King James Version KJV
New International Version NIV
137 TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
137
You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are right.
138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
138
The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
139
My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.
140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
140
Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
141 I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
141
Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.
142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
142
Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
143
Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
144
Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
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