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ALEPH - Blessed are those who keep his law

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ALEPH Blessed (a) are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
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Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
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They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
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You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
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Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
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Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
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I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
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I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.

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

9
BETH How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
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With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
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I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
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Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
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With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
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I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
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I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
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I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

GIMEL - Eyes to see the wonders of the Lord

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GIMEL Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
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Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
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I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
20
My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
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You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
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Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
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Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
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Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.

DALETH - prayer to understand the ways of the Lord

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DALETH My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
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I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
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Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
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My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.
29
Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
30
I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
31
I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
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I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.

HE - faithfulness based on the promises of God

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HE Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.(b)
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Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
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Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
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Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
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Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.(c)
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Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
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Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
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How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.

VAU - salvation through the word of the Lord

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WAW May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
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Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
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Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
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I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
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And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.
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I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
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I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
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I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.

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

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ZAYIN Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
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This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
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The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.
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I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
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Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
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Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
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In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
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This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.

HETH - My inheritance is the keeping of your word

57
HETH The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
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I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
59
I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
60
I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
61
Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
62
At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
63
I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
64
The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.

TETH - Learning the words of the Lord through suffering

65
TETH You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
66
Teach me good judgment 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 what is good; teach me Your statutes.
69
Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
70
Their hearts are hard (d) and callous, but I delight in Your law.
71
It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
72
The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

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

73
YODH Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
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May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
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I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
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May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
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May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
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May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
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May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
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May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

KAPH - Longing for peace and comfort

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KAPH My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
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My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
83
Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
84
How many days must Your servant wait?(e) When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
85
The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
86
All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
87
They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
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Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.

LAMED - The immutability of the law of the Lord

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LAMEDH Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
90
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
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Your ordinances stand to this day,(f) for all things are servants to You.
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If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
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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 to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
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I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.

MEM - Love for God's law

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MEM Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
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Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
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I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.
100
I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.
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I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
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I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
103
How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
104
I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

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

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NUN Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
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I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107
I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
108
Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
109
I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.
110
The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
111
Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
112
I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.

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

113
SAMEKH The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
114
You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
115
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
116
Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117
Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
118
You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
119
All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
120
My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

AIN - The psalmist kept the law of the Lord

121
AYIN I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122
Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
123
My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
124
Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.
125
I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
126
It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
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Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
128
Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.

PE - Prayer to keep the law of the Lord

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PE Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
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The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
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I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
132
Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
133
Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
134
Redeem me from the oppression of man, 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 tears because Your law is not obeyed.

TZADE - The Lord and his law are righteous

137
TZADE Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
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The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
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My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
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Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
141
I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
142
Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
143
Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
144
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

KOPH - Cry for salvation

145
KOPH I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
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I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.
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I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
148
My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
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Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.
150
Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
151
You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
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Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.

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

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RESH Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
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Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
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Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
156
Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
157
Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
158
I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
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Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
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The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

SHIN - Prayer for deliverance from persecution

161
SIN and SHIN Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.
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I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
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I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
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Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
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Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
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I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
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I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
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I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.

TAU - Concluding prayer

169
TAW May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
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May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
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My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
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My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
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May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
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I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
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Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
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I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

Fußnoten

(a)119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter.
(b)119:33 Or keep them as my reward
(c)119:37 Two MT manuscripts and DSS; most MT manuscripts in Your way
(d)119:70 Or fat
(e)119:84 Or How many are the days of Your servant?
(f)119:91 Or They stand this day according to Your ordinances

ALEPH - Blessed are those who keep his law

1
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.
2
Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.
3
Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
4
You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.
5
Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
6
Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.
7
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.
8
I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me.

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

9
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
10
With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
11
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12
Blessed are you, LORD. Teach me your statutes.
13
With my lips, I have declared 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 consider your ways.
16
I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.

GIMEL - Eyes to see the wonders of the Lord

17
Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.
18
Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
19
I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me.
20
My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
21
You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.
22
Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.
23
Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24
Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.

DALETH - prayer to understand the ways of the Lord

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My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!
26
I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
27
Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
28
My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
29
Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
30
I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.
31
I cling to your statutes, LORD. Don’t let me be disappointed.
32
I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.

HE - faithfulness based on the promises of God

33
Teach me, LORD, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
34
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
35
Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.
36
Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
37
Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
38
Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.
39
Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.
40
Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.

VAU - salvation through the word of the Lord

41
Let your loving kindness also come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your word.
42
So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.
43
Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.
44
So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.
45
I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.
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I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.
47
I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
48
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

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Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.
50
This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.
51
The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law.
52
I remember your ordinances of old, LORD, and have comforted myself.
53
Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.
54
Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.
55
I have remembered your name, LORD, in the night, and I obey your law.
56
This is my way, that I keep your precepts.

HETH - My inheritance is the keeping of your word

57
The LORD is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
58
I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
59
I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.
60
I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
61
The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.
62
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
63
I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
64
The earth is full of your loving kindness, LORD. Teach me your statutes.

TETH - Learning the words of the Lord through suffering

65
You have treated your servant well, according to your word, LORD.
66
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
67
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.
68
You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
69
The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
70
Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.
71
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.
72
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

73
Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74
Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.
75
LORD, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76
Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
77
Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
78
Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
79
Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.
80
Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.

KAPH - Longing for peace and comfort

81
My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
82
My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83
For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.
84
How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85
The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.
86
All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
87
They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
88
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

89
LORD, your word is settled in heaven forever.
90
Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.
91
Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.
92
Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93
I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.
94
I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
95
The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.
96
I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless.

MEM - Love for God's law

97
How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.
98
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.
99
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.
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