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169 May my cry come(A) before you, Lord;
    give me understanding(B) according to your word.(C)
170 May my supplication come(D) before you;
    deliver me(E) according to your promise.(F)
171 May my lips overflow with praise,(G)
    for you teach me(H) your decrees.
172 May my tongue sing(I) of your word,
    for all your commands are righteous.(J)
173 May your hand be ready to help(K) me,
    for I have chosen(L) your precepts.
174 I long for your salvation,(M) Lord,
    and your law gives me delight.(N)
175 Let me live(O) that I may praise you,
    and may your laws sustain me.
176 I have strayed like a lost sheep.(P)
    Seek your servant,
    for I have not forgotten(Q) your commands.

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169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to thy word.

170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

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