1◄Yahweh is pleased with/Happy are► those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong,
those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.

2Yahweh is pleased with those who ◄obey his requirements/do what he has instructed them to do►,
those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them to do that.

3They do not do things that are wrong; they behave like Yahweh wants them to.

4Yahweh, you have given us ◄your principles of behavior/all the things that you have declared that we should do►, and you told us to obey them carefully.

5I desire that I will faithfully/always obey all ◄your statutes/that you have said that we should do►.

6If I continually ◄heed/pay attention to► all ◄your commands/that you have commanded►, I will not be disgraced/ashamed.

7When I learn all of ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us►, I will praise you with a pure inner being [IDM].

8I will obey all ◄your statutes/that you have decreed that we should do►; do not desert/abandon me!

9I know [RHQ] how a youth can ◄keep his life pure/avoid sinning►; it is by obeying what you have told us to do.

10I try to serve you with my entire inner being; do not allow me to ◄wander away from obeying/disobey► ◄your commands/what you have commanded►.

11I have ◄memorized/stored in my mind► many of ◄your words/what you have promised► in order that I will not sin against you.

12Yahweh, I praise you; teach me ◄your statutes/what you have declared►.

13I [MTY] tell others ◄the regulations/the rules that you have given to us►.

14I like to obey ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►; I enjoy that more than being very rich.

15I will ◄study/think about► ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►, and I will pay attention to what you have showed me.

16I will be happy to obey ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►, and I will not forget your words.

17Do good things for me, who serve you, in order that I may continue to live and obey ◄your words/what you have told us to do► during all my life.

18Open my mind in order that I may know the wonderful things that are written in your laws.

19I am living here on the earth for only a short time; ◄do not prevent me from understanding/help me to understand► [LIT] ◄your commands/what you have commanded►.

20In my inner being I strongly desire to know ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us► all the time.

21You rebuke those who are proud; cursed are those who disobey ◄your commands/what you have commanded►.

22Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me; I request this because I have obeyed what you have instructed us to do.

23Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me, but I will ◄meditate on/study► ◄your statutes/what you have decreed►.

24I am delighted with ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►; it is as though they are my advisors.

25I think that I will soon die [IDM]; revive/heal me, as you have told me that you would.

26When I told you about my behavior, you answered me; teach me ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

27Help me to understand ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►, and then I will ◄meditate on/think about► the wonderful things that you have done.

28I am very sad/sorrowful [IDM], with the result that I have no strength; enable me to be strong again, like you promised me that you would do.

29Prevent me from doing what is wrong, and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.

30I have decided that I will faithfully/always obey you; I have ◄paid attention to/heeded► ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us►.

31Yahweh, I try to carefully hold fast to what you have instructed us to do; do not abandon me, with the result that I would become disgraced.

32I will eagerly obey [IDM] ◄your commands/what you have commanded►, because you have enabled me to understand more what you want me to do.

33Yahweh, teach me the meaning of ◄your statutes/the things that you have decreed that we should do►, and then I will obey them, every one of them.

34Help me to understand your laws in order that I may obey them with all my inner being.

35I am happy with ◄your commands/what you have commanded►, so ◄lead me along the paths/enable me to walk on the road► that you have chosen for me.

36Cause me to want to obey your rules and not to want to become rich.

37Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless, and allow me to continue to live, like you promised that you would do.

38Because I serve you, do what you promised to do for me, which is what you also promise to do for all those who revere you.

39People insult me; protect me from those insults, because I hate them.
The ◄regulations/rules that you have given to us► are very good!

40I very much desire to obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►; because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live (OR, be good to me).

41Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me, and rescue/save me, like you have said/promised that you would.

42After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me, because I trust in ◄your word/what you have promised that you would do►.

43Always enable me to [LIT] speak your truth, because I have confidence in ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given us►.

44I will always obey your laws, forever.

45I will be free from ◄affliction/my enemies’ attacks►, because I have tried to obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

46I will tell to kings ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►; and because I did not abandon you, those kings will not cause me to be ashamed.

47I am delighted to obey ◄your commands/what you have commanded►, and I love them.

48I respect/revere [IDM] ◄your commands/what you have commanded►, and I love them,
and I will ◄meditate on/think about► ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

49Do not forget what you said/promised to do for me, who serve you, because what you have said has caused me to confidently expect good things from you.

50When I have been suffering, you comforted me; you did what you promised me, and that [PRS] revived me.

51Proud people are always making fun of me, but I do not ◄turn away from/stop► obeying your laws.

52Yahweh, when I think about ◄your regulations/the rules► that you gave to us long ago, I am comforted/encouraged.

53When I see that wicked people have disregarded your laws, I become very angry.

54While I have been living here for a short time on the earth, I have written songs about ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

55Yahweh, during the night I think about you [MTY], and so I obey your laws.

56What I have always done is to obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

57Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and I promise to ◄obey your words/do what you have told us to do►.

58With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me; be kind to me, like you promised/said that you would do.

59I have thought about my behavior, and I have decided to return to obeying ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.

60I hurry to obey ◄your commands/what you have commanded►; I do not delay at all.

61Wicked people have tried to seize me, like a hunter tries to catch an animal with a net [MET], but I do not forget your laws.

62In the middle of the night I wake up, and I praise you for ◄your commands/the rules that you have given us to do►;
they are fair/just.

63I am a friend of all those who revere you, those who obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

64Yahweh, you faithfully/always love people all over the earth; teach me ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

65Yahweh, you have done good things for me, like you promised/said that you would do.

66Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do, and teach me other things that I need to know,
because I believe that it is good for us to obey ◄your commands/what you have commanded►.

67Before you afflicted/punished me, I did things that were wrong, but now I obey ◄your words/what you have told us to do►.

68You are very good, and what you do is good; teach me ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

69Proud people have told many lies about me, but the truth is that with all my inner being I obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

70Those proud people ◄are stupid/do not understand your laws► [IDM], but as for me, I am delighted with your laws.

71It was good for me that you afflicted/punished me, because the result was that I learned ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

72The laws that you [MTY] gave/told to us are worth more to me than gold, more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

73You created me and formed my body (OR, kept me safe); help me to be wise in order that I may learn ◄your commands/what you have commanded►.

74Those who have an awesome respect for you will see what you have done for me, and they will rejoice, because they will see that I have trusted in ◄your words/what you told us►.

75Yahweh, I know that ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us► are right/fair and that you have afflicted/punished me because you faithfully do what you have promised.

76Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by knowing that you faithfully love me, like you said to me that you would do.

77Be merciful to me in order that I may continue to live, because I am delighted with your laws.

78Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be ashamed, but as for me, I will continue ◄meditating on/thinking about► ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

79Cause those who revere you to come back to me in order that they may (OR, specifically, those who) know ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.

80Enable me to perfectly obey ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do► in order that I may not be ashamed because of not doing that.

81I am very tired/exhausted while I wait for you to save me from my enemies; but I confidently expect that you will tell me what you will do.

82My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised/said that you would do, and I ask, “When will you help/encourage me?”

83I have become as useless as [MET] a wineskin that is shriveled from hanging a long time in the smoke inside a house, but I have not forgotten ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

84How long must I wait? When will you punish those who ◄persecute/cause trouble for► me?

85It is as though proud people have dug deep pits for me to fall into, people who do not obey your laws.

86All ◄your commands are/what you have commanded is► trustworthy; but people are ◄persecuting/causing trouble for► me by telling lies about me, so please help me!

87Those people have almost killed me, but I have not stopped obeying ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

88Because you faithfully love me, allow me to continue to live in order that I may continue to obey ◄your rules/what you have instructed us to do►.

89Yahweh, your words will last forever; they will last as long as heaven lasts.

90You will faithfully continue doing ◄for people who are not yet born/in every generation► what you have ◄promised/said that you would do►; you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly there.

91To this day, all things on the earth remain because you decided that they should remain; everything on the earth serves you.

92If I had not been delighted in obeying your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.

93I will never forget ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►, because as a result of my obeying them you have enabled me to continue to live.

94I belong to you; save/rescue me from my enemies, because I have tried to obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

95Wicked men are waiting to kill me, but I will think about what you have instructed us to do.

96I have learned that there is a limit/end for everything, but what you command ◄has no limits/never ends►.

97I love your laws very much. I ◄meditate on/think about► them all during the day.

98Because I know ◄your commands/what you have commanded►, and because I think about them all the time,
I have become wiser than my enemies.

99I understand more than my teachers do, because I ◄meditate on/think about► ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.

100I understand more than many old people do, because I obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

101I have avoided all evil behavior in order that I may obey ◄your words/what you have told us to do►.

102I have not ◄turned away from/quit► obeying ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us►, because you have taught me while I have studied them.

103When I read your words, they are like [MET] sweet things that I taste/eat,
yes, they are even sweeter than honey.

104Because I have learned ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►, I am able to understand many things;
therefore, I hate all evil things that some people do.

105Your words are like [MET] a lamp to guide me; they are like a light [MET] to show me the path that I should walk on.

106I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again, that I will always obey your ◄regulations/rules that you have given to us►,
and they are all fair/just.

107Yahweh, I am suffering very much; cause me to be strong/healthy again, as you have promised to do.

108Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is like [MET] a sacrifice to you; please accept it,
and teach me your ◄regulations/rules that you have given to us►.

109My enemies are often trying to kill me [IDM], but I do not forget your laws.

110Wicked people have tried to seize me like a hunter tries to catch an animal with a trap [MET], but I have not disobeyed ◄your principles of behavior/what you declared that we should do►.

111◄Your requirements/What you have instructed us to do► are my possession forever; because of them [PRS], I am joyful.

112I ◄have decided/am determined► [IDM] to obey ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do► until the day that I die [MTY].

113I hate people who are only partly committed to you, but I love your laws.

114You are like a place where I can hide from my enemies, and you are like a shield [MET] behind which I am protected from them,
and I trust in your promises.

115You evil people, stay away from me in order than I may obey ◄my God’s commands/what my God has commanded►!

116Enable me to be strong, as you promised/said that you would do, in order that I may continue to live. I am confidently expecting that you will restore me; ◄do not disappoint me/do not allow me to be disappointed►.

117Hold me up, in order that I will be safe and always ◄pay attention to/heed► ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

118You reject all those who disobey ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►; but what they deceitfully plan to do will be ◄useless/in vain►.

119You get rid of all the wicked people on the earth like [SIM] people throw away trash; therefore I love what you have instructed us to do.

120I [SYN] tremble because I am afraid of you; I am afraid because you punish those who do not obey ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us►.

121But I have done what is right and fair/just; so do not allow people to oppress/mistreat me.

122Promise me that you will do good things for me and do not allow proud people to oppress me.

123My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue me, for you to save me like you promised/said that you would.

124Do something for me to show that you faithfully love me, and teach me ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

125I am one who serves you;
enable me to understand what you want me to know in order that I will know ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.

126Yahweh, now is the time for you to punish people because they have disobeyed your laws.

127Truly, I love ◄your commands/what you have commanded► more than I love gold; I love them more than I love very pure gold.

128So I conduct my life by ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►, and I hate all the evil things that some people do.

129◄Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are► wonderful, so I obey them with all my inner being.

130When someone explains ◄your words/what you have said►, it is as though they are lighting a light;
what they say causes even people who have not learned your laws to be wise.

131I eagerly desire to know ◄your commands/what you have commanded►, like [SIM] a dog that pants with its mouth open wanting to be fed.

132Listen to me and act kindly to me, like you do to all those who love you [MTY].

133Guide me as you promised/said that you would do and help me not to fall/sin; do not allow evil people to control what I do.

134Rescue/Save me from those who oppress me in order that I may obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

135Be kind to me and teach me ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

136I cry very much because many people do not obey your laws.

137Yahweh, you are righteous and ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us► are just/fair.

138◄Your requirements/All the things that you have instructed us to do► are true and are all very right and fair.

139I am ◄furious/very angry► because my enemies disregard ◄your words/what you have told us to do►.

140◄Your promises are/All the things that you have said that you will do are► dependable and I love them.

141I am not important and people despise me, but I do not forget ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

142You are righteous and you will be righteous forever, and your laws will never be changed.

143I constantly have troubles/difficulties and I am worried, but ◄your commands cause/what you have commanded causes► me to be happy.

144◄Your requirements are/All the things that you have instructed us to do are► always fair; help me to understand them in order that I may continue to live.

145Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you; answer me and I will obey ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

146I call out to you; save/rescue me in order that I can continue to obey all ◄your requirements/the things that you have instructed us to do►.

147Each morning I arise before dawn and call to you to help me; I confidently expect you to do what you have ◄promised/said that you will do►.

148All during the night I am awake, and I ◄meditate on/think about► what you have ◄promised/said that you would do►.

149Yahweh, because you faithfully love me, listen to me while I pray,
and keep me safe because of my obeying ◄your regulations/what you have told us to do►.

150Those evil people who oppress/persecute me are coming closer to me; they do not pay any attention to your laws.

151But Yahweh, you are near to me, and I know that ◄your commands/what you command► will never be changed.

152Long ago I found out about ◄your requirements/all the things that you have instructed us to do►, and I know that you intended them to last forever.

153Look at me and see that I am suffering very much, and heal me, because I do not forget your laws.

154Defend me when others accuse me, and rescue me from them; allow me to continue to live, as you promised/said that you would.

155Wicked people do not obey ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►, so you will certainly not save them.

156Yahweh, you are very merciful; allow me to continue to live because of my obeying ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us►.

157Many people are my enemies and many people ◄cause me to suffer/persecute me►, but I ◄do not turn aside from/have not stopped obeying► [LIT] ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.

158When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted because they do not obey ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►.

159Yahweh, notice that I love ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►; because you faithfully love me, allow me to continue to live.

160All that you have said is truth, and all ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us► will endure forever.

161Rulers persecute me for no reason, but in my inner being I revere ◄your words/what you have said►.

162I am happy about ◄your words/what you have promised to do for me►, as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.

163I thoroughly hate [DOU] all lies but I love your laws.

164Seven/Many times each day I thank you for ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us►, and they are all just/fair.

165Things go well for those who love your laws; there is nothing adverse/bad that will happen to them.

166Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me from my troubles, and I obey ◄your commands/what you have commanded us►.

167I obey ◄what you require/what you have instructed► us to do; I love it all very much.

168I obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►, and you see everything that I do.

169Yahweh, listen while I pray for you to help me; help me to understand ◄your words/what you have told us to do►.

170Hear me while I pray and rescue/save me as you promised/said that you would.

171I [MTY] will always praise you because you teach me ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►.

172I will sing about ◄your words/what you have promised to do► because ◄all your commands are/everything that you have commanded is► just/fair.

173I ask you [SYN] to always be ready to help me because I have chosen to obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.

174Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me from my enemies; I am delighted with your laws.

175Allow me to continue to live in order that I can continue to praise you, and that your regulations/rules that you have given to us will continue to help me.

176I have wandered away from you like [SIM] a sheep that has become lost; search for me, because I have not forgotten ◄your commands/what you have commanded us►.