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2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
3Yea, they do no unrighteousness; They walk in his ways.
4Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts,
5Oh that my ways were established
6Then shall I not be put to shame,
7I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart,
8I will observe thy statutes:
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10With my whole heart have I sought thee:
11Thy word have I laid up in my heart,
12Blessed art thou, O Yahweh:
13With my lips have I declared
14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,
15I will meditate on thy precepts,
16I will delight myself in thy statutes:
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18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold
19I am a sojourner in the earth:
20My soul breaketh for the longing
21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed,
22Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.
23Princes also sat and talked against me; [But] thy servant did meditate on thy statutes.
24Thy testimonies also are my delight
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26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me:
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts:
28My soul melteth for heaviness:
29Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously.
30I have chosen the way of faithfullness:
31I cleave unto thy testimonies:
32I will run the way of thy commandments,
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34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; For therein do I delight.
36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,
37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity,
38Confirm unto thy servant thy word,
39Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good.
40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts:
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42So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
44So shall I observe thy law continually
45And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts.
46I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings,
47And I will delight myself in thy commandments,
48I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes.
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50This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.
51The proud have had me greatly in derision:
52I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Yahweh,
53Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me,
54Thy statutes have been my songs
55I have remembered thy name, O Yahweh, in the night,
56This I have had,
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58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart:
59I thought on my ways,
60I made haste, and delayed not,
61The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; [But] I have not forgotten thy law.
62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances.
63I am a companion of all them that fear thee,
64The earth, O Yahweh, is full of thy lovingkindness:
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66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
67Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.
68Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.
69The proud have forged a lie against me:
70Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.
71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.
72The law of thy mouth is better unto me
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74They that fear thee shall see me and be glad,
75I know, O Yahweh, that thy judgments are righteous,
76Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort,
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
78Let the proud be put to shame; for they have overthrown me wrongfully:
79Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies.
80Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes,
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82Mine eyes fail for thy word,
83For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy statutes.
84How many are the days of thy servant?
85The proud have digged pits for me,
86All thy commandments are faithful:
87They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; So shall I observe the testimony of thy mouth.
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90Thy faithfullness is unto all generations:
91They abide this day according to thine ordinances; For all things are thy servants.
92Unless thy law had been my delight,
93I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.
94I am thine, save me; For I have sought thy precepts.
95The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies.
96I have seen an end of all perfection; [But] thy commandment is exceeding broad.
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98Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.
99I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.
100I understand more than the aged,
101I have refrained my feet from every evil way,
102I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
103How sweet are thy words unto my taste!
104Through thy precepts I get understanding:
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106I have sworn, and have confirmed it,
107I am afflicted very much:
108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Yahweh,
109My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.
110The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.
111Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage forever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes
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114Thou art my hiding-place and my shield:
115Depart from me, ye evil-doers,
116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; And let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe,
118Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood.
119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross:
120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.
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122Be surety for thy servant for good:
123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation,
124Deal with thy servant according unto thy lovingkindness,
125I am thy servant; give me understanding,
126It is time for Yahweh to work; [For] they have made void thy law.
127Therefore I love thy commandments
128Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts concerning all [things] to be right; [And] I hate every false way.
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130The opening of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple.
131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
132Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me,
133Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134Redeem me from the oppression of man:
135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes.
136Streams of water run down mine eyes,
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138Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness
139My zeal hath consumed me,
140Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.
141I am small and despised; [Yet] do I not forget thy precepts.
142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
144Thy testimonies are righteous forever:
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146I have called unto thee; save me,
147I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried:
148Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches,
149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness:
150They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law.
151Thou art nigh, O Yahweh; And all thy commandments are truth.
152Of old have I known from thy testimonies,
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154Plead thou my cause, and redeem me:
155Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes.
156Great are thy tender mercies, O Yahweh:
157Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
158I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved,
159Consider how I love thy precepts:
160The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] forever.
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162I rejoice at thy word,
163I hate and abhor falsehood; [But] thy law do I love.
164Seven times a day do I praise thee,
165Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.
166I have hoped for thy salvation, O Yahweh,
167My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.
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170Let my supplication come before thee:
171Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
172Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.
173Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh; And thy law is my delight.
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments.