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Luke 23-24; Psalms 119
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Gospel of Luke Ch. 24
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23Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor.G2532G537G4128G846G450G71G846G1909G4091 2They began to state their case: "This man has been leading our people astray by telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government and by claiming he is the Messiah, a king."G1161G756G2723G846G3004G2147G5126G1294G1484G2532G2967G1325G5411G2541G3004G1438G1511G5547G935 3So Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You have said it."G1161G4091G1905G846G3004G1488G4771G935G2453G1161G611G846G5346G4771G3004 4Pilate turned to the leading priests and to the crowd and said, "I find nothing wrong with this man!"G1161G2036G4091G4314G749G2532G3793G2147G3762G158G1722G5129G444 5Then they became insistent. "But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!"G1161G2001G3004G3754G383G2992G1321G2596G3650G2449G756G575G1056G2193G5602 6"Oh, is he a Galilean?" Pilate asked.G1161G4091G191G1056G1905G1487G444G2076G1057 7When they said that he was, Pilate sent him to Herod Antipas, because Galilee was under Herod's jurisdiction, and Herod happened to be in Jerusalem at the time.G2532G1921G3754G2076G1537G2264G1849G375G846G4314G2264G5607G846G2532G5607G1722G2414G1722G5025G2250 8Herod was delighted at the opportunity to see Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been hoping for a long time to see him perform a miracle.G1161G2264G1492G2424G3029G5463G1063G2258G2309G1492G846G1537G2425G1223G191G4183G4012G846G2532G1679G1492G5100G4592G1096G5259G846 9He asked Jesus question after question, but Jesus refused to answer.G1161G1905G846G1722G2425G3056G1161G846G611G846G3762 10Meanwhile, the leading priests and the teachers of religious law stood there shouting their accusations.G1161G749G2532G1122G2476G2159G2723G846 11Then Herod and his soldiers began mocking and ridiculing Jesus. Finally, they put a royal robe on him and sent him back to Pilate.G1161G2264G4862G846G4753G1848G846G1848G2532G1702G4016G846G2986G2066G375G846G375G4091 12(Herod and Pilate, who had been enemies before, became friends that day)G1161G3739G1722G846G2250G4091G2532G2264G1096G5384G3326G5037G240G1063G4391G5607G1722G2189G4314G1438 13Then Pilate called together the leading priests and other religious leaders, along with the people,G1161G4091G4779G749G2532G758G2532G2992 14and he announced his verdict. "You brought this man to me, accusing him of leading a revolt. I have examined him thoroughly on this point in your presence and find him innocent.G2036G4314G846G4374G5129G444G3427G5613G654G2992G2532G2400G1473G350G1799G5216G2147G3762G158G1722G5126G444G3739G2596G2723G846 15Herod came to the same conclusion and sent him back to us. Nothing this man has done calls for the death penalty.G235G3761G2264G1063G375G5209G4314G846G2532G2400G3762G514G2288G2076G4238G846 16So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him."G3811G3767G3811G846G630 17G1161G318G2192G630G1520G846G2596G1859 18Then a mighty roar rose from the crowd, and with one voice they shouted, "Kill him, and release Barabbas to us!"G1161G349G3826G3004G142G5126G1161G630G2254G912 19(Barabbas was in prison for taking part in an insurrection in Jerusalem against the government, and for murder.)G3748G2258G1223G5100G4714G1096G1722G4172G2532G5408G906G1519G5438 20Pilate argued with them, because he wanted to release Jesus.G4091G3767G2309G630G2424G4377G3825G4377 21But they kept shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"G1161G2019G3004G4717G4717G846 22For the third time he demanded, "Why? What crime has he committed? I have found no reason to sentence him to death. So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him."G1161G2036G4314G846G5154G1063G5101G2556G4160G3778G4160G2147G3762G158G2288G1722G846G3811G3767G3811G846G630 23But the mob shouted louder and louder, demanding that Jesus be crucified, and their voices prevailed.G1161G1945G3173G5456G154G846G4717G2532G5456G846G2532G749G2729 24So Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded.G1161G4091G1948G1096G846G155 25As they had requested, he released Barabbas, the man in prison for insurrection and murder. But he turned Jesus over to them to do as they wished.G1161G630G846G1223G4714G2532G5408G906G1519G5438G3739G154G1161G3860G2424G846G2307 26As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.G2532G5613G520G846G520G1949G5100G4613G2956G2064G575G68G2007G846G2007G4716G5342G3693G2424 27A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women.G1161G190G846G4183G4128G2992G2532G1135G3739G2532G2875G2532G2354G846 28But Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.G1161G2424G4762G4314G846G2036G2364G2419G2799G3361G1909G1691G4133G2799G1909G1438G2532G1909G5216G5043 29For the days are coming when they will say, 'Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.'G3754G2400G2250G2064G1722G3739G2046G3107G4723G2532G2836G3739G3756G1080G2532G3149G3739G3756G2337 30People will beg the mountains, 'Fall on us,' and plead with the hills, 'Bury us.'G5119G756G3004G3735G4098G1909G2248G2532G1015G2572G2248 31For if these things are done when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"G3754G1487G4160G5023G1722G5200G3586G5101G1096G1722G3584 32Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him.G1161G2532G1417G2087G2557G71G4862G846G337 33When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.G2532G3753G565G1909G5117G3588G2564G2898G1563G4717G846G2532G2557G3739G3303G1537G1188G1161G3739G1537G710 34Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.G1161G3004G2424G3962G863G846G1063G1492G3756G5101G4160G1161G1266G846G2440G906G2819 35The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. "He saved others," they said, "let him save himself if he is really God's Messiah, the Chosen One."G2532G2992G2476G2334G1161G758G2532G4862G846G1592G3004G4982G243G4982G1438G1487G3778G2076G5547G1588G2316 36The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine.G1161G4757G2532G1702G846G4334G2532G4374G846G3690 37They called out to him, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"G2532G3004G1487G4771G1488G935G2453G4982G4572 38A sign was fastened to the cross above him with these words: "This is the King of the Jews."G1161G1923G2532G2258G1125G1909G846G1121G1673G2532G4513G2532G1444G3778G2076G935G2453 39One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, "So you're the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself⁠—and us, too, while you're at it!"G1161G1520G2557G2910G987G846G3004G1487G4771G1488G5547G4982G4572G2532G2248 40But the other criminal protested, "Don't you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die?G1161G2087G611G2008G846G3004G5399G3761G4771G5399G2316G3754G1488G1722G846G2917 41We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn't done anything wrong."G2532G2249G3303G1346G1063G618G514G3739G4238G1161G3778G4238G3762G824 42Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom."G2532G3004G2424G2962G3415G3450G3752G2064G1722G4675G932 43And Jesus replied, "I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise."G2532G2424G2036G846G281G3004G4671G4594G2071G3326G1700G1722G3857 44By this time it was noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock.G1161G2258G5616G1623G5610G2532G1096G4655G1909G3650G1093G2193G1766G5610 45The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle.G2532G2246G4654G2532G2665G3485G4977G3319 46Then Jesus shouted, "Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!" And with those words he breathed his last.G2532G2424G5455G3173G5456G2036G3962G1519G4675G5495G3908G3450G4151G2532G2036G5023G1606 47When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, "Surely this man was innocent."G1161G1543G1492G1096G1392G2316G3004G3689G3778G2258G1342G444 48And when all the crowd that came to see the crucifixion saw what had happened, they went home in deep sorrow.G2532G3956G3793G4836G1909G5026G2335G2334G1096G5180G1438G4738G5290 49But Jesus' friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.G1161G3956G846G1110G2532G1135G4870G846G575G1056G2476G3113G3708G5023 50Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council,G2532G2400G435G3686G2501G1010G5225G18G435G2532G1342 51but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.G3778G4784G3756G4784G2258G1012G2532G4234G846G575G707G4172G2453G2532G3739G2532G846G4327G932G2316 52He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.G3778G4334G4091G154G4983G2424 53Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock.G2532G2507G846G2507G1794G846G4616G2532G5087G846G1722G3418G2991G3757G3756G3764G3762G2258G2749 54This was done late on Friday afternoon, the day of preparation, as the Sabbath was about to begin.G2532G2250G2258G3904G2532G4521G2020 55As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed.G1161G1135G2532G3748G2258G4905G846G1537G1056G2628G2300G3419G2532G5613G846G4983G5087 56Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.G5290G1161G2090G759G2532G3464G2532G2270G3303G4521G2596G1785

24But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.G1161G3391G4521G3722G901G2064G1909G3418G5342G759G3739G2090G2532G5100G4862G846 2They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.G1161G2147G3037G617G575G3419 3So they went in, but they didn't find the body of the Lord Jesus.G2532G1525G2147G3756G4983G2962G2424 4As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes.G2532G1096G1722G846G1280G4012G5127G2532G2400G1417G435G2186G846G1722G797G2067 5The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, "Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?G1161G1096G846G1096G1719G2532G2827G4383G1519G1093G2036G4314G846G5101G2212G2198G3326G3498 6He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee,G2076G3756G5602G235G1453G3415G5613G2980G5213G5607G2089G1722G1056 7that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day."G3004G3754G5207G444G1163G3860G1519G5495G268G444G2532G4717G2532G5154G2250G450 8Then they remembered that he had said this.G2532G3415G846G4487 9So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened.G2532G5290G575G3419G518G3956G5023G1733G2532G3956G3062 10It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened.G1161G2258G3137G3094G2532G2489G2532G3137G2385G2532G3062G4862G846G3739G3004G5023G4314G652 11But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn't believe it.G2532G846G4487G5316G1799G846G5616G3026G2532G569G846G569 12However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened.G1161G450G4074G5143G1909G3419G2532G3879G991G3608G2749G3441G2532G565G2296G4314G1438G1096 13That same day two of Jesus' followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem.G2532G2400G1417G1537G846G2258G4198G1722G846G2250G1519G2968G3739G3686G1695G568G575G2419G1835G4712 14As they walked along they were talking about everything that had happened.G2532G846G3656G4314G240G4012G3956G5130G4819 15As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them.G2532G1096G1722G846G3656G2532G4802G2424G2532G846G1448G4848G846 16But God kept them from recognizing him.G1161G846G3788G2902G1921G3361G1921G846 17He asked them, "What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?" They stopped short, sadness written across their faces.G1161G2036G4314G846G5101G3056G3778G3739G474G4314G240G4043G2532G2075G4659 18Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, "You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn't heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days."G1161G1520G3739G3686G2810G611G2036G4314G846G4771G3441G3939G1722G2419G2532G1097G3756G1097G1096G1722G846G1722G5025G2250 19"What things?" Jesus asked. "The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth," they said. "He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people.G2532G2036G846G4169G1161G2036G846G4012G2424G3480G3739G1096G4396G1415G1722G435G2041G2532G3056G1726G2316G2532G3956G2992 20But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him.G3704G5037G749G2532G2257G758G3860G846G1519G2917G2288G2532G4717G846 21We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.G1161G2249G1679G3754G2076G846G3195G3084G2474G235G1065G4862G3956G5125G4594G71G5026G5154G2250G575G3739G5023G1096 22"Then some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report.G235G5100G1135G2532G1537G2257G1839G2248G1839G1096G3721G1909G3419 23They said his body was missing, and they had seen angels who told them Jesus is alive!G2532G2147G3361G846G4983G2064G3004G3708G2532G3708G3701G32G3739G3004G846G2198 24Some of our men ran out to see, and sure enough, his body was gone, just as the women had said."G2532G5100G4862G2254G565G1909G3419G2532G2147G2532G3779G2531G1135G2036G1161G846G1492G3756 25Then Jesus said to them, "You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.G2532G846G2036G4314G846G5599G453G2532G1021G2588G4100G1909G3956G3739G4396G2980 26Wasn't it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?"G1163G3780G5547G3958G5023G2532G1525G1519G846G1391 27Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.G2532G756G575G3475G2532G575G3956G4396G1329G846G1722G3956G1124G4012G1438 28By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on,G2532G1448G1519G2968G3757G4198G2532G846G4364G4198G4208 29but they begged him, "Stay the night with us, since it is getting late." So he went home with them.G2532G3849G846G3004G3306G3326G2257G3754G2076G4314G2073G2532G2250G2827G2532G1525G3306G4862G846 30As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them.G2532G1096G1722G846G2625G3326G846G2983G740G2127G2532G2806G1929G846 31Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!G1161G846G3788G1272G2532G1921G846G2532G846G1096G855G575G846 32They said to each other, "Didn't our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?"G2532G2036G4314G240G2258G3780G2257G2588G2545G1722G2254G5613G2980G2254G1722G3598G2532G5613G1272G2254G1124 33And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven disciples and the others who had gathered with them,G2532G450G846G5610G5290G1519G2419G2532G2147G1733G4867G2532G4862G846 34who said, "The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter."G3004G3754G2962G1453G3689G2532G3700G4613 35Then the two from Emmaus told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road, and how they had recognized him as he was breaking the bread.G2532G846G1834G1722G3598G2532G5613G1097G846G1722G2800G740 36And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them. "Peace be with you," he said.G1161G846G5023G2980G2424G846G2476G1722G3319G846G2532G3004G846G1515G5213 37But the whole group was startled and frightened, thinking they were seeing a ghost!G1161G4422G2532G1719G1096G1380G2334G4151 38"Why are you frightened?" he asked. "Why are your hearts filled with doubt?G2532G2036G846G5101G2075G5015G2532G1302G1261G305G1722G5216G2588 39Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it's really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don't have bodies, as you see that I do."G1492G3450G5495G2532G3450G4228G3754G1510G1473G846G5584G3165G2532G1492G3754G4151G2192G3756G4561G2532G3747G2531G2334G1691G2192 40As he spoke, he showed them his hands and his feet.G2532G5124G2036G1925G846G5495G2532G4228 41Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"G1161G846G2089G569G575G5479G2532G2296G2036G846G2192G1759G5100G1034 42They gave him a piece of broiled fish,G1161G1929G846G3313G3702G2486G2532G575G3193G2781 43and he ate it as they watched.G2532G2983G5315G1799G846 44Then he said, "When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled."G1161G2036G846G3778G3056G3739G2980G4314G5209G5607G2089G4862G5213G3754G3956G1163G4137G3588G1125G1722G3551G3475G2532G4396G2532G5568G4012G1700 45Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.G5119G1272G846G3563G4920G1124 46And he said, "Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day.G2532G2036G846G3754G3779G1125G2532G3779G1163G5547G3958G2532G450G1537G3498G5154G2250 47It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: 'There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.'G2532G3341G2532G859G266G2784G1909G846G3686G1519G3956G1484G756G575G2419 48You are witnesses of all these things.G1161G5210G2075G3144G5130 49"And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven."G2532G2400G1473G649G1860G3450G3962G1909G5209G1161G2523G5210G1722G4172G2419G2193G3739G1746G1411G1537G5311 50Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them.G1161G1806G846G1854G2193G1519G963G2532G1869G846G5495G2127G846 51While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven.G2532G1096G1722G846G2127G846G1339G575G846G2532G399G1519G3772 52So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy.G2532G846G4352G846G5290G1519G2419G3326G3173G5479 53And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God.G2532G2258G1275G1722G2411G134G2532G2127G2316G281

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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