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# I claim your covenant decrees as my heritage forever
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The writer always cherishing and obeying God's decrees is spoken of as if the decrees are land or a possession that the writer will inherit. Alternate translation: "Your laws will belong to me forever" or "Your covenant decrees are like a heritage I will keep forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# they are the joy of my heart
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Here "heart" represents the whole person. Alternate translation: "they make me joyful" or "I delight in them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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