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Psalms 119:143–152

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Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes.
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment.
They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth.
Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
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From verse 143

  1. Job 23:12Rank 1 from verse 143
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    12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

  2. Psalms 119:107Rank 2 from verse 143
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    107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.

  3. Mark 14:33–34Rank 3 from verse 143
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    33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

    34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

  4. Psalms 116:3Rank 4 from verse 143
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    3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

  5. Psalms 119:16Rank 5 from verse 143
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    16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

From verse 144

  1. 1 Peter 1:23–25Rank 1 from verse 144
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    23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

    24For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

    25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

  2. 2 Corinthians 4:6Rank 2 from verse 144
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    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  3. Daniel 12:10Rank 3 from verse 144
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    10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

  4. Jeremiah 4:22Rank 4 from verse 144
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    22For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

  5. Psalms 119:169Rank 5 from verse 144
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    169Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to thy word.

From verse 145

  1. Psalms 119:10Rank 1 from verse 145
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    10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

  2. Jeremiah 29:13Rank 2 from verse 145
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    13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

  3. Psalms 102:1Rank 3 from verse 145
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    1HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee.

  4. Psalms 119:106Rank 4 from verse 145
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    106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

  5. 1 Samuel 1:10Rank 5 from verse 145
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    10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

From verse 146

  1. Psalms 119:134Rank 1 from verse 146
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    134Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

  2. Titus 2:14Rank 2 from verse 146
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    14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  3. Judges 10:15–16Rank 3 from verse 146
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    15¶ And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

    16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  4. Matthew 1:21Rank 4 from verse 146
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    21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

  5. Titus 3:4–8Rank 5 from verse 146
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    4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

    5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

    6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

    7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

    8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

From verse 147

  1. Mark 1:35Rank 1 from verse 147
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    35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

  2. Psalms 5:3Rank 2 from verse 147
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    3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

  3. Psalms 130:5–6Rank 3 from verse 147
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    5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

    6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

  4. Psalms 88:13Rank 4 from verse 147
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    13But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

  5. Psalms 119:74Rank 5 from verse 147
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    74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

From verse 148

  1. Psalms 63:6Rank 1 from verse 148
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    6When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

  2. Lamentations 2:19Rank 2 from verse 148
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    19Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

  3. Luke 6:12Rank 3 from verse 148
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    12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

  4. Psalms 139:17–18Rank 4 from verse 148
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    17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

    18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

  5. Psalms 63:1Rank 5 from verse 148
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    1O GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

From verse 149

  1. Isaiah 63:7Rank 1 from verse 149
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    7¶ I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

  2. Psalms 109:21Rank 2 from verse 149
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    21But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

  3. Psalms 119:40Rank 3 from verse 149
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    40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

  4. Psalms 51:1Rank 4 from verse 149
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    1HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

  5. Psalms 55:2Rank 5 from verse 149
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    2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

From verse 150

  1. Psalms 27:2Rank 1 from verse 150
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    2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

  2. Proverbs 28:9Rank 2 from verse 150
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    9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

  3. 1 Samuel 23:16Rank 3 from verse 150
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    16¶ And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

  4. 2 Samuel 17:16Rank 4 from verse 150
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    16Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.

  5. Job 21:14Rank 5 from verse 150
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    14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

From verse 151

  1. Psalms 145:18Rank 1 from verse 151
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    18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

  2. Psalms 119:142Rank 2 from verse 151
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    142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

  3. Psalms 139:2Rank 3 from verse 151
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    2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

  4. Psalms 34:18Rank 4 from verse 151
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    18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

  5. Deuteronomy 4:7Rank 5 from verse 151
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    7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

From verse 152

  1. Luke 21:33Rank 1 from verse 152
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    33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

  2. Ecclesiastes 3:14Rank 2 from verse 152
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    14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

  3. Psalms 111:7–8Rank 3 from verse 152
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    7The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

    8They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

  4. Psalms 119:144Rank 4 from verse 152
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    144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

  5. Psalms 119:160Rank 5 from verse 152
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    160Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

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Psalms 119:143

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Trouble

Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty; also, to disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

taken

Received, seized, carried, accepted, captured, chosen, or laid hold of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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hold

To grasp, keep, possess, restrain, maintain, regard, or account, according to context.

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commandments

Authoritative commands, laws, or precepts; especially commands given by God, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

delights

Great pleasures, joys, or things that give pleasure; as a verb, gives great pleasure.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:144

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righteousness

The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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everlasting

Enduring forever or without end; eternal in the person, life, judgment, kingdom, mercy, righteousness, or other reality spoken of.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

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give

To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

live

Having life; having respiration and other organic functions in operation, or in a capacity to operate; not dead; Having vegetable life; to continue in constantly or habitually.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:145

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whole

Entire, complete, or undivided; also sound or restored to health, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

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heart

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hear

To perceive by the ear; to listen, attend, understand, or obey, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

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Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

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keep

To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:146

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keep

To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.

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Psalms 119:147

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dawning

The first appearance of light in the morning; the first opening or appearance of the intellectual powers; beginning.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:148

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eyes

The organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, judgment, or presence, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828

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watches

Periods or duties of guarding or wakefulness, including divisions of the night; as a verb, observes or guards.

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word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:149

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Hear

To perceive by the ear; to listen, attend, understand, or obey, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

according

Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:150

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draw

To pull, drag, bring, lead, take out, attract, or make a line, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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after

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

law

A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:151

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

commandments

Authoritative commands, laws, or precepts; especially commands given by God, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

truth

That which is true; conformity to fact, reality, faithfulness, or God's revealed word, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:152

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known

Recognized, understood, perceived, acknowledged, or made evident.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

old

Advanced in age; having existed a long time; former or belonging to an earlier time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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ever

At any time; always; continually; or forever, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

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142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

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144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

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145I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes.

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146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

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147I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

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148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

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149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment.

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150They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

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151Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth.

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152Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

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153Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

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