Psalm 119:81-88 - Kaph

⁸¹ Kaph.
My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.
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My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
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For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs],
Yet I do not forget Your statutes.
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How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?
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The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me,
Men who do not conform to Your law.
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All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [Lord]!
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They had almost destroyed me on earth,
But as for me, I did not turn away from Your precepts.
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According to Your steadfast love refresh me and give me life,
So that I may keep and obey the testimony of Your mouth.