Thematic Bible




Psalm 119:1 (show verse)

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 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


They do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.

Psalm 119:4 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:5 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:6 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:7 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:8 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:9 (show verse)

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 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:12 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:13 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:14 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:15 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:16 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:17 (show verse)

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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:19 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:20 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:21 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:22 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:23 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.

Psalm 119:25 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:26 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:27 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:28 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:29 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:30 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:31 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:32 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:33 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:34 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:36 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:37 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:39 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:40 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:41 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:42 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:44 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:45 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:46 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:47 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:48 (show verse)


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 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:50 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:51 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:52 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:53 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:54 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:55 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:56 (show verse)


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 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:58 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:59 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:60 (show verse)


I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.

Psalm 119:61 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:62 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:63 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:64 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:65 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:66 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:67 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:68 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:69 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:70 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:71 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:72 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:73 (show verse)

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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:75 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:76 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:77 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:78 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:79 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:81 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:82 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:83 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:86 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:87 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:90 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:91 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:92 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:93 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:94 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:96 (show verse)


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 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:98 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:99 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:100 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:101 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:102 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:103 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:104 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:105 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:106 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:107 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:110 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:111 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:112 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:113 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:114 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:115 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:116 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:118 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:119 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:120 (show verse)


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 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:122 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:124 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:125 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:127 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:128 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:129 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:130 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:131 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:132 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:135 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:136 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:137 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:138 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:139 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:140 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:141 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:142 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:143 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:144 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:145 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:146 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:147 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:148 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:150 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:151 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:152 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:153 (show verse)

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

Psalm 119:154 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:156 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:158 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:159 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:160 (show verse)


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 (show verse)

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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:163 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:164 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:165 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:166 (show verse)


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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:168 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:169 (show verse)

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 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:171 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:172 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:173 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:174 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:175 (show verse)


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

Psalm 119:176 (show verse)


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