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The proud have me in great derision, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.
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I remembered Your judgments of old, O Lord, And have comforted myself.
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Indignation has taken hold of me Because of the wicked, who forsake Your law.
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Your statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.
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I remember Your name in the night, O Lord, And I keep Your law.
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This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts.
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You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words.
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I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.
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I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
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I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
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The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
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At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
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I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.
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The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy; Teach me Your statutes.
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You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word.
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Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments.
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Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
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You are good, and do good; Teach me Your statutes.
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The proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
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Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your law.
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It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.
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The law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
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Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.
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Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.
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I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
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Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.
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Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight.
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Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; But I will meditate on Your precepts.
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Let those who fear You turn to me, Those who know Your testimonies.
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Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
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My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word.