5 Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!
6 a Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.
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7 I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.
8 I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!
ב Beth
9 How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.
10 With my whole heart I have
a sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
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11 a Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.
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12 Blessed
are You, O
Lord !
Teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have
a declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
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14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As
much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts,
And
1 contemplate Your ways.
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16 I will
a delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
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ג Gimel
17 a Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
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18 Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.
19 a I
am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
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20 a My soul
1 breaks with longing
For Your judgments at all times.
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21 You rebuke the proud—the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.
22 a Remove from me reproach and contempt,
For I have kept Your testimonies.
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23 Princes also sit
and speak against me,
But Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
24 Your testimonies also
are my delight
And my counselors.
ד Daleth
25 a My soul clings to the dust;
b Revive me according to Your word.
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26 I have declared my ways, and You answered me;
a Teach me Your statutes.
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27 Make me understand the way of Your precepts;
So
a shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
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28 a My soul
1 melts from heaviness;
Strengthen me according to Your word.
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29 Remove from me the way of lying,
And grant me Your law graciously.
30 I have chosen the way of truth;
Your judgments I have laid
before me.
31 I cling to Your testimonies;
O
Lord , do not put me to shame!
32 I will run the course of Your commandments,
For You shall
a enlarge my heart.
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ה He
33 a Teach me, O
Lord , the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it
to the end.
‡
34 a Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with
my whole heart.
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35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
36 1 Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to
a covetousness.
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37 a Turn
1 away my eyes from
b looking at worthless things,
And revive me in
1 Your way.
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38 a Establish Your word to Your servant,
Who
is devoted to fearing You.
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39 Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your judgments
are good.
40 Behold, I long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
ו Waw
41 Let Your mercies come also to me, O
Lord —
Your salvation according to Your word.
42 So shall I have an answer for him who
1 reproaches me,
For I trust in Your word.
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43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I have hoped in Your ordinances.
44 So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.
45 And I will walk
1 at
a liberty,
For I seek Your precepts.
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46 a I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings,
And will not be ashamed.
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47 And I will delight myself in Your commandments,
Which I love.
48 My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments,
Which I love,
And I will meditate on Your statutes.
ז Zayin
49 Remember the word to Your servant,
Upon which You have caused me to hope.
50 This
is my
a comfort in my affliction,
For Your word has given me life.
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51 The proud have me in great derision,
Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
52 I remembered Your judgments of old, O
Lord ,
And have comforted myself.
53 a Indignation has taken hold of me
Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
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54 Your statutes have been my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
55 a I remember Your name in the night, O
Lord ,
And I keep Your law.
‡
56 This has become mine,
Because I kept Your precepts.
ח Heth
57 a You are my portion, O
Lord ;
I have said that I would keep Your words.
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58 I entreated Your favor with
my whole heart;
Be merciful to me according to Your word.
59 I
a thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
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60 I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.
61 The cords of the wicked have bound me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
62 a At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
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63 I
am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
64 a The earth, O
Lord , is full of Your mercy;
Teach me Your statutes.
‡
ט Teth
65 You have dealt well with Your servant,
O
Lord , according to Your word.
66 Teach me good judgment and
a knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.
‡
67 Before I was
a afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
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68 You
are a good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
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69 The proud have
a forged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with
my whole heart.
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70 a Their heart is
1 as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.
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71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.
72 a The law of Your mouth
is better to me
Than thousands of
coins of gold and silver.
‡
י Yod
73 a Your hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
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74 a Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.
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75 I know, O
Lord ,
a that Your judgments
are right,
And
that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
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76 Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.
77 Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For Your law
is my delight.
78 Let the proud
a be ashamed,
For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood;
But I will meditate on Your precepts.
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79 Let those who fear You turn to me,
Those who know Your testimonies.
80 Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes,
That I may not be ashamed.
ך Kaph
81 a My soul faints for Your salvation,
But I hope in Your word.
‡
82 My eyes fail
from searching Your word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
83 For
a I have become like a wineskin in smoke,
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
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84 a How many
are the days of Your servant?
b When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
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85 a The proud have dug pits for me,
Which
is not according to Your law.
‡
86 All Your commandments
are faithful;
They persecute me
a wrongfully;
Help me!
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87 They almost made an end of me on earth,
But I did not forsake Your precepts.
88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
ל Lamed
89 a Forever, O
Lord ,
Your word
1 is settled in heaven.
‡
90 Your faithfulness
endures to all generations;
You established the earth, and it
1 abides.
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91 They continue this day according to
a Your ordinances,
For all
are Your servants.
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92 Unless Your law
had been my delight,
I would then have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have given me life.
94 I
am Yours, save me;
For I have sought Your precepts.
95 The wicked wait for me to destroy me,
But I will
1 consider Your testimonies.
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96 a I have seen the consummation of all perfection,
But Your commandment
is exceedingly broad.
‡
ם Mem
97 Oh, how I love Your law!
a It
is my meditation all the day.
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98 You, through Your commandments, make me
a wiser than my enemies;
For they
are ever with me.
‡
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
a For Your testimonies
are my meditation.
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100 a I understand more than the
1 ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
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101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not departed from Your judgments,
For You Yourself have taught me.
103 a How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
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104 Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
ן Nun
105 a Your word
is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
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106 a I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
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107 I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O
Lord , according to Your word.
108 Accept, I pray,
a the freewill offerings of my mouth, O
Lord ,
And teach me Your judgments.
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109 a My life
is continually
1 in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
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110 a The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
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111 a Your testimonies I have taken as a
1 heritage forever,
For they
are the rejoicing of my heart.
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112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.
ס Samek
113 I hate the
1 double-minded,
But I love Your law.
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114 a You
are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
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115 a Depart from me, you evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God!
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116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me
a be ashamed of my hope.
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117 1 Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
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118 You reject all those who stray from Your statutes,
For their deceit
is falsehood.
119 You
1 put away all the wicked of the earth
a like dross;
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
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120 a My flesh trembles for fear of You,
And I am afraid of Your judgments.
‡
ע Ayin
121 I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Be
a surety for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.
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123 My eyes fail
from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
124 Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy,
And teach me Your statutes.
125 a I
am Your servant;
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
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126 It is time for
You to act, O
Lord ,
For they have
1 regarded Your law as void.
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127 a Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
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128 Therefore all
Your precepts
concerning all
things I consider
to be right;
I hate every false way.
פ Pe
129 Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
130 The entrance of Your words gives light;
a It gives understanding to the
b simple.
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131 I opened my mouth and
a panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
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132 a Look upon me and be merciful to me,
As Your custom
is toward those who love Your name.
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133 a Direct my steps by Your word,
And
b let no iniquity have dominion over me.
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134 a Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.
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135 a Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.
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136 a Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
Because
men do not keep Your law.
‡
ץ Tsadde
137 a Righteous
are You, O
Lord ,
And upright
are Your judgments.
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138 a Your testimonies,
which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.
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139 a My zeal has
1 consumed me,
Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
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140 a Your word
is very
1 pure;
Therefore Your servant loves it.
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141 I
am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness
is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law
is a truth.
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143 Trouble and anguish have
1 overtaken me,
Yet Your commandments
are my delights.
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144 The righteousness of Your testimonies
is everlasting;
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
ק Qoph
145 I cry out with
my whole heart;
Hear me, O
Lord !
I will keep Your statutes.
146 I cry out to You;
Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.
147 a I rise before the dawning of the morning,
And cry for help;
I hope in Your word.
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148 a My eyes are awake through the
night watches,
That I may meditate on Your word.
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149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness;
O
Lord , revive me according to Your justice.
150 They draw near who follow after wickedness;
They are far from Your law.
151 You
are a near, O
Lord ,
And all Your commandments
are truth.
‡
152 Concerning Your testimonies,
I have known of old that You have founded them
a forever.
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ר Resh
153 a Consider my affliction and deliver me,
For I do not forget Your law.
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154 a Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me according to Your word.
‡
155 Salvation
is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
156 1 Great
are Your tender mercies, O
Lord ;
Revive me according to Your judgments.
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157 Many
are my persecutors and my enemies,
Yet I do not
a turn from Your testimonies.
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158 I see the treacherous, and
a am disgusted,
Because they do not keep Your word.
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159 Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me, O
Lord , according to Your lovingkindness.
160 The entirety of Your word
is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments
endures forever.
שׁ Shin
161 a Princes persecute me without a cause,
But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
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162 I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure.
163 I hate and abhor lying,
But I love Your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
165 a Great peace have those who love Your law,
And
1 nothing causes them to stumble.
‡
166 a Lord , I hope for Your salvation,
And I do Your commandments.
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167 My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.
168 I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
a For all my ways
are before You.
‡
ת Tau
169 Let my cry come before You, O
Lord ;
a Give me understanding according to Your word.
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170 Let my
1 supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
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171 a My lips shall utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
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172 My tongue shall speak of Your word,
For all Your commandments
are righteousness.
173 Let Your hand become my help,
For
a I have chosen Your precepts.
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174 a I long for Your salvation, O
Lord ,
And
b Your law
is my delight.
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175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise You;
And let Your judgments help me.
176 a I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.
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