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New International Version NIV
17 Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word.
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Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word.
18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
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Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
19 I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
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I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
20 My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
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My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.
21 You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed, those who stray from your commands.
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You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed, those who stray from your commands.
22 Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
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Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
23 Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.
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Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees.
24 Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
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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, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.