Psalm 119:152

Psalm 119:152

New International Version (NIV)

152 Long ago I learned from your statutes
    that you established them to last forever.

I’ve known all along from the evidence of your words
    that you meant them to last forever.

Psalm 119:151

Psalm 119:151

New International Version (NIV)

151 Yet you are near, Lord,
    and all your commands are true.

But you’re the closest of all to me, God,
    and all your judgments true.

Psalm 119:150

Psalm 119:150

New International Version (NIV)

150 Those who devise wicked schemes are near,
    but they are far from your law.

As those out to get me come closer and closer,
    they go farther and farther from the truth you reveal;

Psalm 119:149

Psalm 119:149

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁴⁹ Hear my voice in accordance with your love;
    preserve my life, Lord, according to your laws.

 

 

In your love, listen to me;
    in your justice, God, keep me alive.

Psalm 119:148

Psalm 119:148

New International Version (NIV)

148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
    that I may meditate on your promises.

I stayed awake all night,
    prayerfully pondering your promise.

Psalm 119:147

Psalm 119:147

New International Version (NIV)

147 I rise before dawn and cry for help;
    I have put my hope in your word.

I was up before sunrise,
    crying for help, hoping for a word from you.

Psalm 119:145-146

Psalm 119:145-146

New International Version (NIV)

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145 I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord,
    and I will obey your decrees.
146 I call out to you; save me
    and I will keep your statutes.

I call out at the top of my lungs,
    “God! Answer! I’ll do whatever you say.”
I called to you, “Save me
    so I can carry out all your instructions.”