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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 119, Verse 5

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Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.
King James Version
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
American Standard Version
Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!
New English Translation
If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes!
World English Bible
Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
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Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
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I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
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I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
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BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word.
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With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
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Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
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Blessed [art] thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
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With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
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I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches.
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I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.