א (Alef) How blessed are those whose actions are blameless, who obey the law of the Lord.

Help me to understand what your precepts mean! Then I can meditate on your marvelous teachings.

Remove me from the path of deceit! Graciously give me your law!

I choose the path of faithfulness; I am committed to your regulations.

I run along the path of your commands, for you enable me to do so.

ה (He) Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, so that I might observe it continually.

Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver.”

Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?

All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors.

They wandered through the wilderness on a desert road; they found no city in which to live.

He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road.

See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path!

If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow.

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!

He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.