Psalm 119 — א Alef Section (vv. 1–8)
The א (Alef) stanza comprises verses 1–8; each verse begins with א.
Verses at a Glance
| # |
Hebrew |
KJV |
| 1 |
אַשְׁרֵי תְמִימֵי־דָרֶךְ הַהֹלְכִים בְּתוֹרַת יְהוָה׃ |
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. |
| 2 |
אַשְׁרֵי נֹצְרֵי עֵדֹתָיו בְּכָל־לֵב יִדְרְשׁוּהוּ׃ |
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. |
| 3 |
אַף לֹא־פָעֲלוּ עַוְלָה בִּדְרָכָיו הָלָכוּ׃ |
They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. |
| 4 |
אַתָּה צִוִּיתָה פִקֻּדֶיךָ לִשְׁמֹר מְאֹד׃ |
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. |
| 5 |
אַחֲלַי יִכֹּנוּ דְרָכָי לִשְׁמֹר חֻקֶּיךָ׃ |
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! |
| 6 |
אָז לֹא־אֵבוֹשׁ בְּהַבִּיטִי אֶל־כָּל־מִצְוֹתֶיךָ׃ |
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. |
| 7 |
אוֹדְךָ בְּיֹשֶׁר לֵבָב בְּלָמְדִי מִשְׁפְּטֵי צִדְקֶךָ׃ |
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. |
| 8 |
אֶת־חֻקֶּיךָ אֶשְׁמֹר אַל־תַּעַזְבֵנִי עַד־מְאֹד׃ |
I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. |
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