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| 1 | אַשְׁרֵ֥י תְמִֽימֵי־ דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝הֹלְכִ֗ים בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃ | 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 | אַ֭שְׁרֵי נֹצְרֵ֥י עֵדֹתָ֗יו בְּכָל־ לֵ֥ב יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃ | 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 | אַ֭ף לֹֽא־ פָעֲל֣וּ עַוְלָ֑ה בִּדְרָכָ֥יו הָלָֽכוּ׃ | who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! | they do no wrong but follow his ways. | |
| 4 | אַ֭תָּה צִוִּ֥יתָה פִקֻּדֶ֗יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מְאֹֽד׃ | You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. | You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. | |
| 5 | אַ֭חֲלַי יִכֹּ֥נוּ דְרָכָ֗י לִשְׁמֹ֥ר חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! | Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees! | |
| 6 | אָ֥ז לֹא־ אֵב֑וֹשׁ בְּ֝הַבִּיטִ֗י אֶל־ כָּל־ מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | א֭וֹדְךָ בְּיֹ֣שֶׁר לֵבָ֑ב בְּ֝לָמְדִ֗י מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | אֶת־ חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶשְׁמֹ֑ר אַֽל־ תַּעַזְבֵ֥נִי עַד־ מְאֹֽד׃ | I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me! | I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me. | |
| 9 | בַּמֶּ֣ה יְזַכֶּה־ נַּ֭עַר אֶת־ אָרְח֑וֹ לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | בְּכָל־ לִבִּ֥י דְרַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ אַל־ תַּ֝שְׁגֵּ֗נִי מִמִּצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | בְּ֭לִבִּי צָפַ֣נְתִּי אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ לְ֝מַ֗עַן לֹ֣א אֶֽחֱטָא־ לָֽךְ׃ | 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 | בָּר֖וּךְ אַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֗ה לַמְּדֵ֥נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes! | Praise be to you, LORD; teach me your decrees. | |
| 13 | בִּשְׂפָתַ֥י סִפַּ֑רְתִּי כֹּ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵי־ פִֽיךָ׃ | 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 | בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ עֵדְוֺתֶ֥יךָ שַׂ֗שְׂתִּי כְּעַ֣ל כָּל־ הֽוֹן׃ | 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 | בְּפִקֻּדֶ֥יךָ אָשִׂ֑יחָה וְ֝אַבִּ֗יטָה אֹרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. | I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. | |
| 16 | בְּחֻקֹּתֶ֥יךָ אֶֽשְׁתַּעֲשָׁ֑ע לֹ֭א אֶשְׁכַּ֣ח דְּבָרֶֽךָ׃ | I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. | I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word. | |
| 17 | גְּמֹ֖ל עַֽל־ עַבְדְּךָ֥ אֶֽחְיֶ֗ה וְאֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה דְבָרֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | גַּל־ עֵינַ֥י וְאַבִּ֑יטָה נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת מִתּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | גֵּ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י בָאָ֑רֶץ אַל־ תַּסְתֵּ֥ר מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | גָּרְסָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֣י לְתַאֲבָ֑ה אֶֽל־ מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ בְכָל־ עֵֽת׃ | 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 | גָּ֭עַרְתָּ זֵדִ֣ים אֲרוּרִ֑ים הַ֝שֹּׁגִים מִמִּצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | גַּ֣ל מֵֽ֭עָלַי חֶרְפָּ֣ה וָב֑וּז כִּ֖י עֵדֹתֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃ | 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 | גַּ֤ם יָֽשְׁב֣וּ שָׂ֭רִים בִּ֣י נִדְבָּ֑רוּ עַ֝בְדְּךָ֗ יָשִׂ֥יחַ בְּחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | 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 | גַּֽם־ עֵ֭דֹתֶיךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֗י אַנְשֵׁ֥י עֲצָתִֽי׃ | Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors. | Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors. | |
| 25 | דָּֽבְקָ֣ה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשִׁ֑י חַ֝יֵּ֗נִי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | דְּרָכַ֣י סִ֭פַּרְתִּי וַֽתַּעֲנֵ֗נִי לַמְּדֵ֥נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | 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 | דֶּֽרֶךְ־ פִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָ הֲבִינֵ֑נִי וְ֝אָשִׂ֗יחָה בְּנִפְלְאוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | דָּלְפָ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִתּוּגָ֑ה קַ֝יְּמֵ֗נִי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | דֶּֽרֶךְ־ שֶׁ֭קֶר הָסֵ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥ חָנֵּֽנִי׃ | 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 | דֶּֽרֶךְ־ אֱמוּנָ֥ה בָחָ֑רְתִּי מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ שִׁוִּֽיתִי׃ | 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 | דָּבַ֥קְתִּי בְעֵֽדְוֺתֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַל־ תְּבִישֵֽׁנִי׃ | 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 | דֶּֽרֶךְ־ מִצְוֺתֶ֥יךָ אָר֑וּץ כִּ֖י תַרְחִ֣יב לִבִּֽי׃ | 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 | הוֹרֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֥רֶךְ חֻקֶּ֗יךָ וְאֶצְּרֶ֥נָּה עֵֽקֶב׃ | 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 | הֲ֭בִינֵנִי וְאֶצְּרָ֥ה תֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ וְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּה בְכָל־ לֵֽב׃ | 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 | הַ֭דְרִיכֵנִי בִּנְתִ֣יב מִצְוֺתֶ֑יךָ כִּי־ ב֥וֹ חָפָֽצְתִּי׃ | 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 | הַט־ לִ֭בִּי אֶל־ עֵדְוֺתֶ֗יךָ וְאַ֣ל אֶל־ בָּֽצַע׃ | Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! | Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. | |
| 37 | הַעֲבֵ֣ר עֵ֭ינַי מֵרְא֣וֹת שָׁ֑וְא בִּדְרָכֶ֥ךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ | 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 | הָקֵ֣ם לְ֭עַבְדְּךָ אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ אֲ֝שֶׁ֗ר לְיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃ | Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared. | Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared. | |
| 39 | הַעֲבֵ֣ר חֶ֭רְפָּתִי אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָגֹ֑רְתִּי כִּ֖י מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ טוֹבִֽים׃ | Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good. | Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good. | |
| 40 | הִ֭נֵּה תָּאַ֣בְתִּי לְפִקֻּדֶ֑יךָ בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ | 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 | וִֽיבֹאֻ֣נִי חֲסָדֶ֣ךָ יְהוָ֑ה תְּ֝שֽׁוּעָתְךָ֗ כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | וְאֶֽעֱנֶ֣ה חֹרְפִ֣י דָבָ֑ר כִּֽי־ בָ֝טַחְתִּי בִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | וְֽאַל־ תַּצֵּ֬ל מִפִּ֣י דְבַר־ אֱמֶ֣ת עַד־ מְאֹ֑ד כִּ֖י לְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣ךָ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃ | 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 | וְאֶשְׁמְרָ֖ה תוֹרָתְךָ֥ תָמִ֗יד לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃ | I will keep your law continually, forever and ever, | I will always obey your law, for ever and ever. | |
| 45 | וְאֶתְהַלְּכָ֥ה בָרְחָבָ֑ה כִּ֖י פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ דָרָֽשְׁתִּי׃ | 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 | וַאֲדַבְּרָ֣ה בְ֭עֵדֹתֶיךָ נֶ֥גֶד מְלָכִ֗ים וְלֹ֣א אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃ | 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 | וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁ֥ע בְּמִצְוֺתֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָהָֽבְתִּי׃ | for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love. | for I delight in your commands because I love them. | |
| 48 | וְאֶשָּֽׂא־ כַפַּ֗י אֶֽל־ מִ֭צְוֺתֶיךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָהָ֗בְתִּי וְאָשִׂ֥יחָה בְחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | 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 | זְכֹר־ דָּבָ֥ר לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ עַ֝֗ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽחַלְתָּֽנִי׃ | 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 | זֹ֣את נֶחָמָתִ֣י בְעָנְיִ֑י כִּ֖י אִמְרָתְךָ֣ חִיָּֽתְנִי׃ | 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 | זֵ֭דִים הֱלִיצֻ֣נִי עַד־ מְאֹ֑ד מִ֝תּֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א נָטִֽיתִי׃ | 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 | זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי מִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָ מֵעוֹלָ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֗ה וָֽאֶתְנֶחָֽם׃ | 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 | זַלְעָפָ֣ה אֲ֭חָזַתְנִי מֵרְשָׁעִ֑ים עֹ֝זְבֵ֗י תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | זְ֭מִרוֹת הָֽיוּ־ לִ֥י חֻקֶּ֗יךָ בְּבֵ֣ית מְגוּרָֽי׃ | Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning. | Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge. | |
| 55 | זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה וָֽ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | זֹ֥את הָֽיְתָה־ לִּ֑י כִּ֖י פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃ | This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts. | This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. | |
| 57 | חֶלְקִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אָמַ֗רְתִּי לִשְׁמֹ֥ר דְּבָרֶֽיךָ׃ | The LORD is my portion; I promise to keep your words. | You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to obey your words. | |
| 58 | חִלִּ֣יתִי פָנֶ֣יךָ בְכָל־ לֵ֑ב חָ֝נֵּ֗נִי כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | חִשַּׁ֥בְתִּי דְרָכָ֑י וָאָשִׁ֥יבָה רַ֝גְלַ֗י אֶל־ עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | חַ֭שְׁתִּי וְלֹ֣א הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּי לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃ | I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments. | I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands. | |
| 61 | חֶבְלֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֣ים עִוְּדֻ֑נִי תּֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ | 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 | חֲצֽוֹת־ לַ֗יְלָה אָ֭קוּם לְהוֹד֣וֹת לָ֑ךְ עַ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | חָבֵ֣ר אָ֭נִי לְכָל־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְרֵא֑וּךָ וּ֝לְשֹׁמְרֵ֗י פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | חַסְדְּךָ֣ יְ֭הוָה מָלְאָ֥ה הָאָ֗רֶץ חֻקֶּ֥יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃ | 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 | ט֭וֹב עָשִׂ֣יתָ עִֽם־ עַבְדְּךָ֑ יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ | You have dealt well with your servant, O LORD, according to your word. | Do good to your servant according to your word, LORD. | |
| 66 | ט֤וּב טַ֣עַם וָדַ֣עַת לַמְּדֵ֑נִי כִּ֖י בְמִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ הֶאֱמָֽנְתִּי׃ | Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. | Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands. | |
| 67 | טֶ֣רֶם אֶ֭עֱנֶה אֲנִ֣י שֹׁגֵ֑ג וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה אִמְרָתְךָ֥ שָׁמָֽרְתִּי׃ | 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 | טוֹב־ אַתָּ֥ה וּמֵטִ֗יב לַמְּדֵ֥נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | You are good and do good; teach me your statutes. | You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees. | |
| 69 | טָפְל֬וּ עָלַ֣י שֶׁ֣קֶר זֵדִ֑ים אֲ֝נִ֗י בְּכָל־ לֵ֤ב ׀ אֱצֹּ֬ר פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | טָפַ֣שׁ כַּחֵ֣לֶב לִבָּ֑ם אֲ֝נִ֗י תּוֹרָתְךָ֥ שִֽׁעֲשָֽׁעְתִּי׃ | 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 | טֽוֹב־ לִ֥י כִֽי־ עֻנֵּ֑יתִי לְ֝מַ֗עַן אֶלְמַ֥ד חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | 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 | טֽוֹב־ לִ֥י תֽוֹרַת־ פִּ֑יךָ מֵ֝אַלְפֵ֗י זָהָ֥ב וָכָֽסֶף׃ | 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 | יָדֶ֣יךָ עָ֭שׂוּנִי וַֽיְכוֹנְנ֑וּנִי הֲ֝בִינֵ֗נִי וְאֶלְמְדָ֥ה מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | יְ֭רֵאֶיךָ יִרְא֣וּנִי וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ כִּ֖י לִדְבָרְךָ֣ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃ | 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 | יָדַ֣עְתִּי יְ֭הוָה כִּי־ צֶ֣דֶק מִשְׁפָּטֶ֑יךָ וֶ֝אֱמוּנָ֗ה עִנִּיתָֽנִי׃ | 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 | יְהִי־ נָ֣א חַסְדְּךָ֣ לְנַחֲמֵ֑נִי כְּאִמְרָתְךָ֥ לְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ | 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 | יְבֹא֣וּנִי רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה כִּי־ תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ | 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 | יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ זֵ֭דִים כִּי־ שֶׁ֣קֶר עִוְּת֑וּנִי אֲ֝נִ֗י אָשִׂ֥יחַ בְּפִקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | יָשׁ֣וּבוּ לִ֣י יְרֵאֶ֑יךָ וידעו [וְ֝יֹדְעֵ֗י] (עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃) | 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 | יְהִֽי־ לִבִּ֣י תָמִ֣ים בְּחֻקֶּ֑יךָ לְ֝מַ֗עַן לֹ֣א אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃ | 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 | כָּלְתָ֣ה לִתְשׁוּעָתְךָ֣ נַפְשִׁ֑י לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃ | 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 | כָּל֣וּ עֵ֭ינַי לְאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ לֵ֝אמֹ֗ר מָתַ֥י תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃ | 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 | כִּֽי־ הָ֭יִיתִי כְּנֹ֣אד בְּקִיט֑וֹר חֻ֝קֶּ֗יךָ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ | 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 | כַּמָּ֥ה יְמֵֽי־ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ מָתַ֬י תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בְרֹדְפַ֣י מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | 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 | כָּֽרוּ־ לִ֣י זֵדִ֣ים שִׁיח֑וֹת אֲ֝שֶׁ֗ר לֹ֣א כְתוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | כָּל־ מִצְוֺתֶ֥יךָ אֱמוּנָ֑ה שֶׁ֖קֶר רְדָפ֣וּנִי עָזְרֵֽנִי׃ | 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 | כִּ֭מְעַט כִּלּ֣וּנִי בָאָ֑רֶץ וַ֝אֲנִ֗י לֹא־ עָזַ֥בְתִּי פִקֻּודֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ חַיֵּ֑נִי וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה עֵד֥וּת פִּֽיךָ׃ | 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 | לְעוֹלָ֥ם יְהוָ֑ה דְּ֝בָרְךָ֗ נִצָּ֥ב בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. | Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. | |
| 90 | לְדֹ֣ר וָ֭דֹר אֱמֽוּנָתֶ֑ךָ כּוֹנַ֥נְתָּ אֶ֝֗רֶץ וַֽתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ | 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 | לְֽ֭מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ עָמְד֣וּ הַיּ֑וֹם כִּ֖י הַכֹּ֣ל עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | לוּלֵ֣י ת֭וֹרָתְךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֑י אָ֝֗ז אָבַ֥דְתִּי בְעָנְיִֽי׃ | 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 | לְ֭עוֹלָם לֹא־ אֶשְׁכַּ֣ח פִּקּוּדֶ֑יךָ כִּ֥י בָ֝֗ם חִיִּיתָֽנִי׃ | 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 | לְֽךָ־ אֲ֭נִי הוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ דָרָֽשְׁתִּי׃ | I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts. | Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts. | |
| 95 | לִ֤י קִוּ֣וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים לְאַבְּדֵ֑נִי עֵ֝דֹתֶ֗יךָ אֶתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ | 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 | לְֽכָל תִּ֭כְלָה רָאִ֣יתִי קֵ֑ץ רְחָבָ֖ה מִצְוָתְךָ֣ מְאֹֽד׃ | 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 | מָֽה־ אָהַ֥בְתִּי תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ כָּל־ הַ֝יּ֗וֹם הִ֣יא שִׂיחָתִֽי׃ | 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 | מֵ֭אֹ֣יְבַי תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִי מִצְוֺתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם הִיא־ לִֽי׃ | 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 | מִכָּל־ מְלַמְּדַ֥י הִשְׂכַּ֑לְתִּי כִּ֥י עֵ֝דְוֺתֶ֗יךָ שִׂ֣יחָה לִֽֿי׃ | 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 | word orderמִזְּקֵנִ֥יםword order אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃ | I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts. | I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts. | |
| 101 | מִכָּל־ אֹ֣רַח רָ֭ע כָּלִ֣אתִי רַגְלָ֑י לְ֝מַ֗עַן אֶשְׁמֹ֥ר דְּבָרֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | מִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לֹא־ סָ֑רְתִּי כִּֽי־ אַ֝תָּ֗ה הוֹרֵתָֽנִי׃ | 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 | מַה־ נִּמְלְצ֣וּ לְ֭חִכִּי אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ מִדְּבַ֥שׁ לְפִֽי׃ | 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 | מִפִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָ אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן עַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן שָׂנֵ֤אתִי ׀ כָּל־ אֹ֬רַח שָֽׁקֶר׃ | 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 | נֵר־ לְרַגְלִ֥י דְבָרֶ֑ךָ וְ֝א֗וֹר לִנְתִיבָתִֽי׃ | 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 | נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי וָאֲקַיֵּ֑מָה לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | נַעֲנֵ֥יתִי עַד־ מְאֹ֑ד יְ֝הוָ֗ה חַיֵּ֥נִי כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | נִדְב֣וֹת פִּ֭י רְצֵה־ נָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃ | 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 | נַפְשִׁ֣י בְכַפִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ | 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 | נָתְנ֬וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים פַּ֣ח לִ֑י וּ֝מִפִּקּוּדֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א תָעִֽיתִי׃ | 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 | נָחַ֣לְתִּי עֵדְוֺתֶ֣יךָ לְעוֹלָ֑ם כִּֽי־ שְׂשׂ֖וֹן לִבִּ֣י הֵֽמָּה׃ | 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 | נָטִ֣יתִי לִ֭בִּי לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת חֻקֶּ֗יךָ לְעוֹלָ֥ם עֵֽקֶב׃ | 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 | סֵעֲפִ֥ים שָׂנֵ֑אתִי וְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥ אָהָֽבְתִּי׃ | I hate the double-minded, but I love your law. | I hate double-minded people, but I love your law. | |
| 114 | סִתְרִ֣י וּמָגִנִּ֣י אָ֑תָּה לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃ | 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 | סֽוּרוּ־ מִמֶּ֥נִּי מְרֵעִ֑ים וְ֝אֶצְּרָ֗ה מִצְוֺ֥ת אֱלֹהָֽי׃ | 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 | סָמְכֵ֣נִי כְאִמְרָתְךָ֣ וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וְאַל־ תְּ֝בִישֵׁ֗נִי מִשִּׂבְרִֽי׃ | 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 | סְעָדֵ֥נִי וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה וְאֶשְׁעָ֖ה בְחֻקֶּ֣יךָ תָמִֽיד׃ | 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 | סָ֭לִיתָ כָּל־ שׁוֹגִ֣ים מֵחֻקֶּ֑יךָ כִּי־ שֶׁ֝֗קֶר תַּרְמִיתָֽם׃ | 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 | סִגִ֗ים הִשְׁבַּ֥תָּ כָל־ רִשְׁעֵי־ אָ֑רֶץ לָ֝כֵ֗ן אָהַ֥בְתִּי עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | סָמַ֣ר מִפַּחְדְּךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י וּֽמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ יָרֵֽאתִי׃ | 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 | עָ֭שִׂיתִי מִשְׁפָּ֣ט וָצֶ֑דֶק בַּל־ תַּ֝נִּיחֵ֗נִי לְעֹֽשְׁקָֽי׃ | 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 | עֲרֹ֣ב עַבְדְּךָ֣ לְט֑וֹב אַֽל־ יַעַשְׁקֻ֥נִי זֵדִֽים׃ | 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 | עֵ֭ינַי כָּל֣וּ לִֽישׁוּעָתֶ֑ךָ וּלְאִמְרַ֥ת צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | עֲשֵׂ֖ה עִם־ עַבְדְּךָ֥ כְחַסְדֶּ֗ךָ וְחֻקֶּ֥יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃ | 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 | עַבְדְּךָ־ אָ֥נִי הֲבִינֵ֑נִי וְ֝אֵדְעָ֗ה עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | עֵ֭ת לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לַיהוָ֑ה הֵ֝פֵ֗רוּ תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | עַל־ כֵּ֭ן אָהַ֣בְתִּי מִצְוֺתֶ֑יךָ מִזָּהָ֥ב וּמִפָּֽז׃ | Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold. | Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold, | |
| 128 | עַל־ כֵּ֤ן ׀ כָּל־ פִּקּ֣וּדֵי כֹ֣ל יִשָּׁ֑רְתִּי כָּל־ אֹ֖רַח שֶׁ֣קֶר שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃ | 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 | פְּלָא֥וֹת עֵדְוֺתֶ֑יךָ עַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן נְצָרָ֥תַם נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them. | Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them. | |
| 130 | פֵּ֖תַח דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ יָאִ֗יר מֵבִ֥ין פְּתָיִֽים׃ | 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 | פִּֽי־ פָ֭עַרְתִּי וָאֶשְׁאָ֑פָה כִּ֖י לְמִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ יָאָֽבְתִּי׃ | I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments. | I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands. | |
| 132 | פְּנֵה־ אֵלַ֥י וְחָנֵּ֑נִי כְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט לְאֹהֲבֵ֥י שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | פְּ֭עָמַי הָכֵ֣ן בְּאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ וְֽאַל־ תַּשְׁלֶט־ בִּ֥י כָל־ אָֽוֶן׃ | 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 | פְּ֭דֵנִי מֵעֹ֣שֶׁק אָדָ֑ם וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃ | Redeem me from man’s oppression, that I may keep your precepts. | Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts. | |
| 135 | פָּ֭נֶיךָ הָאֵ֣ר בְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝לַמְּדֵ֗נִי אֶת־ חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | 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 | פַּלְגֵי־ מַ֭יִם יָרְד֣וּ עֵינָ֑י עַ֝֗ל לֹא־ שָׁמְר֥וּ תוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | צַדִּ֣יק אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝יָשָׁ֗ר מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃ | Righteous are you, O LORD, and right are your rules. | You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are right. | |
| 138 | מְאֹֽד׃ צֶ֣דֶק עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ וֶֽאֱמוּנָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ | You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness. | The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy. | |
| 139 | צִמְּתַ֥תְנִי קִנְאָתִ֑י כִּֽי־ שָׁכְח֖וּ דְבָרֶ֣יךָ צָרָֽי׃ | My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words. | My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words. | |
| 140 | צְרוּפָ֖ה אִמְרָתְךָ֥ מְאֹ֗ד וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ אֲהֵבָֽהּ׃ | Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. | Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. | |
| 141 | צָעִ֣יר אָנֹכִ֣י וְנִבְזֶ֑ה פִּ֝קֻּדֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ | 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 | צִדְקָתְךָ֣ צֶ֣דֶק לְעוֹלָ֑ם וְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥ אֱמֶֽת׃ | Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true. | Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true. | |
| 143 | צַר־ וּמָצ֥וֹק מְצָא֑וּנִי מִ֝צְוֺתֶ֗יךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ | 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 | צֶ֖דֶק עֵדְוֺתֶ֥יךָ לְעוֹלָ֗ם הֲבִינֵ֥נִי וְאֶחְיֶֽה׃ | 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 | קָרָ֣אתִי בְכָל־ לֵ֭ב עֲנֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֗ה חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶצֹּֽרָה׃ | 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 | קְרָאתִ֥יךָ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 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 | קִדַּ֣מְתִּי בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה [לדבריך] (לִדְבָרְךָ֥) יִחָֽלְתִּי׃ | 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 | קִדְּמ֣וּ עֵ֭ינַי אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת לָ֝שִׂ֗יחַ בְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | ק֭וֹלִי שִׁמְעָ֣ה כְחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ | 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 | קָ֭רְבוּ רֹדְפֵ֣י זִמָּ֑ה מִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ רָחָֽקוּ׃ | 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 | קָר֣וֹב אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה וְֽכָל־ מִצְוֺתֶ֥יךָ אֱמֶֽת׃ | But you are near, O LORD, and all your commandments are true. | Yet you are near, LORD, and all your commands are true. | |
| 152 | קֶ֣דֶם יָ֭דַעְתִּי מֵעֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם יְסַדְתָּֽם׃ | 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 | רְאֵֽה־ עָנְיִ֥י וְחַלְּצֵ֑נִי כִּי־ תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ | 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 | רִיבָ֣ה רִ֭יבִי וּגְאָלֵ֑נִי לְאִמְרָתְךָ֥ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ | 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 | רָח֣וֹק מֵרְשָׁעִ֣ים יְשׁוּעָ֑ה כִּֽי־ חֻ֝קֶּיךָ לֹ֣א דָרָֽשׁוּ׃ | 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 | רַחֲמֶ֖יךָ רַבִּ֥ים ׀ יְהוָ֑ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ | 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 | רַ֭בִּים רֹדְפַ֣י וְצָרָ֑י מֵ֝עֵדְוֺתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א נָטִֽיתִי׃ | 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 | רָאִ֣יתִי בֹ֭גְדִים וָֽאֶתְקוֹטָ֑טָה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִ֝מְרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁמָֽרוּ׃ | 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 | רְ֭אֵה כִּי־ פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ אָהָ֑בְתִּי יְ֝הוָ֗ה כְּֽחַסְדְּךָ֥ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ | 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 | רֹאשׁ־ דְּבָרְךָ֥ אֱמֶ֑ת וּ֝לְעוֹלָ֗ם כָּל־ מִשְׁפַּ֥ט צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ | 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 | שָׂ֭רִים רְדָפ֣וּנִי חִנָּ֑ם [ומדבריך] (וּ֝מִדְּבָרְךָ֗) פָּחַ֥ד לִבִּֽי׃ | 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 | שָׂ֣שׂ אָ֭נֹכִֽי עַל־ אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ כְּ֝מוֹצֵ֗א שָׁלָ֥ל רָֽב׃ | I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil. | I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. | |
| 163 | שֶׁ֣קֶר שָׂ֭נֵאתִי וַאֲתַעֵ֑בָה תּוֹרָתְךָ֥ אָהָֽבְתִּי׃ | I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law. | I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law. | |
| 164 | שֶׁ֣בַע בַּ֭יּוֹם הִלַּלְתִּ֑יךָ עַ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ | Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules. | Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws. | |
| 165 | שָׁל֣וֹם רָ֭ב לְאֹהֲבֵ֣י תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ וְאֵֽין־ לָ֥מוֹ מִכְשֽׁוֹל׃ | 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 | שִׂבַּ֣רְתִּי לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה וּֽמִצְוֺתֶ֥יךָ עָשִֽׂיתִי׃ | I hope for your salvation, O LORD, and I do your commandments. | I wait for your salvation, LORD, and I follow your commands. | |
| 167 | שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ וָאֹהֲבֵ֥ם מְאֹֽד׃ | My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly. | I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly. | |
| 168 | שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי פִ֭קּוּדֶיךָ וְעֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י כָל־ דְּרָכַ֣י נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ | 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 | תִּקְרַ֤ב רִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה כִּדְבָרְךָ֥ הֲבִינֵֽנִי׃ | 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 | תָּב֣וֹא תְּחִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כְּ֝אִמְרָתְךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ | 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 | תַּבַּ֣עְנָה שְׂפָתַ֣י תְּהִלָּ֑ה כִּ֖י תְלַמְּדֵ֣נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | 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 | תַּ֣עַן לְ֭שׁוֹנִי אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֖י כָל־ מִצְוֺתֶ֣יךָ צֶּֽדֶק׃ | 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 | תְּהִֽי־ יָדְךָ֥ לְעָזְרֵ֑נִי כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ בָחָֽרְתִּי׃ | 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 | תָּאַ֣בְתִּי לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ | 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 | תְּֽחִי־ נַ֭פְשִׁי וּֽתְהַֽלְלֶ֑ךָּ וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ יַעֲזְרֻֽנִי׃ | 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 | תָּעִ֗יתִי כְּשֶׂ֣ה אֹ֭בֵד בַּקֵּ֣שׁ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י מִ֝צְוֺתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ | 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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