| 1 | Alleluia. ALEPH. Blessed are the immaculate in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. |
| 2 | Blessed are those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart. |
| 3 | For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways. |
| 4 | You have ordered your commandments to be kept most diligently. |
| 5 | I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications. |
| 6 | Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments. |
| 7 | I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice. |
| 8 | I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me. |
| 9 | BETH. By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words. |
| 10 | With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments. |
| 11 | I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. |
| 12 | Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications. |
| 13 | With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth. |
| 14 | I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches. |
| 15 | I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways. |
| 16 | I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words. |
| 17 | GHIMEL. Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words. |
| 18 | Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law. |
| 19 | I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me. |
| 20 | My soul has longed to desire your justifications at all times. |
| 21 | You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed. |
| 22 | Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies. |
| 23 | For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications. |
| 24 | For your testimonies are also my meditation, and your justifications are my counsel. |
| 25 | DALETH. My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word. |
| 26 | I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications. |
| 27 | Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders. |
| 28 | My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words. |
| 29 | Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on me by your law. |
| 30 | I have chosen the way of truth. I have not forgotten your judgments. |
| 31 | I have adhered to your testimonies, O Lord. Do not be willing to confound me. |
| 32 | I have run by way of your commandments, when you enlarged my heart. |
| 33 | HE. O Lord, place the law before me, the way of your justifications, and I will always inquire into it. |
| 34 | Give me understanding, and I will examine your law. And I will keep it with my whole heart. |
| 35 | Lead me according to the path of your commandments, for I have desired this. |
| 36 | Bend my heart with your testimonies, and not with avarice. |
| 37 | Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way. |
| 38 | Station your eloquence with your servant, along with your fear. |
| 39 | Cut off my disgrace, which I have taken up, for your judgments are delightful. |
| 40 | Behold, I have longed for your commandments. Revive me in your fairness. |
| 41 | VAU. And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence. |
| 42 | And I will respond to those who reproach me by word, for I have hoped in your words. |
| 43 | And do not utterly take away the word of truth from my mouth. For in your judgments, I have hoped beyond hope. |
| 44 | And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever. |
| 45 | And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments. |
| 46 | And I spoke of your testimonies in the sight of kings, and I was not confounded. |
| 47 | And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved. |
| 48 | And I lifted up my hands to your commandments, which I loved. And I was trained in your justifications. |
| 49 | ZAIN. Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope. |
| 50 | This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me. |
| 51 | The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law. |
| 52 | I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled. |
| 53 | Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law. |
| 54 | Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage. |
| 55 | During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law. |
| 56 | This has happened to me because I sought your justifications. |
| 57 | HETH. O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law. |
| 58 | I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word. |
| 59 | I have considered my ways, and I have turned my feet toward your testimonies. |
| 60 | I have been prepared, and I have not been disturbed, so that I may keep your commandments. |
| 61 | The ropes of the impious have encircled me, and I have not forgotten your law. |
| 62 | I arose in the middle of the night to confess to you, over the judgments of your justification. |
| 63 | I am a partaker with all those who fear you and who keep your commandments. |
| 64 | The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy. Teach me your justifications. |
| 65 | TETH. You have done well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word. |
| 66 | Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge, for I have trusted your commandments. |
| 67 | Before I was humbled, I committed offenses; because of this, I have kept to your word. |
| 68 | You are good, so in your goodness teach me your justifications. |
| 69 | The iniquity of the arrogant has been multiplied over me. Yet I will examine your commandments with all my heart. |
| 70 | Their heart has been curdled like milk. Truly, I have meditated on your law. |
| 71 | It is good for me that you humbled me, so that I may learn your justifications. |
| 72 | The law of your mouth is good for me, beyond thousands of gold and silver pieces. |
| 73 | IOD. Your hands have created me and formed me. Give me understanding, and I will learn your commandments. |
| 74 | Those who fear you will see me, and they will rejoice. For I have greatly hoped in your words. |
| 75 | I know, O Lord, that your judgments are fairness. And in your truth, you have humbled me. |
| 76 | Let it be your mercy that consoles me, according to your eloquence to your servant. |
| 77 | Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my meditation. |
| 78 | Let the arrogant be confounded, for unjustly they have done iniquity to me. But I will be trained in your commandments. |
| 79 | Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your testimonies. |
| 80 | Let my heart be immaculate in your justifications, so that I may not be confounded. |
| 81 | CAPH. My soul has faltered in your salvation, yet in your word, I have hoped beyond hope. |
| 82 | My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, "When will you console me?" |
| 83 | For I have become like a wineskin in the frost. I have not forgotten your justifications. |
| 84 | How many are the days of your servant? When will you bring judgment against those who persecute me? |
| 85 | The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law. |
| 86 | All your commandments are truth. They have been persecuting me unjustly: assist me. |
| 87 | They have nearly consumed me on earth. Yet I have not forsaken your commandments. |
| 88 | Revive me according to your mercy. And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth. |
| 89 | LAMED. O Lord, your word remains firm in heaven, for all eternity. |
| 90 | Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm. |
| 91 | By your ordinance, the day perseveres. For all things are in service to you. |
| 92 | If your law had not been my meditation, then perhaps I would have perished in my humiliation. |
| 93 | I will not forget your justifications, for eternity. For by them, you have enlivened me. |
| 94 | I am yours. Accomplish my salvation. For I have inquired into your justifications. |
| 95 | The sinners have waited for me, in order to destroy me. I have understood your testimonies. |
| 96 | I have seen the end of the consummation of all things. Your commandment is exceedingly broad. |
| 97 | MEM. How have I loved your law, O Lord? It is my meditation all day long. |
| 98 | By your commandment, you have made me able to see far, beyond my enemies. For it is with me for eternity. |
| 99 | I have understood beyond all my teachers. For your testimonies are my meditation. |
| 100 | I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments. |
| 101 | I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words. |
| 102 | I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me. |
| 103 | How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth! |
| 104 | I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity. |
| 105 | NUN. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths. |
| 106 | I have sworn it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice. |
| 107 | I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word. |
| 108 | Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments. |
| 109 | My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law. |
| 110 | Sinners have set a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments. |
| 111 | I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation of my heart. |
| 112 | I have inclined my heart to do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense. |
| 113 | SAMECH. I have hated the iniquitous, and I have loved your law. |
| 114 | You are my helper and my supporter. And in your word, I have greatly hoped. |
| 115 | Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine the commandments of my God. |
| 116 | Uphold me according to your eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in my expectation. |
| 117 | Help me, and I will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications. |
| 118 | You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust. |
| 119 | I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies. |
| 120 | Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments. |
| 121 | AIN. I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me. |
| 122 | Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me. |
| 123 | My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice. |
| 124 | Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your justifications. |
| 125 | I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies. |
| 126 | It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law. |
| 127 | Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz. |
| 128 | Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way. |
| 129 | PHE. Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them. |
| 130 | The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones. |
| 131 | I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments. |
| 132 | Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name. |
| 133 | Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me. |
| 134 | Redeem me from the slanders of men, so that I may keep your commandments. |
| 135 | Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your justifications. |
| 136 | My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law. |
| 137 | SADE. You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right. |
| 138 | You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so. |
| 139 | My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words. |
| 140 | Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it. |
| 141 | I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications. |
| 142 | Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth. |
| 143 | Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my meditation. |
| 144 | Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live. |
| 145 | COPH. I cried out with my whole heart. Heed me, O Lord. I will ask for your justifications. |
| 146 | I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments. |
| 147 | I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope. |
| 148 | My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence. |
| 149 | Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment. |
| 150 | Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they been brought far from your law. |
| 151 | You are near, O Lord, and all your ways are truth. |
| 152 | I have known from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity. |
| 153 | RES. See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law. |
| 154 | Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence. |
| 155 | Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications. |
| 156 | Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment. |
| 157 | Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies. |
| 158 | I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word. |
| 159 | O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive me in your mercy. |
| 160 | The beginning of your words is truth. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity. |
| 161 | SIN. The leaders have persecuted me without cause. And my heart has been awed by your words. |
| 162 | I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils. |
| 163 | I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law. |
| 164 | Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice. |
| 165 | Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them. |
| 166 | I have waited for your salvation, O Lord. And I have loved your commandments. |
| 167 | My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly. |
| 168 | I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight. |
| 169 | TAU. O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence. |
| 170 | Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word. |
| 171 | A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications. |
| 172 | My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness. |
| 173 | Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments. |
| 174 | O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my meditation. |
| 175 | My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist me. |
| 176 | I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments. |
