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Psalms 119:72–81

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The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
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From verse 72

  1. Proverbs 8:10–11Rank 1 from verse 72
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    10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

    11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

  2. Psalms 19:10Rank 2 from verse 72
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    10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

  3. Psalms 119:127Rank 3 from verse 72
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    127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

  4. Proverbs 16:16Rank 4 from verse 72
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    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

  5. Matthew 13:44–46Rank 5 from verse 72
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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.

    45¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

    46Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

From verse 73

  1. Psalms 139:14–16Rank 1 from verse 73
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    14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

    15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

    16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

  2. Job 31:15Rank 2 from verse 73
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    15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

  3. Psalms 138:8Rank 3 from verse 73
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    8The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

  4. Psalms 111:10Rank 4 from verse 73
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    10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

  5. 2 Timothy 2:7Rank 5 from verse 73
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    7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

From verse 74

  1. Psalms 66:16Rank 1 from verse 74
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    16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

  2. Psalms 34:2–6Rank 2 from verse 74
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    2My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

    3O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

    4I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

    5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

    6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

  3. Psalms 119:79Rank 3 from verse 74
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    79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

  4. Psalms 119:42Rank 4 from verse 74
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    42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

  5. Genesis 32:11–12Rank 5 from verse 74
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    11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.

    12And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

From verse 75

  1. Revelation 3:19Rank 1 from verse 75
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    19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  2. Hebrews 12:10–11Rank 2 from verse 75
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    10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

    11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

  3. Psalms 89:30–33Rank 3 from verse 75
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    30If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

    31If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

    32Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

    33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

  4. Romans 3:4–5Rank 4 from verse 75
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    4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

    5But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

  5. Deuteronomy 32:4Rank 5 from verse 75
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    4He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

From verse 76

  1. Psalms 106:4–5Rank 1 from verse 76
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    4Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

    5That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

  2. 2 Corinthians 1:3–5Rank 2 from verse 76
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    3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

    4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

    5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

  3. Psalms 86:5Rank 3 from verse 76
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    5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

From verse 77

  1. Lamentations 3:22–23Rank 1 from verse 77
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    22It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

    23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

  2. Psalms 119:174Rank 2 from verse 77
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    174I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

  3. Psalms 1:2Rank 3 from verse 77
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    2But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

  4. Psalms 119:41Rank 4 from verse 77
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    41Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word.

  5. Psalms 119:24Rank 5 from verse 77
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    24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellers.

From verse 78

  1. 1 Peter 2:20Rank 1 from verse 78
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    20For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

  2. John 15:25Rank 2 from verse 78
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    25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

  3. Psalms 119:23Rank 3 from verse 78
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    23Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

  4. Psalms 119:51Rank 4 from verse 78
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    51The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

  5. Psalms 25:3Rank 5 from verse 78
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    3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

From verse 79

  1. Psalms 119:74Rank 1 from verse 79
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    74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

  2. Psalms 142:7Rank 2 from verse 79
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    7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

  3. Psalms 119:63Rank 3 from verse 79
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    63I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

  4. Psalms 7:7Rank 4 from verse 79
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    7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.

From verse 80

  1. Deuteronomy 26:16Rank 1 from verse 80
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    16¶ This day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

  2. 1 John 2:28Rank 2 from verse 80
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    28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

  3. 2 Chronicles 12:14Rank 3 from verse 80
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    14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.

  4. 2 Corinthians 1:12Rank 4 from verse 80
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    12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

  5. John 1:47Rank 5 from verse 80
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    47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

From verse 81

  1. Psalms 84:2Rank 1 from verse 81
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    2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

  2. Psalms 119:40Rank 2 from verse 81
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    40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

  3. Psalms 119:114Rank 3 from verse 81
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    114Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

  4. Psalms 73:26Rank 4 from verse 81
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    26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

  5. Psalms 119:77Rank 5 from verse 81
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    77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

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Psalms 119:72

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

law

A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.

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

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

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:73

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hands

The end parts of the arms used for holding and working; also figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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give

To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

commandments

Authoritative commands, laws, or precepts; especially commands given by God, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:74

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glad

Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

see

To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.

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

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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

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:75

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

know

To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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

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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

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right

Straight, correct, just, proper, or belonging to a lawful claim; also the opposite of left.

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

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Psalms 119:76

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kindness

Goodwill, benevolence, mercy, or an act that promotes another's welfare.

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

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comfort

Strength, relief, encouragement, or consolation in distress; also to strengthen, encourage, or console.

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

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according

Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.

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

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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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servant

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

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

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:77

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tender

Soft or delicate; young, weak, or not hardy; sensitive or responsive; compassionate or merciful, according to context.

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

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mercies

Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

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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

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law

A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.

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

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

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:78

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proud

Having an unduly high opinion of oneself; haughty or self-exalting.

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

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dealt

To deal: to distribute, allot, act toward another, or conduct a matter.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

without

Outside; not within; lacking; free from; or in the absence of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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cause

A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case; as a verb, to make something happen.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:79

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

turn

To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

known

Recognized, understood, perceived, acknowledged, or made evident.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:80

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sound

Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message; as an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error; as a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:81

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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71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

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73Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

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74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

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75I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

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76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

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77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

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78Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

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79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

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80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

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81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

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82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

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