Psalms 119:121-128 in English

¹²¹ I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.

¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness, And teach me thy statutes.

¹²⁵ I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for Jehovah to work; For they have made void thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; And I hate every false way.

¹²¹ I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

¹²⁵ I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

¹²¹ I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

¹²⁵ I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

¹²¹ I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.

¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

¹²⁵ I am thy servant, give me understanding; that I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for the LORD to work; for they have made void thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

¹²¹ But I have done what is right and fair/just; so do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.

¹²² Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud people to oppress me.

¹²³ My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue me, for you to save me like you promised/said that you would.

¹²⁴ Do something for me to show that you faithfully love me, and teach me ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

¹²⁵ I am one who serves you; enable me to understand what you want me to know in order that I will know ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.

¹²⁶ Yahweh, now is the time for you to punish people because they have disobeyed your laws.

¹²⁷ Truly, I love ◄your commands/what you have commanded► more than I love gold; I love them more than I love very pure gold.

¹²⁸ So I conduct my life by ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►, and I hate all the evil things that some people do.

¹²¹ AYIN 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, Yahweh, 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.

¹²¹ AYIN 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, Yahweh, 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.

¹²¹ AYIN 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.

¹²¹ AIN I have done what is good and right: you will not give me into the hands of those who are working against me.

¹²² Take your servant's interests into your keeping; let me not be crushed by the men of pride.

¹²³ My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.

¹²⁴ Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.

¹²⁵ I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.

¹²⁶ It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.

¹²⁷ For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

¹²⁸ Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.

¹²¹ AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the *word of thy righteousness.

¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.

¹²⁵ I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I regard all thy precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.

¹²¹ Ayin I have done what's fair and right, so please don't abandon me to my enemies.

¹²² Please promise you'll take care of me, your servant. Don't let these arrogant people mistreat me.

¹²³ I strain my eyes looking for your salvation, watching for you to fulfill your promise to make everything good.

¹²⁴ Please treat me, your servant, according to your trustworthy love. Teach me what you want me to do.

¹²⁵ I am your servant. Please give me discernment so I can understand your instructions.

¹²⁶ Lord, it's time for you to act, for these people have broken your laws.

¹²⁷ This is why I love your commandments more than gold, more than the finest gold.

¹²⁸ All of your rules are right in every way, and so I hate any way of life that's just a lie.

¹²¹ AIN. I haue executed iudgement and iustice: leaue me not to mine oppressours.

¹²² Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.

¹²³ Mine eyes haue failed in waiting for thy saluation, and for thy iust promise.

¹²⁴ Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.

¹²⁵ I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for thee Lord to worke: for they haue destroyed thy Lawe.

¹²⁷ Therefore loue I thy commandements aboue golde, yea, aboue most fine golde.

¹²⁸ Therefore I esteeme all thy precepts most iust, and hate all false wayes.

¹²¹ AIN. I have done justice and righteousness; leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²² Be surety for Thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ Mine eyes fail for Thy salvation, and for Thy righteous word.

¹²⁴ Deal with Thy servant according unto Thy mercy, and teach me Thy statutes.

¹²⁵ I am Thy servant, give me understanding, that I may know Thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for the LORD to work; they have made void Thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts concerning all things to be right; every false way I hate.

¹²¹ (ע) I have done judgment and justice: Leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²² (ע) Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ (ע) Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for the word of thy righteousness.

¹²⁴ (ע) Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, And teach me thy statutes.

¹²⁵ (ע) I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ (ע) It is time for thee, Lord, to work: For they have made void thy law.

¹²⁷ (ע) Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold; yea, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ (ע) Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; And I hate every false way.

¹²¹ 'AYIN. I have executed justice and righteousness: leave me not to those who oppress me.

¹²² Protect thy servant for good: let not the presumptuous oppress me.

¹²³ My eyes look eagerly for thy salvation, and for thy righteous promise.

¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according to thy kindness, and thy statutes do thou teach me.

¹²⁵ I am thy servant: give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time to act for the Lord: they have broken thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore do I love thy commandments more than gold, and more than fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore do I esteem all thy precepts in all things as right: every path of falsehood do I hate.

¹²¹ I have done justice and equity; O leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good; Let not the proud oppress me!

¹²³ Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.

¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, And teach me thy statutes!

¹²⁵ I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thine ordinances!

¹²⁶ It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; Yea, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; I hate every false way.

¹²¹ Justice and right have I practised, do not leave me to my oppressors.

¹²² Be your servant's surety for good, let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ My eyes pine for your salvation, and for your righteous promise.

¹²⁴ Deal in your love with your servant, and teach me your statutes.

¹²⁵ Your servant am I; instruct me, that I may know your charges.

¹²⁶ It is time for the Lord to act: they have violated your law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ So by all your precepts I guide me, and every false way I hate.

¹²¹ Justice and right have I practised, do not leave me to my oppressors.

¹²² Be your servant's surety for good, let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ My eyes pine for your salvation, and for your righteous promise.

¹²⁴ Deal in your love with your servant, and teach me your statutes.

¹²⁵ Your servant am I; instruct me, that I may know your charges.

¹²⁶ It is time for the Lord to act: they have violated your law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ So by all your precepts I guide me, and every false way I hate.

¹²¹ I have done what is mishpat ·just· and upright. 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 yishu'ah ·salvation·, for your righteous word.

¹²⁴ Deal with your servant according to your cheshed ·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, Adonai , for they break your Torah ·Teaching·.

¹²⁷ Therefore I 'ahav ·affectionately love· your mitzvot ·instructions· more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PEH or FEH

¹²¹ I do what is just and right; do not abandon me to my oppressors.

¹²² Guarantee the welfare of your servant; do not let the proud oppress me.

¹²³ My eyes grow tired as I wait for your salvation and for your righteous word.

¹²⁴ Show your servant your covenant faithfulness, and teach me your statutes.

¹²⁵ I am your servant; give me understanding so that I may know your covenant decrees.

¹²⁶ It is time for Yahweh to act, for people have broken your law.

¹²⁷ Truly I love your commandments more than gold, more than fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I carefully follow all your instructions, and I hate every path of falsehood.

¹²¹ AYIN 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, Yahweh, 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.

¹²¹ AYIN 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.

¹²¹ AIN. I have done judgment and justice; leave me not to my oppressors.

¹²² Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

¹²⁴ Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

¹²⁵ I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ It is time for thee , LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

¹²¹ AYIN 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 Torah.

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.

¹²¹ AYIN 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 Torah.

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.

¹²¹ Ain. I did doom and rightwise-ness; betake thou not me to them that falsely challenge me.

¹²² Take up thy servant into goodness; they that be proud challenge not me.

¹²³ Mine eyes failed into thine health; and into the speech of thy rightful-ness or rightwiseness.

¹²⁴ Do thou with thy servant after thy mercy; and teach thou me thy justify-ings.

¹²⁵ I am thy servant; give thou under-standing to me, that I know thy witnessings.

¹²⁶ Lord, it is time to do; they have destroyed thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I loved thy command-ments; more than gold and topaz.

¹²⁸ Therefore I was dressed to all thy behests; I hated all wicked way.

¹²¹ Ain. I did doom and rightwiseness; betake thou not me to them that falsely challenge me. (I did what is just and right; so do not thou deliver me up to those who will oppress me.)

¹²² Take up thy servant into goodness; they that be proud challenge not me. (Yea, protect thy servant; let not those who be proud oppress me.)

¹²³ Mine eyes failed into thine health; and into the speech of thy rightfulness. (My eyes fail looking for thy salvation, or for thy deliverance; and for the word of thy righteousness.)

¹²⁴ Do thou with thy servant after thy mercy; and teach thou me thy justifyings. (Do thou with thy servant according to thy love; and teach thou me thy statutes.)

¹²⁵ I am thy servant; give thou understanding to me, that I know thy witnessings (or so that I can know thy teachings).

¹²⁶ Lord, it is time to do; they have destroyed thy law. (Lord, it is time to act; for they have destroyed thy Law.)

¹²⁷ Therefore I loved thy commandments; more than gold and topaz. (Truly I love thy commandments; yea, more than gold and topaz.)

¹²⁸ Therefore I was (ad)dressed to all thy behests; I hated all wicked way. (And so I am directed, or guided, by all thy precepts; and I hate all wicked ways.)

¹²¹ Ain. I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.

¹²² Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.

¹²³ Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.

¹²⁴ Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.

¹²⁵ Thy servant am I — cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.

¹²⁶ Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.

¹²⁷ Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold — even fine gold.

¹²⁸ Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!