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89 (118-89) For ever, O Lord, thy word standeth firm in heaven.
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Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
90 (118-90) Thy truth unto all generations: thou hast founded the earth, and it continueth.
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Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
91 (118-91) By thy ordinance the day goeth on: for all things serve thee.
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Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.
92 (118-92) Unless thy law had been my meditation, I had then perhaps perished in my abjection.
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If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
93 (118-93) Thy justifications I will never forget: for by them thou hast given me life.
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I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.
94 (118-94) I am thine, save thou me: for I have sought thy justifications.
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Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
95 (118-95) The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I have understood thy testimonies.
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The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
96 (118-96) 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 (118-97) O how have I loved thy law, O Lord! 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 (118-98) Through thy commandment, thou hast made me wiser than my enemies: for it is ever with me.
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Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.
99 (118-99) I have understood more than all my teachers: because thy testimonies are my meditation.
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I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.
100 (118-100) I have had understanding above ancients: because I have sought thy commandments.
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I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
101 (118-101) I have restrained my feet from every evil way: that I may keep thy words.
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I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.
102 (118-102) I have not declined from thy judgments, because thou hast set me a law.
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I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.
103 (118-103) How sweet are thy words to my palate! 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 (118-104) By thy commandments I have had understanding: therefore have I hated every way of iniquity.
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I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
105 (118-105) Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.
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Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
106 (118-106) I have sworn and am determined to keep the judgments of thy justice.
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I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.
107 (118-107) I have been humbled, O Lord, exceedingly: quicken thou me according to thy word.
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I have suffered much; preserve my life, LORD, according to your word.
108 (118-108) The free offerings of my mouth make acceptable, O Lord: and teach me thy judgments.
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Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
109 (118-109) My soul is continually in my hands: and I have not forgotten thy law.
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Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.
110 (118-110) Sinners have laid a snare for me: but I have not erred from thy precepts.
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The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts.
111 (118-111) I have purchased thy testimonies for an inheritance for ever: because they are the joy of my heart.
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Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.
112 (118-112) I have inclined my heart to do thy justifications for ever, for the reward.
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My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
113 (118-113) I have hated the unjust: and have loved thy law.
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I hate double-minded people, but I love your law.
114 (118-114) Thou art my helper and my protector: and in thy word I have greatly hoped.
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You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
115 (118-115) Depart from me, ye malignant: and I will search the commandments of my God.
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Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!
116 (118-116) Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and let me not be confounded in my expectation.
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Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.
117 (118-117) Help me, and I shall be saved: and I will meditate always on thy justifications.
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Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
118 (118-118) Thou hast despised all them that fall off from thy judgments; for their thought is unjust.
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You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their delusions come to nothing.
119 (118-119) I have accounted all the sinners of the earth prevaricators: therefore have I loved thy testimonies.
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All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.
120 (118-120) Pierce thou my flesh with thy fear: for 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 (118-121) I have done judgment and justice: give me not up to them that slander me.
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I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 (118-122) Uphold thy servant unto good: let not the proud calumniate me.
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Ensure your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
123 (118-123) My eyes have fainted after thy salvation: and for the word of thy justice.
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My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise.
124 (118-124) Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy: and teach me thy justifications.
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Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.
125 (118-125) 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 (118-126) It is time, O Lord, to do: they have dissipated thy law.
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It is time for you to act, LORD; your law is being broken.
127 (118-127) Therefore have I loved thy commandments above gold and the topaz.
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Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,
128 (118-128) Therefore was I directed to all thy commandments: I have hated all wicked ways.
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and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
129 (118-129) Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul hath sought them.
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Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.
130 (118-130) The declaration of thy words giveth light: and giveth understanding to little ones.
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The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
131 (118-131) I opened my mouth, and panted: because I longed for thy commandments.
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I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.
132 (118-132) Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me according to the judgment of them 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 (118-133) Direct my steps according to thy word: and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
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Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
134 (118-134) Redeem me from the calumnies of men: that I may keep thy commandments.
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Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts.
135 (118-135) Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy justifications.
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Make your face shine on your servant and teach me your decrees.
136 (118-136) My eyes have sent forth springs of water: because they have not kept thy law.
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Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.
137 (118-137) Thou art just, O Lord: and thy judgment is right.
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You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are right.
138 (118-138) Thou hast commanded justice thy testimonies: and thy truth exceedingly.
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The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
139 (118-139) My zeal hath made me pine away: because my enemies forgot thy words.
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My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.
140 (118-140) Thy word is exceedingly refined: and thy servant hath loved it.
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Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
141 (118-141) I am very young and despised; but I forget not thy justifications.
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Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.
142 (118-142) Thy justice is justice for ever: and thy law is the truth.
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Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.
143 (118-143) Trouble and anguish have found me: thy commandments are my meditation.
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Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.
144 (118-144) Thy testimonies are justice 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 (118-145) I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord: I will seek thy justifications.
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I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD, and I will obey your decrees.
146 (118-146) I cried unto thee, save me: that I may keep thy commandments.
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I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes.
147 (118-147) I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: because in thy words I very much hoped.
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I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
148 (118-148) My eyes to thee have prevented the morning: that I might meditate on thy words.
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My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
149 (118-149) Hear thou my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy: and 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 (118-150) They that persecute me have drawn nigh to iniquity; but they are gone far off from thy law.
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Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law.
151 (118-151) Thou art near, O Lord: and all thy ways are truth.
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Yet you are near, LORD, and all your commands are true.
152 (118-152) I have known from the beginning concerning thy testimonies: 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 (118-153) See my humiliation 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 (118-154) Judge my judgment and redeem me: quicken thou me for thy word’s sake.
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Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
155 (118-155) Salvation is far from sinners; because they have not sought thy justifications.
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Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.
156 (118-156) Many, O Lord, are thy mercies: quicken me according to thy judgment.
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Your compassion, LORD, is great; preserve my life according to your laws.
157 (118-157) Many are they that persecute me and afflict me; but 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 (118-158) I beheld the transgressors, and pined away; 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 (118-159) Behold I have loved thy commandments, O Lord; quicken me thou in thy mercy.
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See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, LORD, in accordance with your love.
160 (118-160) The beginning of thy words is truth: all the judgments of thy justice are for ever.
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All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
161 (118-161) Princes have persecuted me without cause: and my heart hath been in awe of thy words.
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Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
162 (118-162) I will rejoice at thy words, as one that hath found great spoil.
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I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.
163 (118-163) I have hated and abhorred iniquity; but I have loved thy law.
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I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.
164 (118-164) Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, for the judgments of thy justice.
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Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
165 (118-165) Much peace have they that love thy law, and to them there is no stumbling. block.
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Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
166 (118-166) I looked for thy salvation, O Lord: and I loved thy commandments.
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I wait for your salvation, LORD, and I follow your commands.
167 (118-167) My soul hath kept thy testimonies and hath loved them exceedingly.
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I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly.
168 (118-168) I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies: because all my ways are in thy sight.
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I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.
169 (118-169) Let my supplication, O Lord, come near in thy sight: 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 (118-170) Let my request come in before thee; deliver thou me according to thy word.
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May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
171 (118-171) My lips shall utter a hymn, when thou shalt teach me thy justifications.
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May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
172 (118-172) My tongue shall pronounce thy word: because all thy commandments are justice.
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May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
173 (118-173) Let thy hand be with me to save me; 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 (118-174) I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my meditation.
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I long for your salvation, LORD, and your law gives me delight.
175 (118-175) My soul shall live and shall praise thee: and thy judgments shall help me.
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Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
176 (118-176) I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: seek thy servant, because 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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