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May my cry come1 before you, O LORD; give me understanding2 according to your word.3170
May my supplication come4 before you; deliver me5 according to your promise.6171
May my lips overflow with praise,7 for you teach me8 your decrees.
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May my tongue sing9 of your word, for all your commands are righteous.10173
May your hand be ready to help11 me, for I have chosen12 your precepts.
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I long for your salvation,13 O LORD, and your law is my delight.14175
Let me live15 that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
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I have strayed like a lost sheep.16 Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten17 your commands.
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