Psalms 119:16

16 I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.

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 have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

15 I will give thought to your orders, and have respect for your ways.

16 I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.

17 Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;

18 Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.