Psalm 119:88

New American Bible - revised edition

In your mercy give me life, to observe the testimonies of your mouth.

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Act with mercy toward your servant; teach me your statutes.

I call to you to save me that I may observe your testimonies.

Hear my voice in your mercy, O Lord; by your judgment give me life.

See how I love your precepts, Lord; in your mercy give me life.

Blessed those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with all their heart.

My soul clings to the dust; give me life in accord with your word.

See how I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life.

If your sons observe my covenant, and my decrees I shall teach them, Their sons, in turn, shall sit forever on your throne.”

All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth toward those who honor his covenant and decrees.

God made a decree in Jacob, established a law in Israel: Which he commanded our ancestors, they were to teach their children;