כ Kaph

81 I long for your salvation;(A)
I put my hope in your word.(B)
82 My eyes grow weary
looking for what you have promised;(C)
I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
83 Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke,
I do not forget your statutes.
84 How many days must your servant wait?
When will you execute judgment on my persecutors?(D)
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me;(E)
they violate your instruction.
86 All your commands are true;
people persecute me with lies—help me!(F)
87 They almost ended my life on earth,
but I did not abandon your precepts.
88 Give me life in accordance with your faithful love,
and I will obey the decree you have spoken.

ל Lamed

89 Lord, your word is forever;(G)
it is firmly fixed in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness is for all generations;(H)
you established the earth, and it stands firm.(I)
91 Your judgments stand firm today,(J)
for all things are your servants.(K)
92 If your instruction had not been my delight,
I would have died in my affliction.(L)
93 I will never forget your precepts,
for you have given me life through them.(M)
94 I am yours; save me,(N)
for I have studied your precepts.(O)
95 The wicked hope to destroy me,(P)
but I contemplate your decrees.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your command is without limit.

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כ Kaph

81 My soul faints(A) with longing for your salvation,(B)
    but I have put my hope(C) in your word.
82 My eyes fail,(D) looking for your promise;(E)
    I say, “When will you comfort me?”
83 Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke,
    I do not forget(F) your decrees.
84 How long(G) must your servant wait?
    When will you punish my persecutors?(H)
85 The arrogant(I) dig pits(J) to trap me,
    contrary to your law.
86 All your commands are trustworthy;(K)
    help me,(L) for I am being persecuted(M) without cause.(N)
87 They almost wiped me from the earth,
    but I have not forsaken(O) your precepts.
88 In your unfailing love(P) preserve my life,(Q)
    that I may obey the statutes(R) of your mouth.

ל Lamedh

89 Your word, Lord, is eternal;(S)
    it stands firm in the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness(T) continues through all generations;(U)
    you established the earth, and it endures.(V)
91 Your laws endure(W) to this day,
    for all things serve you.(X)
92 If your law had not been my delight,(Y)
    I would have perished in my affliction.(Z)
93 I will never forget(AA) your precepts,
    for by them you have preserved my life.(AB)
94 Save me,(AC) for I am yours;
    I have sought out your precepts.(AD)
95 The wicked are waiting to destroy me,(AE)
    but I will ponder your statutes.(AF)
96 To all perfection I see a limit,
    but your commands are boundless.(AG)

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