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  - Psalms 119
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## I Love Your Law, O Yahweh 

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How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of Yahweh. 

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How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, They seek Him with all _their_ heart. 

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They also do not work unrighteousness; They walk in His ways. 

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You have commanded _us_, To keep Your precepts diligently. 

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Oh may my ways be established To keep Your statutes! 

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Then I shall not be ashamed When I look upon all Your commandments. 

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I shall give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. 

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I shall keep Your statutes; Do not forsake me utterly! 

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How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping _it_ according to Your word. 

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With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me stray from Your commandments. 

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Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. 

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Blessed are You, O Yahweh; Teach me Your statutes. 

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With my lips I have recounted 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 muse upon Your precepts And look upon Your ways. 

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I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word. 

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Deal bountifully with Your slave, That I may live and keep Your word. 

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Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law. 

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I am a sojourner in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me. 

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My soul is crushed with longing For Your judgments at all times. 

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You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments. 

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Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies. 

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Even though princes sit _and_ talk against me, Your slave muses on Your statutes. 

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Your testimonies also are my delight; _They are_ my counselors. 

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My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word. 

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I have recounted my ways, and You have answered me; Teach me Your statutes. 

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Make me understand the way of Your precepts, So I will muse on Your wondrous deeds. 

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My soul weeps because of grief; Raise me up according to Your word. 

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Remove the false way from me, And graciously grant me Your law. 

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I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your judgments _before me_. 

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I cling to Your testimonies; O Yahweh, do not put me to shame! 

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I shall run the way of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart. 

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Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes, That I may observe it to the end. 

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Cause me to understand, that I may observe Your law And keep it with all _my_ heart. 

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Cause me to walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it. 

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Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies And not to _dishonest_ gain. 

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Cause my eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness, And revive me in Your ways. 

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Cause Your word to be established for Your slave, As that which produces fear for You. 

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Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away, For Your judgments are good. 

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Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness. 

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May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Yahweh, Your salvation according to Your word; 

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So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word. 

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And do not take away the word of truth utterly from my mouth, For I wait for Your judgments. 

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So I will keep Your law continually, Forever and ever. 

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And I will walk in a wide place, For I seek Your precepts. 

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I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings And I shall not be ashamed. 

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I shall delight in Your commandments, Which I love. 

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And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I love; And I will muse on Your statutes. 

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Remember the word to Your slave, In which You have made me wait. 

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This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me. 

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The arrogant utterly scoff at me, _Yet_ I do not turn aside from Your law. 

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I have remembered Your judgments from of old, O Yahweh, And comfort myself. 

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Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, Who forsake Your law. 

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Your statutes have become my songs In the house of my sojourning. 

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I remember in the night Your name, O Yahweh, So I keep Your law. 

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This has become mine, That I observe Your precepts. 

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Yahweh is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. 

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I have sought to please Your face with all _my_ heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word. 

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I thought upon my ways And I turned my feet to Your testimonies. 

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I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments. 

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The cords of the wicked have encircled me, _But_ I have not forgotten Your law. 

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At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You Because of Your righteous judgments. 

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I am a companion of all those who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts. 

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The earth, O Yahweh, is full of Your lovingkindness; Teach me Your statutes. 

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You have dealt well with Your slave, O Yahweh, according to Your word. 

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Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments. 

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Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word. 

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You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes. 

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The arrogant have smeared me with lying; With all _my_ heart I will observe Your precepts. 

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Their heart is covered with fat, _But_ I delight in Your law. 

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It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes. 

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The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver _pieces_. 

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Your hands made me and established me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. 

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May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word. 

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I know, O Yahweh, that Your judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. 

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Oh may Your lovingkindness comfort me, According to Your word to Your slave. 

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May Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight. 

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May the arrogant be ashamed, for they wrong me with lying; _But_ I shall muse on Your precepts. 

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May those who fear You turn to me, And those who know Your testimonies. 

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May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed. 

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My soul fails _with longing_ for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. 

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My eyes fail _with longing_ for Your word, Saying, "When will You comfort me?" 

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For I am like a wineskin in the smoke, But I do not forget Your statutes. 

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How many are the days of Your slave? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me? 

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The arrogant have dug pits for me, _Men_ who are not in accord with Your law. 

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All Your commandments are faithful; They have persecuted me with lying; help me! 

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They almost made an end of me on the earth, But as for me, 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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Forever, O Yahweh, Your word stands firm in heaven. 

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Your faithfulness _endures_ from generation to generation; You established the earth, and it stands. 

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They stand this day according to Your judgments, For all things are Your slaves. 

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If Your law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my affliction. 

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I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me. 

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I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts. 

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The wicked hope for me--to destroy me; I shall perceive Your testimonies. 

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I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad. 

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Oh how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. 

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Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For they are mine forever. 

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I have more insight than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation. 

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I perceive more than the aged, Because I have observed 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 turned aside from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me. 

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How sweet is Your word to my taste! _Sweeter_ than honey to my mouth! 

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From Your precepts I get perception; Therefore I hate every false way. 

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Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. 

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I have sworn and I have confirmed, To keep Your righteous judgments. 

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I am exceedingly afflicted; O Yahweh, revive me according to Your word. 

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Oh be pleased with the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh, And teach me Your judgments. 

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My soul is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law. 

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The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not wandered from Your precepts. 

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I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart. 

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I have inclined my heart to do Your statutes Forever, to the end. 

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I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Your law. 

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You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. 

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Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God. 

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Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not put me to shame because of my hope. 

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Uphold me that I may be saved, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually. 

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You have rejected all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is a lie. 

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You remove all the wicked of the earth _like_ dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies. 

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My flesh quakes for dread 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 for Your slave a guarantee for good; Do not let the arrogant oppress me. 

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My eyes fail _with longing_ for Your salvation And for Your righteous word. 

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Deal with Your slave according to Your lovingkindness And teach me Your statutes. 

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I am Your slave; give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies. 

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It is time for Yahweh to act, _For_ they have broken Your law. 

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Therefore I love Your commandments Above gold, even above fine gold. 

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Therefore I deem all _Your_ precepts concerning everything to be right, I hate every false way. 

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Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul observes them. 

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The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. 

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I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed for Your commandments. 

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Turn to me and be gracious to me, According to _Your_ judgment for those who love Your name. 

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Establish my steps in Your word, And do not let any wickedness overpower me. 

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Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts. 

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Make Your face shine upon Your slave, And teach me Your statutes. 

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My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your law. 

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Righteous are You, O Yahweh, And upright are Your judgments. 

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In righteousness, You have commanded Your testimonies And in exceeding faithfulness. 

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My zeal has consumed me, Because my adversaries have forgotten Your words. 

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Your word is exceedingly refined, Therefore Your slave 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 truth. 

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Trouble and anguish have found me, _Yet_ Your commandments are my delight. 

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Righteous are Your testimonies forever; Give me understanding that I may live. 

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I called with all my heart; answer me, O Yahweh! I will observe Your statutes. 

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I called to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies. 

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I eagerly greet the dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words. 

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My eyes eagerly greet the night watches, That I may muse on Your word. 

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Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Yahweh, revive me, according to Your judgments. 

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Near are those who pursue wickedness; They are far from Your law. 

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Near are You, O Yahweh, And all Your commandments are truth. 

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Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. 

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See my affliction and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law. 

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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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Many are Your compassions, O Yahweh; Revive me according to Your judgments. 

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Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, _Yet_ I do not turn aside from Your testimonies. 

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I see the treacherous and loathe _them_, Those who do not keep Your word. 

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See how I love Your precepts; O Yahweh, revive me according to Your lovingkindness. 

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The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. 

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Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart is in dread of Your words. 

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I rejoice at Your word, As one who finds much spoil. 

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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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Those who love Your law have much peace, And nothing causes them to stumble. 

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I hope for Your salvation, O Yahweh, 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, For all my ways are before You. 

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Let my cry of lamentation come near before You, O Yahweh; Give me understanding according to Your word. 

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Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word. 

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Let my lips pour forth praise, For You teach me Your statutes. 

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Let my tongue answer with Your word, For all Your commandments are righteous. 

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Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have chosen Your precepts. 

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I long for Your salvation, O Yahweh, And Your law is my delight. 

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Let my soul live that it may praise You, And let Your judgments help me. 

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I have wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave, For I have not forgotten Your commandments.