11 (A)Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.

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11 I have hidden your word in my heart(A)
    that I might not sin(B) against you.

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31 The law of his God is in his heart;
None of his steps shall [a]slide.

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  1. Psalm 37:31 slip

31 The law of their God is in their hearts;(A)
    their feet do not slip.(B)

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16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another (A)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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16 Let the message of Christ(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(B) through psalms,(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(D)

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(A)I delight to do Your will, O my God,
And Your law is (B)within my heart.”

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I desire to do your will,(A) my God;(B)
    your law is within my heart.”(C)

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16 Your words were found, and I (A)ate them,
And (B)Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;
For I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.

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16 When your words came, I ate(A) them;
    they were my joy and my heart’s delight,(B)
for I bear your name,(C)
    Lord God Almighty.

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But (A)his delight is in the law of the Lord,
(B)And in His law he [a]meditates day and night.

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  1. Psalm 1:2 ponders by talking to himself

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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22 Receive, please, (A)instruction from His mouth,
And (B)lay up His words in your heart.

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22 Accept instruction from his mouth(A)
    and lay up his words(B) in your heart.(C)

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10 When wisdom enters your heart,
And knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
11 Discretion will preserve you;
(A)Understanding will keep you,

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10 For wisdom will enter your heart,(A)
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
    and understanding will guard you.(B)

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מ MEM

97 Oh, how I love Your law!
(A)It is my meditation all the day.

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מ Mem

97 Oh, how I love your law!(A)
    I meditate(B) on it all day long.

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“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
You people (A)in whose heart is My law:
(B)Do not fear the reproach of men,
Nor be afraid of their insults.

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“Hear me, you who know what is right,(A)
    you people who have taken my instruction to heart:(B)
Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals
    or be terrified by their insults.(C)

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The Value of Wisdom

My son, if you receive my words,
And (A)treasure my commands within you,

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Moral Benefits of Wisdom

My son,(A) if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,

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19 (A)But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

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19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.(A)

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13 Keep back Your servant also from (A)presumptuous sins;
Let them not have (B)dominion over me.
Then I shall be blameless,
And I shall be innocent of [a]great transgression.

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  1. Psalm 19:13 Or much

13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;(A)
    may they not rule over me.(B)
Then I will be blameless,(C)
    innocent of great transgression.

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