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Psalm 119:161-120:7
English Standard Version
Psalm 119:161-120:7
English Standard Version
Sin and Shin
161 (A)Princes persecute me (B)without cause,
but my heart (C)stands in awe of your words.
162 I (D)rejoice at your word
like one who (E)finds great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love (F)your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise you
for your (G)righteous rules.
165 Great (H)peace have those who love your law;
(I)nothing can make them stumble.
166 I (J)hope for your salvation, O Lord,
and I do your commandments.
167 My soul keeps your testimonies;
I (K)love them exceedingly.
168 I keep your precepts and testimonies,
(L)for all my ways are before you.
Taw
169 Let my (M)cry come before you, O Lord;
(N)give me understanding (O)according to your word!
170 Let my plea come before you;
(P)deliver me according to your word.
171 My lips will (Q)pour forth praise,
for you (R)teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue will sing of your word,
for (S)all your commandments are right.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have (T)chosen your precepts.
174 I (U)long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my (V)delight.
175 Let my soul live and praise you,
and let your rules help me.
176 I have (W)gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
for I do not (X)forget your commandments.
Deliver Me, O Lord
A Song of (Y)Ascents.
120 In my distress I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
2 Deliver me, O Lord,
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.
Psalm 119:161-120:7
New International Version
Psalm 119:161-120:7
New International Version
ש Sin and Shin
161 Rulers persecute me(A) without cause,
but my heart trembles(B) at your word.
162 I rejoice(C) in your promise
like one who finds great spoil.(D)
163 I hate and detest(E) falsehood
but I love your law.(F)
164 Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous laws.(G)
165 Great peace(H) have those who love your law,
and nothing can make them stumble.(I)
166 I wait for your salvation,(J) Lord,
and I follow your commands.
167 I obey your statutes,
for I love them(K) greatly.
168 I obey your precepts(L) and your statutes,(M)
for all my ways are known(N) to you.
ת Taw
169 May my cry come(O) before you, Lord;
give me understanding(P) according to your word.(Q)
170 May my supplication come(R) before you;
deliver me(S) according to your promise.(T)
171 May my lips overflow with praise,(U)
for you teach me(V) your decrees.
172 May my tongue sing(W) of your word,
for all your commands are righteous.(X)
173 May your hand be ready to help(Y) me,
for I have chosen(Z) your precepts.
174 I long for your salvation,(AA) Lord,
and your law gives me delight.(AB)
175 Let me live(AC) that I may praise you,
and may your laws sustain me.
176 I have strayed like a lost sheep.(AD)
Seek your servant,
for I have not forgotten(AE) your commands.
Psalm 120
A song of ascents.
1 I call on the Lord(AF) in my distress,(AG)
and he answers me.
2 Save me, Lord,
from lying lips(AH)
and from deceitful tongues.(AI)
3 What will he do to you,
and what more besides,
you deceitful tongue?
4 He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows,(AJ)
with burning coals of the broom bush.
5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,
that I live among the tents of Kedar!(AK)
6 Too long have I lived
among those who hate peace.
7 I am for peace;
but when I speak, they are for war.
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