The Darby Translation DBY
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89 LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens.
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Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
90 Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
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Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
91 By thine ordinances they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.
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Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.
92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
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If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast quickened me.
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I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.
94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
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Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
95 The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; [but] I attend unto thy testimonies.
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The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
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To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless.
97 MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
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Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
98 Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
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Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my meditation.
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I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.
100 I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.
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I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil path, that I might keep thy word.
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I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.
102 I have not departed from thy judgments; for it is thou that hast taught me.
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I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet are thy ·words unto my taste! more than honey to my mouth!
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How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
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I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
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Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
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I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.
107 I am afflicted very much; O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy word.
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I have suffered much; preserve my life, LORD, according to your word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, Jehovah, the voluntary-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
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Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
109 My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.
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Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
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The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
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Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end.
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My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
113 SAMECH. The double-minded have I hated; but thy law do I love.
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I hate double-minded people, but I love your law.
114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
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You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.
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Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!
116 Uphold me according to thy ·word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
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Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
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Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
118 Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood.
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You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their delusions come to nothing.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.
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All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.
120 My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
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My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.
121 AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
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I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.
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Ensure your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the ·word of thy righteousness.
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My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise.
124 Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
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Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.
125 I am thy servant; give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies.
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I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes.
126 It is time for Jehovah to work: they have made void thy law.
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It is time for you to act, LORD; your law is being broken.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
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Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,
128 Therefore I regard all [thy] precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.
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and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.
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Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
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The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
131 I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
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I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.
132 Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name.
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Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
133 Establish my steps in thy ·word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
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Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
134 Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep thy precepts.
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Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts.
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
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Make your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees.
136 Mine eyes run down with streams of water, because they keep not thy law.
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Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.
137 TZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
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You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are right.
138 Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
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The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
139 My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
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My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.
140 Thy ·word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
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Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
141 I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.
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Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.
142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
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Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold upon me: thy commandments are my delights.
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Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
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Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
145 KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes.
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I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD, and I will obey your decrees.
146 I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
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I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes.
147 I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.
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I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
148 Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy ·word.
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My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
149 Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.
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Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, LORD, according to your laws.
150 They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
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Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law.
151 Thou, Jehovah, art near, and all thy commandments are truth.
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Yet you are near, LORD, and all your commands are true.
152 From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
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Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.
153 RESH. See mine affliction, and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
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Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.
154 Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy ·word.
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Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.
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Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.
156 Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
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Your compassion, LORD, is great; preserve my life according to your laws.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.
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Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes.
158 I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy ·word.
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I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word.
159 See how I have loved thy precepts: quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy loving-kindness.
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See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, LORD, in accordance with your love.
160 The sum of thy word is truth, and every righteous judgment of thine is for ever.
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All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
161 SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
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Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
162 I have joy in thy ·word, as one that findeth great spoil.
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I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.
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I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.
164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
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Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
165 Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing doth stumble them.
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Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
166 I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and have done thy commandments.
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I wait for your salvation, LORD, and I follow your commands.
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
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I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly.
168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee.
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I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.
169 TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.
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May my cry come before you, LORD; give me understanding according to your word.
170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy ·word.
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May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
171 My lips shall pour forth praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
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May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
172 My tongue shall speak aloud of thy ·word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
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May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
173 Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.
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May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
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I long for your salvation, LORD, and your law gives me delight.
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
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Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
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I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
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