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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:47 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I will delight
sha`a` (Hebrew #8173)
(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare
KJV usage: cry (out) (by confusion with 7768), dandle, delight (self), play, shut.
Pronounce: shaw-ah'
Origin: a primitive root
myself in 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
, which I have loved
'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'}
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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I will delight.
Psa. 119:16,24• 16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
 24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. (Psa. 119:16,24)
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Psa. 112:1• 1Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. (Psa. 112:1)
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John 4:34• 34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. (John 4:34)
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Phil. 2:5• 5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: (Phil. 2:5)
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1 Peter 2:21• 21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: (1 Peter 2:21)
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Psa. 119:48,97,127,140,167,174• 48My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
 97MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
 127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
 140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
 167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
 174I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight. (Psa. 119:48,97,127,140,167,174)
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Psa. 19:7‑10• 7The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
 8The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
 9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
 10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:7‑10)
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Job 23:11‑12• 11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
 12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. (Job 23:11‑12)
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Rom. 7:12,16,22• 12Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
 16If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
 22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: (Rom. 7:12,16,22)
• The commandments of God become thus, instead of a pressure on the conscience, the delights of the heart. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72” by J.N. Darby)
• Further, the heart of the godly man delights in that of which he speaks. Loving the Lord’s commandments his lips find no shame in speaking of that which fills his heart (cf. Psa. 14:1). (“Psalm 119:41-48: Division 6 (Vau)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;