Psalm 119:1-48

Amplified Bible

119 How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.
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Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.
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They do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.^(A)
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You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.
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Oh, that my ways may be established
To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]!
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Then I will not be ashamed
When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide].
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I will give thanks to You with an upright heart,
When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].
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I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly abandon me [when I fail].

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How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to Your precepts].
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With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You];
Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience].^(B)
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Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.
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Blessed and reverently praised are You, O Lord;
Teach me Your statutes.
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With my lips I have told of
All the ordinances of Your mouth.
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I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
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I will meditate on Your precepts
And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts].^(C)
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I will delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.

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Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word [treasuring it and being guided by it day by day].^(D)
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Open my eyes [to spiritual truth] so that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.
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I am a stranger on the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.^(E)
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My soul is crushed with longing
For Your ordinances at all times.
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You rebuke the presumptuous and arrogant, the cursed ones,
Who wander from Your commandments.
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Take reproach and contempt away from me,
For I observe Your testimonies.
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Even though princes sit and talk to one another against me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
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Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.

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My earthly life clings to the dust;
Revive and refresh me according to Your word.^(F)
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I have told of my ways, and You have answered me;
Teach me Your statutes.
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Make me understand the way of Your precepts,
So that I will meditate (focus my thoughts) on Your wonderful works.^(G)
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My soul dissolves because of grief;
Renew and strengthen me according to [the promises of] Your word.
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Remove from me the way of falsehood and unfaithfulness,
And graciously grant me Your law.
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I have chosen the faithful way;
I have placed Your ordinances before me.
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I cling tightly to Your testimonies;
O Lord, do not put me to shame!
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I will run the way of Your commandments [with purpose],
For You will give me a heart that is willing.

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Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I will [steadfastly] observe it to the end.
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Give me understanding [a teachable heart and the ability to learn], that I may keep Your law;
And observe it with all my heart.^(H)
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Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
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Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain and envy.^(I)
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Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine],
And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.
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Establish Your word and confirm Your promise to Your servant,
As that which produces [awe-inspired] reverence for You.^(J)
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Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.
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I long for Your precepts;
Renew me through Your righteousness.

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May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O Lord,
Your salvation according to Your promise;
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So I will have an answer for the one who taunts me,
For I trust [completely] in Your word [and its reliability].
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And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I wait for Your ordinances.
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I will keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever [writing Your precepts on my heart].
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And I will walk at liberty,
For I seek and deeply long for Your precepts.
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I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings
And shall not be ashamed.^(K)
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For I shall delight in Your commandments,
Which I love.
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And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.