Psalms 119:111
◄Your requirements/What you have instructed us to do► are my possession forever; because of them [PRS], I am joyful.
Translation for Translators
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
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:4I gave them laws to obey, laws that would be the most precious thing that the descendants of Jacob owned.
Psalms 19:8Yahweh’s laws are fair/just; when we obey them, we become joyful. The commands of Yahweh are clear, and by reading them [PRS] we start to understand how God wants us to behave.
Psalms 119:14I like to obey ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►; I enjoy that more than being very rich.
Psalms 119:92If I had not been delighted in obeying your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.
Psalms 119:162I am happy about ◄your words/what you have promised to do for me►, as happy as someone who has found a great treasure.
Isaiah 54:17But I am promising you that I will not allow you to be defeated/injured by soldiers using weapons that have been made to attack you, and when others try to accuse you, you will ◄refute them/show that they are wrong►. That is the reward that I will give to the people who serve me; I will defend them; that is what I, Yahweh, promise.”
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 →