Thematic Bible

Psalm 119:1

How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.

Psalm 119:2


Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

Psalm 119:3


They do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.

Psalm 119:4


You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.

Psalm 119:5


Oh, that my ways may be established
To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]!

Psalm 119:6


Then I will not be ashamed
When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide].

Psalm 119:7


I will give thanks to You with an upright heart,
When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].

Psalm 119:8


I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly abandon me [when I fail].
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:9

Beth.
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].

Psalm 119:10


With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You];
Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience].

Psalm 119:11


Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.

Psalm 119:12


Blessed and reverently praised are You, O Lord;
Teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:13


With my lips I have told of
All the ordinances of Your mouth.

Psalm 119:14


I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:15


I will meditate on Your precepts
And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts].

Psalm 119:16


I will delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.

Psalm 119:17

Gimel.
Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word [treasuring it and being guided by it day by day].
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:18


Open my eyes [to spiritual truth] so that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.

Psalm 119:19


I am a stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.

Psalm 119:20


My soul is crushed with longing
For Your ordinances at all times.

Psalm 119:21


You rebuke the presumptuous and arrogant, the cursed ones,
Who wander from Your commandments.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:22


Take reproach and contempt away from me,
For I observe Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:23


Even though princes sit and talk to one another against me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:24


Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.

Psalm 119:25

Daleth.
My earthly life clings to the dust;
Revive and refresh me according to Your word.

Psalm 119:26


I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:27


Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So that I will meditate (focus my thoughts) on Your wonderful works.

Psalm 119:28


My soul dissolves because of grief;
Renew and strengthen me according to [the promises of] Your word.

Psalm 119:29


Remove from me the way of falsehood and unfaithfulness,
And graciously grant me Your law.

Psalm 119:30


I have chosen the faithful way;
I have placed Your ordinances before me.

Psalm 119:31


I cling tightly to Your testimonies;
O Lord, do not put me to shame!

Psalm 119:32


I will run the way of Your commandments [with purpose],
For You will give me a heart that is willing.

Psalm 119:33

He.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I will [steadfastly] observe it to the end.

Psalm 119:34


Give me understanding [a teachable heart and the ability to learn], that I may keep Your law;
And observe it with all my heart.

Psalm 119:35


Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.

Psalm 119:36


Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain and envy.

Psalm 119:37


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.

Psalm 119:38


Establish Your word and confirm Your promise to Your servant,
As that which produces [awe-inspired] reverence for You.

Psalm 119:39


Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:40


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

Psalm 119:41

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

Psalm 119:42


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

Psalm 119:43


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

Psalm 119:44


I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever [writing Your precepts on my heart].

Psalm 119:45


And I will walk at liberty,
For I seek and deeply long for Your precepts.

Psalm 119:46


I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings
And shall not be ashamed.

Psalm 119:47


For I shall delight in Your commandments,
Which I love.

Psalm 119:48


And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:49

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

Psalm 119:50


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

Psalm 119:51


The arrogant utterly ridicule me,
Yet I do not turn away from Your law.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:52


I have remembered [carefully] Your ancient ordinances, O Lord,
And I have taken comfort.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:53


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

Psalm 119:54


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

Psalm 119:55


O Lord, I remember Your name in the night,
And keep Your law.

Psalm 119:56


This has become mine [as the gift of Your grace],
That I observe Your precepts [accepting them with loving obedience].
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:57

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

Psalm 119:58


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

Psalm 119:59


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

Psalm 119:60


I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.

Psalm 119:61


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

Psalm 119:62


At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your righteous ordinances.

Psalm 119:63


I am a companion of all who [reverently] fear You,
And of those who keep and honor Your precepts.

Psalm 119:64


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

Psalm 119:65

Teth.
You have dealt well with Your servant,
O Lord, according to Your promise.

Psalm 119:66


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

Psalm 119:67


Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience].

Psalm 119:68


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

Psalm 119:69


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

Psalm 119:70


Their heart is insensitive like fat [their minds are dull and brutal],
But I delight in Your law.

Psalm 119:71


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

Psalm 119:72


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

Psalm 119:73

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

Psalm 119:74


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

Psalm 119:75


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

Psalm 119:76


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

Psalm 119:77


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

Psalm 119:78


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

Psalm 119:79


May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me,
Even those who have known Your testimonies.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:80


May my heart be blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:81

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

Psalm 119:82


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

Psalm 119:83


For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs],
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.

Psalm 119:84


How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:85


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

Psalm 119:86


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

Psalm 119:87


They had almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not turn away from Your precepts.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:88


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

Psalm 119:89

Lamedh.
Forever, O Lord,
Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].

Psalm 119:90


Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation;
You have established the earth, and it stands [securely].

Psalm 119:91


They continue this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things [all parts of the universe] are Your servants.

Psalm 119:92


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

Psalm 119:93


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

Psalm 119:94


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

Psalm 119:95


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

Psalm 119:96


I have seen that all [human] perfection has its limits [no matter how grand and perfect and noble];
Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity].

Psalm 119:97

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

Psalm 119:98


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

Psalm 119:99


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

Psalm 119:100


I understand more than the aged [who have not observed Your precepts],
Because I have observed and kept Your precepts.

Psalm 119:101


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

Psalm 119:102


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

Psalm 119:103


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

Psalm 119:104


From Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.

Psalm 119:105

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

Psalm 119:106


I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

Psalm 119:107


I am greatly afflicted;
Renew and revive me [giving me life], O Lord, according to Your word.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:108


Accept and take pleasure in the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And teach me Your ordinances.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:109


My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:110


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

Psalm 119:111


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

Psalm 119:112


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

Psalm 119:113

Samekh.
I hate those who are double-minded,
But I love and treasure Your law.

Psalm 119:114


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

Psalm 119:115


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

Psalm 119:116


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].

Psalm 119:117


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

Psalm 119:118


You have turned Your back on all those who wander from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is useless.

Psalm 119:119


You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:120


My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You,
And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:121

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

Psalm 119:122


Be the guarantee for Your servant for good [as Judah was the guarantee for Benjamin];
Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:123


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

Psalm 119:124


Deal with Your servant according to Your [gracious] lovingkindness,
And teach me Your statutes.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:125


I am Your servant; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart]
That I may know Your testimonies.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:126


It is time for the Lord to act;
They have broken Your law.

Psalm 119:127


Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,
Yes, more than refined gold.

Psalm 119:128


Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything;
I hate every false way.

Psalm 119:129

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

Psalm 119:130


The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).

Psalm 119:131


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

Psalm 119:132


Turn to me and be gracious to me and show me favor,
As is Your way to those who love Your name.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:133


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].

Psalm 119:134


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

Psalm 119:135


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

Psalm 119:136


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

Psalm 119:137

Tsadhe.
Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.

Psalm 119:138


You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness
And in great faithfulness.

Psalm 119:139


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

Psalm 119:140


Your word is very pure (refined);
Therefore Your servant loves it.

Psalm 119:141


I am small and despised,
But I do not forget Your precepts.

Psalm 119:142


Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.

Psalm 119:143


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

Psalm 119:144


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

Psalm 119:145

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

Psalm 119:146


I cried to You; save me
And I will keep Your testimonies.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:147


I rise before dawn and cry [in prayer] for help;
I wait for Your word.

Psalm 119:148


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

Psalm 119:149


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

Psalm 119:150


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

Psalm 119:151


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

Psalm 119:152


Of old I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever.

Psalm 119:153

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

Psalm 119:154


Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:155


Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.

Psalm 119:156


Great are Your tender mercies and steadfast love, O Lord;
Revive me and give me life according to Your ordinances.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:157


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

Psalm 119:158


I see the treacherous and loathe them,
Because they do not respect Your law.

Psalm 119:159


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

Psalm 119:160


The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],
And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever.

Psalm 119:161

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

Psalm 119:162


I rejoice at Your word,
As one who finds great treasure.

Psalm 119:163


I hate and detest falsehood,
But I love Your law.

Psalm 119:164


Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous ordinances.

Psalm 119:165


Those who love Your law have great peace;
Nothing makes them stumble.

Psalm 119:166


I hope and wait [with complete confidence] for Your salvation, O Lord,
And I do Your commandments.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:167


My soul keeps Your testimonies [hearing and accepting and obeying them];
I love them greatly.

Psalm 119:168


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

Psalm 119:169

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].

Psalm 119:170


Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 119:171


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

Psalm 119:172


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

Psalm 119:173


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

Psalm 119:174


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

Psalm 119:175


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

Psalm 119:176


I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.