Psalms 119:111
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
In Context
110The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:4Moses commanded us a law, The inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
Psalms 19:8The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes;
Psalms 119:14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all wealth.
Psalms 119:92Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Psalms 119:162I have joy in thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is prepared against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that riseth against thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah; and their righteousness is of me, saith Jehovah.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:110-111
109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. Here is, 1. David in danger of losing his life. There is but a step between him and death, for the wicked have laid a snare for him; Saul did so many a time, because he hated him for his piety. Wherever he was he found some design or other laid against him to take away his life, for it was that they aimed at. What they could not effect by open force they hoped to compass… Read the whole commentary →