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145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD, and I will obey your decrees.
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145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD, and I will obey your decrees.
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146 I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes.
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146 I call out to you; save me and I will keep your statutes.
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147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
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147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
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148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
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148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
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149 Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your laws.
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149 Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your laws.
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150 Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law.
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150 Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law.
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151 Yet you are near, O LORD, and all your commands are true.
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151 Yet you are near, O LORD, and all your commands are true.
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152 Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.
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152 Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.
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153 Look upon my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.
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153 Look upon my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.
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154 Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
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154 Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
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155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.
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155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek out your decrees.
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156 Your compassion is great, O LORD; preserve my life according to your laws.
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156 Your compassion is great, O LORD; preserve my life according to your laws.
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157 Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes.
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157 Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes.
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158 I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word.
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158 I look on the faithless with loathing, for they do not obey your word.
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159 See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your love.
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159 See how I love your precepts; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your love.
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160 All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
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160 All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
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161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
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161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
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162 I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.
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162 I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.
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163 I hate and abhor falsehood but I love your law.
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163 I hate and abhor falsehood but I love your law.
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164 Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
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164 Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
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165 Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
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165 Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
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166 I wait for your salvation, O LORD, and I follow your commands.
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166 I wait for your salvation, O LORD, and I follow your commands.
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167 I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly.
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167 I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly.
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168 I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.
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168 I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.
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169 May my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word.
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169 May my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word.
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170 May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
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170 May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
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171 May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
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171 May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.
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172 May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
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172 May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
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173 May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
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173 May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
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174 I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight.
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174 I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight.
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175 Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
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175 Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
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176 I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
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176 I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
