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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 119, Verse 173

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172
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness.
King James Version
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
American Standard Version
Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.
New English Translation
May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts.
World English Bible
Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
174
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight.
175
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
176
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
1
A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
2
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.
3
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
6
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
7
I [am for] peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war.