Psalms 119:167
שָֽׁמְרָה נַפְשִׁי עֵדֹתֶיךָ וָאֹהֲבֵם מְאֹֽד ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
In Context
166שִׂבַּרְתִּי לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ יְהוָה וּֽמִצְוֺתֶיךָ עָשִֽׂיתִי ׃
168שָׁמַרְתִּי פִקּוּדֶיךָ וְעֵדֹתֶיךָ כִּי כָל ־ דְּרָכַי נֶגְדֶּֽךָ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 40:8אָז אָמַרְתִּי הִנֵּה ־ בָאתִי בִּמְגִלַּת ־ סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלָֽי ׃
Psalms 119:47וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁע בְּמִצְוֺתֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר אָהָֽבְתִּי ׃
Psalms 119:111נָחַלְתִּי עֵדְוֺתֶיךָ לְעוֹלָם כִּֽי ־ שְׂשׂוֹן לִבִּי הֵֽמָּה ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:167
166 Lord , I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. Here is the whole duty of man; for we are taught, 1. To keep our eye upon God's favour as our end: " Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, not only temporal but eternal salvation. I have hoped for that as my happiness and laid up my treasure in it; I have hoped for it as thine, as a happiness of thy preparing, thy promising, and which consists in being with thee. Hope of this has raised me above the world, and borne me up under all my burdens in… Read the whole commentary →