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Psalm 119
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| 119:1
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. |
 "Blessed are the blameless in the way"
(Unknown, 12th Century)
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| 119:2
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the
whole heart.
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| 119:3
They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
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| 119:4
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. |
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| 119:5
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! |
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| 119:6
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy
commandments. |
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| 119:7
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned
thy righteous judgments. |
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| 119:8
I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. |
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| 119:9
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto
according to thy word. |
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| 119:10
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy
commandments. |
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| 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. |
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| 119:12
Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. |
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| 119:13
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. |
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| 119:14
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. |
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| 119:15
I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. |
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| 119:16
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. |
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| 119:17
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. |
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| 119:18
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. |
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| 119:19
I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. |
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| 119:20
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all
times. |
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| 119:21
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy
commandments. |
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| 119:22
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. |
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| 119:23
Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in
thy statutes. |
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| 119:24
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.leth. |
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| 119:25
My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. |
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| 119:26
I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. |
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| 119:27
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy
wondrous works. |
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| 119:28
My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. |
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| 119:29
Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. |
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| 119:30
I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. |
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| 119:31
I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. |
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| 119:32
I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. |
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| 119:33
Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the
end. |
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| 119:34
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it
with my whole heart. |
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| 119:35
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. |
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| 119:36
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. |
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| 119:37
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. |
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| 119:38
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. |
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Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. |
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| 119:40
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. |
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| 119:41
Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according
to thy word. |
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| 119:42
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust
in thy word. |
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| 119:43
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped
in thy judgments. |
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So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. |
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And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. |
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I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be
ashamed. |
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And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. |
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| 119:48
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved;
and I will meditate in thy statutes. |
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| 119:49
Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to
hope. |
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This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. |
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| 119:51
The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from
thy law. |
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I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. |
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| 119:53
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. |
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Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. |
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I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. |
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This I had, because I kept thy precepts. |
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Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. |
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| 119:58
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according
to thy word. |
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| 119:59
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. |
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| 119:60
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. |
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| 119:61
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. |
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| 119:62
At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous
judgments. |
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| 119:63
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy
precepts. |
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| 119:64
The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. |
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| 119:65
Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. |
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| 119:66
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy
commandments. |
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| 119:67
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. |
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| 119:68
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. |
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| 119:69
The proud have
forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. |
(119:69-70)
Proud people have hearts that are
"fat as grease."
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| 119:70
Their heart is as fat
as grease; but I delight in thy law. |
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| 119:71
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy
statutes. |
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| 119:72
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. |
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| 119:73
Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may
learn thy commandments. |
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They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in
thy word. |
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| 119:75
I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in
faithfulness hast afflicted me. |
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| 119:76
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to
thy word unto thy servant. |
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| 119:77
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my
delight. |
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| 119:78
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a
cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. |
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| 119:79
Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy
testimonies. |
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Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. |
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| 119:81
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. |
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| 119:82
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? |
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| 119:83
For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy
statutes. |
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| 119:84
How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on
them that persecute me? |
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The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. |
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All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou
me. |
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They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. |
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Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy
mouth. |
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For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. |
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Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth,
and it abideth. |
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They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy
servants. |
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Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine
affliction. |
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I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. |
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I am thine, save me: for I have sought thy precepts. |
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The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy
testimonies. |
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I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding
broad. |
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O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day. |
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Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for
they are ever with me. |
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I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my
meditation. |
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I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. |
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I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. |
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I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. |
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How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my
mouth! |
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Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false
way. |
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. |
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I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous
judgments. |
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I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. |
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| 119:108
Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and
teach me thy judgments. |
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| 119:109
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. |
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| 119:110
The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. |
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Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the
rejoicing of my heart. |
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| 119:112
I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the
end. |
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I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. |
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Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. |
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| 119:115
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. |
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Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be
ashamed of my hope. |
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| 119:117
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy
statutes continually. |
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| 119:118
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their
deceit is falsehood. |
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Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love
thy testimonies. |
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My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. |
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I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. |
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Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. |
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Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. |
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Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. |
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I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. |
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It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law. |
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Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. |
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Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and
I hate every false way. |
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| 119:129
Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. |
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The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the
simple. |
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I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. |
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Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those
that love thy name. |
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Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over
me. |
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Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. |
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Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. |
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Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. |
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Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. |
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Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. |
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My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. |
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Thy word is very
pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. |
"Thy word is very pure."
Is every word of God pure?
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| 119:141
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. |
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Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the
truth. |
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Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my
delights. |
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The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me
understanding, and I shall live. |
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I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. |
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I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. |
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I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. |
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Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. |
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Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me
according to thy judgment. |
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They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. |
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Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. |
(119:151-2, 160)
Must Christians follow
Old Testament laws?
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| 119:152
Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded
them for ever. |
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| 119:153
Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. |
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Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. |
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Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. |
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Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy
judgments. |
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| 119:157
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy
testimonies. |
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| 119:158
I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy
word. |
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| 119:159
Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy
lovingkindness. |
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| 119:160
Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous
judgments endureth for ever. |
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| 119:161
Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe
of thy word. |
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| 119:162
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. |
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| 119:163
I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. |
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| 119:164
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments. |
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| 119:165
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. |
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| 119:166
LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. |
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My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. |
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I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before
thee. |
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| 119:169
Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according
to thy word. |
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Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. |
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| 119:171
My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. |
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| 119:172
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are
righteousness. |
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Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. |
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| 119:174
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. |
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Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. |
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I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not
forget thy commandments.
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