Psalm 119 - 18 (Tsaddi)
Psalm 119
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Author: 1650 Scottish Psalter
Musician: Melody from Ravenscroft's Psalter, 1621 (rhythm altered)

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137  O Lord, thou art most rïghteous;
        thy judgments are upright.
138  Thy testimonies thou command'st
        most faithful are and right.
139  My zeal hath ev'n consumèd me,
        because mine enemies
     Thy holy words forgotten have,
        and do thy laws despise.

140  Thy word's most pure, therefore on it
        thy servant's love is set.
141  Small, and despised I am, yet I
        thy precepts not forget.
142  Thy righteousness is righteousness
        which ever doth endure:
     Thy holy law, Lord, also is
        the very truth most pure.

143  Trouble and anguish have me found,
        and taken hold on me:
     Yet in my trouble my delight
        thy just commandments be.
144  Eternal righteousness is in
        thy testimonies all:
     Lord, to me understanding give,
        and ever live I shall.


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BIBLE PASSAGE:

137 ¶ TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
139 ¶ My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
140 ¶ Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
141 ¶ I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
142 ¶ Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
143 ¶ Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.