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Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God. |
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ALEPH |
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| Psalm 119:1 |
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How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of the LORD. |
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| Psalm 119:2 |
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How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart. |
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| Psalm 119:3 |
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They also do no unrighteousness; They walk in
His ways. |
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| Psalm 119:4 |
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You have ordained Your precepts, That we should
keep them diligently. |
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| Psalm 119:5 |
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Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your
statutes! |
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| Psalm 119:6 |
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Then I shall not be ashamed When I look upon
all Your commandments. |
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| Psalm 119:7 |
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I shall give thanks to You with uprightness
of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. |
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| Psalm 119:8 |
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I shall keep Your statutes; Do not forsake me
utterly! |
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BETH |
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| Psalm 119:9 |
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How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping
it according to Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:10 |
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With all my heart I have sought You; Do not
let me wander from Your commandments. |
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| Psalm 119:11 |
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Your word I have treasured in my heart, That
I may not sin against You. |
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| Psalm 119:12 |
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Blessed are You, O LORD; Teach me Your statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:13 |
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With my lips I have told of All the ordinances
of Your mouth. |
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| Psalm 119:14 |
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I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches. |
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| Psalm 119:15 |
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I will meditate on Your precepts And regard
Your ways. |
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| Psalm 119:16 |
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I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not
forget Your word. |
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GIMEL |
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| Psalm 119:17 |
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Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may
live and keep Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:18 |
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Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things
from Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:19 |
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I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your
commandments from me. |
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| Psalm 119:20 |
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My soul is crushed with longing After Your ordinances
at all times. |
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| Psalm 119:21 |
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You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander
from Your commandments. |
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| Psalm 119:22 |
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Take away reproach and contempt from me, For
I observe Your testimonies. |
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| Psalm 119:23 |
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Even though princes sit and talk against me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:24 |
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Your testimonies also are my delight; They are
my counselors. |
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DALETH |
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| Psalm 119:25 |
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My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according
to Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:26 |
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I have told of my ways, and You have answered
me; Teach me Your statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:27 |
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Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So I will meditate on Your wonders. |
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| Psalm 119:28 |
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My soul weeps because of grief; Strengthen me
according to Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:29 |
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Remove the false way from me, And graciously
grant me Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:30 |
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I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed
Your ordinances before me. |
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| Psalm 119:31 |
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I cling to Your testimonies; O LORD, do not
put me to shame! |
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| Psalm 119:32 |
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I shall run the way of Your commandments, For
You will enlarge my heart. |
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| Psalm 119:33 |
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Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall observe it to the end. |
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| Psalm 119:34 |
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Give me understanding, that I may observe Your
law And keep it with all my heart. |
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| Psalm 119:35 |
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Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it. |
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| Psalm 119:36 |
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Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not
to dishonest gain. |
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| Psalm 119:37 |
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Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, And
revive me in Your ways. |
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| Psalm 119:38 |
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Establish Your word to Your servant, As that
which produces reverence for You. |
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| Psalm 119:39 |
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Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your
ordinances are good. |
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| Psalm 119:40 |
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Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me
through Your righteousness. |
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VAV |
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| Psalm 119:41 |
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May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O
LORD, Your salvation according to Your word; |
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| Psalm 119:42 |
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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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| 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. |
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| Psalm 119:44 |
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So I will keep Your law continually, Forever
and ever. |
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| Psalm 119:45 |
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And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your
precepts. |
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| Psalm 119:46 |
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I will also speak of Your testimonies before
kings And shall not be ashamed. |
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| Psalm 119:47 |
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I shall delight in Your commandments, Which
I love. |
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| 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. |
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ZAYIN |
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| Psalm 119:49 |
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Remember the word to Your servant, In which
You have made me hope. |
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| Psalm 119:50 |
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This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your
word has revived me. |
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| Psalm 119:51 |
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The arrogant utterly deride me, Yet I do not
turn aside from Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:52 |
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I have remembered Your ordinances from of old,
O LORD, And comfort myself. |
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| Psalm 119:53 |
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Burning indignation has seized me because of
the wicked, Who forsake Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:54 |
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Your statutes are my songs In the house of my
pilgrimage. |
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| Psalm 119:55 |
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O LORD, I remember Your name in the night, And
keep Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:56 |
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This has become mine, That I observe Your precepts. |
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HETH |
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| Psalm 119:57 |
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The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep
Your words. |
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| Psalm 119:58 |
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I sought Your favor with all my heart; Be gracious
to me according to Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:59 |
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I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your
testimonies. |
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| Psalm 119:60 |
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I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
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| Psalm 119:61 |
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The cords of the wicked have encircled me, But
I have not forgotten Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:62 |
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At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your righteous ordinances. |
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| Psalm 119:63 |
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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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| Psalm 119:64 |
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The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O
LORD; Teach me Your statutes. |
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TETH |
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| Psalm 119:65 |
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You have dealt well with Your servant, O LORD,
according to Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:66 |
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Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For
I believe in Your commandments. |
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| Psalm 119:67 |
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Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now
I keep Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:68 |
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You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:69 |
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The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With
all my heart I will observe Your precepts. |
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| Psalm 119:70 |
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Their heart is covered with fat, But I delight
in Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:71 |
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It is good for me that I was afflicted, That
I may learn Your statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:72 |
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The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands
of gold and silver pieces. |
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YODH |
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| Psalm 119:73 |
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Your hands made me and fashioned me; Give me
understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. |
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| Psalm 119:74 |
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May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because
I wait for Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:75 |
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I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. |
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| Psalm 119:76 |
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O may Your lovingkindness comfort me, According
to Your word to Your servant. |
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| Psalm 119:77 |
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May Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my delight. |
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| 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. |
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| Psalm 119:79 |
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May those who fear You turn to me, Even those
who know Your testimonies. |
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| Psalm 119:80 |
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May my heart be blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed. |
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KAPH |
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| Psalm 119:81 |
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My soul languishes for Your salvation; I wait
for Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:82 |
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My eyes fail with longing for Your word, While
I say, "When will You comfort me?" |
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| Psalm 119:83 |
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Though I have become like a wineskin in the
smoke, I do not forget Your statutes. |
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| 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? |
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| Psalm 119:85 |
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The arrogant have dug pits for me, Men who are
not in accord with Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:86 |
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All Your commandments are faithful; They have
persecuted me with a lie; help me! |
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| Psalm 119:87 |
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They almost destroyed me on earth, But as for
me, I did not forsake Your precepts. |
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| Psalm 119:88 |
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Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. |
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LAMEDH |
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| Psalm 119:89 |
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Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven. |
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| Psalm 119:90 |
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Your faithfulness continues throughout all generations;
You established the earth, and it stands. |
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| Psalm 119:91 |
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They stand this day according to Your ordinances,
For all things are Your servants. |
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| Psalm 119:92 |
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If Your law had not been my delight, Then I
would have perished in my affliction. |
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| Psalm 119:93 |
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I will never forget Your precepts, For by them
You have revived me. |
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| Psalm 119:94 |
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I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your
precepts. |
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| Psalm 119:95 |
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The wicked wait for me to destroy me; I shall
diligently consider Your testimonies. |
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| Psalm 119:96 |
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I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your
commandment is exceedingly broad. |
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| Psalm 119:97 |
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O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all
the day. |
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| Psalm 119:98 |
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Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For they are ever mine. |
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| Psalm 119:99 |
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I have more insight than all my teachers, For
Your testimonies are my meditation. |
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| Psalm 119:100 |
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I understand more than the aged, Because I have
observed Your precepts. |
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| Psalm 119:101 |
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I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:102 |
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I have not turned aside from Your ordinances,
For You Yourself have taught me. |
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| Psalm 119:103 |
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How sweet are Your words to my taste! Yes, sweeter
than honey to my mouth! |
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| Psalm 119:104 |
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From Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore
I hate every false way. |
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NUN |
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| Psalm 119:105 |
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Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to
my path. |
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| Psalm 119:106 |
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I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will
keep Your righteous ordinances. |
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| Psalm 119:107 |
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I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD,
according to Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:108 |
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O accept the freewill offerings of my mouth,
O LORD, And teach me Your ordinances. |
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| Psalm 119:109 |
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My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do
not forget Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:110 |
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The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have
not gone astray from Your precepts. |
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| Psalm 119:111 |
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I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For
they are the joy of my heart. |
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| Psalm 119:112 |
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I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even to the end. |
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SAMEKH |
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| Psalm 119:113 |
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I hate those who are double-minded, But I love
Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:114 |
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You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait
for Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:115 |
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Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe
the commandments of my God. |
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| 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. |
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| Psalm 119:117 |
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Uphold me that I may be safe, That I may have
regard for Your statutes continually. |
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| Psalm 119:118 |
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You have rejected all those who wander from
Your statutes, For their deceitfulness is useless. |
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| Psalm 119:119 |
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You have removed all the wicked of the earth
like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies. |
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| Psalm 119:120 |
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My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am
afraid of Your judgments. |
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AYIN |
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| Psalm 119:121 |
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I have done justice and righteousness; Do not
leave me to my oppressors. |
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| Psalm 119:122 |
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Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not
let the arrogant oppress me. |
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| Psalm 119:123 |
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My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation
And for Your righteous word. |
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| Psalm 119:124 |
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Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindness
And teach me Your statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:125 |
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I am Your servant; give me understanding, That
I may know Your testimonies. |
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| Psalm 119:126 |
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It is time for the LORD to act, For they have
broken Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:127 |
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Therefore I love Your commandments Above gold,
yes, above fine gold. |
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| Psalm 119:128 |
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Therefore I esteem right all Your precepts concerning
everything, I hate every false way. |
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| Psalm 119:129 |
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Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my
soul observes them. |
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| Psalm 119:130 |
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The unfolding of Your words gives light; It
gives understanding to the simple. |
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| Psalm 119:131 |
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I opened my mouth wide and panted, For I longed
for Your commandments. |
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| Psalm 119:132 |
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Turn to me and be gracious to me, After Your
manner with those who love Your name. |
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| Psalm 119:133 |
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Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do
not let any iniquity have dominion over me. |
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| Psalm 119:134 |
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Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I
may keep Your precepts. |
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| Psalm 119:135 |
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Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And
teach me Your statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:136 |
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My eyes shed streams of water, Because they
do not keep Your law. |
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TSADHE |
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| Psalm 119:137 |
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Righteous are You, O LORD, And upright are Your
judgments. |
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| Psalm 119:138 |
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You have commanded Your testimonies in righteousness
And exceeding faithfulness. |
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| Psalm 119:139 |
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My zeal has consumed me, Because my adversaries
have forgotten Your words. |
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| Psalm 119:140 |
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Your word is very pure, Therefore Your servant
loves it. |
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| Psalm 119:141 |
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I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget
Your precepts. |
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| Psalm 119:142 |
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Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth. |
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| Psalm 119:143 |
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Trouble and anguish have come upon me, Yet Your
commandments are my delight. |
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| Psalm 119:144 |
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Your testimonies are righteous forever; Give
me understanding that I may live. |
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QOPH |
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| Psalm 119:145 |
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I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD!
I will observe Your statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:146 |
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I cried to You; save me And I shall keep Your
testimonies. |
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| Psalm 119:147 |
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I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait
for Your words. |
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| Psalm 119:148 |
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My eyes anticipate the night watches, That I
may meditate on Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:149 |
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Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your ordinances. |
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| Psalm 119:150 |
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Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
They are far from Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:151 |
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You are near, O LORD, And all Your commandments
are truth. |
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| Psalm 119:152 |
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Of old I have known from Your testimonies That
You have founded them forever. |
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RESH |
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| Psalm 119:153 |
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Look upon my affliction and rescue me, For I
do not forget Your law. |
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| Psalm 119:154 |
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Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according
to Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:155 |
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Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do
not seek Your statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:156 |
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Great are Your mercies, O LORD; Revive me according
to Your ordinances. |
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| Psalm 119:157 |
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Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies. |
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| Psalm 119:158 |
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I behold the treacherous and loathe them, Because
they do not keep Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:159 |
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Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me,
O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness. |
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| Psalm 119:160 |
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The sum of Your word is truth, And every one
of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting. |
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SHIN |
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| Psalm 119:161 |
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Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart
stands in awe of Your words. |
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| Psalm 119:162 |
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I rejoice at Your word, As one who finds great
spoil. |
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| Psalm 119:163 |
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I hate and despise falsehood, But I love Your
law. |
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| Psalm 119:164 |
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Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your
righteous ordinances. |
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| Psalm 119:165 |
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Those who love Your law have great peace, And
nothing causes them to stumble. |
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| Psalm 119:166 |
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I hope for Your salvation, O LORD, And do Your
commandments. |
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| Psalm 119:167 |
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My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them
exceedingly. |
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| Psalm 119:168 |
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I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For
all my ways are before You. |
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| Psalm 119:169 |
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Let my cry come before You, O LORD; Give me
understanding according to Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:170 |
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Let my supplication come before You; Deliver
me according to Your word. |
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| Psalm 119:171 |
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Let my lips utter praise, For You teach me Your
statutes. |
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| Psalm 119:172 |
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Let my tongue sing of Your word, For all Your
commandments are righteousness. |
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| Psalm 119:173 |
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Let Your hand be ready to help me, For I have
chosen Your precepts. |
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| Psalm 119:174 |
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I long for Your salvation, O LORD, And Your
law is my delight. |
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| Psalm 119:175 |
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Let my soul live that it may praise You, And
let Your ordinances help me. |
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| 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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