⁸⁷ They almost wiped me from the earth,
    but I have not forsaken^(A) your precepts.
⁸⁸ In your unfailing love^(B) preserve my life,^(C)
    that I may obey the statutes^(D) of your mouth.

⁸⁹ Your word, Lord, is eternal;^(E)
    it stands firm in the heavens.