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| 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. |
| 3 | They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 8 | I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. |
| 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. |
| 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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I will 1meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. |
| 16 | I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. |
| 17 | Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. |
| 18 | Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. |
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I am a 1stranger 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. |
| 21 | Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. |
| 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: aquicken 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. |
| 29 | Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 aquicken 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: aquicken 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 49 | Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. |
| 50 | This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath aquickened me. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 58 | I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. |
| 59 | I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. |
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I made 1haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. |
| 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. |
| 64 | The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. |
| 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. |
| 67 | Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. |
| 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. |
| 75 | I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. |
| 76 | Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. |
| 77 | Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. |
| 78 | Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. |
| 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. |
| 87 | They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. |
| 88 | aQuicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. |
| 89 | For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. |
| 90 | Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. |
| 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. |
| 93 | I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast aquickened me. |
| 94 | I am thine, save me: for I have sought thy precepts. |
| 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: aquicken 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. |
| 110 | The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 119 | Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. |
| 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. |
| 124 | Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. |
| 125 | I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. |
| 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. |
| 129 | Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 143 | Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. |
| 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. |
| 148 | Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. |
| 149 | Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, aquicken me according to thy judgment. |
| 150 | They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. |
| 151 | Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. |
| 152 | Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. |
| 153 | Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. |
| 154 | Plead my cause, and deliver me: aquicken me according to thy word. |
| 155 | Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. |
| 156 | Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: aquicken 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: aquicken 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. |
| 161 | Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. |
| 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. |
| 165 | Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. |
| 166 | LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. |
| 167 | My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. |
| 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. |
| 172 | My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. |
| 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. |
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