Bible · Psalms
- 119:1–8WEB · Psalm 119 opens with the Aleph stanza: an eight-verse acrostic blessing on those whose wa…
- 119:9–16WEB · The Beth stanza asks how a young man keeps his way pure? By living according to God’s wor…
- 119:17–24WEB · The Gimel stanza pleads for God’s bounty that the servant may live and keep the word, and…
- 119:25–32WEB · The Daleth stanza begins in the dust: the soul clings low and asks life according to God’…
- 119:33–40WEB · The He stanza is almost wholly petition: teach, give understanding, lead, incline the hea…
- 119:41–48WEB · The Waw stanza asks that the Lord’s steadfast love and salvation come according to his pr…
- 119:49–56WEB · The Zayin stanza pleads that God remember the word in which he made the servant hope, fin…
- 119:57–64WEB · The Heth stanza names the Lord as portion and vows to keep his words, entreats favor acco…
- 119:65–72WEB · The Teth stanza thanks God for dealing well according to his word, asks good judgment and…
- 119:73–80WEB · The Yodh stanza begins from creation—God’s hands made and fashioned the singer—and asks u…
- 119:81–88WEB · The Kaph stanza is a cry of delayed hope: the soul faints for salvation, the eyes fail fo…
- 119:89–96WEB · The Lamedh stanza lifts the eyes to a word fixed forever in the heavens, faithfulness to…
- 119:97–104WEB · The Mem stanza overflows with love for the law and all-day meditation. The commandment ma…
- 119:105–112WEB · The Nun stanza names the word as lamp and light, confirms an oath to keep righteous rules…
- 119:113–120WEB · The Samekh stanza hates the double-minded and loves the law; God is hiding place and shie…
- 119:121–128WEB · The Ayin stanza pleads from a clean conscience under oppression: judgment and righteousne…
- 119:129–136WEB · The Pe stanza wonders at the testimonies and therefore keeps them. The entrance of the wo…
- 119:137–144WEB · The Tsadhe stanza confesses the Lord righteous and his rules right; testimonies appointed…
- 119:145–152WEB · The Qoph stanza cries with the whole heart for answer and vows to keep statutes; calling…
- 119:153–160WEB · The Resh stanza asks God to see affliction and deliver because the law is not forgotten;…
- 119:161–168WEB · The Sin and Shin stanza holds awe of the word under princely persecution, joy like spoil…
- 119:169–176WEB · The Taw stanza closes the psalm with cry and plea for understanding and deliverance accor…