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Do good to your servant,1 and I will live; I will obey your word.218
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
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I am a stranger on earth;3 do not hide your commands from me.
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My soul is consumed4 with longing for your laws5 at all times.
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You rebuke the arrogant,6 who are cursed7 and who stray8 from your commands.
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Remove from me scorn9 and contempt, for I keep your statutes.1023
Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.
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Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
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