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Psalm 119:153-160 (JDV)

Psalm 119:153 Look at my misery and rescue me because I have not forgotten your instruction.
Psalm 119:154 Work my case and redeem me; give me life as you said you would.
Psalm 119:155 deliverance is distant from the wicked because they do not study your prescriptions.
Psalm 119:156 Your merciful acts are many, Yahveh; give me life according to your judgments.
Psalm 119:157 My persecutors and foes are many. I have not turned from your warning signs.
Psalm 119:158 I have seen the disloyal and feel disgusted because they do not keep your word.
Psalm 119:159 Look at how I love your directions; Yahveh, give me life according to your covenant faithfulness.
Psalm 119:160 The origin of your word is truth, each of your righteous judgments is permanent.

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Others have repeated the phrase “Long live the king” but here the king himself is pleading for life, using the same word. Here is a prayer of a man who understands his own need for revival, and trusts in God’s covenant faithfulness to provide it.