Day 187 of 364

^117:1Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! ^117:2For his loving kindness is great toward us. The LORD’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD! ^118:1Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. ^118:2Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever. ^118:3Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever. ^118:4Now let those who fear the LORD say that his loving kindness endures forever. ^118:5Out of my distress, I called on the LORD. The LORD answered me with freedom. ^118:6The LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? ^118:7The LORD is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me. ^118:8It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in man. ^118:9It is better to take refuge in the LORD, than to put confidence in princes. ^118:10All the nations surrounded me, but in the LORD’s name I cut them off. ^118:11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the LORD’s name I indeed cut them off. ^118:12They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the LORD’s name I cut them off. ^118:13You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but the LORD helped me. ^118:14The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. ^118:15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. ^118:16The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD does valiantly!” ^118:17I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD’s works. ^118:18The LORD has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death. ^118:19Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to the LORD. ^118:20This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous will enter into it. ^118:21I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation. ^118:22The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. ^118:23This is the LORD’s doing. It is marvelous in our eyes. ^118:24This is the day that the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it! ^118:25Save us now, we beg you, LORD! LORD, we beg you, send prosperity now. ^118:26Blessed is he who comes in the LORD’s name! We have blessed you out of the LORD’s house. ^118:27The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar. ^118:28You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you. ^118:29Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. ^119:1ALEPH Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law. ^119:2Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart. ^119:3Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways. ^119:4You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them. ^119:5Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes! ^119:6Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments. ^119:7I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments. ^119:8I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me. BETH ^119:9How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. ^119:10With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments. ^119:11I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. ^119:12Blessed are you, LORD. Teach me your statutes. ^119:13With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth. ^119:14I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches. ^119:15I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways. ^119:16I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL ^119:17Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word. ^119:18Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law. ^119:19I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me. ^119:20My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times. ^119:21You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments. ^119:22Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes. ^119:23Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes. ^119:24Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors. DALETH ^119:25My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word! ^119:26I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes. ^119:27Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works. ^119:28My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. ^119:29Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously! ^119:30I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me. ^119:31I cling to your statutes, LORD. Don’t let me be disappointed. ^119:32I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free. HE ^119:33Teach me, LORD, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end. ^119:34Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart. ^119:35Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them. ^119:36Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. ^119:37Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways. ^119:38Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared. ^119:39Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good. ^119:40Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. VAV ^119:41Let your loving kindness also come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your word. ^119:42So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word. ^119:43Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances. ^119:44So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever. ^119:45I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts. ^119:46I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed. ^119:47I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them. ^119:48I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN ^119:49Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope. ^119:50This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me. ^119:51The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law. ^119:52I remember your ordinances of old, LORD, and have comforted myself. ^119:53Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law. ^119:54Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live. ^119:55I have remembered your name, LORD, in the night, and I obey your law. ^119:56This is my way, that I keep your precepts. HETH ^119:57The LORD is my portion. I promised to obey your words. ^119:58I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word. ^119:59I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes. ^119:60I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments. ^119:61The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law. ^119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances. ^119:63I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts. ^119:64The earth is full of your loving kindness, LORD. Teach me your statutes. TETH ^119:65You have treated your servant well, according to your word, LORD. ^119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. ^119:67Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word. ^119:68You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes. ^119:69The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts. ^119:70Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law. ^119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes. ^119:72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YODH ^119:73Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments. ^119:74Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word. ^119:75LORD, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. ^119:76Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant. ^119:77Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight. ^119:78Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts. ^119:79Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes. ^119:80Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed. KAPF ^119:81My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word. ^119:82My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?” ^119:83For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes. ^119:84How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me? ^119:85The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law. ^119:86All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me! ^119:87They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts. ^119:88Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth. LAMEDH ^119:89LORD, your word is settled in heaven forever. ^119:90Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains. ^119:91Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you. ^119:92Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. ^119:93I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me. ^119:94I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts. ^119:95The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes. ^119:96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. MEM ^119:97How I love your law! It is my meditation all day. ^119:98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me. ^119:99I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. ^119:100I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts. ^119:101I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word. ^119:102I have not turned away from your ordinances, for you have taught me. ^119:103How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth! ^119:104Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. NUN ^119:105Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. ^119:106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances. ^119:107I am afflicted very much. Revive me, LORD, according to your word. ^119:108Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. LORD, teach me your ordinances. ^119:109My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law. ^119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts. ^119:111I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. ^119:112I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end. SAMEKH ^119:113I hate double-minded men, but I love your law. ^119:114You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word. ^119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God. ^119:116Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope. ^119:117Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually. ^119:118You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain. ^119:119You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies. ^119:120My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments. AYIN ^119:121I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors. ^119:122Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me. ^119:123My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word. ^119:124Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes. ^119:125I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies. ^119:126It is time to act, LORD, for they break your law. ^119:127Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold. ^119:128Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE ^119:129Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them. ^119:130The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. ^119:131I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments. ^119:132Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name. ^119:133Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me. ^119:134Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts. ^119:135Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes. ^119:136Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law. TZADHE ^119:137You are righteous, LORD. Your judgments are upright. ^119:138You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy. ^119:139My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words. ^119:140Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. ^119:141I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts. ^119:142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth. ^119:143Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight. ^119:144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. QOPH ^119:145I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, LORD! I will keep your statutes. ^119:146I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes. ^119:147I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words. ^119:148My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word. ^119:149Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, LORD, according to your ordinances. ^119:150They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law. ^119:151You are near, LORD. All your commandments are truth. ^119:152Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. RESH ^119:153Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law. ^119:154Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise. ^119:155Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes. ^119:156Great are your tender mercies, LORD. Revive me according to your ordinances. ^119:157Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies. ^119:158I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word. ^119:159Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, LORD, according to your loving kindness. ^119:160All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN ^119:161Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words. ^119:162I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder. ^119:163I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law. ^119:164Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances. ^119:165Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble. ^119:166I have hoped for your salvation, LORD. I have done your commandments. ^119:167My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly. ^119:168I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you. TAV ^119:169Let my cry come before you, LORD. Give me understanding according to your word. ^119:170Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word. ^119:171Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes. ^119:172Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness. ^119:173Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. ^119:174I have longed for your salvation, LORD. Your law is my delight. ^119:175Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me. ^119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.