Verse 12

Psalms 119:12

New Living Translation

12 I praise you, O LORD;<br>teach me your decrees.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
בָּר֖וּךְ אַתָּ֥ה יְהוָ֗ה לַמְּדֵ֥/נִי חֻקֶּֽי/ךָ
English Translation
Blessed are You, Lord, teach me Your statutes.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 119 Context
1 Joyful are people of integrity,<br>who follow the instructions of the LORD.<br> Focus ↗
2 Joyful are those who obey his laws<br>and search for him with all their hearts.<br> Focus ↗
3 They do not compromise with evil,<br>and they walk only in his paths.<br> Focus ↗
4 You have charged us<br>to keep your commandments carefully.<br> Focus ↗
5 Oh, that my actions would consistently<br>reflect your decrees!<br> Focus ↗
6 Then I will not be ashamed<br>when I compare my life with your commands.<br> Focus ↗
7 As I learn your righteous regulations,<br>I will thank you by living as I should!<br> Focus ↗
8 I will obey your decrees.<br>Please don’t give up on me!<br> Focus ↗
9 How can a young person stay pure?<br>By obeying your word.<br> Focus ↗
10 I have tried hard to find you —<br>don’t let me wander from your commands.<br> Focus ↗
11 I have hidden your word in my heart,<br>that I might not sin against you.<br> Focus ↗
12 I praise you, O LORD;<br>teach me your decrees.<br>
13 I have recited aloud<br>all the regulations you have given us.<br> Focus ↗
14 I have rejoiced in your laws<br>as much as in riches.<br> Focus ↗
15 I will study your commandments<br>and reflect on your ways.<br> Focus ↗
16 I will delight in your decrees<br>and not forget your word.<br> Focus ↗
17 Be good to your servant,<br>that I may live and obey your word.<br> Focus ↗
18 Open my eyes to see<br>the wonderful truths in your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
19 I am only a foreigner in the land.<br>Don’t hide your commands from me!<br> Focus ↗
20 I am always overwhelmed<br>with a desire for your regulations.<br> Focus ↗
21 You rebuke the arrogant;<br>those who wander from your commands are cursed.<br> Focus ↗
22 Don’t let them scorn and insult me,<br>for I have obeyed your laws.<br> Focus ↗
23 Even princes sit and speak against me,<br>but I will meditate on your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
24 Your laws please me;<br>they give me wise advice.<br> Focus ↗
25 I lie in the dust;<br>revive me by your word.<br> Focus ↗
26 I told you my plans, and you answered.<br>Now teach me your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
27 Help me understand the meaning of your commandments,<br>and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.... Focus ↗
28 I weep with sorrow;<br>encourage me by your word.<br> Focus ↗
29 Keep me from lying to myself;<br>give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
30 I have chosen to be faithful;<br>I have determined to live by your regulations.<br> Focus ↗
31 I cling to your laws.<br>LORD, don’t let me be put to shame!<br> Focus ↗
32 I will pursue your commands,<br>for you expand my understanding.<br> Focus ↗
33 Teach me your decrees, O LORD;<br>I will keep them to the end.<br> Focus ↗
34 Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions;<br>I will put them into practice with all m... Focus ↗
35 Make me walk along the path of your commands,<br>for that is where my happiness is found.<br> Focus ↗
36 Give me an eagerness for your laws<br>rather than a love for money!<br> Focus ↗
37 Turn my eyes from worthless things,<br>and give me life through your word.<br> Focus ↗
38 Reassure me of your promise,<br>made to those who fear you.<br> Focus ↗
39 Help me abandon my shameful ways;<br>for your regulations are good.<br> Focus ↗
40 I long to obey your commandments!<br>Renew my life with your goodness.<br> Focus ↗
41 LORD, give me your unfailing love,<br>the salvation that you promised me.<br> Focus ↗
42 Then I can answer those who taunt me,<br>for I trust in your word.<br> Focus ↗
43 Do not snatch your word of truth from me,<br>for your regulations are my only hope.<br> Focus ↗
44 I will keep on obeying your instructions<br>forever and ever.<br> Focus ↗
45 I will walk in freedom,<br>for I have devoted myself to your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
46 I will speak to kings about your laws,<br>and I will not be ashamed.<br> Focus ↗
47 How I delight in your commands!<br>How I love them!<br> Focus ↗
48 I honor and love your commands.<br>I meditate on your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
49 Remember your promise to me;<br>it is my only hope.<br> Focus ↗
50 Your promise revives me;<br>it comforts me in all my troubles.<br> Focus ↗
51 The proud hold me in utter contempt,<br>but I do not turn away from your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
52 I meditate on your age-old regulations;<br>O LORD, they comfort me.<br> Focus ↗
53 I become furious with the wicked,<br>because they reject your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
54 Your decrees have been the theme of my songs<br>wherever I have lived.<br> Focus ↗
55 I reflect at night on who you are, O LORD;<br>therefore, I obey your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
56 This is how I spend my life:<br>obeying your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
57 LORD, you are mine!<br>I promise to obey your words!<br> Focus ↗
58 With all my heart I want your blessings.<br>Be merciful as you promised.<br> Focus ↗
59 I pondered the direction of my life,<br>and I turned to follow your laws.<br> Focus ↗
60 I will hurry, without delay,<br>to obey your commands.<br> Focus ↗
61 Evil people try to drag me into sin,<br>but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
62 I rise at midnight to thank you<br>for your just regulations.<br> Focus ↗
63 I am a friend to anyone who fears you —<br>anyone who obeys your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
64 O LORD, your unfailing love fills the earth;<br>teach me your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
65 You have done many good things for me, LORD,<br>just as you promised.<br> Focus ↗
66 I believe in your commands;<br>now teach me good judgment and knowledge.<br> Focus ↗
67 I used to wander off until you disciplined me;<br>but now I closely follow your word.<br> Focus ↗
68 You are good and do only good;<br>teach me your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
69 Arrogant people smear me with lies,<br>but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.<br> Focus ↗
70 Their hearts are dull and stupid,<br>but I delight in your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
71 My suffering was good for me,<br>for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
72 Your instructions are more valuable to me<br>than millions in gold and silver.<br> Focus ↗
73 You made me; you created me.<br>Now give me the sense to follow your commands.<br> Focus ↗
74 May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,<br>for I have put my hope in your word.<br> Focus ↗
75 I know, O LORD, that your regulations are fair;<br>you disciplined me because I needed it.<br> Focus ↗
76 Now let your unfailing love comfort me,<br>just as you promised me, your servant.<br> Focus ↗
77 Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live,<br>for your instructions are my delight.<br> Focus ↗
78 Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me;<br>meanwhile, I will concentrate on your... Focus ↗
79 Let me be united with all who fear you,<br>with those who know your laws.<br> Focus ↗
80 May I be blameless in keeping your decrees;<br>then I will never be ashamed.<br> Focus ↗
81 I am worn out waiting for your rescue,<br>but I have put my hope in your word.<br> Focus ↗
82 My eyes are straining to see your promises come true.<br>When will you comfort me?<br> Focus ↗
83 I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke,<br>but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
84 How long must I wait?<br>When will you punish those who persecute me?<br> Focus ↗
85 These arrogant people who hate your instructions<br>have dug deep pits to trap me.<br> Focus ↗
86 All your commands are trustworthy.<br>Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.<br> Focus ↗
87 They almost finished me off,<br>but I refused to abandon your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
88 In your unfailing love, spare my life;<br>then I can continue to obey your laws.<br> Focus ↗
89 Your eternal word, O LORD,<br>stands firm in heaven.<br> Focus ↗
90 Your faithfulness extends to every generation,<br>as enduring as the earth you created.<br> Focus ↗
91 Your regulations remain true to this day,<br>for everything serves your plans.<br> Focus ↗
92 If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy,<br>I would have died in my misery.<br> Focus ↗
93 I will never forget your commandments,<br>for by them you give me life.<br> Focus ↗
94 I am yours; rescue me!<br>For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
95 Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me,<br>I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.<br> Focus ↗
96 Even perfection has its limits,<br>but your commands have no limit.<br> Focus ↗
97 Oh, how I love your instructions!<br>I think about them all day long.<br> Focus ↗
98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,<br>for they are my constant guide.<br> Focus ↗
99 Yes, I have more insight than my teachers,<br>for I am always thinking of your laws.<br> Focus ↗
100 I am even wiser than my elders,<br>for I have kept your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
101 I have refused to walk on any evil path,<br>so that I may remain obedient to your word.<br> Focus ↗
102 I haven’t turned away from your regulations,<br>for you have taught me well.<br> Focus ↗
103 How sweet your words taste to me;<br>they are sweeter than honey.<br> Focus ↗
104 Your commandments give me understanding;<br>no wonder I hate every false way of life.<br> Focus ↗
105 Your word is a lamp to guide my feet<br>and a light for my path.<br> Focus ↗
106 I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again:<br>I will obey your righteous regulations.<br> Focus ↗
107 I have suffered much, O LORD;<br>restore my life again as you promised.<br> Focus ↗
108 LORD, accept my offering of praise,<br>and teach me your regulations.<br> Focus ↗
109 My life constantly hangs in the balance,<br>but I will not stop obeying your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
110 The wicked have set their traps for me,<br>but I will not turn from your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
111 Your laws are my treasure;<br>they are my heart’s delight.<br> Focus ↗
112 I am determined to keep your decrees<br>to the very end.<br> Focus ↗
113 I hate those with divided loyalties,<br>but I love your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
114 You are my refuge and my shield;<br>your word is my source of hope.<br> Focus ↗
115 Get out of my life, you evil-minded people,<br>for I intend to obey the commands of my God (Elohim).... Focus ↗
116 LORD, sustain me as you promised, that I may live!<br>Do not let my hope be crushed.<br> Focus ↗
117 Sustain me, and I will be rescued;<br>then I will meditate continually on your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
118 But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees.<br>They are only fooling themselves.<br> Focus ↗
119 You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum;<br>no wonder I love to obey your laws!<br> Focus ↗
120 I tremble in fear of you;<br>I stand in awe of your regulations.<br> Focus ↗
121 Don’t leave me to the mercy of my enemies,<br>for I have done what is just and right.<br> Focus ↗
122 Please guarantee a blessing for me.<br>Don’t let the arrogant oppress me!<br> Focus ↗
123 My eyes strain to see your rescue,<br>to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.<br> Focus ↗
124 I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love,<br>and teach me your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
125 Give discernment to me, your servant;<br>then I will understand your laws.<br> Focus ↗
126 LORD, it is time for you to act,<br>for these evil people have violated your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
127 Truly, I love your commands<br>more than gold, even the finest gold.<br> Focus ↗
128 Each of your commandments is right.<br>That is why I hate every false way.<br> Focus ↗
129 Your laws are wonderful.<br>No wonder I obey them!<br> Focus ↗
130 The teaching of your word gives light,<br>so even the simple can understand.<br> Focus ↗
131 I pant with expectation,<br>longing for your commands.<br> Focus ↗
132 Come and show me your mercy,<br>as you do for all who love your name.<br> Focus ↗
133 Guide my steps by your word,<br>so I will not be overcome by evil.<br> Focus ↗
134 Ransom me from the oppression of evil people;<br>then I can obey your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
135 Look upon me with love;<br>teach me your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
136 Rivers of tears gush from my eyes<br>because people disobey your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
137 O LORD, you are righteous,<br>and your regulations are fair.<br> Focus ↗
138 Your laws are perfect<br>and completely trustworthy.<br> Focus ↗
139 I am overwhelmed with indignation,<br>for my enemies have disregarded your words.<br> Focus ↗
140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested;<br>that is why I love them so much.<br> Focus ↗
141 I am insignificant and despised,<br>but I don’t forget your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
142 Your justice is eternal,<br>and your instructions are perfectly true.<br> Focus ↗
143 As pressure and stress bear down on me,<br>I find joy in your commands.<br> Focus ↗
144 Your laws are always right;<br>help me to understand them so I may live.<br> Focus ↗
145 I pray with all my heart; answer me, LORD!<br>I will obey your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
146 I cry out to you; rescue me,<br>that I may obey your laws.<br> Focus ↗
147 I rise early, before the sun is up;<br>I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.<br> Focus ↗
148 I stay awake through the night,<br>thinking about your promise.<br> Focus ↗
149 In your faithful love, O LORD, hear my cry;<br>let me be revived by following your regulations.<br> Focus ↗
150 Lawless people are coming to attack me;<br>they live far from your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
151 But you are near, O LORD,<br>and all your commands are true.<br> Focus ↗
152 I have known from my earliest days<br>that your laws will last forever.<br> Focus ↗
153 Look upon my suffering and rescue me,<br>for I have not forgotten your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
154 Argue my case; take my side!<br>Protect my life as you promised.<br> Focus ↗
155 The wicked are far from rescue,<br>for they do not bother with your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
156 LORD, how great is your mercy;<br>let me be revived by following your regulations.<br> Focus ↗
157 Many persecute and trouble me,<br>yet I have not swerved from your laws.<br> Focus ↗
158 Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart,<br>because they care nothing for your word.<br> Focus ↗
159 See how I love your commandments, LORD.<br>Give back my life because of your unfailing love.<br> Focus ↗
160 The very essence of your words is truth;<br>all your just regulations will stand forever.<br> Focus ↗
161 Powerful people harass me without cause,<br>but my heart trembles only at your word.<br> Focus ↗
162 I rejoice in your word<br>like one who discovers a great treasure.<br> Focus ↗
163 I hate and abhor all falsehood,<br>but I love your instructions.<br> Focus ↗
164 I will praise you seven times a day<br>because all your regulations are just.<br> Focus ↗
165 Those who love your instructions have great peace<br>and do not stumble.<br> Focus ↗
166 I long for your rescue, LORD,<br>so I have obeyed your commands.<br> Focus ↗
167 I have obeyed your laws,<br>for I love them very much.<br> Focus ↗
168 Yes, I obey your commandments and laws<br>because you know everything I do.<br> Focus ↗
169 O LORD, listen to my cry;<br>give me the discerning mind you promised.<br> Focus ↗
170 Listen to my prayer;<br>rescue me as you promised.<br> Focus ↗
171 Let praise flow from my lips,<br>for you have taught me your decrees.<br> Focus ↗
172 Let my tongue sing about your word,<br>for all your commands are right.<br> Focus ↗
173 Give me a helping hand,<br>for I have chosen to follow your commandments.<br> Focus ↗
174 O LORD, I have longed for your rescue,<br>and your instructions are my delight.<br> Focus ↗
175 Let me live so I can praise you,<br>and may your regulations help me.<br> Focus ↗
176 I have wandered away like a lost sheep;<br>come and find me,<br>for I have not forgotten your comman... Focus ↗