Psalms 119:89-176 - Prayer Tents

Psalms 119

119[Aleph

] Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord.H835H8549H1870H1980H8451H30682Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts.H835H5341H5713H1875H38203They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.H6466H5766H1980H18704You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully.H6680H8104H6490H39665Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees!H305H1870H3559H8104H27066Then I will not be ashamed when I compare my life with your commands.H954H5027H46877As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should!H3034H3476H3824H3925H6664H49418I will obey your decrees. Please don’t give up on me!H8104H2706H5800H39669[Beth] How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word.H5288H2135H734H8104H169710I have tried hard to find you—don’t let me wander from your commands.H3820H1875H7686H468711I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.H565H6845H3820H239812I praise you, O Lord; teach me your decrees.H1288H3068H3925H270613I have recited aloud all the regulations you have given us.H8193H5608H4941H631014I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches.H7797H1870H5715H5921H195215I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways.H7878H6490H5027H73416I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word.H8173H2708H7911H169717[Gimel] Be good to your servant, that I may live and obey your word.H1580H5650H2421H8104H169718Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.H1540H5869H5027H6381H845119I am only a foreigner in the land. Don’t hide your commands from me!H1616H776H5641H468720I am always overwhelmed with a desire for your regulations.H5315H1638H8375H4941H625621You rebuke the arrogant; those who wander from your commands are cursed.H1605H2086H779H7686H468722Don’t let them scorn and insult me, for I have obeyed your laws.H1556H2781H937H5341H571323Even princes sit and speak against me, but I will meditate on your decrees.H8269H3427H1696H5650H7878H270624Your laws please me; they give me wise advice.H5713H8191H582H609825[Daleth] I lie in the dust; revive me by your word.H5315H1692H6083H2421H169726I told you my plans, and you answered. Now teach me your decrees.H5608H1870H6030H3925H270627Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.H995H1870H6490H7878H638128I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word.H5315H1811H8424H6965H169729Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.H5493H1870H8267H8451H260330I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations.H977H1870H530H4941H773731I cling to your laws. Lord, don’t let me be put to shame!H1692H5715H3068H95432I will pursue your commands, for you expand my understanding.H7323H1870H4687H7337H382033[He] Teach me your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end.H3384H3068H1870H2706H5341H611834Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart.H995H5341H8451H8104H382035Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.H1869H5410H4687H265436Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money!H5186H3820H5715H121537Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word

.H5674H5869H7200H7723H2421H187038Reassure me of your promise, made to those who fear you.H6965H565H5650H337439Help me abandon my shameful ways; for your regulations are good.H5674H2781H3025H4941H289640I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness.H8373H6490H2421H666641[Waw] Lord, give me your unfailing love, the salvation that you promised me.H2617H935H3068H8668H56542Then I can answer those who taunt me, for I trust in your word.H1697H6030H2778H982H169743Do not snatch your word of truth from me, for your regulations are my only hope.H5337H1697H571H3966H6310H3176H494144I will keep on obeying your instructions forever and ever.H8104H8451H8548H5769H570345I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments.H1980H7342H1875H649046I will speak to kings about your laws, and I will not be ashamed.H1696H5713H4428H95447How I delight in your commands! How I love them!H8173H4687H15748I honor and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees.H3709H5375H4687H157H7878H270649[Zayin] Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope.H2142H1697H5650H317650Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.H5165H6040H565H242151The proud hold me in utter contempt, but I do not turn away from your instructions.H2086H3966H3887H5186H845152I meditate on your age-old regulations; O Lord, they comfort me.H2142H4941H5769H3068H516253I become furious with the wicked, because they reject your instructions.H2152H270H7563H5800H845154Your decrees have been the theme of my songs wherever I have lived.H2706H2158H1004H403355I reflect at night on who you are, O Lord; therefore, I obey your instructions.H2142H8034H3068H3915H8104H845156This is how I spend my life. obeying your commandments.H5341H649057[Heth] Lord, you are mine! I promise to obey your words!H2506H3068H559H8104H169758With all my heart I want your blessings. Be merciful as you promised.H2470H6440H3820H2603H56559I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws.H2803H1870H7725H7272H571360I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands.H2363H4102H8104H468761Evil people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.H2256H7563H5749H7911H845162I rise at midnight to thank you for your just regulations.H2676H3915H6965H3034H6664H494163I am a friend to anyone who fears you—anyone who obeys your commandments.H2270H3372H8104H649064O Lord, your unfailing love fills the earth; teach me your decrees.H776H3068H4390H2617H3925H270665[Teth] You have done many good things for me, Lord, just as you promised.H6213H2896H5650H3068H169766I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge.H3925H2898H2940H1847H539H468767I used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your word.H6031H7683H8104H56568You are good and do only good; teach me your decrees.H2896H2895H3925H270669Arrogant people smear me with lies, but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.H2086H2950H8267H5341H6490H382070Their hearts are dull and stupid, but I delight in your instructions.H3820H2954H2459H8173H845171My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.H2896H6031H3925H270672Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver.H8451H6310H2896H505H2091H370173[Yodh] You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands.H3027H6213H3559H995H3925H468774May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word.H3373H8055H7200H3176H169775I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it.H3045H3068H4941H6664H530H603176Now let your unfailing love comfort me, just as you promised me, your servant.H2617H5162H565H565077Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live, for your instructions are my delight.H7356H935H2421H8451H819178Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me; meanwhile, I will concentrate on your commandments.H2086H954H5791H8267H7878H649079Let me be united with all who fear you, with those who know your laws.H3373H7725H3045H3045H571380May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; then I will never be ashamed.H3820H8549H2706H95481[Kaph] I am worn out waiting for your rescue, but I have put my hope in your word.H5315H3615H8668H3176H169782My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. When will you comfort me?H5869H3615H565H559H516283I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke, but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.H4997H7008H7911H270684How long must I wait? When will you punish those who persecute me?H3117H5650H6213H4941H729185These arrogant people who hate your instructions have dug deep pits to trap me.H2086H3738H7882H845186All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.H4687H530H7291H8267H582687They almost finished me off, but I refused to abandon your commandments.H4592H3615H776H5800H649088In your unfailing love, spare my life; then I can continue to obey your laws.H2421H2617H8104H5715H631089[Lamedh] Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven.H5769H3068H1697H5324H806490Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.H530H1755H1755H3559H776H597591Your regulations remain true to this day, for everything serves your plans.H5975H3117H4941H565092If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery.H3884H8451H8191H6H604093I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life.H5769H7911H6490H242194I am yours; rescue me! For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.H3467H1875H649095Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.H7563H6960H6H995H571396Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit.H7200H7093H8502H4687H3966H734297[Mem] Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long.H157H8451H7881H311798Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide.H4687H2449H341H576999Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws.H7919H3925H5715H7881100I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments.H995H2205H5341H6490101I have refused to walk on any evil path, so that I may remain obedient to your word.H3607H7272H7451H734H8104H1697102I haven’t turned away from your regulations, for you have taught me well.H5493H4941H3384103How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey.H4452H565H2441H1706H6310104Your commandments give me understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life.H6490H995H8130H8267H734105[Nun] Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.H1697H5216H7272H216H5410106I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again. I will obey your righteous regulations.H7650H6965H8104H6664H4941107I have suffered much, O Lord; restore my life again as you promised.H6031H3966H2421H3068H1697108Lord, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations.H7521H5071H6310H3068H3925H4941109My life constantly hangs in the balance, but I will not stop obeying your instructions.H5315H8548H3709H7911H8451110The wicked have set their traps for me, but I will not turn from your commandments.H7563H5414H6341H8582H6490111Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight.H5715H5157H5769H8342H3820112I am determined to keep your decrees to the very end.H5186H3820H6213H2706H5769H6118113[Samekh] I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your instructions.H8130H5588H8451H157114You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.H5643H4043H3176H1697115Get out of my life, you evil-minded people, for I intend to obey the commands of my God.H5493H7489H5341H4687H430116Lord, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed.H5564H565H2421H954H7664117Sustain me, and I will be rescued; then I will meditate continually on your decrees.H5582H3467H8159H2706H8548118But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees. They are only fooling themselves.H5541H7686H2706H8649H8267119You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum; no wonder I love to obey your laws!H7673H7563H776H5509H157H5713120I tremble in fear of you; I stand in awe of your regulations.H1320H5568H6343H3372H4941121[Ayin] Don’t leave me to the mercy of my enemies, for I have done what is just and right.H6213H4941H6664H3240H6231122Please guarantee a blessing for me. Don’t let the arrogant oppress me!H6148H5650H2896H2086H6231123My eyes strain to see your rescue, to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.H5869H3615H3444H565H6664124I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love, and teach me your decrees.H6213H5650H2617H3925H2706125Give discernment to me, your servant; then I will understand your laws.H5650H995H3045H5713126Lord, it is time for you to act, for these evil people have violated your instructions.H6256H3068H6213H6565H8451127Truly, I love your commands more than gold, even the finest gold.H157H4687H2091H6337128Each of your commandments is right. That is why I hate every false way.H6490H3474H8130H8267H734129[Pe] Your laws are wonderful. No wonder I obey them!H5715H6382H5315H5341130The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand.H6608H1697H215H995H6612131I pant with expectation, longing for your commands.H6473H6310H7602H2968H4687132Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name.H6437H2603H4941H157H8034133Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.H3559H6471H565H205H7980134Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments.H6299H6233H120H8104H6490135Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees.H6440H215H5650H3925H2706136Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.H6388H4325H3381H5869H8104H8451137[Tsadhe] O Lord, you are righteous, and your regulations are fair.H6662H3068H3477H4941138Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy.H5713H6680H6664H3966H530139I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words.H7068H6789H6862H7911H1697140Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much.H565H3966H6884H5650H157141I am insignificant and despised, but I don’t forget your commandments.H6810H959H7911H6490142Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly true.H6666H5769H6664H8451H571143As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.H6862H4689H4672H4687H8191144Your laws are always right; help me to understand them so I may live.H6664H5715H5769H995H2421145[Qoph] I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will obey your decrees.H7121H3820H6030H3068H5341H2706146I cry out to you; rescue me, that I may obey your laws.H7121H3467H8104H5713147I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.H6923H5399H7768H3176H1697148I stay awake through the night, thinking about your promise.H5869H6923H821H7878H565149In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations.H8085H6963H2617H3068H2421H4941150Lawless people are coming to attack me; they live far from your instructions.H7126H7291H2154H7368H8451151But you are near, O Lord, and all your commands are true.H7138H3068H4687H571152I have known from my earliest days that your laws will last forever.H5713H3045H6924H3245H5769153[Resh] Look upon my suffering and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your instructions.H7200H6040H2502H7911H8451154Argue my case; take my side! Protect my life as you promised.H7378H7379H1350H2421H565155The wicked are far from rescue, for they do not bother with your decrees.H3444H7350H7563H1875H2706156Lord, how great is your mercy; let me be revived by following your regulations.H7227H7356H3068H2421H4941157Many persecute and trouble me, yet I have not swerved from your laws.H7227H7291H6862H5186H5715158Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart, because they care nothing for your word.H7200H898H6962H8104H565159See how I love your commandments, Lord. Give back my life because of your unfailing love.H7200H157H6490H2421H3068H2617160The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever.H1697H571H7218H6664H4941H5769161[Shin] Powerful people harass me without cause, but my heart trembles only at your word.H8269H7291H2600H3820H6342H1697162I rejoice in your word like one who discovers a great treasure.H7797H565H4672H7227H7998163I hate and abhor all falsehood, but I love your instructions.H8130H8581H8267H8451H157164I will praise you seven times a day because all your regulations are just.H7651H3117H1984H6664H4941165Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble.H7227H7965H157H8451H4383166I long for your rescue, Lord, so I have obeyed your commands.H3068H7663H3444H6213H4687167I have obeyed your laws, for I love them very much.H5315H8104H5713H157H3966168Yes, I obey your commandments and laws because you know everything I do.H8104H6490H5713H1870169[Taw] O Lord, listen to my cry; give me the discerning mind you promised.H7440H7126H6440H3068H995H1697170Listen to my prayer; rescue me as you promised.H8467H935H6440H5337H565171Let praise flow from my lips, for you have taught me your decrees.H8193H5042H8416H3925H2706172Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are right.H3956H6030H565H4687H6664173Give me a helping hand, for I have chosen to follow your commandments.H3027H5826H977H6490174O Lord, I have longed for your rescue, and your instructions are my delight.H8373H3444H3068H8451H8191175Let me live so I can praise you, and may your regulations help me.H5315H2421H1984H4941H5826176I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands.H8582H6H7716H1245H5650H7911H4687