Blessed are those who are blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are those who keep His revelations, who seek Him with all their hearts. They do not commit iniquity; they walk in His ways. You have commanded that Your commandments be kept firmly. Oh, that my ways would be directed to keep Your statutes! Then I would not be ashamed, looking at all Your commandments: I would glorify You in the rightness of my heart, learning the judgments of Your righteousness. I will keep Your statutes; don't leave me completely.
How can a young man keep his path pure? - By keeping yourself according to Your word. I seek You with all my heart; do not let me wander from Your commandments. I have hidden Your word in my heart, so as not to sin against You. Blessed are You, Lord! teach me Your statutes. With my mouth I have proclaimed all the judgments of Your mouth. On the path of Your revelations I rejoice, as in any wealth. I meditate on Your commandments, and consider Your ways. I take comfort in Your statutes, I do not forget Your words.
Show mercy to Your servant, and I will live and keep Your word. Open my eyes, and I will see the wonders of Your law. I am a wanderer on earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. My soul is exhausted with the desire for Your judgments at all times. You have tamed the proud, the cursed, those who turn away from Your commandments. Take away from me reproach and shame, for I keep Your testimonies. Princes sit and conspire against me, but Your servant meditates on Your statutes. Your revelations are my consolation, my counselors.
My soul is cast into the dust; quicken me according to Your word. I declared my ways, and You heard me; teach me Your statutes. Let me understand the way of Your commandments, and I will meditate on Your wonders. My soul faints with sorrow: strengthen me according to Your word. Remove from me the path of lies, and grant me Your law. I have chosen the path of truth, I have set Your judgments before me. I have clung to Your testimonies, O Lord; don't shame me. I will flow in the path of Your commandments when You enlarge my heart.
Show me, O Lord, the path of Your statutes, and I will adhere to it to the end. Give me understanding, and I will keep Your law and keep it with all my heart. Place me on the path of Your commandments, for I have desired it. Incline my heart to Your revelations, and not to self-interest. Turn away my eyes, so as not to see vanity; quicken me in Your path. Establish Thy word unto Thy servant, for the sake of reverence before Thee. Turn away my reproach, which I fear, for Your judgments are good. Behold, I have desired Your commandments; quicken me with Your righteousness.
May Your mercies, O Lord, come to me, Your salvation according to Your word, and I will give an answer to those who reproach me, for I trust in Your word. Do not completely take away the words of truth from my lips, for I trust in Your judgments and will keep Your law always, forever and ever; I will walk freely, for I have sought Your commandments; I will speak of Your testimonies before kings and will not be ashamed; I will take comfort in Your commandments, which I have loved; I will stretch out my hands to Your commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate on Your statutes.
Remember Your word to Your servant, in which You commanded me to trust: this is a consolation in my distress, that Your word gives me life. The proud mocked me greatly, but I did not turn away from Your law. I remembered Your judgments, O Lord, from all eternity, and was comforted. Horror takes possession of me at the sight of the wicked who forsake Thy law. Your statutes were my songs in the place of my wanderings. At night I remembered Your name, O Lord, and kept Your law. He became mine, for I keep Your commandments.
My destiny, Lord, I said, is to keep Your words. I prayed to You with all my heart: have mercy on me according to Your word. I pondered my ways and turned my steps to Your revelations. I hastened and did not hesitate to keep Your commandments. The snares of the wicked have surrounded me, but I have not forgotten Your law. At midnight I got up to praise You for Your righteous judgments. I am a companion to all those who fear You and keep Your commandments. The earth is full of Your mercy, O Lord; teach me Your statutes.
Thou hast done good to Thy servant, O Lord, according to Thy word. Teach me good understanding and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments. Before my suffering I was mistaken; and now I keep Your word. You are good and beneficial; teach me Your statutes. The proud weave lies against me; I will keep Your commandments with all my heart. Their heart became fat like fat; I am comforted by Your law. It is good for me that I suffered in order to learn Your statutes. The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Thy hands created me and formed me; Give me understanding, and I will learn Your commandments. Those who fear You will see me and will rejoice that I trust in Your word. I know, Lord, that Your judgments are righteous and You punished me with justice. Let Thy mercy be my consolation, according to Thy word to Thy servant. May Thy mercy come to me, and I will live; for Your law is my comfort. Let the proud be put to shame, for they oppress me innocently; I meditate on Your commandments. May those who fear You and know Your revelations turn to me. May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, so that I will not be put to shame.
My soul melts for Your salvation; I trust in Your word. My eyes fail because of Thy word; I say: when will You console me? I became like a bottle of smoke, but I did not forget Your statutes. How many days are Your servant? When will you bring judgment on my persecutors? The proud have dug a pit for me, contrary to Your law. All Your commandments are truth; they persecute me unjustly: help me; They almost destroyed me on earth, but I did not forsake Your commandments. According to Your mercy, quicken me, and I will keep the testimonies of Your mouth.
Forever, O Lord, Thy word is established in heaven; Thy truth to generation and generation. You set the ground, and it stands. According to Your decrees, everything stands to this day, for everything serves You. If Thy law had not been my consolation, I would have perished in my misfortune. I will never forget Your commandments, for through them You revive me. I am yours, save me; for I have sought Your commandments. The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; and I delve deeper into Your revelations. I have seen the limit of all perfection, but Your commandment is immeasurably vast.
How I love Your law! I think about it all day. By Your commandment You have made me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me. I have become more intelligent than all my teachers, for I meditate on Your revelations. I am more knowledgeable than the elders, for I keep Your commandments. I have kept my feet from every evil way, to keep Your word; I do not shrink from Your judgments, for You teach me. How sweet are Your words to my throat! better than honey to my lips. I have been admonished by Your commandments; That’s why I hate every path of lies.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn to keep Your righteous judgments, and I will fulfill them. I am greatly oppressed, O Lord; quicken me according to Your word. Deign, O Lord, to accept the voluntary sacrifice of my lips, and teach me Your judgments. My soul is continually in my hand, but I do not forget Your law. The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I have not turned away from Your commandments. I have accepted Your revelations as an inheritance forever, for they are the joy of my heart. I have inclined my heart to fulfill Your statutes forever, to the end.
I hate human inventions, but I love Your law. You are my cover and my shield; I trust in Your word. Depart from me, you wicked, and I will keep the commandments of my God. Strengthen me according to Your word, and I will live; Do not disgrace me in my hope; support me, and I will be saved; and I will continually attend to Your statutes. You overthrow all who deviate from Your statutes, for their devices are lies. Like dross, You sweep away all the wicked of the earth; therefore I have loved Your testimonies. My flesh trembles with Thy fear, and I fear Thy judgments.
I did justice and righteousness; do not deliver me over to my persecutors. Intercede for Your servant for his good, so that the proud do not oppress me. My eyes melt away, waiting for Your salvation and the word of Your righteousness. Do unto Thy servant according to Thy mercy, and teach me Thy statutes. I am Thy servant: give me understanding, and I will understand Thy testimonies. It is time for the Lord to act: Your law has been destroyed. But I love Your commandments more than gold, even pure gold. I recognize all Your commandments as fair; I hate every path of lies.
Wonderful are Your revelations; therefore my soul preserves them. The revelation of Your words enlightens and enlightens the simple. I open my mouth and sigh, for I thirst for Your commandments.
Look upon me and have mercy on me, as You do to those who love Your name. Establish my steps in Your word and do not let any iniquity take possession of me; deliver me from human oppression, and I will keep Your commandments; Shine upon Thy servant the light of Thy countenance, and teach me Thy statutes. Streams of water flow from my eyes because they do not keep Your law.
You are righteous, O Lord, and Your judgments are just. Your revelations, which You have commanded, are truth and perfect truth. My jealousy consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten Your words. Your word is very pure, and your servant has loved it. I am small and despised, but I do not forget Your commandments. Your righteousness is eternal righteousness, and Your law is truth. Sorrow and sorrow befell me; Your commandments are my comfort. The truth of Your revelations is eternal: give me understanding, and I will live.
I cry with all my heart: Hear me, O Lord, and I will keep Your statutes. I call upon You: save me, and I will keep Your testimonies. I anticipate the dawn and call; I trust in Your word. My eyes anticipate the morning watch, so that I may delve deeper into Your word. Hear my voice according to Thy mercy, O Lord; according to Your judgment, revive me. Those who plot deceit have approached; They are far from Your law. You are near, O Lord, and all Your commandments are true. Long ago I learned about Your revelations, that You established them forever.
Look at my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget Your law. Intercede in my cause and protect me; revive me according to Your word. Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek Your statutes. Many are Your compassions, O Lord; according to Your judgment, revive me. I have many persecutors and enemies, but I do not move away from Your revelations. I see apostates and I am saddened, for they do not keep Your word. See how I love Your commandments; By Thy mercy, Lord, revive me. The foundation of Your word is true, and every judgment of Your righteousness is eternal.
Princes persecute me innocently, but my heart fears Your word. I rejoice in Your word, as one who has received great profit. I hate lies and abhor them; I love Your law. Seven times a day I glorify You for the judgments of Your righteousness. Great is the peace of those who love Your law, and there is no stumbling block for them. I trust in Your salvation, O Lord, and I fulfill Your commandments. My soul keeps Your revelations, and I love them deeply. I keep Your commandments and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.
Let my cry come near before Thy face, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word. Let my prayer come before Thy face; deliver me according to Your word. My lips will utter praise when You teach me Your statutes. My tongue will proclaim Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous. Let Your hand be to help me, for I have chosen Your commandments. I thirst for Your salvation, O Lord, and Your law is my consolation. May my soul live and glorify You, and may Your judgments help me. I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek Thy servant, for I have not forgotten Thy commandments.
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Have you ever thought about how vast the Holy Scriptures are? After all, it contains as many as 66 books (these are only canonical, but there are also apocrypha). Psalm 119 has a number of unique features:
- This is the longest of the psalms.
- At the same time, it is the longest chapter in the entire Bible (including the New Testament), consisting of 176 verses.
- The text consists of 22 parts, each with 8 lines.
- In the original, each new stanza begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet (the first with “aleph,” the second with “beta,” and so on). This is why the Jews call Psalm 118 “the great alphabet.”
Theological interpretation of Psalm 118
Each part of the psalm mentions either a law (meaning God’s law, which had a literal meaning for the Jews), or a path, a commandment, etc. The author clearly put the Biblical commandments in the first place in his life and tried in every possible way to fulfill them.
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Although David himself committed grave sins, over time he became wiser. Many theologians believe that he wrote this work already in adulthood. It was supposed to be a fatherly instruction to young Solomon.
