Psalms 119:47
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I delight in Your commandments because I love them.”
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BSBPD
“I delight in Your commandments because I love them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 119:47 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 23:11My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
- Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Psalms 119:16I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
- Psalms 119:24Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
- Psalms 119:48I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
- Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
- Psalms 119:113The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
- Psalms 119:119All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
- Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
- Psalms 119:140Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
- Psalms 119:159Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.
- Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
- Psalms 119:167I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
- Psalms 119:174I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
- John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- Romans 7:12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
- Romans 7:16And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
- Romans 7:22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
- Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
- 1 Peter 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
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