Aleph

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way,

2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,

3 Yea, they do no unrighteousness;

4 Thou hast commanded us thy precepts,

5 Oh that my ways were established

6 Then shall I not be put to shame,

7 I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart,

8 I will observe thy statutes: ב BETH.

Beth

9 Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way?

10 With my whole heart have I sought thee:

11 Thy word have I laid up in my heart,

12 Blessed art thou, O Jehovah:

13 With my lips have I declared

14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,

15 I will meditate on thy precepts,

16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: ג GIMEL.

Gimel

17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live;

18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold

19 I am a sojourner in the earth:

20 My soul breaketh for the longing

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed,

22 Take away from me reproach and contempt;

23 Princes also sat and talked against me;

24 Thy testimonies also are my delight ד DALETH.

Daleth

25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust:

26 I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me:

27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts:

28 My soul melteth for heaviness:

29 Remove from me the way of falsehood;

30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness:

31 I cleave unto thy testimonies:

32 I will run the way of thy commandments, ה HE.

He

33 Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes;

34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law;

35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments;

36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,

37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity,

38 Confirm unto thy servant thy word,

39 Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid;

40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: ו VAV.

Vau

41 Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah,

42 So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me;

43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth;

44 So shall I observe thy law continually

45 And I shall walk at liberty;

46 I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings,

47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments,

48 I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; ז ZAYIN.

Zain

49 Remember the word unto thy servant,

50 This is my comfort in my affliction;

51 The proud have had me greatly in derision:

52 I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah,

53 Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me,

54 Thy statutes have been my songs

55 I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night,

56 This I have had, ח HETH.

Cheth

57 Jehovah is my portion:

58 I entreated thy favor with my whole heart:

59 I thought on my ways,

60 I made haste, and delayed not,

61 The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round;

62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee

63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee,

64 The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness: ט TETH.

Teth

65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant,

66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge;

67 Before I was afflicted I went astray;

68 Thou art good, and doest good;

69 The proud have forged a lie against me:

70 Their heart is as fat as grease;

71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted;

72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me י YODH.

Jod

73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me:

74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad,

75 I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous,

76 Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort,

77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live;

78 Let the proud be put to shame; for they have overthrown me wrongfully:

79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me;

80 Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, כ KAPH.

Caph

81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation;

82 Mine eyes fail for thy word,

83 For I am become like a wineskin in the smoke;

84 How many are the days of thy servant?

85 The proud have dug pits for me,

86 All thy commandments are faithful:

87 They had almost consumed me upon earth;

88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; ל LAMEDH.

Lamed

89 Forever, O Jehovah,

90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations:

91 They abide this day according to thine ordinances;

92 Unless thy law had been my delight,

93 I will never forget thy precepts;

94 I am thine, save me;

95 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me;

96 I have seen an end of all perfection; מ MEM.

Mem

97 Oh how love I thy law!

98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies;

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers;

100 I understand more than the aged,

101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way,

102 I have not turned aside from thine ordinances;

103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste!

104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: נ NUN.

Nun

105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it,

107 I am afflicted very much:

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah,

109 My soul is continually in my hand;

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me;

111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage forever;

112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes ס SAMEKH.

Samech

113 I hate them that are of a double mind;

114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield:

115 Depart from me, ye evildoers,

116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live;

117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe,

118 Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes;

119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross:

120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; ע AYIN.

Ain

121 I have done justice and righteousness:

122 Be surety for thy servant for good:

123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation,

124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness,

125 I am thy servant; give me understanding,

126 It is time for Jehovah to work;

127 Therefore I love thy commandments

128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; פ PE.

Pe

129 Thy testimonies are wonderful;

130 The opening of thy words giveth light;

131 I opened wide my mouth, and panted;

132 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me,

133 Establish my footsteps in thy word;

134 Redeem me from the oppression of man:

135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant;

136 Streams of water run down mine eyes, צ TSADHE.

Tzaddi

137 Righteous art thou, O Jehovah,

138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness

139 My zeal hath consumed me,

140 Thy word is very pure;

141 I am small and despised;

142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,

143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me;

144 Thy testimonies are righteous forever: ק QOPH.

Koph

145 I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah:

146 I have called unto thee; save me,

147 I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried:

148 Mine eyes anticipated the night watches,

149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness:

150 They draw nigh that follow after wickedness;

151 Thou art nigh, O Jehovah;

152 Of old have I known from thy testimonies, ר RESH.

Resh

153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me;

154 Plead thou my cause, and redeem me:

155 Salvation is far from the wicked;

156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah:

157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries;

158 I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved,

159 Consider how I love thy precepts:

160 The sum of thy word is truth; ש SHIN.

Schin

161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause;

162 I rejoice at thy word,

163 I hate and abhor falsehood;

164 Seven times a day do I praise thee,

165 Great peace have they that love thy law;

166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah,

167 My soul hath observed thy testimonies;

168 I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; ת TAV.

Tau

169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Jehovah:

170 Let my supplication come before thee:

171 Let my lips utter praise;

172 Let my tongue sing of thy word;

173 Let thy hand be ready to help me;

174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah;

175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee;

176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant;