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156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah:
Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries;
Yet have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
158 I beheld the treacherous, and [a]was grieved,
Because they observe not thy word.

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  1. Psalm 119:158 Or, loathed them

156 Your compassion, Lord, is great;(A)
    preserve my life(B) according to your laws.(C)
157 Many are the foes who persecute me,(D)
    but I have not turned(E) from your statutes.
158 I look on the faithless with loathing,(F)
    for they do not obey your word.(G)

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156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy judgments.

157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

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156 (A)Great is your mercy, O Lord;
    (B)give me life according to your rules.
157 (C)Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
    but I do not (D)swerve from your testimonies.
158 I look at (E)the faithless with (F)disgust,
    because they do not keep your commands.

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