Le Livre des Psaumes
Chapître 119
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- ALEPH.
Blessed [are] the undefiled in the way, who walk6 in the law of the LORD.
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- Blessed [are] they that keep6 his testimonies, [and that] seek4 him with the whole heart.
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- They also do1 no iniquity: they walk1 in his ways.
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- Thou hast commanded14 [us] to keep2 thy precepts diligently.
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- O that my ways were directed11 to keep2 thy statutes!
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- Then shall I not be ashamed,4 when I have respect53 unto all thy commandments.
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- I will praise55 thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned2 thy righteous judgments.
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- I will keep4 thy statutes: O forsake4 me not utterly.
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- BETH.
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse17 his way? by taking heed2 [thereto] according to thy word.
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- With my whole heart have I sought1 thee: O let me not wander55 from thy commandments.
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- Thy word have I hid1 in mine heart, that I might not sin4 against thee.
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- Blessed7 [art] thou, O LORD: teach16 me thy statutes.
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- With my lips have I declared14 all the judgments of thy mouth.
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- I have rejoiced1 in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches.
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- I will meditate4 in thy precepts, and have respect55 unto thy ways.
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- I will delight118 myself in thy statutes: I will not forget4 thy word.
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- GIMEL.
Deal bountifully3 with thy servant, [that] I may live,4 and keep4 thy word.
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- Open16 thou mine eyes, that I may behold55 wondrous things12 out of thy law.
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- I [am] a stranger in the earth: hide55 not thy commandments from me.
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- My soul breaketh1 for the longing [that it hath] unto thy judgments at all times.
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- Thou hast rebuked1 the proud [that are] cursed,7 which do err6 from thy commandments.
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- Remove3 from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept1 thy testimonies.
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- Princes also did sit1 [and] speak8 against me: [but] thy servant did meditate4 in thy statutes.
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- Thy testimonies also [are] my delight [and] my counsellors. 6098
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- DALETH.
My soul cleaveth1 unto the dust: quicken16 thou me according to thy word.
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- I have declared14 my ways, and thou heardest4 me: teach16 me thy statutes.
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- Make me to understand54 the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk4 of thy wondrous works.12
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- My soul melteth1 for heaviness: strengthen16 thou me according unto thy word.
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- Remove54 from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.3
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- I have chosen1 the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid14 [before me].
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- I have stuck1 unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.55
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- I will run4 the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge55 my heart.
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- HE.
Teach54 me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep4 it [unto] the end.
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- Give me understanding,54 and I shall keep4 thy law; yea, I shall observe4 it with [my] whole heart.
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- Make me to go54 in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.1
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- Incline54 my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
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- Turn away54 mine eyes from beholding2 vanity; [and] quicken16 thou me in thy way.
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- Stablish54 thy word unto thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear.
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- Turn away54 my reproach which I fear:1 for thy judgments [are] good.
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- Behold, I have longed1 after thy precepts: quicken16 me in thy righteousness.
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- VAU.
Let thy mercies come4 also unto me, O LORD, [even] thy salvation, according to thy word.
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- So shall I have wherewith to answer4 him that reproacheth6 me: for I trust1 in thy word.
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- And take55 not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped14 in thy judgments.
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- So shall I keep4 thy law continually for ever and ever.
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- And I will walk101 at liberty: for I seek1 thy precepts.
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- I will speak17 of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.4
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- And I will delight118 myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.1
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- My hands also will I lift up4 unto thy commandments, which I have loved;1 and I will meditate4 in thy statutes.
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- ZAIN.
Remember3 the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.14
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- This [is] my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened14 me.
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- The proud have had me greatly in derision:52 [yet] have I not declined1 from thy law.
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- I remembered1 thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted101 myself.
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- Horror hath taken hold upon me1 because of the wicked that forsake6 thy law.
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- Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
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- I have remembered1 thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept4 thy law.
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- This I had, because I kept1 thy precepts.
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- CHETH.
[Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said1 that I would keep2 thy words.
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- I intreated14 thy favour with [my] whole heart: be merciful3 unto me according to thy word.
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- I thought14 on my ways, and turned55 my feet unto thy testimonies.
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- I made haste,1 and delayed115 not to keep2 thy commandments.
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- The bands of the wicked have robbed14 me: [but] I have not forgotten1 thy law.
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- At midnight 3915 I will rise4 to give thanks53 unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
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- I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear1 thee, and of them that keep6 thy precepts.
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- The earth, O LORD, is full1 of thy mercy: teach16 me thy statutes.
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- TETH.
Thou hast dealt1 well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
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- Teach16 me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed52 thy commandments.
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- Before I was afflicted4 I went astray:6 but now have I kept1 thy word.
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- Thou [art] good, and doest good;56 teach16 me thy statutes.
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- The proud have forged1 a lie against me: [but] I will keep4 thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
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- Their heart is as fat1 as grease; [but] I delight43 in thy law.
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- [It is] good for me that I have been afflicted;27 that I might learn4 thy statutes.
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- The law of thy mouth [is] better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
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- JOD.
Thy hands have made1 me and fashioned34 me: give me understanding,54 that I may learn4 thy commandments.
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- They that fear thee will be glad4 when they see4 me; because I have hoped14 in thy word.
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- I know,1 O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted14 me.
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- Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort,15 according to thy word unto thy servant.
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- Let thy tender mercies come4 unto me, that I may live:4 for thy law [is] my delight.
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- Let the proud be ashamed;4 for they dealt perversely14 with me without a cause: [but] I will meditate4 in thy precepts.
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- Let those that fear thee turn4 unto me, and those that have known6 3045 1 thy testimonies.
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- Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.4
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- CAPH.
My soul fainteth1 for thy salvation: [but] I hope14 in thy word.
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- Mine eyes fail1 for thy word, saying,2 When wilt thou comfort17 me?
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- For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] do I not forget1 thy statutes.
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- How many [are] the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute4 judgment on them that persecute6 me?
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- The proud have digged1 pits for me, which [are] not after thy law.
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- All thy commandments [are] faithful: they persecute1 me wrongfully; help3 thou me.
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- They had almost consumed14 me upon earth; but I forsook1 not thy precepts.
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- Quicken16 me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep4 the testimony of thy mouth.
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- LAMED.
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled12 in heaven.
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- Thy faithfulness [is] unto all generations: thou hast established31 the earth, and it abideth.4
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- They continue1 this day according to thine ordinances: for all [are] thy servants.
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- Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then have perished1 in mine affliction.
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- I will never 5769 forget4 thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened14 me.
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- I [am] thine, save54 me; for I have sought1 thy precepts.
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- The wicked have waited14 for me to destroy15 me: [but] I will consider113 thy testimonies.
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- I have seen1 an end of all perfection: [but] thy commandment [is] exceeding broad.
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- MEM.
O how love I1 thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day.
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- Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser17 than mine enemies:6 for they [are] ever with me.
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- I have more understanding52 than all my teachers:18 for thy testimonies [are] my meditation.
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- I understand113 more than the ancients, because I keep1 thy precepts.
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- I have refrained1 my feet from every evil way, that I might keep4 thy word.
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- I have not departed1 from thy judgments: for thou hast taught52 me.
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- How sweet8 are thy words unto my taste! [yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
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- Through thy precepts I get understanding:113 therefore I hate1 every false way.
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- NUN.
Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
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- I have sworn,8 and I will perform17 [it], that I will keep2 thy righteous judgments.
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- I am afflicted8 very much: quicken16 me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
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- Accept,3 I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach16 me thy judgments.
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- My soul [is] continually in my hand: yet do I not forget1 thy law.
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- The wicked have laid1 a snare for me: yet I erred1 not from thy precepts.
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- Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage1 for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
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- I have inclined1 mine heart to perform2 thy statutes alway, [even unto] the end.
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- SAMECH.
I hate1 [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love.1
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- Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope14 in thy word.
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- Depart3 from me, ye evildoers:56 for I will keep4 the commandments of my God.
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- Uphold3 me according unto thy word, that I may live:4 and let me not be ashamed55 of my hope.
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- Hold thou me up,3 and I shall be safe:11 and I will have respect4 unto thy statutes continually.
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- Thou hast trodden down1 all them that err6 from thy statutes: for their deceit [is] falsehood.
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- Thou puttest away52 all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love1 thy testimonies.
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- My flesh trembleth1 for fear of thee; and I am afraid1 of thy judgments.
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- AIN.
I have done1 judgment and justice: leave55 me not to mine oppressors.6
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- Be surety3 for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress4 me.
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- Mine eyes fail1 for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
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- Deal3 with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach16 me thy statutes.
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- I [am] thy servant; give me understanding,54 that I may know4 thy testimonies.
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- [It is] time for [thee], LORD, to work:2 [for] they have made void52 thy law.
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- Therefore I love1 thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
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- Therefore I esteem all [thy] precepts [concerning] all [things to be] right;14 [and] I hate1 every false way.
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- PE.
Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep1 them.
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- The entrance of thy words giveth light;55 it giveth understanding56 unto the simple.
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- I opened1 my mouth, and panted:4 for I longed1 for thy commandments.
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- Look3 thou upon me, and be merciful3 unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love6 thy name.
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- Order54 my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion55 over me.
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- Deliver3 me from the oppression of man: so will I keep4 thy precepts.
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- Make thy face to shine54 upon thy servant; and teach16 me thy statutes.
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- Rivers of waters run down1 mine eyes, because they keep1 not thy law.
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- TZADDI.
Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.
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- Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded14 [are] righteous and very faithful.
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- My zeal hath consumed14 me, because mine enemies have forgotten1 thy words.
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- Thy word [is] very pure:7 therefore thy servant loveth1 it.
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- I [am] small and despised:12 [yet] do not I forget1 thy precepts.
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- Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.
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- Trouble and anguish have taken hold1 on me: [yet] thy commandments [are] my delights.
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- The righteousness of thy testimonies [is] everlasting: give me understanding,54 and I shall live.4
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- KOPH.
I cried1 with [my] whole heart; hear3 me, O LORD: I will keep4 thy statutes.
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- I cried1 unto thee; save54 me, and I shall keep4 thy testimonies.
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- I prevented14 the dawning of the morning, and cried:17 I hoped14 in thy word.
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- Mine eyes prevent14 the [night] watches, that I might meditate2 in thy word.
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- Hear3 my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken16 me according to thy judgment.
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- They draw nigh1 that follow6 after mischief: they are far1 from thy law.
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- Thou [art] near, O LORD; and all thy commandments [are] truth.
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- Concerning thy testimonies, I have known1 of old that thou hast founded1 them for ever.
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- RESH.
Consider3 mine affliction, and deliver16 me: for I do not forget1 thy law.
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- Plead3 my cause, and deliver3 me: quicken16 me according to thy word.
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- Salvation [is] far from the wicked: for they seek1 not thy statutes.
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- Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken16 me according to thy judgments.
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- Many [are] my persecutors6 and mine enemies; [yet] do I not decline1 from thy testimonies.
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- I beheld1 the transgressors,6 and was grieved;113 because they kept1 not thy word.
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- Consider3 how I love1 thy precepts: quicken16 me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
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- Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever.
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- SCHIN.
Princes have persecuted1 me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe1 of thy word.
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- I rejoice5 at thy word, as one that findeth6 great spoil.
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- I hate1 and abhor17 lying: [but] thy law do I love.1
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- Seven times a day do I praise14 thee because of thy righteous judgments.
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- Great peace have they which love6 thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
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- LORD, I have hoped14 for thy salvation, and done1 thy commandments.
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- My soul hath kept1 thy testimonies; and I love4 them exceedingly.
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- I have kept1 thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways [are] before thee.
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- TAU.
Let my cry come near4 before thee, O LORD: give me understanding54 according to thy word.
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- Let my supplication come4 before thee: deliver54 me according to thy word.
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- My lips shall utter55 praise, when thou hast taught17 me thy statutes.
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- My tongue shall speak4 of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness.
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- Let thine hand help2 me; for I have chosen1 thy precepts.
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- I have longed1 for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight.
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- Let my soul live,4 and it shall praise17 thee; and let thy judgments help4 me.
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- I have gone astray1 like a lost6 sheep; seek16 thy servant; for I do not forget1 thy commandments.