1Fortunate are those whose way is artless, who walk with the Torah of the Lord.
2Fortunate are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with all their hearts.
3Indeed, they have not done iniquity; they walk in His ways.
4You have commanded Your precepts to be observed diligently.
5My wish is that my ways be directed to keep Your statutes.
6Then I will not be ashamed, when I behold all Your commandments.
7I will give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, when I learn Your righteous judgments.
8I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me
9How can a young man keep his way pure? By observing Your word.
10With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
11I have harbored Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You.
12Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your statutes.
13With my lips I have declared all the judgments of Your mouth.
14I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as I would with all riches.
15I will speak of Your precepts, and gaze upon Your ways.
16I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
17 Deal kindly with Your servant, that I may live to keep Your word.
18Unveil my eyes, that I may behold wonders from Your Torah.
19I am a sojourner on earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
20My soul is crushed with a longing for Your judgments every moment.
21You have rebuked the accursed scoffers, those who stray from Your commandments.
22Remove insult and contempt from me, for I have kept Your testimonies.
23Though princes sat and spoke against me, Your servant speaks of Your statutes.
24Indeed, Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counsellors.
25My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me in accordance with Your word.
26I have spoken of my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
27Make me understand the way of Your precepts, and I will speak of Your wonders.
28My soul drips away out of grief; sustain me according to Your word.
29Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously endow me with Your Torah.
30I have chosen the way of faith; Your judgments have I laid before me.
31I held fast to Your testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame.
32I will run on the path of Your commandments, for You will broaden my heart.
33Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep it to the last.
34Grant me understanding and I will keep Your Torah; I will observe it with all my heart.
35Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for that is my desire.
36Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to greed.
37Avert my eyes from seeing vanity; by Your ways give me life.
38Fulfill for Your servant Your promise, which brings to the fear of You.
39Remove my shame which I fear, for Your judgments are good.
40Behold, I have longed for Your precepts; give me life in Your righteousness.
41And let Your kindness come to fruition for me, O Lord, Your salvation as You promised.
42I will offer a retort to those who taunt me, for I trust in Your word.
43Do not at all remove the word of truth from my mouth, for I hope [to fulfill] Your judgments.
44I will keep Your Torah continually, for ever and ever.
45And I will walk in spacious paths, for I seek Your precepts.
46I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
47And I will delight in Your commandments, which I love.
48I will lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I will speak of Your statutes.
49Remember the word [promised] to Your servant, by which You gave me hope.
50This is my comfort in my affliction, for Your word has given me life.
51[Though] the wicked ridicule me severely, I have not strayed from Your Torah.
52When I remember Your judgments of old, O Lord, I take comfort.
53Trembling seized me because of the wicked, those who forsake Your Torah.
54Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my wanderings.
55At night I remembered Your Name, O Lord, and I kept Your Torah.
56All this came to me because I kept Your precepts.
57The Lord is my portion; I pledged to keep Your words.
58I pleaded before You with all my heart: have compassion upon me according to Your word.
59I contemplated my ways, and returned my feet to Your testimonies.
60I hurried and did not delay to keep Your commandments.
61Bands of wicked men plundered me, [but] I did not forget Your Torah.
62At midnight, I rise to thank You for Your righteous judgments.
63I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
64Your kindness, O Lord, fills the earth; teach me Your statutes.
65You have dealt goodness to Your servant, O Lord, in accord with Your promise.
66Teach me the goodness and wisdom of the [Torah's] reasons, for I believe in Your commandments.
67Before I afflicted myself, I would blunder; but now I observe Your word.
68You are good and benevolent; teach me Your statutes.
69The wicked have smeared me with lies, [when in truth] I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
70Their hearts grew thick as fat; but as for me, Your Torah is my delight.
71It is for my good that I was afflicted, so that I might learn Your statutes.
72The Torah of Your mouth is better for me than thousands in gold and silver.
73Your hands have made me and prepared me; grant me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, because I hoped in Your word.
75I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are just; righteously have You afflicted me.
76Let Your kindness be my comfort, as You promised to Your servant.
77Let Your mercies come upon me, that I may live, for Your Torah is my delight.
78Let the scoffers be shamed, for they have maligned me with falsehood; but I will meditate upon Your precepts.
79May those who fear You return to me, and those who know Your testimonies.
80May my heart be perfect in Your statutes, so that I not be shamed.
81My soul longs for Your salvation; I hope for Your word.
82My eyes long for Your promise, saying, "When will You comfort me?”
83Though I became [dried out] like a wineskin in smoke, I did not forget Your statutes.
84How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment upon my pursuers?
85The wicked have dug pits for me, in violation of Your Torah.
86All Your commandments teach truth, [yet] they pursue me with lies, help me!
87They nearly consumed me upon the earth, but I did not forsake Your precepts.
88As befits Your kindness, grant me life, and I will keep the testimony of Your mouth.
89Forever, O Lord, Your word stands firm in the heavens.
90Your faithfulness persists for all generations; You established the earth, and it stands.
91They stand ready today [to execute] Your judgments, for all are Your servants.
92Had Your Torah not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93Never will I forget Your precepts, for through them You have sustained me.
94I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
95The wicked hope to destroy me, but I meditate upon Your testimonies.
96To every goal I have seen a limit, but Your commandment is immensely broad.
97O how I love Your Torah! All day it is my discussion.
98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.
99From all my teachers I have gained wisdom, for Your testimonies are my discussion.
100I will be more perceptive than elders, because I have guarded Your precepts.
101I have restrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep Your word.
102I have not turned away from Your judgments, for You have instructed me.
103How sweet are Your words to my palate, [sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
104From Your precepts I gain understanding, therefore I hate every path of falsehood.
105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106I have sworn-and I will fulfill it-to keep Your righteous judgments.
107I am afflicted to the extreme; grant me life, O Lord, according to Your promise.
108Accept with favor, O Lord, the offerings of my lips, and teach me Your laws.
109My soul is in danger always, yet I have not forgotten Your Torah.
110The wicked laid a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
111I have taken Your testimonies as an eternal heritage, for they are the joy of my heart.
112I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, forever, to the last.
113I despise vain thoughts, but I love Your Torah.
114You are my refuge and my shield; I place hope in Your promise.
115Turn away from me, you evildoers, and I will keep the commandments of my God.
116Support me according to Your promise, and I will live; let me not be shamed because of my hope.
117Sustain me, and I will be saved, and I will be engrossed in Your statutes always.
118You trample all who stray from Your statutes, for their ploy is a lie.
119You have purged all the wicked of the earth like dross, therefore I love Your testimonies.
120My flesh bristles from fear of You, and I am in awe of Your judgments.
121I practiced justice and righteousness; leave me not to my oppressors.
122Guarantee Your servant goodness; let not the wicked exploit me.
123My eyes long for Your salvation, and for the word of Your righteousness.
124Treat Your servant according to Your kindness, and teach me Your statutes.
125I am Your servant; grant me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.
126It is time to act for the Lord; they have abrogated Your Torah.
127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even fine gold.
128Therefore I affirmed all Your precepts; I have hated every path of falsehood.
129Your testimonies are wondrous, therefore does my soul guard them.
130Your opening words illuminate, enlightening the simple.
131I opened my mouth and swallowed, because I craved Your commandments.
132Turn to me and favor me, as is [Your] law for those who love Your Name.
133Set my steps in Your word, and let no iniquity rule over me.
134Deliver me from the oppression of man, and I will keep Your precepts.
135Let Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
136My eyes shed streams of water, because they do not keep Your Torah.
137Righteous are you, O Lord, and Your judgments are upright.
138You commanded Your testimonies in righteousness and great faithfulness.
139My zeal consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140Your word is very pure, and Your servant cherishes it.
141I am young and despised, yet I do not forget Your precepts.
142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your Torah is truth.
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, yet Your commandments are my delight.
144Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding, that I may live.
145I call out with all my heart; answer me, O Lord; I will keep Your statutes.
146I call out to You; save me, and I will observe Your testimonies.
147I rose before dawn and cried out; my hope is in Your word.
148My eyes preceded the night watches, that I may discuss Your word.
149Hear my voice in keeping with Your kindness; O Lord, grant me life as is Your practice.
150Those who pursue mischief draw near; they are far from Your Torah.
151You are near, O Lord, and all Your commandments are truth.
152From the beginning I discerned from Your testimonies that You had established them forever.
153Behold my affliction and deliver me, for I have not forgotten Your Torah.
154Wage my battle and redeem me; grant me life for the sake of Your word.
155Salvation is far from the wicked, for they seek not Your statutes.
156Your mercies are great, O Lord; grant me life as is Your practice.
157My pursuers and my enemies are many, yet I did not turn away from Your testimonies.
158I saw traitors and I quarreled with them, because they do not keep Your words.
159Behold how I love Your precepts; grant me life, O Lord, according to Your kindness.
160The beginning of Your word is truth, and forever are all Your righteous judgements.
161Princes have pursued me without cause, but it is Your word my heart fears.
162I rejoice at Your word, like one who finds abundant spoil.
163I hate falsehood and abhor it, but Your Torah I love.
164Seven times a day I praise You, because of Your righteous judgments.
165There is abundant peace for those who love Your Torah, and there is no stumbling for them.
166I hoped for Your salvation, O Lord, and I performed Your commandments.
167My soul has kept Your testimonies, and I love them intensely.
168I have kept Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You
169Let my prayer approach Your presence, O Lord; grant me understanding according to Your word.
170Let my supplication come before You; save me according to Your promise.
171My lips will utter praise, for You have taught me Your statutes.
172My tongue will echo Your word, for all Your commandments are just.
173Let Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
174I long for Your salvation, O Lord, and Your Torah is my delight.
175Let my soul live, and it will praise You, and let Your judgment help me.
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.