PDF Psalms 1-120

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 \v 21 You rebuke the proud, who are cursed,
 \q who wander from your commandments.
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-\v 22 Spare me from disgrace and humiliation,
-\q for I have obeyed your covenant decrees.
+\v 22 Spare me from disgrace and contempt,
+\q for I have obeyed your solemn commands.
 
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 \v 23 Though rulers plot and slander me,
 \q your servant meditates on your statutes.
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-\v 24 Your covenant decrees are my delight,
+\v 24 Your solemn commands are my delight,
 \q and they are my counselors.
 
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 \v 37 Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
 \q revive me in your ways.
 \q
-\v 38 Carry out for your servant your promise
-\q that you made to those who honor you.
+\v 38 Carry out for your servant the word
+\q that you gave to those who revere you.
 
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-\v 39 Take away the insults I dread,
+\v 39 Take away the reproach I dread,
 \q for your righteous judgments are good.
 \q
 \v 40 See, I have longed for your instructions;
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 \v 41 Yahweh, give me your unfailing love—
-\q your salvation, according to your promise;
+\q your salvation, according to your word;
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 \v 42 then I will have a reply for the one who mocks me,
 \q for I trust in your word.
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-\v 49 Call to mind your promise to your servant
+\v 49 Call to mind your word to your servant
 \q because you have given me hope.
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 \v 50 This is my comfort in my affliction:
-\q that your promise has kept me alive.
+\q that your word has kept me alive.
 
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 \q because of the wicked who reject your law.
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 \v 54 Your statutes have been my songs
-\q in the house where I temporarily live.
+\q in the house of my sojourn.
 
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 \q I have determined to observe your words.
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 \v 58 I earnestly request your favor with my whole heart;
-\q be merciful to me, as your word promised.
+\q be merciful to me according to your word.
 
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 \v 59 I examined my ways
-\q and turned my feet to your covenant decrees.
+\q and turned my feet to your solemn commands.
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 \v 60 I hurry and do not delay
 \q to keep your commandments.
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 \q and that in faithfulness you afflicted me.
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 \v 76 Let your covenant faithfulness comfort me,
-\q as you promised your servant.
+\q according to your word to your servant.
 
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 \v 79 May those who honor you turn to me,
-\q those who know your covenant decrees.
+\q those who know your solemn commands.
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 \v 80 May my heart be blameless with respect to your statutes
 \q so that I may not be put to shame.
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 \v 81 I faint with longing that you might rescue me!
 \q I hope in your word.
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-\v 82 My eyes long to see your promise;
+\v 82 My eyes long for your word;
 \q when will you comfort me?
 
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 \q but I do not reject your instructions.
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 \v 88 By your steadfast love, keep me alive,
-\q so that I may obey your commands.
+\q so that I may obey the solemn commands that come from your mouth.
 
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 \v 95 The wicked prepare to destroy me,
-\q but I will seek to understand your covenant decrees.
+\q but I will seek to understand your solemn commands.
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 \v 96 All perfection I have seen has an end;
 \q but your command is exceedingly broad.
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 \q I will always meditate on your statutes.
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 \v 118 You reject all those who stray from your statutes,
-\q for those people are deceptive and unreliable.
+\q for their deceit is vain.
 
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 \v 125 I am your servant; give me understanding
-\q so that I may know your covenant decrees.
+\q so that I may know your solemn commands.
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 \v 126 It is time for Yahweh to act,
 \q for people have broken your law.
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 \v 133 Direct my footsteps by your word;
-\q do not let any sin rule me.
+\q do not let any wickedness rule me.
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 \v 134 Redeem me from human oppression
 \q so that I may observe your instructions.
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 \v 137 You are righteous, Yahweh,
 \q and your decrees are fair.
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-\v 138 You have given your covenant decrees righteously
+\v 138 You have given your solemn commands righteously
 \q and faithfully.
 
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-\v 139 Anger has destroyed me
+\v 139 Zeal has destroyed me
 \q because my adversaries forget your words.
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 \v 140 Your word has been tested very much,
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 \v 141 I am insignificant and despised,
 \q yet I do not forget your instructions.
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-\v 142 Your justice is forever right,
+\v 142 Your justice is forever justice,
 \q and your law is trustworthy.
 
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 \q I will keep your statutes.
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 \v 146 I call to you; save me,
-\q and I will observe your covenant decrees."
+\q and I will observe your solemn commands."
 
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 \v 151 You are near, Yahweh,
 \q and all your commandments are trustworthy.
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-\v 152 Long ago I learned from your covenant decrees
+\v 152 Long ago I learned from your solemn commands
 \q that you had set them in place forever.
 
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 \q for I do not forget your law.
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 \v 154 Plead my cause and redeem me;
-\q keep me, as you have promised in your word.
+\q keep me alive according to your word.
 
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-\v 163 I hate and despise falsehood,
+\v 163 I hate and abhor falsehood,
 \q but I love your law.
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 \v 164 Seven times a day I praise you
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 \q give me understanding into your word.
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 \v 170 May my plea come before you;
-\q help me, as you have promised in your word.
+\q help me according to your word.
 
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