3 They do nothing wrong; they walk in his ways. 4 You have laid down pre - cepts
to be fully o - beyed. 5 Oh, that my ways were stead - fast in o - bey-ing all your ...
Guitar Chords
Psalm 119a Aleph
( אBlessed Are They Whose Ways Are Blameless)
C F C F 1 Bless - ed are they — whose ways are blame-less, C F G7sus4 G7 who walk ac - cord - ing to the law of the Lord. C F C F 2 Bless- ed are they — who keep his stat - utes C F G7sus4 G7 and seek him with all of their heart. Am F Am F 3 They do nothing wrong; they walk in his ways. Am F Am F - C - F - C - F - G7sus4 - G7 4 You have laid down pre - cepts to be fully o - beyed. C F C F 5 Oh, that my ways were stead - fast C F G7sus4 G7 in o - bey-ing all your decrees! C F C F 6 Then I would not — be put to shame C F G7sus4 - G7 when I con - sid - er Your com - mands. Am F Am F 7 I will praise You — with an up - right heart Am F G7sus4 - G7 as I learn Your righteous laws. Am F Am F 8 I will o - bey — all your de - crees; Am F Am F Am F do not ut - ter - ly — do not ut - ter - ly — do not ut - ter - ly G7sus4 - G7 G7sus4 - G7 fors - ake me — for - sake me.
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Psalm 119b Beth
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C Am Dm G C F G How can a young man keep his way pure? By liv - ing ac - cord-ing to Your Word.
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( בHow Can a Young Man Keep His Way Pure?)
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C Am Dm G C F G I do seek You with all my heart; don’t let me stray from Your com - mands.
F C - F C - F C G I have hidden Your Word — in my heart — that I might not sin against You. C Am Dm-G C F G Praise be to You, O Lord; O — teach me Your de - crees.
C Am Dm G C F G With my lips I re-count all the laws — that pro - ceed from Your mouth.
F C F C F C G I re - joice in fol - low - ing — Your stat - utes — as one re-joices in great wealth. F C F C F C G I med-i-tate — on Your pre - cepts — and I con - sid-er all of Your ways.
C Am - Dm G C F G I de - light — in Your de - crees; I will not ne-glect Your Word.
F C F C F C G I de - light — in Your de - crees; I will not ne-glect Your Word.
C Am Dm G How can a young man keep his way pure?
Psalm 119c Gimel
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( גI Am a Stranger on Earth)
Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm - G Do good to Your ser - vant, — and I will live; — I will o - bey Your Word.
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Dm G - Dm G - Dm G A O - pen my eyes — that I may see — won - der - ful things in Your law. Dm A Dm A Dm I am a stran - ger on earth; do not hide Your com - mands from me.
Dm A Dm G A Dm-G-Dm-G-A 20 My soul is con - sumed with long - ing for Your laws at all times. Ooooooo
Dm G Dm G 21 You re - buke the ar - ro - gant, — who are cursed — Dm G Dm - G and who stray from Your com - mands.
Dm G Dm G Dm G A 22 Re - move from me scorn — and con - tempt, — for I keep Your stat - utes.
Dm A Dm G 23 Though ru - lers sit to -geth -er and slan - der me,
Dm A Dm G A Dm-G-Dm-G-A Your ser - vant will med - i - tate on Your de - crees at all times. Oooooooo Dm G Dm - G - Dm G Dm 24 Your stat - utes are my de - light; — Your stat - utes are my de - light; Dm G Dm they are my coun - se - lors. (2x)
Psalm 119d Dalet
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( דI Am Laid Low in the Dust)
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C Am C Am I am laid low — in the dust;
Dm G Dm G pre - serve my life — ac - cord - ing to Your Word.
C Am C Am I re - count - ed — all my ways
Dm G Dm G and You an - swered me; — teach me Your de - crees.
F G Am G F 27 Let me un-der-stand the teach - ing of Your pre - cepts;
C Am G then I will me-di-tate on Your won - ders.
C Am C Am 28 My soul is wear-y — with sor - row;
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Dm G Dm G strength-en me — ac -cord - ing to Your Word.
F G Am-G - F C Am G Keep me from de-ceit-ful ways; — be grac-ious to me through Your law.
F G Am-G - F C Am G 30 I have cho - sen the way of truth; — I’ve set my heart up - on Your laws. 31
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C Am C Am Dm G Dm G I hold fast to your stat - utes, O Lord; — do not let me — be put to shame. F G Am - G F C Am G I run in the path of Your com - mands, — for You have set my heart free.
Psalm 119e Heh
( הTurn My Eyes Away From Worthless Things)
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C F C F 33 Teach me, O Lord, to fol-low your de-crees; C F G then I will keep them to the end. C F C F 34 Give me un-der-stand-ing, and I will keep Your law C F G and I’ll o-bey with all my heart. After second time go to verse 38
F G C F G C 35 Di-rect me in the path of Your com-mands, — for there I find de-light. F G C F G C 36 Turn my heart to-ward Your stat-utes — and not to-ward self-ish gain. F G C G F 37 Turn my eyes a-way from worth-less things; F G C G F preserve my life — ac-cord-ing to Your Word. Repeat verses 33-34
F G C F G C 38 Ful-fill Your pro-mise to Your ser-vant,— so that You may be feared. F G C G F G C 39 Take a-way the dis-grace I dread, for Your laws are good. F G C 40 How I long for Your pre-cepts! F G C G F Preserve my life — in Your right-eous-ness.
Psalm 119f Vav
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( וI Will Talk About Your Statutes Before Kings)
D Am D Am D May Your un- fail-ing lo-ve — come to me, O Lord,
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Am D Am D Your sal- va -tion — ac-cord-ing to Your prom-ise;
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D Am D Am then I will an-swer the one who taunts me, D Am D for I trust in Your Word.
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D Am D Am Do not take the word of truth from my mouth, D Am G for I have put my hope in Your laws.
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C G D Am - C G D I will al-ways — o-bey Your law, — for ev-er and for ev-er.
C G D Am - C G D I will walk about — in Your free-dom, — for I have sought out Your pre-cepts.
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C G D Am - C G D I will talk about Your stat-utes before kings — and I will not be put to shame,
D Am - D Am D Am D for I de-light — in Your com-mands O Lord — be-cause I love them.
D Am D Am D-Am D I lift up my hands — to Your com-mands, — which I love,
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D Am D Am D Am G and I med-i-tate — and I med-i-tate, — med-i-tate on Your de-crees.
Psalm 119g Zayin
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( זYour Decrees are the Theme of My Song)
Dm C Dm G Re-mem-ber Your Word — to Your ser - vant,
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Dm C Dm for You have giv - en me hope.
Dm C Dm G My com-fort in — my suf - fer - ing is this:
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Dm C G Your prom -ise has giv - en me life.
Dm Am Dm G The ar-ro-gant mock me — with-out re-straint,
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Dm Am Dm but I do not turn from Your law.
Dm Am Dm G I re-mem-ber — Your anc-ient laws, O Lord,
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Dm Am Dm — Dm - Am - Dm - G - Dm - Am - Dm and I find com-fort in them.
Dm C Dm G In-dig-na-tion grips me — be-cause of the wick-ed, Dm C Dm who have for-sak-en Your law.
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Dm C Dm G Dm C G Your de-crees — are the theme of my song — wher- ev -er, wher- ev -er I lodge.
Dm Am Dm G In the night — I re-mem-ber Your name, O Lord,
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Dm Am Dm and I will keep Your law.
Dm Am Dm G 56 This has been my prac-tice — This has been my way:
Dm Am G Dm Am Dm I o-bey Your pre-cepts. I o-bey Your pre-cepts.
Psalm 119h Heth
( חYou are My Portion O L
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C F G C F G C You are my por - tion, O Lord; — I have prom - ised to o - bey Your words.
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C F G C F G C 58 You are my por - tion, O Lord; — I have sought Your face with all my heart;
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F C G C be grac - ious to me ac - cord - ing to Your prom - ise. F C G You are my por - tion, O Lord;
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C F G—C I have con - sid - ered my ways
F G C and I have turned my steps to - ward Your stat - utes.
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C F G C I will hast - en and not de - lay
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G C to o - bey Your com-mands. 61
F C G C Though the wick - ed bind me with ropes, F C G I will not forget Your law.
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F C G C At mid-night I will a-rise to give You thanks
F C G for Your right - eous laws.
C F G C I am a friend to all who fear You,
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C F G C-F-G-C-F-G to all who fol - low Your pre - cepts. 64
F C G C The earth is filled with Your love, O Lord; F C G teach me Your de - crees.
Psalm 119i
Bb/A7sus4
Teth
( טIt Was Good for Me to be Afflicted)
Dm - Dm/C - Dm/B - Bb/A7sus4 - A7sus4 - A7
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Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/C Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/C Do go--od to Your ser - vant — ac-cord-ing to Your Word, O Lord.
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Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/C Teach me know-ledge and good judg - ment, Dm Dm/C Dm/B for I be - lieve in Your com - mands.
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Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm - G Be-fore I was af-flict-ed — I went a-stray, but now I o-bey Your Word.
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Dm G Dm G Dm G Asus7 - A7 You are good, and what You do is good; — teach me Your de-crees.
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Dm - Dm/C - Dm/B - Bb/A7sus4 - A7sus4 - A7 Oo Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo 69
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/C Though the ar - ro-gant have smeared me with lies,
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/C I keep Your pre - cepts with all my heart. 70
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/C Dm Dm/C Dm/B-Dm/C Their hearts are cal - lous and un- feel - ing, — but I de - light in Your law.
Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm - G It was good for me to be af - flict -ed so that I might learn Your de-crees.
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Dm G Dm G The law from Your mouth is more pre-cious to me
Dm G A7sus4 A7 than thous-ands of piec-es of sil - ver and of gold.
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Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm - G You are good, and what You do is good; — teach me Your de-crees.
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Dm - Dm/C - Dm/B - Bb/A7sus4 - A7sus4 - A7
Dm G Dm G The law from Your mouth is more pre-cious to me
Dm G A7sus4 A7 than thous-ands of piec-es of sil - ver and of gold.
Psalm 119j Yod
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( יLet Your Compassion Come to Me)
D A Your hands have made me and formed me;
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G D A give me un-der-stand-ing to learn Your com-mands. 74
D A May those who fear You re-joice when they see me,
G D A for I have put my hope in Your Word. 75
Chorus
D A I know, O Lord, that Your laws are right-eous,
G D A and in faith-ful-ness You have af-flict-ed me. 76
D A May Your un-fail-ing love be my com-fort,
G D A ac-cord-ing to Your prom-ise to Your ser-vant.
Chorus
Bm G 77 Chorus Let Your com-pas-sion come to me that I may live,
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D A for Your law is my de-light.
Bm G D A May the ar-ro-gant be put to shame for wrong-ing me with-out cause; G D A G but I will med-i-tate, I will med-i-tate, on Your pre-cepts.
D A May all those who fear You turn to me,
G D A those who un-der-stand Your stat-utes.
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D A May my heart be blame-less to-ward Your de-crees,
G D A that I may not be put to shame.
Chorus
Psalm 119k Kaph
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( כHow Long Must Your Servant Wait?)
Dm Gm Dm A My soul faints — with long - ing — for Your — sal - va - tion,
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Dm Gm Dm A but I have — put my hope — put my hope — in Your Word. 82
Dm Gm Dm A My eyes fail, — look-ing— they fail look-ing— for Your prom-ise; Dm Gm Dm A I say, — “When will You — When will You — com-fort me?”
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Gm Dm Though I am like a wine-skin in the smoke, A Dm I do not for-get Your de - crees.
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Gm Dm A Dm How long must Your ser-vant wait? — How long must your ser-vant wait? Dm - Gm - Dm - A Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo
Dm Gm Dm A When will — You pun-ish — those who —per- se- cute me? 85
Dm Gm Dm A The ar-ro-gant — dig pit -falls for me, — con- tra -ry — to Your law.
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Gm Dm A Dm All Your commands are worth-y of trust; help me, for men per-se-cute me with-out cause.
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Gm Dm A Dm They al-most wiped me from the earth, — but I have not for-sa-ken Your pre -cepts.
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Gm Dm Pre-serve my life ac-cord-ing to Your love,
A Dm and I will o-bey the stat-utes of Your mouth. 84
Gm Dm A Dm How long must Your ser-vant wait? — How long must your ser-vant wait?
Psalm 119l Lamedh
( לYour Word O L
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D A G D Your Word, O Lord, — is e - ter - nal; — it stands firm — in the heav - ens.
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A G D Your faith-ful-ness — con-tin-ues — through-out all — gen -e - ra - tions;
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A G You es-tab-lished the earth, and it en-dures. 91
A D A Your laws en - dure to this day, — for all things are Your ser-vants.
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D A G D If Your law had not been my de-light, — I would have per-ished — in my af-flict-ion. A G D I will never for-get — Your pre-cepts,— for by them You have given life to me.
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A G Save me, for I belong to You, I am Yours;
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A D A I have sought out Your pre-cepts, (which en - dure to this day). D A The wicked are waiting to de-stroy me,
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G D but I will pon-der — all Your stat-utes.
A I have seen an end to all per-fect-ion;
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G D but Your com-mand-ments are with-out bounds.
Psalm 119m Mem
( מHow Sweet Are Your Words to My Taste)
D G A - D G A D Oh, how I love Your law! — I med-i-tate on it all day long.
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G A D G A D Your com-mands make me wis-er — than all my en-e-mies,
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G A D A G A D for [they] Your com-mand-ments are ev - er with me. — Oh, how I love Your law!
Bm G A Bm I have more in-sight than [all] my teach-ers, for I med-i-tate on Your stat-utes.
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Bm G D A I see more clear-ly than the [elders] an-cients, for I o-bey Your pre-cepts.
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Bm G D A I’ve kept my feet from every e - vil path — [so] that I might keep Your Word.
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D G A - D G A D I’ve not de-parted from Your laws, for You Your-self have [taught]in-struct-ed me.
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G A D G A D How sweet are Your words to my taste, — sweet-er than hon-ey to my mouth!
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G A D A G From Your pre-cepts — I’ve come to know You ;
A D G A D there-fore I hate eve-ry wrong path — Oh, how I love Your Law!
Psalm 119n Nun
( נThy Word is a Lamp to My Feet)
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D C G C G D Your Word is a lamp un-to my feet and a light un-to my path-way.
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D C G I have taken an oath and I’ve con-firmed it,
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C G D that I will keep Your right-eous laws.
Bm G Bm G Bm G A7sus4-A7 I have suffered much; — pre-serve my life, O Lord, — ac-cord-ing to Your Word.
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Bm G Bm G Bm G A7sus4-A7 Accept, O Lord, — the will-ing prais-es of my mouth, — and teach me Your laws.
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D C G C G D Though I con-stant-ly take my life in my hands, I will not for-get Your law.
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D C G C G D The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your pre-cepts.
Bm G Bm G Bm G A7sus4-A7 Your stat-utes are my her-i-tage for- ev-er; — they are the joy of my heart.
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Bm G Bm G Bm G A7sus4-A7 I’ve in-clined my heart — to do Your stat-utes, — for- ev -er, ev-en to the end.
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D C G C G D Your Word is a lamp un-to my feet and a light un-to my path-way.
Psalm 119o Samekh
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( סAway From Me You Evildoers)
C Am G Am C G Am I hate the thoughts of double-minded men, — but I love Your law.
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C Am G Am You are my ref - uge and You are my shield; C G Am I’ve put my hope in Your Word.
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F C G Am A-way from me, you e - vil - doers,
F C G Am that I may keep the com-mands of my God! 116
F C G Am Sus-tain me ac-cord-ing to Your prom-ise, and I’ll live;
F C G Am G F G Am don’t let my hopes be dashed. Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo 117
C Am G Am Uphold me, and I will be de - liv - ered;
C G Am I’ll al-ways have re-gard for Your de-crees. 118
C Am G Am You re-ject all who stray from your de-crees,
C G Am for their de-ceit-ful-ness is in vain. 119
F C G Am All the wick-ed of the earth You dis-card like dross; F C G Am there-fore I love Your test-i-mon-ies.
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F C G Am F C G My flesh trem-bles in fear of You; — I stand in awe of Your laws.
Am G F G Am Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo Oooo
Psalm 119p Ayin
( עIt is Time for You to Act, O L
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Am G C I have done what is right-eous and just;
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G Am G do not leave me to my op-press-ors.
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Am G C En-sure Your ser-vant’s well-be-ing;
G Am let not the ar-ro-gant op-press me.
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F G Am G F My eyes fail, look-ing for Your sal-va-tion,
C Am G look-ing for your right-eous pro-mise.
F G Am G F Deal with Your ser-vant ac-cord-ing to Your love
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Am G C I’m Your ser-vant; give me dis-cern-ment
G Am G that I may un-der-stand Your test-i-mo-nies.
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G Am Your law is be-ing bro-ken.
F G Am G F Be-cause I love Your com-mands more than gold,
C Am G more than pure gold,
F G Am G F and be-cause I con-sid-er all Your pre-cepts right,
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C Am G I hate eve-ry wrong path.
Am - G - F - G - Am
Psalm 119q Peh
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( פStreams of Tears Flow from My Eyes )
A E Your test-i-mon-ies are won-der-ful;
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D A E there-fore my soul has o-beyed them. 130
A E The un-fold-ing of Your words gives light;
D A E it gives un-der-stand-ing to the sim-ple. Fm E I o-pen my mouth and pant,
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D A long-ing for Your com-mands.
Fm E Turn to me and have mer-cy on me,
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D A E as you al-ways do to those who love Your name. 133
A E Di-rect my foot-steps ac-cord-ing to Your Word; D A E let no sin rule o-ver me.
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A E Re-deem me from the op-pres-sion of men, D A E that I may keep Your pre-cepts.
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Fm E Make Your face shine up-on Your ser-vant D A and teach me Your de-crees.
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Fm E Streams of tears flow from my eyes,
D E A for Your law — for Your law is not o-beyed.
Psalm 119r Tsadhe
( צYour Promises Have Been Throroughly Tested)
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Dm A Dm A Dm G A Right-eous are You, O Lord, and Your laws are right.
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Dm A Dm A The stat-utes You have laid down are right-eous;
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Dm G A ful-ly worth-y of trust. 139
Dm C A Dm G A My zeal wears me out — for my foes ig-nore Your words.
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Dm C A Dm Your prom-i-ses have been thor-ough-ly test-ed,
G A— —Dm—A—Dm—A—Dm— G—A and Your ser-vant loves them. 141
Dm A Dm Though I am small and de-spised,
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Dm G A do not for-get your pre-cepts.
Dm A Dm A Your right-eous-ness is ev -er-last-ing
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Dm G A and Your law is true. 143
Dm C A Dm Trou-ble and di-stress have come up-on me, G A yet Your com-mands de-light me.
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Dm C A Dm Your stat-utes are for-ev-er right;
G A G A Dm—G—Dm give me un-der-stand-ing — give me un-der-stand-ing — that I may live.
Psalm 119s Qoph
( קI Rise Before Dawn and Cry for Help )
Dm G A Dm G-A I call with all my heart; — an-swer me, O Lord,
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Dm A Dm G A and I will o-bey Your de-crees.
Dm G-A-Dm G-A I cry out to You; — save me, O Lord
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Dm A Dm G A and I will keep Your stat-utes.
Dm C A Dm I rise be-fore the dawn and cry for help;
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G A I have put my hope in Your Word. 148
Dm C A Dm My eyes stay o-pen through the watch-es of the night, G A that I may med-i-tate on Your prom-is-es.
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Dm G A Hear my voice - ac-cord-ing to Your love;
Dm G-A Dm A Dm G A cause me to live, O Lord, — in ac-cord-ance with Your laws. 150
Dm G A Those who de-vise wick-ed schemes are near,
Dm G-A Dm A Dm G A but they are far from Your law — they are far from Your law.
Dm C A Dm G A Yet you are near un-to me, O Lord, — all Your com-mands are true.
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Dm C A Dm 152 Long a-go I learned from Your test-i-mon-ies
G A G A that You es-tab-lished them — that You es-tab-lished them Dm G Dm G Dm to last for-ev-er — for-ev-er — for-ev-er.
Psalm 119t Resh
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( רYour Salvation is Far from the Wicked)
Dm Am G C Look up-on my suf - fer-ing and de-liv-er me,
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F C G I have not for-got-ten Your law. 154
Dm Am G C De - fend my cause and re-deem me;
F C G give me life ac-cord-ing to Your Word. 155
Am F Your sal-va-tion is far from the wick-ed,
Am F they do not seek out Your de-crees. 156
Am F Your com-pas-sion is great, O Lord;
Am F G give me life ac-cord-ing to Your laws. 157
Dm Am G C Man-y are my per-se-cu-tors and my foes,
F C G but I have not turned from Your stat-utes Dm Am G C I look up-on the faith-less and I grieve,
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F C G for they do not o-bey Your Word. 159
Am F See how I love Your pre-cepts, O Lord, Am F give me life, ac-cord-ing to Your love.
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Am F Your Word is true from the be-gin-ning;
Am F G all Your right-eous laws are e-ter-nal.
Psalm 119u Shin
( שGreat Peace Have They Who Love Your Law)
C Am Dm G Rul-ers per-se-cute me — with-out cause,
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C F G but my heart trem-bles at Your Word.
C Am Dm G C F G I re-joice — in Your prom-ise like one — like one who finds great spoil.
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F G Am- G F C F G I hate and ab-hor ly - ing ways — but I love Your Law.
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F G Am G F C F G Sev-en times a day I praise Your Name — for your right-eous laws.
C Am Dm G Great peace have they who love Your Law,
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C F G noth-ing at all can make them stum-ble. C Am Dm G I wait for Your sal-va-tion, O Lord,
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C F G and I fol-low Your com-mands.
F G Am-G-F C F G Your test-i-mo-nies my soul o-beys — for I love them ex-ceed-ing-ly.
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F G Am G F I o-bey Your pre-cepts and test-i-mon-ies,
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C F G for all my ways are known to You. 165
C Am Dm G Great peace have they who love Your Law.
Psalm 119v Tav
169
( תI Have Strayed Like a Lost Sheep)
D G A May my cry come be-fore You, O Lord;
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D G A give me un-der-stand-ing ac-cord-ing to Your Word. 170
D G A May my sup-pli-ca-tion come be-fore You;
D G A de-liv-er me ac-cord-ing to Your pro-mise. 171
G A D G A D May my lips ov-er-flow with praise — for You teach me Your de-crees.
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G A D A G May my tongue sing of Your Word,
G A D for all Your right-eous com-mands. 173
D G A May Your hand be read-y to help me, D G A for I have cho-sen Your pre-cepts.
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D G A D G A I long for Your sal- va-tion, O Lord — and Your law is my de-light.
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G A D G A D Let me live that I may praise You — and may Your laws sus-tain me.
G A D-A G I have gone a-stray like a lost sheep.
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G A G A G A Seek Your ser-vant — seek Your ser-vant — seek Your ser-vant — D A G A D for I have not for-got-ten Your com-mands —
G A D for I have not for-got-ten Your com-mands.