Psalms 119
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Psalm 119:1
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How blessed are those whose way is (Lit {complete;} or {having integrity}) blameless, Who walk in the law of the LORD.
Psalm 119:2
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How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all {their} heart.
Psalm 119:3
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They also do no unrighteousness; They walk in His ways.
Psalm 119:4
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You have ordained Your precepts, That we should keep {them} diligently.
Psalm 119:5
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Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes!
Psalm 119:6
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Then I shall not be ashamed When I look upon all Your commandments.
Psalm 119:7
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I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.
Psalm 119:8
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I shall keep Your statutes; Do not forsake me utterly!
Psalm 119:9
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How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping {it} according to Your word.
Psalm 119:10
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With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
Psalm 119:11
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Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You.
Psalm 119:12
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Blessed are You, O LORD; Teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:13
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With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth.
Psalm 119:14
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I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:15
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I will meditate on Your precepts And regard Your ways.
Psalm 119:16
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I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word.
Psalm 119:17
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Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.
Psalm 119:18
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Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law.
Psalm 119:19
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I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
Psalm 119:20
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My soul is crushed with longing After Your ordinances at all times.
Psalm 119:21
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You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander from Your commandments.
Psalm 119:22
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Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies.
Psalm 119:23
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Even though princes sit {and} talk against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Psalm 119:24
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Your testimonies also are my delight; {They are} my counselors.
Psalm 119:25
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My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
Psalm 119:26
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I have told of my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:27
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Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will meditate on Your wonders.
Psalm 119:28
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My soul weeps because of grief; Strengthen me according to Your word.
Psalm 119:29
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Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your law.
Psalm 119:30
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I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances {before me.}
Psalm 119:31
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I cling to Your testimonies; O LORD, do not put me to shame!
Psalm 119:32
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I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.
Psalm 119:33
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Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall observe it to the end.
Psalm 119:34
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Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law And keep it with all {my} heart.
Psalm 119:35
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Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
Psalm 119:36
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Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to {dishonest} gain.
Psalm 119:37
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Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, And revive me in Your ways.
Psalm 119:38
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Establish Your word to Your servant, As that which produces reverence for You.
Psalm 119:39
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Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your ordinances are good.
Psalm 119:40
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Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness.
Psalm 119:41
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May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O LORD, Your salvation according to Your word;
Psalm 119:42
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So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
Psalm 119:43
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And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I wait for Your ordinances.
Psalm 119:44
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So I will keep Your law continually, Forever and ever.
Psalm 119:45
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And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.
Psalm 119:46
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I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And shall not be ashamed.
Psalm 119:47
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I shall delight in Your commandments, Which I love.
Psalm 119:48
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And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I love; And I will meditate on Your statutes.
Psalm 119:49
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Remember the word to Your servant, In which You have made me hope.
Psalm 119:50
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This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me.
Psalm 119:52
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I have remembered Your ordinances from (Or {everlasting}) of old, O LORD, And comfort myself.
Psalm 119:53
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Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who forsake Your law.
Psalm 119:54
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Your statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
Psalm 119:55
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O LORD, I remember Your name in the night, And keep Your law.
Psalm 119:56
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This has become mine, That I observe Your precepts.
Psalm 119:57
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The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
Psalm 119:58
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I sought Your favor with all {my} heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word.
Psalm 119:59
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I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
Psalm 119:60
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I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
Psalm 119:61
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The cords of the wicked have encircled me, {But} I have not forgotten Your law.
Psalm 119:62
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At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous ordinances.
Psalm 119:63
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I am a companion of all those who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.
Psalm 119:64
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The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O LORD; Teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:65
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You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
Psalm 119:66
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Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
Psalm 119:67
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Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
Psalm 119:68
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You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:69
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The arrogant (Lit {besmear me with lies}) have forged a lie against me; With all {my} heart I will observe Your precepts.
Psalm 119:70
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Their heart is covered with fat, {But} I delight in Your law.
Psalm 119:71
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It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.
Psalm 119:72
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The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver {pieces.}
Psalm 119:73
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Your hands made me and (Lit {established}) fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
Psalm 119:74
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May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word.
Psalm 119:75
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I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
Psalm 119:76
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O may Your lovingkindness comfort me, According to Your word to Your servant.
Psalm 119:77
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May Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight.
Psalm 119:78
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May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie; {But} I shall meditate on Your precepts.
Psalm 119:79
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May those who fear You turn to me, Even those who know Your testimonies.
Psalm 119:80
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May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.
Psalm 119:81
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My soul languishes for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
Psalm 119:82
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My eyes fail {with longing} for Your word, While I say, "When will You comfort me?"
Psalm 119:83
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Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
Psalm 119:84
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How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
Psalm 119:85
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The arrogant have dug pits for me, {Men} who are not in accord with Your law.
Psalm 119:86
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All Your commandments are faithful; They have persecuted me with a lie; help me!
Psalm 119:87
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They almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not forsake Your precepts.
Psalm 119:88
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Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Psalm 119:89
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Forever, O LORD, Your word (Lit {stands firm}) is settled in heaven.
Psalm 119:90
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Your faithfulness {continues} throughout all generations; You established the earth, and it stands.
Psalm 119:91
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They stand this day according to Your ordinances, For all things are Your servants.
Psalm 119:92
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If Your law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my affliction.
Psalm 119:93
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I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me.
Psalm 119:94
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I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts.
Psalm 119:95
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The wicked wait for me to destroy me; I shall diligently consider Your testimonies.
Psalm 119:96
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I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
Psalm 119:97
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O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
Psalm 119:98
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Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are ever mine.
Psalm 119:99
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I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.
Psalm 119:100
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I understand more than the aged, Because I have observed Your precepts.
Psalm 119:101
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I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.
Psalm 119:102
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I have not turned aside from Your ordinances, For You Yourself have taught me.
Psalm 119:103
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How sweet are Your words to my taste! {Yes, sweeter} than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:104
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From Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
Psalm 119:105
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Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
Psalm 119:106
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I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.
Psalm 119:107
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I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word.
Psalm 119:108
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O accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, And teach me Your ordinances.
Psalm 119:109
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My life is continually (I.e. in danger) in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.
Psalm 119:110
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The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not gone astray from Your precepts.
Psalm 119:111
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I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart.
Psalm 119:112
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I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, {even} to the end.
Psalm 119:113
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I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your law.
Psalm 119:114
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You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.
Psalm 119:115
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Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God.
Psalm 119:116
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Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
Psalm 119:117
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Uphold me that I may be safe, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
Psalm 119:118
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You have rejected all those who wander from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is useless.
Psalm 119:119
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You have removed all the wicked of the earth {like} dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
Psalm 119:120
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My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
Psalm 119:121
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I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.
Psalm 119:122
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Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Psalm 119:123
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My eyes fail {with longing} for Your salvation And for Your righteous word.
Psalm 119:124
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Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindness And teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:125
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I am Your servant; give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.
Psalm 119:126
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It is time for the LORD to act, {For} they have broken Your law.
Psalm 119:127
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Therefore I love Your commandments Above gold, yes, above fine gold.
Psalm 119:128
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Therefore I esteem right all {Your} precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way.
Psalm 119:129
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Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul observes them.
Psalm 119:130
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The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
Psalm 119:131
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I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.
Psalm 119:132
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Turn to me and be gracious to me, After Your manner with those who love Your name.
Psalm 119:133
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Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.
Psalm 119:134
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Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts.
Psalm 119:135
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Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:136
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My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your law.
Psalm 119:137
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Righteous are You, O LORD, And upright are Your judgments.
Psalm 119:138
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You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness And exceeding faithfulness.
Psalm 119:139
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My zeal has consumed me, Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
Psalm 119:140
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Your word is very pure, Therefore Your servant loves it.
Psalm 119:141
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I am small and despised, {Yet} I do not forget Your precepts.
Psalm 119:142
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Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth.
Psalm 119:143
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Trouble and anguish have come upon me, {Yet} Your commandments are my delight.
Psalm 119:144
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Your testimonies are righteous forever; Give me understanding that I may live.
Psalm 119:145
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I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will observe Your statutes.
Psalm 119:146
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I cried to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies.
Psalm 119:147
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I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words.
Psalm 119:148
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My eyes anticipate the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word.
Psalm 119:149
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Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your ordinances.
Psalm 119:150
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Those who follow after wickedness draw near; They are far from Your law.
Psalm 119:151
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You are near, O LORD, And all Your commandments are truth.
Psalm 119:152
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Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever.
Psalm 119:153
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Look upon my affliction and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law.
Psalm 119:154
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Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.
Psalm 119:155
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Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes.
Psalm 119:156
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Great are Your mercies, O LORD; Revive me according to Your ordinances.
Psalm 119:157
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Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, {Yet} I do not turn aside from Your testimonies.
Psalm 119:158
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I behold the treacherous and loathe {them,} Because they do not keep Your word.
Psalm 119:159
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Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.
Psalm 119:160
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The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.
Psalm 119:161
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Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your words.
Psalm 119:162
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I rejoice at Your word, As one who finds great spoil.
Psalm 119:163
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I hate and despise falsehood, {But} I love Your law.
Psalm 119:164
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Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous ordinances.
Psalm 119:165
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Those who love Your law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble.
Psalm 119:166
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I hope for Your salvation, O LORD, And do Your commandments.
Psalm 119:167
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My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
Psalm 119:168
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I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.
Psalm 119:169
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Let my cry come before You, O LORD; Give me understanding according to Your word.
Psalm 119:170
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Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
Psalm 119:171
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Let my lips utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:172
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Let my tongue sing of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.
Psalm 119:173
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Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts.
Psalm 119:174
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I long for Your salvation, O LORD, And Your law is my delight.
Psalm 119:175
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Let my soul live that it may praise You, And let Your ordinances help me.
Psalm 119:176
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I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.
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