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Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.

Aleph

¹ Blessed are those whose way is ^(F1)(C1)blameless,
Who ^(C2)walk in the Law of the LORD.

² Blessed are those who ^(C1)comply with His ^(F1)testimonies,
And ^(C2)seek Him ^(C3)with all their heart.

³ They also ^(C1)do no injustice;
They walk in His ways.

⁴ You have ^(F1)(C1)ordained Your precepts,
^(F2)That we are to keep them diligently.

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

⁶ Then I ^(C1)will not be ashamed
When I look at all Your commandments.

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

⁸ I will keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly ^(C1)abandon me!

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)wander from Your commandments.

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

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

¹³ With my lips I have ^(C1)told of
All the ^(C2)ordinances 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)meditate on Your precepts
And ^(F1)regard ^(C2)Your ways.

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

Gimel

^17 (C1)Deal generously with Your servant,
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)stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.

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

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

^22 (C1)Take disgrace and contempt away from me,
For I ^(C2)comply with Your testimonies.

²³ Even though ^(C1)rulers sit and speak against me,
Your servant ^(C2)meditates on Your statutes.

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

Daleth

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

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

²⁷ Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
And I will ^(C1)meditate on Your wonders.

²⁸ My ^(C1)soul ^(F1)weeps because of grief;
^(C2)Strengthen me 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;
LORD, 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)Teach me the way of Your statutes, LORD,
And I shall comply with it to the end.

^34 (C1)Give me understanding, so that I may ^(C2)comply with Your Law
And keep it ^(C3)with all my heart.

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

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

³⁷ Turn my ^(C1)eyes away from looking at what is worthless,
And ^(C2)revive me in Your ways.

^38 (C1)Establish Your ^(F1)word to Your servant
^(F2)As that which produces reverence for You.

^39 (C1)Take away my disgrace which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.

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

Vav

⁴¹ May Your ^(C1)favor also come to me, LORD,
Your salvation ^(C2)according to Your ^(F1)word;

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

⁴³ And do not take the word of truth utterly out of 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 ^(F1)at liberty,
For I ^(C2)seek Your precepts.

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

⁴⁷ I will ^(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)meditate on Your statutes.

Zayin

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

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

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

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

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

⁵⁴ Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my ^(C1)pilgrimage.

⁵⁵ LORD, I ^(C1)remember Your name ^(C2)in the night,
And keep Your Law.

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

Heth

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

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

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

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

⁶¹ The ^(C1)snares of the wicked have surrounded me,
But I have ^(C2)not forgotten Your Law.

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

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

^64 (C1)The earth is full of Your goodness, LORD;
^(C2)Teach me Your statutes.

Teth

⁶⁵ You have treated Your servant well,
LORD, 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 You ^(C2)do good;
^(C3)Teach me Your statutes.

⁶⁹ The arrogant ^(F1)have ^(C1)forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will ^(C2)comply with Your precepts.

⁷⁰ Their heart is ^(C1)insensitive, like fat,
But I ^(C2)delight in Your Law.

⁷¹ It is ^(C1)good for me that I was afflicted,
So 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 ^(F1)fashioned me;
^(C2)Give me understanding, so 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, LORD, that Your judgments are ^(C1)righteous,
And that You have afflicted me ^(C2)in faithfulness.

⁷⁶ May Your favor ^(F1)comfort me,
According to Your ^(F2)word to Your servant.

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

⁷⁸ May ^(C1)the arrogant be put to shame, because they lead me astray ^(C2)with a lie;
But I shall ^(C3)meditate 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 languishes for Your salvation;
I ^(F1)(C2)wait for Your word.

⁸² My ^(C1)eyes fail with longing for Your ^(F1)word,
^(F2)While I say, "When will You comfort me?"

⁸³ Though I have ^(C1)become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do ^(C2)not forget Your statutes.

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

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

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

⁸⁷ They almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I ^(C1)did not abandon Your precepts.

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

Lamedh

^89 (C1)Forever, LORD,
Your word stands in heaven.

⁹⁰ Your ^(C1)faithfulness continues ^(F1)throughout generations;
You ^(C2)established the earth, and it ^(C3)stands.

⁹¹ They stand this day by Your ^(C1)ordinances,
For ^(C2)all things are Your servants.

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

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)wait for me to destroy me;
I will diligently consider Your testimonies.

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

Mem

⁹⁷ 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 ever ^(F1)mine.

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

¹⁰⁰ I understand ^(C1)more than those who are old,
Because I have ^(C2)complied with Your precepts.

¹⁰¹ I have ^(C1)restrained my feet from every evil way,
So 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 are Your ^(F1)words to my ^(F2)taste!
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰⁴ From Your precepts I ^(C1)get understanding;
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 will confirm it,
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁷ I am exceedingly ^(C1)afflicted;
^(F1)(C2)Revive me, LORD, according to Your word.

¹⁰⁸ Be pleased to accept the ^(F1)(C1)voluntary offerings of my mouth, LORD,
And ^(C2)teach me Your judgments.

¹⁰⁹ My ^(F1)(C1)life is continually ^(F2)in my hand,
Yet I do not ^(C2)forget Your Law.

¹¹⁰ The wicked have ^(C1)set a ^(F1)trap 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 perform Your statutes
Forever, even ^(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)Leave me, you evildoers,
So that I may ^(C2)comply with the commandments of my God.

^116 (C1)Sustain me according to Your ^(F1)word, that I may live;
And ^(C2)do not let me be ^(F2)ashamed of my hope.

¹¹⁷ Sustain me so that I may be ^(C1)safe,
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 ^(F2)useless.

¹¹⁹ You have ^(F1)removed all the wicked of the earth like ^(F2)(C1)impurities;
Therefore I ^(C2)love Your testimonies.

¹²⁰ My flesh ^(F1)(C1)trembles from the fear 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 ^(C1)a guarantor for Your servant 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 servant ^(C1)according to Your graciousness,
And ^(C2)teach me Your statutes.

^125 (C1)I am Your servant; ^(C2)give me understanding,
So that I may know Your testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for the LORD to ^(C1)act,
For they have broken Your Law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I ^(C1)love Your commandments
Above gold, yes, above pure gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I carefully follow all Your ^(C1)precepts concerning everything,
I ^(C2)hate every false way.

Pe

¹²⁹ Your testimonies are ^(C1)wonderful;
Therefore my soul ^(C2)complies with 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,
As is right for those who love Your name.

¹³³ Establish my ^(C1)footsteps in Your ^(F1)word,
And do not let any ^(F2)wrongdoing ^(C2)have power over me.

^134 (C1)Redeem me from oppression by man,
So that I may keep Your precepts.

^135 (C1)Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
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)You are righteous, LORD,
And Your judgments are right.

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

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

¹⁴⁰ Your ^(C1)word is very ^(F1)pure,
Therefore Your servant ^(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 ^(F1)come upon me,
Yet Your commandments are my ^(C1)delight.

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

Qoph

¹⁴⁵ I cried out ^(C1)with all my heart; answer me, LORD!
I will ^(C2)comply with Your statutes.

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

¹⁴⁷ I ^(F1)(C1)rise before dawn and cry for help;
I ^(F2)wait for Your words.

¹⁴⁸ My eyes anticipate the ^(C1)night watches,
So that I may ^(C2)meditate on Your ^(F1)word.

¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice ^(C1)according to Your faithfulness;
^(C2)Revive me, LORD, according to Your judgments.

¹⁵⁰ Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your Law.

¹⁵¹ You are ^(C1)near, LORD,
And all Your commandments are ^(C2)truth.

¹⁵² From long ago I have ^(C1)known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them ^(C2)forever.

Resh

^153 (C1)Look at my ^(C2)affliction and rescue me,
For I have not ^(C3)forgotten 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 (F1)(C1)}Great are Your mercies, LORD;
Revive me according to Your judgments.

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

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

¹⁵⁹ Consider how I ^(C1)love Your precepts;
^(C2)Revive me, LORD, according to Your faithfulness.

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

Shin

^161 (C1)Rulers persecute me without cause,
But my heart ^(C2)stands in awe of Your words.

¹⁶² I ^(C1)rejoice at Your ^(F1)word,
Like one who ^(C2)finds great plunder.

¹⁶³ I ^(C1)hate and loathe falsehood,
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)great peace,
And ^(F1)(C2)nothing causes them to stumble.

¹⁶⁶ I ^(C1)hope for Your salvation, LORD,
And 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 ^(F1)come before You, LORD;
^(C2)Give me understanding ^(C3)according to Your word.

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

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

¹⁷² Let my ^(C1)tongue sing about Your ^(F1)word,
For all Your ^(C2)commandments are righteousness.

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, LORD,
And Your Law is my ^(C2)delight.

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

¹⁷⁶ I have ^(C1)wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant,
For I do ^(C2)not forget Your commandments.