145 My heart calls; answer me, O Lord,
and I’ll obey your great decrees.
146 I cry to you; come, save me now,
and all your statutes I will keep.
147 I rise at dawn and cry for help;
I set my hope upon your word.
148 I stay awake throughout the night,
reflecting on your word, O LORD.
149 My voice in loving-kindness, hear;
in your justice preserve my life,
150 for those who disregard your law
approach with their mischief and strife.
151 Yet you are near, O LORD, to me;
all your commands are ever sure.
152 Your statutes taught me long ago
that you decreed them to endure.
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