GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Blessed are those whose lives have integrity, those who follow the teachings of the LORD.
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Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who obey his written instructions. They wholeheartedly search for him.
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Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!
3 They do nothing wrong. They follow his directions.
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They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways.
4 You have commanded that your guiding principles be carefully followed.
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You have commanded us To keep Your precepts diligently.
5 I pray that my ways may become firmly established so that I can obey your laws.
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Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes!
6 Then I will never feel ashamed when I study all your commandments.
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Then I would not be ashamed, When I look into all Your commandments.
7 I will give thanks to you as I learn your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
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I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I will obey your laws. Never abandon me.
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I will keep Your statutes; Oh, do not forsake me utterly!
9 How can a young person keep his life pure? [He can do it] by holding on to your word.
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How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
10 I wholeheartedly searched for you. Do not let me wander away from your commandments.
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With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
11 I have treasured your promise in my heart so that I may not sin against you.
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Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You!
12 Thanks be to you, O LORD. Teach me your laws.
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Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes!
13 With my lips I have repeated every regulation that [comes] from your mouth.
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With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth.
14 I find joy in the way [shown by] your written instructions more than I find joy in all kinds of riches.
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I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches.
15 I want to reflect on your guiding principles and study your ways.
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I will meditate on Your precepts, And contemplate Your ways.
16 Your laws make me happy. I never forget your word.
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I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
17 Be kind to me so that I may live and hold on to your word.
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Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.
18 Uncover my eyes so that I may see the miraculous things in your teachings.
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Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.
19 I am a foreigner in this world. Do not hide your commandments from me.
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I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul is overwhelmed with endless longing for your regulations.
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My soul breaks with longing For Your judgments at all times.
21 You threaten arrogant people, who are condemned and wander away from your commandments.
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You rebuke the proud--the cursed, Who stray from Your commandments.
22 Remove the insults and contempt that have fallen on me because I have obeyed your written instructions.
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Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies.
23 Even though influential people plot against me, I reflect on your laws.
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Princes also sit and speak against me, But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
24 Indeed, your written instructions make me happy. They are my best friends.
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Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors.
25 I am close to death. Give me a new life as you promised.
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My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.
26 I told you what I have done, and you answered me. Teach me your laws.
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I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes.
27 Help me understand your guiding principles so that I may reflect on your miracles.
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Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wondrous works.
28 I am drowning in tears. Strengthen me as you promised.
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My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word.
29 Turn me away from a life of lies. Graciously provide me with your teachings.
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Remove from me the way of lying, And grant me Your law graciously.
30 I have chosen a life of faithfulness. I have set your regulations in front of me.
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I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me.
31 I have clung tightly to your written instructions. O LORD, do not let me be put to shame.
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I cling to Your testimonies; O Lord, do not put me to shame!
32 I will eagerly pursue your commandments because you continue to increase my understanding.
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I will run the course of Your commandments, For You shall enlarge my heart.
33 Teach me, O LORD, how to live by your laws, and I will obey them to the end.
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Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end.
34 Help me understand so that I can follow your teachings. I will guard them with all my heart.
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Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35 Lead me on the path of your commandments, because I am happy with them.
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Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.
36 Direct my heart toward your written instructions rather than getting rich in underhanded ways.
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Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things. Give me a new life in your ways.
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Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.
38 Keep your promise to me so that I can fear you.
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Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You.
39 Take away insults, which I dread, because your regulations are good.
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Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your judgments are good.
40 I long for your guiding principles. Give me a new life in your righteousness.
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Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness.
41 Let your blessings reach me, O LORD. Save me as you promised.
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Let Your mercies come also to me, O Lord-- Your salvation according to Your word.
42 Then I will have an answer for the one who insults me since I trust your word.
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So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.
43 Do not take so much as a single word of truth from my mouth. My hope is based on your regulations.
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And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
44 I will follow your teachings forever and ever.
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So shall I keep Your law continually, Forever and ever.
45 I will walk around freely because I sought out your guiding principles.
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And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.
46 I will speak about your written instructions in the presence of kings and not feel ashamed.
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I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed.
47 Your commandments, which I love, make me happy.
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And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.
48 I lift my hands [in prayer] because of your commandments, which I love. I will reflect on your laws.
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My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.
49 Remember the word [you gave] me. Through it you gave me hope.
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Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.
50 This is my comfort in my misery: Your promise gave me a new life.
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This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.
51 Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty, yet I have not turned away from your teachings.
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The proud have me in great derision, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
52 I remembered your regulations from long ago, O LORD, and I found comfort [in them].
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I remembered Your judgments of old, O Lord, And have comforted myself.
53 I am burning with anger because of wicked people, who abandon your teachings.
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Indignation has taken hold of me Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
54 Your laws have become like psalms to me in this place where I am only a foreigner.
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Your statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 At night I remember your name, O LORD, and I follow your teachings.
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I remember Your name in the night, O Lord, And I keep Your law.
56 This has happened to me because I have obeyed your guiding principles.
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This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts.
57 You are my inheritance, O LORD. I promised to hold on to your words.
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You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words.
58 With all my heart I want to win your favor. Be kind to me as you promised.
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I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.
59 I have thought about my life, and I have directed my feet back to your written instructions.
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I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
60 Without any hesitation I hurry to obey your commandments.
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I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
61 [Though] the ropes of wicked people are tied around me, I never forget your teachings.
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The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
62 At midnight I wake up to give thanks to you for the regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
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At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
63 I am a friend to everyone who fears you and to everyone who follows your guiding principles.
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I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.
64 Your mercy, O LORD, fills the earth. Teach me your laws.
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The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes.
65 You have treated me well, O LORD, as you promised.
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You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word.
66 Teach me [to use] good judgment and knowledge, because I believe in your commandments.
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Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments.
67 Before you made me suffer, I used to wander off, but now I hold on to your word.
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Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
68 You are good, and you do good things. Teach me your laws.
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You are good, and do good; Teach me Your statutes.
69 Arrogant people have smeared me with lies, [yet] I obey your guiding principles with all my heart.
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The proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
70 Their hearts are cold and insensitive, [yet] I am happy with your teachings.
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Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your law.
71 It was good that I had to suffer in order to learn your laws.
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It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.
72 The teachings [that come] from your mouth are worth more to me than thousands in gold or silver.
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The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
73 Your hands created me and made me what I am. Help me understand so that I may learn your commandments.
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Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
74 Those who fear you will see me and rejoice, because my hope is based on your word.
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Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.
75 I know that your regulations are fair, O LORD, and that you were right to make me suffer.
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I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 Let your mercy comfort me as you promised.
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Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.
77 Let your compassion reach me so that I may live, because your teachings make me happy.
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Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight.
78 Let arrogant people be put to shame because they lied about me, [yet] I reflect on your guiding principles.
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Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; But I will meditate on Your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you turn to me so that they can come to know your written instructions.
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Let those who fear You turn to me, Those who know Your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws so that I will not be put to shame.
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Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
81 My soul is weak from waiting for you to save me. My hope is based on your word.
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My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word.
82 My eyes have become strained from looking for your promise. I ask, "When will you comfort me?"
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My eyes fail from searching Your word, Saying, "When will You comfort me?"
83 Although I have become like a shriveled and dried out wineskin, I have not forgotten your laws.
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For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
84 What is left of my life? When will you bring those who persecute me to justice?
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How many are the days of Your servant? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
85 Arrogant people have dug pits to trap me in defiance of your teachings.
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The proud have dug pits for me, Which is not according to Your law.
86 (All your commandments are reliable.) Those people persecute me with lies. Help me!
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All Your commandments are faithful; They persecute me wrongfully; Help me!
87 They almost wiped me off [the face of] the earth. But I did not abandon your guiding principles.
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They almost made an end of me on earth, But I did not forsake Your precepts.
88 Give me a new life through your mercy so that I may obey the written instructions, [which came] from your mouth.
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Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
89 O LORD, your word is established in heaven forever.
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Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness endures throughout every generation. You set the earth in place, and it continues to stand.
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Your faithfulness endures to all generations; You established the earth, and it abides.
91 All things continue to stand today because of your regulations, since they are all your servants.
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They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all are Your servants.
92 If your teachings had not made me happy, then I would have died in my misery.
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Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your guiding principles, because you gave me a new life through them.
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I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life.
94 I am yours. Save me, because I have searched for your guiding principles.
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I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked people have waited for me in order to destroy me, [yet] I want to understand your written instructions.
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The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to everything else, [but] your commandments have no limit.
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I have seen the consummation of all perfection, But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
97 Oh, how I love your teachings! They are in my thoughts all day long.
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Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, because your commandments are always with me.
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You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers, because your written instructions are in my thoughts.
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I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I have more wisdom than those with many years of experience, because I have obeyed your guiding principles.
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I understand more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts.
101 I have kept my feet [from walking] on any evil path in order to obey your word.
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I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not neglected your regulations, because you have taught me.
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I have not departed from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet the taste of your promise is! It tastes sweeter than honey.
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How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 From your guiding principles I gain understanding. That is why I hate every path that leads to lying.
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Through Your precepts I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.
105 Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.
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Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
106 I took an oath, and I will keep it. I took an oath to follow your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
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I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I have suffered so much. Give me a new life, O LORD, as you promised.
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I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Please accept the praise I gladly give you, O LORD, and teach me your regulations.
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Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, And teach me Your judgments.
109 I always take my life into my own hands, but I never forget your teachings.
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My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.
110 Wicked people have set a trap for me, but I have never wandered away from your guiding principles.
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The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
111 Your written instructions are mine forever. They are the joy of my heart.
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Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have decided to obey your laws. They offer a reward that never ends.
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I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end.
113 I hate two-faced people, but I love your teachings.
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I hate the double-minded, But I love Your law.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield. My hope is based on your word.
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You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.
115 Get away from me, you evildoers, so that I can obey the commandments of my God.
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Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of my God!
116 Help me God, as you promised, so that I may live. Do not turn my hope into disappointment.
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Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold me, and I will be safe, and I will always respect your laws.
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Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
118 You reject all who wander away from your laws, because their lies mislead them.
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You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceit is falsehood.
119 You get rid of all wicked people on earth as if they were rubbish. That is why I love your written instructions.
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You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
120 My body shudders in fear of you, and I am afraid of your regulations.
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My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
121 I have done what is fair and right. Do not leave me at the mercy of those who oppress me.
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I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Guarantee my well-being. Do not let arrogant people oppress me.
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Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the proud oppress me.
123 My eyes are strained from looking for you to save me and from looking for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
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My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation And Your righteous word.
124 Treat me with kindness, and teach me your laws.
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Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, And teach me Your statutes.
125 I am your servant. Help me understand so that I may come to know your written instructions.
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I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies.
126 It is time for you to act, O LORD. Even though people have abolished your teachings,
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It is time for You to act, O Lord, For they have regarded Your law as void.
127 I love your commandments more than gold, more than pure gold.
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Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
128 I follow the straight paths of your guiding principles. I hate every pathway that leads to lying.
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Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way.
129 Your written instructions are miraculous. That is why I obey them.
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Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them.
130 Your word is a doorway that lets in light, and it helps gullible people understand.
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The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
131 I open my mouth and pant because I long for your commandments.
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I opened my mouth and panted, For I longed for Your commandments.
132 Turn toward me, and have pity on me as you have pledged to do for those who love your name.
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Look upon me and be merciful to me, As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
133 Make my steps secure through your promise, and do not let any sin control me.
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Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Save me from human oppression so that I may obey your guiding principles.
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Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts.
135 Smile on me, and teach me your laws.
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Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
136 Streams of tears flow from my eyes because others do not follow your teachings.
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Rivers of water run down from my eyes, Because men do not keep Your law.
137 You are righteous, O LORD, and your regulations are fair.
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Righteous are You, O Lord, And upright are Your judgments.
138 You have issued your written instructions. They are fair and completely dependable.
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Your testimonies, which You have commanded, Are righteous and very faithful.
139 My devotion [for your words] consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
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My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
140 Your promise has been thoroughly tested, and I love it.
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Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it.
141 I am unimportant and despised, [yet] I never forget your guiding principles.
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I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your teachings are reliable.
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Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth.
143 Trouble and hardship have found me, but your commandments [still] make me happy.
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Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.
144 Your written instructions are always right. Help me understand [them] so that I will live.
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The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 I have called out with all my heart. Answer me, O LORD. I want to obey your laws.
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I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O Lord! I will keep Your statutes.
146 I have called out. Save me, so that I can obey your written instructions.
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I cry out to You; Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
147 I got up before dawn, and I cried out for help. My hope is based on your word.
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I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word.
148 My eyes are wide-open throughout the nighttime hours to reflect on your word.
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My eyes are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word.
149 In keeping with your mercy, hear my voice. O LORD, give me a new life guided by your regulations.
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Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
150 Those who carry out plots against me are near, [yet] they are far away from your teachings.
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They draw near who follow after wickedness; They are far from Your law.
151 You are near, O LORD, and all your commandments are reliable.
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You are near, O Lord, And all Your commandments are truth.
152 Long ago I learned from your written instructions that you made them to last forever.
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Concerning Your testimonies, I have known of old that You have founded them forever.
153 Look at my misery, and rescue me, because I have never forgotten your teachings.
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Consider my affliction and deliver me, For I do not forget Your law.
154 Plead my case [for me], and save me. Give me a new life as you promised.
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Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.
155 Wicked people are far from being saved, because they have not searched for your laws.
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Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes.
156 Your acts of compassion are many in number, O LORD. Give me a new life guided by your regulations.
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Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.
157 I have many persecutors and opponents, [yet] I have not turned away from your written instructions.
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Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.
158 I have seen traitors, and I am filled with disgust. They have not accepted your promise.
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I see the treacherous, and am disgusted, Because they do not keep Your word.
159 See how I have loved your guiding principles! O LORD, in keeping with your mercy, give me a new life.
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Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.
160 There is nothing but truth in your word, and all of your righteous regulations endure forever.
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The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.
161 Influential people have persecuted me for no reason, but it is only your words that fill my heart with terror.
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Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
162 I find joy in your promise like someone who finds a priceless treasure.
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I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure.
163 I hate lying; I am disgusted with it. I love your teachings.
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I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous regulations.
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Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
165 There is lasting peace for those who love your teachings. Nothing can make those people stumble.
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Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.
166 I have waited with hope for you to save me, O LORD. I have carried out your commandments.
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Lord, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments.
167 I have obeyed your written instructions. I have loved them very much.
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My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly.
168 I have followed your guiding principles and your written instructions, because my whole life is in front of you.
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I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.
169 Let my cry for help come into your presence, O LORD. Help me understand as you promised.
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Let my cry come before You, O Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word.
170 Let my plea for mercy come into your presence. Rescue me as you promised.
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Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
171 Let my lips pour out praise because you teach me your laws.
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My lips shall utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes.
172 Let my tongue sing about your promise because all your commandments are fair.
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My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness.
173 Let your hand help me because I have chosen [to follow] your guiding principles.
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Let Your hand become my help, For I have chosen Your precepts.
174 I have longed for you to save me, O LORD, and your teachings make me happy.
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I long for Your salvation, O Lord, And Your law is my delight.
175 Let my soul have new life so that it can praise you. Let your regulations help me.
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Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; And let Your judgments help me.
176 I have wandered away like a lost lamb. Search for me, because I have never forgotten your commandments.
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I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.