Psalmorum 118
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Alleluja. [ Aleph Beati immaculati in via, qui ambulant in lege Domini.
1ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
2Beati qui scrutantur testimonia ejus; in toto corde exquirunt eum.
2Blessed are they who search his testimonies: that seek him with their whole heart.
3Non enim qui operantur iniquitatem in viis ejus ambulaverunt.
3For they that work iniquity, have not walked in his ways.
4Tu mandasti mandata tua custodiri nimis.
4Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently.
5Utinam dirigantur viæ meæ ad custodiendas justificationes tuas.
5O! that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications.
6Tunc non confundar, cum perspexero in omnibus mandatis tuis.
6Then shall I not be confounded, when I shall look into all thy commandments.
7Confitebor tibi in directione cordis, in eo quod didici judicia justitiæ tuæ.
7I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned the judgments of thy justice.
8Justificationes tuas custodiam; non me derelinquas usquequaque.
8I will keep thy justifications: O! do not thou utterly forsake me.
9Beth In quo corrigit adolescentior viam suam? in custodiendo sermones tuos.
9BETH. By what doth a young man correct his way? by observing thy words.
10In toto corde meo exquisivi te; ne repellas me a mandatis tuis.
10With my whole heart have I sought after thee: let me not stray from thy commandments.
11In corde meo abscondi eloquia tua, ut non peccem tibi.
11Thy words have I hidden in my heart, that I may not sin against thee.
12Benedictus es, Domine; doce me justificationes tuas.
12Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy justifications.
13In labiis meis pronuntiavi omnia judicia oris tui.
13With my lips I have pronounced all the judgments of thy mouth.
14In via testimoniorum tuorum delectatus sum, sicut in omnibus divitiis.
14I have been delighted in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
15In mandatis tuis exercebor, et considerabo vias tuas.
15I will meditate on thy commandments: and I will consider thy ways.
16In justificationibus tuis meditabor: non obliviscar sermones tuos.
16I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words.
17Ghimel Retribue servo tuo, vivifica me, et custodiam sermones tuos.
17GIMEL. Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me: and I shall keep thy words.
18Revela oculos meos, et considerabo mirabilia de lege tua.
18Open thou my eyes: and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.
19Incola ego sum in terra: non abscondas a me mandata tua.
19I am a sojourner on the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
20Concupivit anima mea desiderare justificationes tuas in omni tempore.
20My soul hath coveted to long for thy justifications, at all times.
21Increpasti superbos; maledicti qui declinant a mandatis tuis.
21Thou hast rebuked the proud: they are cursed who decline from thy commandments.
22Aufer a me opprobrium et contemptum, quia testimonia tua exquisivi.
22Remove from reproach and contempt: because I have sought after thy testimonies.
23Etenim sederunt principes, et adversum me loquebantur; servus autem tuus exercebatur in justificationibus tuis.
23For princes sat, and spoke against me: but thy servant was employed in thy justifications.
24Nam et testimonia tua meditatio mea est, et consilium meum justificationes tuæ.
24For thy testimonies are my meditation: and thy justifications my counsel.
25Daleth Adhæsit pavimento anima mea: vivifica me secundum verbum tuum.
25DALETH. My soul hath cleaved to the pavement: quicken thou me according to thy word.
26Vias meas enuntiavi, et exaudisti me; doce me justificationes tuas.
26I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me: teach me thy justifications.
27Viam justificationum tuarum instrue me, et exercebor in mirabilibus tuis.
27Make me to understand the way of thy justifications: and I shall be exercised in thy wondrous works.
28Dormitavit anima mea præ tædio: confirma me in verbis tuis.
28My soul hath slumbered through heaviness: strengthen thou me in thy words.
29Viam iniquitatis amove a me, et de lege tua miserere mei.
29Remove from me the way of iniquity: and out of thy law have mercy on me.
30Viam veritatis elegi; judicia tua non sum oblitus.
30I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments I have not forgotten.
31Adhæsi testimoniis tuis, Domine; noli me confundere.
31I have stuck to thy testimonies, O Lord: put me not to shame.
32Viam mandatorum tuorum cucurri, cum dilatasti cor meum.
32I have run the way of thy commandments, when thou didst enlarge my heart.
33He Legem pone mihi, Domine, viam justificationum tuarum, et exquiram eam semper.
33HE. Set before me for a law the way of thy justifications, O Lord: and I will always seek after it.
34Da mihi intellectum, et scrutabor legem tuam, et custodiam illam in toto corde meo.
34Give me understanding, and I will search thy law; and I will keep it with my whole heart.
35Deduc me in semitam mandatorum tuorum, quia ipsam volui.
35Lead me into the path of thy commandments; for this same I have desired.
36Inclina cor meum in testimonia tua, et non in avaritiam.
36Incline my heart into thy testimonies and not to covetousness.
37Averte oculos meos, ne videant vanitatem; in via tua vivifica me.
37Turn away my eyes that they may not behold vanity: quicken me in thy way.
38Statue servo tuo eloquium tuum in timore tuo.
38Establish thy word to thy servant, in thy fear.
39Amputa opprobrium meum quod suspicatus sum, quia judicia tua jucunda.
39Turn away my reproach, which I have apprehended: for thy judgments are delightful.
40Ecce concupivi mandata tua: in æquitate tua vivifica me.
40Behold I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy justice.
41Vau Et veniat super me misericordia tua, Domine; salutare tuum secundum eloquium tuum.
41VAU. Let thy mercy also come upon me, O Lord: thy salvation according to thy word.
42Et respondebo exprobrantibus mihi verbum, quia speravi in sermonibus tuis.
42So shall I answer them that reproach me in any thing; that I have trusted in thy words.
43Et ne auferas de ore meo verbum veritatis usquequaque, quia in judiciis tuis supersperavi.
43And take not thou the word of truth utterly out of my mouth: for in thy words have I hoped exceedingly.
44Et custodiam legem tuam semper, in sæculum et in sæculum sæculi.
44So shall I always keep thy law, for ever and ever.
45Et ambulabam in latitudine, quia mandata tua exquisivi.
45And I walked at large: because I have sought after thy commandments.
46Et loquebar in testimoniis tuis in conspectu regum, et non confundebar.
46And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings: and I was not ashamed.
47Et meditabar in mandatis tuis, quæ dilexi.
47I meditated also on thy commandments, which I loved.
48Et levavi manus meas ad mandata tua, quæ dilexi, et exercebar in justificationibus tuis.
48And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments, which I loved: and I was exercised in thy justifications.
49Zain Memor esto verbi tui servo tuo, in quo mihi spem dedisti.
49ZAIN. Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, in which thou hast given me hope.
50Hæc me consolata est in humilitate mea, quia eloquium tuum vivificavit me.
50This hath comforted me in my humiliation: because thy word hath enlivened me.
51Superbi inique agebant usquequaque; a lege autem tua non declinavi.
51The proud did iniquitously altogether: but I declined not from thy law.
52Memor fui judiciorum tuorum a sæculo, Domine, et consolatus sum.
52I remembered, O Lord, thy judgments of old: and I was comforted.
53Defectio tenuit me, pro peccatoribus derelinquentibus legem tuam.
53A fainting hath taken hold of me, because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54Cantabiles mihi erant justificationes tuæ in loco peregrinationis meæ.
54Thy justifications were the subject of my song, in the place of my pilgrimage.
55Memor fui nocte nominis tui, Domine, et custodivi legem tuam.
55In the night I have remembered thy name, O Lord: and have kept thy law.
56Hæc facta est mihi, quia justificationes tuas exquisivi.
56This happened to me: because I sought after thy justifications.
57Heth Portio mea, Domine, dixi custodire legem tuam.
57HETH. O Lord, my portion, I have said, I would keep the law.
58Deprecatus sum faciem tuam in toto corde meo; miserere mei secundum eloquium tuum.
58I entreated thy face with all my heart: have mercy on me according to thy word.
59Cogitavi vias meas, et converti pedes meos in testimonia tua.
59I have thought on my ways: and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60Paratus sum, et non sum turbatus, ut custodiam mandata tua.
60I am ready, and am not troubled: that I may keep thy commandments.
61Funes peccatorum circumplexi sunt me, et legem tuam non sum oblitus.
61The cords of the wicked have encompassed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
62Media nocte surgebam ad confitendum tibi, super judicia justificationis tuæ.
62I rose at midnight to give praise to thee; for the judgments of thy justification.
63Particeps ego sum omnium timentium te, et custodientium mandata tua.
63I am a partaker with all them that fear thee, and that keep thy commandments.
64Misericordia tua, Domine, plena est terra; justificationes tuas doce me.
64The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy justifications.
65Teth Bonitatem fecisti cum servo tuo, Domine, secundum verbum tuum.
65TETH. Thou hast done well with thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word.
66Bonitatem, et disciplinam, et scientiam doce me, quia mandatis tuis credidi.
66Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge; for I have believed thy commandments.
67Priusquam humiliarer ego deliqui: propterea eloquium tuum custodivi.
67Before I was humbled I offended; therefore have I kept thy word.
68Bonus es tu, et in bonitate tua doce me justificationes tuas.
68Thou art good; and in thy goodness teach me thy justifications.
69Multiplicata est super me iniquitas superborum; ego autem in toto corde meo scrutabor mandata tua.
69The iniquity of the proud hath been multiplied over me: but I will seek thy commandments with my whole heart.
70Coagulatum est sicut lac cor eorum; ego vero legem tuam meditatus sum.
70Their heart is curdled like milk: but I have meditated on thy law.
71Bonum mihi quia humiliasti me, ut discam justificationes tuas.
71It is good for me that thou hast humbled me, that I may learn thy justifications.
72Bonum mihi lex oris tui, super millia auri et argenti.
72The law of thy mouth is good to me, above thousands of gold and silver.
73Jod Manus tuæ fecerunt me, et plasmaverunt me: da mihi intellectum, et discam mandata tua.
73JOD. Thy hands have made me and formed me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
74Qui timent te videbunt me et lætabuntur, quia in verba tua supersperavi.
74They that fear thee shall see me, and shall be glad: because I have greatly hoped in thy words.
75Cognovi, Domine, quia æquitas judicia tua, et in veritate tua humiliasti me.
75I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are equity: and in thy truth thou hast humbled me.
76Fiat misericordia tua ut consoletur me, secundum eloquium tuum servo tuo.
76O! let thy mercy be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77Veniant mihi miserationes tuæ, et vivam, quia lex tua meditatio mea est.
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, and I shall live: for thy law is my meditation.
78Confundantur superbi, quia injuste iniquitatem fecerunt in me; ego autem exercebor in mandatis tuis.
78Let the proud be ashamed, because they have done unjustly towards me: but I will be employed in thy commandments.
79Convertantur mihi timentes te, et qui noverunt testimonia tua.
79Let them that fear thee turn to me and they that know thy testimonies.
80Fiat cor meum immaculatum in justificationibus tuis, ut non confundar.
80Let my heart be undefiled in thy justifications, that I may not be confounded.
81Caph Defecit in salutare tuum anima mea, et in verbum tuum supersperavi.
81CAPH. My soul hath fainted after thy salvation: and in thy word I have very much hoped.
82Defecerunt oculi mei in eloquium tuum, dicentes: Quando consolaberis me?
82My eyes have failed for thy word, saying: When wilt thou comfort me?
83Quia factus sum sicut uter in pruina; justificationes tuas non sum oblitus.
83For I am become like a bottle in the frost: I have not forgotten thy justifications.
84Quot sunt dies servi tui? quando facies de persequentibus me judicium?
84How many are the days of thy servant: when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
85Narraverunt mihi iniqui fabulationes, sed non ut lex tua.
85The wicked have told me fables: but not as thy law.
86Omnia mandata tua veritas: inique persecuti sunt me, adjuva me.
86All thy statutes are truth: they have persecuted me unjustly, do thou help me.
87Paulominus consummaverunt me in terra; ego autem non dereliqui mandata tua.
87They had almost made an end of me upon earth: but I have not forsaken thy commandments.
88Secundum misericordiam tuam vivifica me, et custodiam testimonia oris tui.
88Quicken thou me according to thy mercy: and I shall keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
89Lamed In æternum, Domine, verbum tuum permanet in cælo.
89LAMED. For ever, O Lord, thy word standeth firm in heaven.
90In generationem et generationem veritas tua; fundasti terram, et permanet.
90Thy truth unto all generations: thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth.
91Ordinatione tua perseverat dies, quoniam omnia serviunt tibi.
91By thy ordinance the day goeth on: for all things serve thee.
92Nisi quod lex tua meditatio mea est, tunc forte periissem in humilitate mea.
92Unless thy law had been my meditation, I had then perhaps perished in my abjection.
93In æternum non obliviscar justificationes tuas, quia in ipsis vivificasti me.
93Thy justifications I will never forget: for by them thou hast given me life.
94Tuus sum ego; salvum me fac: quoniam justificationes tuas exquisivi.
94I am thine, save thou me: for I have sought thy justifications.
95Me exspectaverunt peccatores ut perderent me; testimonia tua intellexi.
95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I have understood thy testimonies.
96Omnis consummationis vidi finem, latum mandatum tuum nimis.
96I have seen an end to all persecution: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
97Mem Quomodo dilexi legem tuam, Domine ! tota die meditatio mea est.
97MEM. O how have I loved thy law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day.
98Super inimicos meos prudentem me fecisti mandato tuo, quia in æternum mihi est.
98Through thy commandment, thou hast made me wiser than my enemies: for it is ever with me.
99Super omnes docentes me intellexi, quia testimonia tua meditatio mea est.
99I have understood more than all my teachers: because thy testimonies are my meditation.
100Super senes intellexi, quia mandata tua quæsivi.
100I have had understanding above ancients: because I have sought thy commandments.
101Ab omni via mala prohibui pedes meos, ut custodiam verba tua.
101I have restrained my feet from every evil way: that I may keep thy words.
102A judiciis tuis non declinavi, quia tu legem posuisti mihi.
102I have not declined from thy judgments, because thou hast set me a law.
103Quam dulcia faucibus meis eloquia tua ! super mel ori meo.
103How sweet are thy words to my palate! more than honey to my mouth.
104A mandatis tuis intellexi; propterea odivi omnem viam iniquitatis.
104By thy commandments I have had understanding: therefore have I hated every way of iniquity.
105Nun Lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum, et lumen semitis meis.
105NUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.
106Juravi et statui custodire judicia justitiæ tuæ.
106I have sworn and am determined to keep the judgments of thy justice.
107Humiliatus sum usquequaque, Domine; vivifica me secundum verbum tuum.
107I have been humbled, O Lord, exceedingly: quicken thou me according to thy word.
108Voluntaria oris mei beneplacita fac, Domine, et judicia tua doce me.
108The free offerings of my mouth make acceptable, O Lord: and teach me thy judgments.
109Anima mea in manibus meis semper, et legem tuam non sum oblitus.
109My soul is continually in my hands: and I have not forgotten thy law.
110Posuerunt peccatores laqueum mihi, et de mandatis tuis non erravi.
110Sinners have laid a snare for me: but I have not erred from thy precepts.
111Hæreditate acquisivi testimonia tua in æternum, quia exsultatio cordis mei sunt.
111I have purchased thy testimonies for an inheritance for ever: because they are a joy to my heart.
112Inclinavi cor meum ad faciendas justificationes tuas in æternum, propter retributionem.
112I have inclined my heart to do thy justifications for ever, for the reward.
113Samech Iniquos odio habui, et legem tuam dilexi.
113SAMECH. I have hated the unjust: and have loved thy law.
114Adjutor et susceptor meus es tu, et in verbum tuum supersperavi.
114Thou art my helper and my protector: and in thy word I have greatly hoped.
115Declinate a me, maligni, et scrutabor mandata Dei mei.
115Depart from me, ye malignant: and I will search the commandments of my God.
116Suscipe me secundum eloquium tuum, et vivam, et non confundas me ab exspectatione mea.
116Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and let me not be confounded in my expectation.
117Adjuva me, et salvus ero, et meditabor in justificationibus tuis semper.
117Help me, and I shall be saved: and I will meditate always on thy justifications.
118Sprevisti omnes discedentes a judiciis tuis, quia injusta cogitatio eorum.
118Thou hast despised all them that fall off from thy judgments; for their thought is unjust.
119Prævaricantes reputavi omnes peccatores terræ; ideo dilexi testimonia tua.
119I have accounted all the sinners of the earth prevaricators: therefore have I loved thy testimonies.
120Confige timore tuo carnes meas; a judiciis enim tuis timui.
120Pierce thou my flesh with thy fear: for I am afraid of thy judgments.
121Ain Feci judicium et justitiam: non tradas me calumniantibus me.
121AIN. I have done judgment and justice: give me not up to them that slander me.
122Suscipe servum tuum in bonum: non calumnientur me superbi.
122Uphold thy servant unto good: let not the proud calumniate me.
123Oculi mei defecerunt in salutare tuum, et in eloquium justitiæ tuæ.
123My eyes have fainted after thy salvation: and for the word of thy justice.
124Fac cum servo tuo secundum misericordiam tuam, et justificationes tuas doce me.
124Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy: and teach me thy justifications.
125Servus tuus sum ego: da mihi intellectum, ut sciam testimonia tua.
125I am thy servant: give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
126Tempus faciendi, Domine: dissipaverunt legem tuam.
126It is time, O Lord, to do: they have dissipated thy law.
127Ideo dilexi mandata tua super aurum et topazion.
127Therefore have I loved thy commandments above gold and the topaz.
128Propterea ad omnia mandata tua dirigebar; omnem viam iniquam odio habui.
128Therefore was I directed to all thy commandments: I have hated all wicked ways.
129Phe Mirabilia testimonia tua: ideo scrutata est ea anima mea.
129PHE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul hath sought them.
130Declaratio sermonum tuorum illuminat, et intellectum dat parvulis.
130The declaration of thy words giveth light: and giveth understanding to little ones.
131Os meum aperui, et attraxi spiritum: quia mandata tua desiderabam.
131I opened my mouth and panted: because I longed for thy commandments.
132Aspice in me, et miserere mei, secundum judicium diligentium nomen tuum.
132Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me, according to the judgment of them that love thy name.
133Gressus meos dirige secundum eloquium tuum, et non dominetur mei omnis injustitia.
133Direct my steps according to thy word: and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
134Redime me a calumniis hominum ut custodiam mandata tua.
134Redeem me from the calumnies of men: that I may keep thy commandments.
135Faciem tuam illumina super servum tuum, et doce me justificationes tuas.
135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy justifications.
136Exitus aquarum deduxerunt oculi mei, quia non custodierunt legem tuam.
136My eyes have sent forth springs of water: because they have not kept thy law.
137Sade Justus es, Domine, et rectum judicium tuum.
137SADE. Thou art just, O Lord: and thy judgment is right.
138Mandasti justitiam testimonia tua, et veritatem tuam nimis.
138Thou hast commanded justice thy testimonies: and thy truth exceedingly.
139Tabescere me fecit zelus meus, quia obliti sunt verba tua inimici mei.
139My zeal hath made me pine away: because my enemies forgot thy words.
140Ignitum eloquium tuum vehementer, et servus tuus dilexit illud.
140Thy word is exceedingly refined: and thy servant hath loved it.
141Adolescentulus sum ego et contemptus; justificationes tuas non sum oblitus.
141I am very young and despised; but I forgot not thy justifications.
142Justitia tua, justitia in æternum, et lex tua veritas.
142Thy justice is justice for ever: and thy law is the truth.
143Tribulatio et angustia invenerunt me; mandata tua meditatio mea est.
143Trouble and anguish have found me: thy commandments are my meditation.
144Æquitas testimonia tua in æternum: intellectum da mihi, et vivam.
144Thy testimonies are justice for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
145Coph Clamavi in toto corde meo: exaudi me, Domine; justificationes tuas requiram.
145COPH. I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord: I will seek thy justifications.
146Clamavi ad te; salvum me fac: ut custodiam mandata tua.
146I cried unto thee, save me: that I may keep thy commandments.
147Præveni in maturitate, et clamavi: quia in verba tua supersperavi.
147I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: because in thy words I very much hoped.
148Prævenerunt oculi mei ad te diluculo, ut meditarer eloquia tua.
148My eyes to thee have prevented the morning: that I might meditate on thy words.
149Vocem meam audi secundum misericordiam tuam, Domine, et secundum judicium tuum vivifica me.
149Hear thou my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy: and quicken me according to thy mercy.
150Appropinquaverunt persequentes me iniquitati: a lege autem tua longe facti sunt.
150They that persecute me have drawn nigh to iniquity; but they are gone far off from the law.
151Prope es tu, Domine, et omnes viæ tuæ veritas.
151Thou art near, O Lord: and all thy ways are truth.
152Initio cognovi de testimoniis tuis, quia in æternum fundasti ea.
152I have known from the beginning concerning thy testimonies: that thou hast founded them for ever.
153Res Vide humilitatem meam, et eripe me, quia legem tuam non sum oblitus.
153RES. See my humiliation and deliver me: for I have not forgotten the law.
154Judica judicium meum, et redime me: propter eloquium tuum vivifica me.
154Judge my judgment and redeem me: quicken thou me for thy word’s sake.
155Longe a peccatoribus salus, quia justificationes tuas non exquisierunt.
155Salvation is far from sinners; because they have not sought thy justifications.
156Misericordiæ tuæ multæ, Domine; secundum judicium tuum vivifica me.
156Many, O Lord, are thy mercies: quicken me according to thy judgment.
157Multi qui persequuntur me, et tribulant me; a testimoniis tuis non declinavi.
157Many are they that persecute me, and afflict me; but I have not declined from thy testimonies.
158Vidi prævaricantes et tabescebam, quia eloquia tua non custodierunt.
158I beheld the transgressors, and I pined away; because they kept not thy word.
159Vide quoniam mandata tua dilexi, Domine: in misericordia tua vivifica me.
159Behold I have loved thy commandments, O Lord; quicken me thou in thy mercy.
160Principium verborum tuorum veritas; in æternum omnia judicia justitiæ tuæ.
160The beginning of thy words is truth: all the judgments of thy justice are for ever.
161Sin Principes persecuti sunt me gratis, et a verbis tuis formidavit cor meum.
161SIN. Princes have persecuted me without cause: and my heart hath been in awe of thy words.
162Lætabor ego super eloquia tua, sicut qui invenit spolia multa.
162I will rejoice at thy words, as one that hath found great spoil.
163Iniquitatem odio habui, et abominatus sum, legem autem tuam dilexi.
163I have hated and abhorred iniquity; but I have loved thy law.
164Septies in die laudem dixi tibi, super judicia justitiæ tuæ.
164Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, for the judgments of thy justice.
165Pax multa diligentibus legem tuam, et non est illis scandalum.
165Much peace have they that love thy law, and to them there is no stumbling block.
166Exspectabam salutare tuum, Domine, et mandata tua dilexi.
166I looked to thy salvation, O Lord: and I loved thy commandments.
167Custodivit anima mea testimonia tua, et dilexit ea vehementer.
167My soul hath kept thy testimonies: and hath loved them exceedingly.
168Servavi mandata tua et testimonia tua, quia omnes viæ meæ in conspectu tuo.
168I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies: because all my ways are in thy sight.
169Tau Appropinquet deprecatio mea in conspectu tuo, Domine; juxta eloquium tuum da mihi intellectum.
169TAU. Let my supplication, O Lord, come near in thy sight: give me understanding according to thy word.
170Intret postulatio mea in conspectu tuo; secundum eloquium tuum eripe me.
170Let my request come in before thee; deliver thou me according to thy word.
171Eructabunt labia mea hymnum, cum docueris me justificationes tuas.
171My lips shall utter a hymn, when thou shalt teach me thy justifications.
172Pronuntiabit lingua mea eloquium tuum, quia omnia mandata tua æquitas.
172My tongue shall pronounce thy word: because all thy commandments are justice.
173Fiat manus tua ut salvet me, quoniam mandata tua elegi.
173Let thy hand be with me to save me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
174Concupivi salutare tuum, Domine, et lex tua meditatio mea est.
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my meditation.
175Vivet anima mea, et laudabit te, et judicia tua adjuvabunt me.
175My soul shall live and shall praise thee: and thy judgments shall help me.
176Erravi sicut ovis quæ periit: quære servum tuum, quia mandata tua non sum oblitus.]
176I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: seek thy servant, because I have not forgotten thy commandments.
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