Psalms 119:143

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Trouble and anguish have seized me, yet Your commandments are my delight.

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  • Job 23:12 : 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
  • Ps 18:4-5 : 4 I called upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I was saved from my enemies. 5 The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
  • Ps 88:3-9 : 3 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry. 4 For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. 5 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength. 6 Abandoned among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, cut off from your care. 7 You have placed me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. 8 Your wrath weighs heavily upon me, and you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. Selah. 9 You have taken my closest friends from me; you have made me a horror to them. I am confined and cannot escape. 10 My eyes are wasted from sorrow; I call upon you, LORD, every day; I stretch out my hands to you. 11 Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah. 12 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in Abaddon? 13 Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 14 But I, LORD, cry to you for help; in the morning, my prayer comes before you. 15 Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me? 16 I have been afflicted and close to death since my youth; I have borne your terrors and am in despair. 17 Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me. 18 They surround me all day long like a flood; they have completely engulfed me.
  • Ps 116:3 : 3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
  • Ps 119:16 : 16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
  • Ps 119:47 : 47 I delight in Your commandments, which I love.
  • Ps 119:77 : 77 Let Your mercy come to me that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
  • Ps 119:107 : 107 I am severely afflicted; LORD, give me life according to Your word.
  • Ps 130:1 : 1 A song of ascents. From the depths I call to You, LORD.
  • Mark 14:33-34 : 33 He took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 He said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch."
  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to accomplish his work.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 119:47
    81%

    47I delight in Your commandments, which I love.

  • Ps 119:172-174
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    80%

    172My tongue will sing of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

    173May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

    174I long for Your salvation, LORD, and Your law is my delight.

  • Ps 119:34-35
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    80%

    34Give me understanding, that I may keep Your law and observe it with all my heart.

    35Lead me in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in it.

  • Ps 119:76-77
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    79%

    76May Your lovingkindness comfort me, according to Your promise to Your servant.

    77Let Your mercy come to me that I may live, for Your law is my delight.

  • Ps 119:92
    78%

    92If Your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

  • Ps 119:144
    78%

    144Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding, that I may live.

  • Ps 119:141-142
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    77%

    141Though I am small and despised, I never forget Your precepts.

    142Your righteousness is everlasting, and Your law is truth.

  • Ps 119:50
    76%

    50This is my comfort in my affliction: that Your word has given me life.

  • Ps 119:10-11
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    76%

    10With all my heart I seek You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

    11I have hidden Your word in my heart so that I might not sin against You.

  • Ps 119:66-67
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    76%

    66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I trust in Your commandments.

    67Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word.

  • Ps 119:131
    76%

    131I open my mouth wide and pant, longing for Your commandments.

  • Ps 119:153
    76%

    153Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

  • Ps 119:86
    76%

    86All Your commandments are faithful; they persecute me falsely—help me!

  • Ps 119:40
    75%

    40Behold, I long for Your precepts; in Your righteousness give me life.

  • Ps 119:43
    75%

    43Do not take the word of truth completely from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

  • Ps 119:127
    75%

    127Therefore, I love Your commandments more than gold, even pure gold.

  • Ps 119:159
    75%

    159Consider how I love Your precepts, LORD; in Your lovingkindness give me life.

  • Ps 119:166-167
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    166I wait for Your salvation, LORD, and I follow Your commandments.

    167My soul keeps Your testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.

  • Ps 31:7
    75%

    7I hate those who pay regard to worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.

  • Ps 119:16
    75%

    16I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

  • Ps 119:19-20
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    75%

    19I am a sojourner on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.

    20My soul is crushed with longing for Your judgments at all times.

  • Ps 119:110-111
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    74%

    110The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.

    111I have inherited Your testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

  • Ps 119:107
    74%

    107I am severely afflicted; LORD, give me life according to Your word.

  • Ps 119:71
    74%

    71It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn Your statutes.

  • Ps 119:24
    74%

    24Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.

  • Ps 119:133-134
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    133Direct my steps according to Your word; let no sin rule over me.

    134Redeem me from the oppression of men, so that I may keep Your precepts.

  • Ps 119:53
    74%

    53Indignation grips me because of the wicked who have abandoned Your law.

  • Ps 119:157
    74%

    157Though many are my persecutors and my adversaries, I have not turned from Your testimonies.

  • Ps 119:129
    74%

    129Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore, my soul keeps them.

  • Ps 119:94-95
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    74%

    94I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.

    95The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.

  • Ps 94:19
    73%

    19When anxiety overwhelmed me, Your consolations brought joy to my soul.

  • Ps 119:28
    73%

    28My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.

  • Ps 119:97-98
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    73%

    97Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all day long.

    98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.

  • Ps 119:161-162
    2 verses
    73%

    161Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of Your word.

    162I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoils.

  • Ps 119:14
    73%

    14I rejoice in following Your testimonies as much as in great riches.

  • Ps 119:146
    73%

    146I call to You; save me, so that I may keep Your testimonies.