Psalm 19:8

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure and bright, enlightening the eyes.

Cross References

Genesis 26:5

For Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.

2 Kings 17:37

And the statutes, ordinances, law, and commandment which He wrote for you you shall observe and do forevermore; you shall not fear other gods.

Nehemiah 8:12

And all the people went their way to eat, drink, send portions, and make great rejoicing, for they had understood the words that were declared to them.

Nehemiah 9:13

You came down also upon Mount Sinai and spoke with them from Heaven and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments.

Psalm 105:45

That they might observe His statutes and keep His laws [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them]. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

Psalm 111:7

The works of His hands are [absolute] truth and justice [faithful and right]; and all His decrees and precepts are sure (fixed, established, and trustworthy).

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. [Prov. 6:23.]

Psalm 119:12

Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:121

I have done justice and righteousness; leave me not to those who would oppress me.

Psalm 119:128

Therefore I esteem as right all, yes, all Your precepts; I hate every false way.

Psalm 119:130

The entrance and unfolding of Your words give light; their unfolding gives understanding (discernment and comprehension) to the simple.

Psalm 119:14

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.

Psalm 119:143

Trouble and anguish have found and taken hold on me, yet Your commandments are my delight.

Psalm 119:16

I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

Psalm 119:171

My lips shall pour forth praise [with thanksgiving and renewed trust] when You teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:24

Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.

Psalm 119:40

Behold, I long for Your precepts; in Your righteousness give me renewed life.

Psalm 119:54

Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Psalm 119:80

Let my heart be sound (sincere and wholehearted and blameless) in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

Psalm 119:92

Unless Your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

Psalm 12:6

The words and promises of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.

Psalm 13:3

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; lighten the eyes [of my faith to behold Your face in the pitchlike darkness], lest I sleep the sleep of death,

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do Your will, O my God; yes, Your law is within my heart. [Heb. 10:5-9.]

Psalm 93:5

Your testimonies are very sure; holiness [apparent in separation from sin, with simple trust and hearty obedience] is becoming to Your house, O Lord, forever.

Exodus 18:16

When they have a dispute they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God and His laws.

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives skillful and godly Wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is tried and purified; He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him. [Ps. 18:30; 84:11; 115:9-11.]

Proverbs 6:23

For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of life, [Ps. 19:8; 119:105.]

Isaiah 64:5

You meet and spare him who joyfully works righteousness (uprightness and justice), [earnestly] remembering You in Your ways. Behold, You were angry, for we sinned; we have long continued in our sins [prolonging Your anger]. And shall we be saved?

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them; and Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.

Ezekiel 36:27

And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them.

Romans 3:20

For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law. For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, and holy character].

Romans 7:22

For I endorse and delight in the Law of God in my inmost self [with my new nature]. [Ps. 1:2.]

Romans 7:7

What then do we conclude? Is the Law identical with sin? Certainly not! Nevertheless, if it had not been for the Law, I should not have recognized sin or have known its meaning. [For instance] I would not have known about covetousness [would have had no consciousness of sin or sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, You shall not covet and have an evil desire [for one thing and another]. [Exod. 20:17; Deut. 5:21.]

Galatians 2:19

For I through the Law [under the operation of the curse of the Law] have [in Christ's death for me] myself died to the Law and all the Law's demands upon me, so that I may [henceforth] live to and for God.

Galatians 3:21

Is the Law then contrary and opposed to the promises of God? Of course not! For if a Law had been given which could confer [spiritual] life, then righteousness and right standing with God would certainly have come by Law.

Deuteronomy 16:11

And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and daughter, your manservant and maidservant, and the Levite who is within your towns, the stranger or temporary resident, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place in which the Lord your God chooses to make His Name [and His Presence] dwell.

Deuteronomy 16:14

You shall rejoice in your Feast, you, your son and daughter, your manservant and maidservant, the Levite, the transient and the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your towns.