I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure.
Parallel translations
- WEB I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.
- KJV I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
- BSB I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
- NASB I rejoice at Your word, Like one who finds great plunder.
- NLT I rejoice in your word like one who discovers a great treasure.
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Quick answer
He rejoices in God's word like one who finds great treasure. Scripture is a joy more valuable than spoils of war.
Overview
The psalmist compares his delight in God's Word to the elation of a soldier discovering 'great plunder.' This vivid image conveys that Scripture is a rich, surprising treasure, not a burden. Jesus likens the kingdom to treasure found in a field, and God's Word leads us to that treasure in Him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Jer 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.
- Ps 119:72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YUD
- Ps 119:111I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
- 1 Sam 30:16When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread around over all the ground, eating, drinking, and dancing, because of all the great plunder that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
- Isa 9:3You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.
- Prov 16:19It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
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