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73 You created me
    and put me together.
Make me wise enough to learn
    what you have commanded.
74 Your worshipers will see me,
and they will be glad
    that I trust your word.
75 Your decisions are correct,
and you were right
    to punish me.
76 I serve you, Lord.
Comfort me with your love,
    just as you have promised.
77 I love to obey your Law!
    Have mercy and let me live.
78 Put down those proud people
    who hurt me with their lies,
because I have chosen
    to study your teachings.
79 Let your worshipers come to me,
so they will learn
    to obey your rules.
80 Let me truly respect your laws,
    so I won't be ashamed.

81 I long for you to rescue me!
    Your word is my only hope.
82 I am worn out from waiting
for you to keep your word.
    When will you have mercy?
83 My life is wasting away
    like a dried-up wineskin,[a]
but I have not forgotten
    your teachings.
84 I am your servant!
    How long must I suffer?
When will you punish
    those troublemakers?
85 Those proud people reject
    your teachings,
and they dig pits
    for me to fall in.
86 Your laws can be trusted!
    Protect me from cruel liars.
87 They have almost killed me,
but I have been faithful
    to your teachings.
88 Show that you love me
    and let me live,
so that I may obey
    your commands.

89 Our Lord, you are eternal!
Your word will last as long
    as the heavens.[b]
90 You remain faithful
    in every generation,
and the earth you created
    will keep standing firm.
91 All things are your servants,
and the laws you made
    are still in effect today.
92 If I had not found happiness
in obeying your Law,
    I would have died in misery.
93 I won't ever forget
    your teachings,
because you give me new life
    when I follow them.
94 I belong to you,
and I have respected your laws,
    so keep me safe.
95 Brutal enemies are waiting
to ambush and destroy me,
    but I obey your rules.
96 Nothing is completely perfect,
    except your teachings.

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Footnotes

  1. 119.83 a dried-up wineskin: The Hebrew text has “a wineskin in the smoke.” In ancient times bags were made from animal skins to hold wine, but when the bags dried up they cracked and could no longer be used.
  2. 119.89 Our … heavens: Or “Our Lord your word is eternal. It will last as long as the heavens.”

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