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I Love Your Law, O Yahweh

Aleph

¹ How blessed are those whose way is ^(F1)(C1)blameless,
Who ^(C2)walk in the law of Yahweh.

² How blessed are those who ^(C1)observe His testimonies,
They ^(C2)seek Him ^(C3)with all their heart.

³ They also do not ^(C1)work unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.

⁴ You have ^(C1)commanded us,
To keep Your precepts ^(F1)diligently.

⁵ Oh may my ^(C1)ways be established
To ^(C2)keep Your statutes!

⁶ Then I ^(C1)shall not be ashamed
When I look ^(F1)upon all Your commandments.

⁷ I shall ^(C1)give thanks to You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.

⁸ I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not ^(C1)forsake me utterly!

Beth

⁹ How can a young man keep his way pure?
By ^(C1)keeping it according to Your word.

¹⁰ With ^(C1)all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me ^(C2)stray from Your commandments.

¹¹ Your word I have ^(C1)treasured in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.

¹² Blessed are You, O Yahweh;
^(C1)Teach me Your statutes.

¹³ With my lips I have ^(C1)recounted
All the ^(C2)judgments of Your mouth.

¹⁴ I have ^(C1)rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
^(F1)As much as in all riches.

¹⁵ I will ^(C1)muse upon Your precepts
And look upon ^(C2)Your ways.

¹⁶ I shall ^(F1)(C1)delight in Your statutes;
I shall ^(C2)not forget Your word.

Gimel

^17 (C1)Deal bountifully with Your slave,
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 ^(C1)sojourner in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.

²⁰ My soul is crushed ^(F1)(C1)with longing
For Your judgments at all times.

²¹ You ^(C1)rebuke the arrogant, ^(F1)the ^(C2)cursed,
Who ^(C3)stray from Your commandments.

^22 (C1)Take away reproach and contempt from me,
For I ^(C2)observe Your testimonies.

²³ Even though ^(C1)princes sit and talk against me,
Your slave ^(C2)muses on Your statutes.

²⁴ Your testimonies also are my ^(C1)delight;
They are ^(F1)my counselors.

Daleth

²⁵ My ^(C1)soul clings to the dust;
^(C2)Revive me ^(C3)according to Your word.

²⁶ I have recounted my ways, and You have answered me;
^(C1)Teach me Your statutes.

²⁷ Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So I will ^(C1)muse on Your wondrous deeds.

²⁸ My ^(C1)soul ^(F1)weeps because of grief;
^(C2)Raise me up 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 ^(F1)placed Your judgments before me.

³¹ I ^(C1)cling to Your testimonies;
O Yahweh, do not put me to shame!

³² I shall run the way of Your commandments,
For You will ^(C1)enlarge my heart.

He

^33 (C1)Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes,
That I may observe it to the end.

^34 (C1)Cause me to understand, that I may ^(C2)observe Your law
And keep it ^(C3)with all my heart.

³⁵ Cause me to walk in the ^(C1)path of Your commandments,
For I ^(C2)delight in it.

^36 (C1)Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies
And not to ^(C2)dishonest gain.

³⁷ Cause my ^(C1)eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness,
And ^(C2)revive me in Your ways.

^38 (C1)Cause Your ^(F1)word to be established for Your slave,
^(F2)As that which produces fear for You.

^39 (C1)Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away,
For Your judgments are good.

⁴⁰ Behold, I ^(C1)long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.

Vav

⁴¹ May Your ^(C1)lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh,
Your salvation ^(C2)according to Your ^(F1)word;

⁴² So I will have an ^(C1)answer for him who ^(C2)reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.

⁴³ And do not take away the word of truth utterly from my mouth,
For I ^(F1)(C1)wait for Your judgments.

⁴⁴ So I will ^(C1)keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.

⁴⁵ And I will ^(C1)walk in a wide place,
For I ^(C2)seek Your precepts.

⁴⁶ I will also speak of Your testimonies ^(C1)before kings
And I shall not be ashamed.

⁴⁷ I shall ^(F1)(C1)delight in Your commandments,
Which I ^(C2)love.

⁴⁸ And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I ^(C1)love;
And I will ^(C2)muse on Your statutes.

Zayin

⁴⁹ Remember the word to Your slave,
^(F1)In which You have made me wait.

⁵⁰ This is my ^(C1)comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has ^(F1)revived me.

⁵¹ The arrogant ^(C1)utterly scoff at me,
Yet I do not ^(C2)turn aside from Your law.

⁵² I have ^(C1)remembered Your judgments from ^(F1)of old, O Yahweh,
And comfort myself.

⁵³ Burning ^(C1)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who ^(C2)forsake Your law.

⁵⁴ Your statutes have become my songs
In the house of my ^(C1)sojourning.

⁵⁵ I ^(C1)remember ^(C2)in the night Your name, O Yahweh,
So I keep Your law.

⁵⁶ This has become mine,
^(F1)That I ^(C1)observe Your precepts.

Heth

⁵⁷ Yahweh is my ^(C1)portion;
I have ^(F1)promised to ^(C2)keep Your words.

⁵⁸ I have ^(C1)sought to please Your face ^(C2)with all my heart;
^(C3)Be gracious to me ^(C4)according to Your ^(F1)word.

⁵⁹ I ^(C1)thought upon my ways
And I turned my feet to Your testimonies.

⁶⁰ I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.

⁶¹ The ^(C1)cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have ^(C2)not forgotten Your law.

⁶² At ^(C1)midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your ^(C2)righteous judgments.

⁶³ I am a ^(C1)companion of all those who ^(F1)fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.

^64 (C1)The earth, O Yahweh, is full of Your lovingkindness;
^(C2)Teach me Your statutes.

Teth

⁶⁵ You have dealt well with Your slave,
O Yahweh, according to Your word.

⁶⁶ Teach me good ^(F1)(C1)discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.

^67 (C1)Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.

⁶⁸ You are ^(C1)good and ^(C2)do good;
^(C3)Teach me Your statutes.

⁶⁹ The arrogant have ^(C1)smeared me with lying;
With all my heart I will ^(C2)observe Your precepts.

⁷⁰ Their heart is ^(F1)(C1)covered with fat,
But I ^(C2)delight in Your law.

⁷¹ It is ^(C1)good for me that I was afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

⁷² The ^(C1)law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Yodh

^73 (C1)Your hands made me and established me;
^(C2)Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

⁷⁴ May those who ^(F1)fear You ^(C1)see me and be glad,
Because I ^(F2)(C2)wait for Your word.

⁷⁵ I know, O Yahweh, that Your judgments are ^(C1)righteous,
And that ^(C2)in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

⁷⁶ Oh may Your lovingkindness ^(F1)comfort me,
According to Your ^(F2)word to Your slave.

⁷⁷ May ^(C1)Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my ^(C2)delight.

⁷⁸ May ^(C1)the arrogant be ashamed, for they wrong me ^(C2)with lying;
But I shall ^(C3)muse on Your precepts.

⁷⁹ May those who ^(F1)fear You turn to me,
And those who know Your testimonies.

⁸⁰ May my heart be ^(F1)(C1)blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not ^(C2)be ashamed.

Kaph

⁸¹ My ^(C1)soul fails with longing for Your salvation;
I ^(F1)(C2)wait for Your word.

⁸² My ^(C1)eyes fail with longing for Your ^(F1)word,
Saying, "When will You comfort me?"

⁸³ For I ^(C1)am like a wineskin in the smoke,
But I do ^(C2)not forget Your statutes.

⁸⁴ How many are the ^(C1)days of Your slave?
When will You ^(C2)execute judgment on those who persecute me?

⁸⁵ The arrogant have ^(C1)dug pits for me,
Men who are not ^(F1)in accord with Your law.

⁸⁶ All Your commandments are ^(C1)faithful;
They have ^(C2)persecuted me with lying; ^(C3)help me!

⁸⁷ They almost made an end of me on the earth,
But as for me, I ^(C1)did not forsake Your precepts.

⁸⁸ Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

Lamedh

^89 (C1)Forever, O Yahweh,
Your word stands firm in heaven.

⁹⁰ Your ^(C1)faithfulness endures ^(F1)from generation to generation;
You ^(C2)established the earth, and it ^(C3)stands.

⁹¹ They stand this day according to Your ^(C1)judgments,
For ^(C2)all things are Your slaves.

⁹² If Your law had not been my ^(C1)delight,
Then I would have perished ^(C2)in my affliction.

⁹³ I will ^(C1)never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have ^(F1)(C2)revived me.

⁹⁴ I am Yours, ^(C1)save me;
For I have ^(C2)sought Your precepts.

⁹⁵ The wicked ^(C1)hope for me—to destroy me;
I shall perceive Your testimonies.

⁹⁶ I have seen ^(F1)a limit to all perfection;
Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Mem

⁹⁷ Oh how I ^(C1)love Your law!
It is my ^(C2)meditation all the day.

⁹⁸ Your ^(C1)commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ^(F1)mine forever.

⁹⁹ I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my ^(C1)meditation.

¹⁰⁰ I perceive ^(C1)more than the aged,
Because I have ^(C2)observed Your precepts.

¹⁰¹ I have ^(C1)restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.

¹⁰² I have not ^(C1)turned aside from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.

¹⁰³ How ^(C1)sweet is Your ^(F1)word to my ^(F2)taste!
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰⁴ From Your precepts I ^(C1)get perception;
Therefore I ^(C2)hate every false way.

Nun

¹⁰⁵ Your word is a ^(C1)lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

¹⁰⁶ I have ^(C1)sworn and I have confirmed,
To keep Your righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁷ I am exceedingly ^(C1)afflicted;
O Yahweh, ^(F1)(C2)revive me according to Your word.

¹⁰⁸ Oh be pleased with the ^(C1)freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh,
And ^(C2)teach me Your judgments.

¹⁰⁹ My ^(C1)soul is continually ^(F1)in my hand,
Yet I do not ^(C2)forget Your law.

¹¹⁰ The wicked have ^(C1)laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not ^(C2)wandered from Your precepts.

¹¹¹ I have ^(C1)inherited Your testimonies forever,
For they are the ^(C2)joy of my heart.

¹¹² I have ^(C1)inclined my heart to do Your statutes
Forever, ^(C2)to the end.

Samekh

¹¹³ I hate those who are ^(C1)double-minded,
But I love Your ^(C2)law.

¹¹⁴ You are my ^(C1)hiding place and my ^(C2)shield;
I ^(F1)(C3)wait for Your word.

^115 (C1)Depart from me, evildoers,
That I may ^(C2)observe the commandments of my God.

^116 (C1)Sustain me according to Your ^(F1)word, that I may live;
And ^(C2)do not put me to shame because of my hope.

¹¹⁷ Uphold me that I may be ^(C1)saved,
That I may ^(C2)have regard for Your statutes continually.

¹¹⁸ You have ^(F1)rejected all those ^(C1)who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceitfulness is a lie.

¹¹⁹ You ^(F1)remove all the wicked of the earth like ^(C1)dross;
Therefore I ^(C2)love Your testimonies.

¹²⁰ My flesh ^(F1)(C1)quakes for dread of You,
And I am ^(C2)afraid of Your judgments.

Ayin

¹²¹ I have ^(C1)done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.

¹²² Be for Your slave a ^(C1)guarantee for good;
Do not let the arrogant ^(C2)oppress me.

¹²³ My ^(C1)eyes fail with longing for Your salvation
And for Your righteous ^(F1)word.

¹²⁴ Deal with Your slave ^(C1)according to Your lovingkindness
And ^(C2)teach me Your statutes.

^125 (C1)I am Your slave; ^(C2)give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for Yahweh to ^(C1)act,
For they have broken Your law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I ^(C1)love Your commandments
Above gold, even above fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I deem all Your ^(C1)precepts concerning everything to be right,
I ^(C2)hate every false way.

Pe

¹²⁹ Your testimonies are ^(C1)wonderful;
Therefore my soul ^(C2)observes them.

¹³⁰ The ^(C1)unfolding of Your words gives light;
It gives ^(C2)understanding to the simple.

¹³¹ I ^(C1)opened my mouth wide and ^(C2)panted,
For I ^(C3)longed for Your commandments.

^132 (C1)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
According to Your judgment ^(F1)for those who love Your name.

¹³³ Establish my ^(C1)steps in Your ^(F1)word,
And do not let any wickedness ^(C2)overpower me.

^134 (C1)Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.

^135 (C1)Make Your face shine upon Your slave,
And ^(C2)teach me Your statutes.

¹³⁶ My eyes ^(F1)shed ^(C1)streams of water,
Because they ^(C2)do not keep Your law.

Tsadhe

^137 (C1)Righteous are You, O Yahweh,
And upright are Your judgments.

¹³⁸ In ^(C1)righteousness, You have commanded Your testimonies
And in exceeding ^(C2)faithfulness.

¹³⁹ My ^(C1)zeal has ^(F1)consumed me,
Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.

¹⁴⁰ Your ^(F1)(C1)word is exceedingly refined,
Therefore Your slave ^(C2)loves it.

¹⁴¹ I am small and ^(C1)despised,
Yet I do not ^(C2)forget Your precepts.

¹⁴² Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And ^(C1)Your law is truth.

¹⁴³ Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my ^(C1)delight.

¹⁴⁴ Righteous are Your ^(C1)testimonies forever;
^(C2)Give me understanding that I may live.

Qoph

¹⁴⁵ I called ^(C1)with all my heart; answer me, O Yahweh!
I will ^(C2)observe Your statutes.

¹⁴⁶ I called to You; ^(C1)save me
And I shall keep Your testimonies.

¹⁴⁷ I ^(F1)(C1)eagerly greet the dawn and cry for help;
I ^(F2)wait for Your words.

¹⁴⁸ My eyes ^(F1)eagerly greet the ^(C1)night watches,
That I may ^(C2)muse on Your ^(F2)word.

¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice ^(C1)according to Your lovingkindness;
^(C2)O Yahweh, revive me, according to Your judgments.

^150 (F1)Near are those who pursue wickedness;
They are far from Your law.

^151 (C1)Near are You, O Yahweh,
And all Your commandments are ^(C2)truth.

¹⁵² Of old I have ^(C1)known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them ^(C2)forever.

Resh

^153 (C1)See my ^(C2)affliction and rescue me,
For I do not ^(C3)forget Your law.

^154 (C1)Plead my cause and ^(C2)redeem me;
Revive me according to Your ^(F1)word.

¹⁵⁵ Salvation is ^(C1)far from the wicked,
For they ^(C2)do not seek Your statutes.

^156 (C1)Many are Your ^(F1)compassions, O Yahweh;
Revive me according to Your judgments.

¹⁵⁷ Many are my ^(C1)persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not ^(C2)turn aside from Your testimonies.

¹⁵⁸ I see the ^(C1)treacherous and ^(C2)loathe them,
Those who do not keep Your ^(F1)word.

¹⁵⁹ See how I ^(C1)love Your precepts;
^(C2)O Yahweh, revive me according to Your lovingkindness.

¹⁶⁰ The ^(C1)sum of Your word is ^(C2)truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments ^(C3)is everlasting.

Sin/Shin

^161 (C1)Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart ^(C2)is in dread of Your words.

¹⁶² I ^(C1)rejoice at Your ^(F1)word,
As one who ^(C2)finds much spoil.

¹⁶³ I ^(C1)hate and abhor lying,
But I ^(C2)love Your law.

¹⁶⁴ Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your ^(C1)righteous judgments.

¹⁶⁵ Those who love Your law have ^(C1)much peace,
And ^(F1)(C2)nothing causes them to stumble.

¹⁶⁶ I ^(C1)hope for Your salvation, O Yahweh,
And I do Your commandments.

¹⁶⁷ My ^(C1)soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I ^(C2)love them exceedingly.

¹⁶⁸ I ^(C1)keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ^(C2)ways are before You.

Tav

¹⁶⁹ Let my ^(C1)cry of lamentation come near before You, O Yahweh;
^(C2)Give me understanding ^(C3)according to Your word.

¹⁷⁰ Let my ^(C1)supplication come before You;
^(C2)Deliver me according to Your ^(F1)word.

¹⁷¹ Let my ^(C1)lips pour forth praise,
For You ^(C2)teach me Your statutes.

¹⁷² Let my ^(C1)tongue answer with Your ^(F1)word,
For all Your ^(C2)commandments are righteous.

¹⁷³ Let Your ^(C1)hand be ^(F1)ready to help me,
For I have ^(C2)chosen Your precepts.

¹⁷⁴ I ^(C1)long for Your salvation, O Yahweh,
And Your law is my ^(C2)delight.

¹⁷⁵ Let my ^(C1)soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your judgments help me.

¹⁷⁶ I have ^(C1)wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave,
For I have ^(C2)not forgotten Your commandments.