1 - ALEPH. Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.
2 - Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.
3 - Yea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways.
4 - Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.
5 - Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
6 - Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 - I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments.
8 - I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly. BETH.
9 - Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed [thereto] according to thy word.
10 - With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 - Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
12 - Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.
13 - With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
14 - I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.
15 - I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.
16 - I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. GIMEL.
17 - Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word.
18 - Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
19 - I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me.
20 - My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
21 - Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments.
22 - Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.
23 - Princes also sat and talked against me; [But] thy servant did meditate on thy statutes.
24 - Thy testimonies also are my delight [And] my counsellors. DALETH.
25 - My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.
26 - I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.
27 - Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.
28 - My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
29 - Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously.
30 - I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me].
31 - I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
32 - I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart. HE.
33 - Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.
34 - Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 - Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.
36 - Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.
37 - Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
38 - Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which [is in order] unto the fear of thee.
39 - Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good.
40 - Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness. VAV.
41 - Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah, Even thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 - So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.
43 - And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
44 - So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.
45 - And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.
46 - I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame.
47 - And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.
48 - I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes. ZAYIN.
49 - Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope.
50 - This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.
51 - The proud have had me greatly in derision: [Yet] have I not swerved from thy law.
52 - I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.
53 - Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54 - Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 - I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law.
56 - This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts. HHETH.
57 - Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.
58 - I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
59 - I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 - I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.
61 - The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [But] I have not forgotten thy law.
62 - At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances.
63 - I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts.
64 - The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness: Teach me thy statutes. TETH.
65 - Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.
66 - Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
67 - Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.
68 - Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.
69 - The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
70 - Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.
71 - It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.
72 - The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver. YODH.
73 - Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 - They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.
75 - I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
76 - Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.
77 - Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
78 - Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: [But] I will meditate on thy precepts.
79 - Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies.
80 - Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame. KAPH.
81 - My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
82 - Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?
83 - For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
84 - How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85 - The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law.
86 - All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
87 - They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts. LAMEDH.
88 - Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
89 - For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.
90 - Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
91 - They abide this day according to thine ordinances; For all things are thy servants.
92 - Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
93 - I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.
94 - I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.
95 - The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies. MEM.
96 - I have seen an end of all perfection; [But] thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97 - Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
98 - Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.
99 - I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.
100 - I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.
101 - I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.
102 - I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
103 - How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
104 - Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every false way. NUN.
105 - Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.
106 - I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
107 - I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.
108 - Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.
109 - My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 - The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.
111 - Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 - I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end. SAMEKH.
113 - I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy law do I love.
114 - Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
115 - Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 - Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 - Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118 - Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.
119 - Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies.
120 - My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments. AYIN.
121 - I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors.
122 - Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.
123 - Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.
124 - Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach me thy statutes.
125 - I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.
126 - It is time for Jehovah to work; [For] they have made void thy law.
127 - Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
128 - Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way. PE.
129 - Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 - The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple.
131 - I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
132 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
133 - Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 - Redeem me from the oppression of man: So will I observe thy precepts.
135 - Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes.
136 - Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law. TSADHE.
137 - Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments.
138 - Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.
139 - My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
140 - Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.
141 - I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts.
142 - Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
143 - Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
144 - Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live. QOPH.
145 - I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes.
146 - I have called unto thee; save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.
147 - I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
148 - Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.
149 - Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.
150 - They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law.
151 - Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth.
152 - Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever. RESH.
153 - Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law.
154 - Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.
155 - Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.
156 - Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
157 - Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
158 - I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.
159 - Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
160 - The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever. SHIN.
161 - Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words.
162 - I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.
163 - I hate and abhor falsehood; [But] thy law do I love.
164 - Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.
165 - Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.
166 - I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments.
167 - My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
168 - I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee. TAV.
169 - Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word.
170 - Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy word.
171 - Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
172 - Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.
173 - Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.
174 - I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
175 - Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.
176 - I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments.