Psalm 118: On the Law of God. For All Who are Tempted to Forget God.

Praise of God’s Law as a norm of right living. The psalmist repeatedly returns to his own theme: I shall fulfill the will of God with fidelity and constancy.

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Psalm 118: Prayer Audio in Latin

{118:1} Alleluia. ALEPH. Beati immaculati in via: qui ambulant in lege Domini.
{118:1} Alleluia. ALEPH. Blessed are the immaculate in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

{118:2} Beati, qui scrutantur testimonia eius: in toto corde exquirunt eum.
{118:2} Blessed are those who examine his testimonies. They seek him with their whole heart.

{118:3} Non enim qui operantur iniquitatem, in viis eius ambulaverunt.
{118:3} For those who work iniquity have not walked in his ways.

{118:4} Tu mandasti mandata tua custodiri nimis.
{118:4} You have ordered your commandments to be kept most diligently.

{118:5} Utinam dirigantur viæ meæ, ad custodiendas iustificationes tuas.
{118:5} I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.

{118:6} Tunc non confundar, cum perspexero in omnibus mandatis tuis.
{118:6} Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.

{118:7} Confitebor tibi in directione cordis: in eo quod didici iudicia iustitiæ tuæ.
{118:7} I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.

{118:8} Iustificationes tuas custodiam: non me derelinquas usquequaque.
{118:8} I will keep your justifications. Do not utterly abandon me.

{118:9} BETH. In quo corrigit adolescentior viam suam? in custodiendo sermones tuos.
{118:9} BETH. By what does an adolescent correct his way? By keeping to your words.

{118:10} In toto corde meo exquisivi te: ne repellas me a mandatis tuis.
{118:10} With my whole heart, I have sought you. Do not let me be driven away from your commandments.

{118:11} In corde meo abscondi eloquia tua: ut non peccem tibi.
{118:11} I have hidden your eloquence in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.

{118:12} Benedictus es Domine: doce me iustificationes tuas.
{118:12} Blessed are you, O Lord. Teach me your justifications.

{118:13} In labiis meis, pronunciavi omnia iudicia oris tui.
{118:13} With my lips, I have pronounced all the judgments of your mouth.

{118:14} In via testimoniorum tuorum delectatus sum, sicut in omnibus divitiis.
{118:14} I have been delighted in the way of your testimonies, as if in all riches.

{118:15} In mandatis tuis exercebor: et considerabo vias tuas.
{118:15} I will be trained in your commandments, and I will consider your ways.

{118:16} In iustificationibus tuis meditabor: non obliviscar sermones tuos.
{118:16} I will meditate on your justifications. I will not forget your words.

{118:17} GHIMEL. Retribue servo tuo, vivifica me: et custodiam sermones tuos.
{118:17} GHIMEL. Repay your servant, revive me; and I will keep your words.

{118:18} Revela oculos meos: et considerabo mirabilia de lege tua.
{118:18} Reveal to my eyes, and I will consider the wonders of your law.

{118:19} Incola ego sum in terra: non abscondas a me mandata tua.
{118:19} I am a sojourner on the earth. Do not hide your commandments from me.

{118:20} Concupivit anima mea desiderare iustificationes tuas, in omni tempore.
{118:20} My soul has longed to desire your justifications at all times.

{118:21} Increpasti superbos: maledicti qui declinant a mandatis tuis.
{118:21} You have rebuked the arrogant. Those who decline from your commandments are accursed.

{118:22} Aufer a me opprobrium, et contemptum: quia testimonia tua exquisivi.
{118:22} Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.

{118:23} Etenim sederunt principes, et adversum me loquebantur: servus autem tuus exercebatur in iustificationibus tuis.
{118:23} For even the leaders sat and spoke against me. But your servant has been trained in your justifications.

{118:24} Nam et testimonia tua meditatio mea est: et consilium meum iustificationes tuæ.
{118:24} For your testimonies are also my meditation, and your justifications are my counsel.

{118:25} DALETH. Adhæsit pavimento anima mea: vivifica me secundum verbum tuum.
{118:25} DALETH. My soul has adhered to the pavement. Revive me according to your word.

{118:26} Vias meas enunciavi, et exaudisti me: doce me iustificationes tuas.
{118:26} I have declared my ways, and you have heeded me. Teach me your justifications.

{118:27} Viam iustificationum tuarum instrue me: et exercebor in mirabilibus tuis.
{118:27} Instruct me in the way of your justifications, and I will be trained in your wonders.

{118:28} Dormitavit anima mea præ tædio: confirma me in verbis tuis.
{118:28} My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words.

{118:29} Viam iniquitatis amove a me: et de lege tua miserere mei.
{118:29} Remove the way of iniquity from me, and have mercy on me by your law.

{118:30} Viam veritatis elegi: iudicia tua non sum oblitus.
{118:30} I have chosen the way of truth. I have not forgotten your judgments.

{118:31} Adhæsi testimoniis tuis Domine: noli me confundere.
{118:31} I have adhered to your testimonies, O Lord. Do not be willing to confound me.

{118:32} Viam mandatorum tuorum cucurri, cum dilatasti cor meum.
{118:32} I have run by way of your commandments, when you enlarged my heart.

{118:33} HE. Legem pone mihi Domine viam iustificationum tuarum: et exquiram eam semper.
{118:33} HE. O Lord, place the law before me, the way of your justifications, and I will always inquire into it.

{118:34} Da mihi intellectum, et scrutabor legem tuam: et custodiam illam in toto corde meo.
{118:34} Give me understanding, and I will examine your law. And I will keep it with my whole heart.

{118:35} Deduc me in semitam mandatorum tuorum: quia ipsam volui.
{118:35} Lead me according to the path of your commandments, for I have desired this.

{118:36} Inclina cor meum in testimonia tua: et non in avaritiam.
{118:36} Bend my heart with your testimonies, and not with avarice.

{118:37} Averte oculos meos ne videant vanitatem: in via tua vivifica me.
{118:37} Turn my eyes away, lest they see what is vain. Revive me in your way.

{118:38} Statue servo tuo eloquium tuum, in timore tuo.
{118:38} Station your eloquence with your servant, along with your fear.

{118:39} Amputa opprobrium meum, quod suspicatus sum: quia iudicia tua iucunda.
{118:39} Cut off my disgrace, which I have taken up, for your judgments are delightful.

{118:40} Ecce concupivi mandata tua: in æquitate tua vivifica me.
{118:40} Behold, I have longed for your commandments. Revive me in your fairness.

{118:41} VAU. Et veniat super me misericordia tua Domine: salutare tuum secundum eloquium tuum.
{118:41} VAU. And let your mercy overwhelm me, O Lord: your salvation according to your eloquence.

{118:42} Et respondebo exprobrantibus mihi verbum: quia speravi in sermonibus tuis.
{118:42} And I will respond to those who reproach me by word, for I have hoped in your words.

{118:43} Et ne auferas de ore meo verbum veritatis usquequaque: quia in iudiciis tuis supersperavi.
{118:43} And do not utterly take away the word of truth from my mouth. For in your judgments, I have hoped beyond hope.

{118:44} Et custodiam legem tuam semper: in sæculum et in sæculum sæculi.
{118:44} And I will always keep your law, in this age and forever and ever.

{118:45} Et ambulabam in latitudine: quia mandata tua exquisivi.
{118:45} And I have wandered far and wide, because I was seeking your commandments.

{118:46} Et loquebar in testimoniis tuis in conspectu regum: et non confundebar.
{118:46} And I spoke of your testimonies in the sight of kings, and I was not confounded.

{118:47} Et meditabar in mandatis tuis, quæ dilexi.
{118:47} And I meditated on your commandments, which I loved.

{118:48} Et levavi manus meas ad mandata tua, quæ dilexi: et exercebar in iustificationibus tuis.
{118:48} And I lifted up my hands to your commandments, which I loved. And I was trained in your justifications.

{118:49} ZAIN. Memor esto verbi tui servo tuo, in quo mihi spem dedisti.
{118:49} ZAIN. Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope.

{118:50} Hæc me consolata est in humilitate mea: quia eloquium tuum vivificavit me.
{118:50} This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.

{118:51} Superbi inique agebant usquequaque: a lege autem tua non declinavi.
{118:51} The arrogant act altogether iniquitously, but I have not turned aside from your law.

{118:52} Memor fui iudiciorum tuorum a sæculo Domine: et consolatus sum.
{118:52} I called to mind your judgments of antiquity, O Lord, and I was consoled.

{118:53} Defectio tenuit me, pro peccatoribus derelinquentibus legem tuam.
{118:53} Faintness has taken hold of me, because of the sinners, those who abandon your law.

{118:54} Cantabiles mihi erant iustificationes tuæ, in loco peregrinationis meæ.
{118:54} Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.

{118:55} Memor fui nocte nominis tui Domine: et custodivi legem tuam.
{118:55} During the night, I remembered your name, O Lord, and I kept your law.

{118:56} Hæc facta est mihi: quia iustificationes tuas exquisivi.
{118:56} This has happened to me because I sought your justifications.

{118:57} HETH. Portio mea Domine, dixi custodire legem tuam.
{118:57} HETH. O Lord, my portion, I have said that I would keep your law.

{118:58} Deprecatus sum faciem tuam in toto corde meo: miserere mei secundum eloquium tuum.
{118:58} I have beseeched your face with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.

{118:59} Cogitavi vias meas: et converti pedes meos in testimonia tua.
{118:59} I have considered my ways, and I have turned my feet toward your testimonies.

{118:60} Paratus sum, et non sum turbatus: ut custodiam mandata tua.
{118:60} I have been prepared, and I have not been disturbed, so that I may keep your commandments.

{118:61} Funes peccatorum circumplexi sunt me: et legem tuam non sum oblitus.
{118:61} The ropes of the impious have encircled me, and I have not forgotten your law.

{118:62} Media nocte surgebam ad confitendum tibi, super iudicia iustificationis tuæ.
{118:62} I arose in the middle of the night to confess to you, over the judgments of your justification.

{118:63} Particeps ego sum omnium timentium te: et custodientium mandata tua.
{118:63} I am a partaker with all those who fear you and who keep your commandments.

{118:64} Misericordia tua Domine plena est terra: iustificationes tuas doce me.
{118:64} The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy. Teach me your justifications.

{118:65} TETH. Bonitatem fecisti cum servo tuo Domine, secundum verbum tuum.
{118:65} TETH. You have done well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.

{118:66} Bonitatem, et disciplinam, et scientiam doce me: quia mandatis tuis credidi.
{118:66} Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge, for I have trusted your commandments.

{118:67} Priusquam humiliarer ego deliqui: propterea eloquium tuum custodivi.
{118:67} Before I was humbled, I committed offenses; because of this, I have kept to your word.

{118:68} Bonus es tu: et in bonitate tua doce me iustificationes tuas.
{118:68} You are good, so in your goodness teach me your justifications.

{118:69} Multiplicata est super me iniquitas superborum: ego autem in toto corde meo scrutabor mandata tua.
{118:69} The iniquity of the arrogant has been multiplied over me. Yet I will examine your commandments with all my heart.

{118:70} Coagulatum est sicut lac cor eorum: ego vero legem tuam meditatus sum.
{118:70} Their heart has been curdled like milk. Truly, I have meditated on your law.

{118:71} Bonum mihi quia humiliasti me: ut discam iustificationes tuas.
{118:71} It is good for me that you humbled me, so that I may learn your justifications.

{118:72} Bonum mihi lex oris tui, super millia auri, et argenti.
{118:72} The law of your mouth is good for me, beyond thousands of gold and silver pieces.

{118:73} IOD. Manus tuæ fecerunt me, et plasmaverunt me: da mihi intellectum, et discam mandata tua.
{118:73} IOD. Your hands have created me and formed me. Give me understanding, and I will learn your commandments.

{118:74} Qui timent te videbunt me, et lætabuntur: quia in verba tua supersperavi.
{118:74} Those who fear you will see me, and they will rejoice. For I have greatly hoped in your words.

{118:75} Cognovi Domine quia æquitas iudicia tua: et in veritate tua humiliasti me.
{118:75} I know, O Lord, that your judgments are fairness. And in your truth, you have humbled me.

{118:76} Fiat misericordia tua ut consoletur me, secundum eloquium tuum servo tuo.
{118:76} Let it be your mercy that consoles me, according to your eloquence to your servant.

{118:77} Veniant mihi miserationes tuæ, et vivam: quia lex tua meditatio mea est.
{118:77} Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my meditation.

{118:78} Confundantur superbi, quia iniuste iniquitatem fecerunt in me: ego autem exercebor in mandatis tuis.
{118:78} Let the arrogant be confounded, for unjustly they have done iniquity to me. But I will be trained in your commandments.

{118:79} Convertantur mihi timentes te: et qui noverunt testimonia tua.
{118:79} Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your testimonies.

{118:80} Fiat cor meum immaculatum in iustificationibus tuis, ut non confundar.
{118:80} Let my heart be immaculate in your justifications, so that I may not be confounded.

{118:81} CAPH. Defecit in salutare tuum anima mea: et in verbum tuum supersperavi.
{118:81} CAPH. My soul has faltered in your salvation, yet in your word, I have hoped beyond hope.

{118:82} Defecerunt oculi mei in eloquium tuum, dicentes: Quando consolaberis me?
{118:82} My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, “When will you console me?”

{118:83} Quia factus sum sicut uter in pruina: iustificationes tuas non sum oblitus.
{118:83} For I have become like a wineskin in the frost. I have not forgotten your justifications.

{118:84} Quot sunt dies servi tui: quando facies de persequentibus me iudicium?
{118:84} How many are the days of your servant? When will you bring judgment against those who persecute me?

{118:85} Narraverunt mihi iniqui fabulationes: sed non ut lex tua.
{118:85} The iniquitous have spoken fables to me. But these are unlike your law.

{118:86} Omnia mandata tua veritas: inique persecuti sunt me, adiuva me.
{118:86} All your commandments are truth. They have been persecuting me unjustly: assist me.

{118:87} Paulominus consummaverunt me in terra: ego autem non dereliqui mandata tua.
{118:87} They have nearly consumed me on earth. Yet I have not forsaken your commandments.

{118:88} Secundum misericordiam tuam vivifica me: et custodiam testimonia oris tui.
{118:88} Revive me according to your mercy. And I will keep the testimonies of your mouth.

{118:89} LAMED. In æternum Domine, verbum tuum permanet in cælo.
{118:89} LAMED. O Lord, your word remains firm in heaven, for all eternity.

{118:90} In generationem et generationem veritas tua: fundasti terram, et permanet.
{118:90} Your truth is from generation to generation. You have founded the earth, and it remains firm.

{118:91} Ordinatione tua perseverat dies: quoniam omnia serviunt tibi.
{118:91} By your ordinance, the day perseveres. For all things are in service to you.

{118:92} Nisi quod lex tua meditatio mea est: tunc forte periissem in humilitate mea.
{118:92} If your law had not been my meditation, then perhaps I would have perished in my humiliation.

{118:93} In æternum non obliviscar iustificationes tuas: quia in ipsis vivificasti me.
{118:93} I will not forget your justifications, for eternity. For by them, you have enlivened me.

{118:94} Tuus sum ego, salvum me fac: quoniam iustificationes tuas exquisivi.
{118:94} I am yours. Accomplish my salvation. For I have inquired into your justifications.

{118:95} Me expectaverunt peccatores ut perderent me: testimonia tua intellexi.
{118:95} The sinners have waited for me, in order to destroy me. I have understood your testimonies.

{118:96} Omnis consummationis vidi finem: latum mandatum tuum nimis.
{118:96} I have seen the end of the consummation of all things. Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

{118:97} MEM. Quomodo dilexi legem tuam Domine? tota die meditatio mea est.
{118:97} MEM. How have I loved your law, O Lord? It is my meditation all day long.

{118:98} Super inimicos meos prudentem me fecisti mandato tuo: quia in æternum mihi est.
{118:98} By your commandment, you have made me able to see far, beyond my enemies. For it is with me for eternity.

{118:99} Super omnes docentes me intellexi: quia testimonia tua meditatio mea est.
{118:99} I have understood beyond all my teachers. For your testimonies are my meditation.

{118:100} Super senes intellexi: quia mandata tua quæsivi.
{118:100} I have understood beyond the elders. For I have searched your commandments.

{118:101} Ab omni via mala prohibui pedes meos: ut custodiam verba tua.
{118:101} I have prohibited my feet from every evil way, so that I may keep your words.

{118:102} A iudiciis tuis non declinavi: quia tu legem posuisti mihi.
{118:102} I have not declined from your judgments, because you have stationed a law for me.

{118:103} Quam dulcia faucibus meis eloquia tua, super mel ori meo!
{118:103} How sweet is your eloquence to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!

{118:104} A mandatis tuis intellexi: propterea odivi omnem viam iniquitatis.
{118:104} I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.

{118:105} NUN. Lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum, et lumen semitis meis.
{118:105} NUN. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my paths.

{118:106} Iuravi, et statui custodire iudicia iustitiæ tuæ.
{118:106} I have sworn it, and so I am determined to keep the judgments of your justice.

{118:107} Humiliatus sum usquequaque Domine: vivifica me secundum verbum tuum.
{118:107} I have been altogether humbled, Lord. Revive me according to your word.

{118:108} Voluntaria oris mei beneplacita fac Domine: et iudicia tua doce me.
{118:108} Make the willing offerings of my mouth well pleasing, Lord, and teach me your judgments.

{118:109} Anima mea in manibus meis semper: et legem tuam non sum oblitus.
{118:109} My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.

{118:110} Posuerunt peccatores laqueum mihi: et de mandatis tuis non erravi.
{118:110} Sinners have set a snare for me, yet I have not strayed from your commandments.

{118:111} Hereditate acquisivi testimonia tua in æternum: quia exultatio cordis mei sunt.
{118:111} I have acquired your testimonies as an inheritance unto eternity, because they are the exultation of my heart.

{118:112} Inclinavi cor meum ad faciendas iustificationes tuas in æternum, propter retributionem.
{118:112} I have inclined my heart to do your justifications for eternity, as a recompense.

{118:113} SAMECH. Iniquos odio habui: et legem tuam dilexi.
{118:113} SAMECH. I have hated the iniquitous, and I have loved your law.

{118:114} Adiutor, et susceptor meus es tu: et in verbum tuum supersperavi.
{118:114} You are my helper and my supporter. And in your word, I have greatly hoped.

{118:115} Declinate a me maligni: et scrutabor mandata Dei mei.
{118:115} Turn away from me, you malignant ones. And I will examine the commandments of my God.

{118:116} Suscipe me secundum eloquium tuum, et vivam: et non confundas me ab expectatione mea.
{118:116} Uphold me according to your eloquence, and I will live. And let me not be confounded in my expectation.

{118:117} Adiuva me, et salvus ero: et meditabor in iustificationibus tuis semper.
{118:117} Help me, and I will be saved. And I will meditate always on your justifications.

{118:118} Sprevisti omnes discedentes a iudiciis tuis: quia iniusta cogitatio eorum.
{118:118} You have despised all those who fell away from your judgments. For their intention is unjust.

{118:119} Prævaricantes reputavi omnes peccatores terræ: ideo dilexi testimonia tua.
{118:119} I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.

{118:120} Confige timore tuo carnes meas: a iudiciis enim tuis timui.
{118:120} Pierce my flesh with your fear, for I am afraid of your judgments.

{118:121} AIN. Feci iudicium et iustitiam: non tradas me calumniantibus me.
{118:121} AIN. I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.

{118:122} Suscipe servum tuum in bonum: non calumnientur me superbi.
{118:122} Uphold your servant in what is good. And do not allow the arrogant to slander me.

{118:123} Oculi mei defecerunt in salutare tuum: et in eloquium iustitiæ tuæ.
{118:123} My eyes have failed in your salvation and in the eloquence of your justice.

{118:124} Fac cum servo tuo secundum misericordiam tuam: et iustificationes tuas doce me.
{118:124} Deal with your servant according to your mercy, and teach me your justifications.

{118:125} Servus tuus sum ego: da mihi intellectum, ut sciam testimonia tua.
{118:125} I am your servant. Give me understanding, so that I may know your testimonies.

{118:126} Tempus faciendi Domine: dissipaverunt legem tuam.
{118:126} It is time to act, O Lord. They have dissipated your law.

{118:127} Ideo dilexi mandata tua, super aurum et topazion.
{118:127} Therefore, I have loved your commandments beyond gold and topaz.

{118:128} Propterea ad omnia mandata tua dirigebar: omnem viam iniquam odio habui.
{118:128} Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way.

{118:129} PHE. Mirabilia testimonia tua: ideo scrutata est ea anima mea.
{118:129} PHE. Your testimonies are wonderful. Therefore, my soul has been examined by them.

{118:130} Declaratio sermonum tuorum illuminat: et intellectum dat parvulis.
{118:130} The declaration of your words illuminates, and it gives understanding to little ones.

{118:131} Os meum aperui, et attraxi spiritum: quia mandata tua desiderabam.
{118:131} I opened my mouth and drew breath, for I desired your commandments.

{118:132} Aspice in me, et miserere mei, secundum iudicium diligentium nomen tuum.
{118:132} Gaze upon me and be merciful to me, according to the judgment of those who love your name.

{118:133} Gressus meos dirige secundum eloquium tuum: et non dominetur mei omnis iniustitia.
{118:133} Direct my steps according to your eloquence, and let no injustice rule over me.

{118:134} Redime me a calumniis hominum: ut custodiam mandata tua.
{118:134} Redeem me from the slanders of men, so that I may keep your commandments.

{118:135} Faciem tuam illumina super servum tuum: et doce me iustificationes tuas.
{118:135} Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your justifications.

{118:136} Exitus aquarum deduxerunt oculi mei: quia non custodierunt legem tuam.
{118:136} My eyes have gushed like springs of water, because they have not kept your law.

{118:137} SADE. Iustus es Domine: et rectum iudicium tuum.
{118:137} SADE. You are just, O Lord, and your judgment is right.

{118:138} Mandasti iustitiam testimonia tua: et veritatem tuam nimis.
{118:138} You have commanded justice: your testimonies and your truth even more so.

{118:139} Tabescere me fecit zelus meus: quia obliti sunt verba tua inimici mei.
{118:139} My zeal has caused me to pine away, because my enemies have forgotten your words.

{118:140} Ignitum eloquium tuum vehementer: et servus tuus dilexit illud.
{118:140} Your eloquence has been greatly enflamed, and your servant has loved it.

{118:141} Adolescentulus sum ego, et contemptus: iustificationes tuas non sum oblitus.
{118:141} I am young and treated with contempt. But I have not forgotten your justifications.

{118:142} Iustitia tua, iustitia in æternum: et lex tua veritas.
{118:142} Your justice is justice for all eternity, and your law is truth.

{118:143} Tribulatio, et angustia invenerunt me: mandata tua meditatio mea est.
{118:143} Tribulation and anguish have found me. Your commandments are my meditation.

{118:144} Æquitas testimonia tua in æternum: intellectum da mihi, et vivam.
{118:144} Your testimonies are fairness unto eternity. Give me understanding, and I will live.

{118:145} COPH. Clamavi in toto corde meo, exaudi me Domine: iustificationes tuas requiram.
{118:145} COPH. I cried out with my whole heart. Heed me, O Lord. I will ask for your justifications.

{118:146} Clamavi ad te, salvum me fac: ut custodiam mandata tua.
{118:146} I cried out to you. Save me, so that I may keep your commandments.

{118:147} Præveni in maturitate, et clamavi: quia in verba tua supersperavi.
{118:147} I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope.

{118:148} Prævenerunt oculi mei ad te diluculo: ut meditarer eloquia tua.
{118:148} My eyes preceded the dawn for you, so that I might meditate on your eloquence.

{118:149} Vocem meam audi secundum misericordiam tuam Domine: et secundum iudicium tuum vivifica me.
{118:149} Hear my voice according to your mercy, O Lord. And revive me according to your judgment.

{118:150} Appropinquaverunt persequentes me iniquitati: a lege autem tua longe facti sunt.
{118:150} Those who persecute me have drawn near to iniquity, but they have been brought far from your law.

{118:151} Prope es tu Domine: et omnes viæ tuæ veritas.
{118:151} You are near, O Lord, and all your ways are truth.

{118:152} Initio cognovi de testimoniis tuis: quia in æternum fundasti ea.
{118:152} I have known from the beginning about your testimonies. For you founded them in eternity.

{118:153} RES. Vide humilitatem meam, et eripe me: quia legem tuam non sum oblitus.
{118:153} RES. See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.

{118:154} Iudica iudicium meum, et redime me: propter eloquium tuum vivifica me.
{118:154} Judge my judgment and redeem me. Revive me because of your eloquence.

{118:155} Longe a peccatoribus salus: quia iustificationes tuas non exquisierunt.
{118:155} Salvation is far from sinners, because they have not inquired about your justifications.

{118:156} Misericordiæ tuæ multæ Domine: secundum iudicium tuum vivifica me.
{118:156} Many are your mercies, O Lord. Enliven me according to your judgment.

{118:157} Multi qui persequuntur me, et tribulant me: a testimoniis tuis non declinavi.
{118:157} Many are those who persecute me and who trouble me. I have not turned away from your testimonies.

{118:158} Vidi prævaricantes, et tabescebam: quia eloquia tua non custodierunt.
{118:158} I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word.

{118:159} Vide quoniam mandata tua dilexi Domine: in misericordia tua vivifica me.
{118:159} O Lord, see how I have loved your commandments. Revive me in your mercy.

{118:160} Principium verborum tuorum, veritas: in æternum omnia iudicia iustitiæ tuæ.
{118:160} The beginning of your words is truth. All the judgments of your justice are for eternity.

{118:161} SIN. Principes persecuti sunt me gratis: et a verbis tuis formidavit cor meum.
{118:161} SIN. The leaders have persecuted me without cause. And my heart has been awed by your words.

{118:162} Lætabor ego super eloquia tua: sicut qui invenit spolia multa.
{118:162} I will rejoice over your eloquence, like one who has found many spoils.

{118:163} Iniquitatem odio habui, et abominatus sum: legem autem tuam dilexi.
{118:163} I have held hatred for iniquity, and I have abhorred it. Yet I have loved your law.

{118:164} Septies in die laudem dixi tibi, super iudicia iustitiæ tuæ.
{118:164} Seven times a day, I uttered praise to you about the judgments of your justice.

{118:165} Pax multa diligentibus legem tuam: et non est illis scandalum.
{118:165} Those who love your law have great peace, and there is no scandal for them.

{118:166} Expectabam salutare tuum Domine: et mandata tua dilexi.
{118:166} I have waited for your salvation, O Lord. And I have loved your commandments.

{118:167} Custodivit anima mea testimonia tua: et dilexit ea vehementer.
{118:167} My soul has kept to your testimonies and has loved them exceedingly.

{118:168} Servavi mandata tua, et testimonia tua: quia omnes viæ meæ in conspectu tuo.
{118:168} I have served your commandments and your testimonies. For all my ways are before your sight.

{118:169} TAU. Appropinquet deprecatio mea in conspectu tuo Domine: iuxta eloquium tuum da mihi intellectum.
{118:169} TAU. O Lord, let my supplication draw near in your sight. Grant understanding to me according to your eloquence.

{118:170} Intret postulatio mea in conspectu tuo: secundum eloquium tuum eripe me.
{118:170} Let my petition enter before you. Rescue me according to your word.

{118:171} Eructabunt labia mea hymnum, cum docueris me iustificationes tuas.
{118:171} A hymn will burst forth from my lips, when you will teach me your justifications.

{118:172} Pronunciabit lingua mea eloquium tuum: quia omnia mandata tua æquitas.
{118:172} My tongue will pronounce your eloquence. For all your commandments are fairness.

{118:173} Fiat manus tua ut salvet me: quoniam mandata tua elegi.
{118:173} Let it be your hand that saves me. For I have chosen your commandments.

{118:174} Concupivi salutare tuum Domine: et lex tua meditatio mea est.
{118:174} O Lord, I have longed for your salvation, and your law is my meditation.

{118:175} Vivet anima mea, et laudabit te: et iudicia tua adiuvabunt me.
{118:175} My soul will live and will praise you, and your judgments will assist me.

{118:176} Erravi, sicut ovis, quæ periit: quære servum tuum, quia mandata tua non sum oblitus.
{118:176} I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.