Psalm 119:145-176

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I cried with all my heart; answer me, O Lord!
I will observe Your statutes.
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I cried to You; save me
And I will keep Your testimonies.
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I rise before dawn and cry [in prayer] for help;
I wait for Your word.
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My eyes anticipate the night watches and I awake before the call of the watchman,
That I may meditate on Your word.
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Hear my voice according to Your [steadfast] lovingkindness;
O Lord, renew and refresh me according to Your ordinances.
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Those who follow after wickedness approach;
They are far from Your law.
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You are near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.
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Of old I have known from Your testimonies
That You have founded them forever.^(A)

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Look upon my agony and rescue me,
For I do not forget Your law.
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Plead my cause and redeem me;
Revive me and give me life according to [the promise of] Your word.
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Salvation is far from the wicked,
For they do not seek Your statutes.
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Great are Your tender mercies and steadfast love, O Lord;
Revive me and give me life according to Your ordinances.
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Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn away from Your testimonies.
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I see the treacherous and loathe them,
Because they do not respect Your law.
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Consider how I love Your precepts;
Revive me and give me life, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.
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The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],
And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever.

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Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].^(B)
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I rejoice at Your word,
As one who finds great treasure.
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I hate and detest falsehood,
But I love Your law.
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[a]Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous ordinances.
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Those who love Your law have great peace;
Nothing makes them stumble.^(C)
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I hope and wait [with complete confidence] for Your salvation, O Lord,
And I do Your commandments.^(D)
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My soul keeps Your testimonies [hearing and accepting and obeying them];
I love them greatly.
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I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are [fully known] before You.

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Let my [mournful] cry come before You, O Lord;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] according to Your word [of promise].
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Let my supplication come before You;
Deliver me according to Your word.
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Let my lips speak praise [with thanksgiving],
For You teach me Your statutes.
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Let my tongue sing [praise for the fulfillment] of Your word,
For all Your commandments are righteous.
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Let Your hand be ready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.
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I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And Your law is my delight.
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Let my soul live that it may praise You,
And let Your ordinances help me.
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I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.^(E)