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61. Your Law, O Lord, Is Perfect (Psalm 19)

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Text Information
First Line: Your law, O Lord, is perfect
Title: Your Law, O Lord, Is Perfect (Psalm 19)
Author: Keith Landis (1987)
Meter: 7.6.7.6
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: God's Covenant with Israel; The Word
Copyright: © 1994 Selah Publishing Co., Inc.
ONE LICENSE: 39126
Tune Information
Name: CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN
Composer: Melchior Vulpius (1609)
Meter: 7.6.7.6
Key: D Major


Text Information:

Celebrating God’s law in this paraphrase of the second half of Psalm 19 may seem odd if “law” is thought of simply as a list of things not to do. But in Jewish understanding, the law is seen as a gift, because it provides the signposts that show how to live as the people of God.


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