Psalms 119:16

16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy 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 In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.

15 In Thy precepts I meditate, And I behold attentively Thy paths.

16 In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word.

17 [Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.

18 Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law.