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title: "Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5"
author: "John Calvin"
translator: "James Anderson"
languages: [en]
shelf: "Commentaries"
section: 138 of 159
url: https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentary-on-the-psalms-volume-5/138/
cite: "John Calvin, tr. James Anderson, Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5, section 138. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentary-on-the-psalms-volume-5/138/"
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# Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5

*John Calvin, tr. James Anderson*

Calvin on the Psalms, volume 5 of 5.

## 138. Psalm 119 · 5 of 5

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[¶0] ש [Shin.]

[¶1] 161 ש Princes have persecuted me without a cause Yet at thy word afraid hath been my heart.

[¶2] 162 ש Joyful am I over thy word, As he who hath found much spoil.

[¶3] 163 ש Deceit I have hated and abhorred; Thy law I have loved.

[¶4] 164 ש Seven times a day have I praised thee, Because of the judgments of thy righteousness.

[¶5] 165 ש Much peace have those who love thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.

[¶6] 166 ש I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah! And thy commandments I have done.

[¶7] 167 ש Kept hath my soul thy testimonies, And I have loved them exceedingly.

[¶8] 168 ש I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.

[¶9] ת [Thau.]

[¶10] 169 ת Come let my cry into thy presence, O Jehovah! According to thy word give me understanding.

[¶11] 170 ת Come let my prayer into thy presence: According to thy word deliver me.

[¶12] 171 ת Speak shall my lips praise, When thou shalt have taught me thy statutes.

[¶13] 172 ת Speak shall my tongue of thy word; For all thy precepts are righteousness.

[¶14] 173 ת Let thy hand be to succor me; For thy commandments I have chosen.

[¶15] 174 ת I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah! And thy law hath been my delights.

[¶16] 175 ת Live let my soul, and let it praise thee; And let thy judgments succor me.

[¶17] 176 ת I have wandered like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant, for thy statutes I have not forgotten.