Psalms 119:111

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נָחַ֣לְתִּי עֵדְוֺתֶ֣יךָ לְעוֹלָ֑ם כִּֽי־שְׂשׂ֖וֹן לִבִּ֣י הֵֽמָּה׃

Transliteration

nāḥaltî ʿēdəwōtêkā to-ʿôlām for-śəśôn libbî hēmmâ

Grammar Details

*nāḥaltî*: qal perfect 1st person singular - I have inherited/taken as heritage
*ʿēdəwōtêkā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies
*ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - forever/eternity
*śəśôn*: masculine singular noun construct - joy of
*libbî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my heart
*hēmmâ*: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
*lə-*: preposition - to/for
*kî*: conjunction - for/because

Word Meanings

*nāḥaltî*: I have inherited/taken as heritage/possessed
*ʿēdəwōtêkā*: your testimonies/decrees/covenant stipulations
*ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity
*śəśôn*: joy/gladness/delight
*libbî*: my heart/mind/inner person
*hēmmâ*: they/those/them

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 33:4 : 4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.
Ps 16:5 : 5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Ps 19:8 : 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Ps 119:14 : 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
Ps 119:74 : 74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
Ps 119:92 : 92 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
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.
Ps 119:174 : 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Jer 15:16 : 16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Col 1:12 : 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Heb 9:15 : 15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
1 Pet 1:4 : 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 119:13-16
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13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
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Ps 119:112
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Ps 119:167-168
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167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
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Ps 119:129
78%
129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:10-11
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10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
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Ps 119:142-144
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142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Ps 119:152
76%
152Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
Ps 119:24
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24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
Ps 119:162
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162I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Ps 119:56-57
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56This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
57CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Ps 119:47
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47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Ps 119:22
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22Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Ps 119:95
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95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
Ps 119:119
73%
119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Ps 119:2
73%
2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Ps 119:99
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99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Ps 119:157
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157Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
Ps 119:174
73%
174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:110
73%
110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
Ps 119:93
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93I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
Ps 119:43-44
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73%
43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
44So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
Ps 119:69
72%
69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Ps 119:31
72%
31I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
Ps 119:59
72%
59I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Ps 119:138
72%
138Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
Ps 119:97
72%
97MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
Ps 119:54
72%
54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Ps 119:159-160
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159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
160Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Ps 119:125
72%
125I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
Ps 13:5
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5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
Ps 119:88-89
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88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
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Ps 119:127
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127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Ps 119:34-36
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71%
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
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Ps 119:103
71%
103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Ps 119:40
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40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:77
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77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Ps 16:6
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6The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.