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65 Lord, You have treated Your servant well, just as You promised.
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Do good to your servant according to your word, LORD.
66 Teach me good judgment and discernment, for I rely on Your commands.
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Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word.
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Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.
68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
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You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.
69 The arrogant have smeared me with lies, but I obey Your precepts with all my heart.
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Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart.
70 Their hearts are hard and insensitive, but I delight in Your instruction.
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Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes.
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It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.
72 Instruction from Your lips is better for me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
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The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
73 Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding so that I can learn Your commands.
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Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.
74 Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, for I put my hope in Your word.
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May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.
75 I know, Lord, that Your judgments are just and that You have afflicted me fairly.
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I know, LORD, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 May Your faithful love comfort me, as You promised Your servant.
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May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.
77 May Your compassion come to me so that I may live, for Your instruction is my delight.
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Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.
78 Let the arrogant be put to shame for slandering me with lies; I will meditate on Your precepts.
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May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear You, those who know Your decrees, turn to me.
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May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.
80 May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes so that I will not be put to shame.
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May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
81 I long for Your salvation; I put my hope in Your word.
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My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.
82 My eyes grow weary [looking] for what You have promised; I ask, "When will You comfort me?"
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My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83 Though I have become like a wineskin [dried] by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
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Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.
84 How many days [must] Your servant [wait]? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?
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How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me; they violate Your instruction.
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The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.
86 All Your commands are true; people persecute me with lies-help me!
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All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.
87 They almost ended my life on earth, but I did not abandon Your precepts.
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They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 Give me life in accordance with Your faithful love, and I will obey the decree You have spoken.
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In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.
89 Lord, Your word is forever; it is firmly fixed in heaven.
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Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness is for all generations; You established the earth, and it stands firm.
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Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
91 They stand today in accordance with Your judgments, for all things are Your servants.
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Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.
92 If Your instruction had not been my delight, I would have died in my 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 Your precepts, for You have given me life through them.
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I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.
94 I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
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Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
95 The wicked hope to destroy me, but I contemplate Your decrees.
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The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your command is without limit.
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To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless.
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