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Psalms 119

Across twenty-two alphabetic stanzas, the psalmist loves, seeks, remembers, obeys, longs for, and prays according to God's law, testimonies, precepts, statutes, commandments, judgments, and word amid affliction and opposition.

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Verses 1–8ALEPH — Blessed are those who walk in the law of the LORD and seek him wholeheartedly Verses 9–16BETH — A young man cleanses his way by taking heed to God’s word and hiding it in his heart Verses 17–24GIMEL — The servant asks for opened eyes and finds God’s testimonies to be his counsellors Verses 25–32DALETH — In heaviness and dust, the psalmist asks God to revive and strengthen him by his word Verses 33–40HE — The psalmist asks to be taught God’s statutes and turned from vanity toward righteousness Verses 41–48VAU — God’s mercies and salvation give an answer, liberty, boldness, and delight in his commandments Verses 49–56ZAIN — God’s word gives hope and comfort while the psalmist remembers his judgments Verses 57–64CHETH — The LORD is the psalmist’s portion, and he turns his feet to God’s testimonies Verses 65–72TETH — Affliction teaches the goodness of God’s law, which is better than riches Verses 73–80JOD — The Creator is asked to give understanding and make the heart sound in his statutes Verses 81–88CAPH — The soul faints for salvation while waiting for God’s word under persecution Verses 89–96LAMED — God’s word is settled for ever, sustains creation, and preserves the psalmist Verses 97–104MEM — Love for God’s law gives wisdom, restraint, understanding, and hatred of false ways Verses 105–112NUN — God’s word is a lamp and light, and the psalmist swears to keep his righteous judgments Verses 113–120SAMECH — The psalmist hates vain thoughts, loves God’s law, and trembles at his judgments Verses 121–128AIN — The psalmist asks God to defend him from oppressors because he esteems all God’s precepts right Verses 129–136PE — God’s wonderful testimonies give light, while rivers of tears flow because men keep not his law Verses 137–144TZADDI — The LORD and his judgments are righteous, faithful, pure, and everlasting Verses 145–152KOPH — The psalmist cries with his whole heart and rises before dawn to hope in God’s word Verses 153–160RESH — The psalmist asks God to consider his affliction and affirms that his word is true from the beginning Verses 161–168SCHIN — Though princes persecute him, the psalmist rejoices in God’s word and praises him seven times a day Verses 169–176TAU — The psalmist asks for understanding, deliverance, praise, and recovery like a lost sheep

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1ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk…2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek…3They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect…7I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I…8I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.9BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by…10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let…11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I…12Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of…14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as…15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto…16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not…17GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live,…18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things…19I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy…20My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto…21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do…22Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept…23Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy…24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellers.25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me…26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach…27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so…28My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto…29Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me…30I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have…31I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me…32I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou…33HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes;…34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea,…35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments;…36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou…38Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to…39Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments…40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in…41VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD,…42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth…43And take not the word of truth utterly out of…44So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and…45And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy…46I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and…47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I…48My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments,…49ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou…50This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word…51The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have…52I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have…53Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked…54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of…55I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night,…56This I had, because I kept thy precepts.57CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said…58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful…59I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto…60I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.61The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I…62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee…63I am a companion of all them that fear thee,…64The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach…65TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD,…66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed…67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have…68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I…70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight…71It is good for me that I have been afflicted;…72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than…73JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give…74They that fear thee will be glad when they see…75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and…76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my…77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may…78Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with…79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those…80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I…81CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope…82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou…83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke;…84How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt…85The proud have digged pits for me, which are not…86All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help…87They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook…88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the…89LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in…90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the…91They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all…92Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then…93I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou…94I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy…95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but…96I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy…97MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my…98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine…99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy…100I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy…101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that…102I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast…103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter…104Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every…105NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and…106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I…107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according…108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth,…109My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I…110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I…111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever:…112I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway,…113SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I…114Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope…115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the…116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live:…117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and…118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy…119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like…120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am…121AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not…122Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the…123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word…124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach…125I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may…126It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they…127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine…128Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to…129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep…130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding…131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for…132Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as…133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any…134Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I…135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach…136Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep…137TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy…138Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very…139My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten…140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.141I am small and despised: yet do not I forget…142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is…143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy…144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding,…145KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O…146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep…147I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I…148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate…149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken…150They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far…151Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are…152Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou…153RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do…154Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to…155Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not…156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according…157Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I…158I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept…159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD,…160Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one…161SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my…162I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great…163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I…164Seven times a day do I praise thee because of…165Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing…166LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy…167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them…168I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all…169TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD:…170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to…171My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me…172My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy…173Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy…174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy…175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and…176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy…