You pushed me violently so that I was falling, But the LORD helped me.
The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.
The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
I will not die, but live, And tell of the works of the LORD.
The LORD has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.
Open to me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the LORD.
This is the gate of the LORD; The righteous will enter through it.
The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone.
This is the LORD’S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
The LORD is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Aleph. How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the LORD.
With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander from Your commandments.
Daleth. My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will meditate on Your wonders.
Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your law.
I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances before me.
I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.
He. Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the end.
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Your ordinances.
Zayin. Remember the word to Your servant, In which You have made me hope.
The arrogant utterly deride me, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who forsake Your law.
Your statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
O LORD, I remember Your name in the night, And keep Your law.
Heth. The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
The cords of the wicked have encircled me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O LORD; Teach me Your statutes.
The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.
The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie; But I shall meditate on Your precepts.
Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
The arrogant have dug pits for me, Men who are not in accord with Your law.
Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations; You established the earth, and it stands.
The wicked wait for me to destroy me; I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.
Mem. O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
I understand more than the aged, Because I have observed Your precepts.
O accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, And teach me Your ordinances.
The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not gone astray from Your precepts.
I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart.
I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, even to the end.
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