The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 119 -

ALEPH - Blessed are those who keep his law

How fortunate are those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong, those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.

How fortunate are those who obey his weighty commands, those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them to do that.

They do not do things that are wrong; they behave as Yahweh wants them to.

Yahweh, you have given us your principles of behavior, and you told us to obey them faithfully.

I want so much to faithfully keep everything that you command.

If I did that, I would not be ashamed when I thought about your commands.

When I learn all of your just regulations, I will praise you with a pure inner being.

I will obey all your statutes; do not desert me!

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

I know how a young person can live in a pure way; it is by obeying your commands.

I try to serve you with my entire inner being; do not allow me to wander away from what you have commanded.

I have memorized your commands so that I will not sin against you.

Yahweh, I praise you; teach me your statutes.

I have announced to the people all the things that you have commanded us to do.

I delight in obeying your requirements; I enjoy that more than being very rich.

I will study everything you have commanded, and I will pay attention to how you have shown me to live.

I will be happy to obey your statutes, and I will not forget your words.

GIMEL - Eyes to see the wonders of the Lord

Do good things for me, the one who serves you, so that I may continue to live and obey your words during all my life.

Help me to understand with my mind, to know the wonderful things that are written in your laws.

I am living here on the earth for only a short time; do not keep me from understanding.

In my inner being I strongly desire to know your decrees all the time.

You rebuke those who are proud; you curse those who disobey your commands.

Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me; I request this because I have obeyed your requirements.

Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me, but I will meditate on what you have commanded.

I am delighted with your requirements; it is as though they were my advisors.

DALETH - prayer to understand the ways of the Lord

I think that I will soon die; save my life as you have promised me that you would.

When I told you about all the things I did, you answered me; teach me your statutes.

Help me to understand how you want me to behave, and then I will meditate on your amazing instructions.

I am very sad, with the result that I have no strength; enable me to be strong again as you promised me that you would do.

Prevent me from telling lies, and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.

I have decided that I will faithfully obey you; I am determined to follow your commands.

Yahweh, I try to carefully cling to your requirements; do not abandon me or let me be disgraced.

I will eagerly obey your commands because you have helped me understand better and better what you want me to do.

HE - faithfulness based on the promises of God

Yahweh, teach me the meaning of your statutes, and then I will completely obey them.

Help me to understand your laws so that I may obey them with all my inner being.

I am happy with your commands, so lead me along the paths that you have chosen for me.

Cause me to want to do what you command and not to want to become rich.

Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless; make me able to live as you want me to live.

Because I am one who serves you, do what you promised to do for me, which is what you also promise to do for all those who honor you.

I become afraid when my enemies insult me; stop them! But you are right when you punish my enemies.

I very much desire to obey your principles of behavior; because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live.

VAU - salvation through the word of the Lord

Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me, and rescue me as you promised you would.

After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me because I trust in your word.

Never prevent me from speaking your truth because I have confidence in your regulations.

I will always obey your laws forever and ever.

I will always be safe because I have tried to obey your principles of behavior.

I will tell to kings what you require, and because they are unable to prove me wrong, they will not cause me to be ashamed.

I am delighted to obey your commands, and I love them.

I respect your commandments, and I love them; I will meditate on everything you require us to do.

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

Do not forget what you said you would do for me, the one who serves you, because what you have said has caused me to confidently expect good things from you.

When I have been suffering, you comforted me; you did what you promised me, and that kept me alive.

Proud people are always making fun of me, but I do not turn away from obeying your laws.

Yahweh, when I think about your regulations that you gave to us long ago, I am comforted.

When I see wicked people disregard your laws, I become very angry.

While I have been living here on the earth for a short time, I have written songs about your statutes.

Yahweh, during the night I think about you, and so I obey your laws.

What I have always done is to obey your principles of behavior.

HETH - My inheritance is the keeping of your word

Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and I promise to obey your words.

With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me; act kindly to me as you promised that you would do.

I have thought about my behavior, and I have decided to return to obeying your requirements.

I hurry to obey your commands; I do not delay at all.

Wicked people have tried to seize me as a hunter tries to catch an animal with a net, but I do not forget your laws.

In the middle of the night I awake, and I praise you for your commands because they are fair.

I am a friend of all those who have an awesome respect for you, those who obey your principles of behavior.

Yahweh, you faithfully love people all over the earth; teach me your statutes.

TETH - Learning the words of the Lord through suffering

Yahweh, you have done good things for me as you promised that you would do.

Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do, and teach me other things that I need to know because I believe that it is right for us to obey your commands.

Before you afflicted me, I did things that were wrong, but now I obey your words.

You are very good, and what you do is good; teach me your statutes.

Proud people have told many lies about me, but as for me, I obey your principles of behavior.

Those people are stubborn, but as for me, I am delighted with your laws.

It was good for me that you afflicted me because the result was that I learned your statutes.

The laws that you give to us are worth more to me than gold, more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

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

You created me and formed my body; help me to be wise so that I may learn your commands.

Those who have an awesome respect for you will see what you have done for me, because they have confidence in the promises of your word.

Yahweh, I know that your regulations are right and that you have made me suffer because you love me without end.

Comfort me by showing that you faithfully love me as you said to me that you would do.

Act mercifully to me so that I may continue to live because I am delighted with your laws.

Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be shamed; but as for me, I will continue meditating on what you have commanded I should do.

Cause those who have an awesome respect for you to come back to me so that they may learn what you command.

Enable me to perfectly obey your statutes so that I may not be ashamed because of not doing that.

KAPH - Longing for peace and comfort

I am waiting for you to save me from my enemies; I confidently expect that you will tell me what you will do.

My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised that you would do, and I ask, “When will you help me?”

I have become as useless as a wineskin that is shriveled from hanging a long time in the smoke inside a house, but I have not forgotten your statutes.

How long must I wait? When will you punish those who persecute me?

It is as though proud people, those who do not obey your laws, have dug deep pits for me to fall into.

All your commands are trustworthy; but people are persecuting me by telling lies about me, so please help me.

Those people almost killed me, but I have not stopped obeying your principles of behavior.

Because you faithfully love me, allow me to continue to live so that I may continue to obey your requirements that you have spoken.

LAMED - The immutability of the law of the Lord

Yahweh, your word will last forever; it is firmly fixed in heaven.

You will faithfully continue to act for people who are not yet born; you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly there.

To this day, all things on the earth remain because you decided that they should remain; everything on the earth serves you.

If I had not been delighted in obeying your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.

I will never forget your principles of behavior because as a result of my obeying them, you have enabled me to continue to live.

I belong to you; save me from my enemies because I have tried to obey your principles of behavior.

Wicked men are waiting to kill me, but I will think about your requirements.

I have learned that there is a limit for everything, but your commands have no limit.

MEM - Love for God's law

I love your laws very much. I meditate on them all during the day.

Because I know your commands and because I think about them all the time, I have become wiser than my enemies.

I understand more than my teachers do because I meditate on what you command.

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I understand more than many old people do because I obey your principles of behavior.

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I have avoided all evil behavior so that I may obey your words.

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I have not refused to obey them because you have taught me while I have studied them.

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When I read your words, they are like honey that I eat; yes, they are even sweeter than honey.

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Because I have learned your principles of behavior, I am able to understand many things; therefore I hate all evil things that some people do.

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

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Your word is a lamp to guide me; it is like a light that shows me where to walk.

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I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again, that I will always obey your regulations; they are all fair.

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Yahweh, I am suffering very much; cause me to be strong again as you have promised to do.

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Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is like a sacrifice to you; please accept it, and teach me your regulations.

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My enemies are often trying to kill me, but I do not forget your laws.

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Wicked people have tried to seize me as a hunter tries to catch little animals with a trap, but I have not disobeyed your principles of behavior.

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I have your requirements forever; because of them, I am joyful in my inner being.

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I have decided to always obey your commands, every one of them.

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

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I hate people who only say they love you, but I love your laws.

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You are like a place where I can hide from my enemies, and you are like a shield behind which I am protected from them; I trust in your promises.

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You evil people, go away from me so that I may obey my God’s commands!

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Enable me to be strong as you promised that you would do, so that I may continue to live. I am confidently expecting that you will restore me; do not disappoint me.

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Hold me up so that I may be safe and always pay attention to your commands.

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You reject all those who disobey your statutes; because they make deceitful plans and they do not keep their word.

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You get rid of all the wicked people on the earth as people get rid of trash; therefore I love your requirements.

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I tremble because I am afraid of you; I am afraid because you punish those who do not obey your regulations.

AIN - The psalmist kept the law of the Lord

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But I have done what is right and fair; so do not allow people to oppress me.

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Be responsible for doing good things for me, and do not allow proud people to oppress me.

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My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue me, for you to save me as you promised that you would.

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Do something for me to show that you faithfully love me, and teach me your statutes.

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I am one who serves you; enable me to understand what you want me to know so that I may learn your requirements.

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Yahweh, now is the time for you to punish people because they have disobeyed your laws.

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Truly, I love your commands more than I love gold; I love them more than I love very pure gold.

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So I conduct my life by your principles of behavior, and I hate all the evil things that some people do.

PE - Prayer to keep the law of the Lord

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Your requirements are wonderful, so I obey them with all my inner being.

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When someone explains your words, it is as though they are lighting a light; what they say causes even people who have not learned your laws to be wise.

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I eagerly desire to know your commands as a dog pants with its mouth open, wanting to be fed.

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Listen to me and act kindly to me as you do to all those who love you.

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Guide me as you promised; do not allow evil people to control what I do.

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Rescue me from those who oppress me so that I may obey your principles of behavior.

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Act kindly toward me and teach me your statutes.

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I cry very much because many people do not obey your laws.

TZADE - The Lord and his law are righteous

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Yahweh, you are righteous and your regulations are just.

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You did what was right when you gave us the laws of your covenant promise, and you can be trusted when you made those promises to us.

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I am furious because my enemies disregard your words.

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I have found that your promises are dependable, and I love them.

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I am not important, and people despise me, but I do not forget your principles of behavior.

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You are righteous and you will be righteous forever, and your laws will never be changed.

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I constantly have troubles and I am worried, but your commands cause me to be happy.

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Your requirements are always fair; help me to understand them so that I may continue to live.

KOPH - Cry for salvation

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Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you; answer me and I will obey your statutes.

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I call out to you, “Save me, and I will keep your commandments.”

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Each morning I arise before dawn and call to you to help me; I confidently expect you to do what you have promised.

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All during the night I am awake, and I meditate on your commands and your promises.

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Yahweh, because you faithfully love me, listen to me while I pray; keep me safe because I keep your regulations.

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Those evil people who oppress me are coming closer to me; they do not pay any attention to your laws.

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But Yahweh, you are near to me, and I know that your commands will never be changed.

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Long ago I found out about your requirements, and I know that you intended them to last forever.

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

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Look at me, see that I am suffering very much, and heal me because I do not forget your laws.

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Defend me when others accuse me and rescue me from them; allow me to continue to live as you promised that you would.

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Wicked people do not obey your statutes, so you will certainly not save them.

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Yahweh, you have been merciful by helping me in many ways; allow me to continue to live as you have done until now.

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Many people are my enemies; many people cause me to suffer, but I do not neglect your commands.

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When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted because they do not obey your requirements.

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Yahweh, notice that I love your principles of behavior; because you faithfully love me, allow me to continue to live.

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I can rely on everything that you have said; all your regulations will endure forever.

SHIN - Prayer for deliverance from persecution

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Rulers persecute me for no reason, but in my inner being I have a very awesome respect for your words.

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I am happy about your words, as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.

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I thoroughly hate all lies but I love your laws.

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I praise you seven times a day for your commandments because they are all just.

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Things go well for those who love your laws; nothing will make them abandon your laws.

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Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me from my troubles, and I obey your commands.

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I obey what you require us to do; I love it all very much.

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I obey your principles of behavior, and you see everything that I do.

TAU - Concluding prayer

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Yahweh, listen while I pray for you to help me; help me to understand your words.

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Hear me while I pray, and rescue me as you said you would.

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I will always praise you because you teach me your rules.

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I will sing about your words because all your commands are just.

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I request you to always be ready to help me because I have chosen to obey your principles of behavior.

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Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue me from my enemies; I am delighted with your laws.

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Allow me to continue to live in order that I can continue to praise you so that your regulations will continue to help me.

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I have sinned and turned away from you like a sheep that has left its flock; search for me because I have not forgotten your commands.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AIN - The psalmist kept the law of the Lord

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PE - Prayer to keep the law of the Lord

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Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TZADE - The Lord and his law are righteous

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You are righteous, LORD. Your judgments are upright.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KOPH - Cry for salvation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.