Day 25 of 30

Ps 116:1–119:55

116:1 I love the Lord, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.

116:2 Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

116:3 The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.

116:4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: "Lord, I beg you, deliver my soul."

116:5 The Lord is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

116:6 The Lord preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.

116:7 Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

116:8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

116:9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

116:10 I believed, therefore I said, "I am greatly afflicted."

116:11 I said in my haste, "All men are liars."

116:12 What will I give to the Lord for all his benefits toward me?

116:13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.

116:14 I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all his people.

116:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.

116:16 Lord, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.

116:17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on the name of the Lord.

116:18 I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all his people,

116:19 in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem. Praise Yah!

117:1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! Praise him, all you peoples!

117:2 For his loving kindness is great toward us. The Lord's faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!

118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

118:2 Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

118:3 Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

118:4 Now let those who fear the Lord say that his loving kindness endures forever.

118:5 Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom.

118:6 The Lord is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

118:7 The Lord is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me.

118:8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord, than to put confidence in man.

118:9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord, than to put confidence in princes.

118:10 All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord, I cut them off.

118:11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the name of the Lord I indeed cut them off.

118:12 They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of the Lord I cut them off.

118:13 You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but the Lord helped me.

118:14 Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation.

118:15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. "The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

118:16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted! The right hand of the Lord does valiantly!"

118:17 I will not die, but live, and declare the works of Yah.

118:18 Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.

118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.

118:20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous will enter into it.

118:21 I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation.

118:22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

118:23 This is the Lord's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes.

118:24 This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

118:25 Save us now, we beg you, Lord! Lord, we beg you, send prosperity now.

118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

118:27 The Lord is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

118:28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

118:29 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

119:1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the Lord's Law.

119:2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

119:3 Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.

119:4 You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.

119:5 Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!

119:6 Then I wouldn't be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

119:7 I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.

119:8 I will observe your statutes. Do not utterly forsake me.

119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

119:10 With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me wander from your commandments.

119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

119:12 Blessed are you, Lord. Teach me your statutes.

119:13 With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.

119:14 I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

119:15 I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.

119:16 I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.

119:17 Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.

119:18 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your Law.

119:19 I am a stranger on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.

119:20 My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.

119:21 You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

119:22 Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.

119:23 Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.

119:24 Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.

119:25 My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!

119:26 I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.

119:27 Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.

119:28 My soul is weary with sorrow: strengthen me according to your word.

119:29 Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your Law graciously!

119:30 I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.

119:31 I cling to your statutes, Lord. Do not let me be disappointed.

119:32 I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free.

119:33 Teach me, Lord, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.

119:34 Give me understanding, and I will keep your Law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

119:35 Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.

119:36 Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

119:37 Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

119:38 Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.

119:39 Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.

119:40 Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.

119:41 Let your loving kindness also come to me, Lord, your salvation, according to your word.

119:42 So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.

119:43 Do not snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.

119:44 So I will obey your Law continually, forever and ever.

119:45 I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

119:46 I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.

119:47 I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.

119:48 I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.

119:49 Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.

119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

119:51 The arrogant mock me excessively, but I do not swerve from your Law.

119:52 I remember your ordinances of old, Lord, and have comforted myself.

119:53 Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your Law.

119:54 Your statutes have been my songs, in the house where I live.

119:55 I have remembered your name, Lord, in the night, and I obey your Law.