45This is what the Lord says to Cyrus, his anointed one, whose right hand he will empower. Before him, mighty kings will be paralyzed with fear. Their fortress gates will be opened, never to shut again.H559H3068H4899H3566H3225H2388H7286H1471H6440H6605H4975H4428H6605H6440H1817H8179H5462 2This is what the Lord says. “I will go before you, Cyrus, and level the mountains. I will smash down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.H3212H6440H3474H1921H3474H3474H7665H1817H5154H1438H1280H1270 3And I will give you treasures hidden in the darkness—secret riches. I will do this so you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.H5414H214H2822H4301H4565H3045H3068H7121H8034H430H3478 4“And why have I called you for this work? Why did I call you by name when you did not know me? It is for the sake of Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen one.H3290H5650H3478H972H7121H8034H3655H3045 5I am the Lord; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don’t even know me,H3068H430H2108H247H3045 6so all the world from east to west will know there is no other God. I am the Lord, and there is no other.H3045H4217H8121H4628H657H1107H3068 7I create the light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times. I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.H3335H216H1254H2822H6213H7965H1254H7451H3068H6213 8“Open up, O heavens, and pour out your righteousness. Let the earth open wide so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together. I, the Lord, created them.H7491H8064H4605H7834H5140H6664H776H6605H6509H3468H6666H6779H3162H3068H1254 9“What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’ Does the pot exclaim, ‘How clumsy can you be?’H1945H7378H3335H2789H2789H127H2563H559H3335H6213H6467H3027 10How terrible it would be if a newborn baby said to its father, ‘Why was I born?’ or if it said to its mother, ‘Why did you make me this way?’”H1945H559H1H3205H802H2342 11This is what the Lord says—the Holy One of Israel and your Creator. “Do you question what I do for my children? Do you give me orders about the work of my hands?H559H3068H6918H3478H3335H7592H857H1121H6467H3027H6680 12I am the one who made the earth and created people to live on it. With my hands I stretched out the heavens. All the stars are at my command.H6213H776H1254H120H3027H5186H8064H6635H6680 13I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose, and I will guide his actions. He will restore my city and free my captive people—without seeking a reward! I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”H5782H6664H3474H1870H1129H5892H7971H1546H4242H7810H559H3068H6635 14This is what the Lord says. “You will rule the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans. They will come to you with all their merchandise, and it will all be yours. They will follow you as prisoners in chains. They will fall to their knees in front of you and say, ‘God is with you, and he is the only God. There is no other.’”H559H3068H3018H4714H5505H3568H5436H582H4060H5674H3212H310H2131H5674H7812H6419H410H657H430 15Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior, you work in mysterious ways.H403H410H5641H430H3478H3467 16All craftsmen who make idols will be humiliated. They will all be disgraced together.H954H3637H1980H3639H3162H2796H6736 17But the Lord will save the people of Israel with eternal salvation. Throughout everlasting ages, they will never again be humiliated and disgraced.H3478H3467H3068H5769H8668H954H3637H5769H5703 18For the Lord is God, and he created the heavens and earth and put everything in place. He made the world to be lived in, not to be a place of empty chaos. “I am the Lord,” he says, “and there is no other.H559H3068H1254H8064H430H3335H776H6213H3559H1254H8414H3335H3427H3068 19I publicly proclaim bold promises. I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner. I would not have told the people of Israel to seek me if I could not be found. I, the Lord, speak only what is true and declare only what is right.H1696H5643H2822H4725H776H559H2233H3290H1245H8414H3068H1696H6664H5046H4339 20“Gather together and come, you fugitives from surrounding nations. What fools they are who carry around their wooden idols and pray to gods that cannot save!H6908H935H5066H3162H6412H1471H3045H5375H6086H6459H6419H410H3467 21Consult together, argue your case. Get together and decide what to say. Who made these things known so long ago? What idol ever told you they would happen? Was it not I, the Lord? For there is no other God but me, a righteous God and Savior. There is none but me.H5046H5066H3289H3162H8085H6924H5046H3068H430H1107H6662H410H3467H369H2108 22Let all the world look to me for salvation! For I am God; there is no other.H6437H3467H657H776H410 23I have sworn by my own name; I have spoken the truth, and I will never go back on my word. Every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will confess allegiance to me.”H7650H1697H3318H6310H6666H7725H1290H3766H3956H7650 24The people will declare, “The Lord is the source of all my righteousness and strength.” And all who were angry with him will come to him and be ashamed.H559H3068H6666H5797H935H2734H954 25In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified, and in him they will boast.H3068H2233H3478H6663H1984
46Bel and Nebo, the gods of Babylon, bow as they are lowered to the ground. They are being hauled away on ox carts. The poor beasts stagger under the weight.H1078H3766H5015H7164H6091H2416H929H5385H6006H4853H5889 2Both the idols and their owners are bowed down. The gods cannot protect the people, and the people cannot protect the gods. They go off into captivity together.H7164H3766H3162H3201H4422H4853H5315H1980H7628 3“Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, all you who remain in Israel. I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born.H8085H1004H3290H7611H1004H3478H6006H990H5375H7356 4I will be your God throughout your lifetime—until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.H2209H7872H5445H6213H5375H5445H4422 5“To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?H1819H7737H4911H1819 6Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it!H2107H2091H3599H8254H3701H7070H7936H6884H6213H410H5456H7812 7They carry it around on their shoulders, and when they set it down, it stays there. It can’t even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.H5375H3802H5445H3240H5975H4725H4185H6817H6030H3467H6869 8“Do not forget this! Keep it in mind! Remember this, you guilty ones.H2142H377H7725H3820H6586 9Remember the things I have done in the past. For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me.H2142H7223H5769H410H430H657H3644 10Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish.H5046H319H7225H6924H6213H559H6098H6965H6213H2656 11I will call a swift bird of prey from the east—a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding. I have said what I would do, and I will do it.H7121H5861H4217H376H6098H4801H776H1696H935H3335H6213 12“Listen to me, you stubborn people who are so far from doing right.H8085H47H3820H7350H6666 13For I am ready to set things right, not in the distant future, but right now! I am ready to save Jerusalem and show my glory to Israel.H7126H6666H7368H8668H309H5414H8668H6726H3478H8597
47“Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust. For your days of sitting on a throne have ended. O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be the lovely princess, tender and delicate.H3381H3427H6083H1330H1323H894H3427H776H3678H1323H3778H3254H7121H7390H6028 2Take heavy millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil, and strip off your robe. Expose yourself to public view.H3947H7347H2912H7058H1540H6777H2834H7640H1540H7785H5674H5104 3You will be naked and burdened with shame. I will take vengeance against you without pity.”H6172H1540H2781H7200H3947H5359H6293H120 4Our Redeemer, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, is the Holy One of Israel.H1350H3068H6635H8034H6918H3478 5“O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.H3427H1748H935H2822H1323H3778H3254H7121H1404H4467 6For I was angry with my chosen people and punished them by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You oppressed even the elderly.H7107H5971H2490H5159H5414H3027H7760H7356H2205H3966H3513H5923 7You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!’ You did not reflect on your actions or think about their consequences.H559H1404H5769H7760H3820H2142H319 8“Listen to this, you pleasure-loving kingdom, living at ease and feeling secure. You say, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other. I will never be a widow or lose my children.’H8085H5719H3427H983H559H3824H657H3427H490H3045H7908 9Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment. widowhood and the loss of your children. Yes, these calamities will come upon you, despite all your witchcraft and magic.H8147H935H7281H259H3117H7908H489H935H8537H7230H3785H3966H6109H2267 10“You felt secure in your wickedness. ‘No one sees me,’ you said. But your ‘wisdom’ and ‘knowledge’ have led you astray, and you said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.’H982H7451H559H7200H2451H1847H7725H559H3820H657 11So disaster will overtake you, and you won’t be able to charm it away. Calamity will fall upon you, and you won’t be able to buy your way out. A catastrophe will strike you suddenly, one for which you are not prepared.H7451H935H3045H7837H1943H5307H3201H3722H7722H935H6597H3045 12“Now use your magical charms! Use the spells you have worked at all these years! Maybe they will do you some good. Maybe they can make someone afraid of you.H5975H2267H7230H3785H834H3021H5271H3201H3276H6206 13All the advice you receive has made you tired. Where are all your astrologers, those stargazers who make predictions each month? Let them stand up and save you from what the future holds.H3811H7230H6098H1895H8064H2374H3556H2320H3045H5975H3467H935 14But they are like straw burning in a fire; they cannot save themselves from the flame. You will get no help from them at all; their hearth is no place to sit for warmth.H7179H784H8313H5337H5315H3027H3852H1513H2552H217H3427 15And all your friends, those with whom you’ve done business since childhood, will go their own ways, turning a deaf ear to your cries.H3021H5503H5271H8582H376H5676H3467
48“Listen to me, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and born into the family of Judah. Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and call on the God of Israel. You don’t keep your promises,H8085H1004H3290H7121H8034H3478H3318H4325H3063H7650H8034H3068H2142H430H3478H571H6666 2even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.H7121H6944H5892H5564H430H3478H3068H6635H8034 3Long ago I told you what was going to happen. Then suddenly I took action, and all my predictions came true.H5046H7223H227H3318H6310H8085H6213H6597H935 4For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. Your necks are as unbending as iron. Your heads are as hard as bronze.H1847H7186H6203H1270H1517H4696H5154 5That is why I told you what would happen; I told you beforehand what I was going to do. Then you could never say, ‘My idols did it. My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!’H227H5046H935H8085H559H6090H6213H6459H5262H6680 6You have heard my predictions and seen them fulfilled, but you refuse to admit it. Now I will tell you new things, secrets you have not yet heard.H8085H2372H5046H8085H2319H6258H5341H3045 7They are brand new, not things from the past. So you cannot say, ‘We knew that all the time!’H1254H6440H3117H8085H559H3045 8“Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new, things you never heard of before. For I know so well what traitors you are. You have been rebels from birth.H8085H3045H241H6605H3045H898H898H7121H6586H990 9Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.H8034H748H639H8416H2413H3772 10I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering.H6884H3701H977H3564H6040 11I will rescue you for my sake—yes, for my own sake! I will not let my reputation be tarnished, and I will not share my glory with idols!H6213H2490H5414H3519H312 12“Listen to me, O family of Jacob, Israel my chosen one! I alone am God, the First and the Last.H8085H3290H3478H7121H7223H314 13It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth, my right hand that spread out the heavens above. When I call out the stars, they all appear in order.”H3027H3245H776H3225H2946H8064H7121H5975H3162 14Have any of your idols ever told you this? Come, all of you, and listen. The Lord has chosen Cyrus as his ally. He will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylon and to destroy the Babylonian armies.H6908H8085H5046H3068H157H6213H2656H894H2220H3778 15“I have said it: I am calling Cyrus! I will send him on this errand and will help him succeed.H1696H7121H935H1870H6743 16Come closer, and listen to this. From the beginning I have told you plainly what would happen.” And now the Sovereign Lord and his Spirit have sent me with this message.H7126H7126H8085H1696H5643H7218H6256H136H3069H7307H7971 17This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow.H559H3068H1350H6918H3478H3068H430H3925H3276H1869H1870H3212 18Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea.H3863H7181H4687H7965H5104H6666H1530H3220 19Your descendants would have been like the sands along the seashore—too many to count! There would have been no need for your destruction, or for cutting off your family name.”H2233H2344H6631H4578H4579H8034H3772H8045H6440 20Yet even now, be free from your captivity! Leave Babylon and the Babylonians. Sing out this message! Shout it to the ends of the earth! The Lord has redeemed his servants, the people of Israel.H3318H894H1272H3778H6963H7440H5046H8085H3318H7097H776H559H3068H1350H5650H3290 21They were not thirsty when he led them through the desert. He divided the rock, and water gushed out for them to drink.H6770H3212H2723H4325H5140H6697H1234H6697H4325H2100 22“But there is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.H7965H559H3068H7563
119[Aleph] Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord.H835H8549H1870H1980H8451H3068 2Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts.H835H5341H5713H1875H3820 3They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.H6466H5766H1980H1870 4You have charged us to keep your commandments carefully.H6680H8104H6490H3966 5Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees!H305H1870H3559H8104H2706 6Then I will not be ashamed when I compare my life with your commands.H954H5027H4687 7As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should!H3034H3476H3824H3925H6664H4941 8I will obey your decrees. Please don’t give up on me!H8104H2706H5800H3966 9[Beth] How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word.H5288H2135H734H8104H1697 10I have tried hard to find you—don’t let me wander from your commands.H3820H1875H7686H4687 11I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.H565H6845H3820H2398 12I praise you, O Lord; teach me your decrees.H1288H3068H3925H2706 13I have recited aloud all the regulations you have given us.H8193H5608H4941H6310 14I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches.H7797H1870H5715H5921H1952 15I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways.H7878H6490H5027H734 16I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word.H8173H2708H7911H1697 17[Gimel] Be good to your servant, that I may live and obey your word.H1580H5650H2421H8104H1697 18Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.H1540H5869H5027H6381H8451 19I am only a foreigner in the land. Don’t hide your commands from me!H1616H776H5641H4687 20I am always overwhelmed with a desire for your regulations.H5315H1638H8375H4941H6256 21You rebuke the arrogant; those who wander from your commands are cursed.H1605H2086H779H7686H4687 22Don’t let them scorn and insult me, for I have obeyed your laws.H1556H2781H937H5341H5713 23Even princes sit and speak against me, but I will meditate on your decrees.H8269H3427H1696H5650H7878H2706 24Your laws please me; they give me wise advice.H5713H8191H582H6098 25[Daleth] I lie in the dust; revive me by your word.H5315H1692H6083H2421H1697 26I told you my plans, and you answered. Now teach me your decrees.H5608H1870H6030H3925H2706 27Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.H995H1870H6490H7878H6381 28I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word.H5315H1811H8424H6965H1697 29Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.H5493H1870H8267H8451H2603 30I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations.H977H1870H530H4941H7737 31I cling to your laws. Lord, don’t let me be put to shame!H1692H5715H3068H954 32I will pursue your commands, for you expand my understanding.H7323H1870H4687H7337H3820 33[He] Teach me your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end.H3384H3068H1870H2706H5341H6118 34Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all my heart.H995H5341H8451H8104H3820 35Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.H1869H5410H4687H2654 36Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money!H5186H3820H5715H1215 37Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word.H5674H5869H7200H7723H2421H1870 38Reassure me of your promise, made to those who fear you.H6965H565H5650H3374 39Help me abandon my shameful ways; for your regulations are good.H5674H2781H3025H4941H2896 40I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness.H8373H6490H2421H6666 41[Waw] Lord, give me your unfailing love, the salvation that you promised me.H2617H935H3068H8668H565 42Then I can answer those who taunt me, for I trust in your word.H1697H6030H2778H982H1697 43Do not snatch your word of truth from me, for your regulations are my only hope.H5337H1697H571H3966H6310H3176H4941 44I will keep on obeying your instructions forever and ever.H8104H8451H8548H5769H5703 45I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments.H1980H7342H1875H6490 46I will speak to kings about your laws, and I will not be ashamed.H1696H5713H4428H954 47How I delight in your commands! How I love them!H8173H4687H157 48I honor and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees.H3709H5375H4687H157H7878H2706 49[Zayin] Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope.H2142H1697H5650H3176 50Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.H5165H6040H565H2421 51The proud hold me in utter contempt, but I do not turn away from your instructions.H2086H3966H3887H5186H8451 52I meditate on your age-old regulations; O Lord, they comfort me.H2142H4941H5769H3068H5162 53I become furious with the wicked, because they reject your instructions.H2152H270H7563H5800H8451 54Your decrees have been the theme of my songs wherever I have lived.H2706H2158H1004H4033 55I reflect at night on who you are, O Lord; therefore, I obey your instructions.H2142H8034H3068H3915H8104H8451 56This is how I spend my life. obeying your commandments.H5341H6490 57[Heth] Lord, you are mine! I promise to obey your words!H2506H3068H559H8104H1697 58With all my heart I want your blessings. Be merciful as you promised.H2470H6440H3820H2603H565 59I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws.H2803H1870H7725H7272H5713 60I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands.H2363H4102H8104H4687 61Evil people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.H2256H7563H5749H7911H8451 62I rise at midnight to thank you for your just regulations.H2676H3915H6965H3034H6664H4941 63I am a friend to anyone who fears you—anyone who obeys your commandments.H2270H3372H8104H6490 64O Lord, your unfailing love fills the earth; teach me your decrees.H776H3068H4390H2617H3925H2706 65[Teth] You have done many good things for me, Lord, just as you promised.H6213H2896H5650H3068H1697 66I believe in your commands; now teach me good judgment and knowledge.H3925H2898H2940H1847H539H4687 67I used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your word.H6031H7683H8104H565 68You are good and do only good; teach me your decrees.H2896H2895H3925H2706 69Arrogant people smear me with lies, but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.H2086H2950H8267H5341H6490H3820 70Their hearts are dull and stupid, but I delight in your instructions.H3820H2954H2459H8173H8451 71My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.H2896H6031H3925H2706 72Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver.H8451H6310H2896H505H2091H3701 73[Yodh] You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands.H3027H6213H3559H995H3925H4687 74May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word.H3373H8055H7200H3176H1697 75I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it.H3045H3068H4941H6664H530H6031 76Now let your unfailing love comfort me, just as you promised me, your servant.H2617H5162H565H5650 77Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live, for your instructions are my delight.H7356H935H2421H8451H8191 78Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me; meanwhile, I will concentrate on your commandments.H2086H954H5791H8267H7878H6490 79Let me be united with all who fear you, with those who know your laws.H3373H7725H3045H3045H5713 80May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; then I will never be ashamed.H3820H8549H2706H954 81[Kaph] I am worn out waiting for your rescue, but I have put my hope in your word.H5315H3615H8668H3176H1697 82My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. When will you comfort me?H5869H3615H565H559H5162 83I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke, but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.H4997H7008H7911H2706 84How long must I wait? When will you punish those who persecute me?H3117H5650H6213H4941H7291 85These arrogant people who hate your instructions have dug deep pits to trap me.H2086H3738H7882H8451 86All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.H4687H530H7291H8267H5826 87They almost finished me off, but I refused to abandon your commandments.H4592H3615H776H5800H6490 88In your unfailing love, spare my life; then I can continue to obey your laws.H2421H2617H8104H5715H6310 89[Lamedh] Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven.H5769H3068H1697H5324H8064 90Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.H530H1755H1755H3559H776H5975 91Your regulations remain true to this day, for everything serves your plans.H5975H3117H4941H5650 92If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery.H3884H8451H8191H6H6040 93I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life.H5769H7911H6490H2421 94I am yours; rescue me! For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.H3467H1875H6490 95Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.H7563H6960H6H995H5713 96Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit.H7200H7093H8502H4687H3966H7342 97[Mem] Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long.H157H8451H7881H3117 98Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are my constant guide.H4687H2449H341H5769 99Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your laws.H7919H3925H5715H7881 100I am even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments.H995H2205H5341H6490 101I have refused to walk on any evil path, so that I may remain obedient to your word.H3607H7272H7451H734H8104H1697 102I haven’t turned away from your regulations, for you have taught me well.H5493H4941H3384 103How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey.H4452H565H2441H1706H6310 104Your commandments give me understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life.H6490H995H8130H8267H734 105[Nun] Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.H1697H5216H7272H216H5410 106I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again. I will obey your righteous regulations.H7650H6965H8104H6664H4941 107I have suffered much, O Lord; restore my life again as you promised.H6031H3966H2421H3068H1697 108Lord, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations.H7521H5071H6310H3068H3925H4941 109My life constantly hangs in the balance, but I will not stop obeying your instructions.H5315H8548H3709H7911H8451 110The wicked have set their traps for me, but I will not turn from your commandments.H7563H5414H6341H8582H6490 111Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight.H5715H5157H5769H8342H3820 112I am determined to keep your decrees to the very end.H5186H3820H6213H2706H5769H6118 113[Samekh] I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your instructions.H8130H5588H8451H157 114You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.H5643H4043H3176H1697 115Get out of my life, you evil-minded people, for I intend to obey the commands of my God.H5493H7489H5341H4687H430 116Lord, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed.H5564H565H2421H954H7664 117Sustain me, and I will be rescued; then I will meditate continually on your decrees.H5582H3467H8159H2706H8548 118But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees. They are only fooling themselves.H5541H7686H2706H8649H8267 119You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum; no wonder I love to obey your laws!H7673H7563H776H5509H157H5713 120I tremble in fear of you; I stand in awe of your regulations.H1320H5568H6343H3372H4941 121[Ayin] Don’t leave me to the mercy of my enemies, for I have done what is just and right.H6213H4941H6664H3240H6231 122Please guarantee a blessing for me. Don’t let the arrogant oppress me!H6148H5650H2896H2086H6231 123My eyes strain to see your rescue, to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.H5869H3615H3444H565H6664 124I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love, and teach me your decrees.H6213H5650H2617H3925H2706 125Give discernment to me, your servant; then I will understand your laws.H5650H995H3045H5713 126Lord, it is time for you to act, for these evil people have violated your instructions.H6256H3068H6213H6565H8451 127Truly, I love your commands more than gold, even the finest gold.H157H4687H2091H6337 128Each of your commandments is right. That is why I hate every false way.H6490H3474H8130H8267H734 129[Pe] Your laws are wonderful. No wonder I obey them!H5715H6382H5315H5341 130The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand.H6608H1697H215H995H6612 131I pant with expectation, longing for your commands.H6473H6310H7602H2968H4687 132Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name.H6437H2603H4941H157H8034 133Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.H3559H6471H565H205H7980 134Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments.H6299H6233H120H8104H6490 135Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees.H6440H215H5650H3925H2706 136Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.H6388H4325H3381H5869H8104H8451 137[Tsadhe] O Lord, you are righteous, and your regulations are fair.H6662H3068H3477H4941 138Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy.H5713H6680H6664H3966H530 139I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words.H7068H6789H6862H7911H1697 140Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much.H565H3966H6884H5650H157 141I am insignificant and despised, but I don’t forget your commandments.H6810H959H7911H6490 142Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly true.H6666H5769H6664H8451H571 143As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.H6862H4689H4672H4687H8191 144Your laws are always right; help me to understand them so I may live.H6664H5715H5769H995H2421 145[Qoph] I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will obey your decrees.H7121H3820H6030H3068H5341H2706 146I cry out to you; rescue me, that I may obey your laws.H7121H3467H8104H5713 147I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.H6923H5399H7768H3176H1697 148I stay awake through the night, thinking about your promise.H5869H6923H821H7878H565 149In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations.H8085H6963H2617H3068H2421H4941 150Lawless people are coming to attack me; they live far from your instructions.H7126H7291H2154H7368H8451 151But you are near, O Lord, and all your commands are true.H7138H3068H4687H571 152I have known from my earliest days that your laws will last forever.H5713H3045H6924H3245H5769 153[Resh] Look upon my suffering and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your instructions.H7200H6040H2502H7911H8451 154Argue my case; take my side! Protect my life as you promised.H7378H7379H1350H2421H565 155The wicked are far from rescue, for they do not bother with your decrees.H3444H7350H7563H1875H2706 156Lord, how great is your mercy; let me be revived by following your regulations.H7227H7356H3068H2421H4941 157Many persecute and trouble me, yet I have not swerved from your laws.H7227H7291H6862H5186H5715 158Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart, because they care nothing for your word.H7200H898H6962H8104H565 159See how I love your commandments, Lord. Give back my life because of your unfailing love.H7200H157H6490H2421H3068H2617 160The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever.H1697H571H7218H6664H4941H5769 161[Shin] Powerful people harass me without cause, but my heart trembles only at your word.H8269H7291H2600H3820H6342H1697 162I rejoice in your word like one who discovers a great treasure.H7797H565H4672H7227H7998 163I hate and abhor all falsehood, but I love your instructions.H8130H8581H8267H8451H157 164I will praise you seven times a day because all your regulations are just.H7651H3117H1984H6664H4941 165Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble.H7227H7965H157H8451H4383 166I long for your rescue, Lord, so I have obeyed your commands.H3068H7663H3444H6213H4687 167I have obeyed your laws, for I love them very much.H5315H8104H5713H157H3966 168Yes, I obey your commandments and laws because you know everything I do.H8104H6490H5713H1870 169[Taw] O Lord, listen to my cry; give me the discerning mind you promised.H7440H7126H6440H3068H995H1697 170Listen to my prayer; rescue me as you promised.H8467H935H6440H5337H565 171Let praise flow from my lips, for you have taught me your decrees.H8193H5042H8416H3925H2706 172Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are right.H3956H6030H565H4687H6664 173Give me a helping hand, for I have chosen to follow your commandments.H3027H5826H977H6490 174O Lord, I have longed for your rescue, and your instructions are my delight.H8373H3444H3068H8451H8191 175Let me live so I can praise you, and may your regulations help me.H5315H2421H1984H4941H5826 176I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands.H8582H6H7716H1245H5650H7911H4687
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