Psalm 119:169-176 Part 5

                    TAW 

O LORD, listen to my cry;

    give me the discerning mind you promised.

Listen to my prayer;

    rescue me as you promised.

Let praise flow from my lips,

    for you have taught me your decrees.

Let my tongue sing about your word,

    for all your commands are right.

Give me a helping hand,

    for I have chosen to follow your commandments.

O LORD, I have longed for your rescue,

    and your instructions are my delight.

Let me live so I can praise you,

    and may your regulations help me.

I have wandered away like a lost sheep;

    come and find me,

    for I have not forgotten your commands. 

 

Let me live so I can praise you, and may your regulations help me.

Isaiah 55:3 

"Come to me with your ears wide open.

    Listen and you will find life.

I will make an everlasting covenant with you.

    I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David."  

    (see all Isaiah 55)

Psalm 119:116  

LORD, sustain me as you promised, that I may live!

    Do not let my hope be crushed.  (see Psalm 119:113-120)

 

I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands.  

Isaiah 53:6  

All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.

    We have left God's paths to follow our own. 

Yet the LORD laid on him

    the sins of us all.  (see all Isaiah 53)

Ezekiel 31:11  

"For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search and find my sheep."  (see all Ezekiel 34)

Psalm 95:6-7  

Come, let us worship and bow down.

    Let us kneel before the LORD our maker,

    for he is our God.

We are the people he watches over,

    the flock under his care.  (see all Psalm 95)

Luke 15:4  

"If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?"  (see Luke 15:1-7) 

 

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Psalm 119:169-176 Part 4

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O LORD, listen to my cry;

    give me the discerning mind you promised.

Listen to my prayer;

    rescue me as you promised.

Let praise flow from my lips,

    for you have taught me your decrees.

Let my tongue sing about your word,

    for all your commands are right.

Give me a helping hand,

    for I have chosen to follow your commandments.

O LORD, I have longed for your rescue,

    and your instructions are my delight.

Let me live so I can praise you,

    and may your regulations help me.

I have wandered away like a lost sheep;

    come and find me,

    for I have not forgotten your commands. 

 

Give me a helping hand, for I have chosen to follow your commandments.

Joshua 24:22  

    "You are witnesses to your own decision," Joshua said. "You have chosen to serve the LORD."

    "Yes," they replied, "we are witnesses to what we have said."  

    (see all Joshua 24)

Psalm 37:23-24  

The LORD directs the steps of the godly.

    He delights in every detail of their lives. 

Though they stumble, they will never fall,

    for the LORD holds them by the hand.  (see all Psalm 37)

Psalm 73:23  

Yet I still belong to you;

    you hold my right hand.  (see all Psalm 73)

Isaiah 41:10  

"Don't be afraid, for I am with  you.

    Don't be discouraged, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you.

    I will hold you up with my victorious right hand."  (see all Isaiah 41)

 

O LORD, I have longed for your rescue, and your instructions are my delight.  

Psalm 119:166  

I long for your rescue, LORD,

    so I have obeyed your commands.  (see Psalm 119:161-168)

Psalm 119:16  

I will delight in your decrees

    and not forget your word.  (see Psalm 119:9-16) 

 

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Psalm 119:169-176 Part 3

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O LORD, listen to my cry;

    give me the discerning mind you promised.

Listen to my prayer;

    rescue me as you promised.

Let praise flow from my lips,

    for you have taught me your decrees.

Let my tongue sing about your word,

    for all your commands are right.

Give me a helping hand,

    for I have chosen to follow your commandments.

O LORD, I have longed for your rescue,

    and your instructions are my delight.

Let me live so I can praise you,

    and may your regulations help me.

I have wandered away like a lost sheep;

    come and find me,

    for I have not forgotten your commands. 

 

Let praise flow from my lips, for you have taught me your decrees.

Isaiah 2:3  

People from many nations will come and say,

"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,

    to the house of Jacob's God.

There he will teach us his ways,

    and we will walk in his paths."

For the LORD's teaching will go out from Zion;

    his word will go out from Jerusalem.  (see all Isaiah 2, also Micah 4)

Psalm 51:15  

Unseal my lips, O LORD,

    that my mouth may praise you.  (see all Psalm 51)

Psalm 63:3  

Your unfailing love is better than life itself;

    how I praise you!  (see all Psalm 63)

Psalm 94:12  

Joyful are those you discipline, LORD,

    those you teach with your instructions.  (see all Psalm 94)

 

Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are right.  

Psalm 51:14  

Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves;

    then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.  (see all Psalm 51)

Psalm 119:75  

I know, O LORD, that your regulations are fair;

    you disciplined me because I needed it.  (see Psalm 119:73-80)

Hebrews 12:5 

And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said, 

    "My child, don't make light of the LORD's discipline, 

        and don't give up when he corrects you."  (see Hebrews 12:5-13) 

 

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Psalm 119:169-176 Part 2

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O LORD, listen to my cry;

    give me the discerning mind you promised.

Listen to my prayer;

    rescue me as you promised.

Let praise flow from my lips,

    for you have taught me your decrees.

Let my tongue sing about your word,

    for all your commands are right.

Give me a helping hand,

    for I have chosen to follow your commandments.

O LORD, I have longed for your rescue,

    and your instructions are my delight.

Let me live so I can praise you,

    and may your regulations help me.

I have wandered away like a lost sheep;

    come and find me,

    for I have not forgotten your commands. 

 

Listen to my prayer; rescue me as you promised.

Psalm 31:2 

Turn your ear to listen to me;

    rescue me quickly.

Be my rock of protection,

    a fortress where I will be safe.  (see all Psalm 31)

Psalm 140:6  

I said to the LORD, "You are my God!"

    Listen, O LORD to my cries for mercy!  (see all Psalm 140)

2 Chronicles 6:24-25  

    "If your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and if they turn back and acknowledge your name and pray to you here in this Temple, then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gave to them and to their ancestors."  (see 2 Chronicles 6:12-42)

Psalm 28:2  

Listen to my prayer for mercy

    as I cry out to you for help,

    as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.  (see all Psalm 28)

Psalm 143:1  

Hear my prayer, O LORD;

    listen to my plea!

    Answer me because you are faithful and righteous.  (see all Psalm 143)

Psalm 59:1  

Rescue me from my enemies, O God.

    Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.  (see all Psalm 59) 

 

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Psalm 119:169-176 Part 1

                    TAW 

O LORD, listen to my cry;

    give me the discerning mind you promised.

Listen to my prayer;

    rescue me as you promised.

Let praise flow from my lips,

    for you have taught me your decrees.

Let my tongue sing about your word,

    for all your commands are right.

Give me a helping hand,

    for I have chosen to follow your commandments.

O LORD, I have longed for your rescue,

    and your instructions are my delight.

Let me live so I can praise you,

    and may your regulations help me.

I have wandered away like a lost sheep;

    come and find me,

    for I have not forgotten your commands. 

 

O LORD, listen to my cry; give me the discerning mind you promised.

Psalm 18:6

But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;

    yes, I prayed to my God for help.  (see all Psalm 18)

Psalm 3:4  

I cried out to the LORD,

    and he answered me from his holy mountain.  (see all Psalm 3)

Psalm 34:15  

The eyes of the LORD watch over those who do right;

    his ears are open to their cries for help.  (see all Psalm 34)

Psalm 119:34  

Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions;

    I will put them into practice with all my heart.  (see Psalm 119:33-40)

Psalm 119:27  

Help me understand the meaning of your commandments,

    and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds.  (see Psalm 119:25-32)

Proverbs 2:6  

For the LORD grants wisdom!

    From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.  (see all Proverbs 2)

James 1:5  

    If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.  (see all James 1) 

 

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Psalm 119:161-168 Part 6

                    SHIN 

Powerful people harass me without cause,

    but my heart trembles only at your word.

I rejoice in your word

    like one who discovers great treasure.

I hate and abhor all falsehood,

    but I love your instructions.

I will praise you seven times a day

    because all your regulations are just.

Those who love your instructions have great peace

    and do not stumble. 

I long for your rescue, LORD,

    so I have obeyed your commands.

I have obeyed your laws,

    for I love them very much.

Yes, I obey your commandments and laws

    because you know everything I do. 

 

Yes, I obey your commandments and laws because you know everything I do.

Psalm 119:2 

Joyful are those who obey his laws

    and search for him with all their hearts.  (see Psalm 119:1-8)

Psalm 119:22  

Don't let them scorn and insult me,

    for I have obeyed your laws.  (see Psalm 119:17-24)

Psalm 119:56  

This is how I spend my life:

    obeying your commandments.  (see Psalm 119:49-56)

Psalm 119:88  

In your unfailing love, spare my life;

    then I can continue to obey your laws.  (see Psalm 119:81-88)

Job 23:10  

"But he knows where I am going.

    And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold."  (see all Job 23)

Psalm 139:3  

You see me when I travel

    and when I rest at home.

    You know everything I do.  (see all Psalm 139)

Proverbs 5:21  

For the LORD sees clearly what a man does,

    examining every path he takes.  (see all Proverbs 5) 

 

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Psalm 119:161-168 Part 5

                    SHIN 

Powerful people harass me without cause,

    but my heart trembles only at your word.

I rejoice in your word

    like one who discovers great treasure.

I hate and abhor all falsehood,

    but I love your instructions.

I will praise you seven times a day

    because all your regulations are just.

Those who love your instructions have great peace

    and do not stumble. 

I long for your rescue, LORD,

    so I have obeyed your commands.

I have obeyed your laws,

    for I love them very much.

Yes, I obey your commandments and laws

    because you know everything I do. 

 

I long for your rescue, LORD, so I have obeyed your commands.

Psalm 119:81-84

I am worn out waiting for your rescue,

    but I have put my hope in your word.

My eyes are straining to see your promises come true.

    When will you comfort me?

I am shriveled like a wineskin in the smoke,

    but I have not forgotten to obey your decrees.

How long must I wait?

    When will you punish those who persecute me?  (see Psalm 119:81-88)

 

I have obeyed your laws, for I love them very much.  

Joshua 1:8  

"Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do."  (see Joshua 1:1-9)

Psalm 119:47-48  

How I delight in your commands!

    How I love them!

I honor and love your commands.

    I meditate on your decrees.  (see Psalm 119:41-48) 

 

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