¹Happy are those with integrity on the way,

Who walk in the law of the Lord.

²Happy are those who keep his testimonies;

They seek him with all their heart.

³Indeed they do not commit iniquity;

They walk in his ways.

⁴You have given commandment regarding your precepts,

As matters to keep scrupulously.

⁵If only my ways may be established

So as to keep your statutes!

⁶Then I would not be ashamed

When I look at all your commandments.

⁷I will give you thanks in uprightness of heart

As I learn your righteous judgments.

⁸I will keep your statutes;

Do not forsake me in the slightest.

⁹By what means can a youth mend his way?

– By keeping your word.

¹⁰I have sought you with all my heart;

Do not let me err from your commandments.

¹¹I have treasured up your saying in my heart

So that I do not sin against you.

¹²Blessed are you, O Lord;

Teach me your statutes.

¹³With my lips I have related

All the judgments you have pronounced.

¹⁴I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies,

As in all riches.

¹⁵I will meditate on your precepts,

And I will look to your paths.

¹⁶I will take delight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

¹⁷Recompense your servant so that I may live

And may keep your word.

¹⁸Unveil my eyes so that I may see

The wonders of your law.

¹⁹I am a foreigner on the earth;

Do not hide your commandments from me.

²⁰My inner being is crushed in yearning

For your judgments at all times.

²¹You have rebuked the accursed insolent,

Who err from your commandments.

²²Remove reproach and despising from me,

For I have kept your testimonies.

²³Indeed, princes have been in session.

They have spoken together against me,

While your servant meditated on your statutes.

²⁴Also, your testimonies are my delight;

They are my counsellors.

²⁵My being cleaves to the dust;

Preserve me alive according to your word.

²⁶I have related my ways,

And you have answered me.

Oh teach me your statutes.

²⁷Instruct me in the way of your precepts,

And let me meditate on your wonders.

²⁸My inner self weeps from grief;

Oh strengthen me according to your word.

²⁹Remove any false way from me,

And graciously bestow your law on me.

³⁰I have chosen the way of faithfulness;

I have put your judgments before me.

³¹I have cleaved to your testimonies.

O Lord, do not put me to shame.

³²I will run the way of your commandments,

For you will encourage me.

³³Educate me, O Lord,

In the way of your statutes,

And I will keep it to the end.

³⁴Instruct me, and I will keep your law

And guard it wholeheartedly.

³⁵Guide my steps on the path of your commandments,

For in that I delight.

³⁶Incline my heart to your testimonies,

And not to unjust gain.

³⁷Prevent my eyes from looking at falsity;

Preserve me alive in your way.

³⁸Confirm your saying to your servant,

Who serves in fear of you.

³⁹Remove my reproach of which I am afraid,

For your judgments are good.

⁴⁰You see how I have longed for your precepts;

Preserve me alive in your righteousness.

⁴¹And may your kindnesses come over me, O Lord,

And your salvation according to your saying.

⁴²Then I will be able to answer him who reproaches me,

For I will have trusted in your word.

⁴³And do not take away the word of truth from my mouth at all,

For I have awaited your judgment.

⁴⁴And may I keep your law always,

Age-abidingly and perpetually.

⁴⁵And may I walk openly,

For I have sought your precepts.

⁴⁶And may I speak about your testimonies before kings

And not be ashamed.

⁴⁷And may I delight in your commandments,

Which I love.

⁴⁸And may I lift up my hands to your commandments,

Which I love,

And meditate on your statutes.

⁴⁹Mention the word to your servant

Concerning which you have had me wait.

⁵⁰This is my comfort in my affliction,

For your saying has preserved me alive.

⁵¹The insolent have mocked me exceedingly,

But I have not turned aside from your law.

⁵²I have remembered your ancient judgments, O Lord,

And I have been comforted.

⁵³A scorching wind has seized me,

Coming from the wicked

– Those who forsake your law.

⁵⁴I have melodies

– Your statutes –

In the house where I stay.

⁵⁵I have remembered your name at night, O Lord,

And I have kept your law.

⁵⁶This became my part,

For I have kept your precepts.

⁵⁷I have said,

“My part is the Lord”,

By keeping your words.

⁵⁸I have entreated you wholeheartedly;

Oh show me grace according to your saying.

⁵⁹I have considered my ways

And retraced my steps to your testimonies.

⁶⁰I have hastened and not delayed

In keeping your commandments.

⁶¹The snares of the wicked have surrounded me,

But I have not forgotten your law.

⁶²I will get up at midnight to give you thanks

For your righteous judgments.

⁶³I am a companion to all who fear you

And to those who keep your precepts.

⁶⁴The earth, O Lord, is full of your kindness;

Oh teach me your statutes.

⁶⁵You have done good to your servant, O Lord,

In accordance with your word.

⁶⁶Teach me keen discernment and knowledge,

For I have put faith in your commandments.

⁶⁷Before I was afflicted, I erred,

But now I keep your saying.

⁶⁸You are good and you do good;

Oh teach me your statutes.

⁶⁹The insolent have devised subterfuge against me,

But I will wholeheartedly keep your precepts.

⁷⁰Their heart has become stolid like fat,

But I delight in your law.

⁷¹It was good for me that I was afflicted,

In order that I should learn your statutes.

⁷²The law from your mouth is better for me

Than thousands of gold and silver coins.

⁷³Your hands made me and established me;

Instruct me and let me learn your commandments.

⁷⁴Those who fear you will see me and rejoice,

For I have awaited your word.

⁷⁵I know, O Lord,

That your judgments are righteous,

And that you have afflicted me in faithfulness.

⁷⁶Do let your kindness be comfort to me

According to your saying to your servant.

⁷⁷May your compassion come over me,

So that I live,

For your law is my delight.

⁷⁸May the insolent be ashamed,

For they have crookedly devised subterfuge against me.

I will meditate on your precepts.

⁷⁹May those who fear you return to me

So that they may know your testimonies.

⁸⁰May my heart be with integrity regarding your statutes

So that I will not be ashamed.

⁸¹My soul pines for your salvation;

I have awaited your word.

⁸²My eyes pine for your saying, and they say,

“When will you comfort me?”

⁸³For I have been like a wineskin in incense-smoke,

But I have not forgotten your statutes.

⁸⁴How many are the days of your servant?

When will you execute judgment on those who pursue me?

⁸⁵The insolent have dug pits for me,

Not being in accordance with your law.

⁸⁶All your commandments are faithful.

They pursue me on false grounds;

Oh do help me.

⁸⁷They have almost finished me off on the earth,

But I have not forsaken your precepts.

⁸⁸Preserve me alive according to your mercy,

And may I keep the testimony of your pronouncement.

⁸⁹Your word, O Lord, is age-abiding;

It stands in heaven.

⁹⁰Your faithfulness is from generation to generation;

You have established the earth,

And it stands.

⁹¹They stand today according to your judgments,

For all things are your servants.

⁹²If your law were not my delight,

Then I would have perished in my affliction.

⁹³I will never forget your precepts,

For through them you have preserved me alive.

⁹⁴I am yours;

Oh do save me,

For I have sought your precepts.

⁹⁵As for me, the wicked hoped to destroy me,

But I will give attention to your testimonies.

⁹⁶I have seen an end to every accomplishment,

But your commandment is very far-reaching.

⁹⁷How I love your law;

All day long it is my meditation.

⁹⁸You have given me more wisdom through your commandments than my enemies,

For it is age-abiding to me.

⁹⁹I have acquired more skill than all my teachers,

For your testimonies are my meditation.

¹⁰⁰I am gaining more understanding than elders,

For I keep your precepts.

¹⁰¹I have kept my feet away from every evil path

In order that I may keep to your word.

¹⁰²I have not departed from your judgments,

For you have instructed me.

¹⁰³How smooth your saying is to my palate

– More so than honey to my mouth.

¹⁰⁴I am gaining understanding from your precepts,

Which is why I hate every false path.

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet

And a light to my path.

¹⁰⁶I have sworn, and I will uphold it,

To keep your righteous judgments.

¹⁰⁷I have been afflicted very much.

O Lord, preserve me alive according to your word.

¹⁰⁸O Lord, do accept the freewill-offerings of my mouth,

And teach me your judgments.

¹⁰⁹My life is continually in the palm of my hand,

But I have not forgotten your law.

¹¹⁰The wicked have set a trap for me,

But I have not strayed from your precepts.

¹¹¹I have inherited your testimonies age-abidingly,

For they are a joy to my heart.

¹¹²I have disposed my heart to perform your statutes,

Age-abidingly, and to the end.

¹¹³I have hated the doubters,

But I have loved your law.

¹¹⁴You are my hiding place and my shield;

I have awaited your word.

¹¹⁵Depart from me, you evildoers,

While I keep the commandments of my God.

¹¹⁶Support me according to your saying

So that I may live

And do not put me to shame in my expectation.

¹¹⁷Uphold me, and I will be saved,

And I will look to your statutes continually.

¹¹⁸You carry away all those who stray from your statutes,

For their deceit is a false thing.

¹¹⁹You put an end to dross

– All the wicked of the earth.

For that reason I love your testimonies.

¹²⁰My flesh shudders in awe of you,

And I fear your judgments.

¹²¹I have executed justice and righteousness;

Do not abandon me to those who oppress me.

¹²²Pledge good for your servant;

Do not let the insolent oppress me.

¹²³My eyes pine for your salvation

And for your righteous saying.

¹²⁴Treat your servant according to your kindness,

And teach me your statutes.

¹²⁵I am your servant;

Oh give me understanding

So that I may know your testimonies.

¹²⁶It is time for the Lord to act.

They have violated your law.

¹²⁷That is why I love your commandments

More than gold and than fine gold.

¹²⁸That is why I consider all your universal precepts to be right,

Whilst I hate every false path.

¹²⁹Your testimonies are wondrous,

Which is why my being has kept them.

¹³⁰The opening up of your words gives enlightenment;

It gives understanding to the simple-minded.

¹³¹I have opened my mouth wide

And drawn breath,

For I have longed for your commandments.

¹³²Turn to me and be gracious to me,

According to the judgment for those who love your name.

¹³³Establish my steps by your saying,

And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.

¹³⁴Deliver me from man's oppression,

And may I keep your precepts.

¹³⁵Let your face shine on your servant,

And teach me your statutes.

¹³⁶Streams of water run down my eyes,

Because they do not keep your law.

¹³⁷You, O Lord, are righteous,

And your judgments are upright.

¹³⁸You have commanded the righteousness of your testimonies

And much faithfulness.

¹³⁹My zeal has eaten me up,

For my adversaries have forgotten your words.

¹⁴⁰Your saying is highly refined,

And your servant loves it.

¹⁴¹I am lowly and despised,

But I have not forgotten your precepts.

¹⁴²Your righteousness is age-abiding righteousness,

And your law is truth.

¹⁴³Adversity and distress have encountered me,

But your commandments are my delight.

¹⁴⁴The righteousness of your testimonies is age-abiding.

Give me understanding, and I will live.

¹⁴⁵I have called out with all my heart;

Oh answer me, O Lord.

Let me keep your statutes.

¹⁴⁶I have called on you;

Oh save me,

And let me keep your testimonies.

¹⁴⁷I have been up earlier than the morning twilight

And cried out;

I have awaited your words.

¹⁴⁸My eyes have been open earlier than night-watches

To meditate on your saying.

¹⁴⁹Oh hear my voice according to your kindness, O Lord;

Preserve me alive according to your judgment.

¹⁵⁰Those who pursue deceit have drawn near,

And they are far from your law.

¹⁵¹You are near, O Lord,

And all your commandments are truth.

¹⁵²I have known from your testimonies from long ago

That you founded them age-abidingly.

¹⁵³Oh see my affliction and deliver me,

For I have not forgotten your law.

¹⁵⁴Plead my case and redeem me,

And preserve me alive according to your saying.

¹⁵⁵Salvation is far from the wicked,

For they have not sought your statutes.

¹⁵⁶Your mercies are great, O Lord;

Oh preserve me alive according to your judgments.

¹⁵⁷Many are those who pursue me and who are my adversaries,

But I have not turned away from your testimonies.

¹⁵⁸I have seen those who deal treacherously

And loathed them

– Those who have not kept your saying.

¹⁵⁹See how I love your precepts;

O Lord, do preserve me alive according to your kindness.

¹⁶⁰The principle of your word is truth,

And all your righteous judgment is age-abiding.

¹⁶¹Princes have pursued me gratuitously,

But my heart is in awe at your words.

¹⁶²I rejoice at your saying,

Like someone finding great spoil.

¹⁶³I hate falsehood, and I abominate it,

But I love your law.

¹⁶⁴I praise you seven times per day

For your righteous judgments.

¹⁶⁵Those who love your law have great peace,

And they have no occasion to stumble.

¹⁶⁶I have awaited your salvation, O Lord,

And I have carried out your commandments.

¹⁶⁷My being has kept your testimonies,

And I love them very much.

¹⁶⁸I have kept your precepts and your testimonies,

For all my ways are before you.

¹⁶⁹Let my shouting draw near to your presence, O Lord,

And give me understanding according to your word.

¹⁷⁰May my supplication come before you;

Oh deliver me according to your saying.

¹⁷¹My lips will effuse praise,

For you will teach me your statutes.

¹⁷²May my tongue answer with your saying,

For all your commandments are righteous.

¹⁷³May your hand be to help me,

For I have chosen your precepts.

¹⁷⁴I have longed for your salvation, O Lord,

And your law is my delight.

¹⁷⁵May my being live and praise you,

And may your judgment help me.

¹⁷⁶I have strayed like a sheep getting lost;

Oh seek your servant,

For I have not forgotten your commandments.