PSALM 119 (118, LXX)
By Jonathan Mitchell
An Expanded Translation From the Septuagint
Praise Yah
Aleph
1. Happy and blessed [are the] blameless folks, in the midst of [the] Path (in union with [the] Way; centered on the Road): those progressively journeying on (continuously traveling from one place to another) in union with [the] LORD's Law (centered in an apportioned custom from [Yahweh]; in the midst of a dispensed and established principle which is [Yahweh]; in [the] normal pattern of [Yahweh's Torah]).
2. Happy and blessed [are] the folks constantly searching out His testimonies (the evidences from Him); in union with (centered in) a whole heart they will continue diligently seeking Him out!
3. It follows that the folks habitually practicing the lawless (working in an absence of apportioned custom; repeatedly doing deeds that lack the normal pattern of [Yahweh's Torah]) do (or: did) not travel or journey in union with His Ways (centered in His Paths; in the midst of His Roads).
4. You, Yourself, implanted the destiny (or: impart the goal within) - Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the inner goals and destinies from You) - which is to keep watch over, guard and maintain [them] diligently and extremely,
5. in owing that (or: being obligated for) my ways (paths; roads) might be appropriately made to dart-along well (be fully directed and led straight towards goodness, ease and well-being; be kept correspondingly upright in right-mindedness), with regard to keeping watch over, guarding and maintaining the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions, which are, and embody, the Way pointed out).
6. Then (At that time), I would in no way (could certainly by no means) be dishonored or put to shame in my [situation; circumstance; condition] to habitually look attentively upon (fully observe well on) all Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the inner, implanted goals and destinies from You).
7. I will repeatedly confess, acknowledge and speak out the same Word (idea; thought; reason; blueprint) to (for; with; by; in) You, in union with (centered in; in the midst of) uprightness (straightness of well-being; equity) of heart, within the [situation; circumstance; condition] for me to have learned the effects of the decisions from Your eschatological deliverance (or: the results of judgments, which are Your rightwising into the Way pointed out, with relationships turned in the right direction, in covenant inclusion).
8. I will continue watching over, guarding and maintaining the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions, which are the Way pointed out). You would (or: could; should) not utterly leave me down within the midst (or: exceedingly forsake me)!
Beth
9. In union with what (or: How) will a young person continually direct and keep straight and upright his or her path (road; way)? In union with (or: Centered in) the [situation; circumstance; condition] to keep watch over, guard and maintain Your Words (the thoughts, ideas, reasons, patterned information and messages from You!
10. In union with (Centered in) my whole heart I diligently sought You out: do not thrust me away (reject me; drive me off) from Your inner directives, implanted goals, imparted destinies and ends that are in view.
11. In my heart I hid Your brief messages (the little Words, reasons, thoughts and ideas from You) so that I would not fail with You (deviate from my aim to You; sin against You).
12. Blessed (Characterized by a word or idea of goodness, ease and well-being) are You, O LORD; teach me the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions, which are the Way pointed out).
13. With my lips I proclaim forth all the effects of the decisions of (results of the judgments from) Your mouth.
14. In the Path (way; road) of Your testimonies I am caused to be delighted and experience pleasure - as much as upon all riches (or: wealth).
15. I will continue pondering in, as well as habitually talking casually on, Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the implanted goals and imparted destinies from You), and then I will progressively set my mind down on, and consider, Your ways (the paths from You; the roads which are You).
16. I will habitually meditate centered in, and in union with, the affects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions, which are, and embody, the Way pointed out). I will not forget or lose thought of Your Words (thoughts; ideas; patterned messages; blueprints).
Gimal
17. At once correspondingly repay (recompense; give back in return) to (or: for; with) Your slave; I will continue living and be constantly watching over, guarding and maintaining Your Words (thoughts; ideas; patterned messages; blueprints).
18. At once unveil (uncover) my eyes, and I will progressively set my mind down on, and consider, the wondrous things from out of the midst of Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You).
19. I, myself, am a resident alien (or: exist being a foreigner) within the Land (territory; earth); You should not hide away from me Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the inner, implanted goals and destinies from You).
20. My soul longed for and had desire to set my full passion upon the results of Your decisions (the effects of Your evaluations and judgments) - in every season, fertile moment and fitting situation.
21. You add respectful admonition to, for and among proud and arrogant folks; those habitually bending out of the regular line (constantly deviating) away from Your implanted goals [are] people upon whom a negative (down-oriented) wish and corresponding prayer have come.
22. At once take away (remove) from around me disgraceful reproach and scornful contempt (that which sets me at naught), because I seek (or: sought) out Your testimonies (witnesses; evidences).
23. You see, even rulers sat and then kept on speaking down (slandering; giving evil report) against me; however, Your slave kept on pondering and meditating within (centered in) the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions, which are, and embody, the Way pointed out),
24. for it follows that even Your testimonies (witnesses; evidences) are my meditation, and the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions, which are the Way pointed out) [are] my counsellors (or: the counsels, plans, purposes and gathered decisions for me).
Delth
25. My soul was cemented to the pavement (glued to the floor; was brought close to the ground); at once give Life to me (revive me and restore me to conscious life), according to Your Word (in the sphere of the Blueprint, which is You; to the level of Your patterned Message; corresponding to Your reasoned Idea).
26. I proclaimed forth my ways and paths, and You listened in on me and fully heard me; at once teach me the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions, which are the Way pointed out);
27. at once cause me to understand a path (way; road) of the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of the just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You), and I will continue pondering on, as well as habitually talking casually about, Your wonders and Your marvelous works.
28. My soul (consciousness) dozed, half asleep, from exhaustion; at once make firm, stable [my] steps, and then establish me, in union with (centered in; within the midst of) Your Words (thoughts; ideas; reasons; blueprints).
29. At once make the way of injustice stand away from me, and put off from me the path which lacks what is right, and then, in the Law which is You (or: by Your custom; with Your Law), mercy me.
30. I chose a path of Truth ([the] Way of Reality), and I did not lose thought of or forget the results of Your decisions (the effects of Your evaluations and judgments).
31. I was cemented to the pavement (glued to the floor; was brought close to the ground) for Your testimonies (with Your evidences; by Your testimonies; in testimonies from You), O LORD; You would not repeatedly put me to shame (or: You could not keep on disappointing me).
32. I swiftly ran [the] Path (Way; Road) of Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the implanted goals and imparted destinies from You), when You enlarged my heart and made it wide, open and spacious.
He
33. At once set (or: place; constitute) as Law (or: custom; principle), O LORD [Yahweh], the Way (Path; Road) of the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of the just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You), and I will continuously seek it out through all times and places (or: fully, progressively search for it always, throughout)!
34. At once bring things together and cause me to understand, and then I will progressively seek out the Law of You (Your Law; the custom and principle from You) and watch over, guard and maintain it in union with (within the midst of; centered in) my whole heart (in a whole heart, which is me).
35. At once lead me in the Path (guide me on the Road), in the midst of the crushed Road of Your implanted goals (a worn-smooth Path of the destinies which are You; a ground and kneaded Way from Your imparted directives, inner plans and ends which You have in view), because I want and will it (or: I wish it and delight in it).
36. At once tip over and pour out (lean, incline and make to slope and bow down) my heart into the midst of Your testimonies (the witnesses from You; the evidences that are You), and not into greed or covetousness (the desire to have more by overreaching or taking advantage of others).
37. At once turn my eyes away from the [situation; occasion] to see (to observe, and thus to experience) meaninglessness (emptiness; vanity; uselessness; worthlessness); at once give me life (make me alive) within the midst of Your Way (in union with the Path from You; centered in the Road which is You).
38. At once place the small blueprint, which is You (Your brief message; the little Word and idea from You) in Your slave - into the midst of the reverence which is You (or: unto this respectful fear of, and from, You).
39. At once take away (remove) from around me the disgraceful reproach and insult which I view with apprehension and anxiety, because the effects of the decisions (the results of the judgments) [are] usefully kind.
40. Look, and consider! I fully rush with strong passion for Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the implanted goals and imparted destinies from You); in union with Your eschatological deliverance (centered in the rightwised Way pointed out, that is You; within the midst of the covenant relationship from You), at once give me life (make me alive)!
Ouau
41. And so, may your mercy come upon me, O LORD [Yahweh]: Your salvation and deliverance (the wholeness that is You; the rescue from You), corresponding to Your Word (in line with the Blueprint that is You; commensurate with, and to the degree of, the patterned Reason from You).
42. And then I will continually be given a decided response: a word (message; reason) to, and for, and among the folks constantly reproaching me with disgraceful insults, because I place expectant hope upon Your Words (the Blueprints from You; those patterned Reasons and Messages, which are You).
43. And thus, You would not at any point utterly (or: exceedingly) take away (remove) from my mouth a Logos (Word; patterned message; reason; blueprint) of Truth (or: Reality), because I place expectant hope upon the results of Your decisions (the effects of Your evaluations and judgments),
44. and so I will keep watch over, guard and maintain Your Law (the custom and principle from You) through all times and places (throughout the midst of all), on into the midst of the Age [of Messiah], even (or: that is,) on into the age of the (or: that) Age.
45. And thus, I kept on traveling (continued journeying) within the midst of a broad and spacious place, because I sought Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the implanted directives, goals and imparted destinies from You).
46. And I kept on speaking centered in Your testimonies (in union with the witnesses and evidences from You) before (in the presence of) kings; and I was not ashamed.
47. And thus, I meditate in union with (centered in) Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the implanted directives, goals and imparted destinies from You), which I exceedingly love (utterly accept).
48. And so I raise (lift up) my hands toward Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the implanted directives, goals and imparted destinies from You) - which I love and accept - and I kept on meditating, and repeatedly conversed, centered in the effects of Your rightful acts (or: in union with the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions, which are, and embody, the Way pointed out).
Zai
49. Be caused to remember Your Word (the message from You) to, and for, Your slave by which You buoyed me up with expectation (or: expectant hope).
50. This called me alongside (paracleted me) to receive help, encouragement and comfort, within the midst of my humiliation (centered in, and in union with, my low estate), because the brief message from You (or: Your little Word; the small thought that is You; Your little Blueprint) gave me Life (made me alive).
51. Arrogant and haughty folks continued blatantly transgressing the Law (kept on behaving with excessive lawlessness, and with extreme deviation from the path of custom), but I do not bend out the regular line, off from the principle which is You (or: did not deviate away from Your Law or custom).
52. I remember the results of Your decisions (the effects from Your evaluations and judgments), from a lifetime (or: from what pertained to the past age), O LORD [Yahweh], and I am paracleted (or: was called alongside for aid, comfort and encouragement/admonition).
53. Lack of passion (or: Despondency; Discouragement; Depression) held me down (or: took a corresponding hold on me) from folks that miss the target (or: because of those who deviate from the goal; due to sinners) - those habitually forsaking (constantly deserting; repeatedly or progressively leaving behind) Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You).
54. Your rightful acts (or: the results of the just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You) were songs in me (for me; with me; by me; to me), in [the] place of my sojourn (position and stay as a resident alien in a foreign land).
55. I remember Your Name, in [the] night, O LORD [Yahweh], and I keep watch over, guard and maintain Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You).
56. This was birthed in me (came to be for me; was caused to happen with me; was made to occur for me): so that (or: because) I fully search out Your rightful acts (or: the results of the just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You).
Heth
57. You are (exist being) my portion, O LORD [Yahweh]; I speak of the [necessity] to keep watch over, guard and maintain Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You).
58. I was caused to urgently ask in prayer and implore Your presence, in the midst of my whole heart (or: to seek Your face, in union with my whole heart): at once mercy me, in accord with Your Word (corresponding to Your Logos; in line with Your patterned message; to the extent of the Blueprint, which is You).
59. I thought through and considered Your Ways (the Paths which are You; these Roads from You), and so I turned my feet into Your testimonies (evidences; witnesses).
60. I was made ready and was caused to be prepared - and was not troubled or stirred up or inwardly moved - to keep watch over, guard and maintain Your inner plans, intents and ends that are in Your view (or: the implanted directives, goals and imparted destinies from You).
61. Ropes, cords and snares of sinners (from those who miss the target; belonging to those who deviate, are in error, or fail to reach the goal) entangled and ensnared (were caused to twist around and bind) me, and yet I did not lose thought of, or forget, Your Law (the principle which is You; the custom from You).
62. At midnight I would rise to continue giving acknowledgement to You (or: to habitually speak out the same thoughts and words with You; to progressively give thanks for You; to keep on laying out the same blueprint in You), in addition to the effects of the decisions which are Your eschatological deliverance (or: upon the results from the judgments pertaining to Your Way pointed out, in rightwised relationships of covenant inclusion).
63. I, myself, am (continuously exist being) a companion and fellow partner who holds-with all the folks constantly reverencing (living with respectful fear with regard to) You, as well as those who are continuously keeping watch over, guarding and maintaining the implanted directives which have in view Your intended goals (or: Your imparted plans and intentions; the inner destinies from You).
64. O LORD [Yahweh], the Land and the earth [are] full of Your mercy; teach me (train me in) Your rightful acts (or: the results of the just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You).
Teth
65. You do what is usefully kind (or: performed what is profitable; create what is agreeable) with Your slave, O LORD [Yahweh], corresponding to (in line with; in the sphere of) Your Logos (Word; Blueprint; Reason; Idea; expressed Message).
66. At once teach me useful kindness, child-training (instruction) and intimate, experiential knowledge (or: insight), because I trust (believe; am faithful to) the implanted goals from You (or: Your imparted inner-directives, and the ends that You have in view).
67. Before the [situation; condition] for me to be brought low, and humbled, I, Myself, offended, committed error and made mistakes (hit false notes and multiplied uselessness). Because of this, I keep watch over, guard and maintain Your little Blueprint (the brief messages from You; Your little idea and short thought; the minute patterned Word, which is You)!
68. You, Yourself, are (exist being) Useful Kindness (agreeable profitableness), O LORD [Yahweh]; and so, centered in (in union with) Your useful kindness, teach me the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of the just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You).
69. Injustice and an absence of what is right (Lack of what has been pointed out as the Way) from arrogant folks (or: of, and pertaining to haughty folks) have accumulated, to the point of being full, upon me; yet I, myself - in union with, and centered in, my whole heart - will continue searching out, and then examining the implanted goals from You (Your inner directives and imparted destinies; the ends which You have in view).
70. Their heart has been curdled, like milk; but I, myself, care for, meditate on and pay attention to Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You).
71. [It is] good for me (or: virtue to me) that You humbled me and brought me low, so that I would learn Your rightful acts (or: the effects and results of the just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You).
72. The Law of (custom and principle from) Your mouth [is] good for me (or: [is] with me more virtuous above; [continues] in me better than) thousands of (or: from; in association with) gold and silver.
Ioth
73. Your hands made (constructed; formed; produced) me, and then fashioned (shaped) me; at once bring things together and cause me to understand, and then I will progressively learn the implanted goals from You (Your inner directives and imparted destinies; the ends which You have in view).
74. The folks continually respecting and fearing (habitually reverencing) You will continue seeing me and so they will habitually be put in a good frame of mind (be continually given a healthy attitude; be progressively made glad), because I buoyed expectation into Your Words (pinned expectant hope into the midst of the Blueprints from You; added expectation unto the messages which are You).
75. I know by intimate experience and insight, O LORD [Yahweh], that the effects of Your decisive acts and decisions (the results of Your judgments) [are] eschatological deliverance (a turning in the right direction of rightwised relationships in the Way pointed out, and covenant inclusion), and by Truth, You humbled me (or: in and with Reality, You brought me low; for truthfulness, You lowered me).
76. At this point (or: At length; At last), do let Your mercy be birthed (or: come to be) from the [situation; occurrence] to at once Paraclete me (or: to at some point call me alongside to receive help, comfort and encouragement), according to Your little idea and blueprint within (or: along the line of the brief message to; corresponding to, and in the sphere of, the short Word for) Your slave.
77. At once cause Your compassions to come to me (in me; for me), and then I will continue living, because Your Law continues being my meditation (or: thought, care, object of attentive study and discourse).
78. At once let arrogant, proud and haughty people be put to shame and be dishonored, because they unjustly acted lawlessly unto me; and yet I, myself, will keep on pondering in, subtly reasoning by, and talking with, and for, Your implanted goals (imparted directives; inner destinies; ingrained finished products).
79. At once cause the people constantly reverently-respecting (fearing) You, and those intimately knowing (having experiential insight of) Your testimonies (evidences; witnesses), to turn (or: return) to me.
80. At once cause my heart to be birthed (or: come to be) blameless, in union with Your rightful acts (or: centered in the effects and results of the just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You), so that I would not be put to shame (or: may not be dishonored).
Chaph
81. My soul progressively faints into the midst of Your deliverance (or: My consciousness continues remaining forth, unto the wholeness and salvation which is You, and unto the rescue from You); I buoyed expectation into Your Words (pinned expectant hope into the midst of the Blueprints from You; added expectation unto the messages which are You).
82. My eyes faint (remain forth) into the midst of Your little idea and blueprint (or: following the line into the brief message from You; unto Your short Word), in repeatedly saying, "When will you proceed Paracleting me (or: be habitually calling me alongside to receive help, comfort and encouragement)?"
83. Even though I became like a wineskin (or: leather bag) in a hoar frost, [still], I have not lost thought of or forgotten Your rightful acts (or: the effects and results of Your just deeds, or the rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You).
84. How many are (exist being) the days of (belonging to) Your slave? When will You continue building a right deciding in me (keep on doing right by me; proceed creating justice for me) from out of the things persistently following hard upon me (repeatedly overdriving me; constantly chasing along the line against me)?
85. Folks who live to the side of the Law (Transgressors of custom; Those not centered in principle) describe tales to me (discuss mere talk with me; set out details of narratives for me), however (but in contrast), [they are] not like Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You), O LORD [Yahweh].
86. All Your implanted goals (the inner directives from You; the imparted ends and destinies that You have in view) [are] Truth and Reality; unjustly (with lack of what is right) they followed hard upon me (overdrove me; chased along the line against me). At once come to help and rescue me!
87. Together, they nearly (almost) finished me off entirely (made a conclusive end of me) within the Land (in the midst of the earth), yet I, myself, did not forsake Your implanted goals (leave down in the midst [of that situation] the inner directives from You; leave behind the imparted ends and destinies that You have in view).
88. Corresponding to Your mercy (To the degree and level of the Mercy that is You), at once give me Life (make me suddenly live)! And then I will continuously keep watch over, guard and maintain the testimonies from Your mouth (the witnesses of Your mouth; the evidences which are Your mouth).
Labd
89. Unto the age [of Messiah], O LORD [Yahweh], the Logos, which is You (or: Your Word; the Blueprint from You; the pattern-forming Message, pertaining to You; Your thought, reason and idea; the flow and transfer for input of Information that was conveying Meaning concerning You) continues remaining-throughout, within the midst of the Atmosphere (in union with the heaven; centered in the sky) -
90. into (or: unto) generation, and then generation, the Truth of You [endures] (Your reality [abides]). You laid the foundation of the earth (or: You founded and established the Land), and it continues remaining-throughout (or: and so it continually endures; and thus it constantly abides).
91. Day continues remaining-throughout by the full arrangement from You (in Your full disposition; with the deployment which is You; to the thoroughly arranged plan with reference to You), because all things joined together (the whole of all together, all at once; or: the gathered of the universe) [are] Your slaves.
92. If it were not that Your Law (the principle which is You; the custom from You) continues being my thought, meditation and discourse, then I would have been lost and would have destroyed myself within the midst of my humiliation and low state of being.
93. Unto the age [of Messiah] I can by no means lose thought of, or forget, Your rightful acts (or: the effects and results of the just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You), because in union with them (centered in them) You give me Life (or: You made me live).
94. Yours am I (or: I, myself, exist being Yours); at once rescue and save me (make me whole; heal me), because I seek out Your rightful acts (or: the effects and results of Your just deeds, and the rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, from You)!
95. Sinners (Folks who miss the goal; People in error) lay in wait (remain behind) for me, to destroy me - I make Your testimonies flow together to understand and be prudent.
96. I see a finished conclusion (achieved perfection) of all consummation (of every joint-goal; from all composite maturity; of every end brought together; of all combined, finished product and actualization): Your implanted goal (the imparted destiny from You) [is] extremely broad and exceedingly spacious!
Mem
97. Oh, how (or: Accordingly) I love, accept and seek union with Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You), O LORD [Yahweh]! The whole, entire day it is (continues being) my thought, meditation and discourse.
98. Above my enemies (In a higher degree, and on behalf of, the folks hostile, with regard to me), You at once made me, the implanted goal from You, wise, for it exists being me, on into the Age [of Messiah] (or, and with other MSS: You at one point made me - Your imparted destiny - to gain wisdom, because it is in me {with me; for me}, on into the mist of the Age [of the Anointing])!
99. Above all my teachers (To a higher degree than, but on behalf of, all the folks teaching me), I make things flow together, are understand, because Your testimonies (the evidences from You; the witnesses that are You) continue being my thought, meditation and discourse.
100. Above [the] elders (To a higher degree than, and yet on behalf of, aged folks) I make things flow together, and understand, because I seek out Your implanted goals (the destinies and ends in Your view; the inner directives from You).
101. I hold back, restrain and prevent my feet from out of every misery-gushed path (unsound way; mischievous or malignant road), so that I would keep watch over, guard and maintain Your blueprints (the Words from You; the Thoughts, Reasons and Ideas that are You).
102. I do not bend out from the regular line away from the effects of Your decisive acts and decisions (or: pervert or shun away from the results of Your judgments), because You, Yourself, placed [Your] law within me (or: set principle, centered in me; inwardly performed as a Teacher to, and Lawgiver for, me).
103. Oh, how sweet [are] Your little ideas and blueprints (or: the brief memos and messages from You; Your short Words and Reasons) in (to; for) my throat; above (more so than; beyond) honey in (to; for) my mouth.
104. I make things flow together, and understand, from Your implanted goals (imparted destinies that are You; inner directives from you; the ends that You have in view). Because of this, I hate every way of injustice (path that is void of what is right; road that lacks the Way pointed out).
Noun
105. Your Law (The custom from You; The principle which is You) [is] a lamp for my feet (to my track; in my footstep), and a Light for my paths (in my tracks; = to my way of life).
106. I have confirmed with an oath, and I have taken a stand (or: I stand fast) to keep watch over, guard and maintain the effects of Your decisive acts and decisions (the results of Your judgments) from Your eschatological deliverance (the turning in the right direction of rightwised relationships in the Way pointed out, and covenant inclusion, which is You).
107. I was deeply humbled and have been excessively brought to a low estate, O LORD [Yahweh], at once give me Life (make me suddenly live), corresponding to Your Word (in line with Your Blueprint; to the level of the patterned expression, which is You; in the sphere of the Thought, Reason and Idea from You).
108. At this point, do take pleasure in (enjoy; approve of; think well of) the voluntary expression from my mouth, O LORD [Yahweh], and then teach me the effects of Your decisive acts and decisions (the results of Your judgments).
109. My soul (inner life; awareness; consciousness) [is] in Your [other MSS: my] hands throughout everything and all times, and so (or: yet) Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You) I do not lose thought of or forget.
110. Sinners (Folks who miss the goal; People in error) spread a snare (set and laid a trap) for me, and yet I did not wander or stray from out of Your implanted goals (the inner directives from You; the imparted destinies and ends that You have in view).
111. I have the allotted use and enjoyment of inheriting Your testimonies (the witnesses from You; the evidences that are You) on into the midst of the Age [of Messiah] (unto the Age [of the Anointing]), because (or: so that) they are (continue being) a joy and a rejoicing of, and from, my heart.
112. I tip over and pour out (or: lean, incline and make to slope and bow down) my heart to perform (do; execute; practice) the effects and results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, on into the midst of the Age [of Messiah] (unto the Age [of the Anointing]), because of an Exchange.
Samch
113. I regard with less affection (esteem less) folks who live to the side of the Law (transgressors of custom; those not centered in principle), but yet I love, accept and seek union with Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You).
114. You, Yourself, are (exist being) my Helper and my Supporter (One who must be involved in my matters; One who takes hold on the opposite side of an issue pertaining to me, in order to aid and assist; or: One who, in turn, takes [something] from me, in support of me); I buoyed expectation into Your Words (pinned expectant hope into the midst of the Blueprints from You; added expectation unto the messages which are You).
115. Bend away and depart from me, you folks who are constantly doing what is misery-gushed (unsound; mischievous or malignant), and I will continue searching out and examining the implanted goals (imparted destinies; inner directions) of, from, and which are, my God!
116. At once support and uphold me (get involved in my issues by taking hold on the other side of them and assist me) corresponding to Your little blueprint (in the sphere of the brief memo from You; along the line of the little words that are You) and at once give me Life (make me suddenly live), and then You would not be dishonoring me or causing me shame due to my anxiety or anticipation (or: my projected imagination; what seems to face me).
117. At once come and rescue me (give help to me), and then I will proceed being delivered (will progressively be saved and made whole), and thus, will I continue caring for, thinking about, meditating on, and studying, in union with the effects, and centered in the results of Your just and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out, through all times and through the midst of every situation.
118. You set at naught (or: disdain) all the folks habitually standing off, away from (or: constantly abandoning or progressively defecting away from) the effects of Your rightful acts (the results of Your just and rightwising actions), because the effect of their inner passion [is] unjust (or: the result of what they take to heart and ponder [is] void of the Way pointed out).
119. I count and consider all those of the Land who deviate (the sinners of the earth; those of the soil, who are missing the goal or making mistakes) as folks habitually walking to the side of the Path (ones who regularly deviate from the Way; people who are repeatedly transgressing). Because of this, I love, accept and seek union with Your testimonies (the evidences that are You; the witnesses from You).
120. At once nail down those fleshes from me (or: penetrate things [that are] my flesh), from the midst of Your reverence (or: out of the Fear from You), for it follows that from the effects of Your decisions (the results of the judgments from You) I am caused to reverence, respect and fear.
Ain
121. I produce the result of a judgment (or: do, perform or execute the effect of a decision) and justice of the Way pointed out (rightwised behavior in covenant relationships): You would not at any point hand me over to the folks constantly treating me unjustly (repeatedly doing me wrong)!
122. At once accept from the midst, and receive forth, Your slave into the midst of good and excellence; do not let the arrogant and proud folks at any point slander, blackmail or extort from me!
123. My eyes fail for exhaustion, [while looking] unto Your deliverance (the salvation from You; the healing and wholeness which is You), and unto the memo and short message from Your eschatological deliverance (the little blueprint of rightwising from You; the brief Word which is Your Way pointed out).
124. At once deal (perform; produce) with Your slave in accord with (in the sphere of and to the degree of) Your mercy, and then teach me the effects and results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out.
125. I, myself, am (exist being) Your slave: at once cause things to flow together for me, and make me understanding, and then I will progressively come to know Your testimonies by intimate experience!
126. [It is] a season for the LORD [Yahweh] to create, form and construct (or: a fertile moment for the LORD to produce; a suitable situation for the LORD to perform): they scatter abroad (disperse) Your Law!
127. Because of this, I love, accept and seek union with Your implanted goals (the imparted destinies from You; inner directives which are You) - above gold and topaz!
128. Because of this, I set myself fully erect and upright (establish myself straight) toward all Your implanted goals (the imparted destinies from You; the inner directives which are You); I regard with less affection (esteem less; hate) every unjust path (wrong way; road lacking the Way pointed out).
Phe
129. Your testimonies [are] wonderful: because of this, my soul (inner life and consciousness) searches them out and fully investigates them.
130. The making clearly visible and evident of Your Words (from Your blueprints; the thoughts, ideas and patterned messages from You) will progressively enlighten (illuminate; give Light to), and will continue making things flow together and keep on imparting understanding to, infants (children; simple folks).
131. I opened my mouth and drew a breath (pulled spirit; dragged breath-effect), because I kept on setting my desire upon and fully longing for Your implanted goals (imparted destinies; inner directives).
132. At once look attentively upon (fully observe) me, and then mercy me, corresponding to the effect of the decision (in the sphere of the evaluation and judgment) of, and pertaining to, the folks continuously loving, accepting and seeking union with Your Name (the Name which is You).
133. At once keep straight, direct and lead my steps throughout, according to Your little blueprint (in correspondence to the brief Word from You; along the line of the short patterned-message, which is You), and do not at any point let any lawlessness, at all, exercise complete dominion (have mastery over; become full owner or possessor; exercise lordship down upon) me;
134. at once redeem and release me from slander, blackmail, extortion and false accusation of, and from, people, and I will continue keeping watch over, guarding and maintaining Your implanted goals (imparted destinies; inner directives.
135. At once make Your face (presence and supportive attention) shine upon Your slave, and then teach me Your rightful acts (the effects and results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out).
136. My eyes shed (caused to walk down and descend) streams of water, given that (or: since) people (or: they) do (or: did) not keep watch over, guard or maintain Your Law (the principle that is You).
Sade
137. You are (continuously exist being) upright and just, in accord with the Way pointed out, O LORD [Yahweh], and Your acts of evaluating and the ways of deciding that pertain to You (the performances of judging which are You) are upright, straight, straightforward and direct.
138. You vehemently implanted a goal: the Way pointed out and Truth (or: exceedingly imparted [the] destiny: rightwised covenant-relationships and reality; strongly gave inner directives: eschatological deliverance and truthfulness) - Your witnesses!
139. Your zeal (or: Fervor from You, and that is You) caused me to melt and waste away, seeing that my enemies (the folks hostile, in relation to me) completely lost thought of (utterly forgot; took no added notice of) Your words and blueprints (thoughts, ideas, reasons, and patterned messages from You).
140. Your brief word and little blueprint (or: The short thought, idea, reason, and patterned message from You) continues burning, having been exceedingly tried by fire, and Your slave loves, accepts and seeks union with it!
141. I, myself, am [the] youngest (or: extraordinarily new) and continue being of no account (set at naught; disdained). Your rightful acts (The effects and results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out) I have not lost thought of, let go unnoticed, or forgotten.
142. Your eschatological deliverance (placement in rightwised relationships in the Way pointed out) [is] eschatological deliverance (placement in rightwised relationships in the Way pointed out, in covenant communities) on into the Age [of Messiah and the Anointing], and Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You) [is] Truth and Reality.
143. Squeezing pressure and compressed, constraining necessities found me: Your implanted goals (imparted destinies from You; inner directives which are You) [were] my thought, meditation and discourse.
144. Your evidences, testimonies and witnesses [are] eschatological deliverance (placement in rightwised relationships in the Way pointed out; a turning in the right direction within the covenant), on into the Age [of Messiah, and the Anointing]; at once make things flow together and impart understanding to me, and I will continue living (or: will progressively be alive)!
Koph
145. I uttered a cry centered in my whole heart (or: I uttered an exclamation, in union with the whole core of my being): at once give ear to, heed, attentively listen to, and hear me, O LORD [Yahweh]! I will continue seeking out and fully investigating Your rightful acts (the effects and results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out).
146. I utter a cry to You: at once rescue (deliver; save; heal) me, and then I will continue keeping watch over, guarding and maintaining Your testimonies!
147. I got a head start in the middle of the night (or: I anticipated, within the night; I outran the night, to take advantage), and I uttered a cry. I set added expectation into Your Words (buoyed up full, expectant hope unto the blueprints from You; I placed expectation upon [entrance] into the thoughts, ideas, reasons and patterned messages, which are You).
148, My eyes got a head start face-to-face with dawn (or: anticipated and arrived first, toward [the] dawn) with the intent to continue meditating on Your memos and brief messages (to progressively give care to, to study and to pay attention to the little blueprints and thoughts from You).
149. At once hear my voice (listen to the sound from me), O LORD [Yahweh], corresponding to Your mercy (in the sphere of the Mercy which is You; to the degree of the mercy from You); at once give me Life (make me alive), corresponding to the effect of Your decision (in the sphere of the result of the judgment, which is You; to the degree of the result of the evaluation from You).
150. The folks constantly following down hard, in pursuit, against me with lawlessness (in lack and absence of the Way pointed out) drew near, coming close enough to face me. Now they had been kept far away from (or: But they were put at a great distance from) Your Law (the principle that is You; the custom from You).
151. You are near (exist being close at hand and accessible), O LORD [Yahweh], and all Your Ways (paths; roads; [other MSS: implanted goals, imparted destinies and inner directives]) [are] Truth and Reality.
152. Down from [the] beginnings (In accord with origins; In line with sources and starting points), I know from intimate experience and insight, from out of Your witnesses, testimonies and evidences, that You laid the foundation and founded (established) them - on into the midst of the Age [of Messiah and the Anointing].
Res
153. Look, and see my humiliation and low estate, and then at once rescue me (take me out [of this]; deliver me), for you see, I have not lost thought of, or forgotten, Your Law (the custom from You; the principle which is You)!
154. At once decide and judge my case (or: cause), and then at once redeem me (pay the ransom and release me); because of Your Blueprint (Your Logos; the Word, which is You; the patterned message and idea pertaining to You), give me Life (cause me to live).
155. Deliverance (Salvation; Rescue; Wholeness; Health; Safety) [is] far away from sinners (folks missing the target; those who deviate), because they have not, and do not, seek out the effects of Your rightful acts (the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions of the Way pointed out).
156. Your compassions (The compassions from, and which are, You) [are] many, O LORD [Yahweh]: corresponding to the result of Your decision (evaluation and judgment), at once give me Life (cause me to live).
157. Many are those constantly chasing me away or driving me out of the midst (or: banishing me) and continually squeezing, pressing and oppressing me; I do not bend from the regular line from out of Your testimonies (or: pervert Your witnesses; shun from the evidences from You).
158. I looked at folks continuously being faithless and breaking covenant, and I was caused to melt and waste away, because they do not keep watch over, guard and maintain Your memos and brief messages (the blueprints from You; the little Words that are You).
159. Look and see that I love, accept and seek union with Your implanted goals (the imparted destinies and inner directives from You), O LORD [Yahweh]: in union with (centered in) Your mercy, at once give Life to me (make me alive).
160. A beginning of Your Words [is] Truth (An origin of Your blueprints [is] reality; a first cause and rule from the thoughts, reasons, ideas and patterned messages [is] reality of Truth), and on into the midst of the Age [of Messiah] (the indefinite time of [the Anointing]) [continue] all the effects of the decisions of Your eschatological deliverance (all the results from the evaluations and judgments which are the rightwised relationships in covenant participation of the Way pointed out)!
Sen
161. Rulers and princes drove hard down on me (closely pursued and persecuted me) without cause, and then - by reason of the thoughts from You (because of Your reasons and blueprints; from Your Words) - my heart grew timid and felt dread.
162. I, myself, will progressively rejoice, exceedingly, upon the memos from You (Your brief thoughts, reasons and blueprints; the short words and patterned messages, that are You), just like the person progressively finding much spoil.
163. I hate and feel repulsion at injustice (that which is void of the Way pointed out and lacks covenantal relationship), but I love, accept and seek union with the Law from You (Your principle and custom).
164. Seven times a day I praise You, on the results of the decisions from Your eschatological deliverance (on the effects of the evaluations which are Your turning [people; situations] in the right direction, with covenant participation (up on the results of the judgments: the placing into the Way pointed out, in equitable relationships).
165. Great peace, and much joining, [is] with (among; to; for; by) the people habitually loving, accepting and seeking union with Your Law (the principle which is You; the custom from You), and nothing is (exists being) a bait-stick in a trap for them (a cause for stumbling in them, by them, with them or to them).
166. I kept on thinking toward, with imagination, as well as assuming and anticipating the deliverance from You (Your salvation, rescue, and healing; the wholeness which is You), O LORD [Yahweh], and I love, accept and seek union with Your implanted goals (the imparted destinies from You; the inner directives which are You).
167. My soul (inner self; consciousness) keeps watch over, guards and maintains Your testimonies (the evidences which are You; the witnesses from You), and I exceedingly love, accept and seek union with them.
168. I keep watch over, guard and maintain Your implanted goals and Your testimonies (the imparted destinies and evidences, which are You; the inner directives and witnesses from You), because all my paths (roads; ways) [are] before You, in Your sight, and in Your presence, O LORD [Yahweh]!
Thau
169. Let my request regarding need come near Your presence and approach before You (in Your sight), O LORD [Yahweh]. Corresponding to, and to the level of, Your brief message (the little Word and idea from You; the small blueprint, which is You) instruct me and cause me to understand.
170. May the effect of the value of my petition enter into Your presence, before you, O LORD [Yahweh]; corresponding to, and to the level of, Your brief message (the little Word and idea from You), drag me out of danger and rescue me!
171. My lips poured forth a hymn, whenever You would teach me the effects of Your rightful acts (or: the results of Your just deeds and rightwising actions, which are the Way pointed out).
172. May my tongue utter and articulate Your brief messages (the little Words and ideas from You; the little blueprints that are You), because all Your inner directives, implanted goals, imparted destinies and ends that are in view, [are] eschatological deliverance into the Way pointed out within rightwised relationships of covenant participation!
173. Let Your Hand at once birth itself (come into existence; occur) with a view to save me (deliver, rescue and make me whole), because I choose Your inner directives, implanted goals, imparted destinies and ends that You have in view.
174. I long for and desire Your deliverance (the healing from You; the salvation and wholeness that is You), O LORD [Yahweh], and Your Law (the custom from You; the principle that is You) is (continues being) my meditation (object of careful thought and discourse).
175. My soul (inner self and consciousness) will continue living, and I will keep on praising You; also, the effects of Your decisions (results of Your evaluations and judgments) will progressively help me (repeatedly come to my aid).
176. I had been caused to wander and stray, like a lost (or: as a destroyed) sheep! At once search after and seek for Your slave, because I did not lose thought of, or forget, Your inner directives, implanted goals, imparted destinies and ends that are in view.
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