Psalm 19:8
The precepts of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalm 12:6
The words and promises of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
Psalm 119:128
Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything;
I hate every false way.
Psalm 13:3
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
Psalm 119:14
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:80
May my heart be blameless in Your statutes,
So that I will not be ashamed.
Psalm 119:105
Nun.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
Genesis 26:5
because Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and [consistently] kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”
Exodus 18:16
When they have a dispute they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor and I make known the statutes of God and His laws.”
Deuteronomy 4:5-6
“Look, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the Lord my God has commanded me, so that you may do them in the land which you are entering to possess.
Deuteronomy 12:11-12
then it shall come about that the place which the Lord your God will choose for His Name [and Presence] to dwell; there you shall bring everything that I am commanding you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes and the [voluntary] contribution of your hand [as a first gift from the fruits of the ground], and all your choice votive offerings which you vow to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 16:11
and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is within your [city] gates, and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His Name (Presence).
Deuteronomy 16:14
You shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are within your city.
Nehemiah 9:13
“Then You came down on Mount Sinai,
And spoke with them from heaven;
And You gave them fair ordinances and true laws,
Good statutes and commandments.
Psalm 40:8
“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”
Psalm 105:45
So that they might observe His precepts
And keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them].
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
Psalm 119:12
Blessed and reverently praised are You, O Lord;
Teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:16
I will delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
Psalm 119:24
Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.
Psalm 119:40
I long for Your precepts;
Renew me through Your righteousness.
Psalm 119:54
Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my pilgrimage.
Psalm 119:92
If Your law had not been my delight,
Then I would have perished in my time of trouble.
Psalm 119:98-100
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For Your words are always with me.
Psalm 119:121
Ayin.
I have done justice and righteousness;
Do not leave me to those who oppress me.
Psalm 119:130
The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).
Psalm 119:143
Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight and my joy.
Psalm 119:171
Let my lips speak praise [with thanksgiving],
For You teach me Your statutes.
Proverbs 2:6
For the Lord gives [skillful and godly] wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver];
He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him.
Isaiah 64:5
You meet him who rejoices in doing that which is morally right,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
Indeed, You were angry, for we sinned;
We have long continued in our sins [prolonging Your anger].
And shall we be saved [under such circumstances]?
Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
Ezekiel 36:27
I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.
Romans 2:17-20
But if you bear the name “Jew” and rely on the Law [for your salvation] and boast in [your special relationship to] God,
Romans 3:20
For no
Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, if it had not been for the Law, I would not have recognized sin. For I would not have known [for example] about coveting [what belongs to another, and would have had no sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, “You shall not covet.”
Romans 7:12-14
So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
Romans 7:22
For I joyfully delight in the law of God in my inner self [with my new nature],
Galatians 2:19
For through the Law I died to the Law and its demands on me [because salvation is provided through the death and resurrection of Christ], so that I might [from now on] live to God.
Galatians 3:10-13
For all who depend on the Law [seeking justification and salvation by obedience to the Law and the observance of rituals] are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed (condemned to destruction) is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, so as to practice them.”
Galatians 3:21
Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a system of law had been given which could impart life, then righteousness (right standing with God) would actually have been based on law.
Nehemiah 8:12
Then all the people went on their way to eat, to drink, to send portions [of food to others] and to celebrate a great festival, because they understood the words which had been
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Rejoicing
Enlightening
General references
Bible References
Rejoicing
“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
You meet him who rejoices in doing that which is morally right,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
Indeed, You were angry, for we sinned;
We have long continued in our sins [prolonging Your anger].
And shall we be saved [under such circumstances]?
Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
Is pure
The words and promises of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
I long for Your precepts;
Renew me through Your righteousness.
Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver];
He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him.
Enlightening
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For Your words are always with me.
For the Lord gives [skillful and godly] wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
General references
“They are all straightforward to him who understands [with an open and willing mind],
And right to those who find knowledge and live by it.