Psalm 119:97-112

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מ Mem

⁹⁷Oh, how I love your law!^(A)
    I meditate^(B) on it all day long.
⁹⁸Your commands are always with me
    and make me wiser^(C) than my enemies.
⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers,
    for I meditate on your statutes.^(D)
¹⁰⁰I have more understanding than the elders,
    for I obey your precepts.^(E)
¹⁰¹I have kept my feet^(F) from every evil path
    so that I might obey your word.^(G)
¹⁰²I have not departed from your laws,^(H)
    for you yourself have taught^(I) me.
¹⁰³How sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey^(J) to my mouth!^(K)
¹⁰⁴I gain understanding^(L) from your precepts;
    therefore I hate every wrong path.^(M)

נ Nun

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp^(N) for my feet,
    a light^(O) on my path.
¹⁰⁶I have taken an oath^(P) and confirmed it,
    that I will follow your righteous laws.^(Q)
¹⁰⁷I have suffered much;
    preserve my life,^(R) Lord, according to your word.
¹⁰⁸Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth,^(S)
    and teach me your laws.^(T)
¹⁰⁹Though I constantly take my life in my hands,^(U)
    I will not forget^(V) your law.
¹¹⁰The wicked have set a snare^(W) for me,
    but I have not strayed^(X) from your precepts.
¹¹¹Your statutes are my heritage forever;
    they are the joy of my heart.^(Y)
¹¹²My heart is set^(Z) on keeping your decrees
    to the very end.^[a]^(AA)

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Psalm 119:112 Or decrees / for their enduring reward

Ephesians 6:10-17

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The Armor of God

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord^(A) and in his mighty power.^(B) ¹¹Put on the full armor of God,^(C) so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,^(D) but against the rulers, against the authorities,^(E) against the powers^(F) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.^(G) ¹³Therefore put on the full armor of God,^(H) so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,^(I) with the breastplate of righteousness in place,^(J) ¹⁵and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.^(K) ¹⁶In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,^(L) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.^(M) ¹⁷Take the helmet of salvation^(N) and the sword of the Spirit,^(O) which is the word of God.^(P)