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34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
    for I rejoice in the Lord.

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

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Trust and Joy in the Midst of Trouble

17 Though the fig tree does not blossom
    and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails
    and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold
    and there is no herd in the stalls,(A)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
    I will exult in the God of my salvation.(B)

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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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Rejoice[a] in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.[b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4.4 Or Farewell
  2. 4.4 Or Farewell

Final Exhortations

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

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but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law they meditate day and night.(A)

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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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127 Truly I love your commandments
    more than gold, more than fine gold.(A)
128 Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;[a]
    I hate every false way.(B)

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  1. 119.128 Gk Jerome: Meaning of Heb uncertain

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

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

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15 I will meditate on your precepts
    and fix my eyes on your ways.(A)
16 I will delight in your statutes;
    I will not forget your word.(B)

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

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

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My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,[a]
    and my mouth praises you with joyful lips(A)
when I think of you on my bed
    and meditate on you in the watches of the night,(B)

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  1. 63.5 Heb with fat and fatness

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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I will be glad and exult in you;
    I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.(A)

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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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17 How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God!
    How vast is the sum of them!(A)
18 I try to count them—they are more than the sand;
    I come to the end[a]—I am still with you.

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  1. 139.18 Or I awake

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

12 I will meditate on all your work
    and muse on your mighty deeds.

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

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11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous,
    and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.(A)

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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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