And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
- KJV And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
- BSB I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
- NASB I will delight in Your commandments, Which I love.
- NLT How I delight in your commands! How I love them!
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Quick answer
The psalmist delights in God's commandments because he loves them. It matters because genuine obedience springs from love for God's word, not mere duty.
Overview
The psalmist takes delight in God's commandments, and that delight is rooted in love. Obedience that flows from affection is the heart of true godliness. Jesus likewise links love and obedience in the gospel, promising that those who love Him will keep His word.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Ps 119:48I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN
- Ps 119:97How I love your law! It is my meditation all day.
- Ps 119:127Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
- Ps 19:7–10Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s testimony is sure, making wise the simple.
- John 4:34Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
- Ps 119:16I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL
- Ps 119:174I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.
- Ps 119:140Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
- Rom 7:22For I delight in God’s law after the inward man,
- Ps 119:167My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.
- Job 23:11–12My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned aside.
- Ps 112:1Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.
- 1 Pet 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
- Ps 119:24Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors. DALED
- Rom 7:12Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
- Phil 2:5Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,
- Rom 7:16But if what I don’t desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
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