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Psalms 119:16

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

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Psalms 119:16

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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

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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

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forget

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

Meaning drawn from: Strong 1890 · KJV usage

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

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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