King James Version · The united kingdom
Psalms 119
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א ALEPH. are the undefiled in , who walk in of . are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the . They also do no : they walk in his ways. Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. O that my ways were directed to keep thy ! Then shall I not be , when I have respect unto all thy . I will thee with uprightness of , when I shall have learned thy judgments. I will keep thy : O forsake me not utterly. ב BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy . Thy word have I hid in mine , that I might not against thee. art thou, O : teach me thy . With my have I declared all of thy . I have rejoiced in of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. I will in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy : I will not forget thy word. ג GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. I am a in the earth: hide not thy from me. breaketh for the that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. Thou hast rebuked the proud that are , which do err from thy . Remove from me and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did in thy . Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. ד DALETH. cleaveth unto : quicken thou me according to thy word. I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy . Make me to understand of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. Remove from me of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. I have chosen of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O , put me not to . I will run of thy , when thou shalt enlarge . ה HE. Teach me, O , of thy ; and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my . Make me to go in of thy ; for therein do I delight. Incline unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding ; and quicken thou me in thy way. Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. Turn away my which I fear: for thy judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy . ו VAU. Let thy come also unto me, O , even thy , according to thy word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I in thy word. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my ; for I have in thy judgments. So shall I keep thy law continually . And I will walk at : for I seek thy precepts. I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be . And I will delight myself in thy , which I have loved. My hands also will I lift up unto thy , which I have loved; and I will in thy . ז ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to . This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law. I remembered thy judgments of old, O ; and have comforted myself. Horror hath taken hold upon me because of that forsake thy law. Thy have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I have remembered thy name, O , in the night, and have kept thy law. This I had, because I kept thy precepts. ח CHETH. Thou art my , O : I have said that I would keep thy words. I intreated thy with my : be merciful unto me according to thy word. I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy . The bands of have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. At midnight I will rise to unto thee because of thy judgments. I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. The earth, O , is full of thy mercy: teach me thy . ט TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O , according unto thy word. Teach me good and knowledge: for I have thy . Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy . The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my . Their is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy . of thy is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. י JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy . They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have in thy word. I know, O , that thy judgments are right, and that thou in hast afflicted me. Let, I thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. Let thy come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. Let the proud be ; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will in thy precepts. Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. Let be sound in thy ; that I be not . כ CAPH. fainteth for thy : but I in thy word. Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy . How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute on them that persecute me? The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. All thy are : they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. Quicken me after thy ; so shall I keep the of thy . ל LAMED. For ever, O , thy word is settled in . Thy is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. They continue this day according to thine : for all are thy servants. Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have in mine affliction. I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. I am thine, me; for I have sought thy precepts. have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies. I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy is exceeding broad. מ MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my all the day. Thou through thy hast made me wiser than mine : for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my . I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my ! Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. נ . Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a unto my path. I have , and I will perform it, that I will keep thy judgments. I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O , according unto thy word. Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill of my , O , and teach me thy judgments. is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of . I have inclined mine to perform thy alway, even unto the end. ס SAMECH. I hate : but thy law do I love. Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I in thy word. Depart from me, ye : for I will keep of my . Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be of my . Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy continually. Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy : for their deceit is falsehood. Thou puttest away all of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. My trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. ע AIN. I have done and : leave me not to mine oppressors. Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. Mine eyes fail for thy , and for the word of thy . Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy . I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. It is time for thee, , to work: for they have made void thy law. Therefore I love thy above gold; yea, above fine gold. Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. פ PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth keep them. The entrance of thy words giveth ; it giveth understanding unto the simple. I opened my , and panted: for I longed for thy . Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Order my steps in thy word: and let not any over me. me from the of man: so will I keep thy precepts. Make thy to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy . Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. צ TZADDI. art thou, O , and upright are thy judgments. Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are and very . My hath consumed me, because mine have forgotten thy words. Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. Thy is an , and thy law is the truth. Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy are my delights. The of thy testimonies is : give me understanding, and I shall live. ק KOPH. I cried with my ; hear me, O : I will keep thy . I cried unto thee; me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I in thy word. Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might in thy word. according unto thy : O , quicken me according to thy . They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. Thou art near, O ; and all thy are truth. Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. ר RESH. Consider mine affliction, and me: for I do not forget thy law. Plead my cause, and me: quicken me according to thy word. is far from : for they seek not thy . Great are thy , O : quicken me according to thy judgments. Many are my persecutors and mine ; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O , according to thy . Thy word is true : and every one of thy judgments endureth for ever. ש SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but standeth in awe of thy word. I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. Seven times a day do I thee because of thy judgments. Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. , I have for thy , and done thy . hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. ת TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O : give me understanding according to thy word. Let my come before thee: me according to thy word. My shall utter , when thou hast taught me thy . My shall speak of thy word: for all thy are . Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. I have longed for thy , O ; and thy law is my delight. Let live, and it shall thee; and let thy judgments help me. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · The united kingdom, 1050 BC to 931 BC ›
Saul, David, and Solomon. A rare window when both Egypt and Mesopotamia are weak, which is how a small kingdom in the corridor between them could briefly become a regional power.
- The power vacuum
- This is the whole political explanation for the united kingdom. Egypt is fragmented, Assyria is recovering but still local, the Hittites are gone, and nobody is in a position to object to a strong state in the corridor. It lasts about a century, and Israel's golden age fits exactly inside it.
- Phoenicia
- Tyre under Hiram is the commercial power of the coast, and supplies the cedar, the craftsmen, and the shipping for Solomon's building programme. The alliance is trade, not charity: Israel had grain and a land route, Tyre had timber and ships.
- Egypt
- Weak enough that a pharaoh gives a daughter in marriage to an Israelite king, which is the opposite of Egyptian practice in stronger centuries. Late in the era it recovers under a new house, and Shishak will invade within five years of Solomon's death.
- Further afield
- Greece is still in its dark age but beginning to recover, and will adopt the Phoenician alphabet within a century or two. Carthage is founded by settlers from Tyre by tradition in 814 BC. In the Americas the Olmec centre shifts to La Venta.
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