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They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.

If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.

I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.

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

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

I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.

I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.

I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.

I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.

I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.

The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.

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

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

The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.

Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.

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

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

Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.

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

I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

…when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

…then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

…then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

…then the raging waters would have swept us away.

We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—

…many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

…many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.

They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;

…they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.

O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.

I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.

May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.

I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.

If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.

Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

…if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

…then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.

“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.

“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.

So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.

I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.

Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.

“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.

Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.

He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

A man of great anger must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do so again.

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.

He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,

If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.

You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

…for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,

If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

…the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;

If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”