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Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God
Chapter 119
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Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord!
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Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!
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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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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 sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
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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 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 contemplate Your ways.
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I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
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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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I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
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My soul 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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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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My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
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I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes.
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Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
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My soul melts from 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 enlarge my heart.
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Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end.
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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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Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness.
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Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.
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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 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 at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.
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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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 knowledge, For I believe 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 proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
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Their heart is 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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The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
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Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
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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, that Your judgments are 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 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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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 I have become like a wineskin in smoke, Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
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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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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 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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Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.
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Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides.
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They continue this day according to 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 consider Your testimonies.
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I have seen the consummation of all perfection, But 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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You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me.
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I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.
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I understand more than the 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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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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Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
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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, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, And teach me Your judgments.
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My life 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 strayed from Your precepts.
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Your testimonies I have taken as a 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 double-minded, But I love Your law.
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You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.
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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 be ashamed of my hope.
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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 put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
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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 surety 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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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 regarded Your law as void.
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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; It gives understanding to the simple.
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I opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.
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Look upon me and be merciful to me, As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
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Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over 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 servant, And teach me Your statutes.
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Rivers of water run down from my eyes, Because men do not keep Your law.
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Righteous are You, O Lord, And upright are Your judgments.
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Your testimonies, which You have commanded, Are righteous and very faithful.
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My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
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Your word is very 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 truth.
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Trouble and anguish have 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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I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word.
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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 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 forever.
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Consider my affliction and deliver 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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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 turn from Your testimonies.
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I see the treacherous, and 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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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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Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.
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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, For all my ways are before You.
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Let my cry come before You, O Lord; 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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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 I have chosen Your precepts.
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I long for Your salvation, O Lord, And 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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I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.