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Psalms 119:74–77

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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.
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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.

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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

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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

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Psalms 119:75

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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

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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

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

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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