⁴⁰ See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.

²⁰ My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.

¹³ Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,

¹⁴ I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.

²⁴ How unhappy am I! who will make me free from the body of this death?

⁴⁵ And so it is said, The first man Adam was a living soul. The last Adam is a life-giving spirit.

¹ Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

¹⁷ For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.

⁵ Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation),

² My loved one, it is my prayer that you may do well in all things, and be healthy in body, even as your soul does well.

²¹ In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.

²⁴ Straight away the father of the child gave a cry, saying, I have faith; make my feeble faith stronger.

²⁵ <DALETH> My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word.

³⁷ Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.

⁸⁸ Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.

¹⁰⁷ I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.

¹⁴⁹ Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.

¹⁵⁶ Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.

¹⁵⁹ See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

⁴¹ Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

⁵ If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!