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83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
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Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.
84 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
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How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
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The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.
86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
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All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.
87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
87
They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
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In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.
89 LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
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Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
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Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all 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 delights, 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 with them thou hast quickened me.
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I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.
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