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Psalms 119:111

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Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
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  1. Jeremiah 15:16Rank 1 from verse 111
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    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.

  2. 1 Peter 1:4Rank 2 from verse 111
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    4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

  3. Psalms 119:174Rank 3 from verse 111
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    174I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

  4. Psalms 119:92Rank 4 from verse 111
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    92Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

  5. Psalms 16:5Rank 5 from verse 111
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    5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

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Psalms 119:111

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

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ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

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112I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

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