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80 May I be fully committed to your statutes,[a]
so that I might not be ashamed.

כ (Kaf)

81 I desperately long for[b] your deliverance.
I find hope in your word.
82 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled.[c]
I say,[d] “When will you comfort me?”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:80 tn Heb “may my heart be complete in your statutes.”
  2. Psalm 119:81 tn Heb “my soul pines for.” See Ps 84:2.
  3. Psalm 119:82 tn Heb “my eyes fail for your word.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision. See Ps 69:3.
  4. Psalm 119:82 tn Heb “saying.”

80 May I wholeheartedly follow(A) your decrees,(B)
    that I may not be put to shame.(C)

כ Kaph

81 My soul faints(D) with longing for your salvation,(E)
    but I have put my hope(F) in your word.
82 My eyes fail,(G) looking for your promise;(H)
    I say, “When will you comfort me?”

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