11 translations · Hebrew

Psalm 119:1

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

World English Bible

Psalm 119:1 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.
KJV King James Version
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
ASV American Standard Version
Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.
LSV Literal Standard Version
[ALEPH] O the blessedness of those perfect in the way, || They are walking in the Law of YHWH,
FBV Free Bible Version
Happy are those who do what is right, who follow what the Lord says.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
[Aleph.] O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah,
DBY Darby Translation
ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
WBT Webster’s Bible
ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 118:1 in this edition
ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

The Hebrew words

Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
אַשְׁרֵ֥י ’aš·rê Blessed H835 אֶ֫שֶׁר blessed
תְמִֽימֵי־ ṯə·mî·mê- is blameless H8549 תָּמִים unblemished
דָ֑רֶךְ ḏā·reḵ [are] those whose way H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct
הַֽ֝הֹלְכִ֗ים ha·hō·lə·ḵîm who walk H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went
בְּתוֹרַ֥ת bə·ṯō·w·raṯ in the Law H8451 תּוֹרָה instruction
יְהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh of the LORD H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD
  • Luke 11:28

    But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

  • Ezekiel 11:20

    that they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.

  • James 1:25

    But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

  • Psalm 128:1

    Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

  • John 13:17

    If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

  • Luke 1:6

    They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

  • Psalm 1:1–3

    Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

  • Titus 2:11–12

    For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2

    Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

  • Psalm 112:1

    Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

3 Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.

Read all of Psalm 119 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.

Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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