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Chapter 119 |
| 1 | Blessed are
the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. |
| 2 | Blessed
are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole
heart. |
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They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. |
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Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. |
| 5 | O that my ways
were directed to keep thy statutes! |
| 6 | Then shall I not be ashamed,
when I have respect unto all thy commandments. |
| 7 | I will praise
thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous
judgments. |
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| I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
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| 9 | Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto
according to thy word. |
| 10 | With my whole heart have I sought thee: O
let me not wander from thy commandments. |
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11 | Thy word have I hid in
mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. |
| 12 | Blessed art
thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. |
| 13 | With my lips have I declared
all the judgments of thy mouth. |
| 14 | I have rejoiced in the way of
thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. |
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15 | I will meditate in thy
precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. |
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16 | I will delight myself in
thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. |
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17 | Deal bountifully with thy
servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. |
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18 | Open thou mine eyes,
that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. |
| 19 | I am a
stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. |
| 20 | My soul
breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
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| 21 | Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy
commandments. |
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22 | Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have
kept thy testimonies. |
| 23 | Princes also did sit and speak against me:
but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. |
| 24 | Thy
testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. |
| 25 | My soul
cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. |
| 26 | I
have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. |
| 27 |
Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous
works. |
| 28
| My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me
according unto thy word. |
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29 | Remove from me the way of lying: and
grant me thy law graciously. |
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30 | I have chosen the way of truth: thy
judgments have I laid before me. |
| 31 | I have stuck unto thy
testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. |
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32 | I will run the way of thy
commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. |
| 33 | Teach me, O
LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. |
| 34 |
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with
my whole heart. |
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35 | Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for
therein do I delight. |
| 36 | Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and
not to covetousness. |
| 37 | Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity;
and quicken thou me in thy way. |
| 38 | Stablish thy word unto thy
servant, who is devoted to thy fear. |
| 39 | Turn away my reproach which I
fear: for thy judgments are good. |
| 40 | Behold, I have longed after
thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. |
| 41 | Let thy
mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy
word. |
| 42 |
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me:
for I trust in thy word. |
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43 | And take not the word of truth utterly
out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. |
| 44 | So shall I
keep thy law continually for ever and ever. |
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45 | And I will walk at
liberty: for I seek thy precepts. |
| 46 | I will speak of thy
testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. |
| 47 | And I will
delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. |
| 48 | My hands
also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will
meditate in thy statutes. |
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49 | Remember the word unto thy servant,
upon which thou hast caused me to hope. |
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50 | This is my comfort in my
affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. |
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51 | The proud have had me
greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law. |
| 52 | I
remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. |
| 53 |
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy
law. |
| 54 |
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my
pilgrimage. |
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55 | I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night,
and have kept thy law. |
| 56 | This I had, because I kept thy
precepts. |
| 57
| Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would
keep thy words. |
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58 | I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be
merciful unto me according to thy word. |
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59 | I thought on my ways, and
turned my feet unto thy testimonies. |
| 60 | I made haste, and delayed not
to keep thy commandments. |
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61 | The bands of the wicked have robbed
me: but I have not forgotten thy law. |
| 62 | At midnight I will rise to
give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. |
| 63 | I am a
companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
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| 64 | The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
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| 65 | Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy
word. |
| 66 |
Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy
commandments. |
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67 | Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have
I kept thy word. |
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68 | Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy
statutes. |
| 69
| The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep
thy precepts with my whole heart. |
| 70 | Their heart is as fat as
grease; but I delight in thy law. |
| 71 | It is good for me that I have
been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. |
| 72 | The law of
thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. |
| 73 | Thy
hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn
thy commandments. |
| 74 | They that fear thee will be glad when they
see me; because I have hoped in thy word. |
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75 | I know, O LORD, that thy
judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
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| 76 | Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to
thy word unto thy servant. |
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77 | Let thy tender mercies come unto me,
that I may live: for thy law is my delight. |
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78 | Let the proud be
ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate
in thy precepts. |
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79 | Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those
that have known thy testimonies. |
| 80 | Let my heart be sound in thy
statutes; that I be not ashamed. |
| 81 | My soul fainteth for thy
salvation: but I hope in thy word. |
| 82 | Mine eyes fail for thy word,
saying, When wilt thou comfort me? |
| 83 | For I am become like a bottle
in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes. |
| 84 | How many are
the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute
me? |
| 85 |
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy
law. |
| 86 |
All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me
wrongfully; help thou me. |
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87 | They had almost consumed me upon
earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. |
| 88 | Quicken me after thy
lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. |
| 89 | For
ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. |
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90 | Thy faithfulness is
unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
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| 91 | They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy
servants. |
| 92
| Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have
perished in mine affliction. |
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93 | I will never forget thy precepts: for
with them thou hast quickened me. |
| 94 | I am thine, save me: for I
have sought thy precepts. |
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95 | The wicked have waited for me to
destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies. |
| 96 | I have seen
an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. |
| 97 |
O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day. |
| 98 | Thou through
thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with
me. |
| 99 |
I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy
testimonies are my meditation. |
| 100 | I understand more than the
ancients, because I keep thy precepts. |
| 101 | I have refrained my feet
from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. |
| 102 | I have not
departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. |
| 103 | How sweet
are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! |
| 104 | Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false
way. |
| 105
| Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my
path. |
| 106
| I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy
righteous judgments. |
| 107 | I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O
LORD, according unto thy word. |
| 108 | Accept, I beseech thee, the
freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. |
| 109 | My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
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| 110 | The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy
precepts. |
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111 | Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for
ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. |
| 112 | I have
inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
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| 113 | I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. |
| 114 | Thou art
my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. |
| 115 | Depart
from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. |
| 116 | Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be
ashamed of my hope. |
| 117 | Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I
will have respect unto thy statutes continually. |
| 118 | Thou hast
trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is
falsehood. |
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119 | Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like
dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. |
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120 | My flesh trembleth for
fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. |
| 121 | I have
done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. |
| 122 | Be
surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. |
| 123 |
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
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| 124 | Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy
statutes. |
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125 | I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I
may know thy testimonies. |
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126 | It is time for thee, LORD, to work:
for they have made void thy law. |
| 127 | Therefore I love thy
commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. |
| 128 | Therefore
I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every
false way. |
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129 | Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my
soul keep them. |
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130 | The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth
understanding unto the simple. |
| 131 | I opened my mouth, and
panted: for I longed for thy commandments. |
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132 | Look thou upon me,
and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy
name. |
| 133
| Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have
dominion over me. |
| 134 | Deliver me from the oppression of man: so
will I keep thy precepts. |
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135 | Make thy face to shine upon thy
servant; and teach me thy statutes. |
| 136 | Rivers of waters run down
mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. |
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137 | Righteous art thou, O
LORD, and upright are thy judgments. |
| 138 | Thy testimonies that thou
hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. |
| 139 | My zeal
hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. |
| 140 | Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. |
| 141 | I
am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. |
| 142 | Thy
righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
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| 143 | Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my
delights. |
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144 | The righteousness of thy testimonies is
everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. |
| 145 | I cried
with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. |
| 146 | I
cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. |
| 147 | I
prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
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| 148 | Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy
word. |
| 149
| Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD,
quicken me according to thy judgment. |
| 150 | They draw nigh that follow
after mischief: they are far from thy law. |
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151 | Thou art near, O
LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. |
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152 | Concerning thy
testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
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| 153 | Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy
law. |
| 154
| Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to
thy word. |
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155 | Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek
not thy statutes. |
| 156 | Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD:
quicken me according to thy judgments. |
| 157 | Many are my persecutors and
mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. |
| 158 | I
beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy
word. |
| 159
| Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD,
according to thy lovingkindness. |
| 160 | Thy word is true from the
beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
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| 161 | Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe
of thy word. |
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162 | I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great
spoil. |
| 163
| I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. |
| 164 | Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous
judgments. |
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165 | Great peace have they which love thy law: and
nothing shall offend them. |
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166 | LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation,
and done thy commandments. |
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167 | My soul hath kept thy testimonies;
and I love them exceedingly. |
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168 | I have kept thy precepts and thy
testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. |
| 169 | Let my cry
come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy
word. |
| 170
| Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me
according to thy word. |
| 171 | My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast
taught me thy statutes. |
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172 | My tongue shall speak of thy word:
for all thy commandments are righteousness. |
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173 | Let thine hand help
me; for I have chosen thy precepts. |
| 174 | I have longed for thy
salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. |
| 175 | Let my
soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. |
| 176 | I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not
forget thy commandments. |
