The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;(A)
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.(B)

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The law of the Lord(A) is perfect,(B)
    refreshing the soul.(C)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,(D)
    making wise the simple.(E)

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He set it up as a decree for Joseph
when he went throughout[a] the land of Egypt.(A)
I heard an unfamiliar language:

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Footnotes

  1. 81:5 Or he gained authority over

When God went out against Egypt,(A)
    he established it as a statute for Joseph.

I heard an unknown voice say:(B)

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19 He declares his word to Jacob,
his statutes and judgments to Israel.(A)

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19 He has revealed his word(A) to Jacob,(B)
    his laws and decrees(C) to Israel.

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