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¹ ALEPH: Blessed are the upright in the way, who walk in the Law of Jehovah.² Blessed are those keeping His Testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart.³ They also do not work evil; they walk in His way.

⁴ You have commanded to carefully keep Your Precepts.⁵ O that my ways were fixed to keep Your Statutes!⁶ Then I shall not be ashamed, when I look to all Your Commands.

⁷ I will thank You with integrity of heart, in my learning the judgments of Your righteousness.⁸ I will keep Your Statutes; do not forsake me utterly.

⁹ BETH: By what shall a young man purify his way? To keep it according to Your Word.

¹⁰ I have sought You with my whole heart; do not let me wander from Your Commands.

¹¹ I have hidden Your Word in my heart, that I might not sin against You.

¹² Blessed are you, O Jehovah; teach me Your Statutes.

¹³ I have declared all the judgments of Your mouth with my lips;¹⁴ I have rejoiced in the way of Your Testimonies as over all riches.¹⁵ I will meditate in Your Precepts and I will regard Your paths.¹⁶ I will delight myself in Your Statutes. I will not forget Your Word.

¹⁷ GIMEL: Deal bountifully with Your servant that I may live, and I will keep Your Word.

¹⁸ Open my eyes and I will see wonderful things from Your Law.

¹⁹ I am an alien in the earth; hide not Your Commandments from me.

²⁰ My soul is breaking for the longing to Your judgments in every season.

²¹ You have rebuked the proud, the cursed ones who go astray from Your Commands.

²² Roll from me reproach and scorn; for I have kept Your Testimonies.

²³ Princes also sat, speaking against me; but Your servant meditates on Your laws.

²⁴ Your Testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.

²⁵ DALETH: My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to Your Word.

²⁶ I have declared my ways, and You 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 drops with grief; Lift me up according to Your Word.²⁹ Remove from me the way of lying, and favor me with Your Law.

³⁰ I have chosen the way of truth; I have held Your judgments level;³¹ I have clung to Your Testimonies; O Jehovah, do not shame me.³² I will run the way of Your Commands, for You shall enlarge my heart.

³³ HE: O Jehovah, teach me the way of Your Statutes, and I will keep it to the end.³⁴ Make me understand and I will keep Your Law, and observe it with the whole heart.

³⁵ Make me walk in the way of Your Commands, for in it I delight.³⁶ Bow my heart to Your Testimonies, and not to unjust gain.

³⁷ Turn my eyes from seeing vanity; in Your way give me life.

³⁸ Make Your Word sure to Your servant, who is devoted to Your fear.

³⁹ Turn away my shame which I fear; for Your judgments are good.

⁴⁰ Behold, I have longed for Your Precepts; grant to me life in Your righteousness.

⁴¹ VAU: By Your Word, according to Your salvation, let Your mercies come to me, O Jehovah.⁴² And I will answer the one reproving me a word; for I trust in Your Word.

⁴³ And do not take the Word of Truth completely out of my mouth; for I have hoped in Your judgments.⁴⁴ And I shall keep Your Law continually, forever and ever.

⁴⁵ And I will walk in a wide space, for I seek Your Commands.⁴⁶ And I will speak of Your Testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.⁴⁷ And I will delight myself in Your Commandments, which I have loved.⁴⁸ And I will lift up my hands to Your Commandments that I love; and I will meditate on Your Statutes.

⁴⁹ ZAYIN: Remember the Word to Your servant, on which You made me hope.

⁵⁰ This is my comfort in my affliction; for Your Word has given me life.

⁵¹ The proud have scorned me utterly; I have not veered from Your Law.

⁵² I remembered Your judgments from of old, O Jehovah, and I take comfort.

⁵³ Hot zeal has seized me because of the wicked forsaking Your Law.

⁵⁴ Your Statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimages.

⁵⁵ O Jehovah, I have remembered Your name in the night and have kept Your Law.⁵⁶ This was done to me, because I kept Your Commandments.

⁵⁷ CHETH: Jehovah is my portion; I have said to keep Your Words.

⁵⁸ I entreated Your face with all my heart; favor me according to Your Word.

⁵⁹ I mused on my ways and turned my feet to Your Testimonies.⁶⁰ I hurried and delayed not to keep Your Commands.

⁶¹ The cords of the wicked encircle me; I have not forgotten Your Law.

⁶² At halves of the night I will rise to give thanks to You because of Your righteous judgments.

⁶³ I am a companion of all who fear You; yea, of those who keep Your Precepts.

⁶⁴ O Jehovah, the earth is full of Your mercy; teach me Your Statutes.

⁶⁵ TETH: You have done good with Your servant, O Jehovah, by Your Word.⁶⁶ Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed Your Commands.

⁶⁷ Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I have kept Your Word.

⁶⁸ You are good and do good; teach me Your Statutes.

⁶⁹ The proud have forged a lie against me; I will keep Your Precepts with all my heart.⁷⁰ Their heart is like fat, without feeling; I delight in Your Law.

⁷¹ For my good it was for me that I was afflicted, to learn Your Statutes.

⁷² The Law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

⁷³ JOD: Your hands made me and fixed me; give me discernment that I may learn Your Commands.

⁷⁴ The ones fearing You will see me and rejoice; for I hoped in Your Word.

⁷⁵ I know, O Jehovah, Your judgments are right; and in faithfulness You afflicted me.

⁷⁶ Please let Your mercy be for my comfort, by Your Word to Your servant.⁷⁷ Let Your mercies come to me that I may live; for Your Law is my delight.

⁷⁸ Let the proud be ashamed, for with lies they perverted me; I will muse on Your Precepts.⁷⁹ Let those fearing You turn to me, and knowers of Your Testimonies.

⁸⁰ Let my heart be blameless in Your Statutes, that I may not be ashamed.

⁸¹ KAPH: My soul is being consumed for Your salvation; I hope in Your Word.⁸² My eyes faint for Your Word, saying, When will You comfort me?

⁸³ For I am like a wineskin in the smoke; I do not forget Your Statutes.

⁸⁴ As what are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

⁸⁵ The proud have dug pits for me which are not according to Your Law.⁸⁶ All Your Commands are faithful; they persecute me with lying; help me!⁸⁷ In a little while they had almost finished me on earth; but I did not forsake Your Precepts.

⁸⁸ Give me life according to Your mercy, and I will keep the Testimonies of Your mouth.

⁸⁹ LAMED: Your Word is settled in Heaven forever, O Jehovah.⁹⁰ Your faithfulness endures to generation and generation; You founded the earth, and it stands.⁹¹ They stand by Your judgments to this day, for all are Your servants.

⁹² If Your Law had not been my delight, then I had perished in my affliction.

⁹³ I will never forget Your Precepts; for with them You gave me life.

⁹⁴ I am Yours save me; for I have sought Your Precepts.

⁹⁵ The wicked waited for me, to destroy me; I will consider Your Testimonies.

⁹⁶ I have seen an end to all perfection; Your command is exceedingly broad.

⁹⁷ MEM: Oh how I love Your Law! It is my meditation all the day.

⁹⁸ You make me wiser than my enemies by Your Commands; for they are forever mine.⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers; for Your Testimonies are a meditation to me.¹⁰⁰ I understand more than the aged, for I keep Your Precepts.

¹⁰¹ I have kept my feet from every evil way, to keep Your Word.

¹⁰² I turned not from Your judgments; for You have taught me.

¹⁰³ How sweet are Your Words to my palate! More than honey to my mouth!¹⁰⁴ By Your Precepts I know; so then I hate every false way.

¹⁰⁵ NUN: Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

¹⁰⁶ I have sworn and I rise to it , to keep Your righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁷ I am greatly afflicted; O Jehovah, give me life according to Your Word.

¹⁰⁸ Please, O Jehovah, accept the free offering of my mouth, and teach me Your judgments.

¹⁰⁹ My life is in my hand continually, yet I do not forget Your Law.¹¹⁰ The wicked have laid a snare for me; yet I do not wander from Your Precepts.

¹¹¹ I have inherited Your Testimonies forever; for they are the joy of my heart.¹¹² I have bowed my heart to do Your Statutes always to the end.

¹¹³ SAMECH: I hate the halfhearted; but I love Your Law.

¹¹⁴ You are my covert and my shield; I hope in Your Word.

¹¹⁵ Depart from me, O evildoers, for I will keep my God's Commands.

¹¹⁶ Uphold me by Your Word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.¹¹⁷ Hold me up and I will be saved; and I will always look to Your Statutes.

¹¹⁸ You have trampled all who go astray from Your Statutes, for their deceit is falsehood.¹¹⁹ As dross You have made all the wicked of the earth to cease; so I love Your Testimonies.¹²⁰ My flesh has shivered because of Your fear; and I have feared Your judgments.

¹²¹ AYIN: I have done judgment and righteousness; leave me not to those who oppress me.¹²² Be surety for Your servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ My eyes faint for Your salvation, and for the Word of Your righteousness.

¹²⁴ Deal with Your servant by Your mercy; and teach me Your Statutes.¹²⁵ I am Your servant; make me consider, and I will know Your Testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for Jehovah to work; they have broken Your Law.

¹²⁷ Therefore, I have loved Your Commands, more than gold, even fine gold.¹²⁸ Therefore, I count wholly right all the Precepts; I have hated every false way.

¹²⁹ PE: Your Testimonies are wonderful; so my soul keeps them.

¹³⁰ The entering of Your Word gives light, giving discernment to the simple.

¹³¹ I opened my mouth and panted; for I longed for Your Commands.

¹³² Turn to me and favor me, as is the way to those who love Your name.

¹³³ Fix my steps in Your Word; and let no evil rule over me.

¹³⁴ Redeem me from the oppression of man; and I will keep Your Precepts.

¹³⁵ Make Your face shine on Your servant, and teach me Your Statutes.

¹³⁶ Channels of waters have gone down my eyes, for they do not keep Your Law.

¹³⁷ TZADDI: O Jehovah, You are righteous, and Your judgments upright.¹³⁸ You have enjoined Your Testimonies as righteous and very faithful.

¹³⁹ My zeal has eaten me up, for my enemies have forgotten Your Word.

¹⁴⁰ Your Word is pure and Your servant loves it.

¹⁴¹ I am small and despised; I do not forget Your Precepts.

¹⁴² Your righteousness is forever, and Your Law is truth.

¹⁴³ Distress and anguish have found me; Your Commands are my delight.¹⁴⁴ The righteousness of Your Testimonies is everlasting; make me understand and I will live.

¹⁴⁵ QOPH: I cried with my whole heart; O Jehovah, answer me; I will keep Your Statutes.¹⁴⁶ I cried to You; save me, and I will keep Your Testimonies.

¹⁴⁷ I go before the dawn of day and cry; I hope in Your Word.¹⁴⁸ My eyes go before the night watches, to meditate on Your Word.

¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice by Your mercy, O Jehovah; give me life by Your judgment.

¹⁵⁰ The pursuers of mischief draw near; they are far from Your Law.¹⁵¹ You are near, O Jehovah, and all Your Commands are truth.

¹⁵² Of old I have known from Your Testimonies, for You have founded them forever.

¹⁵³ RESH: Look on my affliction and deliver me; for I do not forget Your Law.¹⁵⁴ Contend for my cause and redeem me; give me life according to Your Word.

¹⁵⁵ Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek Your Statutes.

¹⁵⁶ O Jehovah, Your tender mercies are great; give me life according to Your judgments.

¹⁵⁷ My persecutors and enemies are many; I do not turn from Your Testimonies.

¹⁵⁸ I saw those acting deceitfully and was grieved, because they did not keep Your Word.

¹⁵⁹ See how I love Your Precepts, O Jehovah; give me life according to Your mercy.

¹⁶⁰ The sum of Your Word is true; every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.

¹⁶¹ SHIN: Princes have persecuted me without cause; but my heart has feared at Your Word.

¹⁶² I rejoice at Your Word, as one who finds great spoil.

¹⁶³ I hate and despise lying; but I love Your Law.

¹⁶⁴ I praise You seven times a day because of Your righteous judgments.

¹⁶⁵ Great peace is to those who love Your Law, and there is no stumblingblock to them.

¹⁶⁶ O Jehovah, I have hoped for Your salvation, and have done Your Precepts.

¹⁶⁷ My soul has kept Your Testimonies, and I love them very much.¹⁶⁸ I have kept Your Commands and Your Testimonies, for all my ways are before You.

¹⁶⁹ TAU: Let my cry come near You, O Jehovah; give me wisdom according to Your Word.¹⁷⁰ Let my prayer come before You; deliver me according to Your Word.

¹⁷¹ My lips shall pour forth praise when You have taught me Your Statutes.

¹⁷² My tongue shall answer Your Word, for all Your Commands are righteousness.

¹⁷³ Let Your hand help me; for I have chosen Your Precepts.¹⁷⁴ I have longed for Your salvation, O Jehovah; and Your Law is my delight.

¹⁷⁵ Let my soul live and it will praise You; and let Your judgments help me.

¹⁷⁶ I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant; for I do not forget Your Commandments.