The Sum of Your Word

Psalm 119:153-160

Look upon my affliction,
For I don’t forget Your Law;
Plead my cause of addiction,
And redeem me from my flaw.

Give me life to Your promise,
Salvation far from evil;
Have mercy through Your justice,
Stop the harassing devil.

They do not seek Your statutes,
Great is Your mercy, O Lord;
The wicked full of disputes,
Your rules are being ignored.

They are my persecutors,
And as my adversaries;
Your Law they are refuters,
Mocking Your testimonies.

The faithless seen with disgust,
The transgressors being grieved;
Because I have much distrust,
In the thoughts that they believed.

How much I love Your precepts,
Gives life to Your steadfast love;
Quicken me with Your concepts,
For blessings flowing thereof.

The sum of Your Word is truth,
As Your righteous rules endure;
Judgment against the uncouth,
Condemning of the impure.

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