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Psalms
119
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1
Blessed are those whose lives have integrity, those who follow the teachings of the LORD.
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Psalms
119
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2
Blessed are those who obey his written instructions. They wholeheartedly search for him.
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Psalms
119
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3
They do nothing wrong. They follow his directions.
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Psalms
119
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4
You have commanded that your guiding principles be carefully followed.
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Psalms
119
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5
I pray that my ways may become firmly established so that I can obey your laws.
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Psalms
119
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6
Then I will never feel ashamed when I study all your commandments.
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Psalms
119
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7
I will give thanks to you as I learn your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
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Psalms
119
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9
How can a young person keep his life pure? [He can do it] by holding on to your word.
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Psalms
119
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10
I wholeheartedly searched for you. Do not let me wander away from your commandments.
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Psalms
119
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11
I have treasured your promise in my heart so that I may not sin against you.
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Psalms
119
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13
With my lips I have repeated every regulation that [comes] from your mouth.
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Psalms
119
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14
I find joy in the way [shown by] your written instructions more than I find joy in all kinds of riches.
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Psalms
119
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15
I want to reflect on your guiding principles and study your ways.
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Psalms
119
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16
Your laws make me happy. I never forget your word.
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Psalms
119
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17
Be kind to me so that I may live and hold on to your word.
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Psalms
119
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18
Uncover my eyes so that I may see the miraculous things in your teachings.
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Psalms
119
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19
I am a foreigner in this world. Do not hide your commandments from me.
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Psalms
119
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20
My soul is overwhelmed with endless longing for your regulations.
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Psalms
119
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21
You threaten arrogant people, who are condemned and wander away from your commandments.
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Psalms
119
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22
Remove the insults and contempt that have fallen on me because I have obeyed your written instructions.
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Psalms
119
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23
Even though influential people plot against me, I reflect on your laws.
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Psalms
119
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24
Indeed, your written instructions make me happy. They are my best friends.
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Psalms
119
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25
I am close to death. Give me a new life as you promised.
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Psalms
119
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26
I told you what I have done, and you answered me. Teach me your laws.
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Psalms
119
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27
Help me understand your guiding principles so that I may reflect on your miracles.
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Psalms
119
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28
I am drowning in tears. Strengthen me as you promised.
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Psalms
119
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29
Turn me away from a life of lies. Graciously provide me with your teachings.
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Psalms
119
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30
I have chosen a life of faithfulness. I have set your regulations in front of me.
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Psalms
119
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31
I have clung tightly to your written instructions. O LORD, do not let me be put to shame.
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Psalms
119
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32
I will eagerly pursue your commandments because you continue to increase my understanding.
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Psalms
119
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33
Teach me, O LORD, how to live by your laws, and I will obey them to the end.
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Psalms
119
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34
Help me understand so that I can follow your teachings. I will guard them with all my heart.
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Psalms
119
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35
Lead me on the path of your commandments, because I am happy with them.
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Psalms
119
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36
Direct my heart toward your written instructions rather than getting rich in underhanded ways.
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Psalms
119
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37
Turn my eyes away from worthless things. Give me a new life in your ways.
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Psalms
119
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39
Take away insults, which I dread, because your regulations are good.
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Psalms
119
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40
I long for your guiding principles. Give me a new life in your righteousness.
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Psalms
119
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41
Let your blessings reach me, O LORD. Save me as you promised.
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Psalms
119
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42
Then I will have an answer for the one who insults me since I trust your word.
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Psalms
119
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43
Do not take so much as a single word of truth from my mouth. My hope is based on your regulations.
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Psalms
119
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45
I will walk around freely because I sought out your guiding principles.
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Psalms
119
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46
I will speak about your written instructions in the presence of kings and not feel ashamed.
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Psalms
119
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48
I lift my hands [in prayer] because of your commandments, which I love. I will reflect on your laws.
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Psalms
119
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49
Remember the word [you gave] me. Through it you gave me hope.
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Psalms
119
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50
This is my comfort in my misery: Your promise gave me a new life.
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Psalms
119
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51
Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty, yet I have not turned away from your teachings.
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Psalms
119
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52
I remembered your regulations from long ago, O LORD, and I found comfort [in them].
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Psalms
119
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53
I am burning with anger because of wicked people, who abandon your teachings.
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Psalms
119
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54
Your laws have become like psalms to me in this place where I am only a foreigner.
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Psalms
119
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55
At night I remember your name, O LORD, and I follow your teachings.
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Psalms
119
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56
This has happened to me because I have obeyed your guiding principles.
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Psalms
119
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57
You are my inheritance, O LORD. I promised to hold on to your words.
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Psalms
119
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58
With all my heart I want to win your favor. Be kind to me as you promised.
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Psalms
119
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59
I have thought about my life, and I have directed my feet back to your written instructions.
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Psalms
119
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60
Without any hesitation I hurry to obey your commandments.
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Psalms
119
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61
[Though] the ropes of wicked people are tied around me, I never forget your teachings.
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Psalms
119
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62
At midnight I wake up to give thanks to you for the regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
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Psalms
119
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63
I am a friend to everyone who fears you and to everyone who follows your guiding principles.
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Psalms
119
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64
Your mercy, O LORD, fills the earth. Teach me your laws.
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Psalms
119
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65
You have treated me well, O LORD, as you promised.
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Psalms
119
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66
Teach me [to use] good judgment and knowledge, because I believe in your commandments.
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Psalms
119
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67
Before you made me suffer, I used to wander off, but now I hold on to your word.
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Psalms
119
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68
You are good, and you do good things. Teach me your laws.
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Psalms
119
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69
Arrogant people have smeared me with lies, [yet] I obey your guiding principles with all my heart.
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Psalms
119
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70
Their hearts are cold and insensitive, [yet] I am happy with your teachings.
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Psalms
119
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71
It was good that I had to suffer in order to learn your laws.
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Psalms
119
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72
The teachings [that come] from your mouth are worth more to me than thousands in gold or silver.
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Psalms
119
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73
Your hands created me and made me what I am. Help me understand so that I may learn your commandments.
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Psalms
119
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74
Those who fear you will see me and rejoice, because my hope is based on your word.
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Psalms
119
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75
I know that your regulations are fair, O LORD, and that you were right to make me suffer.
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Psalms
119
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77
Let your compassion reach me so that I may live, because your teachings make me happy.
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Psalms
119
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78
Let arrogant people be put to shame because they lied about me, [yet] I reflect on your guiding principles.
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Psalms
119
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79
Let those who fear you turn to me so that they can come to know your written instructions.
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Psalms
119
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80
Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws so that I will not be put to shame.
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Psalms
119
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81
My soul is weak from waiting for you to save me. My hope is based on your word.
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Psalms
119
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82
My eyes have become strained from looking for your promise. I ask, "When will you comfort me?"
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Psalms
119
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83
Although I have become like a shriveled and dried out wineskin, I have not forgotten your laws.
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Psalms
119
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84
What is left of my life? When will you bring those who persecute me to justice?
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Psalms
119
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85
Arrogant people have dug pits to trap me in defiance of your teachings.
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Psalms
119
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86
(All your commandments are reliable.) Those people persecute me with lies. Help me!
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Psalms
119
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87
They almost wiped me off [the face of] the earth. But I did not abandon your guiding principles.
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Psalms
119
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88
Give me a new life through your mercy so that I may obey the written instructions, [which came] from your mouth.
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Psalms
119
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89
O LORD, your word is established in heaven forever.
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Psalms
119
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90
Your faithfulness endures throughout every generation. You set the earth in place, and it continues to stand.
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Psalms
119
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91
All things continue to stand today because of your regulations, since they are all your servants.
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Psalms
119
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92
If your teachings had not made me happy, then I would have died in my misery.
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Psalms
119
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93
I will never forget your guiding principles, because you gave me a new life through them.
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Psalms
119
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94
I am yours. Save me, because I have searched for your guiding principles.
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Psalms
119
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95
The wicked people have waited for me in order to destroy me, [yet] I want to understand your written instructions.
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Psalms
119
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96
I have seen a limit to everything else, [but] your commandments have no limit.
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Psalms
119
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97
Oh, how I love your teachings! They are in my thoughts all day long.
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Psalms
119
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98
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, because your commandments are always with me.
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Psalms
119
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99
I have more insight than all my teachers, because your written instructions are in my thoughts.
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Psalms
119
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100
I have more wisdom than those with many years of experience, because I have obeyed your guiding principles.