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# I claim your covenant decrees as my heritage forever
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The writer always cherishing and obeying God's decrees is spoken of as if the decrees are land or a possession that the writer will inherit. AT: "Your laws will belong to me forever" or "Your covenant decrees are like a heritage I will keep forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# they are the joy of my heart
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Here "heart" represents the whole person. AT: "they make me joyful" or "I delight in them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# My heart is set on obeying
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Here "heart" represents the writer's will. The phrase "heart is set" is an idiom. It is a way of saying the writer is determined. AT: "I am determined to obey" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# to the very end
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Possible meanings are 1) "every one of them" 2) "to the very end of my life" or 3) "to the very end of time"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/inherit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obey]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/statute]] |