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Psalm 119: 89–104

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 25, 1902

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 79, No. 12.

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PSALM 119: 89-104.

By William Kay

Forever, O Lord, Thy word is establisht in heaven.
To all generations is thy faithfulness; Thou fixedst the earth, and it stood.
To this day they stand awaiting thy judgments; For all of them are thy servants.
Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in my affliction.
Never will I forget thy precepts, For by them hast thou revived me.
I am thine; oh save me; For I have studied thy precepts.
The wicked have looked on me for to destroy me; I will think on thy testimonies.
To all perfection I have seen a limit; Thy commandment is exceeding broad.
How have I loved thy law! All the day long it is my meditation.
Thy commandments make me wiser than my enemies; Because that (treasure) is mine forever.
I have more prudence than all my teachers, Because thy testimonies are my meditation.
I have more understanding than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.
I have refrained my feet from every track of evil, That I might observe thy word.
I departed not from thy judgments, For thou directedst me.
How sweet to my palate are thy promises, More than honey to my mouth.
By thy precepts I get understanding. Therefore hate I every track of falsehood.
—Translated by William Kay, D. D.