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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 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• 1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. (Psa. 112:1)
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John 4:34• 34Jesus says to them, My food is that I should do the will of him that has sent me, and that I should 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 have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in 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 unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
 97MEM. Oh how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
 127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
 140Thy *word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
 167My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
 174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, 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; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple;
 8The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes;
 9The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of Jehovah are truth, they are righteous altogether:
 10They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb. (Psa. 19:7‑10)
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Job 23:11‑12• 11My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.
 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 23:11‑12)
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Rom. 7:12,16,22• 12So that the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
 16But if what I do not will, this I practise, I consent to the law that it is right.
 22For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man: (Rom. 7:12,16,22)
• 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)
• 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)

J. N. Darby Translation

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