1    ^noteBlessed are those that be perfect in the way: walkyng in the lawe of God.

2   Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies: they seke hym with their whole heart.

3   Truely they walke in his wayes: who do no wickednesse.

4   Thou hast geuen charge: that we shoulde diligently kepe thy commaundementes.

5   I wishe that my wayes were directed:

Euenyng prayer. for to kepe thy statutes.

6   I shall take then no shame: when I haue regarde vnto all thy commaundementes.

7   I wyll confesse [it] vnto thee with an vpryght heart: when I shall haue learned the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse.

8   I wyll kepe thy statutes: [wherfore] forsake me not for any long tyme. Beth A   

1   Wherby shall a young man refourme his way: euen in guiding it accordyng to thy worde.

2   I haue sought thee with my whole heart: suffer me not to swarue from thy commaundementes.

3   I haue hyd thy wordes within my heart: for this ende, that I shoulde not sinne agaynst thee.

4   Blessed art thou O God: teache me thy statutes. B   

5   I haue declared with my lyppes: all the iudgementes of thy mouth.

6   I am delighted in the way of thy testimonies: as in all maner of riches.

7   I wyll study thy commaundementes: and I wyll consider thy wayes.

8   My delyght shalbe in thy statutes: and I wyll not forget thy worde. Gimel A   

1   Rewarde thy seruaunt, let me lyue: and I wyll kepe thy worde.

2   Open thou myne eyes: and I will beholde the wonderous thynges of thy lawe.

3   I am a straunger vpon earth: hyde not thy commaundementes from me.

4   My soule faynteth: for the very feruent desire that it hath alwaye vnto thy iudgementes.

5   Thou hast rebuked those that be proude and cursed: who do erre from thy commaundementes. B   

6   Withdrawe from me reproche and contempt: for that I haue kept thy testimonies.

7   Yea princes dyd syt and speake agaynst me: but thy seruaunt did geue hym selfe to the meditation of thy statutes.

8   Yea thy testimonies are my delyght: and my ^note counsaylers. Daleth A   

1   My soule ^note cleaueth to the dust: reuiue thou me accordyng to thy worde.

2   I haue made a declaration to thee of my wayes, and thou heardest me: O teache me thy statutes.

3   Make me to vnderstande the way of thy commaundementes: and I wyll geue my selfe to the meditation of thy wonderous workes.

4   My soule melteth away for very heauinesse: comfort thou me accordyng to thy worde. B   

5   Take from me the way of falshood: ∧ witsafe me worthy to haue thy lawe.

6   I haue chosen the way of trueth: ∧ I haue layde thy iudgementes before me.

7   I haue stuck fast vnto thy testimonies: O God confounde me not.

8   I wyll runne the way of thy commaundementes: when thou shalt set my heart at libertie. He A   

1    ^noteTeache me O God the way of thy statutes: and I wyll kepe it vnto the ende.

2   Geue me vnderstanding, ∧ I wil kepe thy law: yea I wyll kepe it with my whole heart.

3   Leade me in the path of thy c&obar;maundementes: for therin is my delyght. B   

4   Encline myne heart vnto thy testimonies: and not to couetousnesse.

5   Turne away myne eyes, lest they beholde ^note vanitie: cause me to lyue in thy way.

6   Make thy worde more ^note euident vnto thy seruaunt: who is [geuen] to thy feare.

7   Take away the reproche that I am afraide of: for thy iudgem&ebar;tes are good.

8   Behold I haue coueted after thy commaundementes: cause me to lyue in thy ryghteousnesse.

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1   Let thy louing mercie also come vnto me O God: euen thy saluation, accordyng to thy worde.

2   And I shall aunswere to hym that layeth [thy] worde to me for a reproche: for in thy worde I haue put my trust.

3   Take not the worde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for my hope is in thy iudgementes.

4   And I wyll alway kepe thy lawe: yea Mornyng prayer. for euer and euer. B   

5   And I wyll walke in a ^note large scope: for I seke thy commaundementes.

6   I wyll also speake of thy testimonies before kinges: ∧ I will not be ashamed.

7   And my delyght shalbe in thy commaundementes: which I haue loued.

8   And I wyll lyft vp my handes vnto thy commaundementes which I haue loued: ∧ my study shalbe in thy statutes. Zain A   

1   Be myndfull of thy ^note promise made vnto thy seruaunt: wherin thou hast caused me to put my trust.

2   That same is my comfort in my affliction: for thy worde maketh me to lyue.

3   The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet I haue not shrinked from thy lawe.

4   [For] I called to remembraunce thy iudgementes from the begynnyng of the worlde O God: and so I comforted my selfe. B   

5   An extreme vnnaturall heat hath assayled me, because of the vngodly: who transgresse thy lawe.

6   Thy statutes haue ben [my] songes: in the house of my pilgrimages.

7   I haue thought vpon thy name O God in the nyght season: and I haue kept thy lawe.

8   This ^note came to passe for me: because I kept thy commaundementes. Heth A   

1   Thou art my portion O God: I haue purposed to kepe thy lawe.

2   I made myne humble petition to thy face with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according vnto thy word.

3   I haue considered mine owne wayes: and I haue turned my feete vnto thy testimonies.

4   I made haste and I made no delay: for to kepe thy commaundementes.

5    ^noteThe vngodly haue tangled me in their snares: but I haue not forgotten thy lawe. B   

6   I wyll ryse at midnight to confesse me vnto thee: because of thy ryghteous iudgementes.

7   I am a companion of all them that feare thee: and kepe thy commaundementes.

8   The earth O God is replenished with thy louyng kyndnesse: O teache me thy statutes. Teth A   

1   O God thou hast dealt gratiouslye with thy seruaunt: according vnto thy worde.

2   Learne me the ^note good taste ∧ cunning: for I haue beleued thy commaundementes.

3   Before I felt affliction I swarued out of the way: but nowe I kepe thy word.

4   Thou art good and beneficiall: teache me thy statutes.

5   The proude haue forged a false tale agaynst me: but I wyll kepe thy commaundementes with my whole heart. B   

6   Their heart is as fat as brawne: but my delyght hath ben in thy lawe.

7   It is good for me that I am brought into miserie: by that meanes I shall learne thy statutes.

8   The lawe of thy mouth is dearer vnto me: then thousandes of golde ∧ siluer. Iod A   

1    ^noteThy handes haue made me and fashioned me: geue me vnderstanding, and I will learne thy c&obar;maundementes.

2   They that feare thee, shall see me, ∧ reioyce: because I haue geuen earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde.

3   I know O God that thy iudgementes are iustice: and that thou hast caused me ^note ryghtfully to be afflicted.

4   I beseche thee let thy louing kindnesse be a meanes to comfort me: accordyng

Euenyng prayer. to thy worde [spoken] vnto thy seruaunt.

5   Let thy pitifull mercies come vnto me, that I may lyue: for thy lawe is my delyght. B   

6   Let the proude be confounded, for they haue falsly ^note reported me: but I wyll study thy commaundementes.

7   Let such as feare thee and knowe thy testimonies: returne vnto me.

8   Let myne heart be perfectly [set] in thy statutes: that I be not ashamed. Caph A   

1   My soule hath faynted after thy saluation: I geue earnest att&ebar;daunce vnto thy worde.

2   Myne eyes haue faynted after thy worde: whylest I say, when wilt thou comfort me.

3   For I am become like a bottel [hanged] in the smoke: yet I do not forget thy statutes.

4   Howe many are the dayes of thy seruaunt? when wilt thou geue iudgement agaynst them that persecute me? B   

5   The proude haue digged pittes for me: which is [a thing] not [done] accordyng to thy lawe.

6   All thy commaundementes are the trueth it selfe: they wrongfully persecute me, O be thou my ayde.

7   They had almost made an ende of me vpon the earth: but I forsoke not thy commaundementes.

8    ^noteMake me to lyue accordyng to thy pietie: and I wyll kepe the testimonies of thy mouth. Lamed A   

1   O God: thy worde endureth for euer in heauen.

2   Thy trueth [appeareth] to euery generation: thou hast layde the foundation of the earth, and it shall continue.

3   [All thynges] continue this day accordyng to thine ordinaunce: for all thinges be thy seruauntes.

4   If my delight had not ben in thy lawe: I shoulde haue perished in myne affliction.

5   I wyll neuer forget thy commaundementes: for through them thou hast reuiued me.

6   I am thine, saue me: for I haue diligently ^note studied thy commaundementes ouer.

7   When the vngodly layde wayte for me to destroy me: I endeuoured my selfe to vnderstande thy testimonies.

8   I see an ende of euery thing be it neuer so perfect: but thy commaundement is ^note exceedyng large. Mem A   

1   Howe greatly do I loue thy lawe? my study is all the day long in it.

2   Thou hast made me wyser then myne enemies through thy commaundementes: for they are euer with me.

3   I am able to geue better instruction then all they that were my teachers: for thy testimonies are my study.

4   I am made to vnderstande more then the aged can: because I kept thy commaundementes. B   

5   I haue rstrayned my feete from euery euyll way: that I may kepe thy worde.

6   I haue not shrinked from thy iudgementes: for thou didst teache me.

7   Howe sweete are thy wordes vnto my throte: truely [they be sweeter] then hony is to my mouth.

8   Through thy commaundementes I get vnderstandyng: therfore I hate all wayes of falshood. Nun A   

1    ^noteThy worde is a candell vnto my feete: and a lyght vnto my pathes.

2   I haue made an oth (which I wil ratifie) for to kepe thy iuste iudgementes.

3   I am troubled aboue measure: quicken me O God accordyng vnto thy worde.

4   Let the freewyll offerynges of my mouth please thee O God: and teache me thy iudgementes.

5    ^noteMy soule is alway in my hande: yet I do not forget thy lawe.

6   The vngodly haue layde a snare for me: but yet I swarued not from thy

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7   I haue claymed thy testimonies as myne heritage for euer: for they are the very ioy of myne heart. Mornyng prayer.

8   I haue applyed myne heart for to fulfyll thy statutes: euen to the worldes ^note ende. Samech A   

1   I hate hygh subtile deuices: and I do loue thy lawe.

2   Thou art my refuge and my shield: I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde.

3   Auoyde from me ye malicious [persons:] and I wyll kepe the commaundementes of my Lorde.

4   Strengthen me in thy worde and I shall lyue: and make me not ashamed of my hope.

5   Holde thou me vp and I shalbe safe: and I will loke gladly vp&obar; thy statutes alwayes. B   

6   Thou hast troden vnder foote all them that go astray from thy statutes: for their crafty deuice is but falshood.

7   Thou ^note hast dispatched out of the way all the vngodly of the earth lyke drosse: therfore I loue thy testimonies.

8   My fleshe trembleth for feare of thee: and I am afrayde of thy iudgementes. Ain A   

1   I haue executed iudgement and iustice: [wherfore] leaue me not to such as do offer me wrong.

2   For thy owne goodnesse sake take thy seruaunt vnto thy protection: let not the proude oppresse me with wrong.

3   Myne eyes haue faynted with lokyng for thy saluation: and for the worde of thy [ryghteousnesse.]

4   Deale with thy seruaunt accordyng vnto thy owne louyng kyndnesse: and teache me thy statutes. B   

5   I am thy seruaunt, graunt me vnderstandyng: that I may knowe thy testimonies.

6    ^noteIt is tyme for [me] to do for Gods cause: for they haue brought thy lawe almost to nothyng.

7   Therfore I loue thy commaundementes: aboue golde and precious stone.

8   Therfore I take all thy commaundementes euery one of them to be ryght: ∧ I vtterly hate all wayes of falshood. Pe A   

1   Thy testimonies [contayne] wonderfull thinges: therfore doth my soule kepe them.

2   The ^note first entering of thy wordes will illuminate: geuyng vnderstanding euen vnto the simple.

3   I opened my mouth and panted: for I bare a great affection to thy commaundementes.

4   Loke thou vpon me and be mercifull vnto me: as thou vsest to do vnto those that loue thy name. B   

5   Direct my steppes in thy worde: and so shall no wickednesse haue dominion ouer me.

6   Redeeme me from the fraudulent dealyng of men: and I wyll kepe thy commaundementes.

7   Make the lyght of thy countenaunce shyne vpon thy seruaunt: and teache me thy statutes.

8   Ryuers of waters gushe out of myne eyes: because men kepe not thy lawe. Sade A   

1   O God: thou art iust and vpryght in thy iudgementes.

2   Thou hast commaunded the iustice and the veritie of thy testimonies: [to be obserued] very strayghtly.

3   My zeale hath consumed me: because myne aduersaries haue forgotten thy wordes.

4   Thy worde is purified to the vttermost: and thy seruaunt loueth it.

5   I am small and of no reputation: [yet] I do not forget thy c&obar;maundementes. B   

6   Thy ryghteousnesse is an euerlastyng righteousnesse: ∧ thy lawe is the trueth.

7   Trouble and griefe haue taken holde vpon me: yet thy commaundementes be my delyght.

8   The righteousnesse of thy testimonies is euerlastyng: make me to vnderstande [them] and I shall lyue.

Euenyng prayer. Coph A   

1    ^noteI haue called with my whole heart, heare me O God: I wyll kepe thy statutes.

2   I haue called vpon thee, saue me: and I wyll kepe thy testimonies.

3   I haue preuented [other] in the dawnyng of the day, and I cryed vnto thee: for I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy wordes.

4   Myne eyes haue preuented the nyght watches: that my study might be wholy in thy wordes. B   

5   Heare my voyce accordyng to thy louing kindnesse: make me to lyue O God after thy iudgementes.

6   They that mynde to do an act of mischiefenesse, do drawe nye vnto me: they are farre from thy lawe.

7   But thou art nye at hande O God: and all thy c&obar;maundementes be trueth.

8   As concernyng thy testimonies: I haue knowen long since that thou hast made them to last for euer. Resh A   

1   Beholde myne affliction ∧ deliuer me: for I haue not forgotten thy lawe.

2   Defende thou my cause ∧ redeeme me: make me to lyue accordyng vnto thy worde.

3   Saluation is farre from the vngodly: for they study not thy statutes.

4   Thy mercies be manifolde O God: make me to liue accordyng to thy iudgementes.

5   There be many that do persecute me and be myne aduersaries: yet I do not swarue from thy testimonies. B   

6   I sawe transgressours, and I was greeued at the heart: because they kept not thy lawe.

7   Beholde howe I loue thy commaundementes: quicken me O God accordyng to thy louyng kindnesse.

8   The ^note beginning of thy word is trueth: and all the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse endure for euermore. Shin A   

1   Princes haue persecuted me without a cause: but my heart hath stoode in awe of thy ^note wordes.

2   I am as glad of thy worde: as he that fyndeth a great bootie.

3   That which is false I hate and abhorre: but thy lawe I do loue.

4   I do prayse thee seuen tymes euery day: for loue of the iudgementes of thy iustice.

5   They that loue thy lawe shall haue great ^note prosperitie: and ^note nothyng shall offende them.

6   Lorde, I haue wayted after thy saluation: and I haue done thy commaundementes.

7   My soule hath kept thy testimonies: and I haue loued them exceedyngly.

8   I haue kept thy commaundementes and testimonies: for all my wayes are ^note before thee. Tau A   

1   Let my crye O God approche neare vnto thy face: make me to vnderstande [euery thyng] accordyng vnto thy worde.

2   Let my supplication come before thee: deliuer me accordyng to thy worde.

3   My lippes shall powre out [thy] prayse: when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

4   My tongue shall syng of thy worde: for all thy commaundementes are ryghteousnesse. B   

5   Let thyne hande be redie for to ayde me: for I haue chosen thy commaundementes.

6   I haue longed for thy saluation O God: and thy lawe is my whole delight

7   Let my soule lyue, and it shall prayse thee: and thy iudgementes shalbe an ayde vnto me.

8   I haue gone astray lyke a lost sheepe: oh seke out thy seruaunt, for I haue not forgotten thy commaundementes.

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