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Blessed are the 1 undefiled in the way,
a Who walk in the law of the LORD!
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Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the b whole heart!
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c They also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.
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You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.
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Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
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d Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.
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I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
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I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!
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How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
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With my whole heart I have e sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
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f Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
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Blessed are You, O LORD!
Teach me Your statutes.
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With my lips I have g declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
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I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
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I will meditate on Your precepts,
And 2 contemplate Your ways.
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I will h delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
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i Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
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Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.
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j I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
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k My soul 3 breaks with longing
For Your judgments at all times.
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You rebuke the proud - the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.
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l Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.
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Princes also sit and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
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Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.
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m My soul clings to the dust;
n Revive me according to Your word.
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I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
o Teach me Your statutes.
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Make me understand the way of Your precepts;
So p shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
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q My soul 4 melts from 5 heaviness;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
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Remove from me the way of lying,
And grant me Your law graciously.
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I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid before me.
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I cling to Your testimonies;
O LORD, do not put me to shame!
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I will run the course of Your commandments,
For You shall r enlarge my heart.
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s Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.
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t Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
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Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
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6 Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to u covetousness.
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v Turn 7 away my eyes from w looking at worthless things,
And revive me in 8 Your way.
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x Establish Your word to Your servant,
Who is devoted to fearing You.
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Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments are good.
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Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
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Let Your mercies come also to me, O LORD -
Your salvation according to Your word.
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So shall I have an answer for him who 9 reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
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And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
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So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
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And I will walk 10 at y liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
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z I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,
And will not be ashamed.
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And I will delight myself in Your commandments,
Which I love.
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My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments,
Which I love,
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
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Remember the word to Your servant,
Upon which You have caused me to hope.
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This is my a comfort in my affliction,
For Your word has given me life.
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The proud have me in great derision,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
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I remembered Your judgments of old, O LORD,
And have comforted myself.
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b Indignation has taken hold of me
Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
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Your statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
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c I remember Your name in the night, O LORD,
And I keep Your law.
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This has become mine,
Because I kept Your precepts.
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d You are my portion, O LORD;
I have said that I would keep Your words.
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I entreated Your favor with my whole heart;
Be merciful to me according to Your word.
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I e thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
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I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
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The cords of the wicked have bound me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
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f At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
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I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
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g The earth, O LORD, is full of Your mercy;
Teach me Your statutes.
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You have dealt well with Your servant,
O LORD, according to Your word.
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Teach me good judgment and h knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.
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Before I was i afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
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You are j good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
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The proud have k forged 11 a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
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l Their heart is 12 as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.
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It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
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m The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
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n Your hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
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o Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.
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I know, O LORD, p that Your judgments are 13 right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
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Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.
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Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For Your law is my delight.
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Let the proud q be ashamed,
For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
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Let those who fear You turn to me,
Those who know Your testimonies.
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Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,
That I may not be ashamed.
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r My soul faints for Your salvation,
But I hope in Your word.
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My eyes fail from searching Your word,
Saying, "When will You comfort me?"
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For s I have become like a wineskin in smoke,
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
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t How many are the days of Your servant?
u When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
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v The proud have dug pits for me,
Which is not according to Your law.
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All Your commandments are faithful;
They persecute me w wrongfully;
Help me!
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They almost made an end of me on earth,
But I did not forsake Your precepts.
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Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
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x Forever, O LORD,
Your word 14 is settled in heaven.
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Your faithfulness endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it 15 abides.
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They continue this day according to y Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.
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Unless Your law had been my delight,
I would then have perished in my affliction.
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I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have given me life.
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I am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
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The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will 16 consider Your testimonies.
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z I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
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Oh, how I love Your law!
a It is my meditation all the day.
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You, through Your commandments, make me b wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
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I have more understanding than all my teachers,
c For Your testimonies are my meditation.
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d I understand more than the 17 ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
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I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
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I have not departed from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
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e How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
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Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
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f Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
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g I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
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I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word.
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Accept, I pray, h the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me Your judgments.
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i My life is continually 18 in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
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j The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
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k Your testimonies I have taken as a 19 heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
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I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.
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I hate the 20 double-minded,
But I love Your law.
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l You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
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m Depart from me, you evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God!
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Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me n be ashamed of my hope.
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21 Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
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You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceit is falsehood.
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You 22 put away all the wicked of the earth o like 23 dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
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p My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
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I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
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Be q surety 24 for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.
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My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
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Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.
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r I am Your servant;
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
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It is time for You to act, O LORD,
For they have 25 regarded Your law as void.
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s Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
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Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things
I consider to be right;
I hate every false way.
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Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
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The entrance of Your words gives light;
t It gives understanding to the u simple.
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I opened my mouth and v panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
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w Look upon me and be merciful to me,
As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
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x Direct my steps by Your word,
And y let no iniquity have dominion over me.
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z Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
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a Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
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b Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
Because men do not keep Your law.
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c Righteous are You, O LORD,
And upright are Your judgments.
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d Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.
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e My zeal has 26 consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
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f Your word is very 27 pure;
Therefore Your servant loves it.
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I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
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Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is g truth.
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Trouble and anguish have 28 overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments are my delights.
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The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting;
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
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I cry out with my whole heart;
Hear me, O LORD!
I will keep Your statutes.
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I cry out to You;
Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
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h I rise before the dawning of the morning,
And cry for help;
I hope in Your word.
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i My eyes are awake through the night watches,
That I may meditate on Your word.
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Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
O LORD, revive me according to Your justice.
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They draw near who follow after wickedness;
They are far from Your law.
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You are j near, O LORD,
And all Your commandments are truth.
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Concerning Your testimonies,
I have known of old that You have founded them k forever.
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l Consider my affliction and deliver me,
For I do not forget Your law.
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m Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Your word.
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Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
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29 Great are Your tender mercies, O LORD;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
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Many are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not n turn from Your testimonies.
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I see the treacherous, and o am disgusted,
Because they do not keep Your word.
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Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.
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The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
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p Princes persecute me without a cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
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I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure.
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I hate and abhor lying,
But I love Your law.
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Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
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q Great peace have those who love Your law,
And 30 nothing causes them to stumble.
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r LORD, I hope for Your salvation,
And I do Your commandments.
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My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
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I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
s For all my ways are before You.
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Let my cry come before You, O LORD;
t Give me understanding according to Your word.
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Let my 31 supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
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u My lips shall utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
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My tongue shall speak of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteousness.
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Let Your hand become my help,
For v I have chosen Your precepts.
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w I long for Your salvation, O LORD,
And x Your law is my delight.
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Let my soul live, and it shall praise You;
And let Your judgments help me.
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y I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.