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Psalms 71

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¹ I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are fair, And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.

² O may Your lovingkindness and graciousness comfort me, According to Your word (promise) to Your servant.

³ Let Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight.

⁴ Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie; But I will meditate on Your precepts.

⁵ May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me, Even those who have known Your testimonies.

⁶ May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.

⁷ Kaph. My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

⁸ My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise, Saying, "When will You comfort me?"

⁹ For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs], Yet I do not forget Your statutes.

¹⁰ How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

¹¹ The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me, Men who do not conform to Your law.

¹² All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy. They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [LORD]!

¹³ They had almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not[3] turn away from Your precepts.

¹⁴ According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life, So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.

¹⁵ Lamedh. Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].

¹⁶ Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation; You have established the earth, and it stands [securely].

¹⁷ They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all things [all parts of the universe] are Your servants.

¹⁸ If Your law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my time of trouble.

¹⁹ I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me and given me life.

²⁰ I am Yours, save me [as Your own]; For I have [diligently] sought Your precepts and required them [as my greatest need].

²¹ The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies.

²² I have seen that all [human] perfection has its limits [no matter how grand and perfect and noble]; Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity].

²³ Mem. Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.

²⁴ Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For Your words are always with me.

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1	I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are fair, And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.
2	O may Your lovingkindness and graciousness comfort me, According to Your word (promise) to Your servant.
3	Let Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight.
4	Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie; But I will meditate on Your precepts.
5	May those who fear You [with submissive wonder] turn to me, Even those who have known Your testimonies.
6	May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.
7	Kaph. My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
8	My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise, Saying, "When will You comfort me?"
9	For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs], Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
10	How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
11	The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me, Men who do not conform to Your law.
12	All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy. They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [LORD]!
13	They had almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not[3] turn away from Your precepts.
14	According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life, So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.
15	Lamedh. Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].
16	Your faithfulness continues from generation to generation; You have established the earth, and it stands [securely].
17	They continue this day according to Your ordinances, For all things [all parts of the universe] are Your servants.
18	If Your law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my time of trouble.
19	I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me and given me life.
20	I am Yours, save me [as Your own]; For I have [diligently] sought Your precepts and required them [as my greatest need].
21	The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies.
22	I have seen that all [human] perfection has its limits [no matter how grand and perfect and noble]; Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity].
23	Mem. Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
24	Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, For Your words are always with me.

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