138Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
139Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
140Tried is thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.
141Small I am, and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.
142Thy righteousness is righteousness to the age, And Thy law is truth.
143Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands are my delights.
144The righteousness of Thy testimonies is to Cause me to understand, and I live!
145Koph. I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
146I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
147I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
148Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
149My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.
150Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.
151Near art Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands are truth.
152Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
153Resh. See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.
154Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.
155Far from the wicked is salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.
156Thy mercies are many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
157Many are my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
158I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
159See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
160The sum of Thy word is truth, And to the age is every judgment of Thy righteousness!
161Shin. Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
162I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
163Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate it, Thy law I have loved.
164Seven times in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.
165Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.
166I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.
167Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.
168I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!
169Taw. My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
170My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
171My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
172My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands are righteous.
173Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
174I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law is my delight.
175My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
176I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!