Psalms 119 Parallel Bible

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	BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	Aleph. Blessed are those that be perfect in the way: walkyng in the lawe of God.	Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD!	Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.
2	Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies: they seke hym with their whole heart.	Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,	Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—
3	Truely they walke in his wayes: who do no wickednesse.	who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!	they do no wrong but follow his ways.
4	Thou hast geuen charge: that we shoulde diligently kepe thy commaundementes.	You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.	You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed.
5	I wishe that my wayes were directed: for to kepe thy statutes.	Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!	Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!
6	I shall take then no shame: when I haue regarde vnto all thy commaundementes.	Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.	Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.
7	I wyll confesse it vnto thee with an vpryght heart: when I shall haue learned the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse.	I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.	I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
8	I wyll kepe thy statutes: wherfore forsake me not for any long tyme.	I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me!	I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.
9	Beth (119:1) Wherby shall a young man refourme his way: euen in guiding it accordyng to thy worde.	How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.	How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word.
10	(119:2) I haue sought thee with my whole heart: suffer me not to swarue from thy commaundementes.	With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!	I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
11	(119:3) I haue hyd thy wordes within my heart: for this ende, that I shoulde not sinne agaynst thee.	I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.	I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
12	(119:4) Blessed art thou O God: teache me thy statutes.	Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes!	Praise be to you, LORD; teach me your decrees.
13	(119:5) I haue declared with my lyppes: all the iudgementes of thy mouth.	With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.	With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.
14	(119:6) I am delighted in the way of thy testimonies: as in all maner of riches.	In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.	I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
15	(119:7) I wyll study thy commaundementes: and I wyll consider thy wayes.	I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.	I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
16	(119:8) My delyght shalbe in thy statutes: and I wyll not forget thy worde.	I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.	I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
17	Gimel (119:1) Rewarde thy seruaunt, let me lyue: and I wyll kepe thy worde.	Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.	Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word.
18	(119:2) Open thou myne eyes: and I will beholde the wonderous thynges of thy lawe.	Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.	Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
19	(119:3) I am a straunger vpon earth: hyde not thy commaundementes from me.	I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me!	I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
20	(119:4) My soule faynteth: for the very feruent desire that it hath alwaye vnto thy iudgementes.	My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.	My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
21	(119:5) Thou hast rebuked those that be proude and cursed: who do erre from thy commaundementes.	You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments.	You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed, those who stray from your commands.
22	(119:6) Withdrawe from me reproche and contempt: for that I haue kept thy testimonies.	Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.	Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
23	(119:7) Yea princes dyd syt and speake agaynst me: but thy seruaunt did geue hym selfe to the meditation of thy statutes.	Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.	Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.
24	(119:8) Yea thy testimonies are my delyght: and my counsaylers.	Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.	Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
25	Daleth (119:1) My soule cleaueth to the dust: reuiue thou me accordyng to thy worde.	My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!	I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.
26	(119:2) I haue made a declaration to thee of my wayes, and thou heardest me: O teache me thy statutes.	When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes!	I gave an account of my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees.
27	(119:3) Make me to vnderstande the way of thy commaundementes: and I wyll geue my selfe to the meditation of thy wonderous workes.	Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.	Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
28	(119:4) My soule melteth away for very heauinesse: comfort thou me accordyng to thy worde.	My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!	My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
29	(119:5) Take from me the way of falshood: & witsafe me worthy to haue thy lawe.	Put false ways far from me and graciously teach me your law!	Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me and teach me your law.
30	(119:6) I haue chosen the way of trueth: & I haue layde thy iudgementes before me.	I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.	I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
31	(119:7) I haue stuck fast vnto thy testimonies: O God confounde me not.	I cling to your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame!	I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame.
32	(119:8) I wyll runne the way of thy commaundementes: when thou shalt set my heart at libertie.	I will run in the way of your commandments when you enlarge my heart!	I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.
33	He (119:1) Teache me O God the way of thy statutes: and I wyll kepe it vnto the ende.	Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.	Teach me, LORD, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.
34	(119:2) Geue me vnderstanding, & I wil kepe thy law: yea I wyll kepe it with my whole heart.	Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.	Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.
35	(119:3) Leade me in the path of thy comaundementes: for therin is my delyght.	Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it.	Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.
36	(119:4) Encline myne heart vnto thy testimonies: and not to couetousnesse.	Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!	Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
37	(119:5) Turne away myne eyes, lest they beholde vanitie: cause me to lyue in thy way.	Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.	Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.
38	(119:6) Make thy worde more euident vnto thy seruaunt: who is geuen to thy feare.	Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared.	Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared.
39	(119:7) Take away the reproche that I am afraide of: for thy iudgemetes are good.	Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.	Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good.
40	(119:8) Behold I haue coueted after thy commaundementes: cause me to lyue in thy ryghteousnesse.	Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!	How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.
41	Vau (119:1) Let thy louing mercie also come vnto me O God: euen thy saluation, accordyng to thy worde.	Let your steadfast love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise;	May your unfailing love come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your promise;
42	(119:2) And I shall aunswere to hym that layeth thy worde to me for a reproche: for in thy worde I haue put my trust.	then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.	then I can answer anyone who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
43	(119:3) Take not the worde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for my hope is in thy iudgementes.	And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.	Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.
44	(119:4) And I wyll alway kepe thy lawe: yea for euer and euer.	I will keep your law continually, forever and ever,	I will always obey your law, for ever and ever.
45	(119:5) And I wyll walke in a large scope: for I seke thy commaundementes.	and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.	I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
46	(119:6) I wyll also speake of thy testimonies before kinges: & I will not be ashamed.	I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame,	I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame,
47	(119:7) And my delyght shalbe in thy commaundementes: which I haue loued.	for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.	for I delight in your commands because I love them.
48	(119:8) And I wyll lyft vp my handes vnto thy commaundementes which I haue loued: & my study shalbe in thy statutes.	I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.	I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.
49	Zain (119:1) Be myndfull of thy promise made vnto thy seruaunt: wherin thou hast caused me to put my trust.	Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.	Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
50	(119:2) That same is my comfort in my affliction: for thy worde maketh me to lyue.	This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.	My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.
51	(119:3) The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet I haue not shrinked from thy lawe.	The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.	The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.
52	(119:4) For I called to remembraunce thy iudgementes from the begynnyng of the worlde O God: and so I comforted my selfe.	When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O LORD.	I remember, LORD, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them.
53	(119:5) An extreme vnnaturall heat hath assayled me, because of the vngodly: who transgresse thy lawe.	Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law.	Indignation grips me because of the wicked, who have forsaken your law.
54	(119:6) Thy statutes haue ben my songes: in the house of my pilgrimages.	Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.	Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.
55	(119:7) I haue thought vpon thy name O God in the nyght season: and I haue kept thy lawe.	I remember your name in the night, O LORD, and keep your law.	In the night, LORD, I remember your name, that I may keep your law.
56	(119:8) This came to passe for me: because I kept thy commaundementes.	This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.	This has been my practice: I obey your precepts.
57	Heth (119:1) Thou art my portion O God: I haue purposed to kepe thy lawe.	The LORD is my portion; I promise to keep your words.	You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to obey your words.
58	(119:2) I made myne humble petition to thy face with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according vnto thy word.	I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.	I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
59	(119:3) I haue considered mine owne wayes: and I haue turned my feete vnto thy testimonies.	When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies;	I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
60	(119:4) I made haste and I made no delay: for to kepe thy commaundementes.	I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.	I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
61	(119:5) The vngodly haue tangled me in their snares: but I haue not forgotten thy lawe.	Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.	Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law.
62	(119:6) I wyll ryse at midnight to confesse me vnto thee: because of thy ryghteous iudgementes.	At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules.	At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.
63	(119:7) I am a companion of all them that feare thee: and kepe thy commaundementes.	I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.	I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts.
64	(119:8) The earth O God is replenished with thy louyng kyndnesse: O teache me thy statutes.	The earth, O LORD, is full of your steadfast love; teach me your statutes!	The earth is filled with your love, LORD; teach me your decrees.
65	Teth (119:1) O God thou hast dealt gratiouslye with thy seruaunt: according vnto thy worde.	You have dealt well with your servant, O LORD, according to your word.	Do good to your servant according to your word, LORD.
66	(119:2) Learne me the good taste & cunning: for I haue beleued thy commaundementes.	Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.	Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.
67	(119:3) Before I felt affliction I swarued out of the way: but nowe I kepe thy word.	Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.	Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.
68	(119:4) Thou art good and beneficiall: teache me thy statutes.	You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.	You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.
69	(119:5) The proude haue forged a false tale agaynst me: but I wyll kepe thy commaundementes with my whole heart.	The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts;	Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart.
70	(119:6) Their heart is as fat as brawne: but my delyght hath ben in thy lawe.	their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law.	Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.
71	(119:7) It is good for me that I am brought into miserie: by that meanes I shall learne thy statutes.	It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.	It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.
72	(119:8) The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me: then thousandes of golde & siluer.	The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.	The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
73	Iod (119:1) Thy handes haue made me and fashioned me: geue me vnderstanding, and I will learne thy comaundementes.	Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.	Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.
74	(119:2) They that feare thee, shall see me, & reioyce: because I haue geuen earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde.	Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.	May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.
75	(119:3) I know O God that thy iudgementes are iustice: and that thou hast caused me ryghtfully to be afflicted.	I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.	I know, LORD, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76	(119:4) I beseche thee let thy louing kindnesse be a meanes to comfort me: accordyng to thy worde spoken vnto thy seruaunt.	Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.	May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.
77	(119:5) Let thy pitifull mercies come vnto me, that I may lyue: for thy lawe is my delyght.	Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.	Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.
78	(119:6) Let the proude be confounded, for they haue falsly reported me: but I wyll study thy commaundementes.	Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.	May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
79	(119:7) Let such as feare thee and knowe thy testimonies: returne vnto me.	Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies.	May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.
80	(119:8) Let myne heart be perfectly set in thy statutes: that I be not ashamed.	May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!	May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
81	Caph (119:1) My soule hath faynted after thy saluation: I geue earnest attedaunce vnto thy worde.	My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word.	My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.
82	(119:2) Myne eyes haue faynted after thy worde: whylest I say, when wilt thou comfort me.	My eyes long for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?”	My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83	(119:3) For I am become like a bottel hanged in the smoke: yet I do not forget thy statutes.	For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.	Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.
84	(119:4) Howe many are the dayes of thy seruaunt? when wilt thou geue iudgement agaynst them that persecute me?	How long must your servant endure? When will you judge those who persecute me?	How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?
85	(119:5) The proude haue digged pittes for me: which is a thing not done accordyng to thy lawe.	The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.	The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.
86	(119:6) All thy commaundementes are the trueth it selfe: they wrongfully persecute me, O be thou my ayde.	All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!	All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.
87	(119:7) They had almost made an ende of me vpon the earth: but I forsoke not thy commaundementes.	They have almost made an end of me on earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.	They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88	(119:8) Make me to lyue accordyng to thy pietie: and I wyll kepe the testimonies of thy mouth.	In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.	In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.
89	Lamed (119:1) O God: thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.	Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.	Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
90	(119:2) Thy trueth appeareth to euery generation: thou hast layde the foundation of the earth, and it shall continue.	Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.	Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
91	(119:3) All thynges continue this day accordyng to thine ordinaunce: for all thinges be thy seruauntes.	By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants.	Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.
92	(119:4) If my delight had not ben in thy lawe: I shoulde haue perished in myne affliction.	If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.	If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93	(119:5) I wyll neuer forget thy commaundementes: for through them thou hast reuiued me.	I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life.	I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.
94	(119:6) I am thine, saue me: for I haue diligently studied thy commaundementes ouer.	I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.	Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
95	(119:7) When the vngodly layde wayte for me to destroy me: I endeuoured my selfe to vnderstande thy testimonies.	The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies.	The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
96	(119:8) I see an ende of euery thing be it neuer so perfect: but thy commaundement is exceedyng large.	I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad.	To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless.
97	Mem (119:1) Howe greatly do I loue thy lawe? my study is all the day long in it.	Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.	Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
98	(119:2) Thou hast made me wyser then myne enemies through thy commaundementes: for they are euer with me.	Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.	Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.
99	(119:3) I am able to geue better instruction then all they that were my teachers: for thy testimonies are my study.	I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.	I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.
100	(119:4) I am made to vnderstande more then the aged can: because I kept thy commaundementes.	I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.	I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
101	(119:5) I haue rstrayned my feete from euery euyll way: that I may kepe thy worde.	I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word.	I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.
102	(119:6) I haue not shrinked from thy iudgementes: for thou didst teache me.	I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.	I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.
103	(119:7) Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte: truely they be sweeter then hony is to my mouth.	How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!	How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104	(119:8) Through thy commaundementes I get vnderstandyng: therfore I hate all wayes of falshood.	Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.	I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
105	Nun (119:1) Thy worde is a candell vnto my feete: and a lyght vnto my pathes.	Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.	Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
106	(119:2) I haue made an oth (which I wil ratifie) for to kepe thy iuste iudgementes.	I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.	I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.
107	(119:3) I am troubled aboue measure: quicken me O God accordyng vnto thy worde.	I am severely afflicted; give me life, O LORD, according to your word!	I have suffered much; preserve my life, LORD, according to your word.
108	(119:4) Let the freewyll offerynges of my mouth please thee O God: and teache me thy iudgementes.	Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O LORD, and teach me your rules.	Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
109	(119:5) My soule is alway in my hande: yet I do not forget thy lawe.	I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.	Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.
110	(119:6) The vngodly haue layde a snare for me: but yet I swarued not from thy commaundementes.	The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.	The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts.
111	(119:7) I haue claymed thy testimonies as myne heritage for euer: for they are the very ioy of myne heart.	Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.	Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.
112	(119:8) I haue applyed myne heart for to fulfyll thy statutes: euen to the worldes ende.	I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.	My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
113	Samech (119:1) I hate hygh subtile deuices: and I do loue thy lawe.	I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.	I hate double-minded people, but I love your law.
114	(119:2) Thou art my refuge and my shield: I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde.	You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.	You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
115	(119:3) Auoyde from me ye malicious persons: and I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my Lorde.	Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.	Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!
116	(119:4) Strengthen me in thy worde and I shall lyue: and make me not ashamed of my hope.	Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!	Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.
117	(119:5) Holde thou me vp and I shalbe safe: and I will loke gladly vpon thy statutes alwayes.	Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually!	Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
118	(119:6) Thou hast troden vnder foote all them that go astray from thy statutes: for their crafty deuice is but falshood.	You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain.	You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their delusions come to nothing.
119	(119:7) Thou hast dispatched out of the way all the vngodly of the earth lyke drosse: therfore I loue thy testimonies.	All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.	All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.
120	(119:8) My fleshe trembleth for feare of thee: and I am afrayde of thy iudgementes.	My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.	My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.
121	Ain (119:1) I haue executed iudgement and iustice: wherfore leaue me not to such as do offer me wrong.	I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.	I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122	(119:2) For thy owne goodnesse sake take thy seruaunt vnto thy protection: let not the proude oppresse me with wrong.	Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the insolent oppress me.	Ensure your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
123	(119:3) Myne eyes haue faynted with lokyng for thy saluation: and for the worde of thy ryghteousnesse.	My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.	My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise.
124	(119:4) Deale with thy seruaunt accordyng vnto thy owne louyng kyndnesse: and teache me thy statutes.	Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your statutes.	Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.
125	(119:5) I am thy seruaunt, graunt me vnderstandyng: that I may knowe thy testimonies.	I am your servant; give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies!	I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.
126	(119:6) It is tyme for me to do for Gods cause: for they haue brought thy lawe almost to nothyng.	It is time for the LORD to act, for your law has been broken.	It is time for you to act, LORD; your law is being broken.
127	(119:7) Therfore I loue thy commaundementes: aboue golde and precious stone.	Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.	Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,
128	(119:8) Therfore I take all thy commaundementes euery one of them to be ryght: & I vtterly hate all wayes of falshood.	Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.	and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
129	Pe (119:1) Thy testimonies contayne wonderfull thinges: therfore doth my soule kepe them.	Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.	Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.
130	(119:2) The first entering of thy wordes will illuminate: geuyng vnderstanding euen vnto the simple.	The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.	The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
131	(119:3) I opened my mouth and panted: for I bare a great affection to thy commaundementes.	I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.	I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.
132	(119:4) Loke thou vpon me and be mercifull vnto me: as thou vsest to do vnto those that loue thy name.	Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your way with those who love your name.	Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
133	(119:5) Direct my steppes in thy worde: and so shall no wickednesse haue dominion ouer me.	Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.	Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
134	(119:6) Redeeme me from the fraudulent dealyng of men: and I wyll kepe thy commaundementes.	Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts.	Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts.
135	(119:7) Make the lyght of thy countenaunce shyne vpon thy seruaunt: and teache me thy statutes.	Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your statutes.	Make your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees.
136	(119:8) Ryuers of waters gushe out of myne eyes: because men kepe not thy lawe.	My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.	Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.
137	Sade (119:1) O God: thou art iust and vpryght in thy iudgementes.	Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules.	You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are right.
138	(119:2) Thou hast commaunded the iustice and the veritie of thy testimonies: to be obserued very strayghtly.	You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.	The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
139	(119:3) My zeale hath consumed me: because myne aduersaries haue forgotten thy wordes.	My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words.	My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.
140	(119:4) Thy worde is purified to the vttermost: and thy seruaunt loueth it.	Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.	Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
141	(119:5) I am small and of no reputation: yet I do not forget thy comaundementes.	I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.	Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.
142	(119:6) Thy ryghteousnesse is an euerlastyng righteousnesse: & thy lawe is the trueth.	Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.	Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.
143	(119:7) Trouble and griefe haue taken holde vpon me: yet thy commaundementes be my delyght.	Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.	Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.
144	(119:8) The righteousnesse of thy testimonies is euerlastyng: make me to vnderstande them and I shall lyue.	Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.	Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
145	Coph (119:1) I haue called with my whole heart, heare me O God: I wyll kepe thy statutes.	With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O LORD! I will keep your statutes.	I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD, and I will obey your decrees.
146	(119:2) I haue called vpon thee, saue me: and I wyll kepe thy testimonies.	I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies.	I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes.
147	(119:3) I haue preuented other in the dawnyng of the day, and I cryed vnto thee: for I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy wordes.	I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words.	I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
148	(119:4) Myne eyes haue preuented the nyght watches: that my study might be wholy in thy wordes.	My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.	My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
149	(119:5) Heare my voyce accordyng to thy louing kindnesse: make me to lyue O God after thy iudgementes.	Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O LORD, according to your justice give me life.	Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, LORD, according to your laws.
150	(119:6) They that mynde to do an act of mischiefenesse, do drawe nye vnto me: they are farre from thy lawe.	They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.	Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law.
151	(119:7) But thou art nye at hande O God: and all thy comaundementes be trueth.	But you are near, O LORD, and all your commandments are true.	Yet you are near, LORD, and all your commands are true.
152	(119:8) As concernyng thy testimonies: I haue knowen long since that thou hast made them to last for euer.	Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.	Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.
153	Resh (119:1) Beholde myne affliction & deliuer me: for I haue not forgotten thy lawe.	Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law.	Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.
154	(119:2) Defende thou my cause & redeeme me: make me to lyue accordyng vnto thy worde.	Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!	Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
155	(119:3) Saluation is farre from the vngodly: for they study not thy statutes.	Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.	Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.
156	(119:4) Thy mercies be manifolde O God: make me to liue accordyng to thy iudgementes.	Great is your mercy, O LORD; give me life according to your rules.	Your compassion, LORD, is great; preserve my life according to your laws.
157	(119:5) There be many that do persecute me and be myne aduersaries: yet I do not swarue from thy testimonies.	Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies.	Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes.
158	(119:6) I sawe transgressours, and I was greeued at the heart: because they kept not thy lawe.	I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.	I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word.
159	(119:7) Beholde howe I loue thy commaundementes: quicken me O God accordyng to thy louyng kindnesse.	Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love.	See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, LORD, in accordance with your love.
160	(119:8) The beginning of thy word is trueth: and all the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse endure for euermore.	The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.	All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
161	Shin (119:1) Princes haue persecuted me without a cause: but my heart hath stoode in awe of thy wordes.	Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.	Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
162	(119:2) I am as glad of thy worde: as he that fyndeth a great bootie.	I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.	I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.
163	(119:3) That which is false I hate and abhorre: but thy lawe I do loue.	I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.	I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.
164	(119:4) I do prayse thee seuen tymes euery day: for loue of the iudgementes of thy iustice.	Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.	Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
165	(119:5) They that loue thy lawe shall haue great prosperitie: and nothyng shall offende them.	Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.	Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
166	(119:6) Lorde, I haue wayted after thy saluation: and I haue done thy commaundementes.	I hope for your salvation, O LORD, and I do your commandments.	I wait for your salvation, LORD, and I follow your commands.
167	(119:7) My soule hath kept thy testimonies: and I haue loued them exceedyngly.	My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly.	I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly.
168	(119:8) I haue kept thy commaundementes and testimonies: for all my wayes are before thee.	I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you.	I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.
169	Tau (119:1) Let my crye O God approche neare vnto thy face: make me to vnderstande euery thyng accordyng vnto thy worde.	Let my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word!	May my cry come before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word.
170	(119:2) Let my supplication come before thee: deliuer me accordyng to thy worde.	Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.	May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
171	(119:3) My lippes shall powre out thy prayse: when thou hast taught me thy statutes.	My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach me your statutes.	May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
172	(119:4) My tongue shall syng of thy worde: for all thy commaundementes are ryghteousnesse.	My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.	May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
173	(119:5) Let thyne hande be redie for to ayde me: for I haue chosen thy commaundementes.	Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.	May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174	(119:6) I haue longed for thy saluation O God: and thy lawe is my whole delight	I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight.	I long for your salvation, LORD, and your law gives me delight.
175	(119:7) Let my soule lyue, and it shall prayse thee: and thy iudgementes shalbe an ayde vnto me.	Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.	Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
176	(119:8) I haue gone astray lyke a lost sheepe: oh seke out thy seruaunt, for I haue not forgotten thy commaundementes.	I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.	I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
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