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Your acts of compassion are many in number, O LORD. Give me a new life guided by your regulations.
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I have many persecutors and opponents, [yet] I have not turned away from your written instructions.
158
I have seen traitors, and I am filled with disgust. They have not accepted your promise.
159
See how I have loved your guiding principles! O LORD, in keeping with your mercy, give me a new life.
160
There is nothing but truth in your word, and all of your righteous regulations endure forever.
161
Influential people have persecuted me for no reason, but it is only your words that fill my heart with terror.
162
I find joy in your promise like someone who finds a priceless treasure.
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I hate lying; I am disgusted with it. I love your teachings.
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Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous regulations.
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There is lasting peace for those who love your teachings. Nothing can make those people stumble.
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I have waited with hope for you to save me, O LORD. I have carried out your commandments.