Psalms 119:16

16 I enjoy obeying your demands, and I will not forget your word.

Psalms 119:16 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:16

I will delight myself in thy statutes
In looking over them; in meditating on them; in obeying them, and walking according to them; as every good man does delight in the law of the Lord, after the inward man, ( Romans 7:22 ) ; see ( Psalms 119:24 Psalms 119:92 Psalms 119:97 ) ;

I will not forget thy word:
he took all proper methods to fix it in his memory; he laid it up in his mind; he meditated upon it in his heart, and he talked of it with his lips, ( Psalms 119:11 Psalms 119:13 Psalms 119:15 ) .

Psalms 119:16 In-Context

14 I enjoy living by your rules as people enjoy great riches.
15 I think about your orders and study your ways.
16 I enjoy obeying your demands, and I will not forget your word.
17 Do good to me, your servant, so I can live, so I can obey your word.
18 Open my eyes to see the miracles in your teachings.
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