Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine],
And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.

Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.

I long for Your precepts;
Renew me through Your righteousness.

Vav.
May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O Lord,
Your salvation according to Your promise;

So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].

And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I wait for Your ordinances.

And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.

Zayin.
Remember [always] the word and promise to Your servant,
In which You have made me hope.

This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has revived me and given me life.

The arrogant utterly ridicule me,
Yet I do not turn away from Your law.

Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who reject Your law.

Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.

This has become mine [as the gift of Your grace],
That I observe Your precepts [accepting them with loving obedience].

Heth.
The Lord is my portion;
I have promised to keep Your words.

I sought Your favor with all my heart;
Be merciful and gracious to me according to Your promise.

I considered my ways
And turned my feet to [follow and obey] Your testimonies.

The cords of the wicked have encircled and ensnared me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.

The earth, O Lord, is full of Your lovingkindness and goodness;
Teach me Your statutes.

Teach me good judgment (discernment) and knowledge,
For I have believed and trusted and relied on Your commandments.

You are good and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.

The arrogant have forged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with all my heart.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

The law from Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Yodh.
Your hands have made me and established me;
Give me understanding and a teachable heart, that I may learn Your commandments.

May those who [reverently] fear You see me and be glad,
Because I wait for Your word.

I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are fair,
And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.

O may Your lovingkindness and graciousness comfort me,
According to Your word (promise) to Your servant.

Let Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my delight.

Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.

May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me,
Even those who have known Your testimonies.

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.

Kaph.
My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.

My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”

How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me,
Men who do not conform to Your law.

All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [Lord]!

They had almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not turn away from Your precepts.

According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life,
So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.

If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my time of trouble.

I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me and given me life.

I am Yours, save me [as Your own];
For I have [diligently] sought Your precepts and required them [as my greatest need].

The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will consider Your testimonies.

Mem.
Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For Your words are always with me.

I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word],
For Your testimonies are my meditation.

I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.

I have not turned aside from Your ordinances,
For You Yourself have taught me.

How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Nun.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

I am greatly afflicted;
Renew and revive me [giving me life], O Lord, according to Your word.

Accept and take pleasure in the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And teach me Your ordinances.

My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.

The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I do not wander from Your precepts.

I have taken Your testimonies as a heritage forever,
For they are the joy of my heart.

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even to the end.

You are my hiding place and my shield;
I wait for Your word.

Leave me, you evildoers,
That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them].

Uphold me according to Your word [of promise], so that I may live;
And do not let me be ashamed of my hope [in Your great goodness].

Uphold me that I may be safe,
That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.

My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You,
And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.

Ayin.
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to those who oppress me.

Be the guarantee for Your servant for good [as Judah was the guarantee for Benjamin];
Do not let the arrogant oppress me.

My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your salvation,
And for [the fulfillment of] Your righteous word.

Deal with Your servant according to Your [gracious] lovingkindness,
And teach me Your statutes.

I am Your servant; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart]
That I may know Your testimonies.

Pe.
Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.

I opened my mouth and panted [with anticipation],
Because I longed for Your commandments.

Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor,
As is Your way to those who love Your name.

Establish my footsteps in [the way of] Your word;
Do not let any human weakness have power over me [causing me to be separated from You].

Redeem me from the oppression of man;
That I may keep Your precepts.

Make Your face shine [with pleasure] upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.

My eyes weep streams of water
Because people do not keep Your law.

My zeal has [completely] consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.

Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight and my joy.

Your righteous testimonies are everlasting;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live.

Qoph.
I cried with all my heart; answer me, O Lord!
I will observe Your statutes.

I cried to You; save me
And I will keep Your testimonies.

My eyes anticipate the night watches and I awake before the call of the watchman,
That I may meditate on Your word.

Hear my voice according to Your [steadfast] lovingkindness;
O Lord, renew and refresh me according to Your ordinances.

Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your law.

You are near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.

Resh.
Look upon my agony and rescue me,
For I do not forget Your law.

Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word.

Great are Your tender mercies and steadfast love, O Lord;
Revive me and give me life according to Your ordinances.

Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn away from Your testimonies.

Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me and give me life, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.

Shin.
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].

I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are [fully known] before You.

Tav.
Let my [mournful] cry come before You, O Lord;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] according to Your word [of promise].

Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.

Let my lips speak praise [with thanksgiving],
For You teach me Your statutes.

Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteous.

Let Your hand be ready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.

I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And Your law is my delight.

Let my soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.

In my trouble I cried to the Lord,
And He answered me.

Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.

Woe to me, for I sojourn in Meshech,
and I live among the tents of Kedar [among hostile people]!

Too long my soul has had its dwelling
With those who hate peace.

I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]—
From where shall my help come?