Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 119:1-16

1Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֥י'ash.ReiH835arethe undefiledתְמִֽימֵי־te.mi.mei-H8549in the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,who walkהַֽ֝הֹלְכִ֗יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2Blessedאַ֭שְׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835arethey that keepנֹצְרֵ֥יno.tze.ReiH5341his testimoniesעֵדֹתָ֗יו'e.do.TavH5713, and thatseekיִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃yid.re.Shu.huH1875him with the whole heartלֵ֥בlevH3820.

3They also doפָעֲל֣וּfa.'a.LuH6466no iniquityעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766:they walkהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980in his waysבִּדְרָכָ֥יוbid.ra.KhavH1870.

4Thou hast commandedצִוִּ֥יתָהtzi.Vi.tahH6680usto keepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thy preceptsפִקֻּדֶ֗יךָfi.ku.Dei.chaH6490diligentlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

5O thatאַ֭חֲלַי'A.cha.laiH305my waysדְרָכָ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870were directedיִכֹּ֥נוּyi.Ko.nuH3559to keepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thy statutesחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃chu.Kei.chaH2706!

6Then shall I not be ashamedאֵב֑וֹשׁ'e.Vo.oshH954,when I have respectבְּ֝הַבִּיטִ֗יbe.ha.bi.TiH5027unto all thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687.

7I will praiseא֭וֹדְךָ'od.khaH3034thee with uprightnessבְּיֹ֣שֶׁרbe.Yo.sherH3476of heartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824,when I shall have learnedבְּ֝לָמְדִ֗יbe.la.me.DiH3925thy righteousצִדְקֶֽךָ׃tzid.Ke.chaH6664judgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵ֥יmish.pe.TeiH4941.

8I will keepאֶשְׁמֹ֑ר'esh.MorH8104thy statutesחֻקֶּ֥יךָchu.Kei.chaH2706:O forsakeתַּעַזְבֵ֥נִיta.'az.Ve.niH5800me not utterlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

9Wherewithal shall a young manנַּ֭עַרNa.'arH5288cleanseיְזַכֶּה־ye.za.keh-H2135his wayאָרְח֑וֹ'a.re.ChoH734?by taking heedלִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlish.MorH8104theretoaccording to thy wordכִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃kid.va.Re.khaH1697.

10With my whole heartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820have I soughtדְרַשְׁתִּ֑יךָde.rash.Ti.khaH1875thee: O let me not wanderתַּ֝שְׁגֵּ֗נִיtash.Ge.niH7686from thy commandmentsמִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃mi.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687.

11Thy wordאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ'im.ra.Te.khaH565have I hidצָפַ֣נְתִּיtza.Fan.tiH6845in mine heartבְּ֭לִבִּיBe.li.biH3820,that I might not sinאֶֽחֱטָא־'e.che.ta'-H2398against thee.

12Blessedבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1288artthou, O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:teachלַמְּדֵ֥נִיla.me.De.niH3925me thy statutesחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃chu.Kei.chaH2706.

13With my lipsבִּשְׂפָתַ֥יbis.fa.TaiH8193have I declaredסִפַּ֑רְתִּיsi.Par.tiH5608all the judgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵי־mish.pe.tei-H4941of thy mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310.

14I have rejoicedשַׂ֗שְׂתִּיSas.tiH7797in the wayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thy testimoniesעֵדְוֹתֶ֥יךָ'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715, as much asinכְּעַ֣לke.'AlH5921all richesהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.

15I will meditateאָשִׂ֑יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878in thy preceptsבְּפִקֻּדֶ֥יךָbe.fi.ku.Dei.chaH6490,and have respectוְ֝אַבִּ֗יטָהve.'a.Bi.tahH5027unto thy waysאֹרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃'o.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.

16I will delightאֶֽשְׁתַּעֲשָׁ֑ע'esh.ta.'a.Sha'H8173myself in thy statutesבְּחֻקֹּתֶ֥יךָbe.chu.ko.Tei.chaH2708:I will not forgetאֶשְׁכַּ֣ח'esh.KachH7911thy wordדְּבָרֶֽךָ׃de.va.Re.khaH1697.

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