Psalms 119:72

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

טֽוֹב־לִ֥י תֽוֹרַת־פִּ֑יךָ מֵ֝אַלְפֵ֗י זָהָ֥ב וָכָֽסֶף׃

Transliteration

Good ṭôḇ for me lî the law tôraṯ of your mouth pîḵā more than thousands mēʾalp̄ê of gold zāhāḇ and silver wāḵāsep̄.

Grammar Details

*ṭôḇ*: adjective masculine singular - good
*lî*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me
*tôraṯ*: noun feminine singular construct - law/instruction of
*pîḵā*: noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mouth
*mēʾalp̄ê*: preposition + noun masculine plural construct - from thousands of
*zāhāḇ*: noun masculine singular - gold
*wāḵāsep̄*: conjunction + noun masculine singular - and silver

Word Meanings

*ṭôḇ*: good/better/preferable
*tôraṯ*: law/instruction/teaching
*pîḵā*: your mouth/your speech/your commands
*ʾalp̄ê*: thousands/large quantities
*zāhāḇ*: gold/gold pieces
*kāsep̄*: silver/silver pieces/money

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 19:10 : 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
Ps 119:127 : 127 Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
Ps 119:162 : 162 I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.
Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.
Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Matt 13:44-46 : 44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls: 46 and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Prov 3:14-15 : 14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
Ps 119:14 : 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.
Ps 119:111 : 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 119:127
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127Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
Ps 119:102-103
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102I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!
Ps 119:171-174
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171Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
172Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness.
173Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:70-71
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75%
70Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.
71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.
Ps 119:73
74%
73YODH. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Ps 119:97-99
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74%
97MEM. Oh how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
98Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies; For they are ever with me.
99I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.
Ps 119:76-77
2 verses
72%
76Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:11-14
4 verses
72%
11Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.
12Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.
13With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.
Ps 119:140
72%
140Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.
Ps 119:142-143
2 verses
71%
142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; [Yet] thy commandments are my delight.
Ps 119:65-66
2 verses
71%
65TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
Ps 119:108
71%
108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances.
Ps 19:10
71%
10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
Ps 119:43
71%
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; For I have hoped in thine ordinances.
Ps 119:131
71%
131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
Ps 119:34
70%
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Ps 119:162
70%
162I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.
Ps 119:129
70%
129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:92
70%
92Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Prov 16:16
70%
16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Ps 63:3
70%
3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
Ps 119:68
70%
68Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.
Job 23:12
70%
12I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Prov 8:19
70%
19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.
Ps 119:18
70%
18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law.
Ps 12:6
69%
6The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.
Ps 119:167
69%
167My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
Ps 119:164
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164Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 84:10
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10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Ps 119:26-27
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69%
26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.
Ps 119:159
69%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:56
69%
56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.
Ps 119:47
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47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.
Job 22:22
69%
22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
Prov 8:10
69%
10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
Ps 40:8
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8I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.