KJV King James Version
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
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Psalm 119:111
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
WEB World English Bible
I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
ASV American Standard Version
Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart are they.
Surrounding context — Psalm 119
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
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.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, [even unto] the end.
113 SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love.
114 Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
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Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.Psalm 16:5The LORD [is] the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.1 Peter 1:4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,Psalm 119:92Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.Psalm 119:174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law [is] my delight.Psalm 119:127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.Psalm 119:74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.Deuteronomy 33:4Moses commanded us a law, [even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.Psalm 19:8The statutes of the LORD [are] right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD [is] pure, enlightening the eyes.Hebrews 9:15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.Psalm 119:14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches.Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.Psalm 119:162I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.1 Peter 1:8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:Acts 26:18To open their eyes, [and] to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.Colossians 1:12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
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