Psalm 119

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

1
1 Blessed are those whose k way is blameless,
who l walk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who m keep his n testimonies,
who o seek him with their whole heart,
3 who also p do no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your q precepts
to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may r be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 s Then I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn t your righteous rules. 2
8 I will keep your statutes;
u do not utterly forsake me!

Beth

9
How can v a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
10 w With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not x wander from your commandments!
11 I have y stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O Lord;
z teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I a declare
all the rules 3 of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I b delight
as much as in all c riches.
15 I will d meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your e ways.
16 I will f delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.

Gimel

17
g Deal bountifully with your servant,
h that I may live and keep your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am i a sojourner on the earth;
j hide not your commandments from me!
20 My soul is consumed with k longing
for your rules 4 at all times.
21 You rebuke l the insolent, m accursed ones,
who n wander from your commandments.
22 Take away from me o scorn and contempt,
p for I have kept your testimonies.
23 Even though q princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will r meditate on your statutes.
24 Your testimonies are my s delight;
they are my t counselors.

Daleth

25
u My soul clings to the dust;
v give me life w according to your word!
26 When x I told of my ways, you answered me;
y teach me your statutes!
27 z Make me understand the way of your precepts,
and I will a meditate on your wondrous works.
28 b My soul melts away for sorrow;
strengthen me according to your word!
29 Put false ways far from me
and graciously c teach me your law!
30 I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
I d set your rules before me.
31 I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;
e let me not be put to shame!
32 I will run in the way of your commandments
when you f enlarge my heart! 5

He

33
g Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes;
and I will keep it h to the end. 6
34 i Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
35 j Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I k delight in it.
36 l Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to m selfish gain!
37 n Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and o give me life in your ways.
38 p Confirm to your servant your promise,
q that you may be feared.
39 Turn away the r reproach that I dread,
for your rules are good.
40 Behold, I s long for your precepts;
t in your righteousness give me life!

Waw

41
Let your u steadfast love come to me, O Lord,
your salvation v according to your promise;
42 then w shall I have an answer for him r who taunts me,
for I trust in your word.
43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
for my x hope is in your rules.
44 I will keep your law continually,
forever and ever,
45 and I shall walk y in a wide place,
for I have z sought your precepts.
46 I will also speak of your testimonies a before kings
and shall not be put to shame,
47 for I b find my delight in your commandments,
which I love.
48 I will c lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,
and I will d meditate on your statutes.

Zayin

49
Remember e your word to your servant,
in which you have made me f hope.
50 This is g my comfort in my affliction,
that your promise h gives me life.
51 i The insolent utterly deride me,
but I do not j turn away from your law.
52 When I think of your rules from of old,
I take comfort, O Lord.
53 k Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,
who forsake your law.
54 Your statutes have been my songs
in the house of my l sojourning.
55 I m remember your name in the night, O Lord,
and keep your law.
56 This blessing has fallen to me,
that n I have kept your precepts.

Heth

57
o The Lord is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.
58 I p entreat your favor with all my heart;
be gracious to me q according to your promise.
59 When I r think on my ways,
I turn my feet to your testimonies;
60 I hasten and do not delay
to keep your commandments.
61 Though s the cords of the wicked ensnare me,
I do not t forget your law.
62 At u midnight I rise to praise you,
because of your v righteous rules.
63 w I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.
64 x The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast love;
y teach me your statutes!

Teth

65
You have dealt well with your servant,
O Lord, z according to your word.
66 Teach me a good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
67 b Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
68 c You are good and do good;
d teach me your statutes.
69 e The insolent f smear me with lies,
but with my whole heart I g keep your precepts;
70 their heart is unfeeling h like fat,
but I i delight in your law.
71 It is j good for me that I was afflicted,
that I might learn your statutes.
72 k The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Yodh

73
l Your hands have made and fashioned me;
m give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
74 Those who fear you shall see me and n rejoice,
because I have o hoped in your word.
75 I know, O Lord, that your rules are p righteous,
and that in q faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76 Let your steadfast love comfort me
according to your promise to your servant.
77 Let your r mercy come to me, that I may live;
for your law is my s delight.
78 Let t the insolent be put to u shame,
because they have v wronged me with falsehood;
as for me, I will w meditate on your precepts.
79 Let those who fear you x turn to me,
that they may know your testimonies.
80 May my heart be y blameless in your statutes,
z that I may not be put to shame!

Kaph

81
My soul a longs for your salvation;
I b hope in your word.
82 My c eyes long for your promise;
I ask, d "When will you comfort me?"
83 For I have e become like a f wineskin in the smoke,
yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
84 g How long must your servant endure? 7
h When will you judge those who persecute me?
85 i The insolent have j dug pitfalls for me;
they do not live according to your law.
86 All your commandments are k sure;
they persecute me l with falsehood; m help me!
87 They have almost made an end of me on earth,
but I have not forsaken your precepts.
88 In your steadfast love n give me life,
that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

Lamedh

89
Forever, O Lord, your o word
is firmly fixed in the heavens.
90 Your p faithfulness endures to all generations;
you have q established the earth, and it r stands fast.
91 By your s appointment they stand this day,
for all things are your servants.
92 If your law had not been my t delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
93 I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have u given me life.
94 I am yours; save me,
v for I have sought your precepts.
95 The wicked lie in wait to destroy me,
but I consider your testimonies.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly w broad.

Mem

97
Oh how x I love your law!
It is my y meditation all the day.
98 Your commandment makes me z wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for a your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than b the aged, 8
for I c keep your precepts.
101 I d hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.
102 I do not turn aside from your rules,
for you have taught me.
103 How e sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore f I hate every false way.

Nun

105
g Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.
106 I have h sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to keep your i righteous rules.
107 I am severely j afflicted;
k give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
108 Accept l my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,
and m teach me your rules.
109 I hold my life n in my hand continually,
but I do not o forget your law.
110 The wicked have laid p a snare for me,
but q I do not stray from your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are r my heritage forever,
for they are s the joy of my heart.
112 I t incline my heart to perform your statutes
forever, u to the end. 9

Samekh

113
I hate v the double-minded,
but I love w your law.
114 You are my x hiding place and my y shield;
I z hope in your word.
115 a Depart from me, you evildoers,
that I may b keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me c according to your promise, that I may live,
and let me not be d put to shame in my e hope!
117 f Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for your statutes continually!
118 You g spurn all who h go astray from your statutes,
for their cunning is in vain.
119 All the wicked of the earth you discard like i dross,
therefore j I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh k trembles for fear of you,
and I am afraid of your judgments.

Ayin

121
I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Give your servant l a pledge of good;
let not m the insolent oppress me.
123 My n eyes long for your salvation
and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
124 Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
and o teach me your statutes.
125 I am your p servant; q give me understanding,
that I may know your testimonies!
126 It is time for the Lord to act,
for your law has been broken.
127 Therefore I r love your commandments
above gold, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
I hate every s false way.

Pe

129
Your testimonies are t wonderful;
therefore my soul u keeps them.
130 The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts v understanding to the simple.
131 I w open my mouth and x pant,
because I y long for your commandments.
132 z Turn to me and be gracious to me,
as is your way with those who love your name.
133 a Keep steady my steps according to your promise,
and let no iniquity b get dominion over me.
134 c Redeem me from man's oppression,
that I may keep your precepts.
135 d Make your face shine upon your servant,
and e teach me your statutes.
136 My eyes f shed streams of tears,
because people g do not keep your law.

Tsadhe

137
h Righteous are you, O Lord,
and right are your rules.
138 You have appointed your testimonies in i righteousness
and in all j faithfulness.
139 My k zeal consumes me,
because my foes forget your words.
140 Your promise is well l tried,
and your servant m loves it.
141 I am small and despised,
yet I do not n forget your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is righteous forever,
and your law is o true.
143 Trouble and anguish have found me out,
but your commandments are my p delight.
144 Your testimonies are righteous forever;
q give me understanding that I may r live.

Qoph

145
With my s whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord!
I will t keep your statutes.
146 I call to you; save me,
that I may observe your testimonies.
147 I rise before u dawn and cry for help;
I v hope in your words.
148 My eyes are awake before w the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promise.
149 Hear my voice according to your steadfast love;
O Lord, x according to your justice y give me life.
150 They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;
they are far from your law.
151 But z you are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are a true.
152 Long have I known from your testimonies
that you have b founded them forever.

Resh

153
Look on my c affliction and deliver me,
for d I do not forget your law.
154 e Plead my cause and redeem me;
f give me life according to your promise!
155 g Salvation is far from the wicked,
h for they do not seek your statutes.
156 i Great is your mercy, O Lord;
f give me life according to your rules.
157 j Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
but I do not k swerve from your testimonies.
158 I look at l the faithless with m disgust,
because they do not keep your commands.
159 Consider how I n love your precepts!
f Give me life according to your steadfast love.
160 o The sum of your word is p truth,
and every one of your q righteous rules endures forever.

Sin and Shin

161
r Princes persecute me s without cause,
but my heart t stands in awe of your words.
162 I t rejoice at your word
like one who u finds great spoil.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love v your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise you
for your q righteous rules.
165 Great w peace have those who love your law;
x nothing can make them stumble.
166 I y hope for your salvation, O Lord,
and I do your commandments.
167 My soul keeps your testimonies;
I v love them exceedingly.
168 I keep your precepts and testimonies,
z for all my ways are before you.

Taw

169
Let my a cry come before you, O Lord;
b give me understanding c according to your word!
170 Let my plea come before you;
d deliver me according to your word.
171 My lips will e pour forth praise,
for you f teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue will sing of your word,
for g all your commandments are right.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have h chosen your precepts.
174 I i long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my j delight.
175 Let my soul live and praise you,
and let your rules help me.
176 I have k gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
for I do not l forget your commandments.

  1. Cross References
    Proverbs 11:20
    Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
    Proverbs 13:6
    Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.
    Psalms 101:2
    I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house.
    Psalms 101:6
    I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 128:1
    Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
    Genesis 17:1
    When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 119:22
    Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 78:5
    He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 119:10
    With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
    2 Chronicles 15:2
    And he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
  6. Cross References
    1 John 3:9
    No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.
    1 John 5:18
    We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 19:8
    The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 37:23
    The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way.
    Proverbs 16:9
    The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
    Jeremiah 10:23
    I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 119:80
    May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
    1 John 2:28
    And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 119:62
    At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules.
    Psalms 119:106
    I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.
    Exodus 24:3
    Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the rules. And all the people answered with one voice and said, "All the words that the Lord has spoken we will do.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 38:21
    Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me!
    Psalms 71:9
    Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.
    Psalms 71:18
    So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 25:7
    Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
  13. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 15:2
    And he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
  14. Cross References
    Psalms 119:21
    You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments.
    Psalms 119:118
    You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain.
  15. Cross References
    Luke 2:19
    But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
    Luke 2:51
    And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
    Psalms 37:31
    The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 119:26
    When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach ...
    Psalms 119:64
    The earth, O Lord, is full of your steadfast lo...
    Psalms 119:68
    You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
    Psalms 119:108
    Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord,...
    Psalms 119:124
    Deal with your servant according to your steadf...
    Psalms 119:135
    Make your face shine upon your servant, and tea...
    Psalms 119:171
    My lips will pour forth praise, for you teach m...
    Psalms 25:4
    Make me to know your ways, O Lord ; teach me yo...
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 40:9
    I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O Lord.
    Deuteronomy 6:7
    You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
  18. Cross References
    Psalms 119:111
    Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
    Psalms 119:162
    I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.
  19. Cross References
    Proverbs 3:13 - 15
    Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding.
    Proverbs 8:10 - 11
    Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
    Proverbs 8:18 - 19
    Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.
  20. Cross References
    Psalms 119:23
    Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
    Psalms 119:78
    Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  21. Cross References
    Psalms 25:4
    Make me to know your ways, O Lord ; teach me your paths.
  22. Cross References
    Psalms 119:24
    Your testimonies are my delight; they are my co...
    Psalms 119:47
    For I find my delight in your commandments, whi...
    Psalms 119:70
    Their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I deligh...
    Psalms 119:77
    Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for...
    Psalms 119:92
    If your law had not been my delight, I would ha...
    Psalms 119:143
    Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your...
    Psalms 119:174
    I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law...
  23. Cross References
    Psalms 13:6
    I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.
  24. Cross References
    Psalms 119:144
    Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.
  25. Cross References
    Psalms 39:12
    Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers.
  26. Cross References
    Isaiah 6:9 - 10
    And he said, "Go, and say to this people: "'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.
  27. Cross References
    Psalms 119:40
    Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!
    Psalms 119:131
    I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments.
    Psalms 119:174
    I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law is my delight.
    Psalms 42:1 - 2
    Book Two As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
  28. Cross References
    Psalms 119:51
    The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
  29. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 27:26
    "'Cursed be anyone who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  30. Cross References
    Psalms 119:10
    With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
  31. Cross References
    Psalms 44:13
    You have made us the taunt of our neighbors, the derision and scorn of those around us.
  32. Cross References
    Psalms 119:2
    Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart.
  33. Cross References
    Psalms 119:161
    Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
    Daniel 6:4
    Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.
  34. Cross References
    Psalms 119:15
    I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
    Psalms 119:27 - 28
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
  35. Cross References
    Romans 7:22
    For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being.
    Psalms 119:16
    I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
  36. Cross References
    Psalms 119:104
    Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
  37. Cross References
    Psalms 44:25
    For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly clings to the ground.
  38. Cross References
    Psalms 119:37
    Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; ...
    Psalms 119:40
    Behold, I long for your precepts; in your right...
    Psalms 119:88
    In your steadfast love give me life, that I may...
    Psalms 119:107
    I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, ...
    Psalms 119:149
    Hear my voice according to your steadfast love;...
    Psalms 119:154
    Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life acco...
    Psalms 119:156
    Great is your mercy, O Lord ; give me life acco...
    Psalms 119:159
    Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life...
    Psalms 71:20
    You who have made me see many troubles and cala...
  39. Cross References
    Psalms 119:65
    You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
  40. Cross References
    Psalms 37:5
    Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act.
  41. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  42. Cross References
    Psalms 119:18
    Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things...
    Psalms 119:34
    Give me understanding, that I may keep your law...
    Psalms 119:73
    Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me ...
    Psalms 119:125
    I am your servant; give me understanding, that ...
    Psalms 119:144
    Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me...
    Psalms 119:169
    Let my cry come before you, O Lord ; give me un...
    Job 32:8
    But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the ...
  43. Cross References
    Psalms 119:15
    I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
    Psalms 119:23
    Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
    Psalms 119:78
    Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
  44. Cross References
    Psalms 22:14
    I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast.
  45. Cross References
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
  46. Cross References
    Psalms 16:8
    I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
  47. Cross References
    Psalms 119:116
    Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
  48. Cross References
    1 Kings 4:29
    And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and breadth of mind like the sand on the seashore.
    Isaiah 60:5
    Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and exult, because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
    2 Corinthians 6:11
    We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.
    2 Corinthians 6:13
    In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.
  49. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
    Psalms 119:26
    When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes!
  50. Cross References
    Psalms 119:112
    I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.
    Matthew 10:22
    And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
    Hebrews 3:6
    But Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
    Revelation 2:26
    The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.
  51. Cross References
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
    Proverbs 2:6
    For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
    James 1:5
    If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
  52. Cross References
    Psalms 25:4 - 5
    Make me to know your ways, O Lord ; teach me your paths.
  53. Cross References
    Psalms 119:16
    I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
    Psalms 1:2
    But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
  54. Cross References
    Psalms 119:112
    I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.
    1 Kings 8:58
    That he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers.
    Psalms 141:4
    Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies!
  55. Cross References
    Luke 12:15
    And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
    1 Timothy 6:10
    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
    Hebrews 13:5
    Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
  56. Cross References
    Proverbs 23:5
    When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
    Isaiah 33:15
    He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil.
  57. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
  58. Cross References
    2 Samuel 7:25
    And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken.
  59. Cross References
    Psalms 25:10
    All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
    Psalms 112:1
    Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!
    Psalms 128:1
    Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
    Psalms 130:4
    But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
  60. Cross References
    Psalms 119:22
    Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
  61. Cross References
    Psalms 119:20
    My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
  62. Cross References
    Psalms 119:149
    Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
    Psalms 119:156
    Great is your mercy, O Lord ; give me life according to your rules.
  63. Cross References
    Psalms 119:77
    Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
    Psalms 106:4
    Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them.
  64. Cross References
    Psalms 119:58
    I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
    Psalms 119:65
    You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
    Psalms 119:76
    Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
    Psalms 119:116
    Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
    Psalms 119:170
    Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.
  65. Cross References
    Proverbs 27:11
    Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
  66. Cross References
    Psalms 119:39
    Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.
  67. Cross References
    Psalms 119:49
    Remember your word to your servant, in which yo...
    Psalms 119:74
    Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, be...
    Psalms 119:81
    My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in you...
    Psalms 119:114
    You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope i...
    Psalms 119:147
    I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in ...
    Psalms 31:24
    Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all...
  68. Cross References
    Proverbs 4:12
    When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble.
  69. Cross References
    Psalms 119:94
    I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.
    Psalms 119:155
    Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes.
  70. Cross References
    Matthew 10:18
    And you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.
    Acts 26:1 - 2
    So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:
  71. Cross References
    Psalms 119:16
    I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
  72. Cross References
    Psalms 28:2
    Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.
  73. Cross References
    Psalms 119:13
    With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.
  74. Cross References
    Psalms 119:41 - 42
    Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise.
    Psalms 119:43
    And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
  75. Cross References
    Psalms 119:43
    And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
  76. Cross References
    Romans 15:4
    For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
  77. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
    Psalms 71:20
    You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
  78. Cross References
    Psalms 119:69
    The insolent smear me with lies, but with my wh...
    Psalms 119:78
    Let the insolent be put to shame, because they ...
    Psalms 119:85
    The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do ...
    Psalms 119:122
    Give your servant a pledge of good; let not the...
    Jeremiah 20:7
    O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceive...
    Psalms 42:3
    My tears have been my food day and night, while...
    Psalms 123:4
    Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn ...
  79. Cross References
    Psalms 119:157
    Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies.
    Psalms 44:18
    Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from your way.
    Job 23:11
    My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside.
  80. Cross References
    Nehemiah 13:25
    And I confronted them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair. And I made them take oath in the name of God, saying, "You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
  81. Cross References
    Psalms 39:12
    Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers.
  82. Cross References
    Psalms 42:8
    By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
  83. Cross References
    Psalms 119:22
    Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
    Psalms 119:69
    The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts.
    Psalms 119:100
    I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.
  84. Cross References
    Psalms 16:5
    The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
  85. Cross References
    Psalms 45:12
    The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people.
  86. Cross References
    Psalms 119:41
    Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise.
  87. Cross References
    Luke 15:17
    But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger!
  88. Cross References
    Psalms 119:110
    The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.
  89. Cross References
    Psalms 119:83
    For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
  90. Cross References
    Acts 16:25
    About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
  91. Cross References
    Psalms 119:7
    I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
  92. Cross References
    Psalms 101:6
    I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me.
  93. Cross References
    Psalms 33:5
    He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
  94. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  95. Cross References
    Psalms 119:41
    Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise.
  96. Cross References
    Philippians 1:9
    And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment.
    James 1:5
    If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
  97. Cross References
    Psalms 119:71
    It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.
    Psalms 119:75
    I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
    Jeremiah 31:18 - 19
    I have heard Ephraim grieving, 'You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf; bring me back that I may be restored, for you are the Lord my God.
    Hebrews 12:5 - 11
    And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.
  98. Cross References
    Psalms 106:1
    Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
  99. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  100. Cross References
    Psalms 119:51
    The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
  101. Cross References
    Job 13:4
    As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.
    Psalms 109:2
    For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.
  102. Cross References
    Psalms 119:56
    This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.
  103. Cross References
    Isaiah 6:10
    Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.
    Psalms 17:10
    They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly.
  104. Cross References
    Psalms 119:16
    I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
  105. Cross References
    Psalms 119:67
    Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
  106. Cross References
    Psalms 119:127
    Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.
    Psalms 19:10
    More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
    Proverbs 8:10
    Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
  107. Cross References
    Job 10:8
    Your hands fashioned and made me, and now you have destroyed me altogether.
    Psalms 95:6
    Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
    Job 31:15
    Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
  108. Cross References
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
  109. Cross References
    Psalms 34:2
    My soul makes its boast in the Lord ; let the humble hear and be glad.
    Psalms 35:27
    Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, "Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant!
    Psalms 107:42
    The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
  110. Cross References
    Psalms 119:43
    And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
    Psalms 130:5
    I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.
  111. Cross References
    Psalms 119:138
    You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.
  112. Cross References
    Psalms 33:4
    For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
    Psalms 119:67
    Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
  113. Cross References
    Psalms 119:41
    Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise.
  114. Cross References
    Psalms 119:24
    Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
    Psalms 119:47
    For I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.
    Psalms 119:174
    I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law is my delight.
  115. Cross References
    Psalms 119:51
    The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
  116. Cross References
    Psalms 25:3
    Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
  117. Cross References
    Psalms 119:86
    All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
  118. Cross References
    Psalms 119:15
    I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
    Psalms 119:23
    Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
  119. Cross References
    Jeremiah 15:19
    Therefore thus says the Lord : "If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as my mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them.
  120. Cross References
    Psalms 119:1
    Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord!
  121. Cross References
    Psalms 119:6
    Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
  122. Cross References
    Psalms 84:2
    My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
  123. Cross References
    Psalms 119:74
    Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
    Psalms 119:114
    You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
  124. Cross References
    Psalms 69:3
    I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.
  125. Cross References
    Psalms 101:2
    I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house.
  126. Cross References
    Job 30:30
    My skin turns black and falls from me, and my bones burn with heat.
  127. Cross References
    Matthew 9:17
    Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.
    Mark 2:22
    And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins - and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.
  128. Cross References
    Psalms 39:4
    O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am!
  129. Cross References
    Revelation 6:10
    They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?
    Zechariah 1:12
    Then the angel of the Lord said, 'O Lord of hosts, how long will you have no mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which you have been angry these seventy years?
  130. Cross References
    Psalms 119:51
    The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
  131. Cross References
    Psalms 7:15
    He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
  132. Cross References
    Psalms 119:138
    You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.
  133. Cross References
    Psalms 119:78
    Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
    Psalms 35:19
    Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause.
  134. Cross References
    Psalms 109:26
    Help me, O Lord my God! Save me according to your steadfast love!
  135. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
    Psalms 71:20
    You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
  136. Cross References
    Psalms 119:152
    Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.
    Matthew 24:35
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
    1 Peter 1:25
    But the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you.
    Jeremiah 31:35 - 37
    Thus says the Lord, who gives the sun for light by day and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar - the Lord of hosts is his name:
  137. Cross References
    Psalms 36:5
    Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
  138. Cross References
    Psalms 148:6
    And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
  139. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 1:4
    A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
  140. Cross References
    Jeremiah 33:25
    Thus says the Lord : If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth.
  141. Cross References
    Psalms 119:77
    Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
  142. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
    Psalms 71:20
    You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
  143. Cross References
    Psalms 119:45
    And I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.
  144. Cross References
    Psalms 18:19
    He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
  145. Cross References
    Psalms 119:113
    I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.
    Psalms 119:163
    I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.
    Psalms 119:165
    Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.
    Psalms 1:2
    But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
  146. Cross References
    Psalms 119:15
    I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
  147. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 4:6
    Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
  148. Cross References
    2 Timothy 3:15
    And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  149. Cross References
    Job 32:7 - 9
    I said, 'Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.
  150. Cross References
    Psalms 119:56
    This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts.
    Psalms 119:69
    The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts.
  151. Cross References
    Proverbs 1:15
    My son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths.
  152. Cross References
    Psalms 19:10
    More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
  153. Cross References
    Psalms 119:128
    Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.
  154. Cross References
    Proverbs 6:23
    For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.
  155. Cross References
    Nehemiah 10:29
    Join with their brothers, their nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in God's Law that was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his rules and his statutes.
  156. Cross References
    Psalms 119:7
    I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
  157. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
    Psalms 119:50
    This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.
  158. Cross References
    Psalms 119:88
    In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
    Psalms 71:20
    You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
  159. Cross References
    Hosea 14:2
    Take with you words and return to the Lord ; say to him, "Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.
  160. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  161. Cross References
    Judges 12:3
    And when I saw that you would not save me, I took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?
  162. Cross References
    Psalms 119:83
    For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
  163. Cross References
    Psalms 91:3
    For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
  164. Cross References
    Psalms 119:10
    With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
  165. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 33:4
    When Moses commanded us a law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob.
  166. Cross References
    Psalms 119:14
    In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.
    Psalms 119:162
    I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.
  167. Cross References
    Psalms 119:36
    Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!
  168. Cross References
    Psalms 119:33
    Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.
  169. Cross References
    1 Kings 18:21
    And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.
    James 1:8
    He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
    James 4:8
    Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
  170. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  171. Cross References
    Psalms 32:7
    You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
  172. Cross References
    Psalms 3:3
    But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
  173. Cross References
    Psalms 119:74
    Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
  174. Cross References
    Psalms 6:8
    Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
  175. Cross References
    Psalms 119:22
    Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
  176. Cross References
    Psalms 119:41
    Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise.
  177. Cross References
    Psalms 119:31
    I cling to your testimonies, O Lord ; let me not be put to shame!
    Psalms 25:2
    O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
  178. Cross References
    Psalms 146:5
    Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God.
  179. Cross References
    Psalms 20:2
    May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
  180. Cross References
    Lamentations 1:15
    The Lord rejected all my mighty men in my midst; he summoned an assembly against me to crush my young men; the Lord has trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.
  181. Cross References
    Psalms 119:10
    With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
    Psalms 119:21
    You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones, who wander from your commandments.
    Psalms 119:110
    The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.
  182. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:25
    I will turn my hand against you and will smelt away your dross as with lye and remove all your alloy.
    Ezekiel 22:18
    Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are dross of silver.
    Malachi 3:2 - 3
    But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.
  183. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  184. Cross References
    Job 4:14
    Dread came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
    Habakkuk 3:16
    I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us.
  185. Cross References
    Job 17:3
    Lay down a pledge for me with yourself; who is there who will put up security for me?
  186. Cross References
    Psalms 119:51
    The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
  187. Cross References
    Psalms 119:82
    My eyes long for your promise; I ask, "When will you comfort me?
  188. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  189. Cross References
    Psalms 116:16
    O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds.
  190. Cross References
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
  191. Cross References
    Psalms 119:72
    The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
    Psalms 19:10
    More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
  192. Cross References
    Psalms 119:104
    Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.
  193. Cross References
    Psalms 119:18
    Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
  194. Cross References
    Psalms 119:22
    Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
  195. Cross References
    Psalms 19:7
    The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
  196. Cross References
    Psalms 81:10
    I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
    Job 29:23
    They waited for me as for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.
  197. Cross References
    Psalms 42:1
    Book Two As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
  198. Cross References
    Psalms 119:20
    My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
  199. Cross References
    Psalms 25:16
    Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
  200. Cross References
    Psalms 17:5
    My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped.
  201. Cross References
    Psalms 19:13
    Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.
  202. Cross References
    Luke 1:74
    That we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear.
  203. Cross References
    Psalms 4:6
    There are many who say, "Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!
  204. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  205. Cross References
    Jeremiah 9:1
    Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a foun...
    Jeremiah 9:18
    Let them make haste and raise a wailing over us...
    Jeremiah 14:17
    You shall say to them this word: 'Let my eyes r...
    Lamentations 3:48
    My eyes flow with rivers of tears because of th...
    Ezekiel 9:4
    And the Lord said to him, "Pass through the cit...
    Philippians 3:18
    For many, of whom I have often told you and now...
  206. Cross References
    Psalms 119:158
    I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.
  207. Cross References
    Psalms 116:5
    Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful.
  208. Cross References
    Psalms 119:75
    I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
    Psalms 119:172
    My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.
    Psalms 19:7 - 9
    The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
  209. Cross References
    Psalms 119:86
    All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
  210. Cross References
    Psalms 69:9
    For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
  211. Cross References
    Psalms 12:6
    The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.
  212. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  213. Cross References
    Psalms 119:83
    For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
  214. Cross References
    Psalms 119:151
    But you are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are true.
    Psalms 119:160
    The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
    John 17:17
    Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
    Psalms 19:2
    Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
  215. Cross References
    Psalms 119:24
    Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
  216. Cross References
    Psalms 119:27
    Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works.
  217. Cross References
    Psalms 119:17
    Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.
  218. Cross References
    Psalms 119:2
    Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart.
    Psalms 119:10
    With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
  219. Cross References
    Psalms 119:22
    Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
    Psalms 119:33
    Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.
  220. Cross References
    Psalms 5:3
    O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
  221. Cross References
    Psalms 119:74
    Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
  222. Cross References
    Psalms 42:8
    By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
  223. Cross References
    Psalms 119:156
    Great is your mercy, O Lord ; give me life according to your rules.
    Psalms 119:40
    Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!
  224. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
    Psalms 71:20
    You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
  225. Cross References
    Psalms 145:18
    The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
  226. Cross References
    Psalms 119:142
    Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.
  227. Cross References
    Psalms 119:89
    Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.
    Psalms 119:160
    The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
    Matthew 5:18
    For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
  228. Cross References
    Job 36:15
    He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity.
  229. Cross References
    Psalms 119:83
    For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
  230. Cross References
    Psalms 35:1
    Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!
  231. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
  232. Cross References
    Job 5:4
    His children are far from safety; they are crushed in the gate, and there is no one to deliver them.
  233. Cross References
    Psalms 119:150
    They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.
  234. Cross References
    2 Samuel 24:14
    Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.
  235. Cross References
    Psalms 119:154
    Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
  236. Cross References
    Psalms 3:1 - 2
    O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me.
  237. Cross References
    Psalms 119:51
    The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
  238. Cross References
    Jeremiah 3:20
    Surely, as a treacherous wife leaves her husband, so have you been treacherous to me, O house of Israel, declares the Lord.'
  239. Cross References
    Psalms 139:21
    Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord ? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
    Psalms 119:136
    My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.
  240. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  241. Cross References
    Psalms 119:154
    Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
  242. Cross References
    Psalms 139:17
    How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
  243. Cross References
    Psalms 119:142
    Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.
    Psalms 119:172
    My tongue will sing of your word, for all your commandments are right.
  244. Cross References
    Psalms 119:7
    I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
  245. Cross References
    Psalms 119:23
    Even though princes sit plotting against me, your servant will meditate on your statutes.
    1 Samuel 24:11
    See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it.
    1 Samuel 26:18
    And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands?
  246. Cross References
    Psalms 69:4
    More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies. What I did not steal must I now restore?
  247. Cross References
    Psalms 2:11
    Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
  248. Cross References
    Psalms 119:161
    Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
  249. Cross References
    1 Samuel 30:16
    And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
    Isaiah 9:3
    You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
    Matthew 13:44
    The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
  250. Cross References
    Psalms 119:97
    Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
  251. Cross References
    Psalms 119:160
    The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
  252. Cross References
    Psalms 37:11
    But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
    Psalms 37:37
    Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
    Proverbs 3:2
    For length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
  253. Cross References
    Proverbs 3:23
    Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble.
    1 John 2:10
    Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.
    Matthew 13:41
    The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers.
  254. Cross References
    Psalms 119:174
    I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law is my delight.
    Genesis 49:18
    I wait for your salvation, O Lord.
  255. Cross References
    Psalms 119:163
    I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.
  256. Cross References
    Psalms 139:3
    You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.
    Proverbs 5:21
    For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths.
  257. Cross References
    Psalms 119:145
    With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes.
  258. Cross References
    Psalms 119:34
    Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.
  259. Cross References
    Psalms 119:65
    You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word.
  260. Cross References
    Psalms 119:41
    Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise.
  261. Cross References
    Psalms 145:7
    They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
  262. Cross References
    Psalms 119:12
    Blessed are you, O Lord ; teach me your statutes!
  263. Cross References
    Psalms 119:160
    The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
  264. Cross References
    Joshua 24:22
    Then Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the Lord, to serve him." And they said, "We are witnesses.
    Proverbs 1:29
    Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord.
  265. Cross References
    Psalms 119:20
    My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.
  266. Cross References
    Psalms 119:24
    Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
  267. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:6
    All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned - every one - to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
    1 Peter 2:25
    For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
    Matthew 18:12
    What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?
    Luke 15:4
    What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
  268. Cross References
    Psalms 119:83
    For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes.
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