Psalm 19:8

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Summary

Psalm 19:8

The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Rejoicing

Is pure

Enlightening

General references

Deuteronomy 4:8

Proverbs 8:9

Bible References

Rejoicing

that I should fulfill thy will, O my God. I am content to do it; yea, thy law is within my heart."

I have as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all manner of riches.

Therefore, when the LORD your God hath chosen a place to make his name dwell there, thither ye shall bring all that I command you: your burnt sacrifices and your offerings, your tithes and the heave offerings of your hands and all your godly vows which ye vow unto the LORD.

And rejoice before the LORD thy God: both thou, thy son, thy daughter, thy servant and thy maid, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, the fatherless and the widow that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to make his name dwell there.

And all the people went their way to eat and to drink, and to send part unto others, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

Thou helpest him that doth right with cheerfulness, and them that think upon thy ways. But lo, thou art angry: for we offend, and have been ever in sin, and there is not one whole.

When I had found thy words, I ate them up greedily: they have made my heart joyful and glad, for I call upon thy name, O LORD God of Hosts.

I delight in the law of God, as concerning the inner man.

Is pure

The words of the LORD are pure words: even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.

Behold, my delight is in thy commandments; O quicken me in thy righteousness.

All the words of God are pure and clean, for he is a shield unto all them that put their trust in him.

Wherefore the law is holy: and the commandment holy, just, and good.

Enlightening

Consider, and hear me, O LORD my God. Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death,

Thou, through thy commandments, hast made me wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me.

For it is the LORD that giveth wisdom, out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

For the commandment is a lantern, and the law a light: yea, chastening and nurture is the way of life:

Behold, thou art called a Jew, and trustest in the law and rejoicest in God,

because that by the deeds of the law, shall no flesh be justified in the sight of God. For by the law cometh the knowledge of sin.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid: but I knew not what sin meant but by the law. For I had not known what lust had meant, except the law had said, "Thou shalt not lust."

But I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

For as many as are under the deeds of the law, are under malediction. For it is written, "Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to fulfil them."

General references

Yea, and what nation is so great that hath ordinances and laws so righteous, as all this law which I set before you this day?

They are all plain to such as will understand, and right to them that find knowledge.