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69 Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies,[a]
but I observe your precepts with all my heart.
70 Their hearts are calloused,[b]
but I find delight in your law.
71 It was good for me to suffer,
so that I might learn your statutes.

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  1. Psalm 119:69 tn Heb “smear over me a lie.”
  2. Psalm 119:70 tn Heb “their heart is insensitive like fat.”

69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,(A)
    I keep your precepts with all my heart.
70 Their hearts are callous(B) and unfeeling,
    but I delight in your law.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted(C)
    so that I might learn your decrees.

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