Psalm 19:8
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8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes;(A)
Psalm 12:6
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6 The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure,
silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.(A)
Proverbs 30:5
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5 Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.(A)
Psalm 119:105
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105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.(A)
Psalm 119:128
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- 119.128 Gk Jerome: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Jeremiah 15:16
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16 Your words were found, and I ate them,
and your words became to me a joy
and the delight of my heart,
for I am called by your name,
O Lord, God of hosts.(A)
Psalm 119:92
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92 If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my misery.
Proverbs 6:23
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23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light,
and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,(A)
Proverbs 2:6
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6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;(A)
Psalm 119:80
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80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes,
so that I may not be put to shame.
Romans 7:22
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22 For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self,(A)
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Galatians 2:19
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19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ,(A)
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Romans 3:20
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20 For no human will be justified before him by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.(A)
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Ezekiel 36:27
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27 I will put my spirit within you and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.(A)
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Romans 7:7
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The Law and Sin
7 What then are we to say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”(A)
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Psalm 119:171
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171 My lips will pour forth praise,
because you teach me your statutes.(A)
Psalm 119:143
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143 Trouble and anguish have come upon me,
but your commandments are my delight.(A)
Psalm 119:121
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121 I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
Psalm 119:40
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- 119.40 Q ms: MT give me life
Psalm 119:14
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14 I delight in the way of your decrees
as much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:12
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12 Blessed are you, O Lord;
teach me your statutes.(A)
Psalm 105:45
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45 that they might keep his statutes
and observe his laws.
Praise the Lord!(A)
Psalm 40:8
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8 I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.”(A)
Psalm 13:3
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3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God!
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,(A)
Exodus 18:16
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16 When they have a dispute, they come to me, and I decide between one person and another, and I make known to them the statutes and instructions of God.”
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