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94 I am yours; rescue me! For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.
94
Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
95 Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.
95
The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
96 Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit.
96
To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless.
97 Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long.
97
Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide.
98
Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.
99 Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws.
99
I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.
100 I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments.
100
I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
101 I have refused to walk on any evil path, so that I may remain obedient to your word.
101
I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.
102 I haven’t turned away from your regulations, for you have taught me well.
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I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey.
103
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Your commandments give me understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life.
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I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
105 Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.
105
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
106 I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations.
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I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.
107 I have suffered much, O LORD ; restore my life again as you promised.
107
I have suffered much; preserve my life, LORD, according to your word.
108 LORD, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations.
108
Accept, LORD, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
109 My life constantly hangs in the balance, but I will not stop obeying your instructions.
109
Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.
110 The wicked have set their traps for me, but I will not turn from your commandments.
110
The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts.
111 Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight.
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Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.
112 I am determined to keep your decrees to the very end.
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My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
113 I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your instructions.
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I hate double-minded people, but I love your law.
114 You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.
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You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
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