English Bible Presentation Sharing - Psalms Book, chapter 119, verse 73 in Hcsb Version

Psalms 119 : 1 (HCSB)

How happy are those whose way is blameless, who live according to the law of the LORD!

Psalms 119 : 2 (HCSB)

Happy are those who keep His decrees and seek Him with all their heart.

Psalms 119 : 3 (HCSB)

They do nothing wrong; they follow His ways.

Psalms 119 : 4 (HCSB)

You have commanded that Your precepts be diligently kept.

Psalms 119 : 5 (HCSB)

If only my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!

Psalms 119 : 6 (HCSB)

Then I would not be ashamed when I think about all Your commands.

Psalms 119 : 7 (HCSB)

I will praise You with a sincere heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.

Psalms 119 : 8 (HCSB)

I will keep Your statutes; never abandon me.

Psalms 119 : 9 (HCSB)

How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping Your word.

Psalms 119 : 10 (HCSB)

I have sought You with all my heart; don't let me wander from Your commands.

Psalms 119 : 11 (HCSB)

I have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.

Psalms 119 : 12 (HCSB)

LORD, may You be praised; teach me Your statutes.

Psalms 119 : 13 (HCSB)

With my lips I proclaim all the judgments from Your mouth.

Psalms 119 : 14 (HCSB)

I rejoice in the way *revealed by Your decrees as much as in all riches.

Psalms 119 : 15 (HCSB)

I will meditate on Your precepts and think about Your ways.

Psalms 119 : 16 (HCSB)

I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

Psalms 119 : 17 (HCSB)

Deal generously with Your servant so that I might live; then I will keep Your word.

Psalms 119 : 18 (HCSB)

Open my eyes so that I may see wonderful things in Your law.

Psalms 119 : 19 (HCSB)

I am a stranger on earth; do not hide Your commands from me.

Psalms 119 : 20 (HCSB)

I am continually overcome by longing for Your judgments.

Psalms 119 : 21 (HCSB)

You rebuke the proud, the accursed, who wander from Your commands.

Psalms 119 : 22 (HCSB)

Take insult and contempt away from me, for I have kept Your decrees.

Psalms 119 : 23 (HCSB)

Though princes sit together speaking against me, Your servant will think about Your statutes;

Psalms 119 : 24 (HCSB)

Your decrees are my delight and my counselors.

Psalms 119 : 25 (HCSB)

My life is down in the dust; give me life through Your word.

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I told You about my life, and You listened to me; teach me Your statutes.

Psalms 119 : 27 (HCSB)

Help me understand the meaning of Your precepts so that I can meditate on Your wonders.

Psalms 119 : 28 (HCSB)

I am weary from grief; strengthen me through Your word.

Psalms 119 : 29 (HCSB)

Keep me from the way of deceit, and graciously give me Your instruction.

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I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances *before me .

Psalms 119 : 31 (HCSB)

I cling to Your decrees; LORD, do not put me to shame.

Psalms 119 : 32 (HCSB)

I pursue the way of Your commands, for You broaden my understanding.

Psalms 119 : 33 (HCSB)

Teach me, LORD, the meaning of Your statutes, and I will always keep them.

Psalms 119 : 34 (HCSB)

Help me understand Your instruction, and I will obey it and follow it with all my heart.

Psalms 119 : 35 (HCSB)

Help me stay on the path of Your commands, for I take pleasure in it.

Psalms 119 : 36 (HCSB)

Turn my heart to Your decrees and not to material gain.

Psalms 119 : 37 (HCSB)

Turn my eyes from looking at what is worthless; give me life in Your ways.

Psalms 119 : 38 (HCSB)

Confirm what You said to Your servant, for it produces reverence for You.

Psalms 119 : 39 (HCSB)

Turn away the disgrace I dread; indeed, Your judgments are good.

Psalms 119 : 40 (HCSB)

How I long for Your precepts! Give me life through Your righteousness.

Psalms 119 : 41 (HCSB)

Let Your faithful love come to me, LORD, Your salvation, as You promised.

Psalms 119 : 42 (HCSB)

Then I can answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in Your word.

Psalms 119 : 43 (HCSB)

Never take the word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

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I will always keep Your law, forever and ever.

Psalms 119 : 45 (HCSB)

I will walk freely in an open place because I seek Your precepts.

Psalms 119 : 46 (HCSB)

I will speak of Your decrees before kings and not be ashamed.

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I delight in Your commands, which I love.

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I will lift up my hands to Your commands, which I love, and will meditate on Your statutes.

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Remember *Your word to Your servant; You have given me hope through it.

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This is my comfort in my affliction: Your promise has given me life.

Psalms 119 : 51 (HCSB)

The arrogant constantly ridicule me, but I do not turn away from Your instruction.

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LORD, I remember Your judgments from long ago and find comfort.

Psalms 119 : 53 (HCSB)

Rage seizes me because of the wicked who reject Your instruction.

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Your statutes are *the theme of my song during my earthly life.

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I remember Your name in the night, LORD, and I keep Your law.

Psalms 119 : 56 (HCSB)

This is my *practice : I obey Your precepts.

Psalms 119 : 57 (HCSB)

The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.

Psalms 119 : 58 (HCSB)

I have sought Your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Psalms 119 : 59 (HCSB)

I thought about my ways and turned my steps back to Your decrees.

Psalms 119 : 60 (HCSB)

I hurried, not hesitating to keep Your commands.

Psalms 119 : 61 (HCSB)

Though the ropes of the wicked were wrapped around me, I did not forget Your law.

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I rise at midnight to thank You for Your righteous judgments.

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I am a friend to all who fear You, to those who keep Your precepts.

Psalms 119 : 64 (HCSB)

LORD, the earth is filled with Your faithful love; teach me Your statutes.

Psalms 119 : 65 (HCSB)

LORD, You have treated Your servant well, just as You promised.

Psalms 119 : 66 (HCSB)

Teach me good judgment and discernment, for I rely on Your commands.

Psalms 119 : 67 (HCSB)

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word.

Psalms 119 : 68 (HCSB)

You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.

Psalms 119 : 69 (HCSB)

The arrogant have smeared me with lies, but I obey Your precepts with all my heart.

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Their hearts are hard and insensitive, but I delight in Your instruction.

Psalms 119 : 71 (HCSB)

It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes.

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Instruction from Your lips is better for me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Psalms 119 : 73 (HCSB)

Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding so that I can learn Your commands.

Psalms 119 : 74 (HCSB)

Those who fear You will see me and rejoice, for I put my hope in Your word.

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I know, LORD, that Your judgments are just and that You have afflicted me fairly.

Psalms 119 : 76 (HCSB)

May Your faithful love comfort me, as You promised Your servant.

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May Your compassion come to me so that I may live, for Your instruction is my delight.

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Let the arrogant be put to shame for slandering me with lies; I will meditate on Your precepts.

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Let those who fear You, those who know Your decrees, turn to me.

Psalms 119 : 80 (HCSB)

May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes so that I will not be put to shame.

Psalms 119 : 81 (HCSB)

I long for Your salvation; I put my hope in Your word.

Psalms 119 : 82 (HCSB)

My eyes grow weary *looking for what You have promised; I ask, "When will You comfort me?"

Psalms 119 : 83 (HCSB)

Though I have become like a wineskin *dried by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.

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How many days *must Your servant wait ? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

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The arrogant have dug pits for me; they violate Your instruction.

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All Your commands are true; people persecute me with lies-- help me!

Psalms 119 : 87 (HCSB)

They almost ended my life on earth, but I did not abandon Your precepts.

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Give me life in accordance with Your faithful love, and I will obey the decree You have spoken.

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LORD, Your word is forever; it is firmly fixed in heaven.

Psalms 119 : 90 (HCSB)

Your faithfulness is for all generations; You established the earth, and it stands firm.

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They stand today in accordance with Your judgments, for all things are Your servants.

Psalms 119 : 92 (HCSB)

If Your instruction had not been my delight, I would have died in my affliction.

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I will never forget Your precepts, for You have given me life through them.

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I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.

Psalms 119 : 95 (HCSB)

The wicked hope to destroy me, but I contemplate Your decrees.

Psalms 119 : 96 (HCSB)

I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your command is without limit.

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How I love Your teaching! It is my meditation all day long.

Psalms 119 : 98 (HCSB)

Your command makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is always with me.

Psalms 119 : 99 (HCSB)

I have more insight than all my teachers because Your decrees are my meditation.

Psalms 119 : 100 (HCSB)

I understand more than the elders because I obey Your precepts.

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I have kept my feet from every evil path to follow Your word.

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I have not turned from Your judgments, for You Yourself have instructed me.

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How sweet Your word is to my taste-- *sweeter than honey to my mouth.

Psalms 119 : 104 (HCSB)

I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

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Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.

Psalms 119 : 106 (HCSB)

I have solemnly sworn to keep Your righteous judgments.

Psalms 119 : 107 (HCSB)

I am severely afflicted; LORD, give me life through Your word.

Psalms 119 : 108 (HCSB)

LORD, please accept my willing offerings of praise, and teach me Your judgments.

Psalms 119 : 109 (HCSB)

My life is constantly in danger, yet I do not forget Your instruction.

Psalms 119 : 110 (HCSB)

The wicked have set a trap for me, but I have not wandered from Your precepts.

Psalms 119 : 111 (HCSB)

I have Your decrees as a heritage forever; indeed, they are the joy of my heart.

Psalms 119 : 112 (HCSB)

I am resolved to obey Your statutes to the very end.

Psalms 119 : 113 (HCSB)

I hate the double-minded, but I love Your instruction.

Psalms 119 : 114 (HCSB)

You are my shelter and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.

Psalms 119 : 115 (HCSB)

Depart from me, you evil ones, so that I may obey my God's commands.

Psalms 119 : 116 (HCSB)

Sustain me as You promised, and I will live; do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

Psalms 119 : 117 (HCSB)

Sustain me so that I can be safe and be concerned with Your statutes continually.

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You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceit is a lie.

Psalms 119 : 119 (HCSB)

You remove all the wicked on earth as if they were dross; therefore, I love Your decrees.

Psalms 119 : 120 (HCSB)

I tremble in awe of You; I fear Your judgments.

Psalms 119 : 121 (HCSB)

I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

Psalms 119 : 122 (HCSB)

Guarantee Your servant's well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.

Psalms 119 : 123 (HCSB)

My eyes grow weary *looking for Your salvation and for Your righteous promise.

Psalms 119 : 124 (HCSB)

Deal with Your servant based on Your faithful love; teach me Your statutes.

Psalms 119 : 125 (HCSB)

I am Your servant; give me understanding so that I may know Your decrees.

Psalms 119 : 126 (HCSB)

It is time for the LORD to act, *for they have broken Your law.

Psalms 119 : 127 (HCSB)

Since I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold,

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I carefully follow all Your precepts and hate every false way.

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Your decrees are wonderful; therefore I obey them.

Psalms 119 : 130 (HCSB)

The revelation of Your words brings light and gives understanding to the inexperienced.

Psalms 119 : 131 (HCSB)

I pant with open mouth because I long for Your commands.

Psalms 119 : 132 (HCSB)

Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is *Your practice toward those who love Your name.

Psalms 119 : 133 (HCSB)

Make my steps steady through Your promise; don't let sin dominate me.

Psalms 119 : 134 (HCSB)

Redeem me from human oppression, and I will keep Your precepts.

Psalms 119 : 135 (HCSB)

Show favor to Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.

Psalms 119 : 136 (HCSB)

My eyes pour out streams of tears because people do not follow Your instruction.

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You are righteous, LORD, and Your judgments are just.

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The decrees You issue are righteous and altogether trustworthy.

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My anger overwhelms me because my foes forget Your words.

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Your word is completely pure, and Your servant loves it.

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I am insignificant and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.

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Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your instruction is true.

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Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but Your commands are my delight.

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Your decrees are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I will live.

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I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD. I will obey Your statutes.

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I call to You; save me, and I will keep Your decrees.

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I rise before dawn and cry out for help; I put my hope in Your word.

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I am awake through each watch of the night to meditate on Your promise.

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In keeping with Your faithful love, hear my voice. LORD, give me life, in keeping with Your justice.

Psalms 119 : 150 (HCSB)

Those who pursue evil plans come near; they are far from Your instruction.

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You are near, LORD, and all Your commands are true.

Psalms 119 : 152 (HCSB)

Long ago I learned from Your decrees that You have established them forever.

Psalms 119 : 153 (HCSB)

Consider my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your instruction.

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Defend my cause, and redeem me; give me life, as You promised.

Psalms 119 : 155 (HCSB)

Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.

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Your compassions are many, LORD; give me life, according to Your judgments.

Psalms 119 : 157 (HCSB)

My persecutors and foes are many. I have not turned from Your decrees.

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I have seen the disloyal and feel disgust because they do not keep Your word.

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Consider how I love Your precepts; LORD, give me life, according to Your faithful love.

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The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

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Princes have persecuted me without cause, but my heart fears *only Your word.

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I rejoice over Your promise like one who finds vast treasure.

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I hate and abhor falsehood, *but I love Your instruction.

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I praise You seven times a day for Your righteous judgments.

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Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing makes them stumble.

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LORD, I hope for Your salvation and carry out Your commands.

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I obey Your decrees and love them greatly.

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I obey Your precepts and decrees, for all my ways are before You.

Psalms 119 : 169 (HCSB)

Let my cry reach You, LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.

Psalms 119 : 170 (HCSB)

Let my plea reach You; rescue me according to Your promise.

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My lips pour out praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

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My tongue sings about Your promise, for all Your commandments are righteous.

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May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

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I long for Your salvation, LORD, and Your instruction is my delight.

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Let me live, and I will praise You; may Your judgments help me.

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I wander like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commands.