Psalm 119
PSALM 119. Beati immaculati.
Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way: and walk in the law of the Lord.
2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies: and seek him with their whole heart.
3 For they who do no wickedness: walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast charged: that we shall diligently keep thy commandments.
5 O that my ways were made so direct: that I might keep thy statutes!
6 So shall I not be confounded: while I have respect unto all thy commandments.
7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart: when I shall have learned the judgements of thy righteousness.
8 I will keep thy ceremonies: O forsake me not utterly.
In quo corrigit?
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way: even by ruling himself after thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not go wrong out of thy commandments.
11 Thy words have I hid within my heart: that I should not sin against thee.
12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: O teach me thy statutes.
13 With my lips have I been telling: of all the judgements of thy mouth.
14 I have had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies: as in all manner of riches.
15 I will talk of thy commandments: and have respect unto thy ways.
16 My delight shall be in thy statutes: and I will not forget thy word.
Retribue servo tuo.
O do well unto thy servant: that I may live, and keep thy word.
18 Open thou mine eyes: that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.
19 I am a stranger upon earth: O hide not thy commandments from me.
20 My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire: that it hath alway unto thy judgements.
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud: and cursed are they that do err from thy commandments.
22 O turn from me shame and rebuke: for I have kept thy testimonies.
23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant is occupied in thy statutes.
24 For thy testimonies are my delight: and my counsellors.
Adhaesit pavimento.
My soul cleaveth to the dust: O quicken thou me, according to thy word.
26 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heardest me: O teach me thy statutes.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy commandments: and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
28 My soul melteth away for very heaviness: comfort thou me according unto thy word.
29 Take from me the way of lying: and cause thou me to make much of thy law.
30 I have chosen the way of truth: and thy judgements have I laid before me.
31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, confound me not.
32 I will run the way of thy commandments: when thou hast set my heart at liberty.
DAY 25 MORNING PRAYER
Legem pone.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes: and I shall keep it unto the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law: yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart.
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments: for therein is my desire.
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies: and not to covetousness.
37 O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity: and quicken thou me in thy way.
38 O stablish thy word in thy servant: that I may fear thee.
39 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of: for thy judgements are good.
40 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments: O quicken me in thy righteousness.
Et veniat super me.
Let thy loving mercy come also unto me, O Lord: even thy salvation, according unto thy word.
42 So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers: for my trust is in thy word.
43 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth: for my hope is in thy judgements.
44 So shall I alway keep thy law: yea, for ever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy commandments.
46 I will speak of thy testimonies also, even before kings: and will not be ashamed.
47 And my delight shall be in thy commandments: which I have loved.
48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved: and my study shall be in thy statutes.
Memor esto verbi tui.
O think upon thy servant, as concerning thy word: wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust.
50 The same is my comfort in my trouble: for thy word hath quickened me.
51 The proud have had me exceedingly in derision: yet have I not shrinked from thy law.
52 For I remembered thine everlasting judgements, O Lord: and received comfort.
53 I am horribly afraid: for the ungodly that forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs: in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the night-season: and have kept thy law.
56 This I had: because I kept thy commandments.
Portio mea, Domine.
Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have promised to keep thy law.
58 I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart: O be merciful unto me, according to thy word.
59 I called mine own ways to remembrance: and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60 I made haste, and prolonged not the time: to keep thy commandments.
61 The congregations of the ungodly have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee: because of thy righteous judgements.
63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee: and keep thy commandments.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: O teach me thy statutes.
Bonitatem fetisti.
O Lord, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant: according unto thy word.
66 O learn me true understanding and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
67 Before I was troubled, I went wrong: but now have I kept thy word.
68 Thou art good and gracious: O teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have imagined a lie against me: but I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is as fat as brawn: but my delight hath been in thy law.
71 It is good for me that I have been in trouble: that I may learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me: than thousands of gold and silver.
DAY 25 EVENING PRAYER
Manus tuae fecerunt me.
Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: O give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me: because I have put my trust in thy word.
75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgements are right: and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.
76 O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort: according to thy word unto thy servant.
77 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me: but I will be occupied in thy commandments.
79 Let such as fear thee, and have known thy testimonies: be turned unto me.
80 O let my heart be sound in thy statutes: that I be not ashamed.
Defecit anima mea.
My soul hath longed for thy salvation: and I have a good hope because of thy word.
82 Mine eyes long sore for thy word: saying, O when wilt thou comfort me?
83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke: yet do I not forget thy statutes.
84 How many are the days of thy servant: when wilt thou be avenged of them that persecute me?
85 The proud have digged pits for me: which are not after thy law.
86 All thy commandments are true: they persecute me falsely; O be thou my help.
87 They had almost made an end of me upon earth: but I forsook not thy commandments.
88 O quicken me after thy loving-kindness: and so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
In aeternum, Domine.
O Lord, thy word: endureth for ever in heaven.
90 Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another: thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
91 They continue this day according to thine ordinance: for all things serve thee.
92 If my delight had not been in thy law: I should have perished in my trouble.
93 I will never forget thy commandments: for with them thou hast quickened me.
94 I am thine, O save me: for I have sought thy commandments.
95 The ungodly laid wait for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
96 I see that all things come to an end: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
Quomodo dilexi!
Lord, what love have I unto thy law: all the day long is my study in it.
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than my teachers: for thy testimonies are my study.
100 I am wiser than the aged: because I keep thy commandments.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way: that I may keep thy word.
102 I have not shrunk from thy judgements: for thou teachest me.
103 O how sweet are thy words unto my throat: yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth.
104 Through thy commandments I get understanding: therefore I hate all evil ways.
DAY 26 MORNING PRAYER
Lucerna pedibus meis.
Thy word is a lantern unto my feet: and a light unto my paths.
106 I have sworn, and am stedfastly purposed: to keep thy righteous judgements.
107 I am troubled above measure: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy word.
108 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee, O Lord: and teach me thy judgements.
109 My soul is alway in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The ungodly have laid a snare for me: but yet I swerved not from thy commandments.
111 Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage for ever: and why? they are the very joy of my heart.
112 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy statutes alway: even unto the end.
Iniquos odio habui.
I hate them that imagine evil things: but thy law do I love.
114 Thou art my defence and shield: and my trust is in thy word.
115 Away from me, ye wicked: I will keep the commandments of my God.
116 O stablish me according to thy word, that I may live: and let me not be disappointed of my hope.
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: yea, my delight shall be ever in thy statutes.
118 Thou hast trodden down all them that depart from thy statutes: for they imagine but deceit.
119 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee: and I am afraid of thy judgements.
Feci judicium.
I deal with the thing that is lawful and right: O give me not over unto mine oppressors.
122 Make thou thy servant to delight in that which is good: that the proud do me no wrong.
123 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health: and for the word of thy righteousness.
124 O deal with thy servant according unto thy loving mercy: and teach me thy statutes.
125 I am thy servant, O grant me understanding: that I may know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay to thine hand: for they have destroyed thy law.
127 For I love thy commandments: above gold and precious stone.
128 Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments: and all false ways I utterly abhor.
Mirabilia.
Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 When thy word goeth forth: it giveth light and understanding unto the simple.
131 I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath: for my delight was in thy commandments.
132 O look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me: as thou usest to do unto those that love thy Name.
133 Order my steps in thy word: and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.
134 O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men: and so shall I keep thy commandments.
135 Shew the light of thy countenance upon thy servant: and teach me thy statutes.
136 Mine eyes gush out with water: because men keep not thy law.
Justus es, Domine.
Righteous art thou, O Lord: and true is thy judgement.
138 The testimonies that thou hast commanded: are exceeding righteous and true.
139 My zeal hath even consumed me: because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
140 Thy word is tried to the uttermost: and thy servant loveth it.
141 I am small, and of no reputation: yet do I not forget thy commandments.
142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness: and thy law is the truth.
143 Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me: yet is my delight in thy commandments.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: O grant me understanding, and I shall live.
DAY 26 EVENING PRAYER
Clamavi in toto corde meo.
I call with my whole heart: hear me, O Lord, I will keep thy statutes.
146 Yea, even unto thee do I call: help me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
147 Early in the morning do I cry unto thee: for in thy word is my trust.
148 Mine eyes prevent the night-watches: that I might be occupied in thy words.
149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy loving-kindness: quicken me, according as thou art wont.
150 They draw nigh that of malice persecute me: and are far from thy law.
151 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord: for all thy commandments are true.
152 As concerning thy testimonies, I have known long since: that thou hast grounded them for ever.
Vide humilitatem.
O consider mine adversity, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
154 Avenge thou my cause, and deliver me: quicken me, according to thy word.
155 Health is far from the ungodly: for they regard not thy statutes.
156 Great is thy mercy, O Lord: quicken me, as thou art wont.
157 Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me: yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies.
158 It grieveth me when I see the transgressors: because they keep not thy law.
159 Consider, O Lord, how I love thy commandments: O quicken me, according to thy loving-kindness.
160 Thy word is true from everlasting: all the judgements of thy righteousness endure for evermore.
Principes persecuti sunt.
Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162 I am as glad of thy word: as one that findeth great spoils.
163 As for lies, I hate and abhor them: but thy law do I love.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee: because of thy righteous judgements.
165 Great is the peace that they have who love thy law: and they are not offended at it.
166 Lord, I have looked for thy saving health: and done after thy commandments.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies: and loved them exceedingly.
168 I have kept thy commandments and testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
Appropinquet deprecatio.
Let my complaint come before thee, O Lord: give me understanding, according to thy word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me, according to thy word.
171 My lips shall speak of thy praise: when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172 Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteous.
173 Let thine hand help me: for I have chosen thy commandments.
174 I have longed for thy saving health, O Lord: and in thy law is my delight.
175 O let my soul live, and it shall praise thee: and thy judgements shall help me.
176 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: O seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments.
DAY 27 MORNING PRAYER