34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
    as I rejoice(A) in the Lord.

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34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.

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17 Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,(A)
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,(B)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(C)
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.(D)

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17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

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Final Exhortations

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)

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Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.

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but whose delight(A) is in the law of the Lord,(B)
    and who meditates(C) on his law day and night.

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But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

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127 Because I love your commands(A)
    more than gold,(B) more than pure gold,(C)
128 and because I consider all your precepts right,(D)
    I hate every wrong path.(E)

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127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

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47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,(A)

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47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

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15 I meditate on your precepts(A)
    and consider your ways.
16 I delight(B) in your decrees;
    I will not neglect your word.

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15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

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111 Your statutes are my heritage forever;
    they are the joy of my heart.(A)

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111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

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I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(A)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you;
    I think of you through the watches of the night.(B)

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My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

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I will be glad and rejoice(A) in you;
    I will sing the praises(B) of your name,(C) O Most High.

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I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

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17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a](A) God!(B)
    How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,(C)
    they would outnumber the grains of sand(D)
    when I awake,(E) I am still with you.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:17 Or How amazing are your thoughts concerning me

17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

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12 I will consider(A) all your works
    and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”(B)

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12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

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11 Rejoice in the Lord(A) and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!

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11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

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