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 119:1 ¶ ALEPH. Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.

 119:1 ¶ ALEPH. Blessedº [are] the undefiledº in the way,º who walkºº in the lawº of the LORD.º

 119:2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.

 119:2 Blessedº [are] they that keepºº his testimonies,º [and that] seekºº him with the wholeº heart.º

 119:3 Yea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways.

 119:3 They alsoº doºº noº iniquity:º they walkºº in his ways.º

 119:4 Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.

 119:4 Thouº hast commandedºº [us] to keepºº thy preceptsº diligently.º

 119:5 Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!

 119:5 O thatº my waysº were directedºº to keepºº thy statutes!º

 119:6 Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect unto all thy commandments.

 119:6 Thenº shall I notº be ashamed,ºº when I have respectºº untoº allº thy commandments.º

 119:7 I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments.

 119:7 I will praiseºº thee with uprightnessº of heart,º when I shall have learnedºº thy righteousº judgments.º

 119:8 I will observe thy statutes: Oh forsake me not utterly.

 119:8 I will keepººº thy statutes:º O forsakeºº me notº utterly.ºº

 119:9 BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed [thereto] according to thy word.

 119:9 BETH. Wherewithalº shall a young manº cleanseººº his way?º by taking heedºº [thereto] according to thy word.º

 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.

 119:10 With my wholeº heartº have I soughtºº thee: O let me notº wanderºº from thy commandments.ºº

 119:11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

 119:11 Thy wordº have I hidºº in mine heart,º thatº I might notº sinºº against thee.

 119:12 Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.

 119:12 Blessedºº [art] thou,º O LORD:º teachºº me thy statutes.º

 119:13 With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.

 119:13 With my lipsº have I declaredºº allº the judgmentsº of thy mouth.º

 119:14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.

 119:14 I have rejoicedºº in the wayº of thy testimonies,º asº [much as] inº allº riches.º

 119:15 I will meditate on thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways.

 119:15 I will meditateºº in thy precepts,º and have respectºº unto thy ways.º

 119:16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

 119:16 I will delightºº myselfº in thy statutes:º I will notº forgetºº thy word.º

 119:17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word.

 119:17 GIMEL. Deal bountifullyºº withº thy servant,º [that] I may live,ºº and keepºº thy word.º

 119:18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.

 119:18 Openºº thou mine eyes,º that I may beholdºº wondrous thingsºº out of thy law.ºº

 119:19 I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me.

 119:19 Iº [am] a strangerº in the earth:º hideºº notº thy commandmentsº fromº me.

 119:20 My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.

 119:20 My soulº breakethºº for the longingº [that it hath] untoº thy judgmentsº at allº times.º

 119:21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments.

 119:21 Thou hast rebukedºº the proudº [that are] cursed,ºº which do errºº from thy commandments.ºº

 119:22 Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.

 119:22 Removeºº fromºº me reproachº and contempt;º forº I have keptºº thy testimonies.º

 119:23 Princes also sat and talked against me; [But] thy servant did meditate on thy statutes.

 119:23 Princesº alsoº did sitºº [and] speakºº against me: [but] thy servantº did meditateºº in thy statutes.º

 119:24 Thy testimonies also are my delight [And] my counsellors.

 119:24 Thy testimoniesº alsoº [are] my delightº [and] my counsellors.ººº

 119:25 DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: Quicken thou me according to thy word.

 119:25 DALETH. My soulº cleavethºº unto the dust:º quickenºº thou me according to thy word.º

 119:26 I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.

 119:26 I have declaredºº my ways,º and thou heardestºº me: teachºº me thy statutes.º

 119:27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.

 119:27 Make me to understandºº the wayº of thy precepts:º so shall I talkºº of thy wondrous works.ºº

 119:28 My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

 119:28 My soulº meltethºº for heaviness:ºº strengthenºº thou me according unto thy word.º

 119:29 Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously.

 119:29 Removeºº fromº me the wayº of lying:º and grant me thy lawº graciously.ºº

 119:30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me].

 119:30 I have chosenºº the wayº of truth:º thy judgmentsº have I laidºº [before me].

 119:31 I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame.

 119:31 I have stuckºº unto thy testimonies:º O LORD,º put me notº to shame.ºº

 119:32 I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.

 119:32 I will runºº the wayº of thy commandments,º whenº thou shalt enlargeºº my heart.º

 119:33 HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.

 119:33 HE. Teachºº me, O LORD,º the wayº of thy statutes;º and I shall keepºº it [unto] the end.º

 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

 119:34 Give me understanding,ºº and I shall keepºº thy law;º yea, I shall observeºº it with [my] wholeº heart.º

 119:35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.

 119:35 Make me to goºº in the pathº of thy commandments;º forº therein do I delight.ºº

 119:36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.

 119:36 Inclineºº my heartº untoº thy testimonies,º and notº toº covetousness.º

 119:37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.

 119:37 Turn awayºº mine eyesº from beholdingººº vanity;º [and] quickenºº thou me in thy way.º

 119:38 Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which [is in order] unto the fear of thee.

 119:38 Stablishºº thy wordº unto thy servant,º whoº [is devoted] to thy fear.º

 119:39 Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good.

 119:39 Turn awayºº my reproachº whichº I fear:ºº forº thy judgmentsº [are] good.º

 119:40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness.

 119:40 Behold,º I have longedºº after thy precepts:º quickenºº me in thy righteousness.º

 119:41 VAV. Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah, Even thy salvation, according to thy word.

 119:41 VAU. Let thy merciesº comeºº also unto me, O LORD,º [even] thy salvation,º according to thy word.º

 119:42 So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.

 119:42 So shall I have wherewithº to answerºº him that reproachethºº me: forº I trustºº in thy word.º

 119:43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.

 119:43 And takeºº notº the wordº of truthº utterlyºº out of my mouth;ºº forº I have hopedºº in thy judgments.º

 119:44 So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.

 119:44 So shall I keepºº thy lawº continuallyº for everº and ever.º

 119:45 And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.

 119:45 And I will walkºº at liberty:º forº I seekºº thy precepts.º

 119:46 I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be put to shame.

 119:46 I will speakºº of thy testimoniesº also beforeº kings,º and will notº be ashamed.ºº

 119:47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.

 119:47 And I will delightºº myselfº in thy commandments,º whichº I have loved.ºº

 119:48 I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes.

 119:48 My handsº also will I lift upºº untoº thy commandments,º whichº I have loved;ºº and I will meditateºº in thy statutes.º

 119:49 ZAYIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope.

 119:49 ZAIN. Rememberºº the wordº unto thy servant,º uponº whichº thou hast caused me to hope.ºº

 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.

 119:50 Thisº [is] my comfortº in my affliction:º forº thy wordº hath quickenedºº me.

 119:51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: [Yet] have I not swerved from thy law.

 119:51 The proudº have had me greatlyºº in derision:ºº [yet] have I notº declinedºº from thy law.ºº

 119:52 I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.

 119:52 I rememberedºº thy judgmentsº of old,ºº O LORD;º and have comfortedºº myself.º

 119:53 Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

 119:53 Horrorº hath taken holdºº uponº me because of the wickedºº that forsakeºº thy law.º

 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

 119:54 Thy statutesº have beenº my songsº in the houseº of my pilgrimage.º

 119:55 I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law.

 119:55 I have rememberedºº thy name,º O LORD,º in the night,º and have keptºº thy law.º

 119:56 This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.

 119:56 Thisº I had,º becauseº I keptºº thy precepts.º

 119:57 HHETH. Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words.

 119:57 CHETH. [Thou art] my portion,º O LORD:º I have saidºº that I would keepºº thy words.º

 119:58 I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.

 119:58 I intreatedºº thy favourº with [my] wholeº heart:º be mercifulºº unto me according to thy word.º

 119:59 I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

 119:59 I thoughtºº on my ways,º and turnedºº my feetº untoº thy testimonies.º

 119:60 I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.

 119:60 I made haste,ºº and delayedºº notº to keepºº thy commandments.º

 119:61 The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [But] I have not forgotten thy law.

 119:61 The bandsº of the wickedº have robbedºº me: [but] I have notº forgottenºº thy law.º

 119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances.

 119:62 At midnightºº I will riseºº to give thanksºº unto thee because ofº thy righteousº judgments.º

 119:63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts.

 119:63 Iº [am] a companionº of allº [them] thatº fearºº thee, and of them that keepºº thy precepts.º

 119:64 The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness: Teach me thy statutes.

 119:64 The earth,º O LORD,º is fullºº of thy mercy:º teachºº me thy statutes.º

 119:65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.

 119:65 TETH. Thou hast dealtºº wellº withº thy servant,º O LORD,º according unto thy word.º

 119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.

 119:66 Teachºº me goodº judgmentº and knowledge:º forº I have believedºº thy commandments.º

 119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.

 119:67 Beforeº Iº was afflictedºº I went astray:ºº but nowº have I keptºº thy word.º

 119:68 Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.

 119:68 Thouº [art] good,º and doest good;ºº teachºº me thy statutes.º

 119:69 The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.

 119:69 The proudº have forgedºº a lieº againstº me: [but] Iº will keepºº thy preceptsº with [my] wholeº heart.º

 119:70 Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.

 119:70 Their heartº is as fatºº as grease;º [but] Iº delightºº in thy law.º

 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.

 119:71 [It is] goodº for me thatº I have been afflicted;ºº thatº I might learnºº thy statutes.º

 119:72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver.

 119:72 The lawº of thy mouthº [is] betterº unto me than thousandsºº of goldº and silver.º

 119:73 YODH. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

 119:73 JOD. Thy handsº have madeºº me and fashionedºº me: give me understanding,ºº that I may learnºº thy commandments.º

 119:74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.

 119:74 They that fearº thee will be gladºº when they seeºº me; becauseº I have hopedºº in thy word.º

 119:75 I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

 119:75 I know,ºº O LORD,º thatº thy judgmentsº [are] right,º and [that] thou in faithfulnessº hast afflictedºº me.

 119:76 Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.

 119:76 Let, I pray thee,º thy merciful kindnessº beº for my comfort,ºº according to thy wordº unto thy servant.º

 119:77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.

 119:77 Let thy tender merciesº comeºº unto me, that I may live:ºº forº thy lawº [is] my delight.º

 119:78 Let the proud be put to shame; For they have overthrown me wrongfully: [But] I will meditate on thy precepts.

 119:78 Let the proudº be ashamed;ºº forº they dealt perverselyºº with me without a cause:º [but] Iº will meditateºº in thy precepts.º

 119:79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies.

 119:79 Let those that fearº thee turnºº unto me, and those that have knownºººº thy testimonies.º

 119:80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame.

 119:80 Let my heartº beº soundº in thy statutes;º thatº I be notº ashamed.ºº

 119:81 KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.

 119:81 CAPH. My soulº faintethºº for thy salvation:º [but] I hopeºº in thy word.º

 119:82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?

 119:82 Mine eyesº failºº for thy word,º saying,ºº Whenº wilt thou comfortºº me?

 119:83 For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.

 119:83 Forº I am becomeº like a bottleº in the smoke;º [yet] do I notº forgetºº thy statutes.º

 119:84 How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

 119:84 How manyº [are] the daysº of thy servant?º whenº wilt thou executeºº judgmentº on them that persecuteºº me?

 119:85 The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law.

 119:85 The proudº have diggedºº pitsº for me, whichº [are] notº after thy law.º

 119:86 All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

 119:86 Allº thy commandmentsº [are] faithful:º they persecuteºº me wrongfully;º helpºº thou me.

 119:87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.

 119:87 They had almostº consumedºº me upon earth;º but Iº forsookºº notº thy precepts.º

 119:88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.

 119:88 Quickenºº me after thy lovingkindness;º so shall I keepºº the testimonyº of thy mouth.º

 119:89 LAMEDH. For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.

 119:89 LAMED. For ever,º O LORD,º thy wordº is settledºº in heaven.º

 119:90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

 119:90 Thy faithfulnessº [is] unto allº generations:º thou hast establishedºº the earth,º and it abideth.ºº

 119:91 They abide this day according to thine ordinances; For all things are thy servants.

 119:91 They continueºº this dayº according to thine ordinances:º forº allº [are] thy servants.º

 119:92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

 119:92 Unlessº thy lawº [had been] my delights,º I should thenº have perishedºº in mine affliction.º

 119:93 I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.

 119:93 I will neverºº forgetºº thy precepts:º forº with them thou hast quickenedºº me.

 119:94 I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.

 119:94 Iº [am] thine, saveºº me; forº I have soughtºº thy precepts.º

 119:95 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies.

 119:95 The wickedº have waitedºº for me to destroyºº me: [but] I will considerºº thy testimonies.º

 119:96 I have seen an end of all perfection; [But] thy commandment is exceeding broad.

 119:96 I have seenºº an endº of allº perfection:º [but] thy commandmentº [is] exceedingº broad.º

 119:97 MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.

 119:97 MEM. O howº loveº Iºº thy law!º itº [is] my meditationº allº the day.º

 119:98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.

 119:98 Thou through thy commandmentsº hast made me wiserºº than mine enemies:ººº forº theyº [are] everº with me.

 119:99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.

 119:99 I have more understandingºº than allºº my teachers:ºº forº thy testimoniesº [are] my meditation.º

 119:100 I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.

 119:100 I understandºº more than the ancients,ºº becauseº I keepºº thy precepts.º

 119:101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.

 119:101 I have refrainedºº my feetº from everyºº evilº way,º thatº I might keepºº thy word.º

 119:102 I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.

 119:102 I have notº departedºº from thy judgments:ºº forº thouº hast taughtºº me.

 119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!

 119:103 Howº sweetºº areº thy wordsº unto my taste!º [yea, sweeter] than honeyºº to my mouth!º

 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: Therefore I hate every false way.

 119:104 Through thy preceptsºº I get understanding:ºº thereforeºº I hateºº everyº falseº way.º

 119:105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

 119:105 NUN. Thy wordº [is] a lampº unto my feet,º and a lightº unto my path.º

 119:106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.

 119:106 I have sworn,ºº and I will performºº [it], that I will keepºº thy righteousº judgments.º

 119:107 I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.

 119:107 I am afflictedºº very much:ºº quickenºº me, O LORD,º according unto thy word.º

 119:108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.

 119:108 Accept,ºº I beseech thee,º the freewill offeringsº of my mouth,º O LORD,º and teachºº me thy judgments.º

 119:109 My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.

 119:109 My soulº [is] continuallyº in my hand:º yet do I notº forgetºº thy law.º

 119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.

 119:110 The wickedº have laidºº a snareº for me: yet I erredºº notº from thy precepts.ºº

 119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

 119:111 Thy testimoniesº have I taken as an heritageºº for ever:º forº theyº [are] the rejoicingº of my heart.º

 119:112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end.

 119:112 I have inclinedºº mine heartº to performºº thy statutesº alway,º [even unto] the end.º

 119:113 SAMEKH. I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy law do I love.

 119:113 SAMECH. I hateºº [vain] thoughts:º but thy lawº do I love.ºº

 119:114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

 119:114 Thouº [art] my hiding placeº and my shield:º I hopeºº in thy word.º

 119:115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.

 119:115 Departºº fromº me, ye evildoers:ºº for I will keepºº the commandmentsº of my God.º

 119:116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope.

 119:116 Upholdºº me according unto thy word,º that I may live:ºº and let me notº be ashamedºº of my hope.ºº

 119:117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.

 119:117 Hold thou me up,ºº and I shall be safe:ºº and I will have respectºº unto thy statutesº continually.º

 119:118 Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.

 119:118 Thou hast trodden downºº allº them that errºº from thy statutes:ºº forº their deceitº [is] falsehood.º

 119:119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies.

 119:119 Thou puttest awayºº allº the wickedº of the earthº [like] dross:º thereforeº I loveºº thy testimonies.º

 119:120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.

 119:120 My fleshº tremblethºº for fearºº of thee; and I am afraidºº of thy judgments.ºº

 119:121 AYIN. I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors.

 119:121 AIN. I have doneºº judgmentº and justice:º leaveººº me notº to mine oppressors.ºº

 119:122 Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.

 119:122 Be suretyºº for thy servantº for good:º let notº the proudº oppressºº me.

 119:123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.

 119:123 Mine eyesº failºº for thy salvation,º and for the wordº of thy righteousness.º

 119:124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach me thy statutes.

 119:124 Dealºº withº thy servantº according unto thy mercy,º and teachºº me thy statutes.º

 119:125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.

 119:125 Iº [am] thy servant;º give me understanding,ºº that I may knowºº thy testimonies.º

 119:126 It is time for Jehovah to work; [For] they have made void thy law.

 119:126 [It is] timeº for [thee], LORD,º to work:ºº [for] they have made voidºº thy law.º

 119:127 Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.

 119:127 Thereforeºº I loveºº thy commandmentsº above gold;ºº yea, above fine gold.ºº

 119:128 Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way.

 119:128 Thereforeºº I esteem allº [thy] preceptsº [concerning] allº [things to be] right;ºº [and] I hateºº everyº falseº way.º

 119:129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.

 119:129 PE. Thy testimoniesº [are] wonderful:º thereforeºº doth my soulº keepºº them.

 119:130 The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple.

 119:130 The entranceº of thy wordsº giveth light;ºº it giveth understandingºº unto the simple.º

 119:131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.

 119:131 I openedºº my mouth,º and panted:ºº forº I longedºº for thy commandments.º

 119:132 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

 119:132 Lookºº thou uponº me, and be mercifulºº unto me, as thou usestº to doº unto those that loveºº thy name.º

 119:133 Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

 119:133 Orderºº my stepsº in thy word:º and let notº anyº iniquityº have dominionºº over me.

 119:134 Redeem me from the oppression of man: So will I observe thy precepts.

 119:134 Deliverºº me from the oppressionºº of man:º so will I keepºº thy precepts.º

 119:135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes.

 119:135 Make thy faceº to shineºº upon thy servant;º and teachºº meº thy statutes.º

 119:136 Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law.

 119:136 Riversº of watersº run downºº mine eyes,º becauseº they keepºº notº thy law.º

 119:137 TSADHE. Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments.

 119:137 TZADDI. Righteousº [art] thou,º O LORD,º and uprightº [are] thy judgments.º

 119:138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.

 119:138 Thy testimoniesº [that] thou hast commandedºº [are] righteousº and veryº faithful.º

 119:139 My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.

 119:139 My zealº hath consumedºº me, becauseº mine enemiesº have forgottenºº thy words.º

 119:140 Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.

 119:140 Thy wordº [is] veryº pure:ºº therefore thy servantº lovethºº it.

 119:141 I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts.

 119:141 Iº [am] smallº and despised:ºº [yet] do notº I forgetºº thy precepts.º

 119:142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.

 119:142 Thy righteousnessº [is] an everlastingº righteousness,º and thy lawº [is] the truth.º

 119:143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.

 119:143 Troubleº and anguishº have taken holdºº onº me: [yet] thy commandmentsº [are] my delights.º

 119:144 Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.

 119:144 The righteousnessº of thy testimoniesº [is] everlasting:º give me understanding,ºº and I shall live.ºº

 119:145 QOPH. I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes.

 119:145 KOPH. I criedºº with [my] wholeº heart;º hearºº me, O LORD:º I will keepºº thy statutes.º

 119:146 I have called unto thee; save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies.

 119:146 I criedºº unto thee; saveºº me, and I shall keepºº thy testimonies.º

 119:147 I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.

 119:147 I preventedºº the dawningº of the morning,º and cried:ºº I hopedºº in thy word.º

 119:148 Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.

 119:148 Mine eyesº preventºº the [night] watches,º that I might meditateºº in thy word.º

 119:149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances.

 119:149 Hearºº my voiceº according unto thy lovingkindness:º O LORD,º quickenºº me according to thy judgment.º

 119:150 They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law.

 119:150 They draw nighºº that followºº afterº mischief:º they are farºº from thy law.ºº

 119:151 Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth.

 119:151 Thouº [art] near,º O LORD;º and allº thy commandmentsº [are] truth.º

 119:152 Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever.

 119:152 Concerning thy testimonies,ºº I have knownºº of oldº thatº thou hast foundedºº them for ever.º

 119:153 RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law.

 119:153 RESH. Considerºº mine affliction,º and deliverºº me: forº I do notº forgetºº thy law.º

 119:154 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word.

 119:154 Pleadºº my cause,º and deliverºº me: quickenºº me according to thy word.º

 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.

 119:155 Salvationº [is] farº from the wicked:ºº forº they seekºº notº thy statutes.º

 119:156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.

 119:156 Greatº [are] thy tender mercies,º O LORD:º quickenºº me according to thy judgments.º

 119:157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.

 119:157 Manyº [are] my persecutorsºº and mine enemies;º [yet] do I notº declineºº from thy testimonies.ºº

 119:158 I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.

 119:158 I beheldºº the transgressors,ºº and was grieved;ºº becauseº they keptºº notº thy word.º

 119:159 Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.

 119:159 Considerºº howº I loveºº thy precepts:º quickenºº me, O LORD,º according to thy lovingkindness.º

 119:160 The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever.

 119:160 Thy wordº [is] trueº [from] the beginning:º and every oneº of thy righteousº judgmentsº [endureth] for ever.º

 119:161 SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words.

 119:161 SCHIN. Princesº have persecutedºº me without a cause:º but my heartº standeth in aweºº of thy word.ºº

 119:162 I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.

 119:162 Iº rejoiceºº atº thy word,º as one that findethºº greatº spoil.º

 119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood; [But] thy law do I love.

 119:163 I hateºº and abhorºº lying:º [but] thy lawº do I love.ºº

 119:164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.

 119:164 Sevenº timesº a dayº do I praiseºº thee because ofº thy righteousº judgments.º

 119:165 Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.

 119:165 Greatº peaceº have they which loveºº thy law:º and nothingº shall offendº them.

 119:166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments.

 119:166 LORD,º I have hopedºº for thy salvation,º and doneºº thy commandments.º

 119:167 My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.

 119:167 My soulº hath keptºº thy testimonies;º and I loveºº them exceedingly.º

 119:168 I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.

 119:168 I have keptºº thy preceptsº and thy testimonies:º forº allº my waysº [are] beforeº thee.

 119:169 TAV. Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah: Give me understanding according to thy word.

 119:169 TAU. Let my cryº come nearºº beforeº thee, O LORD:º give me understandingºº according to thy word.º

 119:170 Let my supplication come before thee: Deliver me according to thy word.

 119:170 Let my supplicationº comeºº beforeº thee: deliverºº me according to thy word.º

 119:171 Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.

 119:171 My lipsº shall utterºº praise,º whenº thou hast taughtºº me thy statutes.º

 119:172 Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.

 119:172 My tongueº shall speakºº of thy word:º forº allº thy commandmentsº [are] righteousness.º

 119:173 Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.

 119:173 Letº thine handº helpºº me; forº I have chosenºº thy precepts.º

 119:174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.

 119:174 I have longedºº for thy salvation,º O LORD;º and thy lawº [is] my delight.º

 119:175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.

 119:175 Let my soulº live,ºº and it shall praiseºº thee; and let thy judgmentsº helpºº me.

 119:176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments.

 119:176 I have gone astrayºº like a lostºº sheep;º seekºº thy servant;º forº I do notº forgetºº thy commandments.º