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11 I have hidden your word 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 They have made God’s law their own,
    so they will never slip from his path.

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

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16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.

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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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I take joy in doing your will, my God,
    for your instructions are written on 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 When I discovered your words, I devoured them.
    They are my joy and my heart’s delight,
for I bear your name,
    O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.

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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 they delight in the law of the Lord,
    meditating on it day and night.

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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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22 Listen to his instructions,
    and store them 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 For wisdom will enter your heart,
    and knowledge will fill you with joy.
11 Wise choices will watch over you.
    Understanding will keep you safe.

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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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Mem

97 Oh, how I love your instructions!
    I think about them all day long.

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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 right from wrong,
    you who cherish my law in your hearts.
Do not be afraid of people’s scorn,
    nor fear 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 Benefits of Wisdom

My child,[a] listen to what I say,
    and treasure my commands.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Hebrew My son.

Moral Benefits of Wisdom

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

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19 but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.

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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 your servant from deliberate sins!
    Don’t let them control me.
Then I will be free of guilt
    and innocent of great sin.

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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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