Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Tora of the Lord.

Fortunate are those who walk the path of uprightness, who walk in the Torah of the L rd.

Happy are they who keep his testimonies and seek him with the whole heart.

Fortunate are those who abide by His testimonies, who seek them out with a full heart.

They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

Who, though they committed no wrong [were not content therewith], but [actively] walked in His ways.

Thou hast commanded Thy precepts to be kept diligently.

It is You who commanded Your precepts. How diligently, then, must they be heeded!

O that my ways were directed to keep Thy statutes!

My prayers are that my ways be established to heed Your statutes.

Then should I not be ashamed, when I observe all Thy commandments.

Then I shall not be ashamed [(as a transgressor] when I consider all of Your mitzvoth.

I shall give Thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I learn Thy righteous judgments.

I shall [be able to] thank You with uprightness of heart when I learn the ways of Your righteousness.

I will keep Thy statutes: O do not forsake me utterly.

I shall heed Your statutes to the utmost — do not forsake me.

Wherewith shall a young man keep his way pure? by guarding it according to Thy word.

In what manner shall the youth order his path aright? By heeding [Your commandments] because of Your word [and not because of his own predilection].

With my whole heart I have sought Thee: O let me not wander from Thy commandments.

I have sought You with all my heart. Do not make me stray from [an understanding of] Your mitzvoth.

Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.

I have secreted Your word in my heart [(not allowing it to be forgotten)], so that I not sin against You.

Blessed art Thou, O Lord: teach me Thy statutes.

You are blessed, O L rd [(in having commanded Your mitzvoth)] — teach me Your statutes.

With my lips I have declared all the judgments of Thy mouth.

[For] with my lips I have told all of the judgments of Your mouth.

I have rejoiced in the way of Thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

In the way of Your testimonies I have rejoiced, as over an abundance of treasure.

I will meditate in Thy precepts, and observe Thy ways.

I shall converse in Your commandments and I will probe [(them to the end of walking in)] Your ways.

I will delight myself in Thy statutes: I will not forget Thy word.

I make Your statutes my occupation [so that] I not forget Your words.

Deal bountifully with Thy servant, that I may live, and keep Thy word.

Be gracious to Your servant so that I live and heed Your words.

Open Thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy Tora.

Uncover my eyes so that I see hidden things through Your Torah.

I am a stranger on the earth: do not hide Thy commandments from me.

I am a stranger in the land. Do not hide from me [the secrets of] Your mitzvoth.

My soul is consumed with the longing that it has to Thy judgments at all times.

My soul is broken with longing at all times for Your judgments.

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, who wander from Thy commandments.

You have rebuked the accursed, willful ones, who stray from Your mitzvoth.

Remove insult and contempt from me; for I have kept Thy testimonies.

Remove from me shame and contempt, for I have abided by Your testimonies.

Princes also did sit and speak against me: but Thy servant did meditate on Thy statutes.

Though princes [i.e., the kings of the nations] have sat down to mock me [(for studying Torah)], Your servant will [continue to] converse in Your statutes.

Thy testimonies also are my delight; they are my counsellors.

Your testimonies, too, are my constant occupation. [They are as] my privy counselors.

My soul cleaves to the dust: revive me according to Thy word.

When my soul is pressed to the dust, grant me life according to Your word [(to Nathan the prophet, viz. II Samuel 7:12)].

I have declared my ways, and Thou didst hear me: teach me Thy statutes.

I told you of my ways [(my needs and my sins)], and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.

Make me to understand the way of Thy precepts: so I shall talk of Thy wondrous works.

Make me understand the ways [i.e., the mysteries of Your commandments], and I will converse in their hidden wonders [with others].

My soul melts away for heaviness: strengthen me according to Thy word.

My soul drips [i.e., expires] from sorrow. Keep me in life, according to Your word.

Remove from me the way of falsehood: and graciously bestow Thy Tora upon me.

Remove from me the path of falsehood, and grace me with Your Torah.

I have chosen the way of truth: Thy judgments have I laid before me.

I have chosen the way of faith. I have embraced Your judgments.

I have held fast to Thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.

I have clung to Your testimonies, O L rd, do not shame me.

I will run the way of Thy commandments, for therein Thou dost enlarge my heart.

I shall run upon the path of Your mitzvoth, for [I know that] You will [therefor] expand my heart [in the pleasures of the World to Come].

Teach me, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes; and I shall keep it to the end.

Teach me, O L rd, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep to it consistently.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep Thy Tora; and I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Make me understand, and I will heed Your Torah, and I will keep it with all [my] heart.

Make me to go in the path of Thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

Lead me in the path of Your mitzvoth; for this is what I have desired.

Incline my heart to Thy testimonies, and not to unjust gain.

Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to profit.

Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and give me life in Thy way.

Prevent my eyes from seeing what is vain. Keep me in life in [the sight of] Your ways.

Confirm to Thy servant Thy word, which relates to the fear of Thee.

Establish Your word [i.e., Your assurance] to Your servant, for the sake of Your fear [i.e., so that I and my seed fear Your name (viz. I Kings 2:4)].

Turn away my insult which I fear: for Thy judgments are good.

Remove my shame [(the shame of my sin with Bathsheva)] that I fear; for Your judgments are good [(and I have already accepted upon myself to repay the ewe-lamb fourfold (viz. II Samuel 12:6)].

Behold, I have longed after Thy precepts: give me life in Thy righteousness.

I have desired Your commandments. Keep me in life through Your righteousness.

And let Thy promises of steadfast love come to pass for me, O Lord; even Thy salvation; according to Thy word.

Let Your lovingkindness come to me, O L rd, Your salvation according to Your word [to Nathan the Prophet].

So shall I have wherewith to answer him who insults me: for I trust in Thy word.

And I will answer him who shames me in kind, for I am secure in Your word.

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in Thy judgments.

And do not divert the word of truth from my mouth — to the slightest extent [(in all of my rulings and judgments)] for my hope is in [the fulfillment of] Your judgments.

So shall I keep Thy Tora continually for ever and ever.

And let me keep Your Torah always, as long as I live.

And I will walk at liberty: for I seek Thy precepts.

And I will walk in broadness [(in the accepted halachah of Israel)], for I have sought out Your commandments.

I will also speak of Thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed.

And I will speak of Your testimonies in the presence of royalty [(Torah sages)] and not be ashamed.

And I will delight myself in Thy commandments, which I have loved.

And I will occupy myself with Your mitzvoth, which I love.

My hands also will I lift up to Thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate on Thy statutes.

And I will lift my palms to Your mitzvoth, which I love, and I will converse in Your statutes.

Remember the word to Thy servant, whereby Thou hast given me hope.

Remember that thing unto Your servant, that thing for which You have caused me to hope [(through Nathan the prophet)].

This is my comfort in my affliction: for Thy word has revived me.

This [(Your assurance)] is my consolation in my affliction. What You have said revives my spirit.

The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet I have not declined from Thy Tora.

Though churls have mocked me exceedingly, I have not strayed from Your Torah.

When I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord, I took comfort.

I remember Your judgment of yore, my L rd [(that You afflict, turn back from Your wrath and forgive)], and I am consoled.

Horror has taken hold of me because of the wicked who forsake Thy Tora.

[Though] I was seized with fright because of the evil-doers, who forsake Your Torah,

Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Your statutes were as songs to me in [all of] my habitations.

I have remembered Thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept Thy Tora.

I remembered Your name in the night [i.e., in affliction], O L rd, and I observed Your Torah.

This was my lot, because I kept Thy precepts.

This [(the crown of kingdom for me and my seed)] came to me because I heeded Your commandments.

The Lord is my portion: I have said that I would keep Thy words.

"The L rd is my portion," I have said, with the fulfillment of Your words.

I entreated Thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful to me according to Thy word.

I have invoked Your countenance with all my heart. Be gracious to me as by Your word [(through Nathan the prophet)]

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to Thy testimonies.

When I consider my ways [(the loss of a mitzvah against its reward and the reward of a transgression against its loss)], I turn my steps to Your testimonies.

I made haste, and delayed not to keep Thy commandments.

I have hurried, and not hesitated, to observe Your commandments.

Bands of wicked men have robbed me: but I have not forgotten Thy Tora.

Bands of evil-doers have despoiled me, but I have not forgotten Your Torah.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks to Thee because of Thy righteous judgments.

At midnight I arise to thank You for Your righteous retribution.

I am a companion of all those who fear Thee, and of those who keep Thy precepts.

I am a friend to all who fear You and who keep Your commandments.

The earth, O Lord, is full of Thy steadfast love: teach me Thy statutes.

Your lovingkindness, O L rd, fills the earth — teach us Your statutes.

Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant, O Lord, according to Thy word.

You have [always] done good with Your servant. O L rd [You have always done] according to Your word.

Teach me good discernment and knowledge: for I have believed Thy commandments.

The good of the fundaments [of the Torah], and the knowledge [inherent in them] teach me, for I have believed in Your commandments.

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now I observe Thy word.

Before I applied myself to [Torah study], I strayed [unintentionally], but now, I have kept Your word.

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me Thy statutes.

You are good, and You confer good — teach me Your statutes.

The proud have smeared me with a lie: but I will keep Thy precepts with my whole heart.

The churls have attributed falsehood to me, [but] I observe Your commandments with my whole heart.

Their heart is gross like fat, but I delight in Thy Tora.

Their heart has become fat as lard, [but] I have occupied myself in Your Torah.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn Thy statutes.

I account it as a good for me that I was afflicted, in order to [turn from evil and] learn Your statutes.

The Tora of Thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

The Torah of Your mouth is worth more to me than thousands in gold and silver.

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn Thy commandments.

Your hands have made me and established me. Make me understand, and I will learn Your mitzvoth.

They who fear Thee will see me and be glad, because I have hoped in Thy word.

Those who fear You will see me [enjoying good] and [they will] rejoice, for I [(a fearer)] have hoped in Your word [and it has materialized].

I know, O Lord, that Thy judgments are right, and that in faithfulness Thou has afflicted me.

I know, O L rd, that Your judgments are righteous, and that You have afflicted me justly.

Let Thy steadfast love be my comfort, according to Thy word to Thy servant.

Let Your lovingkindness now be to console me, as You said to Your servant [through Nathan the prophet].

Let Thy mercies come to me, that I may live: for Thy Tora is my delight.

Let Your mercies come upon me and keep me in life, for Your Torah has been my delight.

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me with guile: but I will meditate on Thy precepts.

Let the churls be shamed, for they falsely incriminate me; but I converse in Your commandments.

Let those who fear Thee turn to me, and those who have known Thy testimonies.

Let those who fear You return to me [(Sanhedrin had separated from him because of the episode of Bathsheva)], and the knowers of Your testimonies.

Let my heart be sound in Thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

Let my heart be whole in Your statutes, so that I not be ashamed.

My soul faints for Thy salvation: I hope in Thy word.

My soul longs for Your salvation. I hope for [the fulfillment of] Your word.

My eyes fail with longing for Thy word, saying, When wilt Thou comfort me?

My eyes expire for [the realization of] Your word. I say: "When will You console me?"

For I am become like a wineskin in the smoke; yet I do not forget Thy statutes.

Though I have been as a [leathern] pouch [drying in] smoke, I have not forgotten Your statutes.

How many are the days of Thy servant? when wilt Thou execute judgment on those who persecute me?

How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment upon my pursuers?

The proud have dug pits for me, which are not according to Thy Tora.

The churls have dug pits against me in opposition to [the laws of] Your Torah.

All Thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help Thou me.

All of Your mitzvoth are faithful [to the truth] and they have pursued me for naught. Help me [overcome them].

They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not Thy precepts.

They had almost consumed me in the earth [(as if I had not been)], but I did not forsake Your commandments.

In Thy steadfast love spare my life; so I shall keep the testimony of Thy mouth.

Sustain me in Your lovingkindness, so that I may keep the testimonies of Your mouth.

For ever, O Lord; Thy word stands fast in the heavens.

Forever, O L rd, Your word stands in the heavens.

Thy faithfulness endures to all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it stands firm.

Your trust endures from generation to generation. You established the earth and made it stand.

They continue this day according to Thy ordinances: for all are Thy servants.

Upon Your judgments they [the heavenly ordinances] stand today, for all are Your servants.

Unless Thy Tora had been my delights, I should have perished in my affliction.

If Your Torah were not my occupation, I would go lost in my affliction.

I will never forget Thy precepts: for with them Thou hast given me life.

I will never forget Your commandments, for because of them You have sustained me.

I am Thine, save me; for I have sought Thy precepts.

I look to You to save me, for I have sought out Your commandments.

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider Thy testimonies.

The evil-doers hoped to destroy me, but I persevered in reflecting upon Your testimonies.

I have seen an end of every purpose: but Thy commandment is exceedingly broad.

For every [thing that has an] end, I have envisioned the end [of dialectic thereon]; but Your mitzvoth are exceedingly broad.

O how I love Thy Tora! it is my meditation all the day.

How I have loved Your Torah; it is my discourse all the day.

Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies: for they are ever with me.

Your mitzvoth make me wiser than my foes [Doeg and Achitophel (whose learning did not conform with the halachah)], for it [(the truth of Torah)] is always with me.

I have more understanding than all my teachers: for Thy testimonies are my meditation.

[(For)] I have grown wise from all of my teachers, for Your testimonies are [all of] my discourse [(so that I learn something from each one)].

I understand more than the elders, because I keep Thy precepts.

I shall have more understanding than the elders, for I have abided by Your commandments.

I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep Thy word.

I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might keep Your word.

I have not departed from Thy judgments: for Thou hast taught me.

I did not deviate from Your judgments, for You taught me [aright].

How sweet are Thy words to my palate! sweeter than honey to my mouth!

How sweet were Your words to my palate, [sweeter] than honey to my mouth.

Through Thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

Because I reflect upon Your commandments I hate every false path.

Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Your words [of Torah] are a lamp to my foot and a light to my path [(keeping me from false rulings)].

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep Thy righteous judgments.

I have made an oath — and kept it — to abide by the judgments of Your righteousness.

I am afflicted very much: revive me, O Lord, according to Thy word.

I have been exceedingly humbled, O L rd; keep me in life according to Your word [to Nathan the prophet].

Accept I beseech Thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me Thy ordinances.

Accept, O L rd, the offerings [i.e., the conciliations] of my mouth, and teach me Your judgments.

My soul is continually in my hand: yet I have not forgotten Thy Tora.

Though my life is in my palm [in danger] always, I have not forgotten Your Torah.

The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I have not strayed from Thy precepts.

The evil-doers have laid a trap for me, but I have not deviated from Your commandments.

Thy testimonies I have taken as a heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

I have inherited Your testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

I have inclined my heart to perform Thy statutes always, to the end.

I diverted my heart [from temporal pleasures] to execute Your statutes, following [them] always.

I hate men of vain thoughts: but Thy Tora I love.

Thinkers of evil I hated, and I loved Your Torah.

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in Thy word.

You are my covert and my defense, for I trust to Your word.

Depart from me, you evildoers: for I will keep commandments of my God.

Turn away from me evil-doers, so that I may heed the mitzvoth of my G d.

Uphold me according to Thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Support me by Your word, that I might live, and do not shame me in the disappointment of my hope.

Hold me up, and I shall be safe: and I will watch Thy statutes continually,

Support me and I will be saved, and I will occupy myself in Your statutes always.

Thou hast trodden down all those who stray from Thy statutes: for their deceit is vain.

You have trodden down all who strayed from Your statutes, for [You know that] their subtlety is false.

Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love Thy testimonies.

[As] dross, You wiped out all the wicked of the earth. I have, therefore, loved Your testimonies.

My flesh shudders for fear of Thee; and I am afraid of Thy judgments.

My flesh bristled in fear of You, and I have feared Your judgments [i.e., Your retribution].

I have done justice and righteousness: leave me not to my oppressors.

I have done justice and righteousness. Do not abandon me to my despoilers.

Be surety for Thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

Be surety for Your servant for good; let churls not despoil me.

My eyes fail with watching for Thy salvation, and for the word of Thy righteousness.

My eyes expire to Your salvation and to [the fulfillment of] the word of Your righteousness.

Deal with Thy servant according to Thy steadfast love, and teach me Thy statutes.

Do with Your servant according to Your lovingkindness and teach me Your statutes.

I am Thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know Thy testimonies.

I am Your servant; make me understand, and allow me to know Your testimonies

It is time to act for the Lord: they have made void Thy Tora.

[to know how (for the forgiveness of my transgressions)] to make a time for [the sake of] the L rd [(a time of favor and forgiveness, as for)] those who have violated Your Torah..

Therefore I love Thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

[And this is due me,] for I have loved Your mitzvoth more than gold and fine gold.

Therefore I esteem all Thy precepts to be entirely right; and I have loathed every false way.

For [I have said] of all the commandments [in the Torah], of all, that they are just, and I have hated every false path.

Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul keeps them.

[The decree of reward for observance of] Your testimonies is hidden, and so my soul has kept [all of] them.

The unfolding of Thy words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.

The beginning of Your words [(Exodus 20:2): "I am the L rd your G d, who took you out, etc."] enlightened [the hearts of Israel, for] You understand the innocent [(and know that they must realize why they should accept Your commands before they are actually commanded)].

With open mouth I pant: because I long for Thy commandments.

I opened my mouth and sucked in [Your commandments], for I lusted for Your mitzvoth.

Look upon me, and be gracious unto me, as is Thy wont towards those who love Thy name.

Turn to me and be gracious to me, as befits the lovers of Your name.

Order my steps in Thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Set my steps in order, according to Your words, and allow no wrong to prevail in me.

Deliver me from the oppression of man: and I will keep Thy precepts.

Redeem me from the pillage of man [i.e., from the yetzer hara who "pillages" man], and I shall keep Your commandments.

Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; and teach me Thy statutes.

Cause Your countenance to shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.

Rivers of water run down from my eyes, because they do not keep Thy Tora.

My eyes have shed streams of water because they did not heed Your Torah.

Righteous art Thou, O Lord and upright are Thy judgments.

You are righteous, O L rd, and Your judgments are just.

Thou hast commanded Thy testimonies in righteousness and in great faithfulness.

The testimonies which You commanded are righteous and exceedingly faithful [of fulfillment].

My zeal consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten Thy words.

My zeal [on Your behalf] incenses me [against my foes], for my foes have forgotten Your words.

Thy word is very pure: therefore Thy servant loves it.

Your word is exceedingly pure, and Your servant has loved it.

I am small and despised: yet I do not forget Thy precepts.

I am young and despised [i.e., I lower myself to learn from Torah scholars (viz. I Samuel 17:14)], for I have not forgotten Your precepts [i.e., I have not ceased deliberating upon them and conversing in them, for]

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Thy Tora is truth.

Your righteousness [which is inherent in them] is eternal righteousness and Your Torah is [eternally] true.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me: yet Thy commandments are my delights.

[And though] affliction and oppression have beset me, Your mitzvoth are my occupation.

Thy testimonies are righteous forever: give me understanding, and I shall live.

[Therefore,] always make me understand the righteousness of Your testimonies, and I shall live [through them (viz. Deuteronomy 20:30)].

I cry with my whole heart; answer me, O Lord: I will keep Thy statutes.

I have called with all my heart. Answer me, O L rd, I will heed Your statutes.

I cry to Thee; save me, and I shall keep Thy testimonies.

I have called You. Help me, so that I may keep Your testimonies.

I rise before dawn, and I cry out: my hope is in Thy word.

I have risen before [all] in the night and have cried out. I have hoped for [the fulfillment of] Your word.

My eyes open before the night watches, that I may meditate on Thy saying.

My eyes have preceded [i.e., opened] [two] night watches [in advance of the day] to engage in Your word [Torah].

Hear my voice according to Thy steadfast love: O Lord, revive me according to Thy judgment.

Hear my voice in Your lovingkindness. O L rd, as is Your way [(to bestow lovingkindness)], sustain me.

Those who follow after mischief draw near: they are far from Thy Tora.

The pursuers of a counsel of sin have drawn close to it, and they have gone far from Your Torah [(in order to drawn close to it)].

Thou art near, O Lord; and all Thy commandments are truth.

You are near, O L rd [(to those, who go far from Your Torah, if they repent of their ways)].

Concerning Thy testimonies, I have known of old that Thou hast founded them forever.

Before [(the thing happened)] I knew [it] from Your testimonies. [(Before Israel inherited the land You commanded them in respect to bikkurim, terumoth, and ma'aseroth. Before You gave them rest from their foes You commanded them (Deuteronomy 25:19): "And it shall be, when the L rd your G d gives you rest, etc." And so with appointing a king, cutting off Amalek and building the Temple.)] For You founded them [Your testimonies] on [all those things You knew to be destined until the end of] the world.

Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget Thy Tora.

See my afflictions and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your Torah.

Plead my cause, and deliver me: give me life according to Thy word.

Fight my battle and redeem me. Sustain me for Your word.

Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not Thy statutes.

Salvation is far from the evil-doers, for they have not sought out Your statutes.

Great are Thy compassions, O Lord: give me life as is Thy wont.

Your mercies are abundant, O L rd; as is Your way, [(to grant mercy)], sustain me.

Many are my persecutors and my enemies; yet I do not decline from Thy testimonies.

Though my pursuers and my afflictions are many, I have not deviated from Your testimonies.

I behold transgressors, and I am grieved; because they keep not Thy saying,

I behold the faithless and fought with them for not keeping Your ways.

Consider how I love Thy precepts: revive me, O Lord, according to Thy steadfast love.

See that I have loved Your commandments, O L rd; sustain me in Your lovingkindness.

The sum of Thy word is truth: and every one of Thy righteous judgments endures for ever.

[When the nations heard the end of His word: "Honor your father and your mother," "You shall not kill," "You shall not commit adultery," etc., they admitted:] The beginning of Your word [too, ("I am the L rd, Your G d," "You shall have no other G d")] is true [(and not a self-seeking falsehood)]. [Therefore], all the judgments of Your righteousness are eternal.

Princes have persecuted me without cause: but my heart stands in awe of Thy word.

Though princes pursued me in vain, my heart feared Your word.

I rejoice at Thy word, like one who finds great spoil.

I rejoice in Your words [(Your assurance to me)] as one who finds great spoil.

I hate and abhor lying: but Thy Tora I love.

I have hated and despised falsehood because I loved Your Torah.

Seven times a day I praise Thee because of Thy righteous judgments.

Seven times in the day [(in the morning: two blessings before Shema and one after; in the evening: two before and two after)] have I praised You for Your righteous judgments [i.e., for k'riath Shema, which is a Torah ordinance].

Great peace have they who love Thy Tora: and nothing can make them stumble.

Great peace to the lovers of Your Torah and may there be no stumbling block in their way.

Lord, I have hoped for Thy salvation, and I have done Thy commandments.

I hoped for Your salvation, O L rd, and performed Your mitzvoth.

My soul has kept Thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

My soul heeded Your testimonies and I loved them exceedingly.

I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies: for all my ways are before Thee.

I heeded Your commandments and Your testimonies, for all of my ways are before You [i.e., are known to You].

Let my cry come before Thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to Thy word.

Let my prayer come close to You, O L rd — that You make me understand [Torah] according to [the true meaning of] Your word.

Let my supplication come before Thee: deliver me according to Thy word.

Let my supplication come before You. Save me according to Your word [to Nathan the Prophet].

My lips shall utter praise, for Thou hast taught me Thy statutes.

My lips will utter praise when You teach me Your statutes.

My tongue shall sing of Thy word: for all Thy commandments are just.

My tongue will proclaim Your words, for all of Your mitzvoth are righteous.

Let Thy hand help me; for I have chosen Thy precepts.

Let Your hand be poised to help me, for I have chosen Your commandments.

I long for Thy salvation, O Lord; and Thy law is my delight.

I long for Your salvation, O L rd, so that [(undeterred by the harassment of the foe)] Your Torah may be my occupation.

Let my soul live, and it shall praise Thee; and let Thy judgment help me.

Let my soul live to praise You, and let Your judgments [against my foes] help me [do so].

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out Thy servant; for I do not forget Thy commandments.

I have strayed like a lost sheep. [Therefore] seek Your servant [(and set him back on the path)], for I have not forgotten Your mitzvoth.