Salmos (RSV) 104

God the Creator and Provider

104 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty,
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who coverest thyself with light as with a garment, who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,
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who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters, who makest the clouds thy chariot, who ridest on the wings of the wind,
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who makest the winds thy messengers, fire and flame thy ministers.
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Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken.
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Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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At thy rebuke they fled; at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight.
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The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou didst appoint for them.
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Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
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Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills,
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they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
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By them the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the branches.
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From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.
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Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth,
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and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man's heart.
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The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
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In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.
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The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
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Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
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Thou makest darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
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The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
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When the sun rises, they get them away and lie down in their dens.
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Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
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O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy creatures.
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Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things innumerable, living things both small and great.
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There go the ships, and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it.
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These all look to thee, to give them their food in due season.
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When thou givest to them, they gather it up; when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.
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When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed; when thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
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When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground.
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May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, may the LORD rejoice in his works,
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who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!
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I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
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May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
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Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!


God's Faithfulness to Israel

105 1 O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples!
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Sing to him, sing praises to him, tell of all his wonderful works!
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Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice!
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Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his presence continually!
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Remember the wonderful works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
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O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
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He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
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He is mindful of his covenant for ever, of the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
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the covenant which he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,
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which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
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saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as your portion for an inheritance."
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When they were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,
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wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
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he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
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saying, "Touch not my anointed ones, do my prophets no harm!"
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When he summoned a famine on the land, and broke every staff of bread,
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he had sent a man ahead of them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
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His feet were hurt with fetters, his neck was put in a collar of iron;
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until what he had said came to pass the word of the LORD tested him.
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The king sent and released him, the ruler of the peoples set him free;
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he made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions,
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to instruct his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.
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Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
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And the LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes.
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He turned their hearts to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.
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He sent Moses his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen.
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They wrought his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham.
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He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they rebelled against his words.
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He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die.
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Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings.
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He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country.
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He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through their land.
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He smote their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.
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He spoke, and the locusts came, and young locusts without number;
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which devoured all the vegetation in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.
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He smote all the first-born in their land, the first issue of all their strength.
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Then he led forth Israel with silver and gold, and there was none among his tribes who stumbled.
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Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it.
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He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.
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They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.
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He opened the rock, and water gushed forth; it flowed through the desert like a river.
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For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
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So he led forth his people with joy, his chosen ones with singing.
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And he gave them the lands of the nations; and they took possession of the fruit of the peoples' toil,
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to the end that they should keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!


A Confession of Israel's Sins

106 1 Praise the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!
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Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or show forth all his praise?
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Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!
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Remember me, O LORD, when thou showest favor to thy people; help me when thou deliverest them;
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that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy heritage.
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Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.
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Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider thy wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
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Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power.
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He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
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So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the power of the enemy.
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And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.
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Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.
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But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.
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But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;
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he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.
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When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD,
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the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
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Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.
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They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a molten image.
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They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.
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They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,
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wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red Sea.
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Therefore he said he would destroy them -- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
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Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.
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They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD.
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Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness,
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and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them over the lands.
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Then they attached themselves to the Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;
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they provoked the LORD to anger with their doings, and a plague broke out among them.
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Then Phinehas stood up and interposed, and the plague was stayed.
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And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation for ever.
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They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;
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for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash.
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They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,
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but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did.
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They served their idols, which became a snare to them.
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They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;
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they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.
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Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the harlot in their doings.
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Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;
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he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them.
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Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power.
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Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity.
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Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.
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He remembered for their sake his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
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He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive.
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Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to thy holy name and glory in thy praise.
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Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD!


Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Many Troubles

107 1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!
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Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
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and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
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Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;
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hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.
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Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
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he led them by a straight way, till they reached a city to dwell in.
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Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
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For he satisfies him who is thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.
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Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in affliction and in irons,
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for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
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Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with none to help.
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Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
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he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder.
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Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
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For he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts in two the bars of iron.
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Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
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they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death.
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Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
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he sent forth his word, and healed them, and delivered them from destruction.
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Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
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And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
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Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;
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they saw the deeds of the LORD, his wondrous works in the deep.
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For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
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They mounted up to heaven, they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their evil plight;
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they reeled and staggered like drunken men, and were at their wits' end.
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Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress;
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he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
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Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.
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Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
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Let them extol him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.
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He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground,
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a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the wickedness of its inhabitants.
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He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water.
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And there he lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in;
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they sow fields, and plant vineyards, and get a fruitful yield.
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By his blessing they multiply greatly; and he does not let their cattle decrease.
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When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,
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he pours contempt upon princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
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but he raises up the needy out of affliction, and makes their families like flocks.
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The upright see it and are glad; and all wickedness stops its mouth.
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Whoever is wise, let him give heed to these things; let men consider the steadfast love of the LORD.


Praise and Prayer for Victory

108 1 <A Song. A Psalm of David.> My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! Awake, my soul!
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Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!
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I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the peoples, I will sing praises to thee among the nations.
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For thy steadfast love is great above the heavens, thy faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
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Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let thy glory be over all the earth!
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That thy beloved may be delivered, give help by thy right hand, and answer me!
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God has promised in his sanctuary: "With exultation I will divide up Shechem, and portion out the Vale of Succoth.
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Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet; Judah my scepter.
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Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I cast my shoe; over Philistia I shout in triumph."
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Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
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Hast thou not rejected us, O God? Thou dost not go forth, O God, with our armies.
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O grant us help against the foe, for vain is the help of man!
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With God we shall do valiantly; it is he who will tread down our foes.


Prayer for Vindication and Vengeance

109 1 <To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.> Be not silent, O God of my praise!
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For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.
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They beset me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.
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In return for my love they accuse me, even as I make prayer for them.
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So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser bring him to trial.
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When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin!
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May his days be few; may another seize his goods!
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May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!
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May his children wander about and beg; may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit!
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May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
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Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children!
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May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation!
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May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out!
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Let them be before the LORD continually; and may his memory be cut off from the earth!
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For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted to their death.
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He loved to curse; let curses come on him! He did not like blessing; may it be far from him!
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He clothed himself with cursing as his coat, may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones!
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May it be like a garment which he wraps round him, like a belt with which he daily girds himself!
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May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life!
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But thou, O GOD my Lord, deal on my behalf for thy name's sake; because thy steadfast love is good, deliver me!
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For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me.
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I am gone, like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust.
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My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt.
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I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.
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Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to thy steadfast love!
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Let them know that this is thy hand; thou, O LORD, hast done it!
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Let them curse, but do thou bless! Let my assailants be put to shame; may thy servant be glad!
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May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle!
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With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.
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For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn him to death.


Assurance of Victory for God's Priest-King

110 1 <A Psalm of David.> The LORD says to my lord: "Sit at my right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool."
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The LORD sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your foes!
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Your people will offer themselves freely on the day you lead your host upon the holy mountains. From the womb of the morning like dew your youth will come to you.
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The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind, "You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."
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The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
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He will execute judgment among the nations, filling them with corpses; he will shatter chiefs over the wide earth.
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He will drink from the brook by the way; therefore he will lift up his head.


Praise for God's Wonderful Works

111 1 Prasie the LORD. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
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Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who have pleasure in them.
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Full of honor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures for ever.
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He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and merciful.
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He provides food for those who fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant.
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He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations.
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The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy,
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they are established for ever and ever, to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.
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He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant for ever. Holy and terrible is his name!
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who practice it. His praise endures for ever!


Blessings of the Righteous

112 1 Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in his commandments!
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His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
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Wealth and riches are in his house; and his righteousness endures for ever.
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Light rises in the darkness for the upright; the LORD is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
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It is well with the man who deals generously and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice.
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For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered for ever.
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He is not afraid of evil tidings; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
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His heart is steady, he will not be afraid, until he sees his desire on his adversaries.
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He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn is exalted in honor.
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The wicked man sees it and is angry; he gnashes his teeth and melts away; the desire of the wicked man comes to nought.


God the Helper of the Needy

113 1 Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD!
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Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore!
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From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised!
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The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens!
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Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high,
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who looks far down upon the heavens and the earth?
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He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
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to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people.
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He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD!


God's Wonders at the Exodus

114 1 When Israel went forth from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
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Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.
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The sea looked and fled, Jordan turned back.
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The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
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What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?
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O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs?
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Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
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who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.


The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God

115 1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to thy name give glory, for the sake of thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness!
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Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?"
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Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases.
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Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
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They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see.
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They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell.
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They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat.
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Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them.
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O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
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O house of Aaron, put your trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
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You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
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The LORD has been mindful of us; he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;
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he will bless those who fear the LORD, both small and great.
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May the LORD give you increase, you and your children!
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May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth!
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The heavens are the LORD's heavens, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.
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The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any that go down into silence.
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But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD!


Thanksgiving for Recovery from Illness

116 1 I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications.
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Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
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The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
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Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I beseech thee, save my life!"
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Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.
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The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
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Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
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For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;
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I walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
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I kept my faith, even when I said, "I am greatly afflicted";
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I said in my consternation, "Men are all a vain hope."
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What shall I render to the LORD for all his bounty to me?
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I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD,
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I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
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Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
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O LORD, I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast loosed my bonds.
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I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
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I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
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in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!


Universal Call to Worship

117 1 Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!
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For great is his steadfast love toward us; and the faithfulness of the LORD endures for ever. Praise the LORD!


A Song of Victory

118 1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures for ever!
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Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures for ever."
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Let the house of Aaron say, "His steadfast love endures for ever."
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Let those who fear the LORD say, "His steadfast love endures for ever."
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Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free.
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With the LORD on my side I do not fear. What can man do to me?
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The LORD is on my side to help me; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
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It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
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All nations surrounded me; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
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They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
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They surrounded me like bees, they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
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I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
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The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
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Hark, glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,
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the right hand of the LORD is exalted, the right hand of the LORD does valiantly!"
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I shall not die, but I shall live, and recount the deeds of the LORD.
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The LORD has chastened me sorely, but he has not given me over to death.
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Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
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This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
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I thank thee that thou hast answered me and hast become my salvation.
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The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.
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This is the LORD's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
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This is the day which the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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Save us, we beseech thee, O LORD! O LORD, we beseech thee, give us success!
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Blessed be he who enters in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.
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The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar!
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Thou art my God, and I will give thanks to thee; thou art my God, I will extol thee.
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O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!


The Glories of God's Law

119 1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD!
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Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
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who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!
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Thou hast commanded thy precepts to be kept diligently.
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O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping thy statutes!
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Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all thy commandments.
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I will praise thee with an upright heart, when I learn thy righteous ordinances.
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I will observe thy statutes; O forsake me not utterly!
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How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to thy word.
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With my whole heart I seek thee; let me not wander from thy commandments!
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I have laid up thy word in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
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Blessed be thou, O LORD; teach me thy statutes!
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With my lips I declare all the ordinances of thy mouth.
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In the way of thy testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.
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I will meditate on thy precepts, and fix my eyes on thy ways.
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I will delight in thy statutes; I will not forget thy word.
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Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live and observe thy word.
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Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
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I am a sojourner on earth; hide not thy commandments from me!
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My soul is consumed with longing for thy ordinances at all times.
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Thou dost rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from thy commandments;
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take away from me their scorn and contempt, for I have kept thy testimonies.
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Even though princes sit plotting against me, thy servant will meditate on thy statutes.
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Thy testimonies are my delight, they are my counselors.
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My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to thy word!
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When I told of my ways, thou didst answer me; teach me thy statutes!
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Make me understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate on thy wondrous works.
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My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to thy word!
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Put false ways far from me; and graciously teach me thy law!
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I have chosen the way of faithfulness, I set thy ordinances before me.
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I cleave to thy testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame!
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I will run in the way of thy commandments when thou enlargest my understanding!
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Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I will keep it to the end.
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Give me understanding, that I may keep thy law and observe it with my whole heart.
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Lead me in the path of thy commandments, for I delight in it.
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Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to gain!
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Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; and give me life in thy ways.
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Confirm to thy servant thy promise, which is for those who fear thee.
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Turn away the reproach which I dread; for thy ordinances are good.
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Behold, I long for thy precepts; in thy righteousness give me life!
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Let thy steadfast love come to me, O LORD, thy salvation according to thy promise;
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then shall I have an answer for those who taunt me, for I trust in thy word.
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And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in thy ordinances.
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I will keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;
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and I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts.
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I will also speak of thy testimonies before kings, and shall not be put to shame;
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for I find my delight in thy commandments, which I love.
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I revere thy commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on thy statutes.
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Remember thy word to thy servant, in which thou hast made me hope.
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This is my comfort in my affliction that thy promise gives me life.
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Godless men utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from thy law.
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When I think of thy ordinances from of old, I take comfort, O LORD.
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Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake thy law.
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Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
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I remember thy name in the night, O LORD, and keep thy law.
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This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept thy precepts.
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The LORD is my portion; I promise to keep thy words.
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I entreat thy favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to thy promise.
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When I think of thy ways, I turn my feet to thy testimonies;
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I hasten and do not delay to keep thy commandments.
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Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget thy law.
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At midnight I rise to praise thee, because of thy righteous ordinances.
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I am a companion of all who fear thee, of those who keep thy precepts.
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The earth, O LORD, is full of thy steadfast love; teach me thy statutes!
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Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according to thy word.
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Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in thy commandments.
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Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I keep thy word.
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Thou art good and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
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The godless besmear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep thy precepts;
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their heart is gross like fat, but I delight in thy law.
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It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.
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The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
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Thy hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.
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Those who fear thee shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in thy word.
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I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
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Let thy steadfast love be ready to comfort me according to thy promise to thy servant.
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Let thy mercy come to me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.
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Let the godless be put to shame, because they have subverted me with guile; as for me, I will meditate on thy precepts.
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Let those who fear thee turn to me, that they may know thy testimonies.
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May my heart be blameless in thy statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
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My soul languishes for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
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My eyes fail with watching for thy promise; I ask, "When wilt thou comfort me?"
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For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten thy statutes.
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How long must thy servant endure? When wilt thou judge those who persecute me?
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Godless men have dug pitfalls for me, men who do not conform to thy law.
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All thy commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
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They have almost made an end of me on earth; but I have not forsaken thy precepts.
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In thy steadfast love spare my life, that I may keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
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For ever, O LORD, thy word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
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Thy faithfulness endures to all generations; thou hast established the earth, and it stands fast.
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By thy appointment they stand this day; for all things are thy servants.
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If thy law had not been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction.
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I will never forget thy precepts; for by them thou hast given me life.
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I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
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The wicked lie in wait to destroy me; but I consider thy testimonies.
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I have seen a limit to all perfection, but thy commandment is exceedingly broad.
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Oh, how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
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Thy commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.
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I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies are my meditation.
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I understand more than the aged, for I keep thy precepts.
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I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep thy word.
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I do not turn aside from thy ordinances, for thou hast taught me.
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How sweet are thy words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
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Through thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
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Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
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I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe thy righteous ordinances.
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I am sorely afflicted; give me life, O LORD, according to thy word!
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Accept my offerings of praise, O LORD, and teach me thy ordinances.
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I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget thy law.
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The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from thy precepts.
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Thy testimonies are my heritage for ever; yea, they are the joy of my heart.
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I incline my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, to the end.
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I hate double-minded men, but I love thy law.
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Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in thy word.
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Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
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Uphold me according to thy promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
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Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for thy statutes continually!
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Thou dost spurn all who go astray from thy statutes; yea, their cunning is in vain.
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All the wicked of the earth thou dost count as dross; therefore I love thy testimonies.
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My flesh trembles for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments.
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I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
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Be surety for thy servant for good; let not the godless oppress me.
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My eyes fail with watching for thy salvation, and for the fulfilment of thy righteous promise.
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Deal with thy servant according to thy steadfast love, and teach me thy statutes.
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I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies!
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It is time for the LORD to act, for thy law has been broken.
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Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, above fine gold.
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Therefore I direct my steps by all thy precepts; I hate every false way.
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Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.
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The unfolding of thy words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
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With open mouth I pant, because I long for thy commandments.
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Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is thy wont toward those who love thy name.
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Keep steady my steps according to thy promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.
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Redeem me from man's oppression, that I may keep thy precepts.
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Make thy face shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
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My eyes shed streams of tears, because men do not keep thy law.
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Righteous art thou, O LORD, and right are thy judgments.
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Thou hast appointed thy testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.
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My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget thy words.
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Thy promise is well tried, and thy servant loves it.
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I am small and despised, yet I do not forget thy precepts.
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Thy righteousness is righteous for ever, and thy law is true.
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Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but thy commandments are my delight.
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Thy testimonies are righteous for ever; give me understanding that I may live.
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With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O LORD! I will keep thy statutes.
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I cry to thee; save me, that I may observe thy testimonies.
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I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in thy words.
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My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate upon thy promise.
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Hear my voice in thy steadfast love; O LORD, in thy justice preserve my life.
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They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from thy law.
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But thou art near, O LORD, and all thy commandments are true.
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Long have I known from thy testimonies that thou hast founded them for ever.
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Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget thy law.
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Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to thy promise!
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Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek thy statutes.
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Great is thy mercy, O LORD; give me life according to thy justice.
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Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from thy testimonies.
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I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep thy commands.
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Consider how I love thy precepts! Preserve my life according to thy steadfast love.
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The sum of thy word is truth; and every one of thy righteous ordinances endures for ever.
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Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of thy words.
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I rejoice at thy word like one who finds great spoil.
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I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love thy law.
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Seven times a day I praise thee for thy righteous ordinances.
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Great peace have those who love thy law; nothing can make them stumble.
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I hope for thy salvation, O LORD, and I do thy commandments.
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My soul keeps thy testimonies; I love them exceedingly.
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I keep thy precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.
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Let my cry come before thee, O LORD; give me understanding according to thy word!
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Let my supplication come before thee; deliver me according to thy word.
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My lips will pour forth praise that thou dost teach me thy statutes.
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My tongue will sing of thy word, for all thy commandments are right.
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Let thy hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen thy precepts.
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I long for thy salvation, O LORD, and thy law is my delight.
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Let me live, that I may praise thee, and let thy ordinances help me.
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I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments.



Salmos (RSV) 104