Psalms 119:16

119:15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

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I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL

I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

I will delight myself in your statutes: I will not forget your word.

119:17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.

What does Psalms 119:16 mean?

Psalms 119:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁעַע (shâʻaʻ), חֻקָּה (chuqqâh), שָׁכַח (shâkach).

Hebrew interlinear

will

delightשָׁעַעshâʻaʻ/shaw-ah'/H8173(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare

myself

thy

statutes:חֻקָּהchuqqâh/khook-kaw'/H2708{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}

will

not

forgetשָׁכַחshâkach/shaw-kakh'/H7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

thy

word.דָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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Instruction Meditation Obedience Scriptures, the

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What does Psalms 119:16 say?

Psalms 119:16 (King James Version) reads: "I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word."

Is Psalms 119:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 119:16, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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