137 Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments. 138 The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful. 139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words. 140 Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it. 141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts. 142 Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true. 143 Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight. 144 Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. 145 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
Psalms 119:137–145
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Psalms 119:150–152
150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law. 151 You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true. 152 Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
Psalms 119:159–161
159 Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion. 160 The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever. 161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.
Psalms 119:128–130
128 Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way. 129 Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them. 130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
Psalms 119:85–87
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law. 86 All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me! 87 They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
Psalms 119:166–168
166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments. 167 I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly. 168 I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.
Psalms 119:171–173
171 My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes. 172 My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous. 173 May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.
Psalms 26:2–4
2 Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind. 3 For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth. 4 I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
Psalms 119:67–69
67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word. 68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes. 69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
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