Psalms 119:111
As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:4A law, did Moses command us,—A possession, for the convocation of Jacob.
Psalms 19:8The precepts of Yahweh, are right, Rejoicing the heart, The, commandment of Yahweh, is pure, Enlightening the eyes;
Psalms 119:14In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
Psalms 119:92Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction.
Psalms 119:162Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
Isaiah 54:17No instrument formed against thee, shall prosper, And every tongue that riseth against thee in judgment, shalt thou prove to be lawless,—This is the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh. And, their righteousness, is from me, Declareth Yahweh.
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 →