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Psalms 119:111

119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

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I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

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

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

119:112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. to perform: Heb. to do

What does Psalms 119:111 mean?

Psalms 119:111 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֵדוּת (ʻêdûwth), נָחַל (nâchal), עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm).

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Thy
testimoniesעֵדוּתʻêdûwth/ay-dooth'/H5715testimony
have
I
taken
as
an
heritageנָחַלnâchal/naw-khal'/H5157to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
for
ever:עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
for
they
are
the
rejoicingשָׂשׂוֹןsâsôwn/saw-sone'/H8342cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
of
my
heart.לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:111.

Exodus 27:21

In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.

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What does Psalms 119:111 say?

Psalms 119:111 (King James Version) reads: "Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart."

Is Psalms 119:111 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:111 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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