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Psalms 119:12–17

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Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
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From verse 12

  1. Psalms 119:64Rank 1 from verse 12
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    64The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.

  2. 1 John 2:27Rank 2 from verse 12
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    27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

  3. Luke 24:45Rank 3 from verse 12
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    45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

  4. Psalms 25:4–5Rank 4 from verse 12
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    4Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

    5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

  5. Psalms 119:108Rank 5 from verse 12
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    108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments.

From verse 13

  1. Psalms 71:15–18Rank 1 from verse 13
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    15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

    16I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

    17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

    18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

  2. Psalms 37:30Rank 2 from verse 13
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    30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

  3. Psalms 40:9–10Rank 3 from verse 13
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    9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

    10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

  4. Psalms 118:17Rank 4 from verse 13
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    17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

  5. Psalms 34:11Rank 5 from verse 13
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    11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

From verse 14

  1. Matthew 13:44Rank 1 from verse 14
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    44¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

  2. Jeremiah 15:16Rank 2 from verse 14
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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.

  3. Psalms 119:162Rank 3 from verse 14
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    162I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

  4. Psalms 112:1Rank 4 from verse 14
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

  5. Psalms 19:9–10Rank 5 from verse 14
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    9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

    10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

From verse 15

  1. James 1:25Rank 1 from verse 15
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    25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

  2. Psalms 1:2Rank 2 from verse 15
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    2But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

  3. Psalms 119:148Rank 3 from verse 15
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    148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

  4. Psalms 119:97Rank 4 from verse 15
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    97O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

  5. Psalms 119:48Rank 5 from verse 15
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    48My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

From verse 16

  1. Psalms 119:24Rank 1 from verse 16
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    24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellers.

  2. Proverbs 3:1Rank 2 from verse 16
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    1MY son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

  3. Psalms 119:47Rank 3 from verse 16
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    47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

  4. Psalms 119:35Rank 4 from verse 16
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    35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

  5. Romans 7:22Rank 5 from verse 16
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    22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

From verse 17

  1. Psalms 13:6Rank 1 from verse 17
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    6I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

  2. Titus 2:11–12Rank 2 from verse 17
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    11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

    12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

  3. Ephesians 2:4–5Rank 3 from verse 17
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    4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

    5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

  4. Psalms 116:7Rank 4 from verse 17
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    7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

  5. Psalms 119:124Rank 5 from verse 17
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    124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

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Psalms 119:12

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Blessed

Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

teach

To instruct, inform, train, show, counsel, or communicate knowledge or doctrine.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:13

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

mouth

The opening used for eating and speaking; also an opening, edge, command, or testimony by extension.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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Psalms 119:14

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

much

A great quantity or degree; abundant in amount.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:15

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

respect

Regard, consideration, relation, honour, or partial favour, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:16

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

delight

To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

myself

A compound of my and self, used after I, to express emphasis, marking emphatically the distinction between the speaker and unother person.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

forget

To fail or cease to remember; to lose from mind; to neglect or disregard.

Meaning drawn from: Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:17

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Deal

A portion, share, or measured quantity; also to distribute, conduct oneself, or act toward another, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

servant

One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

live

Having life; having respiration and other organic functions in operation, or in a capacity to operate; not dead; Having vegetable life; to continue in constantly or habitually.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

keep

To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

12Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.

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13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

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14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

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15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

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16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

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17Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

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18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

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