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Book Five Psalms Chapter 119 CXIX / English NASB MP3

25th Day of the Month 119:1-96 | 26th Day of the Month 119:97-176

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Father, strong leader, Ox or Bull, 1, 1,000 unified, echad; The Blessedness of Obeying the Word


Binah, understanding, wisdom, Household, family Beresheet, yoke together; tent, Cleng


To lift up, into, a camel, gather, walk, foot, pursue, narrow way; Discernment


Door, a pathway, entrance, enter, move, hang, Sense of Personal Insufficiency



To reveal, window; look, reveal, breath, Ean with arms raised; Power of the Word


To secure, a peg or nail; add, secure, hook, keep, guard; Victory


Food, cut, Nourish, Mattock, ETo cut off, cut, a weapon; Rest and Comfort



 reflecting relationship, male - female, newest of life, give - take; bridge, ascend - descend; gate, opening, guard doorways; Outside, Divide, half, tent wall; Separate, a chamber, private; Preseverance


surround, contain, mud, basket, a snake, to twist.; The Pricelessness of the Word in Good and Evil Times



Work, throw, worship, armand closed hand; Eyad,Yod, meaning: a deed, to make, hand.; Insights through the Word


Bend, open, allow, tame, open palm, to Ecover,The Afflicted One sustained


Shepherd Staff, teach , Yoke, to bind, Eternity

Water, chaos, Mighty, blood, Wisdom

Seed, Continue, heir, Son, The Word a Lamp and Light for All Occassions


Thorn, grab, hate, protect, The Wicked and the Word


Eye, watch, know, shade, Separation and Deliverance through the Word


Mouth, blow, scatter, edge, Joy and Communion


Man on his side, wait, chase, snare, hunt, Zeal for the Word


Sun on the horizon, condense, circle, Etime,Experience through the Word


Head of a man, first, top, begining, Salvation Through the Word


two front teeth, sharp, press, eat, two, Perfection of the Word


crossed sticks, mark, sign, signal, Mounument, Prayer Praise


Asher_Happy Asher Happy Father, strong leader, Ox or Bull, 1, 1,000 unified, echad; The Blessedness of Obeying the Dvar
119:1 אשׁרי תמימי־דרך ההלכים ב ;תורת ; ; יהוה ;׃
Ashrei temimei-darekh haholkhim be torat ADONAI :
Happy are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the Torat of ADONAI!
119:2 אשׁרי נצרי עדתיו בכל־לב ידרשׁוהו׃
Ashrei notzrei edotav bekhol-levy idreshuhu:
Happy are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!
119:3 3 אף לא־פעלו עולה בדרכיו הלכו׃
Aflo-faalu avla bidrakhav halakhu:
Yes, they also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways.
119:4 אתה צויתה פקדיך לשׁמר מאד׃
Atah tzivitah pikudeikha lishmor meod:
You have commanded us To keep Your precepts diligently.
119:5 אחלי יכנו דרכי לשׁמר חקיך
Akha lai yikonu derakhai lishmor chukeikha:
Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes!
119:6 אז לא־אבושׁ בהביטי אל־כל־מצותיך׃
Az lo-evosh behabiti el-kol-mitzvoteikha:
ThenI would not be ashamed, When I look into all Your commandments.
119:7 אוד ך בישׁר לבב בלמדי משׁפטי צדקך׃
Ad kha beisher levav belamdi mishpetei tzidkekha:
I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.
119:8 את ־חקיך אשׁמר אל־תעזבני עד־מאד׃
Et -khukeikha eshmor al-taazveni ad-meod:
I will keep Your statutes; Oh, do not forsake me utterly!
Binah, understanding, wisdom, Household, family Beresheet, yoke together; tent, Cleng
119:9 במה יזכה־נער את־ארחו לשׁמר כדברך׃
Bameh yezakeh-naar et-arkho lishmor kidvarekha:
How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
119:10 בכל ־לבי דרשׁתיך אל־תשׁגני ממצותיך׃
Bekhol -li biderash tikha al-tashgeni mimitzvoteikha:
With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
119:11 ; בלבי : צפנתי אמרתך למען לא אחטא־לך׃
Belibi tzafanti imratekha lemaan lo ekheta-lakh:
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
119:12 ;ברוך ; אתה יהוה למדני חקיך׃
Barukh Atah ADONAI lamdeni chukeikha: ;
Blessed art thou, O ADONAI: teach me thy statutes.
119:13 בשׂפתי : ספרתי כל משׁפטי־פיך׃
Bisfatai siparti kol mishpetei-fikha:
With my Elips I have declared All the judgments of Thy mouth.
119:14 ; בדרך עדותיך שׂשׂתי כעל כל־הון׃
Bederekh edvoteikha sasti keal kol-hon:
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
119:15 בפקדיך אשׂיחה ואביטה ארחתיך׃
Bepikudeikha asikhah veabitah orkhoteikha:
I will meditate on Thy precepts, And contemplate Thy ways.
119:16 בחקתיך : אשׁתעשׁע לא אשׁכח דברך׃
Bechukoteikha eshtaasha lo eshkakh devarekha:
I will delight myself in Thy Chukkot: I will not forget Thy Dvar.
Gamal; behold , strangers, breaks, rebuked; remove, Yea, delight
119:17 17 גמל על־עבדך אחיה ואשׁמרה דברך׃
Gemol al-avdekha ekhyeh veeshmerah devarekha:
Deal bountifully with Thy servant, That I may live and keep Thy word.
119:18 גל ־עיני ואביטה נפלאות מתורתך׃
Gal -einai veabitah niflaot mitoratekha:
Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Thy Torah.
119:19 גר אנכי בארץ אל־תסתר ממני מצותיך׃
Ger anokhi vaaetz al-taster mimeni mitzvoteikha:
I am a sojourner in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
119:20 גרסה נפשׁי לתאבה אל־משׁפטיך בכל־עת׃
Garsah nafshi letavah el-mishpateikha vekhol-et:
My soul has longed exceedingly for Your judgments at all times.
119:21 גערת זדים ארורים השׁגים ממצותיך׃
Gaarta zedim arurim hashogim mimitzvoteikha:
You have rebuked the proud; cursed are they that turn aside from Your commandments.
119:22 גל מעלי חרפה ובוז כי עדתיך נצרתי׃
Gal mealai kherpah vavuz ki edoteikha natzarti:
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought out Your testimonies.
119:23 גם ישׁבו שׂרים בי נדברו עבדך ישׂיח בחקיך
Gam yashvu sarim bi nidbaru avdekha yasiakh bechukeikha:
Even though princes sit and talk against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
119:24 גם ־עדתיך שׁעשׁעי אנשׁי עצתי
Gam -edoteikha shaashu aianshei atzati:
For Your testimonies are my meditation, and Your statutes are my counselors.
Door, a pathway through His word (Dvar) entrance, enter, move, hang, Sense of Personal Insufficiency
119:25 דבקה לעפר נפשׁי חיני כדברך׃
Davkah leafar nafshi khayeni kidvarekha:
My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
119:26 דרכי ספרתי ותענני למדני חקיך׃
Derakhai siparti vataaneni lamdeni chukeikha:
I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes.
119:27 דרך־פקודיך הבינני ואשׂיחה בנפלאותיך׃
Derekh -pikudeikha havineni veasikhah benifleoteikha:
Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
119:28 דלפה נפשׁי מתוגה קימני כדברך׃
Dalfah nafshi mitugak kaimeni kidvarekha:
My soul weeps because of grief; Strengthen me according to Your word.
119:29 דרך ־שׁקר הסר ממני ותורתך חנני׃
Derekh -sheker haser mimeni vetoratkha khaneni:
Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your Torat.
119:30 דרך ־אמונה בחרתי משׁפטיך שׁויתי׃
Derekh -emunah vakharti mishpateikha shiviti:
I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances before me.
119:31 דבקתי בעדותיך יהוה אל־תבישׁני׃
Davakti veedvoteikha ADONAI al-tevisheni:
I cling to Your testimonies; O ADONAI, do not put me to shame!
119:32 דרך ־מצותיך ארוץ כי תרחיב לבי׃
Derekh -mitzvoteikha arutz ki tarkhiv libi:
I ran the way of Your commandments, when You enlarged my heart.
Chayah means to revive or make alive by His Word and His tzedek, window; look, reveal, breath, Ean with arms raised; Power of the Dvar
119:33 הורני יהוה דרך חקיך ואצרנה עקב׃
Horeni ADONAI derekh chukeikha veetzreh naekev:
Teach me, O ADONAI, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end.
119:34 הבינני ואצרה תורתך ואשׁמרנה בכל־לב׃
Havin eni veetzrah toratekha veeshmerenah vekhol-lev:
Give me understanding, that I may observe Your Torat, that I may keep it with a whole heart.
119:35 הדרי כני בנתיב מצותיך כי־בו חפצתי׃
Hadri kheni bintiv mitzvoteikha ki-vo khafatzti:
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
119:36 הט ־לבי אל־עדותיך ואל אל־בצע׃
Hat -libi el-edvoteikha veal el-batza:
Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!
119:37 העבר עיני מראות שׁוא בדרכך חיני׃
Haaver einai merot shava bidrakhekha chayeni:
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
119:38 הקם לעבדך אמרתך אשׁר ליראתך׃
Hakem leavdekha imratekha asher leyiratekha:
Establish Your word to Your servant, that he may fear You.
119:39 העבר חרפתי אשׁר יגרתי כי משׁפטיך טובים׃
Haaver kherpati asher yagorti ki mishpateikha tovim:
Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments are good.
119:40 הנה תאבתי לפקדיך בצדקתך חיני
Hineh taavti lefiku deikha betzidkatkha Chayeni:
Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness.
To secure, a peg or nail; add, secure, hook, shomer, guard; Victory
119:41 ויבאני חסדך יהוה תשׁועתך כאמרתך׃
Vivouni chasadekha ADONAI teshuatkha keimratekha:
And let Your lovingkindness come upon me, O ADONAI; even Your salvation, according to Your Word.
119:42 ואענה חרפי דבר כי־בטחתי בדברך׃
Veeeneh khorfi davar ki-vatakhti bidvarekha:
And so I shall render an answer to them that reproach me; for I have trusted in Your Words.
119:43 ואל־תצל מפי דבר־אמת עד־מאד כי למשׁפטך יחלתי׃
Veal-tatzel mipi devar-emet ad-meod ki lemishpatekha yikhalti:
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in Your judgments.
119:44 ואשׁמרה תורתך תמיד לעולם ועד׃
Veeshmerah toratkha tamid leolam vaed:
So shall I keep Your Torat continually, even forever and ever.
119:45 ואתהלכה ברחבה כי פקדיך דרשׁתי׃
Veethalkha varkhavah ki pikudeikha darashti:
And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.
119:46 ואדברה בעדתיך נגד מלכים ולא אבושׁ׃
Vaadabrah veedoteikha neged melakhim velo evosh:
I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed.
119:47 ואשׁתעשׁע במצותיך אשׁר אהבתי׃
Veeshtaasha bemitzvoteikha asher ahavti:
And I will delight myself in Your commandments, which I have loved.
119:48 ואשׂא ־כפי אל־מצותיך אשׁר אהבתי ואשׂיחה בחקיך׃
Veesa -khapai el-mitzvoteikha asher ahavti veasikha vechukeikha:
And I lifted up my hands to Your commandments which I loved; and I meditated in Your statutes.
Zakar Remember Food, cut, Nourish, Mattock, To cut off, cut, a weapon; Rest and Comfort
119:49 זכר ; ־דבר לעבדך על אשׁר יחלתני׃
Zekhar -davar leavdekha al asher yikhaltani:
Remember the word to Your servant, EUpon which You have caused me to hope.
119:50 זאת נחמתי בעניי כי אמרתך חיתני׃
Zot nekhamati veanyi ki imratkha khiyatni:
This has comforted me in my affliction; for Your word has revived me.
119:51 זדים הליצני עד־מאד מתורתך לא נטיתי׃
Zedim helitzuni ad-meod mitoratkha lo natiti:
The proud have transgressed exceedingly; but I swerved not from Your Torat.
119:52 זכרתי משׁפטיך מעולם יהוה ואתנחם׃
Zakharti mishpateikha meolam ADONAI vaetnekham:
I remembered Your judgment of old, O ADONAI; and was comforted.
119:53 ; זלעפה אחזתני מרשׁעים עזבי תורתך׃
Zalafah akhazatni mershaim ozvei toratekha:
Despair took hold upon me, because of the sinners who forsake Your Torat.
119:54 ; זמרות היו־לי חקיך בבית מגורי׃
Zemirot hayu-li chukeikha beveit megurai:
Your statutes were my sons in the house of my sojourning.
119:55 זכרתי ; בלילה שׁמך יהוה ואשׁמרה תורתך׃
Zakharti valailah shimkha ADONAI vaeshmerah toratekha:
I remembered Your Name, O ADONAI, in the night, and kept Your Torat.
119:56 ; זאת היתה־לי כי פקדיך נצרתי׃
Zot haitah-li ki pikudeikha natzarti:
This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts.
Chelek mean portion, Outside, Divide, half, tent wall; Separate, a chamber, private;
119:57 חלקי יהוה אמרתי לשׁמר דבריך׃
Khelki ADONAI amarti lishmor devareikha:
You are my portion, O ADONAI; I have said that I would keep Your words.
119:58 חליתי פניך בכל־לב חנני כאמרתך׃
Khiliti faneikha vekhol-lev khaneni keimratekha:
I besought Your favor with my whole heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word.
119:59 חשׁבתי דרכי ואשׁיבה רגלי אל־עדתיך׃
Khishavti derakhai vaashivah raglai el-edoteikha:
I thought on Your ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies.
119:60 חשׁתי ולא התמהמהתי לשׁמר מצותיך׃
Khashti velo hitmahmahti lishmor mitzvoteikha:
I hastened and did not Edelay; To guard Your commandments.
119:61 חבלי רשׁעים עודני תורתך לא שׁכחתי
Khevlei reshaim ivduni toratkha lo shakhakhti:
The snares of sinners entangled me; But I have not forgotten Your Torat.
119:62 חצות ־לילה אקום להודות לך על משׁפטי צדקך׃
Khatzot -lailah akum lehodot lakh al mishpetei tzidkekha:
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
119:63 חבר אני לכל־אשׁר יראוך ולשׁמרי פקודיך׃
Khaver ani lekhol-asher yereukha uleshomrei pikudeikha:
I am a companion of all them that fear You, and of them that keep Your commandments.
119:64 חסדך יהוה מלאה הארץ חקיך למדני׃
Khasdekha ADONAI malah haeretz chukeikha lamdeni:
O ADONAI, the earth is full of Your mercy; teach me Your statutes.
Dealt Tov. Taam; shomer; lamed, delight Teremha Torah
119:65 טוב עשׂית עם־עבדך יהוה כדברך׃
Tov asita im-avdekha ADONAI kidvarekha:
You have dealt well with your servant, O ADONAI , according to your word.
119:66 טוב טעם ודעת למדני כי במצותיך האמנתי׃
Tuv taam vadaat lamdeni ki vemitzvoteikha heemanti:
Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
119:67 טרם אענה אני שׁגג ועתה אמרתך שׁמרתי׃
Terem eeneh ani shogeg veataimratkha shamarti:
Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
119:68 טוב ־אתה ומטיב למדני חקיך׃
Tov -atah umetiv lamdeni chukeikha:
You are good, and do good; Teach me Your statutes.
119:69 טפלו עלי שׁקר זדים אני בכל־לב אצר פקודיך׃
Taflu alai sheker zedim ani bekhol-lev etzor pikudeikha:
The arrogant have forged a lie against me; But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
119:70 טפשׁ כחלב לבם אני תורתך שׁעשׁעתי׃
Tafash kakhelev libam ani toratkha shiashati:
Their heart is covered with fat, But I delight in Your torat.
119:71 ;טוב ; ־לי כי־עניתי למען אלמד חקיך׃
Tov li khi-uneiti lemaan elmad chukeikha:
It was good for me that I was afflicted, That I might learn Your statutes.
119:72 טוב ־לי תורת־פיך מאלפי זהב וכסף׃
Tov -li torat-pikha mealfei zahav vakhasef:
The torat of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Hashems yamin hands works, to fear, have trust in ADONAI; be blamelesslamed, be comfort, delight, meditate
119:73 ידיך עשׂוני ויכוננוני הבינני ואלמדה מצותיך׃
Yadei kha asuni vayekhonnuni havineni veelmedah mitzvoteikha:
Your hands have made me and fashioned me; instruct me, that I may learn Your commandments.
119:74 יראיך יראוני וישׂמחו כי לדברך יחלתי׃
Yereei kha yiruni veyismakhu ki lidvarkha yikhalti:
May those who fear You see me and rejoice, Because I wait for Your word.
119:75 ידעתי יהוה כי־צדק משׁפטיך ואמונה עניתני׃
Yadati ADONAI ki-tzedek mishpateikha veemunah initani:
I know, O ADONAI, that Your judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
119:76 יהי ־נא חסדך לנחמני כאמרתך לעבדך׃
Yehi -na khasdekha lenakhameni keimratkha leavdekha:
Let I pray; Your lovingkindness be for my comfort; According to Your word to Your servant.
119:77 יבאוני רחמיך ואחיה כי־תורתך שׁעשׁעי׃
Yevouni rakhameikha veekhyeh ki-toratkha shaashuai:
Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your torat is my delight.
119:78 יבשׁו זדים כי־שׁקר עותוני אני אשׂיח בפקודיך׃
Yevoshu zedim ki-sheker ivtuni ani asiakh befikudeikha:
Let the proud be ashamed; for they transgressed against me unjustly; But I will meditate on Your precepts.
119:79 ישׁובו לי יראיך וידעו עדתיך׃
Yashuvu li yereeikha veyodev veyodei edoteikha:
Let those who fear You turn to me, EThose who know Your testimonies.
119:80 יהי ־לבי תמים בחקיך למען לא אבושׁ׃
Yehi -libi tamim bekhukeikha lemaan lo evosh:
Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
Kalal, open, allow, tame, open palm, to cover,The Afflicted One sustained
119:81 כלתה לתשׁועתך נפשׁי לדברך יחלתי׃
Kaltah litshuatkha nafshi lidvarkha yikhalti:
My soul faints for Your salvation; I have hoped in Your words.
119:82 כלו עיני לאמרתך לאמר מתי תנחמני׃
Kalu einai leimratekha lemor matai tenakhameni:
My eyes failed from searching for Your word, saying, When will You comfort me?
119:83 כי ־הייתי כנאד בקיטור חקיך לא שׁכחתי׃
Ki -hayiti kenod bekitor khukeikha lo shakhakhti:
For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
119:84 כמה ימי־עבדך מתי תעשׂה ברדפי משׁפט׃
Kamah yemei avdekha matai taaseh verodfai mishpat:
How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment for me on them that persecute me?
119:85 כרו ־לי זדים שׁיחות אשׁר לא כתורתך׃
Karu -li zedim shikhot asher lo khetoratekha:
The arrogant have dug pits for me, Men who are not in accord with Your torah.
119:86 כל ־מצותיך אמונה שׁקר רדפוני עזרני׃
Kol -mitzvoteikha emunah sheker redafuni azreni:
All Your commandments are truth; They persecuted me unjustly; Help me!
119:87 כמעט כלוני בארץ ואני לא־עזבתי פקודיך׃
Kimat kiluni vaaretz vaani lo-azavti fikuvdeikha:
They almost destroyed me on earth, But I did not forsake Your precepts.
119:88 כחסדך חיני ואשׁמרה עדות פיך׃
Kekhas dekha khayeni veeshmerah edut pikha:
Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Shepherd Staff, teach , Yoke, to bind, Eternity
119:89 לעולם יהוה דברך נצב בשׁמים׃
Leolam ADONAI devarkha nitzav bashamayim:
Forever, O ADONAI Your word is settled in heaven.
119:90 לדר ודר אמונתך כוננת ארץ ותעמד׃
Ledor vador emunatekha konanta eretz vataamod:
Your faithfulness endures to all generations; minor-fareast You established the earth, and it stands.
119:91 ל משׁפטיך עמדו היום כי הכל עבדיך׃
Le mishpateikha amdu hayom ki hakol avadeikha:
They continue this day according to Your ordinances, for all things are Your servants.
119:92 לולי תורתך שׁעשׁעי אז אבדתי בעניי׃
Lulei toratkha shaashu ai azavadti veanyi:
Unless Your Torat had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.
119:93 לעולם לא־אשׁכח פקודיך כי בם חייתני׃
Leolam lo-eshkakh pikudeikha ki-vam khiyitani:
I will never forget Your precepts, for with them You have revived me.
119:94 לך ־אני הושׁיעני כי פקודיך דרשׁתי׃
Lekha -ani hoshieni ki fikudeikha darashti:
I am Yours, save me; for I have sought out Your precepts.
119:95 לי קוו רשׁעים לאבדני עדתיך אתבונן׃
Li kiuu reshaim leabdeni edoteikha etbonan:
The wicked wait for me to destroy me; I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.
119:96 לכל תכלה ראיתי קץ רחבה מצותך מאד׃
Lekhol tikhlah raiti ketz rekhavah mitzvatkha meod:
I have seen an end of all perfection;
[ But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
26th Day of the Month 119:97-176
Water, chaos, Mighty, blood, Wisdom
119:97 מה ־אהבתי תורתך כל־היום היא שׂיחתי׃
Mah -ahavti toratekha kol-hayom hi sikhati:
E Oh how I love Your Torat! All the day, is it my meditation?
119:98 מאיבי ; תחכמני מצותך כי לעולם היא־לי׃
Meoivai tekhakmeni mitzvotekha ki leolam hi-li:
You have made me wiser than my enemies in Your commandment; for it is mine forever.
119:99 מכל ־מלמדי השׂכלתי כי עדותיך שׂיחה לי׃
Mikol -melamdai hiskalti ki edvoteikha sikha li:
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for Your testimonies are my meditation.
119:100 מזקנים אתבונן כי פקודיך נצרתי׃
Mizkenim etbonan ki fikudeikha natzarti:
I understand more that the aged; because I have sought out Your
119:101 מכל ־ארח רע כלאתי רגלי למען אשׁמר דברך׃
Mikol -orakh ra kaliti raglai lemaan eshmor devarekha:
I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.
119:102 מ משׁפטיך לא־סרתי כי־אתה הורתני׃
Mi mishpateikha lo-sarti ki-atah horetani:
I have not departed from Your judgments; for You have instructed me.
119:103 מה ־נמלצו לחכי אמרתך מדבשׁ לפי׃
Mah -nimletzu lekhiki imratekha midvash lefi:
How sweet are Your words to my taste! More so than honey to my mouth!
119:104 מ פקודיך אתבונן על־כן שׂנאתי כל־ארח שׁקר׃
Mi pikudeikha etbonan al-ken saneti kol-orakh shaker:
I gain understanding by Your precepts; therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness.
Seed, Continue, heir, Son, The Dvar a Lamp and Light for All Occassions
119:105 נר ־לרגלי דברך ואור לנתיבתי׃
Ner -leragli devarekha veor lintivati:
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
119:106 נשׁבעתי ואקימה לשׁמר משׁפטי צדקך׃
Nishbati vaakayemah lishmor mishpetei tzidkekha:
I have sworn and determined to keep the judgments of Your righteousness.
119:107 נעניתי ; עד־מאד יהוה חיני כדברך׃
Naaneiti ad-meod ADONAI khayeni khidvarekha:
I have been very greatly afflicted, O ADONAI; revive me, according to Your word.
119:108 נדבות פי רצה־נא יהוה ומשׁפטיך למדני׃
Nidvot pi retzeh-na ADONAI umishpateikha lamdeni:
Accept, O ADONAI, the freewill offerings of my mouth, and teach me Your judgments.
119:109 נפשׁי בכפי תמיד ותורתך לא שׁכחתי׃
Nafshi vekhapi tamid vetoratkha lo shakhakhti:
My soul is continually in Your hands; and I have not forgotten Your torat.
119:110 נתנו רשׁעים פח לי ומפקודיך לא תעיתי׃
Natnu reshaim pakh li umipikudeikha lo taiti:
The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
119:111 נחלתי עדותיך לעולם כי־שׂשׂון לבי המה׃
Nakhalti edvoteikha leolam ki-seshoon libi hemah:
Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
119:112 נטיתי לבי לעשׂות חקיך לעולם עקב׃
Natiti libi laashoot khukeikha leolam ekev:
I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end.
Thorn, grab, hate, protect, The Wicked and the Dvar
119:113 סעפים שׂנאתי ותורתך אהבתי׃
Seafim saneti vetoratkha ahavti:
I hate the double-minded, but Your Torat do I love.
119:114 סתרי ומגני אתה לדברך יחלתי׃
Sitri umagini atah lidvarkha yikhalti:
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.
119:115 סורו ־ממני מרעים ואצרה מצות אלהי׃
Suru mimeni mereim veetzrah mitzvot Elohai :
Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of Elohai!
119:116 סמכני כאמרתך ואחיה ואל־תבישׁני משׂברי׃
Samkheni kheimratkha veekhyeh veal-tevisheni misivri:
Uphold me according to Your word, and revive me; and make me not ashamed of my hope.
119:117 סעדני ואושׁעה ואשׁעה בחקיך תמיד׃
Seadeni veivasheah veeshah vekhukeikha tamid:
Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate on Your statutes continually.
119:118 סלית כל־שׁוגים מחקיך כי־שׁקר תרמיתם׃
Salita kal-shogim mekhukeikha ki-sheker tarmitam:
You have rejected all that depart from Your statutes; for their inner thoughts are unrighteousness.
119:119 סגים ; השׁבת כל־רשׁעי־ארץ לכן אהבתי עדתיך׃
Sigim hishbata khol-rishei-aretz lakhen ahavti edoteikha:
You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
119:120 סמר מפחדך בשׂרי וממשׁפטיך יראתי׃
Samar mipakhdekha vesari umimishpateikha yareti:
My flesh trembles for fear of You; and I am afraid of Your judgments.
Eye, watch, know, shade, salvation, Separation and Deliverance through the Dvar
119:121 עשׂיתי : משׁפט וצדק בל־תניחני לעשׁקי׃
Asiti mishpat vatzedek bal-tanikheni leshekai:
I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
119:122 ערב עבדך לטוב אל־יעשׁקני זדים׃
Arov avdekha letov al-yaashkuni zedim:
Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud oppress me.
119:123 עיני כלו לישׁועתך ולאמרת צדקך׃
Ainai
kalu lishuatekha uleimrat tzidkekha:
My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation And Your righteous word.
119:124 עשׂה עם־עבדך כחסדך וחקיך למדני׃
Aseh im-avdekha khekhasdekha vechukeikha lamdeni:
Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, and teach me Your statutes.
119:125 עב דך־אני הבינני ואדעה עדתיך׃
Av dekha-ani havineni veeda edoteikha:
I am Your servant; instruct me, and I shall know Your testimonies.
119:126 עת לעשׂות ל יהוה הפרו תורתך׃
Et la
ashoot la ADONAI heferu toratekha:
It is time for ADONAI to work; they have utterly broken Your Torat.
119:127 על ־כן אהבתי מצותיך מזהב ומפז׃
Al -ken ahavti mitzvoteikha mizahav umipaz:
Therefore have I loved Your commandments more than gold, or topaz.
119:128 על ־כן כל־פקודי כל ישׁרתי כל־ארח שׁקר שׂנאתי׃
Al -ken kol-
pikudei khol yisharti kol-orakh sheker saneti:
E Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; Every way of falsehood, I hate.
Mouth, blow, scatter, edge, Joy and Communion
119:129 פלאות עדותיך על־כן נצרתם נפשׁי׃
Pelaot edvoteikha al-ken netzaratam nafshi:
Wonderful are your testimonies, For this cause, has my soul observed them.
119:130 פתח דבריך יאיר מבין פתיים׃
Petakh devareikha yair mevin petayim:
The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple .
119:131 ;פי ; ־פערתי ואשׁאפה כי למצותיך יאבתי׃
Pi -faarti va
eshafa ki lemitzvoteikha yaavti:
I opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.
119:132 פנה ־אלי וחנני כמשׁפט לאהבי שׁמך׃
Peneh -elai vekhaneni kemishpat leohavei shemekha:
Look upon me and have mercy upon me, after the manner of them that love Your Name.
119:133 פעמי הכן באמרתך ואל־תשׁלט־בי כל־און׃
Peamai hakhen beimratekha veal-tashlet-bi khol-aven:
Order my steps according to Your word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
119:134 פדני מעשׁק אדם ואשׁמרה פקודיך׃
Pedeni meshek adam veeshmerah pikudeikha:
Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts.
119:135 פניך האר בעבדך ולמדני את־חקיך׃
Paneikha haer beavdekha velamdeni et-chukeikha:
Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
119:136 פלגי ־מים ירדו עיני על לא־שׁמרו תורתך׃
Palgei -mayim yardu einai al lo-shamru toratekha:
Streams of water have run down from my eyes, Because men do not keep Your Torat .
on His side, tzaddik wait, chase, snare, hunt, Zeal for the Dvar
119:137 צדיק אתה יהוה וישׁר משׁפטיך׃
Tzadik atah ADONAI veyashar mishpateikha:
Righteous are You, O ADONAI, EAnd upright are Your judgments.
119:138 צוית צדק עדתיך ואמונה מאד׃
Tzivita tzedek edoteikha veemunah meod:
You have commanded righteousness and perfect truth, as Your testimonies.
119:139 צמתתני קנאתי כי־שׁכחו דבריך צרי׃
Tzimtatni kinati ki-shakhkhu devareikha tzarai:
My zeal has consumed me, EBecause my enemies have forgotten Your words.
119:140 צרופה אמרתך מאד ועבדך אהבה׃
Tzerufah imratkha meod veavdekha aheva:
Your word is very pure, Therefore Your servant loves it.
119:141 צעיר אנכי ונבזה פקדיך לא שׁכחתי׃
Tzair anokhi venivzeh pikudeikha loshakhakhti:
I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
119:142 צדקתך צדק לעולם ותורתך אמת׃
Tzidkatkha tzedek leolam vetorat khaemet:
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your Torat is truth.
119:143 צר ־ומצוק מצאוני מצותיך שׁעשׁעי׃
Tzar -umatzok metzauni mitzvoteikha shaashuai:
Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delight.
119:144 צדק עדותיך לעולם הבינני ואחיה׃
Tzedek edvoteikha leolam havineni veekhyeh:
The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live.
Sun on the horizon, condense, circle, time,Experience through the Dvar
119:145 קראתי בכל־לב ענני יהוה חקיך אצרה׃
Karati vekhol-lev aneni ADONAI chukeikha etzorah:
I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O ADONAI I will keep Your statutes.
119:146 קראתיך הושׁיעני ואשׁמרה עדתיך׃
Keratikha hoshieni veeshmerah edoteikha:
I cry out to You; Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
119:147
קדמתי בנשׁף ואשׁועה לדבריך יחלתי׃
Kidamti vaneshef vaashaveah lidvarikha yikhalti:
I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word.
119:148 קדמו עיני אשׁמרות לשׂיח באמרתך׃
Kidmu einai ashmurot lasiakh beimratekha:
My eyes are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word.
119:149 קולי שׁמעה כחסדך יהוה כמשׁפטך חיני׃
Koli shimah khekhasdekha ADONAI kemishpatekha khayeni:
Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O ADONAI, revive me according to Your justice.
119:150 קרבו רדפי זמה מתורתך רחקו׃
Karvu rodfei zimah mitoratkha rakhaku:
They draw near who follow after wickedness; They are far from Your Torat.
119:151 קרוב אתה יהוה וכל־מצותיך אמת׃
Karov atah ADONAI vekhol-mitzvoteikha emet:
You are near, O ADONAI, And all Your commandments are truth.
119:152 קדם ידעתי מעדתיך כי לעולם יסדתם׃
Kedem yadati meedoteikha ki leolam yesadtam:
Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever.
Head of a man, first, top, begining, Salvation Through the Dvar
119:153 ראה ־עניי וחלצני כי־תורתך לא שׁכחתי׃
Reeh -anyi vekhaltzeni ki-toratkha lo shakhakhti: Consider my affliction and deliver me, For I do not forget Your Torat.
119:154 ריבה ריבי וגאלני לאמרתך חיני׃
Rivah rivi ugealeni leimratkha khayeni:
Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.
119:155 רחוק מרשׁעים ישׁועה כי־חקיך לא דרשׁו׃
Rakhok mershaim yeshuah ki-chukeikha lo darashu:
Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes.
119:156 רח מיך רבים יהוה כמשׁפטיך חיני׃
Rakha meikha rabim ADONAI kemishpateikha khayeni:
Great are Your tender mercies, O ADONAI; Revive me according to Your judgments.
119:157 רבים רדפי וצרי מעדותיך לא נטיתי׃
Rabim rodfai vetzarai meedvoteikha lo natiti:
Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.
119:158 ראיתי בגדים ואתקוטטה אשׁר אמרתך לא שׁמרו׃
Raiti vogdim vaetkotatah asher imratkha lo shamaru:
I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; Because they do not keep Your word.
119:159 ראה כי־פקודיך אהבתי יהוה כחסדך חיני׃
Reeh ki-pikudeikha ahavti ADONAI kekhasdekha khayeni:
See how I love your precepts: revive me, O ADONAI, according to your lovingkindness.
119:160 ראשׁ ־דברך אמת ולעולם כל־משׁפט צדקך׃
Rosh -devarkha emet uleolam kol-mishpat tzidkekha:
The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.

Sar shalom,two front teeth, sharp, press, eat, two, Perfection of the Dvar
119:161 ;שׂרי רדפוני חנם ומדבריך פחד לבי׃
Sarim redafuni khinam umidvarikha pakhad libi:
Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
119:162 שׂשׂ אנכי על־אמרתך כמוצא שׁלל רב׃
Sas anokhi al-imratekha kemotze shalal rav:
I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure.
119:163 שׁקר שׂנאתי ואתעבה תורתך אהבתי׃
Sheker saneti vaataevah toratkha ahavti:
I hate and abhor falsehood, But I love Your Torat.
119:164 שׁבע ביום הללתיך על משׁפטי צדקך׃
Sheva bayom hilaltikha al mishpetei tzidkekha:
Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
119:165 שׁלום רב לאהבי תורתך ואין־למו מכשׁול׃
Shalom rav leohavei toratekha vein-lamo mikhshol:
Great shalom have those who love Your Torat, And nothing causes them to stumble.
119:166 שׂברתי לישׁועתך יהוה ומצותיך עשׂיתי׃
Sibarti lishuatkha ADONAI umitzvoteikha asiti:
I have hoped for Your salvation, O ADONAI, and have loved Your commandments.
119:167 שׁמרה נפשׁי עדתיך ואהבם מאד׃
Shamrah nafshi edoteikha vaohavem meod:
My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
119:168 שׁמרתי פקודיך ועדתיך כי כל־דרכי נגדך׃
Shamarti pikudeikha veedoteikha ki khol-derakhai negdekha:
I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.
crossed sticks,Salvation calvary,mark, sign, signal, Mounument, @ end Torah is Moshiach, tefillah Praise
119:169 תקרב רנתי לפניך יהוה כדברך הבינני׃
Tikrav rinati lefaneikha ADONAI kidvarkha havineni:
Let my cry come before You, O ADONAI; Give me understanding according to Your word.
119:170 תבוא תחנתי לפניך כאמרתך הצילני׃
Tavo tekhinati lefaneikha keimratkha hatzileni:
Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
119:171 תבענה שׂפתי תהלה כי תלמדני חקיך׃
Tabanah sefatai tehilah ki telamdeni chukeikha:
My lips shall utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
119:172 תען לשׁוני אמרתך כי כל־מצותיך צדק׃
Taan leshoni imratekha ki khol-mitzvoteikha tzedek:
My tongue shall speak of Your word, EFor all Your commandments are righteousness.

119:173 ;תה י־ידך לעזרני כי פקודיך בחרתי׃
Tehi -yadkha leazreni ki fikudeikha vakharti:
Let Your hand become my help, For I have chosen Your precepts.
119:174 תאבתי לישׁועתך יהוה ותורתך שׁעשׁעי׃
Taavti lishuatkha ADONAI vetoratkha shaashuai:
I long for Your salvation, O ADONAI, And Your Torat is my delight.
תחי ־נפשׁי ותהללך ומשׁפטך יעזרני׃
Tekhi -nafshi utehalleikha umishpatekha yaazruni:
Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; And let Your judgments help me.
119:176 תעיתי כשׂה אבד בקשׁ עבדך כי מצותיך לא שׁכחתי׃
Taiti keseh oved bakesh avdekha ki mitzvoteikha lo shakhakhti:
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.


Book 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,

Book 2 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,

Book 3 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89,

Book 4 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 , 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,

Book 5 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150

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Facets of the Torah
This Tehillim, born of love for the Torah of Hashem, extols the beauties and excellences of the written Dvar ADONAI in a way found nowhere else in the scripture.

  1.   Torah instruction, teaching, revelation of the will of Hashem for the life of man occurs 25 timesvs 1, 18, 29, 34, 44, 51, 53, 55, 61, 70, 72, 77, 85, 92, 97, 109, 113, 126, 136, 142, 150, 153, 163, 165, 174,
  2.   Edut (testimonies) Occurs 9 times It means reiteration, attestations, witness vs 18.,; 2, 14, 31, 36, 88, 99, 111, 129, 144, 157
  3.   Pikkudim (precepts) Occurs only in the Psalter 24 times 21 of which in this chapter 18.,; vs 4, 15,27, 40, 45, 56, 63 69, 78, 87, 93, 94, 100, 104, 110, 128, 134, 141, 159, 168, 173.
  4.   Chukkot chukkim (Statutes) This word comes from a root word which means to hew, cut in, engrave , inscribe and so Occurs 22 times , vs 5, 8, 12, 16... ot 23, 26, 33, 48, 54, 64, 68, 71,80, 83, 112, 117, 118, 124,135, 145, 155, 171
  5.   Mitzvot (commandments) a definite command imposed by authority occurs 22 Times in these vs , 6, 10, 19 21, 32, 35, 47, 48, 60, 66, 73, 86, 96 (Singular), 98, 115, 127, 131, 143, 151, 166, 172, 176
  6.   Mishpatim (Judgements) judicial decision or sentence occurs 19 times in plural 4 in singular vs ,; 7, 13, 20, 30, 39, 43, 52, 62, 75, 84, 91, 102, 106, 108, 120, 121, 132, 137, 149, 156, 160, 164, 175
  7.   Dvar (word) (Devarim - Plural) This is not the same a SAYING. It signifies the ; ADONAI 發音 13,; of HaShems will to men. The ten commandments are the ten words, the decalogue Occurs 24 times , vs 9, 16, 17, 25, 28, 42 (twice, Hebrew I will answer one reproaching me a word) 43, 49, 57, plural 65, 74, 81, 89, 101, 105107, 114, 130, 139, 147, 160, 161, 169
  8.   (saying) An utterance and purport of it something communicated orally Occurs 19 times ,; 11, 38, 41, 50, 58, 67, 76, 82, 103, 116, 123, 133, 140, 148, 154, 158, 162, 170, 172
  9.   Derek (way) it signifies a road as trodden , a mode of life, a courseof actionsmarked out by Hashems Torah Occurs 13 times, ,; 1, 3, 5, 14, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37, 59, 168

Judgements and mishpatim (Ordinances) are translations of same Hebrew Dvar (word).
There are several other words, ine or other of which is sometimes regarded as a synonym for the Torah but which more properly are attributes of it. These words are righteousness, faithfulness, and truth.
  1. Right. Righteousness - Yashar vs 1 Tzedek Occurs 12 times. Rendered righteousness 123, 142, 144, 172; righteous 7, 62, 106, 138, 160 164 justice; right 75 Tzedakah Occurs 2 times 40 142. These words mean what is right, just equitable virtuous and these qualities characterize the Torah of Adonay.
  2. Faithfulness, faithful. Emunah Occurs 5 times 75, 86, 90, 138, translated truth in vs 30. The meaning is fidelity security, firmness, stability, trustworthiness; and these qualities characterize the Torah of Adonay.
  3. Emet 18 Occurs 4 times 43, 142, 151, 160. This word has the force of stability, certainty trustworthiness, which ideas are applicable to the Divine Torah.