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PSALMS
- For ever and ever;
- 45And I will walk at ease,
- For I have sought Thy precepts;
- 46I will also speak of Thy testimonies before kings,
- And will not be ashamed.
- 47And I will delight myself in Thy commandments,
- Which I have loved.
- 48I will lift up my hands also unto Thy commandments, which I have loved;
- And I will meditate in Thy statutes.
ז ZAIN.
- 49Remember the word unto Thy servant,
- Because Thou hast made me to hope.
- 50This is my comfort in my affliction,
- That Thy word hath quickened me.
- 51The proud have had me greatly in derision;
- Yet have I not turned aside from Thy law.
- 52I have remembered Thine ordinances which are of old, O Lord,
- And have comforted myself.
- 53Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me, because of the wicked
- That forsake Thy law.
- 54Thy statutes have been my songs
- In the house of my pilgrimage.
- 55I have remembered Thy name, O Lord, in the night,
- And have observed Thy law.
- 56This I have had,
- That I have kept Thy precepts.
ח HETH.
- 57My portion is the Lord,
- I have said that I would observe Thy words.
- 58I have entreated Thy favour with my whole heart;
- Be gracious unto me according to Thy word.
- 59I considered my ways,
- And turned my feet unto Thy testimonies.
- 60I made haste, and delayed not,
- To observe Thy commandments.
- 61The bands of the wicked have enclosed me;
- But I have not forgotten Thy law.
- 62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee
- Because of Thy righteous ordinances.
- 63I am a companion of all them that fear Thee,
- And of them that observe Thy precepts.
- 64The earth, O Lord, is full of Thy mercy;
- Teach me Thy statutes.
ט TETH.
- 65Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant,
- O Lord, according unto Thy word.
- 66Teach me good discernment and knowledge;
- For I have believed in Thy commandments.
- 67Before I was afflicted, I did err;
- But now I observe Thy word.
- 68Thou art good, and doest good;
- Teach me Thy statutes.
- 69The proud have forged a lie against me;
- But I with my whole heart will keep Thy precepts.
- 70Their heart is gross like fat;
- But I delight in Thy law.
- 71It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
- In order that I might learn Thy statutes.
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