Psalm 119:9-16

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ב Beth

⁹How can a young person stay on the path of purity?^(A)
    By living according to your word.^(B)
¹⁰I seek you with all my heart;^(C)
    do not let me stray from your commands.^(D)
¹¹I have hidden your word in my heart^(E)
    that I might not sin^(F) against you.
¹²Praise be^(G) to you, Lord;
    teach me^(H) your decrees.^(I)
¹³With my lips I recount
    all the laws that come from your mouth.^(J)
¹⁴I rejoice in following your statutes^(K)
    as one rejoices in great riches.
¹⁵I meditate on your precepts^(L)
    and consider your ways.
¹⁶I delight^(M) in your decrees;
    I will not neglect your word.

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Proverbs 3:1-6

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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being

3 My son,^(A) do not forget my teaching,^(B)
but keep my commands in your heart,
²for they will prolong your life many years^(C)
and bring you peace and prosperity.^(D)

³Let love and faithfulness^(E) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.^(F)
⁴Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.^(G)

⁵Trust in the Lord^(H) with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths^(I) straight.^[a]^(J)