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95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
    but I continue to ponder your decrees.
96 I have seen that every perfection is limited,
    but your precept is unlimited.[a]

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97 [b]I truly love your law.
    It is my meditation throughout the day.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:96 Everything on earth is limited; perfection belongs only to God and his commands.
  2. Psalm 119:97 God’s law is heavenly wisdom, which is far greater than earthly wisdom. Meditation on it is a form of devotion to the Lord himself, and hence the psalmist regularly cultivates its practice. God’s words, likened to honey, are sweet only when God’s instruction is received and leads to understanding as well as an obedient life-style.