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| 1 Aleph. |
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| O the happiness of those perfect in the way, They are walking in the law of Jehovah, |
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| 2 O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him. |
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| 3 Yea, they have not done iniquity, In His ways they have walked. |
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| 4 Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently, |
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| 5 O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes, |
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| 6 Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands. |
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| 7 I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness. |
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| 8 Thy statutes I keep, leave me not utterly! |
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| 9 Beth. |
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| With what doth a young man purify his path To observe according to Thy word. |
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| 10 With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands. |
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| 11 In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee. |
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| 12 Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, teach me Thy statutes. |
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| 13 With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth. |
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| 14 In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth. |
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| 15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths. |
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| 16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word. |
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| 17 Gimel. |
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| Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word. |
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| 18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law. |
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| 19 A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands. |
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| 20 Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times. |
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| 21 Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands. |
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| 22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept. |
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| 23 Princes also sat against me they spoke, Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes, |
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| 24 Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel! |
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| 25 Daleth. |
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| Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word. |
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| 26 My ways I have recounted, And Thou answerest me, teach me Thy statutes, |
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| 27 The way of Thy precepts cause me to understand, And I meditate in Thy wonders. |
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| 28 My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word. |
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| 29 The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me. |
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| 30 The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared, |
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| 31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame. |
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| 32 The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart! |
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| 33 He. |
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| Show me, O Jehovah, the way of Thy statutes, And I keep it [to] the end. |
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| 34 Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart. |
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| 35 Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted. |
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| 36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain. |
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| 37 Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me. |
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| 38 Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear. |
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| 39 Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good. |
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| 40 Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me, |
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| 41 Waw. |
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| And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying. |
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| 42 And I answer him who is reproaching me a word, For I have trusted in Thy word. |
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| 43 And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped. |
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| 44 And I keep Thy law continually, To the age and for ever. |
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| 45 And I walk habitually in a broad place, For Thy precepts I have sought. |
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| 46 And I speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And I am not ashamed. |
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| 47 And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved, |
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| 48 And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes! |
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| 49 Zain. |
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| Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope. |
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| 50 This [is] my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me. |
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| 51 The proud have utterly scorned me, From Thy law I have not turned aside. |
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| 52 I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself. |
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| 53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law. |
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| 54 Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings. |
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| 55 I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law. |
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| 56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept! |
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| 57 Cheth. |
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| My portion [is] Jehovah; I have said to keep Thy words, |
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| 58 I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying. |
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| 59 I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies. |
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| 60 I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands. |
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| 61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten. |
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| 62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness. |
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| 63 A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts. |
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| 64 Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me! |
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| 65 Teth. |
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| Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word. |
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| 66 The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed. |
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| 67 Before I am afflicted, I I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept. |
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| 68 Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes. |
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| 69 Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts. |
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| 70 Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I in Thy law I have delighted. |
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| 71 Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes. |
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| 72 Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver! |
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| 73 Yod. |
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| Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands. |
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| 74 Those fearing Thee see me and rejoice, Because for Thy word I have hoped. |
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| 75 I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me. |
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| 76 Let, I pray Thee, Thy kindness be to comfort me, According to Thy saying to Thy servant. |
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| 77 Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law [is] my delight. |
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| 78 Ashamed are the proud, For [with] falsehood they dealt perversely with me. I meditate in Thy precepts. |
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| 79 Those fearing Thee turn back to me, And those knowing Thy testimonies. |
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| 80 My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed. |
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| 81 Kaph. |
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| Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped. |
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| 82 Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me ' |
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| 83 For I have been as a bottle in smoke, Thy statutes I have not forgotten. |
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| 84 How many [are] the days of Thy servant When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment |
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| 85 The proud have digged for me pits, That [are] not according to Thy law. |
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| 86 All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me. |
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| 87 Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I I have not forsaken Thy precepts. |
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| 88 According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth! |
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| 89 Lamed. |
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| To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens. |
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| 90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth. |
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| 91 According to Thine ordinances They have stood this day, for the whole [are] Thy servants. |
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| 92 Unless Thy law [were] my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction. |
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| 93 To the age I forget not Thy precepts, For by them Thou hast quickened me. |
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| 94 I [am] Thine, save Thou me, For Thy precepts I have sought. |
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| 95 Thy wicked waited for me to destroy me, Thy testimonies I understand. |
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| 96 Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad [is] Thy command exceedingly! |
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| 97 Mem. |
Better than life – Better than this present life. R2850; R2853 |
| O how I have loved Thy law! All the day it [is] my meditation. |
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| 98 Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it [is] before me to the age. |
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| 99 Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my meditation. |
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| 100 Above elders I understand more, For Thy precepts I have kept. |
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| 101 From every evil path I restrained my feet, So that I keep Thy word. |
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| 102 From Thy judgments I turned not aside, For Thou Thou hast directed me. |
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| 103 How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth. |
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| 104 From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path! |
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| 105 Nun. |
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| A lamp to my foot [is] Thy word, And a light to my path. |
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| 106 I have sworn, and I confirm [it], To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness. |
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| 107 I have been afflicted very much, O Jehovah, quicken me, according to Thy word. |
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| 108 Free-will-offerings of my mouth, Accept, I pray Thee, O Jehovah, And Thy judgments teach Thou me. |
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| 109 My soul [is] in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten. |
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| 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not. |
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| 111 I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart [are] they. |
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| 112 I have inclined my heart To do Thy statutes, to the age [to] the end! |
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| 113 Samech. |
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| Doubting ones I have hated, And Thy law I have loved. |
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| 114 My hiding place and my shield [art] Thou, For Thy word I have hoped. |
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| 115 Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God. |
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| 116 Sustain me according to Thy saying, And I live, and Thou puttest me not to shame Because of my hope. |
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| 117 Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually. |
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| 118 Thou hast trodden down All going astray from Thy statutes, For falsehood [is] their deceit. |
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| 119 Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies. |
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| 120 Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid! |
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| 121 Ain. |
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| I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors. |
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| 122 Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me. |
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| 123 Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness. |
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| 124 Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me. |
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| 125 Thy servant [am] I cause me to understand, And I know Thy testimonies. |
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| 126 Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law. |
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| 127 Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold even fine gold. |
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| 128 Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated! |
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| 129 Pe. |
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| Wonderful [are] Thy testimonies, Therefore hath my soul kept them. |
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| 130 The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple. |
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| 131 My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed. |
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| 132 Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name. |
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| 133 My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me. |
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| 134 Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts, |
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| 135 Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes. |
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| 136 Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law! |
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| 137 Tzade. |
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| Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments. |
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| 138 Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful, |
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| 139 Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words. |
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| 140 Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it. |
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| 141 Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten. |
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| 142 Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth. |
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| 143 Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights. |
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| 144 The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live! |
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| 145 Koph. |
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| I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep, |
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| 146 I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies. |
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| 147 I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped. |
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| 148 Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying. |
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| 149 My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me. |
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| 150 Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off. |
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| 151 Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth. |
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| 152 Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them! |
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| 153 Resh. |
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| See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten. |
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| 154 Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me. |
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| 155 Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought. |
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| 156 Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me. |
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| 157 Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside. |
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| 158 I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept. |
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| 159 See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me. |
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| 160 The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness! |
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| 161 Shin. |
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| Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid. |
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| 162 I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil. |
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| 163 Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved. |
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| 164 Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness. |
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| 165 Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block. |
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| 166 I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done. |
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| 167 Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly. |
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| 168 I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies, For all my ways are before Thee! |
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| 169 Taw. |
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| My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand. |
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| 170 My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me. |
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| 171 My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes. |
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| 172 My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous. |
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| 173 Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen. |
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| 174 I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight. |
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| 175 My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me. |
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| 176 I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten! |
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