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17 Do good to your servant, and I will live; I will obey your word.
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17 Do good to your servant, and I will live; I will obey your word.
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18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
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18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
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19 I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
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19 I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
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20 My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
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20 My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
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21 You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed and who stray from your commands.
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21 You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed and who stray from your commands.
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22 Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
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22 Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
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23 Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.
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23 Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.
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24 Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
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24 Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
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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) |
