Psalms 119:24
Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
In Context
23Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.
25DALETH My soul is joined to the dust: O give me life, in keeping with your word.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:18And when he has taken his place on the seat of his kingdom, he is to make in a book a copy of this law, from that which the priests, the Levites, have in their care:
Job 27:10Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
Psalms 119:16I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.
Psalms 119:92If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.
Psalms 119:104Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
Psalms 119:162I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:24
23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. See here, 1. How David was abused even by great men, who should have known better his character and his case, and have been more generous: Princes did sit, sit in council, sit in judgment, and speak against me. What even princes say is not always right; but it is sad when judgment is thus turned to wormwood, when those that should be the protectors of the innocent are their betrayers. Herein David was a type of Christ, for… Read the whole commentary →