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Chapter 119
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Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the
law of the LORD. |
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Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that
seek him with the whole heart. |
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They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. |
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Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. |
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O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! |
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Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto
all thy commandments. |
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I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when
I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. |
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I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. |
9
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Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking
heed thereto according to thy word. |
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With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not
wander from thy commandments. |
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Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not
sin against thee. |
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Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. |
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With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy
mouth. |
14
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I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much
as in all riches. |
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I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto
thy ways. |
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I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget
thy word. |
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Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live,
and keep thy word. |
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Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things
out of thy law. |
19
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I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments
from me. |
20
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My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto
thy judgments at all times. |
21
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Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which
do err from thy commandments. |
22
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Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept
thy testimonies. |
23
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Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy
servant did meditate in thy statutes. |
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Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. |
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My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according
to thy word. |
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I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach
me thy statutes. |
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Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall
I talk of thy wondrous works. |
28
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My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according
unto thy word. |
29
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Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law
graciously. |
30
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I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have
I laid before me. |
31
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I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not
to shame. |
32
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I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt
enlarge my heart. |
33
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Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall
keep it unto the end. |
34
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Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea,
I shall observe it with my whole heart. |
35
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Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for
therein do I delight. |
36
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Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. |
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Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken
thou me in thy way. |
38
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Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted
to thy fear. |
39
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Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments
are good. |
40
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Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me
in thy righteousness. |
41
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Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy
salvation, according to thy word. |
42
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So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth
me: for I trust in thy word. |
43
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And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth;
for I have hoped in thy judgments. |
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So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. |
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And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. |
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I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings,
and will not be ashamed. |
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And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which
I have loved. |
48
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My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments,
which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. |
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Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou
hast caused me to hope. |
50
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This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath
quickened me. |
51
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The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have
I not declined from thy law. |
52
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I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have
comforted myself. |
53
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Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked
that forsake thy law. |
54
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Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my
pilgrimage. |
55
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I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and
have kept thy law. |
56
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This I had, because I kept thy precepts. |
57
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Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would
keep thy words. |
58
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I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful
unto me according to thy word. |
59
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I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. |
60
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I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. |
61
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The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have
not forgotten thy law. |
62
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At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because
of thy righteous judgments. |
63
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I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of
them that keep thy precepts. |
64
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The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy
statutes. |
65
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Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according
unto thy word. |
66
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Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed
thy commandments. |
67
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Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have
I kept thy word. |
68
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Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. |
69
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The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will
keep thy precepts with my whole heart. |
70
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Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy
law. |
71
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It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that
I might learn thy statutes. |
72
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The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands
of gold and silver. |
73
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Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding,
that I may learn thy commandments. |
74
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They that fear thee will be glad when they see me;
because I have hoped in thy word. |
75
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I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that
thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. |
76
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Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort,
according to thy word unto thy servant. |
77
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Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live:
for thy law is my delight. |
78
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Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely
with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. |
79
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Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that
have known thy testimonies. |
80
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Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not
ashamed. |
81
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My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy
word. |
82
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Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou
comfort me? |
83
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For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do
I not forget thy statutes. |
84
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How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou
execute judgment on them that persecute me? |
85
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The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after
thy law. |
86
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All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me
wrongfully; help thou me. |
87
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They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook
not thy precepts. |
88
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Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep
the testimony of thy mouth. |
89
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For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. |
90
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Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast
established the earth, and it abideth. |
91
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They continue this day according to thine ordinances:
for all are thy servants. |
92
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Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then
have perished in mine affliction. |
93
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I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou
hast quickened me. |
94
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I am thine, save me: for I have sought thy precepts. |
95
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The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I
will consider thy testimonies. |
96
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I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment
is exceeding broad. |
97
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O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day. |
98
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Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than
mine enemies: for they are ever with me. |
99
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I have more understanding than all my teachers: for
thy testimonies are my meditation. |
100
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I understand more than the ancients, because I keep
thy precepts. |
101
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I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that
I might keep thy word. |
102
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I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast
taught me. |
103
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How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter
than honey to my mouth! |
104
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Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore
I hate every false way. |
105
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my
path. |
106
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I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep
thy righteous judgments. |
107
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I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according
unto thy word. |
108
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Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my
mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. |
109
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My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget
thy law. |
110
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The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not
from thy precepts. |
111
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Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever:
for they are the rejoicing of my heart. |
112
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I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes
alway, even unto the end. |
113
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I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. |
114
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Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy
word. |
115
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Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments
of my God. |
116
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Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live:
and let me not be ashamed of my hope. |
117
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Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have
respect unto thy statutes continually. |
118
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Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes:
for their deceit is falsehood. |
119
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Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like
dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. |
120
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My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid
of thy judgments. |
121
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I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine
oppressors. |
122
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Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud
oppress me. |
123
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Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word
of thy righteousness. |
124
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Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and
teach me thy statutes. |
125
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I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may
know thy testimonies. |
126
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It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made
void thy law. |
127
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Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea,
above fine gold. |
128
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Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all
things to be right; and I hate every false way. |
129
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Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul
keep them. |
130
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The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding
unto the simple. |
131
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I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy
commandments. |
132
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Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou
usest to do unto those that love thy name. |
133
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Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity
have dominion over me. |
134
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Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep
thy precepts. |
135
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Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach
me thy statutes. |
136
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Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep
not thy law. |
137
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Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. |
138
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Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous
and very faithful. |
139
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My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have
forgotten thy words. |
140
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Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth
it. |
141
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I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. |
142
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Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and thy law is the truth. |
143
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Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy
commandments are my delights. |
144
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The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting:
give me understanding, and I shall live. |
145
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I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will
keep thy statutes. |
146
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I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. |
147
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I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried:
I hoped in thy word. |
148
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Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate
in thy word. |
149
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Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O
LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment. |
150
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They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are
far from thy law. |
151
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Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are
truth. |
152
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Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that
thou hast founded them for ever. |
153
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Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do
not forget thy law. |
154
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Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according
to thy word. |
155
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Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not
thy statutes. |
156
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Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according
to thy judgments. |
157
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Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I
not decline from thy testimonies. |
158
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I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because
they kept not thy word. |
159
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Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD,
according to thy lovingkindness. |
160
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Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one
of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. |
161
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Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my
heart standeth in awe of thy word. |
162
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I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. |
163
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I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. |
164
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Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous
judgments. |
165
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Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing
shall offend them. |
166
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LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy
commandments. |
167
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My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them
exceedingly. |
168
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I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all
my ways are before thee. |
169
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Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding
according to thy word. |
170
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Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according
to thy word. |
171
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My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me
thy statutes. |
172
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My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments
are righteousness. |
173
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Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. |
174
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I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law
is my delight. |
175
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Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let
thy judgments help me. |
176
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I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant;
for I do not forget thy commandments. |
