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I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to those who oppress me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />? AYIN. I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I did what was fair and right! Don't hand me over to those who want to mistreat me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I have done what is fair and right. Do not leave me at the mercy of those who oppress me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have done what is right and good; don't abandon me to my enemies! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I have acted with justice and righteousness; do not abandon me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I do what is fair and right. Do not abandon me to my oppressors! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />AYIN. I have done what is just and righteous. Do not leave me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />AIN. I have done judgment and justice; leave me not to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />AYIN I have done what is just and righteous. Don’t leave me to my oppressors. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />[AYIN] I have done judgment and righteousness, "" Do not leave me to my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ain. I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I did judgment and justice: thou wilt not leave me to those oppressing me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />[AIN] I have done judgment and justice: give me not up to them that slander me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:121>AIN. I have accomplished judgment and justice. Do not hand me over to those who slander me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have fulfilled your righteous judgment; do not abandon me to my oppressors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AI. O thou that doeth judgment and justice, leave me not in the hand of mine oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Ayin Do judgment and righteousness; do not leave me in the hand of my oppressors.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have done justice and righteousness; Leave me not to mine oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have done judgment and justice; deliver me not up to them that injure me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-121.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=15669" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">120</span>My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments. <span class="reftext">121</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I have done</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">what is just</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: wā·ṣe·ḏeq (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">and right;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm" title="5117: tan·nî·ḥê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To rest, i.e. settle down">leave me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6231.htm" title="6231: lə·‘ō·šə·qāy (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- To oppress, wrong, extort. A primitive root; to press upon, i.e. Oppress, defraud, violate, overflow.">to my oppressors.</a> </span><span class="reftext">122</span>Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Proverbs 21:3</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Isaiah 56:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Jeremiah 22:15-16</a></span><br />Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him. / He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-5.htm">Ezekiel 18:5-9</a></span><br />Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right: / He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period. / He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-14.htm">Amos 5:14-15</a></span><br />Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. / Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a></span><br />Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-20.htm">Deuteronomy 16:20</a></span><br />Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/29-14.htm">Job 29:14</a></span><br />I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-7.htm">Proverbs 2:7-8</a></span><br />He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity, / to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></span><br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13</a></span><br />Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Romans 12:17</a></span><br />Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to my oppressors.</p><p class="hdg">I have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-3.htm">Psalm 7:3-5</a></b></br> O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-20.htm">Psalm 18:20-24</a></b></br> The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/75-2.htm">Psalm 75:2</a></b></br> When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly.</p><p class="hdg">leave me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-33.htm">Psalm 37:33</a></b></br> The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Psalm 57:3,4</a></b></br> He shall send from heaven, and save me <i>from</i> the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/2-9.htm">2 Peter 2:9</a></b></br> The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">AIN</a> <a href="/psalms/119-71.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/119-109.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/119-84.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/psalms/119-8.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/psalms/112-8.htm">Oppressors</a> <a href="/psalms/119-75.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/119-106.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/119-106.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">AIN</a> <a href="/psalms/119-122.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/123-2.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/119-149.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/psalms/119-149.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/psalms/141-8.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Oppressors</a> <a href="/psalms/119-128.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/122-9.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew words for "just" (מִשְׁפָּט, mishpat) and "right" (צֶדֶק, tsedeq) are deeply rooted in the Old Testament's legal and moral framework. "Mishpat" often refers to justice in the sense of fair treatment and adherence to God's laws, while "tsedeq" conveys righteousness, often associated with living in a way that is pleasing to God. The psalmist asserts that he has lived according to these divine standards, reflecting a life committed to God's commandments. Historically, this reflects the Israelite understanding of justice as not merely legal correctness but as a holistic way of life that aligns with God's will.<p><b>do not leave me to my oppressors</b><br />The plea here is for divine protection against those who would do harm. The Hebrew word for "leave" (עָזַב, azab) implies abandonment or forsaking, and the psalmist is asking God not to abandon him to those who oppress. "Oppressors" (עָשַׁק, ashaq) refers to those who exploit or unjustly treat others, often used in the context of social injustice. This cry for deliverance is a common theme in the Psalms, where the faithful seek God's intervention against their enemies. In the historical context of ancient Israel, oppression could come from foreign nations, corrupt leaders, or societal injustices. The psalmist's appeal is rooted in a trust that God is a defender of the righteous and a just judge who will not allow the wicked to prevail over those who are faithful to Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 121.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have done judgment and justice</span> (comp. vers. 30, 31, 55, 56, etc). <span class="cmt_word">Leave me not to mine oppressors</span>; rather, <span class="accented">thou wilt not leave me to mine oppressors</span>. The nexus of the thought seems to be, "As I have not oppressed any, so wilt thou not suffer me to be crushed by oppression." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-121.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I have done</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֭שִׂיתִי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what is just</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּ֣ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and right;</span><br /><span class="heb">וָצֶ֑דֶק</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ṣe·ḏeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right, equity, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּל־</span> <span class="translit">(bal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure, nothing, not at all, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">leave me</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֝נִּיחֵ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(tan·nî·ḥê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3240.htm">Strong's 3240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to my oppressors.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֹֽשְׁקָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·šə·qāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6231.htm">Strong's 6231: </a> </span><span class="str2">To press upon, oppress, defraud, violate, overflow</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:121 I have done what is just (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-120.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:120"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:120" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-122.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:122"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:122" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>