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140 Your promise is well tried,
    and your servant loves it.(A)

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140 Your promises(A) have been thoroughly tested,(B)
    and your servant loves them.(C)

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Every word of God proves true;
    he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.(A)

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“Every word of God is flawless;(A)
    he is a shield(B) to those who take refuge in him.

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21 because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.[a](A)

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  1. 1.21 Other ancient authorities read but, moved by the Holy Spirit, saints of God spoke

21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(A) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(B)

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the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
    enlightening the eyes;(A)

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The precepts of the Lord are right,(A)
    giving joy(B) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
    giving light to the eyes.(C)

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The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure,
    silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
    purified seven times.(A)

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And the words of the Lord are flawless,(A)
    like silver purified(B) in a crucible,(C)
    like gold[a] refined seven times.

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  1. Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth

Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation(A)

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Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,(A) so that by it you may grow up(B) in your salvation,

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22 For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self,(A)

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22 For in my inner being(A) I delight in God’s law;(B)

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12 So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.(A)

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12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.(A)

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128 Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts;[a]
    I hate every false way.(A)

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  1. 119.128 Gk Jerome: Meaning of Heb uncertain

128 and because I consider all your precepts right,(A)
    I hate every wrong path.(B)

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30 This God—his way is perfect;
    the promise of the Lord proves true;
    he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.(A)

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30 As for God, his way is perfect:(A)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(B)
    he shields(C) all who take refuge(D) in him.

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16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good.

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16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.(A)

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