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Young people can live
a clean life
    by obeying your word.
10 I worship you
    with all my heart.
Don't let me walk away
    from your commands.
11 I treasure your word
    above all else;
it keeps me from sinning
    against you.
12 I praise you, Lord!
    Teach me your laws.
13 With my own mouth,
I tell others the laws
    that you have spoken.
14 Obeying your instructions
brings as much happiness
    as being rich.
15 I will study your teachings
    and follow your footsteps.
16 I will take pleasure
in your laws
    and remember your words.

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ב Beth

How can a young person stay on the path of purity?(A)
    By living according to your word.(B)
10 I seek you with all my heart;(C)
    do not let me stray from your commands.(D)
11 I have hidden your word in my heart(E)
    that I might not sin(F) against you.
12 Praise be(G) to you, Lord;
    teach me(H) your decrees.(I)
13 With my lips I recount
    all the laws that come from your mouth.(J)
14 I rejoice in following your statutes(K)
    as one rejoices in great riches.
15 I meditate on your precepts(L)
    and consider your ways.
16 I delight(M) in your decrees;
    I will not neglect your word.

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33 Point out your rules, Lord,
and I won't disobey
    even one of them.
34 Help me to understand your Law;
I promise to obey it
    with all my heart.
35 Direct me by your commands!
    I love to do what you say.
36 Make me want to obey you,
    rather than to be rich.
37 Take away my foolish desires,
and let me find life
    by walking with you.
38 I am your servant!
Do for me what you promised
    to those who worship you.
39 Your wonderful teachings
protect me from the insults
    that I hate so much.
40 I long for your teachings.
Be true to yourself
    and let me live.

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ה He

33 Teach me,(A) Lord, the way of your decrees,
    that I may follow it to the end.[a]
34 Give me understanding,(B) so that I may keep your law(C)
    and obey it with all my heart.(D)
35 Direct me(E) in the path of your commands,(F)
    for there I find delight.(G)
36 Turn my heart(H) toward your statutes
    and not toward selfish gain.(I)
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
    preserve my life(J) according to your word.[b](K)
38 Fulfill your promise(L) to your servant,
    so that you may be feared.
39 Take away the disgrace(M) I dread,
    for your laws are good.
40 How I long(N) for your precepts!
    In your righteousness preserve my life.(O)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:33 Or follow it for its reward
  2. Psalm 119:37 Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your way

57 You, Lord, are my choice,
    and I will obey you.
58 With all my heart
I beg you to be kind to me,
    just as you have promised.
59 I pay careful attention
as you lead me,
    and I follow closely.
60 As soon as you command,
    I do what you say.
61 Evil people may set a trap,
    but I obey your Law.
62 Your laws are so fair
that I wake up and praise you
    in the middle of the night.
63 I choose as my friends
everyone who worships you
    and follows your teachings.
64 Our Lord, your love is seen
all over the world.
    Teach me your laws.

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ח Heth

57 You are my portion,(A) Lord;
    I have promised to obey your words.(B)
58 I have sought(C) your face with all my heart;
    be gracious to me(D) according to your promise.(E)
59 I have considered my ways(F)
    and have turned my steps to your statutes.
60 I will hasten and not delay
    to obey your commands.(G)
61 Though the wicked bind me with ropes,
    I will not forget(H) your law.
62 At midnight(I) I rise to give you thanks
    for your righteous laws.(J)
63 I am a friend to all who fear you,(K)
    to all who follow your precepts.(L)
64 The earth is filled with your love,(M) Lord;
    teach me your decrees.(N)

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97 I deeply love your Law!
    I think about it all day.
98 Your laws never leave my mind,
and they make me much wiser
    than my enemies.
99 Thinking about your teachings
gives me better understanding
    than my teachers,
100 and obeying your laws
makes me wiser than those
    who have lived a long time.
101 I obey your word
instead of following a way
    that leads to trouble.
102 You have been my teacher,
and I won't reject
    your instructions.
103 Your teachings are sweeter
    than honey.
104 They give me understanding
    and make me hate all lies.

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מ Mem

97 Oh, how I love your law!(A)
    I meditate(B) on it all day long.
98 Your commands are always with me
    and make me wiser(C) than my enemies.
99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
    for I meditate on your statutes.(D)
100 I have more understanding than the elders,
    for I obey your precepts.(E)
101 I have kept my feet(F) from every evil path
    so that I might obey your word.(G)
102 I have not departed from your laws,(H)
    for you yourself have taught(I) me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey(J) to my mouth!(K)
104 I gain understanding(L) from your precepts;
    therefore I hate every wrong path.(M)

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