Psalm 119:1-8 - Aleph

¹ How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless],
Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.
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Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,
And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.
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They do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.
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You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.
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Oh, that my ways may be established
To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]!
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Then I will not be ashamed
When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide].
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I will give thanks to You with an upright heart,
When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].
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I shall keep Your statutes;
Do not utterly abandon me [when I fail].