Psalm 119:99-176

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for a your testimonies are my meditation.
 100 I understand more than b the aged, 1
for I c keep your precepts.
 101 I d hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.
 102 I do not turn aside from your rules,
for you have taught me.
 103 How e sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
 104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore f I hate every false way.

Nun

105
g Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
 106 I have h sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to keep your i righteous rules.
 107 I am severely j afflicted;
k give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
 108 Accept l my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,
and m teach me your rules.
 109 I hold my life n in my hand continually,
but I do not o forget your law.
 110 The wicked have laid p a snare for me,
but q I do not stray from your precepts.
 111 Your testimonies are r my heritage forever,
for they are s the joy of my heart.
 112 I t incline my heart to perform your statutes
forever, u to the end. 2

Samekh

113
I hate v the double-minded,
but I love w your law.
 114 You are my x hiding place and my y shield;
I z hope in your word.
 115 a Depart from me, you evildoers,
that I may b keep the commandments of my God.
 116 Uphold me c according to your promise, that I may live,
and let me not be d put to shame in my e hope!
 117 f Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for your statutes continually!
 118 You g spurn all who h go astray from your statutes,
for their cunning is in vain.
 119 All the wicked of the earth you discard like i dross,
therefore j I love your testimonies.
 120 My flesh k trembles for fear of you,
and I am afraid of your judgments.

Ayin

121
I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
 122 Give your servant l a pledge of good;
let not m the insolent oppress me.
 123 My n eyes long for your salvation
and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
 124 Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
and o teach me your statutes.
 125 I am your p servant; q give me understanding,
that I may know your testimonies!
 126 It is time for the Lord to act,
for your law has been broken.
 127 Therefore I r love your commandments
above gold, above fine gold.
 128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
I hate every s false way.

Pe

129
Your testimonies are t wonderful;
therefore my soul u keeps them.
 130 The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts v understanding to the simple.
 131 I w open my mouth and x pant,
because I y long for your commandments.
 132 z Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is your way with those who love your name.
 133 a Keep steady my steps according to your promise,
and let no iniquity b get dominion over me.
 134 c Redeem me from man's oppression,
that I may keep your precepts.
 135 d Make your face shine upon your servant,
and e teach me your statutes.
 136 My eyes f shed streams of tears,
because people g do not keep your law.

Tsadhe

137
h Righteous are you, O Lord,
and right are your rules.
 138 You have appointed your testimonies in i righteousness
and in all j faithfulness.
 139 My k zeal consumes me,
because my foes forget your words.
 140 Your promise is well l tried,
and your servant m loves it.
 141 I am small and despised,
yet I do not n forget your precepts.
 142 Your righteousness is righteous forever,
and your law is o true.
 143 Trouble and anguish have found me out,
but your commandments are my p delight.
 144 Your testimonies are righteous forever;
q give me understanding that I may r live.

Qoph

145
With my s whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord!
I will t keep your statutes.
 146 I call to you; save me,
that I may observe your testimonies.
 147 I rise before u dawn and cry for help;
I v hope in your words.
 148 My eyes are awake before w the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promise.
 149 Hear my voice according to your steadfast love;
O Lord, x according to your justice y give me life.
 150 They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;
they are far from your law.
 151 But z you are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are a true.
 152 Long have I known from your testimonies
that you have b founded them forever.

Resh

153
Look on my c affliction and deliver me,
for d I do not forget your law.
 154 e Plead my cause and redeem me;
f give me life according to your promise!
 155 g Salvation is far from the wicked,
h for they do not seek your statutes.
 156 i Great is your mercy, O Lord;
f give me life according to your rules.
 157 j Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
but I do not k swerve from your testimonies.
 158 I look at l the faithless with m disgust,
because they do not keep your commands.
 159 Consider how I n love your precepts!
f Give me life according to your steadfast love.
 160 o The sum of your word is p truth,
and every one of your q righteous rules endures forever.

Sin and Shin

161
r Princes persecute me s without cause,
but my heart t stands in awe of your words.
 162 I t rejoice at your word
like one who u finds great spoil.
 163 I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love v your law.
 164 Seven times a day I praise you
for your q righteous rules.
 165 Great w peace have those who love your law;
x nothing can make them stumble.
 166 I y hope for your salvation, O Lord,
and I do your commandments.
 167 My soul keeps your testimonies;
I v love them exceedingly.
 168 I keep your precepts and testimonies,
z for all my ways are before you.

Taw

169
Let my a cry come before you, O Lord;
b give me understanding c according to your word!
 170 Let my plea come before you;
d deliver me according to your word.
 171 My lips will e pour forth praise,
for you f teach me your statutes.
 172 My tongue will sing of your word,
for g all your commandments are right.
 173 Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have h chosen your precepts.
 174 I i long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my j delight.
 175 Let my soul live and praise you,
and let your rules help me.
 176 I have k gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
for I do not l forget your commandments.

  1. Cross References
    2 Timothy 3:15
    And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  2. Cross References
    Job 32:7 - 9
    I said, 'Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 119:56
    This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.
    Psalms 119:69
    The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts.
  4. Cross References
    Proverbs 1:15
    My son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 19:10
    More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 119:128
    Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.
  7. Cross References
    Proverbs 6:23
    For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.
  8. Cross References
    Nehemiah 10:29
    Join with their brothers, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God's Law that was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his rules and his statutes.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 119:7
    I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
    Psalms 119:50
    This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 119:88
    In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
    Psalms 71:20
    You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
  12. Cross References
    Hosea 14:2
    Take with you words and return to the Lord ; say to him, "Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.
  13. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  14. Cross References
    Judges 12:3
    And when I saw that you would not save me, I took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?
  15. Cross References
    Psalms 119:83
    For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 91:3
    For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 119:10
    With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
  18. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 33:4
    When Moses commanded us a law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
  19. Cross References
    Psalms 119:14
    In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.
    Psalms 119:162
    I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.
  20. Cross References
    Psalms 119:36
    Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!
  21. Cross References
    Psalms 119:33
    Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.
  22. Cross References
    1 Kings 18:21
    And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.
    James 1:8
    He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
    James 4:8
    Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
  23. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  24. Cross References
    Psalms 32:7
    You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
  25. Cross References
    Psalms 3:3
    But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
  26. Cross References
    Psalms 119:74
    Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
  27. Cross References
    Psalms 6:8
    Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
  28. Cross References
    Psalms 119:22
    Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
  29. Cross References
    Psalms 119:41
    Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise.
  30. Cross References
    Psalms 119:31
    I cling to your testimonies, O Lord ; let me not be put to shame!
    Psalms 25:2
    O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
  31. Cross References
    Psalms 146:5
    Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God.
  32. Cross References
    Psalms 20:2
    May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
  33. Cross References
    Lamentations 1:15
    The Lord rejected all my mighty men in my midst; he summoned an assembly against me to crush my young men; the Lord has trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.
  34. Cross References
    Psalms 119:10
    With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
    Psalms 119:21
    You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments.
    Psalms 119:110
    The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.
  35. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:25
    I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye and remove all your alloy.
    Ezekiel 22:18
    Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are dross of silver.
    Malachi 3:2 - 3
    But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.
  36. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  37. Cross References
    Job 4:14
    Dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
    Habakkuk 3:16
    I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us.
  38. Cross References
    Job 17:3
    Lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who is there who will put up security for me?
  39. Cross References
    Psalms 119:51
    The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
  40. Cross References
    Psalms 119:82
    My eyes long for your promise; I ask, "When will you comfort me?
  41. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  42. Cross References
    Psalms 116:16
    O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.
  43. Cross References
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
  44. Cross References
    Psalms 119:72
    The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
    Psalms 19:10
    More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
  45. Cross References
    Psalms 119:104
    Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
  46. Cross References
    Psalms 119:18
    Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
  47. Cross References
    Psalms 119:22
    Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
  48. Cross References
    Psalms 19:7
    The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
  49. Cross References
    Psalms 81:10
    I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
    Job 29:23
    They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
  50. Cross References
    Psalms 42:1
    Book Two As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
  51. Cross References
    Psalms 119:20
    My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
  52. Cross References
    Psalms 25:16
    Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
  53. Cross References
    Psalms 17:5
    My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped.
  54. Cross References
    Psalms 19:13
    Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.
  55. Cross References
    Luke 1:74
    That we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear.
  56. Cross References
    Psalms 4:6
    There are many who say, "Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!
  57. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  58. Cross References
    Jeremiah 9:1
    Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a foun...
    Jeremiah 9:18
    Let them make haste and raise a wailing over us...
    Jeremiah 14:17
    You shall say to them this word: 'Let my eyes r...
    Lamentations 3:48
    My eyes flow with rivers of tears because of th...
    Ezekiel 9:4
    And the Lord said to him, "Pass through the cit...
    Philippians 3:18
    For many, of whom I have often told you and now...
  59. Cross References
    Psalms 119:158
    I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.
  60. Cross References
    Psalms 116:5
    Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful.
  61. Cross References
    Psalms 119:75
    I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
    Psalms 119:172
    My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.
    Psalms 19:7 - 9
    The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
  62. Cross References
    Psalms 119:86
    All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
  63. Cross References
    Psalms 69:9
    For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
  64. Cross References
    Psalms 12:6
    The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.
  65. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  66. Cross References
    Psalms 119:83
    For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
  67. Cross References
    Psalms 119:151
    But you are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are true.
    Psalms 119:160
    The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
    John 17:17
    Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
    Psalms 19:2
    Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
  68. Cross References
    Psalms 119:24
    Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
  69. Cross References
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
  70. Cross References
    Psalms 119:17
    Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.
  71. Cross References
    Psalms 119:2
    Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart.
    Psalms 119:10
    With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
  72. Cross References
    Psalms 119:22
    Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
    Psalms 119:33
    Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.
  73. Cross References
    Psalms 5:3
    O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
  74. Cross References
    Psalms 119:74
    Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
  75. Cross References
    Psalms 42:8
    By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
  76. Cross References
    Psalms 119:156
    Great is your mercy, O Lord ; give me life according to your rules.
    Psalms 119:40
    Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!
  77. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
    Psalms 71:20
    You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
  78. Cross References
    Psalms 145:18
    The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
  79. Cross References
    Psalms 119:142
    Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.
  80. Cross References
    Psalms 119:89
    Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
    Psalms 119:160
    The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
    Matthew 5:18
    For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
  81. Cross References
    Job 36:15
    He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity.
  82. Cross References
    Psalms 119:83
    For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
  83. Cross References
    Psalms 35:1
    Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!
  84. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
  85. Cross References
    Job 5:4
    His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.
  86. Cross References
    Psalms 119:150
    They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.
  87. Cross References
    2 Samuel 24:14
    Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.
  88. Cross References
    Psalms 119:154
    Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
  89. Cross References
    Psalms 3:1 - 2
    O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me.
  90. Cross References
    Psalms 119:51
    The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
  91. Cross References
    Jeremiah 3:20
    Surely, as a treacherous wife leaves her husband, so have you been treacherous to me, O house of Israel, declares the Lord.'
  92. Cross References
    Psalms 139:21
    Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord ? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
    Psalms 119:136
    My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.
  93. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  94. Cross References
    Psalms 119:154
    Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
  95. Cross References
    Psalms 139:17
    How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
  96. Cross References
    Psalms 119:142
    Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.
    Psalms 119:172
    My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.
  97. Cross References
    Psalms 119:7
    I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
  98. Cross References
    Psalms 119:23
    Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
    1 Samuel 24:11
    See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it.
    1 Samuel 26:18
    And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands?
  99. Cross References
    Psalms 69:4
    More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies. What I did not steal must I now restore?
  100. Cross References
    Psalms 2:11
    Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
  101. Cross References
    Psalms 119:161
    Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
  102. Cross References
    1 Samuel 30:16
    And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
    Isaiah 9:3
    You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
    Matthew 13:44
    The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
  103. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  104. Cross References
    Psalms 119:160
    The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
  105. Cross References
    Psalms 37:11
    But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
    Psalms 37:37
    Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
    Proverbs 3:2
    For length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
  106. Cross References
    Proverbs 3:23
    Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble.
    1 John 2:10
    Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.
    Matthew 13:41
    The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers.
  107. Cross References
    Psalms 119:174
    I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law is my delight.
    Genesis 49:18
    I wait for your salvation, O Lord.
  108. Cross References
    Psalms 119:163
    I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.
  109. Cross References
    Psalms 139:3
    You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.
    Proverbs 5:21
    For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths.
  110. Cross References
    Psalms 119:145
    With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes.
  111. Cross References
    Psalms 119:34
    Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.
  112. Cross References
    Psalms 119:65
    You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
  113. Cross References
    Psalms 119:41
    Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise.
  114. Cross References
    Psalms 145:7
    They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
  115. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  116. Cross References
    Psalms 119:160
    The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
  117. Cross References
    Joshua 24:22
    Then Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord, to serve him." And they said, "We are witnesses.
    Proverbs 1:29
    Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord.
  118. Cross References
    Psalms 119:20
    My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
  119. Cross References
    Psalms 119:24
    Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
  120. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:6
    All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned - every one - to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
    1 Peter 2:25
    For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
    Matthew 18:12
    What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?
    Luke 15:4
    What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
  121. Cross References
    Psalms 119:83
    For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
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