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 I opened my mouth and panted: because I longed for thy commandments.

Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me, according to the judgment of them that love thy name.

Direct my steps according to thy word: and let no iniquity have dominion over me.

Redeem me from the calumnies of men: that I may keep thy commandments.

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy justifications.

My eyes have sent forth springs of water: because they have not kept thy law.

SADE. Thou art just, O Lord: and thy judgment is right.

Thou hast commanded justice thy testimonies: and thy truth exceedingly.

My zeal hath made me pine away: because my enemies forgot thy words.

Thy word is exceedingly refined: and thy servant hath loved it.

I am very young and despised; but I forgot not thy justifications.

Thy justice is justice for ever: and thy law is the truth.

Trouble and anguish have found me: thy commandments are my meditation.

Thy testimonies are justice for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.

COPH. I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord: I will seek thy justifications.

I cried unto thee, save me: that I may keep thy commandments.

I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: because in thy words I very much hoped.

My eyes to thee have prevented the morning: that I might meditate on thy words.

Hear thou my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy: and quicken me according to thy mercy.

They that persecute me have drawn nigh to iniquity; but they are gone far off from the law.

Thou art near, O Lord: and all thy ways are truth.

I have known from the beginning concerning thy testimonies: that thou hast founded them for ever.

RES. See my humiliation and deliver me: for I have not forgotten the law.

Judge my judgment and redeem me: quicken thou me for thy word’s sake.

Salvation is far from sinners; because they have not sought thy justifications.

Many, O Lord, are thy mercies: quicken me according to thy judgment.

Many are they that persecute me, and afflict me; but I have not declined from thy testimonies.

I beheld the transgressors, and I pined away; because they kept not thy word.

Behold I have loved thy commandments, O Lord; quicken me thou in thy mercy.

The beginning of thy words is truth: all the judgments of thy justice are for ever.

SIN. Princes have persecuted me without cause: and my heart hath been in awe of thy words.

I will rejoice at thy words, as one that hath found great spoil.

I have hated and abhorred iniquity; but I have loved thy law.

Seven times a day I have given praise to thee, for the judgments of thy justice.

Much peace have they that love thy law, and to them there is no stumbling block.

I looked to thy salvation, O Lord: and I loved thy commandments.

My soul hath kept thy testimonies: and hath loved them exceedingly.

I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies: because all my ways are in thy sight.

TAU. Let my supplication, O Lord, come near in thy sight: give me understanding according to thy word.

Let my request come in before thee; deliver thou me according to thy word.

My lips shall utter a hymn, when thou shalt teach me thy justifications.

My tongue shall pronounce thy word: because all thy commandments are justice.

Let thy hand be with me to save me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my meditation.

My soul shall live and shall praise thee: and thy judgments shall help me.

I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: seek thy servant, because I have not forgotten thy commandments.