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Psalms 119:7–8

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I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
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From verse 7

  1. Psalms 119:171Rank 1 from verse 7
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    171My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

  2. John 6:45Rank 2 from verse 7
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    45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

  3. Psalms 119:12Rank 3 from verse 7
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    12Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.

  4. Psalms 25:4–5Rank 4 from verse 7
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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. 1 Chronicles 29:13–17Rank 5 from verse 7
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    13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.

    14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

    15For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

    16O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.

    17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

From verse 8

  1. Psalms 71:9Rank 1 from verse 8
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    9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

  2. Psalms 51:11Rank 2 from verse 8
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    11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

  3. Philippians 4:13Rank 3 from verse 8
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    13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

  4. Psalms 38:21–22Rank 4 from verse 8
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    21Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.

    22Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

  5. Psalms 119:176Rank 5 from verse 8
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    176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

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Psalms 119:7

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praise

Approval, honour, or commendation expressed in words or song; also to commend, extol, or glorify.

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

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heart

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

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

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righteous

Just, right, or conforming to God's law and judgment; equitable or upright; as a noun, a person characterized as righteous.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

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Psalms 119:8

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keep

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

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forsake

To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart from. To leave; to withdraw from; to fail. To abandon; to renounce; to reject.

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

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6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

7I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

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8I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.

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9Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

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