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Psalms 119:91–92

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They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
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From verse 91

  1. Isaiah 48:13Rank 1 from verse 91
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    13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

  2. Psalms 148:5–6Rank 2 from verse 91
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    5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

    6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

  3. Jeremiah 33:25Rank 3 from verse 91
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    25Thus saith the Lord; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;

  4. Matthew 8:9Rank 4 from verse 91
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    9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

  5. Genesis 8:22Rank 5 from verse 91
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    22While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

From verse 92

  1. Romans 15:4Rank 1 from verse 92
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    4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

  2. Proverbs 6:22–23Rank 2 from verse 92
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    22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

    23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

  3. Psalms 119:143Rank 3 from verse 92
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    143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

  4. Psalms 119:77Rank 4 from verse 92
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    77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

  5. Psalms 94:18–19Rank 5 from verse 92
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    18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

    19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

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Psalms 119:91

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

day

The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

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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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all

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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Psalms 119:92

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Unless

Except; that is, remove or dismiss the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

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

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delights

Great pleasures, joys, or things that give pleasure; as a verb, gives great pleasure.

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

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90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

91They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.

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92Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

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93I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

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