Post by Scribe 06

I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.

Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.

Lord, my hope has been in your salvation; and I have kept your teachings.

Let my lips be flowing with praise, because you have given me knowledge of your rules.

You are good, and your works are good; give me knowledge of your rules.

Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.

They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.

Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.

So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;

I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.

Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.

I am burning with wrath, because of the sinners who have given up your law.

My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.

Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.

In the night watches I am awake, so that I may give thought to your saying.

My soul has kept your unchanging word; great is my love for it.

Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.

If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!

All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.

Praise be to you, O Lord: give me knowledge of your rules.

All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.

• GIMEL - Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;

• DALETH - My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word.

I have long had knowledge that your unchanging word is for ever.

Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.

You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care.

• ALEPH - Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.

Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.

I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.

Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.

• PE - Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.

My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.

Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said.

Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.

• TZADE - O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.

I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.

My flesh is moved for fear of you; I give honour to your decisions.

In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.

Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.

Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.

Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.

Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.

I put the record of my ways before you, and you gave me an answer: O give me knowledge of your rules.

The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling.

With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.

The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.

If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.

So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.

Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.

Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.

Your worshippers will see me and be glad; because my hope has been in your word.

The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.

Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.

For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.

Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.

• KOPH - I have made my prayer with all my heart; give answer to me, O Lord: I will keep your rules.

My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.

For I have become like a wine-skin black with smoke; but I still keep the memory of your rules.

Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.

Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.

It is time, O Lord, for you to let your work be seen; for they have made your law without effect.

Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.

They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.

Salvation is far from evil-doers; for they have made no search for your rules.

I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.

• VAU - Let your mercies come to me, O Lord, even your salvation, as you have said.

• AIN - I have done what is good and right: you will not give me into the hands of those who are working against me.

I have taken the way of faith: I have kept your decisions before me.

The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy: give me knowledge of your rules.

Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.

All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word.

The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.

I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.

Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.

Your rules have been melodies to me, while I have been living in strange lands.

Their hearts are shut up with fat; but my delight is in your law.

The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.

You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.

Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.

• CHETH - The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words.

You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false.

See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

I will keep your rules: O give me not up completely.

I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.

My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word.

I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.