The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000.
The Excellencies of God’s Law |
ALEPH
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Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
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who walk in the law of the LORD. |
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Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
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and that seek him with the whole heart. |
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They also do no iniquity:
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Thou hast commanded us
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to keep thy precepts diligently. |
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O that my ways were directed
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Then shall I not be ashamed,
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when I have respect unto all thy commandments. |
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I will praise thee with uprightness of heart,
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when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. |
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I will keep thy statutes:
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O forsake me not utterly. |
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BETH
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Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
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By taking heed thereto according to thy word. |
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With my whole heart have I sought thee:
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O let me not wander from thy commandments. |
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Thy word have I hid in mine heart,
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that I might not sin against thee. |
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Blessed art thou, O LORD:
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With my lips have I declared
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all the judgments of thy mouth. |
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I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,
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as much as in all riches. |
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I will meditate in thy precepts,
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and have respect unto thy ways. |
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I will delight myself in thy statutes:
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I will not forget thy word. |
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GIMEL
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Deal bountifully with thy servant,
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that I may live, and keep thy word. |
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Open thou mine eyes,
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that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. |
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I am a stranger in the earth:
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hide not thy commandments from me. |
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My soul breaketh for the longing
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that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. |
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Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed,
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which do err from thy commandments. |
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Remove from me reproach and contempt;
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for I have kept thy testimonies. |
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Princes also did sit and speak against me:
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but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. |
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Thy testimonies also are my delight,
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DALETH
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My soul cleaveth unto the dust:
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quicken thou me according to thy word. |
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I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me:
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Make me to understand the way of thy precepts:
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so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. |
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My soul melteth for heaviness:
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strengthen thou me according unto thy word. |
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Remove from me the way of lying:
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and grant me thy law graciously. |
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I have chosen the way of truth:
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thy judgments have I laid before me. |
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I have stuck unto thy testimonies:
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O LORD, put me not to shame. |
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I will run the way of thy commandments,
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when thou shalt enlarge my heart. |
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HE
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Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes;
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and I shall keep it unto the end. |
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Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law;
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yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. |
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Make me to go in the path of thy commandments;
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for therein do I delight. |
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Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,
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Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity;
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and quicken thou me in thy way. |
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Stablish thy word unto thy servant,
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who is devoted to thy fear. |
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Turn away my reproach which I fear:
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for thy judgments are good. |
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Behold, I have longed after thy precepts:
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quicken me in thy righteousness. |
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VAU
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Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD,
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even thy salvation, according to thy word. |
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So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me:
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And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth;
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for I have hoped in thy judgments. |
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So shall I keep thy law continually
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And I will walk at liberty:
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I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings,
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And I will delight myself in thy commandments,
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My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments,
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which I have loved; |
and I will meditate in thy statutes. |
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ZAIN
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Remember the word unto thy servant,
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upon which thou hast caused me to hope. |
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This is my comfort in my affliction:
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for thy word hath quickened me. |
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The proud have had me greatly in derision:
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yet have I not declined from thy law. |
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I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD;
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and have comforted myself. |
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Horror hath taken hold upon me
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because of the wicked that forsake thy law. |
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Thy statutes have been my songs
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in the house of my pilgrimage. |
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I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night,
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This I had,
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because I kept thy precepts. |
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CHETH
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Thou art my portion, O LORD:
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I have said that I would keep thy words. |
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I entreated thy favor with my whole heart:
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be merciful unto me according to thy word. |
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I thought on my ways,
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and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. |
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I made haste, and delayed not
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to keep thy commandments. |
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The bands of the wicked have robbed me:
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but I have not forgotten thy law. |
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At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee
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because of thy righteous judgments. |
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I am a companion of all them that fear thee,
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and of them that keep thy precepts. |
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The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy:
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TETH
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Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD,
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Teach me good judgment and knowledge:
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for I have believed thy commandments. |
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Before I was afflicted I went astray:
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but now have I kept thy word. |
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Thou art good, and doest good:
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The proud have forged a lie against me:
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but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. |
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Their heart is as fat as grease:
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but I delight in thy law. |
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It is good for me that I have been afflicted;
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that I might learn thy statutes. |
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The law of thy mouth is better unto me
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than thousands of gold and silver. |
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JOD
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Thy hands have made me and fashioned me:
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give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. |
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They that fear thee will be glad when they see me;
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because I have hoped in thy word. |
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I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right,
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and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. |
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Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort,
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according to thy word unto thy servant. |
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Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live:
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for thy law is my delight. |
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Let the proud be ashamed;
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for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: |
but I will meditate in thy precepts. |
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Let those that fear thee turn unto me,
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and those that have known thy testimonies. |
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Let my heart be sound in thy statutes;
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CAPH
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My soul fainteth for thy salvation:
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Mine eyes fail for thy word,
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saying, When wilt thou comfort me? |
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For I am become like a bottle in the smoke;
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yet do I not forget thy statutes. |
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How many are the days of thy servant?
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When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? |
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The proud have digged pits for me,
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which are not after thy law. |
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All thy commandments are faithful:
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they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. |
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They had almost consumed me upon earth;
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but I forsook not thy precepts. |
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Quicken me after thy loving-kindness;
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so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. |
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LAMED
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For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
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Thy faithfulness is unto all generations:
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thou hast established the earth, |
and it abideth. |
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They continue this day according to thine ordinances:
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for all are thy servants. |
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Unless thy law had been my delights,
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I should then have perished in mine affliction. |
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I will never forget thy precepts:
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for with them thou hast quickened me. |
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I am thine, save me;
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for I have sought thy precepts. |
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The wicked have waited for me to destroy me:
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but I will consider thy testimonies. |
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I have seen an end of all perfection:
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but thy commandment is exceeding broad. |
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MEM
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O how love I thy law!
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It is my meditation all the day. |
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Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies:
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for they are ever with me. |
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I have more understanding than all my teachers:
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for thy testimonies are my meditation. |
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I understand more than the ancients,
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because I keep thy precepts. |
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I have refrained my feet from every evil way,
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that I might keep thy word. |
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I have not departed from thy judgments:
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How sweet are thy words unto my taste!
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yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. |
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Through thy precepts I get understanding:
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therefore I hate every false way. |
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NUN
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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
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and a light unto my path. |
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I have sworn, and I will perform it,
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that I will keep thy righteous judgments. |
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I am afflicted very much:
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quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. |
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Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
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and teach me thy judgments. |
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My soul is continually in my hand:
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yet do I not forget thy law. |
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The wicked have laid a snare for me:
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yet I erred not from thy precepts. |
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Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever:
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for they are the rejoicing of my heart. |
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I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes
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always, even unto the end. |
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SAMECH
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I hate vain thoughts:
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Thou art my hiding place and my shield:
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Depart from me, ye evildoers:
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for I will keep the commandments of my God. |
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Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live:
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and let me not be ashamed of my hope. |
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Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe:
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and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. |
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Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes:
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for their deceit is falsehood. |
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Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross:
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therefore I love thy testimonies. |
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My flesh trembleth for fear of thee;
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and I am afraid of thy judgments. |
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AIN
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I have done judgment and justice:
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leave me not to mine oppressors. |
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Be surety for thy servant for good:
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let not the proud oppress me. |
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Mine eyes fail for thy salvation,
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and for the word of thy righteousness. |
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Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy,
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and teach me thy statutes. |
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I am thy servant; give me understanding,
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that I may know thy testimonies. |
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It is time for thee, LORD, to work:
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for they have made void thy law. |
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Therefore I love thy commandments above gold;
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Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right;
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and I hate every false way. |
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PE
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Thy testimonies are wonderful:
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therefore doth my soul keep them. |
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The entrance of thy words giveth light;
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it giveth understanding unto the simple. |
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I opened my mouth, and panted:
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for I longed for thy commandments. |
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Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me,
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as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. |
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Order my steps in thy word:
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and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. |
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Deliver me from the oppression of man:
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so will I keep thy precepts. |
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Make thy face to shine upon thy servant;
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and teach me thy statutes. |
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Rivers of waters run down mine eyes,
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because they keep not thy law. |
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TZADDI
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Righteous art thou, O LORD,
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and upright are thy judgments. |
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Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded
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are righteous and very faithful. |
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My zeal hath consumed me,
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because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. |
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Thy word is very pure:
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therefore thy servant loveth it. |
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I am small and despised:
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yet do not I forget thy precepts. |
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Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
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and thy law is the truth. |
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Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me:
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yet thy commandments are my delights. |
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The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting:
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give me understanding, and I shall live. |
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KOPH
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I cried with my whole heart;
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hear me, O LORD: |
I will keep thy statutes. |
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I cried unto thee;
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save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. |
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I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried:
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Mine eyes prevent the night watches,
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that I might meditate in thy word. |
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Hear my voice according unto thy loving-kindness:
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O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment. |
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They draw nigh that follow after mischief:
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they are far from thy law. |
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Thou art near, O LORD;
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and all thy commandments are truth. |
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Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old
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that thou hast founded them for ever. |
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RESH
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Consider mine affliction, and deliver me:
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for I do not forget thy law. |
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Plead my cause, and deliver me:
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quicken me according to thy word. |
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Salvation is far from the wicked:
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for they seek not thy statutes. |
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Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD:
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quicken me according to thy judgments. |
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Many are my persecutors and mine enemies;
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yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. |
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I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved;
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because they kept not thy word. |
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Consider how I love thy precepts:
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quicken me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness. |
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Thy word is true from the beginning:
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and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. |
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SCHIN
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Princes have persecuted me without a cause:
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but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. |
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I rejoice at thy word,
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as one that findeth great spoil. |
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I hate and abhor lying:
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Seven times a day do I praise thee,
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because of thy righteous judgments. |
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Great peace have they which love thy law:
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and nothing shall offend them. |
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LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation,
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and done thy commandments. |
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My soul hath kept thy testmonies;
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and I love them exceedingly. |
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I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies:
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for all my ways are before thee. |
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TAU
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Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD:
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give me understanding according to thy word. |
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Let my supplication come before thee:
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deliver me according to thy word. |
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My lips shall utter praise,
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when thou hast taught me thy statutes. |
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My tongue shall speak of thy word:
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for all thy commandments are righteousness. |
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Let thine hand help me;
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for I have chosen thy precepts. |
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I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD;
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and thy law is my delight. |
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Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee;
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and let thy judgments help me. |
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I have gone astray like a lost sheep:
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seek thy servant; |
for I do not forget thy commandments. |
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