1 ¶ ALEPH. Blessed are those who walk in the perfect way, who walk in the law of the LORD.

O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,

2 B lessed are those that keep his testimonies and that seek him with their whole heart.

O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

3 F or those who do no iniquity walk in his ways.

Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked.

4 ¶ Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,

5 O that my ways were ordered to keep thy statutes!

O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,

6 T hen I shall not be ashamed, when I have insight unto all thy commandments.

Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.

7 ¶ I will praise thee with uprightness of heart when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.

8 I will keep thy statutes; O do not utterly forsake me.

Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly!

9 ¶ BETH. With what shall a young man cleanse his way? when he shall keep thy word.

With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe -- according to Thy word.

10 ¶ With my whole heart I have sought thee; O let me not err from thy commandments.

With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.

11 ¶ Thy spoken word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee.

In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

12 ¶ Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.

Blessed Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes.

13 ¶ With my lips I have declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.

14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as above all riches.

In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.

15 I will meditate in thy precepts and consider thy ways.

In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.

16 I will delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy words.

In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.

17 ¶ GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy slave that I may live and keep thy word.

Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.

18 ¶ Open my eyes, and I shall behold the wonders of thy law.

Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.

19 ¶ I am a stranger in the earth; hide not thy commandments from me.

A sojourner I on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.

20 ¶ My soul is broken from desiring thy judgments at all times.

Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.

21 ¶ Thou hast reprehended the proud; cursed are those who err from thy commandments.

Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.

22 ¶ Remove from me reproach and contempt, for I have kept thy testimonies.

Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.

23 ¶ Princes also sat and spoke against me as thy slave spoke according to thy statutes.

Princes also sat -- against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes,

24 ¶ For thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors.

Thy testimonies also my delight, The men of my counsel!

25 ¶ DALETH. My soul cleaves unto the dust; quicken me according to thy word.

Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.

26 ¶ I have declared my ways, and thou didst hear me; teach me thy statutes.

My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes,

27 M ake me to understand the way of thy precepts; so I shall meditate of thy wondrous works.

The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders.

28 ¶ My soul melts for heaviness; strengthen me according to thy word.

My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word.

29 R emove from me the way of lying, and from thy law grant me mercy.

The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.

30 ¶ I have chosen the way of truth; I have laid thy judgments before me.

The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,

31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies; O LORD, put me not to shame.

I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.

32 I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart!

33 ¶ HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end.

Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it -- the end.

34 G ive me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.

35 ¶ Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight.

Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.

36 I ncline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousness.

Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.

37 ¶ Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and cause me to live in thy way.

Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.

38 ¶ Confirm thy word unto thy slave, who is devoted to thy fear.

Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That concerning Thy fear.

39 ¶ Turn away my reproach which I have feared, for thy judgments are good.

Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments good.

40 ¶ Behold, I have longed after thy precepts; cause me to live in thy righteousness.

Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,

41 ¶ VAU. Let thy mercy come unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy spoken word.

And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.

42 A nd I shall answer him that reproaches me, by saying that I trust in thy word.

And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word.

43 ¶ And take not at any time the word of truth out of my mouth; for I wait for thy judgment.

And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.

44 S o shall I keep thy law continually from age to age.

And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever.

45 ¶ And I will walk at liberty, for I sought thy commandments.

And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought.

46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings and will not be ashamed.

And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed.

47 A nd I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,

48 I will lift up My hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.

And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!

49 ¶ ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy slave, in which thou hast caused me to wait.

Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.

50 ¶ This is my comfort in my affliction; for thy spoken word has caused me to live.

This my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.

51 ¶ The proud have had me greatly in derision; yet I have not deviated from thy law.

The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside.

52 ¶ I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD, and have consoled myself.

I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.

53 ¶ Horror has taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.

54 ¶ Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.

55 ¶ I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.

I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.

56 T his I had, because I kept thy precepts.

This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!

57 ¶ CHETH My portion, O LORD, I have said, will be to keep thy words.

My portion Jehovah; I have said -- to keep Thy words,

58 ¶ I intreated thy presence with my whole heart; be merciful unto me according to thy word.

I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.

59 ¶ I considered my ways and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.

60 I made haste and did not delay to keep thy commandments.

I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.

61 ¶ The company of the wicked have robbed me, but I have not forgotten thy law.

Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.

62 ¶ At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of the judgments of thy righteousness.

At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.

63 ¶ I am a companion of all those that fear thee and of those that keep thy precepts.

A companion I to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.

64 ¶ The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy and teaches me thy statutes.

Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!

65 ¶ TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy slave, O LORD, according unto thy word,

Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.

66 w hich teaches me discernment and knowledge, for I have believed thy commandments.

The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

67 ¶ Before I was humbled, I went into error, but now I keep thy spoken word.

Before I am afflicted, I -- I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.

68 ¶ Thou art good and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

Good Thou, and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.

69 ¶ The proud have forged a lie against me, but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.

70 T heir heart became fat like grease, but I delight in thy law.

Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I -- in Thy law I have delighted.

71 ¶ It was good for me that I have been humbled, that I might learn thy statutes.

Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.

72 ¶ The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

Better to me the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!

73 ¶ JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, and I shall learn thy commandments.

Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.

74 ¶ Those that fear thee will be glad when they see me because I have waited on thy word.

Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped.

75 ¶ I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous Thy judgments, And faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.

76 ¶ Let, I pray thee, thy mercy be for my comfort, according to thy spoken word unto thy slave.

Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant.

77 L et thy mercy come unto me, that I may live, for thy law is my delight.

Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law my delight.

78 ¶ Let the proud be ashamed, for they dealt perversely with me without a cause, but I will meditate in thy precepts.

Ashamed are the proud, For falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts.

79 L et those that fear thee turn unto me and those that have known thy testimonies.

Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies.

80 ¶ Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes that I not be ashamed.

My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.

81 ¶ CAPH. My soul faints with desire for thy salvation as I await thy word.

Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.

82 M ine eyes fail for thy spoken word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, `When doth it comfort me?'

83 ¶ For I am become like a wine skin in the smoke; yet I have not forgotten thy statutes.

For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten.

84 ¶ How many are the days of thy slave? When wilt thou execute judgment on those that persecute me?

How many the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?

85 ¶ The proud have dug pits for me, but they do not proceed according to thy law.

The proud have digged for me pits, That not according to Thy law.

86 A ll thy commandments are of the same truth; they persecute me wrongfully; help me.

All Thy commands faithfulness, falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.

87 T hey have almost consumed me upon earth, but I have not forsaken thy precepts.

Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I -- I have not forsaken Thy precepts.

88 ¶ Cause me to live according to thy mercy, so I shall keep the testimony of thy mouth.

According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!

89 ¶ LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in the heavens.

To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens.

90 T hy truth is from generation to generation; thou hast established the earth, and it perseveres.

To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.

91 T hey persevere unto this day by thy ordinance; for they are all thy slaves.

According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole Thy servants.

92 ¶ Unless thy law had been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.

Unless Thy law my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.

93 ¶ I will never forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast caused me to live.

To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me.

94 ¶ I am thine, keep me; for I have sought thy precepts.

I Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought.

95 ¶ The wicked have waited for me to destroy me, but I will consider thy testimonies.

Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand.

96 ¶ I have seen an end of all perfection, but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad Thy command -- exceedingly!

97 ¶ MEM. O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it my meditation.

98 ¶ Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies, for they are eternal unto me.

Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it before me to the age.

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies have been my meditation.

Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies my meditation.

100 I understand more than the elders because I keep thy precepts.

Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept.

101 ¶ I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word.

102 ¶ I have not departed from thy judgments, for thou hast taught me.

From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou -- Thou hast directed me.

103 ¶ How sweet have been thy spoken words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.

104 T hrough thy precepts I have obtained understanding; therefore I have hated every false way.

From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!

105 ¶ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my way.

A lamp to my foot Thy word, And a light to my path.

106 ¶ I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep the judgments of thy righteousness.

I have sworn, and I confirm, To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.

107 ¶ I am afflicted very much; cause me to live, O LORD, according to thy word.

I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word.

108 ¶ Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.

Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me.

109 ¶ My soul is continually in my hand; yet I do not forget thy law.

My soul in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.

110 T he wicked have laid a snare for me; yet did not I err from thy precepts.

The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.

111 ¶ I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart they.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end.

I have inclined my heart To do Thy statutes, to the age -- the end!

113 ¶ SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts; but I love thy law.

Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved.

114 ¶ Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I have waited for thy word.

My hiding place and my shield Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.

115 ¶ Depart from me, ye evildoers; for I will keep the commandments of my God.

Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.

116 ¶ Uphold me according unto thy word, and I shall live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope.

117 H old me up, and I shall be saved, and I shall delight in thy statutes continually.

Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.

118 ¶ Thou hast trodden down all those that err from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.

Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood their deceit.

119 T hou dost cause all the wicked of the earth to come undone like dross; therefore I have loved thy testimonies.

Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.

120 M y flesh trembles for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!

121 ¶ AIN. I have complied with judgment and righteousness; do not leave me to my oppressors.

I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.

122 B e surety for thy slave for good; do not let the proud do violence unto me.

Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.

123 ¶ Mine eyes fail for thy saving health and for the spoken word of thy righteousness.

Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.

124 ¶ Deal with thy slave according to thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.

125 I am thy slave; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

Thy servant I -- cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies.

126 ¶ It is time for thee, O LORD, to act; for they have dissipated thy law.

Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.

127 ¶ Therefore I have loved thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold -- even fine gold.

128 T herefore I have esteemed all thy precepts concerning all things to be right and I have hated every false way.

Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!

129 ¶ PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore does my soul keep them.

Wonderful Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them.

130 ¶ The exposition of thy words gives light; it gives understanding unto the simple.

The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.

131 ¶ I opened my mouth and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.

My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.

132 ¶ Look thou upon me and be merciful unto me, as thou didst use to do unto those that love thy name.

Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.

133 ¶ Order my steps with thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.

134 ¶ Ransom me from the violence of men, and I will keep thy precepts.

Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,

135 ¶ Make thy face to shine upon thy slave and teach me thy statutes.

Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.

136 ¶ Rivers of waters ran down my eyes because they did not keep thy law.

Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!

137 ¶ TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

Righteous Thou, O Jehovah, And upright Thy judgments.

138 T hou hast commanded righteousness, which consists of thy testimonies and thy truth.

Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,

139 ¶ My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten thy words.

Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.

140 ¶ Thy word is very pure; therefore thy slave loves it.

Tried thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.

141 ¶ I am small and despised; yet I have not forgotten thy precepts.

Small I, and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten.

142 ¶ Thy righteousness is eternal righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Thy righteousness righteousness to the age, And Thy law truth.

143 ¶ Trouble and anguish found me; but thy commandments were my delights.

Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands my delights.

144 T hy testimonies are eternal righteousness; give me understanding, and I shall live.

The righteousness of Thy testimonies to Cause me to understand, and I live!

145 ¶ KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; answer me, O LORD, and I will keep thy statutes.

I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,

146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.

147 ¶ I arose before the dawning of the morning and cried: I waited in thy word.

I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.

148 M y eyes anticipate the night watches that I might meditate in thy spoken word.

Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.

149 ¶ Hear my voice according to thy mercy; O LORD, cause me to live according to thy judgment.

My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me.

150 ¶ Those that persecute me draw near unto evil; they have strayed from thy law.

Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off.

151 T hou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

Near Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands truth.

152 ¶ Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!

153 ¶ RESH. Consider my affliction and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.

See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.

154 P lead my cause and redeem me; quicken me according to thy spoken word.

Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me.

155 ¶ Saving health is far from the wicked, for they do not seek thy statutes.

Far from the wicked salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought.

156 ¶ Many are thy tender mercies, O LORD: cause me to live according to thy judgments.

Thy mercies many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.

157 ¶ Many are my persecutors and my enemies; yet I do not deviate from thy testimonies.

Many my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.

158 ¶ I beheld the transgressors and was grieved because they did not keep thy words.

I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.

159 ¶ Consider, O LORD, that I love thy precepts; cause me to live according to thy mercy.

See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.

160 ¶ The beginning of thy word is truth, and every one of the judgments of thy righteousness is eternal.

The sum of Thy word truth, And to the age every judgment of Thy righteousness!

161 ¶ SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of thy words.

Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.

162 ¶ I rejoice at thy spoken word, as one that finds great spoil.

I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.

163 ¶ I hate and abhor lying, but I love thy law.

Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate, Thy law I have loved.

164 ¶ Seven times a day do I praise thee because of the judgments of thy righteousness.

Seven in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.

165 ¶ Those who love thy law have great peace, and nothing shall cause them to stumble.

Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.

166 ¶ LORD, I have waited for thy saving health and done thy commandments.

I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done.

167 ¶ My soul has kept thy testimonies, and I have loved them exceedingly.

Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly.

168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.

I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee!

169 ¶ TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD; give me understanding according to thy word.

My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.

170 L et my supplication come before thee; deliver me according to thy spoken word.

My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.

171 ¶ My lips shall overflow with praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.

172 ¶ My tongue shall speak thy words; for all thy commandments are righteousness.

My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands righteous.

173 ¶ Let thine hand help me, for I have chosen thy precepts.

Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.

174 I have longed for thy saving health, O LORD, and thy law is my delight.

I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law my delight.

175 ¶ Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee, and let thy judgments help me.

My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.

176 ¶ I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy slave; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.

I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!