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\v 1 How fortunate are those about whom no one can say truthfully that they have done things that are wrong,
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\q1 those who always obey the laws of Yahweh.
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\v 2 How fortunate are those who obey his weighty commands,
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\q1 those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them to do that.
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\v 3 They do not do things that are wrong;
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\q2 they behave as Yahweh wants them to.
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\v 4 Yahweh, you have given us your principles of behavior,
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\q2 and you told us to obey them faithfully.
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\v 5 I want so much to faithfully keep everything that you command.
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\v 6 If I did that, I would not be ashamed
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\q2 when I thought about your commands.
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\v 7 When I learn all of your just regulations,
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\q2 I will praise you with a pure inner being.
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\v 8 I will obey all your statutes;
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\q2 do not desert me!
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\v 9 I know how a young person can live in a pure way;
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\q2 it is by obeying your commands.
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\v 10 I try to serve you with my entire inner being;
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\q2 do not allow me to wander away from what you have commanded.
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\v 11 I have memorized your commands
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\q2 so that I will not sin against you.
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\v 12 Yahweh, I praise you;
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\q2 teach me your statutes.
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\v 13 I have announced to the people all the things that you have commanded us to do.
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\v 14 I delight in obeying your requirements;
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\q1 I enjoy that more than being very rich.
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\v 15 I will study everything you have commanded,
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\q2 and I will pay attention to how you have shown me to live.
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\v 16 I will be happy to obey your statutes,
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\q2 and I will not forget your words.
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\v 17 Do good things for me, the one who serves you,
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\q2 so that I may continue to live and obey your words during all my life.
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\v 18 Help me to understand with my mind,
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\q2 to know the wonderful things that are written in your laws.
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\v 19 I am living here on the earth for only a short time;
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\q2 do not keep me from understanding.
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\v 20 In my inner being I strongly desire to know your decrees all the time.
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\v 21 You rebuke those who are proud;
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\q2 you curse those who disobey your commands.
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\v 22 Do not allow them to continue to insult and scorn me;
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\q2 I request this because I have obeyed your requirements.
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\v 23 Rulers gather together and plan ways to harm me,
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\q2 but I will meditate on what you have commanded.
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\v 24 I am delighted with your requirements;
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\q2 it is as though they were my advisors.
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\v 25 I think that I will soon die;
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\q2 save my life as you have promised me that you would.
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\v 26 When I told you about all the things I did, you answered me;
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\q2 teach me your statutes.
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\v 27 Help me to understand how you want me to behave,
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\q2 and then I will meditate on your amazing instructions.
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\v 28 I am very sad, with the result that I have no strength;
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\q2 enable me to be strong again as you promised me that you would do.
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\v 29 Prevent me from telling lies,
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\q2 and be kind to me by teaching me your laws.
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\v 30 I have decided that I will faithfully obey you;
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\q2 I am determined to follow your commands.
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\v 31 Yahweh, I try to carefully cling to your requirements;
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\q2 do not abandon me or let me be disgraced.
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\v 32 I will eagerly obey your commands
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\q2 because you have helped me understand better and better what you want me to do.
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\v 33 Yahweh, teach me the meaning of your statutes,
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\q2 and then I will completely obey them.
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\v 34 Help me to understand your laws
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\q2 so that I may obey them with all my inner being.
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\v 35 I am happy with your commands,
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\q2 so lead me along the paths that you have chosen for me.
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\v 36 Cause me to want to do what you command
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\q2 and not to want to become rich.
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\v 37 Do not allow me to look at things that are worthless;
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\q2 make me able to live as you want me to live.
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\v 38 Because I am one who serves you, do what you promised to do for me,
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\q2 which is what you also promise to do for all those who honor you.
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\v 39 I become afraid when my enemies insult me;
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\q2 stop them!
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\q2 But you are right when you punish my enemies.
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\v 40 I very much desire to obey your principles of behavior;
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\q2 because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live.
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\v 41 Yahweh, show me that you faithfully love me,
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\q2 and rescue me as you promised you would.
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\v 42 After you do that, I will be able to reply to those who insult me
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\q2 because I trust in your word.
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\v 43 Never prevent me from speaking your truth
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\q2 because I have confidence in your regulations.
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\v 44 I will always obey your laws
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\q2 forever and ever.
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\v 45 I will always be safe
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\q2 because I have tried to obey your principles of behavior.
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\v 46 I will tell to kings what you require,
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\q2 and because they are unable to prove me wrong, they will not cause me to be ashamed.
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\v 47 I am delighted to obey your commands,
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\q2 and I love them.
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\v 48 I respect your commandments,
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\q2 and I love them;
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\q2 I will meditate on everything you require us to do.
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\v 49 Do not forget what you said you would do for me, the one who serves you,
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\q2 because what you have said has caused me to confidently expect good things from you.
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\v 50 When I have been suffering, you comforted me;
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\q2 you did what you promised me, and that kept me alive.
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\v 51 Proud people are always making fun of me,
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\q2 but I do not turn away from obeying your laws.
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\v 52 Yahweh, when I think about your regulations that you gave to us long ago,
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\q2 I am comforted.
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\v 53 When I see wicked people disregard your laws,
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\q2 I become very angry.
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\v 54 While I have been living here on the earth for a short time,
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\q2 I have written songs about your statutes.
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\v 55 Yahweh, during the night I think about you,
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\q2 and so I obey your laws.
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\v 56 What I have always done is to obey your principles of behavior.
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\v 57 Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen,
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\q2 and I promise to obey your words.
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\v 58 With all my inner being I plead with you to be good to me;
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\q2 act kindly to me as you promised that you would do.
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\v 59 I have thought about my behavior,
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\q2 and I have decided to return to obeying your requirements.
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\v 60 I hurry to obey your commands;
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\q2 I do not delay at all.
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\v 61 Wicked people have tried to seize me as a hunter tries to catch an animal with a net,
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\q2 but I do not forget your laws.
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\v 62 In the middle of the night I awake,
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\q2 and I praise you for your commands
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\q2 because they are fair.
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\v 63 I am a friend of all those who have an awesome respect for you,
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\q2 those who obey your principles of behavior.
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\v 64 Yahweh, you faithfully love people all over the earth;
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\q2 teach me your statutes.
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\v 65 Yahweh, you have done good things for me
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\q2 as you promised that you would do.
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\v 66 Teach me to think carefully before I decide what to do,
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\q2 and teach me other things that I need to know
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\q2 because I believe that it is right for us to obey your commands.
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\v 67 Before you afflicted me, I did things that were wrong,
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\q2 but now I obey your words.
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\v 68 You are very good, and what you do is good;
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\q2 teach me your statutes.
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\v 69 Proud people have told many lies about me,
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\q2 but as for me, I obey your principles of behavior.
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\v 70 Those people are stubborn,
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\q2 but as for me, I am delighted with your laws.
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\v 71 It was good for me that you afflicted me
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\q2 because the result was that I learned your statutes.
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\v 72 The laws that you give to us are worth more to me than gold,
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\q2 more than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
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\v 73 You created me and formed my body;
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\q2 help me to be wise so that I may learn your commands.
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\v 74 Those who have an awesome respect for you will see what you have done for me,
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\q2 because they trust the covenant you made with your people.
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\v 75 Yahweh, I know that your regulations are right
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\q2 and that you have made me suffer because you love me without end.
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\v 76 Comfort me by showing that you faithfully love me
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\q2 as you said to me that you would do.
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\v 77 Act mercifully to me so that I may continue to live
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\q2 because I am delighted with your laws.
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\v 78 Cause the proud people who falsely accuse me to be shamed;
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\q2 but as for me, I will continue meditating on what you have commanded I should do.
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\v 79 Cause those who have an awesome respect for you to come back to me
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\q2 so that they may learn what you command.
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\v 80 Enable me to perfectly obey your statutes
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\q2 so that I may not be ashamed because of not doing that.
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\v 81 I am waiting for you to save me from my enemies;
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\q2 I confidently expect that you will tell me what you will do.
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\v 82 My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to do what you promised that you would do,
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\q2 and I ask, "When will you help me?"
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\v 83 I have become as useless as a wineskin that is shriveled from hanging a long time in the smoke inside a house,
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\q2 but I have not forgotten your statutes.
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\v 84 How long must I wait?
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\q2 When will you punish those who persecute me?
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\v 85 It is as though proud people, those who do not obey your laws, have dug deep pits for me to fall into.
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\v 86 All your commands are trustworthy;
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\q2 but people are persecuting me by telling lies about me, so please help me.
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\v 87 Those people almost killed me,
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\q2 but I have not stopped obeying your principles of behavior.
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\v 88 Because you faithfully love me, allow me to continue to live
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\q2 so that I may continue to obey your requirements that you have spoken.
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\v 89 Yahweh, your word will last forever;
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\q2 it is firmly fixed in heaven.
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\v 90 You will faithfully continue to act for people who are not yet born;
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\q2 you have put the earth in its place, and it remains firmly there.
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\v 91 To this day, all things on the earth remain because you decided that they should remain;
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\q2 everything on the earth serves you.
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\v 92 If I had not been delighted in obeying your laws,
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\q2 I would have died because of what I was suffering.
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\v 93 I will never forget your principles of behavior
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\q2 because as a result of my obeying them, you have enabled me to continue to live.
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\v 94 I belong to you; save me from my enemies
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\q2 because I have tried to obey your principles of behavior.
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\v 95 Wicked men are waiting to kill me,
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\q2 but I will think about your requirements.
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\v 96 I have learned that there is a limit for everything,
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\q2 but your commands have no limit.
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\v 97 I love your laws very much.
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\q2 I meditate on them all during the day.
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\v 98 Because I know your commands
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\q2 and because I think about them all the time,
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\q2 I have become wiser than my enemies.
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\v 99 I understand more than my teachers do
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\q2 because I meditate on what you command.
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\v 100 I understand more than many old people do
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\q2 because I obey your principles of behavior.
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\v 101 I have avoided all evil behavior
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\q2 so that I may obey your words.
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\v 102 I have not refused to obey them
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\q2 because you have taught me while I have studied them.
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\v 103 When I read your words,
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\q2 they are like honey that I eat;
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\q2 yes, they are even sweeter than honey.
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\v 104 Because I have learned your principles of behavior,
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\q2 I am able to understand many things;
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\q2 therefore I hate all evil things that some people do.
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\v 105 Your word is a lamp to guide me;
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\q2 it is like a light that shows me where to walk.
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\v 106 I have solemnly promised, and I am solemnly promising it again,
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\q2 that I will always obey your regulations;
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\q2 they are all fair.
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\v 107 Yahweh, I am suffering very much;
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\q2 cause me to be strong again as you have promised to do.
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\v 108 Yahweh, when I thank you while I pray, it is like a sacrifice to you;
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\q2 please accept it,
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\q2 and teach me your regulations.
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\v 109 My enemies are often trying to kill me,
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\q2 but I do not forget your laws.
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\v 110 Wicked people have tried to seize me as a hunter tries to catch little animals with a trap,
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\q2 but I have not disobeyed your principles of behavior.
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\v 111 I have your requirements forever;
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\q2 because of them, I am joyful in my inner being.
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\v 112 I have decided to always obey your commands, every one of them.
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\v 113 I hate people who only say they love you,
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\q2 but I love your laws.
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\v 114 You are like a place where I can hide from my enemies,
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\q2 and you are like a shield behind which I am protected from them;
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\q2 I trust in your promises.
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\v 115 You evil people, go away from me
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\q2 so than I may obey my God's commands!
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\v 116 Enable me to be strong as you promised that you would do,
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\q2 so that I may continue to live.
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\q1 I am confidently expecting that you will restore me;
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\q2 do not disappoint me.
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\v 117 Hold me up so that I may be safe
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\q2 and always pay attention to your commands.
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\v 118 You reject all those who disobey your statutes;
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\q2 because they make deceitful plans and they do not keep their word.
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\v 119 You get rid of all the wicked people on the earth as people get rid of trash;
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\q2 therefore I love your requirements.
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\v 120 I tremble because I am afraid of you;
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\q2 I am afraid because you punish those who do not obey your regulations.
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\v 121 But I have done what is right and fair;
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\q2 so do not allow people to oppress me.
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\v 122 Be responsible for doing good things for me,
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\q2 and do not allow proud people to oppress me.
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\v 123 My eyes are tired from waiting a long time for you to rescue me,
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\q2 for you to save me as you promised that you would.
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\v 124 Do something for me to show that you faithfully love me,
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\q2 and teach me your statutes.
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\v 125 I am one who serves you;
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\q1 enable me to understand what you want me to know
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\q2 so that I may learn your requirements.
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\v 126 Yahweh, now is the time for you to punish people
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\q2 because they have disobeyed your laws.
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\v 127 Truly, I love your commands more than I love gold;
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\q2 I love them more than I love very pure gold.
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\v 128 So I conduct my life by your principles of behavior,
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\q2 and I hate all the evil things that some people do.
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\v 129 Your requirements are wonderful,
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\q2 so I obey them with all my inner being.
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\q1
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\v 130 When someone explains your words,
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\q2 it is as though they are lighting a light;
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\q2 what they say causes even people who have not learned your laws to be wise.
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\v 131 I eagerly desire to know your commands
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\q2 as a dog pants with its mouth open, wanting to be fed.
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\v 132 Listen to me and act kindly to me
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\q2 as you do to all those who love you.
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\v 133 Guide me as you promised;
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\q2 do not allow evil people to control what I do.
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\q1
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\v 134 Rescue me from those who oppress me
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\q2 so that I may obey your principles of behavior.
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\v 135 Act kindly toward me
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\q2 and teach me your statutes.
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\v 136 I cry very much
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\q2 because many people do not obey your laws.
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\v 137 Yahweh, you are righteous
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\q2 and your regulations are just.
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\v 138 Your requirements are true
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\q2 and are all very right and fair.
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\v 139 I am furious
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\q2 because my enemies disregard your words.
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\q1
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\v 140 I have found that your promises are dependable,
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\q2 and I love them.
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\v 141 I am not important, and people despise me,
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\q2 but I do not forget your principles of behavior.
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\v 142 You are righteous and you will be righteous forever,
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\q2 and your laws will never be changed.
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\v 143 I constantly have troubles and I am worried,
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\q2 but your commands cause me to be happy.
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\q1
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\v 144 Your requirements are always fair;
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\q2 help me to understand them so that I may continue to live.
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\v 145 Yahweh, with all my inner being I call out to you;
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\q2 answer me and I will obey your statutes.
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\q1
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\v 146 I call out to you,
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\q2 "Save me, and I will keep your commandments."
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\v 147 Each morning I arise before dawn and call to you to help me;
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\q2 I confidently expect you to do what you have promised.
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\v 148 All during the night I am awake,
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\q2 and I meditate on your commands and your promises.
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\v 149 Yahweh, because you faithfully love me,
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\q2 listen to me while I pray;
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\q2 keep me safe because I keep your regulations.
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\v 150 Those evil people who oppress me are coming closer to me;
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\q2 they do not pay any attention to your laws.
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\v 151 But Yahweh, you are near to me,
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\q2 and I know that your commands will never be changed.
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\v 152 Long ago I found out about your requirements,
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\q2 and I know that you intended them to last forever.
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\v 153 Look at me, see that I am suffering very much, and heal me
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\q2 because I do not forget your laws.
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\q1
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\v 154 Defend me when others accuse me and rescue me from them;
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\q2 allow me to continue to live as you promised that you would.
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\v 155 Wicked people do not obey your statutes,
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\q2 so you will certainly not save them.
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\q1
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\v 156 Yahweh, you have been merciful by helping me in many ways;
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\q2 allow me to continue to live as you have done until now.
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\v 157 Many people are my enemies; many people cause me to suffer,
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\q2 but I do not neglect your commands.
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\v 158 When I look at those who are not faithful to you, I am disgusted
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\q2 because they do not obey your requirements.
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\v 159 Yahweh, notice that I love your principles of behavior;
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\q2 because you faithfully love me, allow me to continue to live.
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\q1
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\v 160 I can rely on everything that you have said;
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\q2 all your regulations will endure forever.
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\v 161 Rulers persecute me for no reason,
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\q2 but in my inner being I have a very awesome respect for your words.
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\v 162 I am happy about your words,
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\q2 as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
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\v 163 I thoroughly hate all lies
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\q2 but I love your laws.
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\q1
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\v 164 I praise you seven times a day
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\q2 for your commandments because they are all just.
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\v 165 Things go well for those who love your laws;
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\q2 nothing will make them abandon your laws.
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\q1
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\v 166 Yahweh, I confidently expect that you will rescue me from my troubles,
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\q2 and I obey your commands.
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\v 167 I obey what you require us to do;
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\q2 I love it all very much.
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\q1
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\v 168 I obey your principles of behavior,
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\q2 and you see everything that I do.
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\v 169 Yahweh, listen while I pray for you to help me;
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\q2 help me to understand your words.
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\q1
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\v 170 Hear me while I pray,
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\q2 and rescue me as you said you would.
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\v 171 I will always praise you
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\q2 because you teach me your rules.
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\q1
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\v 172 I will sing about your words
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\q2 because all your commands are just.
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 173 I request you to always be ready to help me
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\q2 because I have chosen to obey your principles of behavior.
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\q1
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\v 174 Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue me from my enemies;
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\q2 I am delighted with your laws.
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\s5
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\v 175 Allow me to continue to live in order that I can continue to praise you
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\q2 so that your regulations will continue to help me.
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\q1
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\v 176 I have sinned and turned away from you like a sheep that has left its flock;
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\q2 search for me because I have not forgotten your commands.
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