Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

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Bible References

I delight

Romans 8:7
the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,
Job 23:12

“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
Psalm 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.
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 40:8

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”
Psalm 119:16

I will delight in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
Isaiah 51:7

“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness (right standing with God),
The people in whose heart is My law and instruction;
Do not fear the reproach and taunting of man,
Nor be distressed at their reviling.
John 4:34
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to completely finish His work.
Hebrews 8:10

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel
After those days, says the Lord:
I will imprint My laws upon their minds [even upon their innermost thoughts and understanding],
And engrave them upon their hearts [effecting their regeneration].
And I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.

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Psalm 119:5

Oh, that my ways may be established
To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]!