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121 I have done what is just and right;
    do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Guarantee your servant’s well-being;
    do not let the godless oppress me.(A)
123 My eyes fail from watching for your salvation
    and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.(B)
124 Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
    and teach me your statutes.(C)
125 I am your servant; give me understanding,
    so that I may know your decrees.(D)
126 It is time for the Lord to act,
    for your law has been broken.
127 Truly I love your commandments
    more than gold, more than fine gold.(E)
128 Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;[a]
    I hate every false way.(F)

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  1. 119.128 Gk Jerome: Meaning of Heb uncertain