Psalms 119:167
165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
166 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
169 Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
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Compare
- BSB
- I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
- KJV
- My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
- WEB
- My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
- ASV
- My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
- DARBY
- My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
- BLB
- My soul has kept Your testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
- ÅB
- Min sjel har holdt dine vitnesbyrd, og jeg elsket dem såre.
- OTB
- Min sjel holder dine vitnesbyrd,
Og jeg elsker dem høyt. - B1930
- Min sjel har holdt dine vidnesbyrd, og jeg elsket dem såre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 10:16
This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
Read in contextPsalms 40:8
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Read in contextRomans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Read in contextJohn 14:21–24
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Read in contextJohn 15:9–10
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
Read in contextPsalms 119:97
O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
Read in contextPsalms 119:111
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Read in contextPsalms 119:159
Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
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