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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:127 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Therefore I love
'ahab (Hebrew #157)
a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Pronounce: aw-hab'
Origin: or raheb {aw-habe'}
thy commandments
mitsvah (Hebrew #4687)
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
KJV usage: (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
Pronounce: mits-vaw'
Origin: from 6680
abovet gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
; yea, above fine gold
paz (Hebrew #6337)
pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)
KJV usage: fine (pure) gold.
Pronounce: pawz
Origin: from 6338
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Psa. 19:10• 10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:10)
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Prov. 8:11• 11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. (Prov. 8:11)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 119:72• 72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. (Psa. 119:72)
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Psa. 19:10• 10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:10)
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Prov. 3:13‑18• 13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
 14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
 15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
 16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor.
 17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
 18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. (Prov. 3:13‑18)
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Prov. 8:11• 11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. (Prov. 8:11)
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Prov. 16:16• 16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! (Prov. 16:16)
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Matt. 13:45‑46• 45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
 46Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. (Matt. 13:45‑46)
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Eph. 3:8• 8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; (Eph. 3:8)
• The love to the law (and here this is the egression {emergence} of God's will) grows with the growth of the power of evil. We feel more how precious it is, how sure it is, how it comes from God; and what makes His intervention precious as against the power of evil, makes His word precious against the development of evil itself. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:121-176” by J.N. Darby)
• The knowledge that God is about to act in judgment only makes the true soul increasingly value God’s Word. Its value is esteemed far above the gold that man values so highly. (“Psalm 119:121-128: Division 16 (Am)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.