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Make me understand the way of thy precepts ,
and I will meditate on thy wondrous works .
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My soul melts away for sorrow ;
strengthen me according to thy word !
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Put false ways far from me ;
and graciously teach me thy law !
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I have chosen the way of faithfulness ,
I set thy ordinances before me .
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I cleave to thy testimonies ,
O LORD ;
let me not be put to shame !
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I will run in the way of thy commandments when thou enlargest my understanding !
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Teach me ,
O LORD ,
the way of thy statutes ;
and I will keep it to the end .
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Give me understanding ,
that I may keep thy law and observe it with my whole heart .
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Lead me in the path of thy commandments ,
for I delight in it .
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Incline my heart to thy testimonies ,
and not to gain !
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Turn my eyes from looking at vanities ;
and give me life in thy ways .
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Confirm to thy servant thy promise ,
which is for those who fear thee .
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Turn away the reproach which I dread ;
for thy ordinances are good .
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Behold ,
I long for thy precepts ;
in thy righteousness give me life !
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Let thy steadfast love come to me ,
O LORD ,
thy salvation according to thy promise ;
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then shall I have an answer for those who taunt me ,
for I trust in thy word .
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And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth ,
for my hope is in thy ordinances .
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I will keep thy law continually ,
for ever and ever ;
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and I shall walk at liberty ,
for I have sought thy precepts .
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I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings ,
and shall not be put to shame ;
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for I find my delight in thy commandments ,
which I love .
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I revere thy commandments ,
which I love ,
and I will meditate on thy statutes .
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Remember thy word to thy servant ,
in which thou hast made me hope .
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This is my comfort in my affliction that thy promise gives me life .
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Godless men utterly deride me ,
but I do not turn away from thy law .
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When I think of thy ordinances from of old ,
I take comfort ,
O LORD .
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Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked ,
who forsake thy law .
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Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage .
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I remember thy name in the night ,
O LORD ,
and keep thy law .
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This blessing has fallen to me ,
that I have kept thy precepts .
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The LORD is my portion ;
I promise to keep thy words .
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I entreat thy favor with all my heart ;
be gracious to me according to thy promise .
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When I think of thy ways ,
I turn my feet to thy testimonies ;
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I hasten and do not delay to keep thy commandments .
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Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me ,
I do not forget thy law .
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At midnight I rise to praise thee ,
because of thy righteous ordinances .
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I am a companion of all who fear thee ,
of those who keep thy precepts .
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The earth ,
O LORD ,
is full of thy steadfast love ;
teach me thy statutes !
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Thou hast dealt well with thy servant ,
O LORD ,
according to thy word .
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Teach me good judgment and knowledge ,
for I believe in thy commandments .
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Before I was afflicted I went astray ;
but now I keep thy word .
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Thou art good and doest good ;
teach me thy statutes .
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The godless besmear me with lies ,
but with my whole heart I keep thy precepts ;
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their heart is gross like fat ,
but I delight in thy law .
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It is good for me that I was afflicted ,
that I might learn thy statutes .
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The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces .
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Thy hands have made and fashioned me ;
give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments .
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Those who fear thee shall see me and rejoice ,
because I have hoped in thy word .
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I know ,
O LORD ,
that thy judgments are right ,
and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me .
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Let thy steadfast love be ready to comfort me according to thy promise to thy servant .
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Let thy mercy come to me ,
that I may live ;
for thy law is my delight .
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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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Let those who fear thee turn to me ,
that they may know thy testimonies .
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May my heart be blameless in thy statutes ,
that I may not be put to shame !
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My soul languishes for thy salvation ;
I hope in thy word .
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My eyes fail with watching for thy promise ;
I ask , "
When wilt thou comfort me ?"
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For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke ,
yet I have not forgotten thy statutes .
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How long must thy servant endure ?
When wilt thou judge those who persecute me ?
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Godless men have dug pitfalls for me ,
men who do not conform to thy law .
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All thy commandments are sure ;
they persecute me with falsehood ;
help me !
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They have almost made an end of me on earth ;
but I have not forsaken thy precepts .
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In thy steadfast love spare my life ,
that I may keep the testimonies of thy mouth .
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For ever ,
O LORD ,
thy word is firmly fixed in the heavens .
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Thy faithfulness endures to all generations ;
thou hast established the earth ,
and it stands fast .
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By thy appointment they stand this day ;
for all things are thy servants .
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If thy law had not been my delight ,
I should have perished in my affliction .
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I will never forget thy precepts ;
for by them thou hast given me life .
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I am thine ,
save me ;
for I have sought thy precepts .
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The wicked lie in wait to destroy me ;
but I consider thy testimonies .
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I have seen a limit to all perfection ,
but thy commandment is exceedingly broad .
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Oh ,
how I love thy law !
It is my meditation all the day .