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- 119:1 - [In Context]
- People living pure lives are happy. Those people follow the Lord's teachings.
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- 119:2 - [In Context]
- People who obey the Lord's Agreement F426 are happy. They obey the Lord with all their heart.
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- 119:3 - [In Context]
- Those people don't do bad things. They obey the Lord.
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- 119:4 - [In Context]
- Lord, you gave us your commands. And you told us to obey those commands completely.
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- 119:5 - [In Context]
- If I always obey your laws, Lord,
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- 119:6 - [In Context]
- then I will never be ashamed when I study your commands.
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- 119:7 - [In Context]
- Then I could truly honor you as I study your fairness and goodness.
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- 119:8 - [In Context]
- Lord, I will obey your commands. So please don't leave me!
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- 119:9 - [In Context]
- How can a young person live a pure life? By following your instructions.
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- 119:10 - [In Context]
- I try to serve God with all my heart. God, help me obey your commands.
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- 119:11 - [In Context]
- I study your teachings very carefully. Why? So I will not sin against you.
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- 119:12 - [In Context]
- Bless you Lord. Teach me your laws.
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- 119:13 - [In Context]
- I will talk about all your wise decisions.
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- 119:14 - [In Context]
- I enjoy studying your Agreement F427 more than anything.
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- 119:15 - [In Context]
- I discuss your rules. I follow your way of living.
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- 119:16 - [In Context]
- I enjoy your laws. I will not forget your words.
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- 119:17 - [In Context]
- Be good to me, your servant, so I might be able to live and obey your commands.
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- 119:18 - [In Context]
- Lord, open my eyes. Let me look into your teachings and read about the wonderful things you did.
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- 119:19 - [In Context]
- I am a stranger in this land. Lord, don't hide your teachings from me.
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- 119:20 - [In Context]
- I want to study your decisions all the time.
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- 119:21 - [In Context]
- Lord, you criticize proud people. Bad things will happen to them. They refuse to obey your commands.
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- 119:22 - [In Context]
- Don't let me be ashamed and embarrassed. I have obeyed your Agreement. F428
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- 119:23 - [In Context]
- Even the leaders said bad things about me. But I am your servant, Lord, and I study your laws.
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- 119:24 - [In Context]
- Your Agreement is my best friend. It gives me good advice.
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- 119:25 - [In Context]
- I will soon die. Lord, give the command and let me live.
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- 119:26 - [In Context]
- I told you about my life. And you answered me. Now, teach me your laws.
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- 119:27 - [In Context]
- Lord, help me understand your laws. Let me study about the wonderful things you have done.
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- 119:28 - [In Context]
- I am sad and tired. Give the command and make me strong again.
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- 119:29 - [In Context]
- Lord, don't let me live a lie. Guide me with your teachings.
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- 119:30 - [In Context]
- Lord, I chose to be loyal to you. I carefully study your wise decisions.
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- 119:31 - [In Context]
- I stick with your Agreement F429 Lord. Don't disappoint me.
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- 119:32 - [In Context]
- I will gladly obey your commands. Lord, your commands make me happy.
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- 119:33 - [In Context]
- Lord, teach me your laws, and I will follow them.
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- 119:34 - [In Context]
- Help me understand, and I will obey your teachings. I will obey them completely.
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- 119:35 - [In Context]
- Lord, lead me along the path of your commands. I truly love that way of living.
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- 119:36 - [In Context]
- Help me think about your Agreement F430 instead of how to get rich.
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- 119:37 - [In Context]
- Lord, don't let me look at worthless things. Help me live your way.
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- 119:38 - [In Context]
- Do what you promised for your servant, so that people will respect you.
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- 119:39 - [In Context]
- Lord, take away the shame I fear. Your wise decisions are good.
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- 119:40 - [In Context]
- Look, I love your commands. Be good to me and let me live.
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- 119:41 - [In Context]
- Lord, show me your true love. Save me like you promised.
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- 119:42 - [In Context]
- Then I will have an answer for people who insult me. I really trust the things you say, Lord.
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- 119:43 - [In Context]
- Let me always speak your true teachings. Lord, I depend on your wise decisions.
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- 119:44 - [In Context]
- Lord, I will follow your teachings forever and ever.
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- 119:45 - [In Context]
- So I will be free. Why? Because I try hard to obey your laws.
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- 119:46 - [In Context]
- I will discuss your Agreement F431 with kings, and they will not embarrass me.
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- 119:47 - [In Context]
- I enjoy studying your commands, Lord. I love those commands.
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- 119:48 - [In Context]
- Lord, I praise your commands. I love them. And I will study them.
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- 119:49 - [In Context]
- Lord, remember your promise to me. That promise gives me hope.
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- 119:50 - [In Context]
- I was suffering, and you comforted me. Your words let me live again.
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- 119:51 - [In Context]
- People who think they are better than me insulted me constantly. But I did not stop following your teachings.
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- 119:52 - [In Context]
- I always remember your wise decisions. Lord, your wise decisions comfort me.
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- 119:53 - [In Context]
- I become angry when I see the wicked people who quit following your teachings.
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- 119:54 - [In Context]
- Your laws are my songs at home. F432
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- 119:55 - [In Context]
- Lord, I remember your name at night. And I remember your teachings.
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- 119:56 - [In Context]
- This happens because I carefully obey your commands.
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- 119:57 - [In Context]
- Lord, I decided my duty is to obey your commands.
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- 119:58 - [In Context]
- Lord, I depend on you completely. Be kind to me like you promised.
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- 119:59 - [In Context]
- I thought very carefully about my life. And I came back to your Agreement. F433
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- 119:60 - [In Context]
- I hurried back to obey your commands without delay.
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- 119:61 - [In Context]
- A group of bad people said bad things about me. But I did not forget your teachings, Lord.
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- 119:62 - [In Context]
- In the middle of the night, I get up to thank you for your good decisions.
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- 119:63 - [In Context]
- I am a friend to every person who worships you. I am a friend to every person who obeys your commands.
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- 119:64 - [In Context]
- Lord, your true love fills the earth. Teach me your laws.
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- 119:65 - [In Context]
- Lord, you did good things for me, your servant. You did exactly what you promised to do.
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- 119:66 - [In Context]
- Lord, give me the knowledge to make wise decisions. I trust your commands.
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- 119:67 - [In Context]
- Before I suffered, I did many wrong things. But now, I carefully obey your commands.
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- 119:68 - [In Context]
- God, you are good, and you do good things. Teach me your laws.
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- 119:69 - [In Context]
- People who think they are better than me told bad lies about me. But I continued to obey your commands with all my heart, Lord.
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- 119:70 - [In Context]
- Those people are very stupid. F434 But I enjoy studying your teachings.
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- 119:71 - [In Context]
- Suffering was good for me. I learned your laws.
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- 119:72 - [In Context]
- Lord, your teachings are good for me. They are better than 1,000 pieces of silver and gold.
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- 119:73 - [In Context]
- Lord, you made me and you support me with your hands. Help me learn and understand your commands.
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- 119:74 - [In Context]
- Lord, your followers see me and respect me. They are happy because I trust what you say.
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- 119:75 - [In Context]
- Lord, I know that your decisions are fair. And it was right for you to punish me.
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- 119:76 - [In Context]
- Now, comfort me with your true love. Comfort me like you promised.
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- 119:77 - [In Context]
- Lord, comfort me and let me live. I truly enjoy your teachings.
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- 119:78 - [In Context]
- People who think they are better than me lied about me. I hope those people are ashamed. Lord, I study your laws.
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- 119:79 - [In Context]
- I hope your followers come back to me so they can learn your Agreement. F435
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- 119:80 - [In Context]
- Lord, let me obey your commands perfectly, so I will not be ashamed.
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- 119:81 - [In Context]
- I am about to die waiting for you to save me. But I trust the things you say, Lord.
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- 119:82 - [In Context]
- I keep looking for the things you promised, but my eyes are getting tired. Lord, when will you comfort me?
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- 119:83 - [In Context]
- Even when I am like a dried wineskin on the trash pile, I will not forget your laws.
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- 119:84 - [In Context]
- How long will I live? Lord, when will you punish the people who persecute me?
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- 119:85 - [In Context]
- Some proud people stabbed me with their lies. And that is against your teachings.
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- 119:86 - [In Context]
- Lord, people can trust all of your commands. Those people are wrong to persecute me. Help me!
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- 119:87 - [In Context]
- Those people almost destroyed me. But I did not stop obeying your commands.
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- 119:88 - [In Context]
- Lord, show me your true love and let me live. I will do whatever you say.
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- 119:89 - [In Context]
- Lord, your word continues forever. Your word continues forever in heaven.
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- 119:90 - [In Context]
- You are loyal forever and ever. Lord, you made the earth, and it still stands.
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- 119:91 - [In Context]
- It still continues today because of your laws, because it obeys them like a slave.
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- 119:92 - [In Context]
- If your teachings were not like friends to me, then my suffering would have destroyed me.
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- 119:93 - [In Context]
- Lord, I will never forget your commands, because they let me live.
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- 119:94 - [In Context]
- Lord, I am yours, so save me! Why? Because I try hard to obey your commands.
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- 119:95 - [In Context]
- Wicked people tried to destroy me. But your Agreement F436 made me wise.
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- 119:96 - [In Context]
- Everything has its limits, except your law.
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- 119:97 - [In Context]
- Oh, I love your teachings, Lord. I talk about them all of the time.
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- 119:98 - [In Context]
- Lord, your commands make me wiser than my enemies. Your law is with me always.
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- 119:99 - [In Context]
- I am wiser than all my teachers because I study your Agreement. F437
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- 119:100 - [In Context]
- I understand more than the older leaders because I keep your commands.
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- 119:101 - [In Context]
- You keep me off of the wrong path every step of the way. So I can do what you tell me, Lord.
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- 119:102 - [In Context]
- Lord, you are my teacher so I will not stop obeying your laws.
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- 119:103 - [In Context]
- Your words are sweeter than honey in my mouth.
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- 119:104 - [In Context]
- Your teachings make me wise, so I hate false teachings.
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- 119:105 - [In Context]
- Lord, your words are like a lamp lighting my path.
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- 119:106 - [In Context]
- Your laws are good. I promise to obey them. And I will keep my promise.
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- 119:107 - [In Context]
- Lord, I suffered for a long time. Please give the command, and let me live again!
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- 119:108 - [In Context]
- Lord, accept my praise. And teach me your laws.
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- 119:109 - [In Context]
- My life is always in danger. But I have not forgotten your teachings.
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- 119:110 - [In Context]
- Wicked people try to trap me. But I have not disobeyed your commands.
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- 119:111 - [In Context]
- Lord, I will follow your Agreement F438 forever. It makes me very happy.
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- 119:112 - [In Context]
- I will always try very hard to obey all your laws.
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- 119:113 - [In Context]
- Lord, I hate people who are not completely loyal to you. But I love your teachings.
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- 119:114 - [In Context]
- Hide me and protect me. Lord, I trust everything you say.
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- 119:115 - [In Context]
- Lord, don't let bad people come near me. And I will obey my God's commands.
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- 119:116 - [In Context]
- Lord, support me like you promised, and I will live. I trust you, so don't disappoint me.
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- 119:117 - [In Context]
- Help me, Lord, and I will be saved. I will study your commands forever.
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- 119:118 - [In Context]
- Lord, you turn away every person who breaks your laws. Why? Because those people lied when they agreed to follow you.
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- 119:119 - [In Context]
- Lord, you throw away the wicked people on earth like trash. So I will love your Agreement F439 forever.
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- 119:120 - [In Context]
- Lord, I am afraid of you. I fear and respect your laws.
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- 119:121 - [In Context]
- I have done what is right and good. Lord, don't give me to the people who want to hurt me.
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- 119:122 - [In Context]
- Promise to be good to me. I am your servant. Lord, don't let those proud people hurt me.
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- 119:123 - [In Context]
- Lord, I have worn out my eyes looking for help from you, for a good word from you.
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- 119:124 - [In Context]
- I am your servant. Show your true love to me. Teach me your laws.
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- 119:125 - [In Context]
- I am your servant. Help me understand so I can know your Agreement. F440
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- 119:126 - [In Context]
- Lord, it is time for you to do something. The people have broken your law.
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- 119:127 - [In Context]
- Lord, I love your commands more than purest gold.
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- 119:128 - [In Context]
- I carefully obey all of your commands. F441 I hate false teachings.
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- 119:129 - [In Context]
- Lord, your Agreement F442 is wonderful. That is why I follow it.
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- 119:130 - [In Context]
- When people begin to understand your word, it is like a light showing them the right way of living. Your word makes even simple people wise.
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- 119:131 - [In Context]
- Lord, I really want to study your commands. I am like a person breathing hard and waiting impatiently.
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- 119:132 - [In Context]
- God, look at me and be kind to me. Do what is right for the people who love your name.
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- 119:133 - [In Context]
- Lord, guide me like you promised. Don't let anything bad happen to me.
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- 119:134 - [In Context]
- Lord, save me from the people who hurt me. And I will obey your commands.
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- 119:135 - [In Context]
- Lord, accept your servant, and teach me your laws.
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- 119:136 - [In Context]
- I have cried a river of tears because people don't obey your teachings.
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- 119:137 - [In Context]
- Lord, you are good. And your laws are fair.
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- 119:138 - [In Context]
- You gave us good laws in the Agreement. F443 We can really trust them.
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- 119:139 - [In Context]
- My strong feelings are destroying me. I am so upset because my enemies forgot your commands.
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- 119:140 - [In Context]
- We have proof that we can trust your word, Lord. And I love it.
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- 119:141 - [In Context]
- I am a young person, and people don't respect me. But I don't forget your commands.
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- 119:142 - [In Context]
- Lord, your goodness is forever. And your teachings can be trusted.
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- 119:143 - [In Context]
- I have had troubles and hard times. But I enjoy your commands.
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- 119:144 - [In Context]
- Your Agreement is good forever. Help me understand it so I can live.
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- 119:145 - [In Context]
- I call to you with all my heart, Lord. Answer me! I obey your commands.
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- 119:146 - [In Context]
- Lord, I call to you. Save me! And I will obey your Agreement. F444
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- 119:147 - [In Context]
- I got up early in the morning to pray to you. I trust the things you say.
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- 119:148 - [In Context]
- I stayed up late at night to study your word.
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- 119:149 - [In Context]
- With all your love, listen to me. Lord, do the things you say are right, and let me live.
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- 119:150 - [In Context]
- People are making evil plans against me. Those people don't follow your teachings.
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- 119:151 - [In Context]
- Lord, you are close to me. And all your commands can be trusted.
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- 119:152 - [In Context]
- Long ago I learned from your Agreement F445 that your teachings will continue forever.
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- 119:153 - [In Context]
- Lord, see my suffering and rescue me. I have not forgotten your teachings.
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- 119:154 - [In Context]
- Lord, fight my fight for me and save me. Let me live, like you promised.
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- 119:155 - [In Context]
- Wicked people will not win because they don't follow your laws.
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- 119:156 - [In Context]
- Lord, you are very kind. Do the things you say are right, and let me live.
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- 119:157 - [In Context]
- I have many enemies trying to hurt me. But I have not stopped following your Agreement. F446
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- 119:158 - [In Context]
- I see those traitors. F447 They don't obey your word, Lord. And I hate that.
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- 119:159 - [In Context]
- Look, I try hard to obey your commands. Lord, with all your love, let me live.
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- 119:160 - [In Context]
- From the very beginning, all your words could be trusted, Lord. And your good law will last forever.
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- 119:161 - [In Context]
- Powerful leaders attacked me for no reason. But I fear and respect only your law.
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- 119:162 - [In Context]
- Lord, your word makes me happy, as happy as a person who just found a great treasure.
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- 119:163 - [In Context]
- I hate lies! I despise them! But I love your teachings, Lord.
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- 119:164 - [In Context]
- Seven times a day I praise you for your good laws.
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- 119:165 - [In Context]
- People who love your teachings will find true peace. Nothing can make those people fall.
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- 119:166 - [In Context]
- Lord, I am waiting for you to save me. I obeyed your commands.
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- 119:167 - [In Context]
- I followed your Agreement. F448 Lord, I love your laws very much.
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- 119:168 - [In Context]
- I have obeyed your Agreement and commands. Lord, you know everything I have done.
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- 119:169 - [In Context]
- Lord, listen to my happy song. Make me wise like you promised.
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- 119:170 - [In Context]
- Lord, listen to my prayer. Save me, like you promised.
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- 119:171 - [In Context]
- I burst into songs of praise, because you taught me your laws.
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- 119:172 - [In Context]
- Help me respond to your words and let me sing my song. Lord, all your laws are good.
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- 119:173 - [In Context]
- I chose to follow your commands, so reach out and help me!
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- 119:174 - [In Context]
- Lord, I want you to save me. But your teachings make me happy.
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- 119:175 - [In Context]
- Let me live and praise you, Lord. Let your laws help me.
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- 119:176 - [In Context]
- I wandered away like a lost sheep. Come looking for me, Lord. I am your servant, and I have not forgotten your commands.
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FOOTNOTES: F426: Agreement Literally, "Proof." The flat stones with the Ten Commandments written on them were proof of the Agreement between God and Israel.
F427: director Or, "performer."
F428: You Literally, "Your name."
F429: SELAH This word is for the musicians. It probably means the singers should pause here or the music should be louder here.
F430: There … important Literally, "Not from the east or the west and not from the desert mountains."
F431: director Or, "performer."
F432: Salem Another name for Jerusalem. This name means, "Peace."
F433: SELAH This word is for the musicians. It probably means the singers should pause here or the music should be louder here.
F434: survivors People who escaped some disaster. Here this means the Jewish people who survived the destruction of Judah and Israel by its enemy armies.
F435: director Or, "performer."
F436: SELAH This word is for the musicians. It probably means the singers should pause here or the music should be louder here.
F437: descendants A person's children and their future families.
F438: SELAH This word is for the musicians. It probably means the singers should pause here or the music should be louder here.
F439: maskils The exact meaning of "maskil" is not clear. It might mean "a poem of meditation," "a poem of instruction," or "a skillfully-written poem."
F440: Jacob Another name for Israel. See Gen. 32:22-28.
F441: ancestors Literally, "fathers," meaning a person's parents, grandparents, and all the people they are descended from.
F442: ancestors Literally, "fathers," meaning a person's parents, grandparents, and all the people they are descended from.
F443: descendants A person's children and their future families.
F444: ancestors Literally, "fathers," meaning a person's parents, grandparents, and all the people they are descended from.
F445: Jacob Another name for Israel. See Gen. 32:22-28.
F446: manna The special food God sent to the people of Israel while they wandered through the desert for 40 years.
F447: quail A kind of bird.
F448: Rock A name for God to show he is a strong place of safety.
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