יהוה - YHVH in Tehillim (Psalms) 119; His TORAH
The Torah of Yehovah! As the longest acrostic in the Scriptures, Psalms 119 consists of twenty-two stanzas, corresponding to the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alef-bet. Each stanza is comprised of eight verses, each beginning a Hebrew letter. It's the majestic poem the extols the virtues and benefits of the Torah.
YHVH, the tetragrammaton spelled out in this article using the Psalms, is the distinctive personal name of the God of Yisrael, appears 6823 times in the Tanakh/Hebrew scriptures.
י (Yud)
Psa 119:73 Your hands made and formed me; give me understanding, so I can learn your mitzvot.
Psa 119:74 Those who fear you rejoice at the sight of me, because I put my hope in your WORD.
Psa 119:75 I know, YeHoVaH, that your rulings are righteous, that even when you humble me you are faithful.
Psa 119:76 Let your grace comfort me, in keeping with your promise to your servant.
Psa 119:77 Show me pity, and I will live, for your Torah is my delight.
Psa 119:78 Let the proud be ashamed, because they wrong me with lies; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
Psa 119:79 Let those who fear you turn to me, along with those who know your instruction.
Psa 119:80 Let my heart be pure in your laws, so that I won't be put to shame.
ה (Hay)
Psa 119:33 Teach me, YeHoVaH, the WAY of your laws; keeping them will be its own reward for me.
Psa 119:34 Give me understanding; then I will keep your Torah; I will observe it with all my heart.
Psa 119:35 Guide me on the path of your mitzvot, for I take pleasure in it.
Psa 119:36 Bend my heart toward your instructions and not toward selfish gain.
Psa 119:37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; with your WAYS, give me life.
Psa 119:38 Fulfill your promise, which you made to your servant, which you made to those who fear you.
Psa 119:39 Avert the disgrace which I dread, for your rulings are good.
Psa 119:40 See how I long for your precepts; in your righteousness, give me life!
ו (Vav)
Psa 119:41 May your grace come to me, YeHoVaH, your salvation, as you promised;
Psa 119:42 then I will have an answer for those who taunt me; for I trust in your WORD.
Psa 119:43 Don't take away completely my power to speak the truth; for I put my hope in your rulings;
Psa 119:44 and I will keep your Torah always, forever and ever.
Psa 119:45 I will go wherever I like, for I have sought your precepts.
Psa 119:46 I will speak of your instructions even to kings without being ashamed.
Psa 119:47 I will delight myself in your mitzvot, which I have loved.
Psa 119:48 I will lift my hands to your mitzvot, which I love; and I will meditate on your laws.
ה (Hay)
Psa 119:33 Teach me, YeHoVaH, the WAY of your laws; keeping them will be its own reward for me.
Psa 119:34 Give me understanding; then I will keep your Torah; I will observe it with all my heart.
Psa 119:35 Guide me on the path of your mitzvot, for I take pleasure in it.
Psa 119:36 Bend my heart toward your instructions and not toward selfish gain.
Psa 119:37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; with your WAYS, give me life.
Psa 119:38 Fulfill your promise, which you made to your servant, which you made to those who fear you.
Psa 119:39 Avert the disgrace which I dread, for your rulings are good.
Psa 119:40 See how I long for your precepts; in your righteousness, give me life!
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By Rabbi HaTzair M. Francisco Arbas