Psalm 119 (Tsadde) Prayed


Psalm 119 (Tsadde) Prayed

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   Righteous Lord,
              your Word is right.
   The statutes you have laid down are righteous;
              they are fully trustworthy.
   My zeal wears me out,
              for my enemies ignore your Word the Bible.
   Your promises have been thoroughly tested,
              and your servant loves them.
   Though I am lowly and despised as a believer,
              I do not forget your precepts.
   Your righteousness is everlasting
              and the gospel is true.
   Trouble and distress have come upon me,
              but the Gospels are my delight.
   The Bible is forever right;
              help me understand it, that I may live.


Psalm 119:137-144 (Tsadde)

137   Righteous are you, O LORD,
              and your laws are right.
138   The statutes you have laid down are
              righteous;
              they are fully trustworthy.
139   My zeal wears me out,
              for my enemies ignore your words.
140   Your promises have been thoroughly
              tested,
              and your servant loves them.
141   Though I am lowly and despised,
              I do not forget your precepts.
142               Your righteousness is everlasting
              and your law is true.
143   Trouble and distress have come upon me,
              but your commands are my delight.
144   Your statutes are forever right;
              give me understanding that I may live.


(* 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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