Psalm 119 (Qoph) Prayed


Psalm 119 (Qoph) Prayed

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   Saviour God,
              I call with all my heart; answer me, O Lord,
              and I will obey your decrees.
   I call out to you; save me by the gospel,
              and I will keep your statutes.
   I rise before dawn and cry for help;
              I have put my hope in your word.
   My eyes stay open through the watches of the
              night,
              that I may meditate on your promises.
   Hear my voice in accordance with your love;
              preserve my life, O Jesus, according to the
              gospel.
   Those who devise wicked schemes are near,
              but they are far from the gospel.
   Yet you are near, O Jesus,
              and the gospel is true.
   Long ago I learned from your promises
              that you established them to last forever.


Psalm 119:145-152 (Qoph)

145   I call with all my heart; answer me, O
              LORD,
              and I will obey your decrees.
146   I call out to you; save me
              and I will keep your statutes.
147   I rise before dawn and cry for help;
              I have put my hope in your word.
148   My eyes stay open through the watches of
              the night,
              that I may meditate on your promises.
149   Hear my voice in accordance with your
              love;
              preserve my life, O LORD, according to
              your laws.
150   Those who devise wicked schemes are
              near,
              but they are far from your law.
151   Yet you are near, O LORD,
              and all your commands are true.
152   Long ago I learned from your statutes
              that you established them to last forever.

(* In the original Hebrew every line of the first stanza begins the letter aleph (א), every line of the second stanza begins with bet (ב), and so forth, through all 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.)

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