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Psalm 119:135-137
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135 Allow your face to shine[a] upon your servant
    and teach me your decrees.
136 Streams of tears flow from my eyes
    because your law is disregarded.[b]

Sadhe

137 [c]You are righteous, O Lord,
    and your judgments are right.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:135 Allow your face to shine: the psalmist asks God to smile on him with favor (see note on Ps 13:2; see also Pss 67:2; 80:4; Num 6:25).
  2. Psalm 119:136 The godly are saddened in the face of evil (see Ezr 9:3ff; Job 16:20; Ezek 9:4).
  3. Psalm 119:137 The troubles and disgraces of his holy ones reflect upon the Lord and his word. Hence, the psalmist points out his sad state and prays that the Lord will establish righteousness in his world. Though he is still immersed in troubles, he knows the Lord is faithful and so he wholeheartedly puts his trust in him.
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