(א) אֵלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם שִׁעוּר. הַפֵּאָה, וְהַבִּכּוּרִים, וְהָרֵאָיוֹן, וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים, וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה.
אֵלּוּ דְבָרִים שֶׁאָדָם אוֹכֵל פֵּרוֹתֵיהֶן בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וְהַקֶּרֶן קַיֶּמֶת לוֹ לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא.
כִּבּוּד אָב וָאֵם, וּגְמִילוּת חֲסָדִים, וַהֲבָאַת שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אָדָם לַחֲבֵרוֹ, וְתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה כְּנֶגֶד כֻּלָּם:
(1) These are the things that have no measure: Peah [corner of the field which, while harvesting, must be left for the poor], Bikurim [First-fruits that must be brought to the Temple and given to the priest], the appearance-sacrifice [brought to the Temple on Pilgrimage Festivals], acts of kindness, and the study of the Torah.
These are things the fruits of which a man enjoys in this world, while the principal remains for him in the World to Come: Honoring one's father and mother, acts of kindness, and bringing peace between a man and his fellow. But the study of Torah is equal to them all.
(א) אַשְׁרֵ֥י תְמִֽימֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝הֹלְכִ֗ים בְּתוֹרַ֥ת ה' (ב) אַ֭שְׁרֵי נֹצְרֵ֥י עֵדֹתָ֗יו בְּכָל־לֵ֥ב יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃ (ג) אַ֭ף לֹֽא־פָעֲל֣וּ עַוְלָ֑ה בִּדְרָכָ֥יו הָלָֽכוּ׃ (ד) אַ֭תָּה צִוִּ֥יתָה פִקֻּדֶ֗יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מְאֹֽד׃ (ה) אַ֭חֲלַי יִכֹּ֥נוּ דְרָכָ֗י לִשְׁמֹ֥ר חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ (ו) אָ֥ז לֹא־אֵב֑וֹשׁ בְּ֝הַבִּיטִ֗י אֶל־כָּל־מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃ (ז) א֭וֹדְךָ בְּיֹ֣שֶׁר לֵבָ֑ב בְּ֝לָמְדִ֗י מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ (ח) אֶת־חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶשְׁמֹ֑ר אַֽל־תַּעַזְבֵ֥נִי עַד־מְאֹֽד׃
(ט) בַּמֶּ֣ה יְזַכֶּה־נַּ֭עַר אֶת־אָרְח֑וֹ לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃ (י) בְּכָל־לִבִּ֥י דְרַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ אַל־תַּ֝שְׁגֵּ֗נִי מִמִּצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃ (יא) בְּ֭לִבִּי צָפַ֣נְתִּי אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ לְ֝מַ֗עַן לֹ֣א אֶֽחֱטָא־לָֽךְ׃ (יב) בָּר֖וּךְ אַתָּ֥ה ה' לַמְּדֵ֥נִי חֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ (יג) בִּשְׂפָתַ֥י סִפַּ֑רְתִּי כֹּ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵי־פִֽיךָ׃ (יד) בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ עֵדְוֺתֶ֥יךָ שַׂ֗שְׂתִּי כְּעַ֣ל כָּל־הֽוֹן׃ (טו) בְּפִקֻּדֶ֥יךָ אָשִׂ֑יחָה וְ֝אַבִּ֗יטָה אֹרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃
(טז) בְּחֻקֹּתֶ֥יךָ אֶֽשְׁתַּעֲשָׁ֑ע לֹ֭א אֶשְׁכַּ֣ח דְּבָרֶֽךָ׃
הוֹרֵ֣נִי ה' דֶּ֥רֶךְ חֻקֶּ֗יךָ וְאֶצְּרֶ֥נָּה עֵֽקֶב׃ (לד) הֲ֭בִינֵנִי וְאֶצְּרָ֥ה תֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ וְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּה בְכָל־לֵֽב׃ (לה) הַ֭דְרִיכֵנִי בִּנְתִ֣יב מִצְוֺתֶ֑יךָ כִּי־ב֥וֹ חָפָֽצְתִּי׃ (לו) הַט־לִ֭בִּי אֶל־עֵדְוֺתֶ֗יךָ וְאַ֣ל אֶל־בָּֽצַע׃ (לז) הַעֲבֵ֣ר עֵ֭ינַי מֵרְא֣וֹת שָׁ֑וְא בִּדְרָכֶ֥ךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ (לח) הָקֵ֣ם לְ֭עַבְדְּךָ אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ אֲ֝שֶׁ֗ר לְיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃ (לט) הַעֲבֵ֣ר חֶ֭רְפָּתִי אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָגֹ֑רְתִּי כִּ֖י מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ טוֹבִֽים׃ (מ) הִ֭נֵּה תָּאַ֣בְתִּי לְפִקֻּדֶ֑יךָ בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥ חַיֵּֽנִי׃
(צז) מָֽה־אָהַ֥בְתִּי תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם הִ֣יא שִׂיחָתִֽי׃ (צח) מֵ֭אֹ֣יְבַי תְּחַכְּמֵ֣נִי מִצְוֺתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם הִיא־לִֽי׃ (צט) מִכָּל־מְלַמְּדַ֥י הִשְׂכַּ֑לְתִּי כִּ֥י עֵ֝דְוֺתֶ֗יךָ שִׂ֣יחָה לִֽֿי׃ (ק) מִזְּקֵנִ֥ים אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃ (קא) מִכָּל־אֹ֣רַח רָ֭ע כָּלִ֣אתִי רַגְלָ֑י לְ֝מַ֗עַן אֶשְׁמֹ֥ר דְּבָרֶֽךָ׃ (קב) מִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לֹא־סָ֑רְתִּי כִּֽי־אַ֝תָּ֗ה הוֹרֵתָֽנִי׃ (קג) מַה־נִּמְלְצ֣וּ לְ֭חִכִּי אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ מִדְּבַ֥שׁ לְפִֽי׃ (קד) מִפִּקּוּדֶ֥יךָ אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן שָׂנֵ֤אתִי ׀ כָּל־אֹ֬רַח שָֽׁקֶר׃
(קנג) רְאֵֽה־עָנְיִ֥י וְחַלְּצֵ֑נִי כִּי־תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ (קנד) רִיבָ֣ה רִ֭יבִי וּגְאָלֵ֑נִי לְאִמְרָתְךָ֥ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ (קנה) רָח֣וֹק מֵרְשָׁעִ֣ים יְשׁוּעָ֑ה כִּֽי־חֻ֝קֶּיךָ לֹ֣א דָרָֽשׁוּ׃ (קנו) רַחֲמֶ֖יךָ רַבִּ֥ים ׀ ה' כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ (קנז) רַ֭בִּים רֹדְפַ֣י וְצָרָ֑י מֵ֝עֵדְוֺתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א נָטִֽיתִי׃ (קנח) רָאִ֣יתִי בֹ֭גְדִים וָֽאֶתְקוֹטָ֑טָה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִ֝מְרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁמָֽרוּ׃ (קנט) רְ֭אֵה כִּי־פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ אָהָ֑בְתִּי ה' כְּֽחַסְדְּךָ֥ חַיֵּֽנִי׃ (קס) רֹאשׁ־דְּבָרְךָ֥ אֱמֶ֑ת וּ֝לְעוֹלָ֗ם כָּל־מִשְׁפַּ֥ט צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ ....(קעו) תָּעִ֗יתִי כְּשֶׂ֣ה אֹ֭בֵד בַּקֵּ֣שׁ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י מִ֝צְוֺתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃
ALEF
Happy are those whose way is blameless, who follow the teaching of the LORD.
Happy are those who observe His decrees, who turn to Him wholeheartedly.
They have done no wrong, but have followed His ways. You have commanded that Your precepts be kept diligently.
Would that my ways were firm in keeping Your laws; then I would not be ashamed when I regard all Your commandments.
I will praise You with a sincere heart as I learn Your just rules. I will keep Your laws; do not utterly forsake me.
BET
How can a young man keep his way pure?— by holding to Your word.
I have turned to You with all my heart; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
In my heart I treasure Your promise; therefore I do not sin against You.
Blessed are You, O LORD; train me in Your laws. With my lips I rehearse all the rules You proclaimed.
I rejoice over the way of Your decrees as over all riches. I study Your precepts; I regard Your ways;
HEY
Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your laws; I will observe them to the utmost.
Give me understanding, that I may observe Your teaching and keep it wholeheartedly. Lead me in the path of Your commandments, for that is my concern.
Turn my heart to Your decrees and not to love of gain. Avert my eyes from seeing falsehood; by Your ways preserve me.
Fulfill Your promise to Your servant, which is for those who worship You. Remove the taunt that I dread, for Your rules are good. See, I have longed for Your precepts; by Your righteousness preserve me.
MEM
O how I love Your teaching! It is my study all day long. Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies; they always stand by me.
I have gained more insight than all my teachers, for Your decrees are my study. I have gained more understanding than my elders, for I observe Your precepts.
I have avoided every evil way so that I may keep Your word. I have not departed from Your rules, for You have instructed me.
How pleasing is Your word to my palate, sweeter than honey. I ponder Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
RESH
See my affliction and rescue me, for I have not neglected Your teaching. Champion my cause and redeem me; preserve me according to Your promise.
Deliverance is far from the wicked, for they have not turned to Your laws. Your mercies are great, O LORD; as is Your rule, preserve me.
Many are my persecutors and foes; I have not swerved from Your decrees. I have seen traitors and loathed them, because they did not keep Your word in mind.
See that I have loved Your precepts; O LORD, preserve me, as befits Your steadfast love. Truth is the essence of Your word; Your just rules are eternal.
A song for ascents. I turn my eyes to the mountains; from where will my help come?
My help comes from the LORD, maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot give way; your guardian will not slumber; See, the guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps!
The LORD is your guardian, the LORD is your protection at your right hand. By day the sun will not strike you, nor the moon by night.
The LORD will guard you from all harm; He will guard your life. The LORD will guard your going and coming now and forever.
(1) A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “We are going to the House of the LORD.”
Our feet stood inside your gates, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem built up, a city knit together, to which tribes would make pilgrimage, the tribes of the LORD, —as was enjoined upon Israel— to praise the name of the LORD. There the thrones of judgment stood, thrones of the house of David.
Pray for the well-being of Jerusalem; “May those who love you be at peace. May there be well-being within your ramparts, peace in your citadels.”
For the sake of my kin and friends, I pray for your well-being; for the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I seek your good.
(א) לַמְנַצֵּ֥ח בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת מִזְמ֥וֹר שִֽׁיר׃ (ב) אֱלֹקִ֗ים יְחָנֵּ֥נוּ וִֽיבָרְכֵ֑נוּ יָ֤אֵ֥ר פָּנָ֖יו אִתָּ֣נוּ סֶֽלָה׃ (ג) לָדַ֣עַת בָּאָ֣רֶץ דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ בְּכָל־גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃ (ד) יוֹד֖וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים ׀ אֱלֹקִ֑ים י֝וֹד֗וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃ (ה) יִֽשְׂמְח֥וּ וִֽירַנְּנ֗וּ לְאֻ֫מִּ֥ים כִּֽי־תִשְׁפֹּ֣ט עַמִּ֣ים מִישׁ֑וֹר וּלְאֻמִּ֓ים ׀ בָּאָ֖רֶץ תַּנְחֵ֣ם סֶֽלָה׃ (ו) יוֹד֖וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים ׀ אֱלֹקִ֑ים י֝וֹד֗וּךָ עַמִּ֥ים כֻּלָּֽם׃ (ז) אֶ֭רֶץ נָתְנָ֣ה יְבוּלָ֑הּ יְ֝בָרְכֵ֗נוּ אֱלֹקִ֥ים אֱלֹקינוּ׃ (ח) יְבָרְכֵ֥נוּ אֱלֹקִ֑ים וְיִֽירְא֥וּ אֹ֝ת֗וֹ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
For the leader; with instrumental music. A psalm. A song.
May God be gracious to us and bless us; may He show us favor,selah that Your way be known on earth, Your deliverance among all nations.
Peoples will praise You, O God; all peoples will praise You. Nations will exult and shout for joy, for You rule the peoples with equity, You guide the nations of the earth. Selah.
The peoples will praise You, O God; all peoples will praise You. May the earth yield its produce; may God, our God, bless us.
May God bless us, and be revered to the ends of the earth.