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119:1  Great blessings belong to those who live pure lives! They follow the Lord’s teachings.
119:2  Great blessings belong to those who follow his rules! They seek him with all their heart.
119:3  They don’t do wrong. They follow his ways.
119:4  Lord, you gave us your instructions and told us to always obey them.
119:5  How I wish I could be more faithful in obeying your laws!
119:6  Then I would never feel ashamed when I look closely at your commands.
119:7  The more I understand how fair your laws are, the more sincerely I will praise you.
119:8  I will obey your laws, so please don’t leave me!
119:9  How can a young person live a pure life? By obeying your word.
119:10  I try with all my heart to serve you. Help me obey your commands.
119:11  I study your teachings very carefully so that I will not sin against you.
119:12  Lord, you are worthy of praise! Teach me your laws.
119:13  I will repeat the laws we have heard from you.
119:14  I enjoy following your rules as much as others enjoy great riches.
119:15  I will study your instructions. I will give thought to your way of life.
119:16  I enjoy your laws. I will not forget your word.
119:17  Be good to me, your servant, so that I may live to obey your word.
119:18  Open my eyes so that I can see all the wonderful things in your teachings.
119:19  I feel like a stranger visiting here on earth. I need to know your commands. Don’t keep them hidden from me.
119:20  I constantly feel a hunger to understand your laws.
119:21  You tell the proud how angry you are with them. All those who refuse to obey your word are cursed.
119:22  Don’t let me be ashamed and embarrassed. I have obeyed your rules.
119:23  Even if rulers say bad things about me, I am your servant, and I continue to study your laws.
119:24  Your rules make me happy. They give me good advice.
119:25  I lie here like a dying man. Say the word, and I will live again.
119:26  I told you about my life, and you answered me. Now, teach me your laws.
119:27  Help me understand your instructions, and I will think about your wonderful teachings.
119:28  I am sad and tired. Say the word, and make me strong again.
119:29  Don’t let me live a lie. Guide me with your teachings.
119:30  I have chosen to be loyal to you. I respect your laws.
119:31  I follow your rules closely, Lord. Don’t let me be put to shame.
119:32  I do my best to follow your commands, because you are the one who gives me the desire.
119:33  Lord, teach me your laws, and I will always follow them.
119:34  Help me understand your teachings, and I will follow them. Obeying them will be my greatest desire.
119:35  Help me follow your commands, because that makes me happy.
119:36  Give me the desire to follow your rules, not the desire to get rich.
119:37  Don’t let me look at worthless things. Help me live your way.
119:38  Do what you promised me, your servant, so that people will respect you.
119:39  Take away the shame I fear. Your laws are good.
119:40  See how much I want to obey your instructions! Be good to me, and let me live.
119:41  Lord, show me your faithful love. Save me, as you promised.
119:42  Then I will have an answer for those who make fun of me for trusting what you say.
119:43  Let me always say what is true. I depend on your judgment to be fair.
119:44  I will follow your teachings forever and ever.
119:45  So I will live in freedom, because I do my best to know your instructions.
119:46  I will discuss your rules with kings, and no one will embarrass me.
119:47  What joy your commands give me! How I love them!
119:48  Not only do I love your commands, but I also honor them. I will study your laws.
119:49  Remember your promise to me, your servant. It gives me hope.
119:50  You comfort me in my suffering, because your promise gives me new life.
119:51  People full of pride are always making fun of me, but I have not stopped following your teachings.
119:52  I remember the laws you gave us long ago, Lord, and they bring me comfort.
119:53  I am overcome with anger when I see wicked people, who have stopped following your teachings.
119:54  Your laws are the songs I sing wherever I am living.
119:55  Lord, in the night I remembered your name, and I obeyed your teachings.
119:56  This happened because I carefully obey your instructions.
119:57  Lord, I decided that my duty is to obey your commandments.
119:58  I beg you with all my heart, be kind to me, as you promised.
119:59  I thought very carefully about my life, and I decided to follow your rules.
119:60  Without wasting any time, I hurried back to obey your commands.
119:61  The wicked tried to trap me, but I have not forgotten your teachings.
119:62  In the middle of the night, I get up to thank you because your laws are so fair.
119:63  I am a friend to everyone who worships you. I am a friend to everyone who obeys your instructions.
119:64  Lord, your faithful love fills the earth. Teach me your laws.
119:65  Lord, you did good things for me, your servant. You did what you promised to do.
119:66  Give me the knowledge to make wise decisions. I trust your commands.
119:67  Before I suffered, I did many wrong things. But now I carefully obey everything you say.
119:68  You are good, and you do good things. Teach me your laws.
119:69  People full of pride made up lies about me. But I keep obeying your instructions with all my heart.
119:70  Those people are so stupid that they care for nothing, but I enjoy studying your teachings.
119:71  Suffering was good for me; I learned your laws.
119:72  Your teachings are worth more to me than a thousand pieces of silver and gold.
119:73  With your hands you made me and helped me become what I am. Now help me learn and understand your commands.
119:74  Your followers will see me and be happy, because I trust in your word.
119:75  Lord, I know that your decisions are fair, and you were right to punish me.
119:76  Now comfort me with your faithful love, as you promised.
119:77  Comfort me and let me live. I enjoy your teachings.
119:78  Bring shame on those proud people who lied about me. All I want to do is study your instructions.
119:79  Let your followers come back to me so that they may learn your rules.
119:80  Let me obey your laws perfectly so that I will not be ashamed.
119:81  I feel weaker and weaker as I wait for you to save me. But I put my trust in your word.
119:82  I keep looking for what you promised, but my eyes are feeling tired. When will you comfort me?
119:83  Even when I am like a dried wineskin on the trash pile, I will not forget your laws.
119:84  How long must I wait for you to punish those who persecute me?
119:85  Proud people have tried to trap me and make me disobey your teachings.
119:86  All your commands can be trusted. Those people are wrong to persecute me. Help me!
119:87  They have almost destroyed me, but I have not stopped obeying your instructions.
119:88  Show me your faithful love and let me live. I will do whatever you say.
119:89  Lord, your word continues forever in heaven.
119:90  You are loyal forever and ever. You made the earth, and it still stands.
119:91  All things continue today because of your laws. Like slaves, they all obey you.
119:92  If I had not found joy in your teachings, my suffering would have destroyed me.
119:93  I will never forget your commands, because through them you gave me new life.
119:94  I am yours, so save me! I have done my best to know your instructions.
119:95  The wicked tried to destroy me, but your rules made me wise.
119:96  Everything has its limits, except your commands.
119:97  Oh, how I love your teachings! I talk about them all the time.
119:98  Your commands are always with me, and they make me wiser than my enemies.
119:99  I am wiser than all my teachers, because I study your rules.
119:100  I understand more than those who are older, because I obey your instructions.
119:101  I have avoided every path that leads to evil so that I could obey your word.
119:102  You are my teacher, so I will always do whatever you decide.
119:103  Your words are so sweet to me, like the taste of honey!
119:104  I gain understanding from your instructions, so I hate anything that leads people the wrong way.
119:105  Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps, a light that shows the path I should take.
119:106  Your laws are good and fair. I have promised to obey them, and I will keep my promise.
119:107  Lord, I have suffered for a long time. Say the word, and I will live again!
119:108  Lord, accept the praise I want to give you, and teach me your laws.
119:109  My life is always in danger, but I have not forgotten your teachings.
119:110  The wicked try to trap me, but I have not disobeyed your instructions.
119:111  The rules you have given me to follow will be mine forever. They give me great joy.
119:112  More than anything I want to obey your laws always, until the end of my life.
119:113  Lord, I hate those who are not completely loyal to you, but I love your teachings.
119:114  Hide me and protect me. I trust what you say.
119:115  Don’t come near me, you who are evil, so that I can obey my God’s commands.
119:116  Support me, Lord, as you promised, and I will live. I trust in you, so don’t disappoint me.
119:117  Help me and I will be saved. And I will always give attention to your laws.
119:118  You reject all who don’t obey your laws, because they are liars and did not do what they said.
119:119  You throw away the wicked of this world like trash. So I love your rules.
119:120  I am shaking with fear before you. I fear and respect your judgments.
119:121  I have done what is right and good. Don’t let me fall into the hands of those who want to hurt me.
119:122  Promise to be good to me, your servant. Don’t let those proud people do harm to me.
119:123  I have worn out my eyes looking for your help, waiting for you to save me, as you promised.
119:124  Show your faithful love to me, your servant. Teach me your laws.
119:125  I am your servant. Give me wisdom to understand your rules.
119:126  Lord, it is time for you to do something. The people do what is against your teachings.
119:127  I love your commands more than gold, more than the purest gold.
119:128  I carefully obey all your commands. So I hate anything that leads people the wrong way.
119:129  Lord, your rules are wonderful. That is why I follow them.
119:130  As people understand your word, it brings light to their lives. Your word makes even simple people wise.
119:131  My desire to hear your commands is so strong that I wait with open mouth, gasping for breath.
119:132  Look at me, and be kind to me, just as you always are to those who love your name.
119:133  Guide me, as you promised. Don’t let evil rule over me.
119:134  Save me from those who want to hurt me, and I will obey your instructions.
119:135  Accept your servant, and teach me your laws.
119:136  I have cried a river of tears because people don’t obey your teachings.
119:137  Lord, you do what is right, and your decisions are fair.
119:138  The rules you have given us are right. We can trust them completely.
119:139  Something that really upsets me is the thought that my enemies ignore your commands.
119:140  I love your word. Time and again it has been proven true.
119:141  I am young, and people don’t respect me. But I have not forgotten your instructions.
119:142  Your goodness is forever, and your teachings can be trusted.
119:143  Even though I have troubles and hard times, your commands give me joy.
119:144  Your rules are always right. Help me understand them so that I can live.
119:145  Lord, I call to you with all my heart. Answer me, and I will obey your laws.
119:146  I call to you. Save me, and I will obey your rules.
119:147  I get up early in the morning to pray to you. I trust what you say.
119:148  Late into the night I stay awake to think about your word.
119:149  I know your love is true, so listen to me. Lord, you always do what is right, so let me live.
119:150  Here come those who have evil plans to hurt me. They live far away from your teachings.
119:151  But you are near me, Lord, and all your commands can be trusted.
119:152  Long ago, I learned from your rules that you made them to last forever.
119:153  Look at my suffering and rescue me. I have not forgotten your teachings.
119:154  Argue my case, and set me free. Let me live, as you promised.
119:155  The wicked have no hope of being saved, because they don’t follow your laws.
119:156  Lord, you are very kind. You always do what is right, so let me live.
119:157  I have many enemies trying to hurt me, but I have not stopped following your rules.
119:158  I look at those traitors and hate what I see, because they refuse to do what you say.
119:159  See how much I love your instructions! Lord, I know your love is true, so let me live.
119:160  Every word you say can be trusted. Your laws are fair and will last forever.
119:161  Powerful leaders attack me for no reason, but the only thing I fear is your command.
119:162  Your word makes me happy, like someone who has found a great treasure.
119:163  I hate lies; they make me sick! But I love your teachings.
119:164  Seven times a day I praise you because your laws are fair.
119:165  Those who love your teachings will find true peace. Nothing can make them fall.
119:166  Lord, I am waiting for you to save me. I obey your commands.
119:167  I follow your rules. I love them very much.
119:168  I obey all your instructions and rules, because you know everything I do.
119:169  Lord, listen to my cry for help. Make me wise, as you promised.
119:170  Listen to my prayer. Save me, as you promised.
119:171  I will burst into songs of praise, because you have taught me your laws.
119:172  Let my voice sing about your word, because all your commands are good.
119:173  I have chosen to follow your instructions, so reach out and help me!
119:174  Lord, I want you to save me. Your teachings make me happy.
119:175  Let me live to praise you. Let me find the help I need in your laws.
119:176  I have wandered away like a lost sheep. Come and find me. I am your servant, and I have not forgotten your commands.