Psalm 119 (Yod) Prayed


Psalm 119 (Yod) Prayed

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   Jesus Christ,
              Your hands made me and formed me;
              give me understanding to learn from your
              teaching.
   May those who fear you rejoice when they see me,
              for I have put my hope in your word.
   I know, O Jesus, that all your ways are righteous,
              and in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
   May your unfailing love be my comfort,
              according to your promise to your servant.
   Let your compassion come to me that I may live,
              for the gospel is my delight.
   May the arrogant be put to shame
              for wronging me without cause;
              but I will meditate on the Epistles.
   May those who fear you turn to me,
              those who understand the Bible.
   May my heart be blameless toward your decrees,
              that I may not be put to shame.


Psalm 119:73-80 (Yod)

73   Your hands made me and formed me;
              give me understanding to learn your
              commands.
74   May those who fear you rejoice when they
              see me,
              for I have put my hope in your word.
75   I know, O LORD, that your laws are
              righteous,
              and in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76   May your unfailing love be my comfort,
              according to your promise to your servant.
77 Let your compassion come to me that I may
              live,
              for your law is my delight.
78   May the arrogant be put to shame for
              wronging me without cause;
              but I will meditate on your precepts.
79   May those who fear you turn to me,
              those who understand your statutes.
80   May my heart be blameless toward your
              decrees,
              that I may not be put to shame.

(* 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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