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ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. --
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Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. --
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They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. --
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Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. --
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O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! --
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Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments. --
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I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. --
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I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. --
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BETH. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed to it, according to thy word. --
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With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. --
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Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee. --
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Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. --
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With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. --
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I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. --
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I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect to thy ways. --
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I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. --
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GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. --
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Open thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. --
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I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. --
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My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath to thy judgments at all times. --
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Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, who do err from thy commandments. --
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Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. --
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Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. --
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Thy testimonies also are my delight, and my counselors. --
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DALETH. My soul cleaveth to the dust: revive thou me according to thy word. --
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I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. --
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Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. --
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My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according to thy word. --
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Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. --
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I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. --
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I have adhered to thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. --
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I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. --
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HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it to the end. --
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Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yes, I shall observe it with my whole heart. --
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Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for in that do I delight. --
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Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. --
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Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity; and revive thou me in thy way. --
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Establish thy word to 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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Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: revive me in thy righteousness. --
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VAU. Let thy mercies come also to me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. --
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So shall I have with which to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. --
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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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My hands also will I lift to thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. --
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ZAIN. Remember the word to 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 revived me. --
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The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet I have 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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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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CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. --
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I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: be merciful to me according to thy word. --
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I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies. --
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I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. --
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The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. --
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At midnight I will rise to give thanks to thee, because of thy righteous judgments. --
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I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. --
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The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. --
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TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word. --
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Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. --
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Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. --
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Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. --
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The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. --
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Their heart is as gross as fat; but I delight in thy law. --
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It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. --
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The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. --
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JOD. 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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I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. --
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Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word to thy servant. --
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Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. --
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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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Let those that fear thee turn to me, and those that have known thy testimonies. --
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Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed. --
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CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. --
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My eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? --
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For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet I do not forget thy statutes. --
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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 according to 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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Revive me after thy loving-kindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. --
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LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. --
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Thy faithfulness is to all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. --
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They continue this day according to thy ordinances: for all are thy servants. --
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Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in my affliction. --
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I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast revived 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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MEM. 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 my 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 to my taste! yes, 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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NUN. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to 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: revive me, O LORD, according to thy word. --
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Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. --
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My soul is continually in my hand: yet I do not forget thy law. --
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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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I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes always, even to the end. --
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SAMECH. 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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Depart from me, ye evil-doers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. --
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Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. --
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Support me, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to thy statutes continually. --
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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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AIN. I have done judgment and justice; leave me not to my oppressors. --
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Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. --
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My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. --
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Deal with thy servant according to 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; yes, 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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PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. --
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The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding to 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 to me, as thou usest to do to 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 my eyes, because they keep not thy law. --
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TSADDI. 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 my enemies have forgotten thy words. --
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Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. --
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I am small and despised: yet I do not 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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KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. --
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I cried to thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. --
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I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. --
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My eyes anticipated the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. --
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Hear my voice, according to thy loving-kindness: O LORD, revive 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. --
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Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. --
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RESH. Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. --
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Plead my cause, and deliver me: revive 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: revive me according to thy judgments. --
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Many are my persecutors and my enemies; yet I do not decline from thy testimonies. --
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I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. --
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Consider how I love thy precepts: revive me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness. --
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Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. --
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SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. --
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I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. --
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I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. --
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Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments. --
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Great peace have they who love thy law: and nothing shall cause them to stumble. --
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LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and performed 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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TAU. 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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My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. --
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My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. --
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Let thy hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. --
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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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