁶Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.+ ⁷I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.+ ⁸I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.+

ב

BETH

⁹How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.+ ¹⁰With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.+ ¹¹I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.+ ¹²Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.+ ¹³With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.+ ¹⁴I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.+ ¹⁵I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.+ ¹⁶I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.+

ג

GIMEL

¹⁷Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.+ ¹⁸Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.+ ¹⁹I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.+ ²⁰My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.+ ²¹You rebuke the arrogant — the cursed who stray from Your commandments.+ ²²Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.+ ²³Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.+ ²⁴Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.+

ד

DALETH

²⁵My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.+ ²⁶I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.+ ²⁷Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.+ ²⁸My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.+ ²⁹Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.+ ³⁰I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.+ ³¹I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.+ ³²I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.+

ה

HE

³³Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.+ ³⁴Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.+ ³⁵Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.+ ³⁶Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.+ ³⁷Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.+ ³⁸Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.+ ³⁹Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.+ ⁴⁰How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.+

ו

WAW

⁴¹May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.+ ⁴²Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.+ ⁴³Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.+ ⁴⁴I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.+ ⁴⁵And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.+ ⁴⁶I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.+ ⁴⁷I delight in Your commandments because I love them.+ ⁴⁸I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.+

ז

ZAYIN

⁴⁹Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.+ ⁵⁰This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.+ ⁵¹The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.+ ⁵²I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.+ ⁵³Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.+ ⁵⁴Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.+ ⁵⁵In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.+ ⁵⁶This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.+

ח

HETH

⁵⁷The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.+ ⁵⁸I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.+ ⁵⁹I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.+ ⁶⁰I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.+ ⁶¹Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.+ ⁶²At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.+ ⁶³I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.+ ⁶⁴The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.+

ט

TETH

⁶⁵You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.+ ⁶⁶Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.+ ⁶⁷Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.+ ⁶⁸You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.+ ⁶⁹Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.+ ⁷⁰Their hearts are callous and insensitive, but I delight in Your law.+ ⁷¹It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.+ ⁷²The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.+

י

YODH

⁷³Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.+ ⁷⁴May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.+ ⁷⁵I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.+ ⁷⁶May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.+ ⁷⁷May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.+ ⁷⁸May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.+ ⁷⁹May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.+ ⁸⁰May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.+

כ

KAPH

⁸¹My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.+ ⁸²My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”+ ⁸³Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.+ ⁸⁴How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?+ ⁸⁵The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.+ ⁸⁶All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause— help me!+ ⁸⁷They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.+ ⁸⁸Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.+

ל

LAMEDH

⁸⁹Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.+ ⁹⁰Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.+ ⁹¹Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.+ ⁹²If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.+ ⁹³I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.+ ⁹⁴I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.+ ⁹⁵The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.+ ⁹⁶I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.+

מ

MEM

⁹⁷Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.+ ⁹⁸Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.+ ⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.+ ¹⁰⁰I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.+ ¹⁰¹I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.+ ¹⁰²I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.+ ¹⁰³How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!+ ¹⁰⁴I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.+

נ

NUN

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.+ ¹⁰⁶I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.+ ¹⁰⁷I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.+ ¹⁰⁸Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.+ ¹⁰⁹I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.+ ¹¹⁰The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.+ ¹¹¹Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.+ ¹¹²I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.+

ס

SAMEKH

¹¹³The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.+ ¹¹⁴You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.+ ¹¹⁵Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.+ ¹¹⁶Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.+ ¹¹⁷Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.+ ¹¹⁸You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.+ ¹¹⁹All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.+ ¹²⁰My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.+

ע

AYIN

¹²¹I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.+ ¹²²Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.+ ¹²³My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.+ ¹²⁴Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.+ ¹²⁵I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.+ ¹²⁶It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.+ ¹²⁷Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.+ ¹²⁸Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.+

פ

PE

¹²⁹Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.+ ¹³⁰The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.+ ¹³¹I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.+ ¹³²Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.+ ¹³³Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.+ ¹³⁴Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.+ ¹³⁵Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.+ ¹³⁶My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.+

צ

TZADE

¹³⁷Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.+ ¹³⁸The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.+ ¹³⁹My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.+ ¹⁴⁰Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.+ ¹⁴¹I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.+ ¹⁴²Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.+ ¹⁴³Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.+ ¹⁴⁴Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.+

ק

KOPH

¹⁴⁵I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.+ ¹⁴⁶I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.+ ¹⁴⁷I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.+ ¹⁴⁸My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.+ ¹⁴⁹Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.+ ¹⁵⁰Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.+ ¹⁵¹You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.+ ¹⁵²Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.+

ר

RESH

¹⁵³Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.+ ¹⁵⁴Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.+ ¹⁵⁵Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.+ ¹⁵⁶Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.+ ¹⁵⁷Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.+ ¹⁵⁸I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.+ ¹⁵⁹Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.+ ¹⁶⁰The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.+

ש

SIN and SHIN

¹⁶¹Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.+ ¹⁶²I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.+ ¹⁶³I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.+ ¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.+ ¹⁶⁵Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.+ ¹⁶⁶I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.+ ¹⁶⁷I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.+ ¹⁶⁸I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.+

ת

TAW

¹⁶⁹May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.+ ¹⁷⁰May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.+ ¹⁷¹My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.+ ¹⁷²My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.+ ¹⁷³May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.+ ¹⁷⁴I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.+ ¹⁷⁵Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.+ ¹⁷⁶I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.+