Psalms 119:16

16 (118-16) I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words.

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 (118-14) I have been delighted in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.
15 (118-15) I will meditate on thy commandments: and I will consider thy ways.
16 (118-16) I will think of thy justifications: I will not forget thy words.
17 (118-17) Give bountifully to thy servant, enliven me: and I shall keep thy words.
18 (118-18) Open thou my eyes: and I will consider the wondrous things of thy law.
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