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73 Thy hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.
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Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.
74 Those who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in thy 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, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
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I know, LORD, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let thy steadfast love be ready to comfort me according to thy promise to thy servant.
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May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.
77 Let thy mercy come to me, that I may live; for thy law 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 godless be put to shame, because they have subverted me with guile; as for me, I will meditate on thy 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 thee turn to me, that they may know thy testimonies.
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May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.
80 May my heart be blameless in thy statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
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May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
81 My soul languishes for thy salvation; I hope in thy 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 fail with watching for thy promise; I ask, "When wilt thou comfort me?"
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My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten thy statutes.
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Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees.
84 How long must thy servant endure? When wilt thou judge those who persecute me?
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How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors?
85 Godless men have dug pitfalls for me, men who do not conform to thy law.
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The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.
86 All thy commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
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All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.
87 They have almost made an end of me on earth; but I have not forsaken thy precepts.
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They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 In thy steadfast love spare my life, that I may keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
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In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.
89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
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Your word, LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
90 Thy faithfulness endures to all generations; thou hast established the earth, and it stands fast.
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Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures.
91 By thy appointment they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.
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Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you.
92 If thy law had not been my delight, I should have perished 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 thy precepts; for by them thou hast given me life.
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I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life.
94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
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Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; but I consider thy testimonies.
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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 thy commandment is exceedingly broad.
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To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless.
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