Psalms 119:75-119

⁷⁵I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.

⁷⁶Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

⁷⁷Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

⁷⁸Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

⁷⁹Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.

⁸⁰Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.

⁸¹CAPH My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.

⁸²My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?

⁸³For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.

⁸⁴How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?

⁸⁵The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

⁸⁶All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.

⁸⁷They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.

⁸⁸Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.

⁸⁹LAMED For ever, O Lord, your word is fixed in heaven.

⁹⁰Your faith is unchanging from generation to generation: you have put the earth in its place, and it is not moved.

⁹¹They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.

⁹²If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.

⁹³I will ever keep your orders in mind; for in them I have life.

⁹⁴I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.

⁹⁵The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

⁹⁶I have seen that nothing on earth is complete; but your teaching is very wide.

⁹⁷MEM O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.

⁹⁸Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.

⁹⁹I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.

¹⁰⁰I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.

¹⁰¹I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.

¹⁰²My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.

¹⁰³How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

¹⁰⁴Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.

¹⁰⁵NUN Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.

¹⁰⁶I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.

¹⁰⁷I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.

¹⁰⁸Take, O Lord, the free offerings of my mouth, and give me knowledge of your decisions.

¹⁰⁹My soul is ever in danger; but I still keep the memory of your law.

¹¹⁰Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.

¹¹¹I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

¹¹²My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.

¹¹³SAMECH I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law.

¹¹⁴You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.

¹¹⁵Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.

¹¹⁶Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.

¹¹⁷Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.

¹¹⁸You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.

¹¹⁹All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word.