• Aleph

  • 1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the Law of the Lord.
  • 2 Blessed are those who comply with His testimonies, And seek Him with all their heart.
  • 3 They also do no injustice; They walk in His ways.
  • 4 You have ordained Your precepts, That we are to keep them diligently.
  • 5 Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes!
  • 6 Then I will not be ashamed When I look at all Your commandments.
  • 7 I will give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.
  • 8 I will keep Your statutes; Do not utterly abandon me!

  • Beth

  • 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word.
  • 10 With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
  • 11 I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You.
  • 12 Blessed are You, Lord; Teach me Your statutes.
  • 13 With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth.
  • 14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
  • 15 I will meditate on Your precepts And regard Your ways.
  • 16 I shall delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

  • Gimel

  • 17 Deal generously with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.
  • 18 Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your Law.
  • 19 I am a stranger on the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
  • 20 My soul is crushed with longing For Your ordinances at all times.
  • 21 You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander from Your commandments.
  • 22 Take disgrace and contempt away from me, For I comply with Your testimonies.
  • 23 Even though rulers sit and speak against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
  • 24 Your testimonies also are my delight; They are my advisers.

  • Daleth

  • 25 My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
  • 26 I have told of my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes.
  • 27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts, And I will meditate on Your wonders.
  • 28 My soul weeps because of grief; Strengthen me according to Your word.
  • 29 Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your Law.
  • 30 I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your judgments before me.
  • 31 I cling to Your testimonies; Lord, do not put me to shame!
  • 32 I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.

  • He

  • 33 Teach me the way of Your statutes, Lord, And I shall comply with it to the end.
  • 34 Give me understanding, so that I may comply with Your Law And keep it with all my heart.
  • 35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
  • 36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
  • 37 Turn my eyes away from looking at what is worthless, And revive me in Your ways.
  • 38 Establish Your word to Your servant As that which produces reverence for You.
  • 39 Take away my disgrace which I dread, For Your judgments are good.
  • 40 Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness.

  • Vav

  • 41 May Your favor also come to me, Lord, Your salvation according to Your word;
  • 42 So that I will have an answer for one who taunts me, For I trust in Your word.
  • 43 And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Your judgments.
  • 44 So I will keep Your Law continually, Forever and ever.
  • 45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.
  • 46 I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And shall not be ashamed.
  • 47 I will delight in Your commandments, Which I love.
  • 48 And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I love; And I will meditate on Your statutes.

  • Zayin

  • 49 Remember the word to Your servant, In which You have made me hope.
  • 50 This is my comfort in my misery, That Your word has revived me.
  • 51 The arrogant utterly deride me, Yet I do not turn aside from Your Law.
  • 52 I have remembered Your judgments from of old, Lord, And comfort myself.
  • 53 Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who abandon Your Law.
  • 54 Your statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
  • 55 Lord, I remember Your name in the night, And keep Your Law.
  • 56 This has become mine, That I comply with Your precepts.

  • Heth

  • 57 The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
  • 58 I sought Your favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word.
  • 59 I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
  • 60 I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
  • 61 The snares of the wicked have surrounded me, But I have not forgotten Your Law.
  • 62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous judgments.
  • 63 I am a companion to all those who fear You, And to those who keep Your precepts.
  • 64 The earth is full of Your goodness, Lord; Teach me Your statutes.

  • Teth

  • 65 You have treated Your servant well, Lord, according to Your word.
  • 66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
  • 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
  • 68 You are good and You do good; Teach me Your statutes.
  • 69 The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all my heart I will comply with Your precepts.
  • 70 Their heart is insensitive, like fat, But I delight in Your Law.
  • 71 It is good for me that I was afflicted, So that I may learn Your statutes.
  • 72 The Law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

  • Yodh

  • 73 Your hands made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, so that I may learn Your commandments.
  • 74 May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word.
  • 75 I know, Lord, that Your judgments are righteous, And that You have afflicted me in faithfulness.
  • 76 May Your favor comfort me, According to Your word to Your servant.
  • 77 May Your compassion come to me so that I may live, For Your Law is my delight.
  • 78 May the arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray with a lie; But I shall meditate on Your precepts.
  • 79 May those who fear You turn to me, And those who know Your testimonies.
  • 80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.

  • Kaph

  • 81 My soul languishes for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
  • 82 My eyes fail with longing for Your word, While I say, “When will You comfort me?”
  • 83 Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
  • 84 How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
  • 85 The arrogant have dug pits for me, People who are not in accord with Your Law.
  • 86 All Your commandments are faithful; They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!
  • 87 They almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not abandon Your precepts.
  • 88 Revive me according to Your faithfulness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

  • Lamedh

  • 89 Forever, Lord, Your word stands in heaven.
  • 90 Your faithfulness continues throughout generations; You established the earth, and it stands.
  • 91 They stand this day by Your ordinances, For all things are Your servants.
  • 92 If Your Law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my misery.
  • 93 I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me.
  • 94 I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts.
  • 95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me; I will diligently consider Your testimonies.
  • 96 I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

  • Mem

  • 97 How I love Your Law! It is my meditation all the day.
  • 98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are ever mine.
  • 99 I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.
  • 100 I understand more than those who are old, Because I have complied with Your precepts.
  • 101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, So that I may keep Your word.
  • 102 I have not turned aside from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me.
  • 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
  • 104 From Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.

  • Nun

  • 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
  • 106 I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
  • 107 I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, Lord, according to Your word.
  • 108 Be pleased to accept the voluntary offerings of my mouth, Lord, And teach me Your judgments.
  • 109 My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your Law.
  • 110 The wicked have set a trap for me, Yet I have not wandered from Your precepts.
  • 111 I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart.
  • 112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, even to the end.

  • Samekh

  • 113 I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your Law.
  • 114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.
  • 115 Leave me, you evildoers, So that I may comply with the commandments of my God.
  • 116 Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
  • 117 Sustain me so that I may be safe, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
  • 118 You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is useless.
  • 119 You have removed all the wicked of the earth like impurities; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
  • 120 My flesh trembles from the fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.

  • Ayin

  • 121 I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.
  • 122 Be a guarantor for Your servant for good; Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
  • 123 My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation, And for Your righteous word.
  • 124 Deal with Your servant according to Your graciousness, And teach me Your statutes.
  • 125 I am Your servant; give me understanding, So that I may know Your testimonies.
  • 126 It is time for the Lord to act, For they have broken Your Law.
  • 127 Therefore I love Your commandments Above gold, yes, above pure gold.
  • 128 Therefore I carefully follow all Your precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way.

  • Pe

  • 129 Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul complies with them.
  • 130 The unfolding 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 be gracious to me, As is right for those who love Your name.
  • 133 Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any wrongdoing have power over me.
  • 134 Redeem me from oppression by man, So that I may keep Your precepts.
  • 135 Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
  • 136 My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your Law.

  • Tsadhe

  • 137 You are righteous, Lord, And Your judgments are right.
  • 138 You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness And great faithfulness.
  • 139 My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
  • 140 Your word is very pure, Therefore Your servant loves it.
  • 141 I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
  • 142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your Law is truth.
  • 143 Trouble and anguish have come upon me, Yet Your commandments are my delight.
  • 144 Your testimonies are righteous forever; Give me understanding that I may live.

  • Qoph

  • 145 I cried out with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will comply with Your statutes.
  • 146 I cried to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies.
  • 147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words.
  • 148 My eyes anticipate the night watches, So that I may meditate on Your word.
  • 149 Hear my voice according to Your faithfulness; Revive me, Lord, according to Your judgments.
  • 150 Those who follow after wickedness approach; They are far from Your Law.
  • 151 You are near, Lord, And all Your commandments are truth.
  • 152 From long ago I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever.

  • Resh

  • 153 Look at my affliction and rescue me, For I have not forgotten Your Law.
  • 154 Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.
  • 155 Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes.
  • 156 Great are Your mercies, Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.
  • 157 Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.
  • 158 I see the treacherous and loathe them, Because they do not keep Your word.
  • 159 Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me, Lord, according to Your faithfulness.
  • 160 The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting.

  • Shin

  • 161 Rulers persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your words.
  • 162 I rejoice at Your word, Like one who finds great plunder.
  • 163 I hate and loathe falsehood, But I love Your Law.
  • 164 Seven times a day I praise You Because of Your righteous judgments.
  • 165 Those who love Your Law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble.
  • 166 I hope for Your salvation, Lord, And do Your commandments.
  • 167 My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
  • 168 I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.

  • Tav

  • 169 Let my cry come before You, Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word.
  • 170 Let my pleading come before You; Save me according to Your word.
  • 171 Let my lips pour out praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
  • 172 Let my tongue sing about 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 long for Your salvation, Lord, And Your Law is my delight.
  • 175 Let my soul live that it may praise You, And let Your ordinances help me.
  • 176 I have wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.