1 (Alef) How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey 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 Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in 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 Though rulers plot and slander me, your servant meditates on your statutes.
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 Remove me from the path of deceit! Graciously 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 (Vav) May I experience your loyal love, O Lord, and your deliverance, as you promised.
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 I will lift my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
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 (Zayin) Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
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.
58 I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised!
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 (Tet) You are good to your servant, O Lord, just as you promised.
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 Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all 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 (Yod) Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.
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 know, Lord, that your regulations are just. You disciplined me because of your faithful devotion to 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 May your loyal love console me, as you promised 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 May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.
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.
83 For I am like a wineskin dried up in smoke. I do not forget your statutes.
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 long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue 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 have almost destroyed me here on the earth, but I do not reject your precepts.
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 Revive me with your loyal love, that I might keep the rules you have revealed.
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 You demonstrate your faithfulness to all generations. You established the earth and it stood firm.
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 realize that everything has its limits, but your commands are beyond full comprehension.
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 Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me!
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 despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.
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 You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.
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 For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions.
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
133 Direct my steps by your word! Do not let any sin dominate 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 Listen to me because of your loyal love! O Lord, revive me, as you typically do!
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 are eager to do wrong draw 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 The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.
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 instructions are totally reliable; all your just regulations endure.
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 (Tav) Listen to my cry for help, O Lord! Give me insight by 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 wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.
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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