80 May my heart be (A)blameless in your statutes,
    (B)that I may not be put to shame!

Kaph

81 My soul (C)longs for your salvation;
    I (D)hope in your word.
82 My (E)eyes long for your promise;
    I ask, (F)“When will you comfort me?”
83 For I have (G)become like a (H)wineskin in the smoke,
    yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 (I)How long must your servant endure?[a]
    (J)When will you judge those who persecute me?
85 (K)The insolent have (L)dug pitfalls for me;
    they do not live according to your law.
86 All your commandments are (M)sure;
    they persecute me (N)with falsehood; (O)help me!
87 They have almost made an end of me on earth,
    but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 In your steadfast love (P)give me life,
    that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

Lamedh

89 Forever, O Lord, your (Q)word
    is firmly fixed in the heavens.
90 Your (R)faithfulness endures to all generations;
    you have (S)established the earth, and it (T)stands fast.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:84 Hebrew How many are the days of your servant?

80 May I wholeheartedly follow(A) your decrees,(B)
    that I may not be put to shame.(C)

כ Kaph

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

ל Lamedh

89 Your word, Lord, is eternal;(V)
    it stands firm in the heavens.
90 Your faithfulness(W) continues through all generations;(X)
    you established the earth, and it endures.(Y)

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