The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 119 -

ALEPH - Blessed are those who keep his law

Alleluia.

(1) Blessed are the immaculate in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. (2) Blessed are those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart.(a)

For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways.

You have ordered your commandments to be kept most diligently.

I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.

Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.

I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.

I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.

BETH - Holiness is the fruit of keeping the law of the Lord

By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.

With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.

I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.

Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications.

With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth.

I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.

I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.

I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words.

GIMEL - Eyes to see the wonders of the Lord

Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words.

Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law.

I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.

My soul has longed to desire your justifications at all times.

You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed.

Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.

For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications.

For your testimonies are also my meditation, and your justifications are my counsel.

DALETH - prayer to understand the ways of the Lord

My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.

I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications.

Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders.

My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words.

Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on me by your law.

I have chosen the way of truth. I have not forgotten your judgments.

I have adhered to your testimonies, O Lord. Do not be willing to confound me.

I have run by way of your commandments, when you enlarged my heart.

HE - faithfulness based on the promises of God

O Lord, place the law before me, the way of your justifications, and I will always inquire into it.

Give me understanding, and I will examine your law. And I will keep it with my whole heart.

Lead me according to the path of your commandments, for I have desired this.

Bend my heart with your testimonies, and not with avarice.

Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way.

Station your eloquence with your servant, along with your fear.

Cut off my disgrace, which I have taken up, for your judgments are delightful.

Behold, I have longed for your commandments. Revive me in your fairness.

VAU - salvation through the word of the Lord

And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence.

And I will respond to those who reproach me by word, for I have hoped in your words.

And do not utterly take away the word of truth from my mouth. For in your judgments, I have hoped beyond hope.(b)

And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever.

And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments.

And I spoke of your testimonies in the sight of kings, and I was not confounded.

And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved.

And I lifted up my hands to your commandments, which I loved. And I was trained in your justifications.

ZAIN - The Word of the Lord is a source of hope and comfort

Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope.

This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.

The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.

I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled.

Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law.

Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.

During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law.

This has happened to me because I sought your justifications.

HETH - My inheritance is the keeping of your word

O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law.

I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.

I have considered my ways, and I have turned my feet toward your testimonies.

I have been prepared, and I have not been disturbed, so that I may keep your commandments.

The ropes of the impious have encircled me, and I have not forgotten your law.

I arose in the middle of the night to confess to you, over the judgments of your justification.

I am a partaker with all those who fear you and who keep your commandments.

The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy. Teach me your justifications.

TETH - Learning the words of the Lord through suffering

You have done well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.

Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge, for I have trusted your commandments.

Before I was humbled, I committed offenses; because of this, I have kept to your word.

You are good, so in your goodness teach me your justifications.

The iniquity of the arrogant has been multiplied over me. Yet I will examine your commandments with all my heart.

Their heart has been curdled like milk. Truly, I have meditated on your law.

It is good for me that you humbled me, so that I may learn your justifications.

The law of your mouth is good for me, beyond thousands of gold and silver pieces.

JOD - The law of the Lord is the foundation for the community of believers

Your hands have created me and formed me. Give me understanding, and I will learn your commandments.

Those who fear you will see me, and they will rejoice. For I have greatly hoped in your words.

I know, O Lord, that your judgments are fairness. And in your truth, you have humbled me.

Let it be your mercy that consoles me, according to your eloquence to your servant.

Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my meditation.

Let the arrogant be confounded, for unjustly they have done iniquity to me. But I will be trained in your commandments.

Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your testimonies.

Let my heart be immaculate in your justifications, so that I may not be confounded.(c)

KAPH - Longing for peace and comfort

My soul has faltered in your salvation, yet in your word, I have hoped beyond hope.

My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, “When will you console me?”

For I have become like a wineskin in the frost. I have not forgotten your justifications.(d)

How many are the days of your servant? When will you bring judgment against those who persecute me?

The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law.

All your commandments are truth. They have been persecuting me unjustly: assist me.

They have nearly consumed me on earth. Yet I have not forsaken your commandments.

Revive me according to your mercy. And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth.

LAMED - The immutability of the law of the Lord

O Lord, your word remains firm in heaven, for all eternity.

Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm.

By your ordinance, the day perseveres. For all things are in service to you.

If your law had not been my meditation, then perhaps I would have perished in my humiliation.

I will not forget your justifications, for eternity. For by them, you have enlivened me.

I am yours. Accomplish my salvation. For I have inquired into your justifications.

The sinners have waited for me, in order to destroy me. I have understood your testimonies.

I have seen the end of the consummation of all things. Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

MEM - Love for God's law

How have I loved your law, O Lord? It is my meditation all day long.

By your commandment, you have made me able to see far, beyond my enemies. For it is with me for eternity.

I have understood beyond all my teachers. For your testimonies are my meditation.

100

I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments.

101

I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words.

102

I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me.

103

How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!

104

I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.

NUN - The word of the Lord is a lamp unto my feet

105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.

106

I have sworn it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice.

107

I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word.

108

Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments.

109

My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.

110

Sinners have set a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments.

111

I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation of my heart.

112

I have inclined my heart to do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense.

SAMEKH - The word of the Lord is my protection and my shield

113

I have hated the iniquitous, and I have loved your law.

114

You are my helper and my supporter. And in your word, I have greatly hoped.

115

Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine the commandments of my God.

116

Uphold me according to your eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in my expectation.

117

Help me, and I will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications.

118

You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust.

119

I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.

120

Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments.

AIN - The psalmist kept the law of the Lord

121

I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.

122

Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me.

123

My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice.

124

Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your justifications.

125

I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies.

126

It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.

127

Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz.

128

Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way.

PE - Prayer to keep the law of the Lord

129

Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them.

130

The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.

131

I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments.

132

Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name.

133

Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me.

134

Redeem me from the slanders of men, so that I may keep your commandments.

135

Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your justifications.

136

My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law.

TZADE - The Lord and his law are righteous

137

You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right.

138

You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so.

139

My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words.

140

Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it.

141

I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications.

142

Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth.

143

Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my meditation.

144

Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live.

KOPH - Cry for salvation

145

I cried out with my whole heart. Heed me, O Lord. I will ask for your justifications.

146

I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments.

147

I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope.

148

My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence.

149

Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment.

150

Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they have been brought far from your law.

151

You are near, O Lord, and all your ways are truth.

152

I have known from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity.

RESH - Keeping the law of the Lord in times of trouble

153

See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.

154

Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence.

155

Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications.

156

Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment.

157

Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies.

158

I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word.(e)

159

O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive me in your mercy.

160

The beginning of your words is truth. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity.

SHIN - Prayer for deliverance from persecution

161

The leaders have persecuted me without cause. And my heart has been awed by your words.

162

I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils.

163

I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law.

164

Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice.

165

Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them.

166

I have waited for your salvation, O Lord. And I have loved your commandments.

167

My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly.

168

I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight.

TAU - Concluding prayer

169

O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence.

170

Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word.

171

A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications.

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My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness.

173

Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments.

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O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my meditation.

175

My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist me.

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I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.

Footnotes

(a)118:2 His testimonies:The commandments of God are called his testimonies, because they testify his holy will unto us. Note here, that in almost every verse of this psalm (which in number are 176) the word and law of God, and the love and observance of it, is perpetually inculcated, under a variety of denominations, all signifying the same thing.(Challoner)

(b)118:43 The word ‘supersperavi’ uses the prefix ‘super’ to intensify the verb. This could also be translated as ‘I have hoped beyond,’ or, ‘I have greatly hoped.’(Conte)

(c)118:80 In Latin, this verse brings to mind the Virgin Conception of Christ at the Annunciation. The word ‘immaculatum’ calls to mind the Immaculate Virgin, and the verb ‘fiat,’ (‘let it be,’ or, ‘amen’) calls to mind Mary’s consent (often called her ‘fiat’) to the Virgin Conception of Christ.(Conte)

(d)118:83 The expression ‘like a wineskin in the frost’ refers to being stiffened or hardened against adversity. The type of frost referred to is sometimes called ‘white frost.’ The word ‘uter’ refers to a skin used as a container, often for wine.(Conte)

(e)118:158 Or, ‘For they have not kept your eloquent word.’ Prevaricators are persons who are unfaithful, or who deceive and betray. The word ‘tabescebam’ can refer to melting away or dwindling away or pining away.(Conte)

ALEPH - Blessed are those who keep his law

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.

Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.

You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.

Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!

Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.

I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me.

BETH - Holiness is the fruit of keeping the law of the Lord

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Blessed are you, LORD. Teach me your statutes.

With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.

I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.

I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.

GIMEL - Eyes to see the wonders of the Lord

Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.

Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.

I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me.

My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.

You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.

Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.

DALETH - prayer to understand the ways of the Lord

My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!

I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.

Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.

My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.

Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!

I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.

I cling to your statutes, LORD. Don’t let me be disappointed.

I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.

HE - faithfulness based on the promises of God

Teach me, LORD, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.

Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.

Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.

Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.

Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.

VAU - salvation through the word of the Lord

Let your loving kindness also come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your word.

So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.

Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.

So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.

I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.

I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.

I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.

ZAIN - The Word of the Lord is a source of hope and comfort

Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.

This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law.

I remember your ordinances of old, LORD, and have comforted myself.

Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.

Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.

I have remembered your name, LORD, in the night, and I obey your law.

This is my way, that I keep your precepts.

HETH - My inheritance is the keeping of your word

The LORD is my portion. I promised to obey your words.

I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.

I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.

I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.

The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.

I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.

The earth is full of your loving kindness, LORD. Teach me your statutes.

TETH - Learning the words of the Lord through suffering

You have treated your servant well, according to your word, LORD.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.

You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.

The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.

Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.

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

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

JOD - The law of the Lord is the foundation for the community of believers

Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.

Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.

LORD, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.

Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.

Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.

Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.

Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.

KAPH - Longing for peace and comfort

My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.

My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.

How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?

The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.

All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!

They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.

Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

LAMED - The immutability of the law of the Lord

LORD, your word is settled in heaven forever.

Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.

Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.

Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.

I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.

The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.

I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless.

MEM - Love for God's law

How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.

I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

100

I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.

101

I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.

102

I have not turned away from your ordinances, for you have taught me.

103

How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

104

Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

NUN - The word of the Lord is a lamp unto my feet

105

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

106

I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.

107

I am afflicted very much. Revive me, LORD, according to your word.

108

Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. LORD, teach me your ordinances.

109

My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law.

110

The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.

111

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

112

I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end.

SAMEKH - The word of the Lord is my protection and my shield

113

I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.

114

You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.

115

Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

116

Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.

117

Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.

118

You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.

119

You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.

120

My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.

AIN - The psalmist kept the law of the Lord

121

I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors.

122

Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.

123

My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.

124

Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.

125

I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.

126

It is time to act, LORD, for they break your law.

127

Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.

128

Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.

PE - Prayer to keep the law of the Lord

129

Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

130

The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

131

I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

132

Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

133

Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.

134

Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.

135

Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.

136

Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law.

TZADE - The Lord and his law are righteous

137

You are righteous, LORD. Your judgments are upright.

138

You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.

139

My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.

140

Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.

141

I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts.

142

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

143

Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.

144

Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

KOPH - Cry for salvation

145

I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, LORD! I will keep your statutes.

146

I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.

147

I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.

148

My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.

149

Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, LORD, according to your ordinances.

150

They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.

151

You are near, LORD. All your commandments are truth.

152

Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever.

RESH - Keeping the law of the Lord in times of trouble

153

Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law.

154

Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.

155

Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.

156

Great are your tender mercies, LORD. Revive me according to your ordinances.

157

Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.

158

I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word.

159

Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, LORD, according to your loving kindness.

160

All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.

SHIN - Prayer for deliverance from persecution

161

Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.

162

I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.

163

I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.

164

Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.

165

Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.

166

I have hoped for your salvation, LORD. I have done your commandments.

167

My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.

168

I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you.

TAU - Concluding prayer

169

Let my cry come before you, LORD. Give me understanding according to your word.

170

Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.

171

Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.

172

Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

173

Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

174

I have longed for your salvation, LORD. Your law is my delight.

175

Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.

176

I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.