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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• 16In thy statutes I will delight myself;{HR}I will not forget thy word.
 24Thy testimonies also [are] my delights,{HR}My counsellors . (Psa. 119:16,24)
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Psa. 112:1• 1Praise ye Jah.{HR}Blessed [is] the man fearing Jehovah,{HR}In his commandments delighting greatly. (Psa. 112:1)
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John 4:34• 34Jesus saith to them, It is my food that I should do the will of him that sent me, and finish his work. (John 4:34)
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Phil. 2:5• 5For let this mind be in you which [was] also in Christ Jesus; (Phil. 2:5)
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1 Peter 2:21• 21For to this were ye called; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow up his steps; (1 Peter 2:21)
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Psa. 119:48,97,127,140,167,174• 48And I will lift up my hands to thy commandments which I loved,{HR}And I will meditate in thy statutes.
 97How I love thy law!{HR}All the day it is my meditation.
 127Therefore I love thy commandments{HR}Above gold and above fine gold.
 140Thy saying [is] exceedingly pure;{HR}And thy servant loveth it.
 167My soul keepeth thy testimonies,{HR}And I love them exceedingly.
 174I have longed for thy salvation, Jehovah;{HR}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 Jehovah [is] perfect, restoring the soul;{HR}The testimony of Jehovah [is] true, making wise the simple.
 8The precepts of Jehovah [are] right, rejoicing the heart;{HR}The commandment of Jehovah [is] clear, enlightening the eyes.
 9The fear of Jehovah [is] pure, enduring forever;{HR}The judgments of Jehovah [are] truth, they [are] righteous altogether,
 10To be desired more than gold, and more than much pure gold;{HR}And sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:7‑10)
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Job 23:11‑12• 11To his step my foot hath held,{HR}His way have I kept, and not turned aside:
 12The commandment of his lips I have not left,{HR}More than my law ,{HR}Have I kept the sayings of his mouth. (Job 23:11‑12)
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Rom. 7:12,16,22• 12So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.
 16But if what I will not, this I practice, I consent to the law that [it is] right.
 22For I delight in the law of God according to the inner 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;

W. Kelly Translation

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And I will delight myself in thy commandments{HR}Which I have loved,