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1 ALEPH. Blessed are those that are vpright in their way, and walke in the Lawe of the Lord.
1 ALEPH Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.
2 Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies, and seeke him with their whole heart.
2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.
3 Surely they woorke none iniquitie, but walke in his waies.
3 Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
4 Thou hast commanded to keepe thy precepts diligently.
4 You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.
5 Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
5 Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
6 Then should I not be confounded, when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.
6 Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.
7 I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.
7 I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.
8 I will keepe thy statutes: forsake mee not ouerlong.
8 I will observe your statutes. Don’t utterly forsake me. BETH
9 BETH. Wherewith shall a yong man redresse his waie? in taking heede thereto according to thy woorde.
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
10 With my whole heart haue I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandements.
10 With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
11 I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.
11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teache mee thy statutes.
12 Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.
13 With my lippes haue I declared all the iudgements of thy mouth.
13 With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
14 I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and consider thy waies.
15 I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.
16 I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
16 I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL
17 GIMEL. Be beneficiall vnto thy seruant, that I may liue and keepe thy woorde.
17 Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.
18 Open mine eies, that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe.
18 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am a stranger vpon earth: hide not thy commandements from me.
19 I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me.
20 Mine heart breaketh for the desire to thy iudgements alway.
20 My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
21 Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
21 You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.
22 Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.
22 Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.
23 Princes also did sit, and speake against me: but thy seruant did meditate in thy statutes.
23 Though princes sit and slander me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
24 Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
24 Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors. DALETH
25 DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.
25 My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word!
26 I haue declared my waies, and thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.
26 I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes.
27 Make me to vnderstand ye way of thy precepts, and I will meditate in thy wondrous workes.
27 Let me understand the teaching of your precepts! Then I will meditate on your wondrous works.
28 My soule melteth for heauinesse: raise mee vp according vnto thy worde.
28 My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
29 Take from mee the way of lying, and graunt me graciously thy Lawe.
29 Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
30 I haue chosen the way of trueth, and thy iudgements haue I laied before me.
30 I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.
31 I haue cleaued to thy testimonies, O Lord: confound me not.
31 I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don’t let me be disappointed.
32 I will runne the way of thy commandements, when thou shalt enlarge mine heart.
32 I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free. HE
33 HE. Teach mee, O Lord, the way of thy statutes, and I will keepe it vnto the ende.
33 Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
34 Giue mee vnderstanding, and I will keepe thy Law: yea, I wil keepe it with my whole heart.
34 Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.
35 Direct mee in the path of thy commandements: for therein is my delite.
35 Direct me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in them.
36 Incline mine heart vnto thy testimonies, and not to couetousnesse.
36 Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
37 Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
37 Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
38 Stablish thy promise to thy seruaunt, because he feareth thee.
38 Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.
39 Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.
39 Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good.
40 Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
40 Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. VAV
41 VAV. And let thy louing kindnesse come vnto me, O Lord, and thy saluation according to thy promise.
41 Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, your salvation, according to your word.
42 So shall I make answere vnto my blasphemers: for I trust in thy woorde.
42 So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.
43 And take not the woorde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for I waite for thy iudgements.
43 Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.
44 So shall I alway keepe thy Lawe for euer and euer.
44 So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.
45 And I will walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
45 I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.
46 I will speake also of thy testimonies before Kings, and will not be ashamed.
46 I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.
47 And my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
47 I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
48 Mine handes also will I lift vp vnto thy commandements, which I haue loued, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
48 I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN
49 ZAIN. Remember the promise made to thy seruant, wherein thou hast caused me to trust.
49 Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.
50 It is my comfort in my trouble: for thy promise hath quickened me.
50 This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.
51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.
51 The arrogant mock me excessively, but I don’t swerve from your law.
52 I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.
52 I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself.
53 Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
53 Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.
54 Thy statutes haue beene my songes in the house of my pilgrimage.
54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.
55 I haue remembred thy Name, O Lord, in the night, and haue kept thy Lawe.
55 I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, and I obey your law.
56 This I had because I kept thy precepts.
56 This is my way, that I keep your precepts. HETH
57 CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.
57 Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
58 I made my supplication in thy presence with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according to thy promise.
58 I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
59 I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.
59 I considered my ways, and turned my steps to your statutes.
60 I made haste and delaied not to keepe thy commandements.
60 I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
61 The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
61 The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.
62 At midnight will I rise to giue thanks vnto thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
63 I am companion of all them that feare thee, and keepe thy precepts.
63 I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercie: teache me thy statutes.
64 The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes. TETH
65 TETH. O Lord, thou hast delt graciously with thy seruant according vnto thy woorde.
65 You have treated your servant well, according to your word, Yahweh.
66 Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but nowe I keepe thy woorde.
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.
68 Thou art good and gracious: teach me thy statutes.
68 You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
69 The proud haue imagined a lie against me: but I wil keepe thy precepts with my whole heart.
69 The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
70 Their heart is fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.
70 Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.
71 It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.
72 The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YODH
73 IOD. Thine hands haue made me and fashioned me: giue mee vnderstanding therefore, that I may learne thy commandements.
73 Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74 So they that feare thee, seeing mee shall reioyce, because I haue trusted in thy worde.
74 Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.
75 I knowe, O Lord, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.
75 Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promise vnto thy seruant.
76 Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Lawe is my delite.
77 Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
78 Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy precepts.
78 Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let such as feare thee turne vnto me, and they that knowe thy testimonies.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.
80 Let mine heart bee vpright in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.
80 Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed. KAPF
81 CAPH. My soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.
81 My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
82 Mine eyes faile for thy promise, saying, when wilt thou comfort me?
82 My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83 For I am like a bottell in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.
83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.
84 Howe many are the dayes of thy seruant? When wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?
84 How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.
85 The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.
86 All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
86 All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
87 They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.
87 They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
88 Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.
88 Preserve my life according to your loving kindness, so I will obey the statutes of your mouth. LAMEDH
89 LAMED. O Lord, thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.
89 Yahweh, your word is settled in heaven forever.
90 Thy trueth is from generation to generation: thou hast layed the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
90 Your faithfulness is to all generations. You have established the earth, and it remains.
91 They continue euen to this day by thine ordinances: for all are thy seruants.
91 Your laws remain to this day, for all things serve you.
92 Except thy Lawe had bene my delite, I should now haue perished in mine affliction.
92 Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I wil neuer forget thy precepts: for by them thou hast quickened me.
93 I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me.
94 I am thine, saue me: for I haue sought thy precepts.
94 I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.
95 The wicked haue waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
95 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes.
96 I haue seene an ende of all perfection: but thy commandement is exceeding large.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. MEM
97 MEM. Oh howe loue I thy Lawe! it is my meditation continually.
97 How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.
98 By thy commandements thou hast made mee wiser then mine enemies: for they are euer with mee.
98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.
99 I haue had more vnderstading then all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I vnderstoode more then the ancient, because I kept thy precepts.
100 I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.
101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.
101 I have kept my feet from every evil way, that I might observe your word.
102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.
102 I have not turned away from your ordinances, for you have taught me.
103 Howe sweete are thy promises vnto my mouth! yea, more then hony vnto my mouth.
103 How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!
104 By thy precepts I haue gotten vnderstanding: therefore I hate all the wayes of falshoode.
104 Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way. NUN
105 NUN. Thy worde is a lanterne vnto my feete, and a light vnto my path.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.
106 I haue sworne and will performe it, that I will keepe thy righteous iudgements.
106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
107 I am very sore afflicted: O Lord, quicken me according to thy word.
107 I am afflicted very much. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your word.
108 O Lord, I beseeche thee accept the free offerings of my mouth, and teach mee thy iudgements.
108 Accept, I beg you, the willing offerings of my mouth. Yahweh, teach me your ordinances.
109 My soule is continually in mine hande: yet doe I not forget thy Lawe.
109 My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law.
110 The wicked haue layed a snare for mee: but I swarued not from thy precepts.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.
111 Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the ioy of mine heart.
111 I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
112 I haue applied mine heart to fulfill thy statutes alway, euen vnto the ende.
112 I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end. SAMEKH
113 SAMECH. I hate vaine inuentions: but thy Lawe doe I loue.
113 I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.
114 Thou art my refuge and shield, and I trust in thy worde.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
115 Away from mee, yee wicked: for I will keepe the commandements of my God.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 Stablish me according to thy promise, that I may liue, and disappoint me not of mine hope.
116 Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Stay thou mee, and I shall be safe, and I will delite continually in thy statutes.
117 Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
118 Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
118 You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.
119 Thou hast taken away all ye wicked of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.
119 You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for feare of thee, and I am afraide of thy iudgements.
120 My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments. AYIN
121 AIN. I haue executed iudgement and iustice: leaue me not to mine oppressours.
121 I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors.
122 Answere for thy seruant in that, which is good, and let not the proude oppresse me.
122 Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes haue failed in waiting for thy saluation, and for thy iust promise.
123 My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.
124 Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.
124 Deal with your servant according to your loving kindness. Teach me your statutes.
125 I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.
125 I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.
126 It is time for thee Lord to worke: for they haue destroyed thy Lawe.
126 It is time to act, Yahweh, for they break your law.
127 Therefore loue I thy commandements aboue golde, yea, aboue most fine golde.
127 Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
128 Therefore I esteeme all thy precepts most iust, and hate all false wayes.
128 Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderfull: therefore doeth my soule keepe them.
129 Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The entrance into thy wordes sheweth light, and giueth vnderstanding to the simple.
130 The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth and panted, because I loued thy commandements.
131 I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.
132 Looke vpon mee and bee mercifull vnto me, as thou vsest to doe vnto those that loue thy Name.
132 Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
133 Direct my steppes in thy worde, and let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer me.
133 Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Deliuer mee from the oppression of men, and I will keepe thy precepts.
134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.
135 Shew the light of thy countenance vpon thy seruant, and teache me thy statutes.
135 Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
136 Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water, because they keepe not thy Lawe.
136 Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law. TZADHE
137 TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
137 You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright.
138 Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
138 You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.
139 My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
139 My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.
140 Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
141 I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
141 I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts.
142 Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnes, and thy Lawe is trueth.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
143 Trouble and anguish are come vpon me: yet are thy commandements my delite.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.
144 The righteousnes of thy testimonies is euerlasting: graunt me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. QOPH
145 KOPH. I haue cried with my whole heart: heare me, O Lord, and I will keepe thy statutes.
145 I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.
146 I called vpon thee: saue mee, and I will keepe thy testimonies.
146 I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.
147 I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
148 Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.
148 My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.
149 Heare my voyce according to thy louing kindenesse: O Lord, quicken me according to thy iudgement.
149 Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances.
150 They drawe neere, that follow after malice, and are farre from thy Lawe.
150 They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.
151 Thou art neere, O Lord: for all thy commandements are true.
151 You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth.
152 I haue knowen long since by thy testimonies, that thou hast established them for euer.
152 Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. RESH
153 RESH. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.
153 Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law.
154 Pleade my cause, and deliuer me: quicken me according vnto thy word.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.
155 Saluation is farre from the wicked, because they seeke not thy statutes.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy iudgements.
156 Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according to your ordinances.
157 My persecutours and mine oppressours are many: yet doe I not swarue from thy testimonies.
157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.
158 I saw the transgressours and was grieued, because they kept not thy worde.
158 I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word.
159 Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy preceptes: quicken mee according to thy louing kindenesse.
159 Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.
160 The beginning of thy worde is trueth, and all the iudgements of thy righteousnesse endure for euer.
160 All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN
161 SCHIN. Princes haue persecuted mee without cause, but mine heart stood in awe of thy wordes.
161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
162 I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
162 I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.
163 I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
164 Seuen times a day doe I praise thee, because of thy righteous iudgements.
164 Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.
165 They that loue thy Law, shall haue great prosperitie, and they shall haue none hurt.
165 Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.
166 Lord, I haue trusted in thy saluation, and haue done thy commandements.
166 I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have done your commandments.
167 My soule hath kept thy testimonies: for I loue them exceedingly.
167 My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
168 I haue kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my wayes are before thee.
168 I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you. TAV
169 TAV. Let my complaint come before thee, O Lord, and giue me vnderstanding, according vnto thy worde.
169 Let my cry come before you, Yahweh. Give me understanding according to your word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee, and deliuer me according to thy promise.
170 Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.
171 My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
171 Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue shall intreate of thy word: for all thy commandements are righteous.
172 Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
173 Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174 I haue longed for thy saluation, O Lord, and thy Lawe is my delite.
174 I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.
175 Let my soule liue, and it shall praise thee, and thy iudgements shall helpe me.
175 Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.
176 I haue gone astraye like a lost sheepe: seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commandements.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.
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  1. 1 Luke 11:28; Ezekiel 11:20; James 1:25; Psalm 128:1; John 13:17
  2. 2 Jeremiah 29:13; Psalm 119:10; Deuteronomy 4:29; John 14:23; Psalm 25:10
  3. 3 1 John 5:18; 1 John 3:9
  4. 4 1 John 5:3; John 14:21; Matthew 28:20; Jeremiah 7:23; Deuteronomy 28:1–14
  5. 5 Psalm 51:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:5; Hebrews 13:21; Jeremiah 31:33; Psalm 119:36
  6. 6 1 John 2:28; Job 22:26; John 15:14; Psalm 119:80; Psalm 119:31
  7. 7 Psalm 119:171; John 6:45; Psalm 25:4–5; Psalm 119:12; 1 Chronicles 29:13–17
  8. 8 Psalm 71:9; Psalm 51:11; Philippians 4:13; Psalm 38:21–22; Psalm 119:176
  9. 9 2 Timothy 2:22; James 1:21–25; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; Joshua 1:7; Psalm 25:7
  10. 10 Psalm 119:34; 2 Chronicles 15:15; Psalm 119:2; Psalm 23:3; Psalm 119:133
  11. 11 Psalm 37:31; Colossians 3:16; Psalm 40:8; Jeremiah 15:16; Psalm 1:2
  12. 12 Psalm 119:64; Luke 24:45; Psalm 25:4–5; 1 John 2:27; Psalm 86:11
  13. 13 Psalm 71:15–18; Psalm 37:30; Psalm 40:9–10; Psalm 118:17; Psalm 34:11
  14. 14 Matthew 13:44; Jeremiah 15:16; Psalm 119:162; Psalm 112:1; Psalm 19:9–10
  15. 15 Psalm 1:2; James 1:25; Psalm 119:148; Psalm 119:97; Psalm 119:78
  16. 16 Psalm 119:24; Psalm 119:47; Proverbs 3:1; Psalm 119:35; Romans 7:22
  17. 17 Psalm 13:6; Titus 2:11–12; Ephesians 2:4–5; Psalm 116:7; Psalm 119:124
  18. 18 Ephesians 1:17–18; Acts 26:18; Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 32:3; Matthew 13:13
  19. 19 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalm 39:12; Hebrews 11:13–16; Psalm 119:10; 2 Corinthians 5:6
  20. 20 Psalm 42:1–2; Psalm 84:2; Psalm 63:1; Psalm 119:131; Job 23:11–12
  21. 21 Psalm 119:10; 1 Peter 5:5; Psalm 119:118; Luke 18:14; Deuteronomy 30:19
  22. 22 Psalm 39:8; Psalm 119:39; 1 Peter 2:20; 1 Peter 3:16–17; 1 Peter 4:14–16
  23. 23 Psalm 2:1–2; Luke 23:10–11; 1 Samuel 22:7–13; 1 Samuel 20:31; Luke 22:66
  24. 24 Psalm 119:92; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; Colossians 3:16; Psalm 119:16; Joshua 1:8
  25. 25 Deuteronomy 30:6; Psalm 119:159; Colossians 3:2; Psalm 71:20; Psalm 44:25
  26. 26 Psalm 86:11; Psalm 25:4; Psalm 27:11; Psalm 32:5; Proverbs 28:13
  27. 27 Psalm 145:5–6; Psalm 105:2; Revelation 15:3; Psalm 71:17; Acts 2:11
  28. 28 Philippians 4:13; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 22:14; 1 Peter 5:10; Zechariah 10:12
  29. 29 1 John 2:4; 1 John 1:8; Proverbs 30:8; Psalm 119:37; Hebrews 8:10–11
  30. 30 John 3:19–21; Psalm 119:29; Proverbs 1:29; Luke 10:42; Joshua 24:15
  31. 31 Romans 5:5; John 8:31; Proverbs 23:23; Acts 11:23; Isaiah 45:17
  32. 32 1 Kings 4:29; 2 Corinthians 3:17; John 8:36; John 8:32; Psalm 18:36
  33. 33 Psalm 119:26–27; 1 John 2:27; Philippians 1:6; Isaiah 54:13; Psalm 119:12
  34. 34 James 1:5; Matthew 7:24; Proverbs 2:5–6; Psalm 119:73; James 1:25
  35. 35 Ezekiel 36:26–27; Psalm 23:3; Psalm 25:4; Proverbs 4:11; 1 John 5:3
  36. 36 Luke 12:15; Hebrews 13:5; Mark 7:21–22; 1 Kings 8:58; Psalm 51:10
  37. 37 1 John 2:16; Proverbs 4:25; Isaiah 33:15; Job 31:1; Numbers 15:39
  38. 38 Jeremiah 32:39–41; Psalm 147:11; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Psalm 103:17; Psalm 103:11
  39. 39 Titus 2:8; Psalm 119:22; 1 Timothy 3:7; Psalm 39:8; Romans 2:2
  40. 40 John 10:10; Psalm 119:20; Psalm 119:159; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Philippians 3:13–14
  41. 41 Psalm 69:16; Psalm 119:58; Psalm 119:76–77; Luke 2:28–32; Psalm 119:132
  42. 42 Acts 27:25; Proverbs 27:11; Matthew 27:63; Psalm 119:49; Psalm 119:81
  43. 43 Psalm 9:4; Ephesians 1:13; 1 Peter 2:23; Psalm 119:175; Psalm 71:17–18
  44. 44 Revelation 22:11; Psalm 119:33–34; Revelation 7:15
  45. 45 Psalm 119:133; James 1:25; Psalm 119:94; Proverbs 4:12; John 8:30–36
  46. 46 Romans 1:16; Acts 26:1–2; Matthew 10:18–19; Mark 8:38; Daniel 3:16–18
  47. 47 Psalm 119:48; Psalm 119:97; Psalm 119:127; Psalm 19:7–10; Psalm 119:16
  48. 48 Psalm 119:15; Matthew 7:21; Psalm 1:2; John 15:14; John 13:17
  49. 49 2 Samuel 7:25; Psalm 106:45; Psalm 106:4; 1 Peter 1:13; Psalm 119:81
  50. 50 Romans 15:4; John 6:63; Psalm 94:19; Psalm 28:7; Psalm 42:11
  51. 51 Job 23:11; Jeremiah 20:7; Psalm 44:18; Psalm 119:157; Psalm 123:3–4
  52. 52 Psalm 103:18; Psalm 77:11–12; Psalm 105:5; 2 Peter 2:4–9; Deuteronomy 4:3–4
  53. 53 Ezra 9:3; Psalm 119:158; Jeremiah 13:17; Ezra 10:6; Philippians 3:18
  54. 54 Hebrews 11:13–16; Genesis 47:9; Psalm 10:1; Psalm 89:1
  55. 55 Psalm 63:6; Psalm 42:8; Isaiah 26:9; Psalm 139:18; Job 35:9–10
  56. 56 Psalm 119:165; 1 John 3:19–24; Psalm 18:18–22
  57. 57 Lamentations 3:24; Psalm 16:5; Psalm 142:5; Psalm 73:26; Jeremiah 10:16
  58. 58 Psalm 119:41; Hebrews 10:22; Psalm 119:10; Psalm 119:170; 1 Kings 13:6
  59. 59 2 Corinthians 13:5; Ezekiel 18:28; Lamentations 3:40; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Luke 15:17–20
  60. 60 Psalm 95:7–8; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Galatians 1:16; Proverbs 27:1; Ezekiel 10:6–8
  61. 61 Romans 12:17–21; Psalm 119:176; Hosea 6:9; Psalm 140:5; Proverbs 24:29
  62. 62 Acts 16:25; Mark 1:35; Psalm 42:8; Psalm 119:164; Psalm 119:7
  63. 63 Psalm 101:6; Proverbs 13:20; Malachi 3:16–18; 1 John 1:3; Psalm 119:79
  64. 64 Psalm 33:5; Psalm 119:12; Matthew 11:29; Isaiah 48:17–18; Psalm 145:9
  65. 65 Psalm 30:11; Psalm 13:6; Psalm 119:17; Psalm 16:5–6; Psalm 116:7
  66. 66 Philippians 1:9; Proverbs 2:1–9; 1 Kings 3:9; James 3:13–18; Psalm 119:34
  67. 67 Jeremiah 31:18–19; Psalm 119:71; Hosea 5:15–6:1; Psalm 119:75; Psalm 119:176
  68. 68 Psalm 119:12; Psalm 106:1; Exodus 34:6–7; Psalm 86:5; Matthew 19:17
  69. 69 Matthew 5:11–12; Job 13:4; Psalm 109:2–3; Psalm 119:157; Matthew 26:59–68
  70. 70 Psalm 17:10; Acts 28:27; Psalm 73:7; Isaiah 6:10; Psalm 119:16
  71. 71 Hebrews 12:10–11; Psalm 119:67; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Psalm 94:12–13; Isaiah 27:9
  72. 72 Proverbs 8:10–11; Psalm 19:10; Psalm 119:127; Proverbs 16:16; Matthew 13:44–46
  73. 73 Psalm 139:14–16; Job 31:15; Psalm 138:8; Psalm 111:10; 2 Timothy 2:7
  74. 74 Psalm 66:16; Psalm 34:2–6; Psalm 119:79; Psalm 119:42; Luke 21:33
  75. 75 Revelation 3:19; Hebrews 12:10–11; Romans 3:4–5; Psalm 89:30–33; Psalm 25:10
  76. 76 Psalm 106:4–5; 2 Corinthians 1:3–5; Psalm 86:5
  77. 77 Lamentations 3:22–23; Psalm 119:174; Psalm 1:2; Psalm 119:41; Psalm 119:24
  78. 78 John 15:25; Psalm 119:51; Psalm 119:23; Psalm 25:3; 1 Peter 2:20
  79. 79 Psalm 119:74; Psalm 142:7; Psalm 7:7; Psalm 119:63
  80. 80 Deuteronomy 26:16; 1 John 2:28; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Chronicles 12:14; Psalm 119:6
  81. 81 Psalm 84:2; Psalm 119:40; Psalm 73:26; Psalm 119:114; Song of Songs 5:8
  82. 82 Psalm 69:3; Psalm 119:123; Proverbs 13:12; Psalm 90:13–15; Psalm 86:17
  83. 83 Job 30:30; Psalm 119:176; Psalm 119:61; Psalm 119:16; Psalm 102:3–4
  84. 84 Psalm 90:12; Revelation 6:10–11; Psalm 7:6; Psalm 89:47–48; Psalm 39:4–5
  85. 85 Proverbs 16:27; Psalm 35:7; Jeremiah 18:20; Psalm 119:78; Psalm 7:15
  86. 86 Psalm 70:5; Psalm 35:19; Psalm 35:7; Psalm 109:26; Psalm 119:78
  87. 87 Matthew 10:28; Isaiah 58:2; Psalm 119:61; 1 Samuel 26:24; Psalm 119:51
  88. 88 Psalm 25:10; Psalm 119:25; Psalm 119:40; Psalm 119:2; Psalm 119:146
  89. 89 1 Peter 1:25; Matthew 5:18; Matthew 24:34–35; Psalm 119:160; Psalm 119:152
  90. 90 Psalm 100:5; Psalm 36:5; Psalm 148:6; Micah 7:20; Psalm 89:1–2
  91. 91 Psalm 148:5–6; Isaiah 48:13; Jeremiah 33:25; Matthew 8:9; Genesis 8:22
  92. 92 Romans 15:4; Proverbs 6:22–23; Psalm 119:143; Psalm 94:18–19; Psalm 119:77
  93. 93 Psalm 119:50; Psalm 119:16; John 6:63; 1 Peter 1:23
  94. 94 Zephaniah 3:17; Isaiah 64:8–10; Psalm 119:27; Psalm 86:2; Acts 27:23–24
  95. 95 Psalm 119:167; Psalm 119:31; Psalm 119:85–87; Psalm 119:69; Acts 23:21
  96. 96 Matthew 24:35; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Matthew 5:18; Psalm 39:5–6; Matthew 22:37–40
  97. 97 Psalm 1:2; Proverbs 2:10; Psalm 119:159; Joshua 1:8; Psalm 119:48
  98. 98 Proverbs 2:6; Psalm 119:104–105; Colossians 3:16; James 1:25; Psalm 119:11
  99. 99 Matthew 11:25; Matthew 13:11; Psalm 119:24; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; Matthew 23:24–36
  100. 100 James 3:13; Psalm 111:10; Job 28:28; Job 12:12; Job 15:9–10
  101. 101 Proverbs 1:15; 1 Peter 3:10–11; Psalm 119:104; Isaiah 55:7; 1 Peter 2:1–2
  102. 102 1 John 2:27; Psalm 18:21; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Proverbs 5:7; Jeremiah 32:40
  103. 103 Proverbs 8:11; Psalm 19:10; Proverbs 24:13–14; Psalm 63:5; Job 23:12
  104. 104 Psalm 119:128; Proverbs 8:13; Proverbs 14:12; Psalm 119:98; Psalm 97:10
  105. 105 Proverbs 6:23; Psalm 43:3; Psalm 18:28; 2 Peter 1:19; Job 29:3
  106. 106 Nehemiah 10:29; Psalm 56:12; 2 Kings 23:3; 2 Corinthians 8:5; Psalm 66:13–14
  107. 107 Psalm 143:11; Psalm 34:19; Psalm 119:25; Psalm 119:88; Psalm 22:14–18
  108. 108 Hebrews 13:15; Hosea 14:2; Psalm 119:12; Numbers 29:39; Psalm 119:169
  109. 109 Judges 12:3; Job 13:14; 1 Corinthians 15:31; 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 20:3
  110. 110 Psalm 141:9; Psalm 119:95; Psalm 140:5; Psalm 119:85; Psalm 119:10
  111. 111 Jeremiah 15:16; Psalm 16:5; Psalm 119:174; Psalm 119:92; 1 Peter 1:4
  112. 112 Psalm 119:33; Psalm 141:4; Psalm 119:36; Joshua 24:23; 1 Kings 8:58
  113. 113 James 1:8; Jeremiah 4:14; Isaiah 55:7; Psalm 119:97; 2 Corinthians 10:5
  114. 114 Psalm 91:1–2; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 3:3; Isaiah 32:2; Psalm 119:81
  115. 115 1 Corinthians 15:33; Psalm 6:8; Matthew 7:23; Psalm 26:5; Psalm 139:19
  116. 116 Romans 5:5; Psalm 25:2; 1 Peter 2:6; Romans 10:11; Psalm 37:24
  117. 117 Psalm 119:6; Jude 24; John 10:28–29; Psalm 71:6; Psalm 139:10
  118. 118 Psalm 119:10; Psalm 119:21; Revelation 18:23; Ephesians 5:6; Isaiah 63:3
  119. 119 Matthew 7:23; Malachi 3:2–3; Isaiah 1:25; Psalm 119:111; Jeremiah 6:30
  120. 120 Isaiah 66:2; Habakkuk 3:16; Daniel 10:8–11; Hebrews 12:28–29; Hebrews 12:21
  121. 121 Psalm 18:20–24; 2 Samuel 8:15; Psalm 37:33; 2 Corinthians 1:12; Acts 21:16
  122. 122 Hebrews 7:22; Psalm 119:21; Isaiah 38:14; Job 17:3; Proverbs 22:26–27
  123. 123 Psalm 130:6; Lamentations 4:17; Psalm 143:7; Psalm 69:3; Psalm 119:81–82
  124. 124 Psalm 119:12; Daniel 9:18; Psalm 103:10; Psalm 119:76–77; Psalm 130:7
  125. 125 James 3:13–17; James 1:5; Proverbs 14:8; Psalm 116:16; 2 Corinthians 3:5–6
  126. 126 Jeremiah 8:8; Habakkuk 1:4; Malachi 2:8; Psalm 9:19; Romans 3:31
  127. 127 Psalm 19:10; Matthew 13:45–46; Proverbs 8:11; Proverbs 3:13–18; Proverbs 16:16
  128. 128 Psalm 119:104; Romans 7:22; Psalm 19:7–8; Psalm 119:6; Proverbs 30:5
  129. 129 Psalm 25:10; Psalm 139:6; Psalm 119:18; Isaiah 25:1; Psalm 119:2
  130. 130 Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 6:23; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Acts 26:18; Psalm 19:7
  131. 131 Psalm 42:1; Psalm 119:20; 1 Peter 2:2; Psalm 81:10; Hebrews 12:14
  132. 132 Psalm 106:4; Psalm 119:124; Psalm 25:16; Psalm 25:18; 1 Samuel 1:11
  133. 133 Psalm 17:5; Psalm 19:13; Psalm 119:116; Romans 6:12–14; Psalm 32:8
  134. 134 Psalm 56:1–2; Psalm 119:122; Ezekiel 11:17–20; Luke 1:74–75; Acts 9:31
  135. 135 Numbers 6:25–26; Psalm 4:6; Psalm 80:7; Luke 24:45; Psalm 80:19
  136. 136 Jeremiah 9:1; Ezekiel 9:4; Jeremiah 9:18; Jeremiah 14:17; 1 Samuel 15:11
  137. 137 Ezra 9:15; Jeremiah 12:1; Psalm 145:17; Daniel 9:7; Deuteronomy 32:4
  138. 138 Psalm 19:7–9; Psalm 119:144; Psalm 119:86; Deuteronomy 4:45; Deuteronomy 4:8
  139. 139 John 2:17; Psalm 69:9; Acts 13:27; 1 Kings 19:10; Matthew 21:16
  140. 140 Psalm 19:8; Proverbs 30:5; Psalm 12:6; 2 Peter 1:21; Psalm 119:128
  141. 141 Psalm 22:6; 2 Corinthians 8:9; James 2:5; Luke 6:20; Luke 9:58
  142. 142 Psalm 19:9; John 17:17; Psalm 119:151; Isaiah 51:8; Isaiah 51:6
  143. 143 Job 23:12; Psalm 119:107; Psalm 119:16; Psalm 116:3; Mark 14:33–34
  144. 144 1 Peter 1:23–25; Daniel 12:10; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Jeremiah 4:22; Psalm 119:169
  145. 145 Psalm 119:10; Jeremiah 29:13; Psalm 119:106; Psalm 102:1; Psalm 62:8
  146. 146 Titus 2:14; Psalm 119:134; Matthew 1:21; Titus 3:4–8; Judges 10:15–16
  147. 147 Mark 1:35; Psalm 5:3; Psalm 130:5–6; Psalm 88:13; Psalm 42:8
  148. 148 Psalm 63:6; Lamentations 2:19; Luke 6:12; Psalm 63:1; Psalm 139:17–18
  149. 149 Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 5:2–3; Psalm 51:1; Psalm 109:21; Psalm 119:40
  150. 150 Psalm 27:2; Proverbs 28:9; 1 Samuel 23:16; Psalm 22:11–13; Job 21:14
  151. 151 Psalm 145:18; Psalm 119:142; Psalm 34:18; Psalm 139:2; Deuteronomy 4:7
  152. 152 Luke 21:33; Ecclesiastes 3:14; Psalm 111:7–8; Psalm 119:160; Psalm 119:144
  153. 153 Psalm 119:176; Lamentations 5:1; Psalm 9:13; Psalm 25:19; Psalm 119:159
  154. 154 Psalm 35:1; Micah 7:9; 1 Samuel 24:15; Jeremiah 50:34; Psalm 119:40
  155. 155 Ephesians 2:17–18; Job 5:4; Romans 3:11; Psalm 10:4; Proverbs 1:7
  156. 156 Psalm 86:15; Psalm 86:13; Psalm 51:1; Isaiah 63:7; 2 Samuel 24:14
  157. 157 1 Corinthians 15:58; Psalm 119:51; Acts 20:23–24; Job 23:11; Isaiah 42:4
  158. 158 Psalm 119:53; Psalm 139:21; Psalm 119:136; Ezekiel 9:4; Mark 3:5
  159. 159 Psalm 119:97; Psalm 119:153; Nehemiah 13:22; 2 Kings 20:3; Nehemiah 5:19
  160. 160 Proverbs 30:5; 2 Timothy 3:16; Psalm 119:144; Matthew 5:18; Psalm 119:142
  161. 161 Psalm 119:157; Isaiah 66:2; 1 Samuel 26:18; 1 Samuel 24:9–15; John 15:25
  162. 162 Jeremiah 15:16; Psalm 119:72; Psalm 119:111; 1 Samuel 30:16; Isaiah 9:3
  163. 163 Psalm 119:128; Romans 12:9; Proverbs 6:16–19; Psalm 119:29; Amos 5:15
  164. 164 Psalm 119:62; Psalm 55:17; Psalm 97:8; Psalm 48:11; Revelation 19:2
  165. 165 Proverbs 3:1–2; Isaiah 32:17; Isaiah 26:3; John 14:27; Philippians 4:7
  166. 166 Genesis 49:18; Psalm 119:174; Psalm 119:81; 1 John 2:3–4; Psalm 130:5–7
  167. 167 Hebrews 10:16; Psalm 40:8; Romans 7:22; John 14:21–24; John 15:9–10
  168. 168 Proverbs 5:21; Psalm 139:3; Psalm 44:20–21; Jeremiah 23:24; Job 34:21
  169. 169 James 1:5; Psalm 119:144–145; Psalm 18:6; Proverbs 2:3–5; 2 Chronicles 1:10
  170. 170 Psalm 119:41; Psalm 28:2; Genesis 32:9–12; Psalm 89:20–25; 2 Samuel 7:25
  171. 171 Psalm 71:23–24; Psalm 94:12; Psalm 51:15; Psalm 71:17; Psalm 119:7
  172. 172 Ephesians 4:29; Romans 7:14; Psalm 37:30; Matthew 12:34–35; Romans 7:12
  173. 173 Isaiah 41:10–14; Joshua 24:22; Deuteronomy 30:19; Luke 10:42; Psalm 119:35
  174. 174 Psalm 119:166–167; Psalm 119:16; Psalm 119:47; Psalm 1:2; Psalm 119:111
  175. 175 Isaiah 55:3; Psalm 51:14–15; Isaiah 26:8–9; Isaiah 38:19; Psalm 118:18–19
  176. 176 Luke 19:10; Isaiah 53:6; Luke 15:4–7; John 10:16; 1 Peter 2:25

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  1. Quotes verse 119:155 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book V, Chapters XI–XIV)

    Of the matter, however, there could be no comparison; for the latter was straying amid Manichæan deceptions, whilst the former was teaching salvation most soundly. But "salvation is far from the wicked," such as I then stood before him; and yet I was drawing nearer gradually and unconsciously.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  2. Quotes verse 119:103 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture IX)

    … honey for thy benefit: that thou also, by ranging over the Holy Scriptures, mayest lay hold of salvation for thyself, and being filled with them mayest say, How sweet are thy words unto my throat, yea sweeter than honey and the honeycomb unto my mouth.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  3. Quotes verse 119:103 Basil of Caesarea, Hexaemeron (Homily III)

    It is this charm of truth which the Psalmist expresses so emphatically when he says, "How sweet are thy words unto my taste, yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth." Yesterday then, as far as we were able, we delighted our souls by conversing about the oracles of God, and now to-day we are met together again on the second …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)

  4. Quotes verse 119:89 John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book I, Chapters VII–VIII)

    For concerning the Word, the divine David says, For ever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)

  5. Quotes verse 119:37 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book VII, Chapters X–XV)

    But after Thou hadst fomented the head of me unconscious of it, and closed mine eyes lest they should "behold vanity," I ceased from myself a little, and my madness was lulled to sleep; and I awoke in Thee, and saw Thee to be infinite, though in another way; and this sight was not derived from the flesh.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)