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Psalms 119:85-99 Good News Bible (GNB)

85. The proud, who do not obey your law,have dug pits to trap me.

86. Your commandments are all trustworthy;people persecute me with lies — help me!

87. They have almost succeeded in killing me,but I have not neglected your commands.

88. Because of your constant love be good to me,so that I may obey your laws.

89. Your word, O Lord, will last for ever;it is eternal in heaven.

90. Your faithfulness endures through all the ages;you have set the earth in place, and it remains.

91. All things remain to this day because of your command,because they are all your servants.

92. If your law had not been the source of my joy,I would have died from my sufferings.

93. I will never neglect your instructions,because by them you have kept me alive.

94. I am yours — save me!I have tried to obey your commands.

95. The wicked are waiting to kill me,but I will meditate on your laws.

96. I have learnt that everything has limits;but your commandment is perfect.

97. How I love your law!I think about it all day long.

98. Your commandment is with me all the timeand makes me wiser than my enemies.

99. I understand more than all my teachers,because I meditate on your instructions.

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