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Psa. 19:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The θlaw of the Lord is perfect, κconverting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

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doctrine.

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restoring.

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law.

or, doctrine.

Psa. 78:1‑7• ¹An instruction. Of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
²I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter riddles from of old,
³Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us:
⁴We will not hide them from their sons, shewing forth to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, and his strength, and his marvellous works which he hath done.
⁵For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;
⁶That the generation to come might know them, the children that should be born; that they might rise up and tell them to their children,
⁷And that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of *God, but observe his commandments; (Psa. 78:1‑7)

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Psa. 119:72,96‑100,105,127‑128• ⁷²The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
⁹⁶I have seen an end of all perfection: thy commandment is exceeding broad.
⁹⁷MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
⁹⁸Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.
⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰I understand more than the aged, because I have observed thy precepts.
¹⁰⁵NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
¹²⁷Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
¹²⁸Therefore I regard all thy precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path. (Psa. 119:72,96‑100,105,127‑128)

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Psa. 147:19‑20• ¹⁹He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
²⁰He hath not dealt thus with any nation; and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Hallelujah! (Psa. 147:19‑20)

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Deut. 6:6‑9• ⁶And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart;
⁷and thou shalt impress them on thy sons, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou goest on the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
⁸And thou shalt bind them for a sign on thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.
⁹And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and upon thy gates. (Deut. 6:6‑9)

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Deut. 17:18‑20• ¹⁸And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests, the Levites;
¹⁹and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
²⁰that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left; that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his sons, in the midst of Israel. (Deut. 17:18‑20)

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Josh. 1:8• ⁸This book of the law shall not depart from thy mouth; and thou shalt meditate upon it day and night, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all that is written therein; for then shalt thou have good success in thy ways, and then shalt thou prosper. (Josh. 1:8)

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Job 23:12• ¹²Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart. (Job 23:12)

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Rom. 3:2• ²Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God. (Rom. 3:2)

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Rom. 15:4• ⁴For as many things as have been written before have been written for our instruction, that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. (Rom. 15:4)

perfect.

Psa. 18:30• ³⁰As for *God, his way is perfect; the word of Jehovah is tried: he is a shield to all that trust in him. (Psa. 18:30)

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Psa. 111:7• ⁷The works of his hands are truth and judgment; all his precepts are faithful: (Psa. 111:7)

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Deut. 32:4• ⁴He is the Rock, his work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness; A *God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he. (Deut. 32:4)

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Rom. 12:2• ²And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Rom. 12:2)

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James 1:17• ¹⁷Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning. (James 1:17)

converting.

or, restoring.

Psa. 23:3• ³He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. (Psa. 23:3)

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Psa. 119:9• ⁹BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word. (Psa. 119:9)

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James 1:21‑25• ²¹Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
²²But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.
²³For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, *he* is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:
²⁴for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
²⁵But *he* that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, *he* shall be blessed in his doing. (James 1:21‑25)

testimony.

Psa. 93:5• ⁵Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for ever. (Psa. 93:5)

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Psa. 119:14,24,111,152• ¹⁴I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all wealth.
²⁴Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
¹¹¹Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
¹⁵²From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. (Psa. 119:14,24,111,152)

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Isa. 8:16,20• ¹⁶Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
²⁰To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak. (Isa. 8:16,20)

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John 3:32‑33• ³²and what he has seen and has heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.
³³He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true; (John 3:32‑33)

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John 5:39• ³⁹Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me; (John 5:39)

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Acts 10:43• ⁴³To him all the prophets bear witness that every one that believes on him will receive through his name remission of sins. (Acts 10:43)

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2 Tim. 1:8• ⁸Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God; (2 Tim. 1:8)

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1 John 5:9‑12• ⁹If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. For this is the witness of God which he has witnessed concerning his Son.
¹⁰He that believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself; he that does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness which God has witnessed concerning his Son.
¹¹And this is the witness, that God has given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son.
¹²He that has the Son has life: he that has not the Son of God has not life. (1 John 5:9‑12)

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Rev. 19:10• ¹⁰And I fell before his feet to do him homage. And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Do homage to God. For the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus. (Rev. 19:10)

sure.

Psa. 111:7• ⁷The works of his hands are truth and judgment; all his precepts are faithful: (Psa. 111:7)

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2 Sam. 23:5• ⁵Although my house be not so before *God, Yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in every way and sure; For this is all my salvation, and every desire, Although he make it not to grow. (2 Sam. 23:5)

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2 Tim. 2:19• ¹⁹Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of the Lord withdraw from iniquity. (2 Tim. 2:19)

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Heb. 6:18‑19• ¹⁸that by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,
¹⁹which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil, (Heb. 6:18‑19)

making.

Psa. 119:130• ¹³⁰The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple. (Psa. 119:130)

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Prov. 1:4,22‑23• ⁴to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
²²How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?
²³Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour forth my spirit unto you, I will make known to you my words. (Prov. 1:4,22‑23)

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Col. 3:16• ¹⁶Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God. (Col. 3:16)

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2 Tim. 3:15‑17• ¹⁵and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
¹⁶Every scripture is divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;
¹⁷that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work. (2 Tim. 3:15‑17)

• He does not say the law of God here, but “the law of Jehovah,” a God known in covenant relationship. His law is given to His people, to His servants. It is perfect, the exact mind of God as to what man ought to be before God, according to God's will. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 18-21” by J.N. Darby)

• (vv. 7-11) The testimony of creation is followed by the testimony to God’s abhorrence of sin rendered by the law, especially appealing to the nation of Israel, and to the conscience of man. (“Psalms 19” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple;