Psalm 19:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord’s laws are right. They make people happy. The Lord’s commands are good. They show people the right way to live.

Cross References

Psalm 12:6

The Lord’s words are true and pure, like silver purified by fire, like silver melted seven times to make it perfectly pure.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps, a light that shows the path I should take.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words came to me, and I ate them up. They made me very happy. I was glad to be called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Proverbs 30:5

You can trust this: Every word that God speaks is true. God is a safe place for those who go to him.

Psalm 119:128

I carefully obey all your commands. So I hate anything that leads people the wrong way.

Proverbs 2:6

The Lord is the source of wisdom; knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.

Psalm 119:92

If I had not found joy in your teachings, my suffering would have destroyed me.

Psalm 119:80

Let me obey your laws perfectly so that I will not be ashamed.

Proverbs 6:23

Your parents give you commands and teachings that are like lights to show you the right way. This teaching corrects you and trains you to follow the path to life.

Romans 7:22

In my mind I am happy with God’s law.

Galatians 2:19

It was the law itself that caused me to end my life under the law. I died to the law so that I could live for God. I have been nailed to the cross with Christ.

Romans 3:20

because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.

Romans 7:7

You might think I am saying that sin and the law are the same. That is not true. But the law was the only way I could learn what sin means. I would never have known it is wrong to want something that is not mine. But the law said, “You must not want what belongs to someone else.”

Psalm 119:16

I enjoy your laws. I will not forget your word.

Psalm 119:14

I enjoy following your rules as much as others enjoy great riches.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will put my Spirit inside you and change you so that you will obey my laws. You will carefully obey my commands.

Psalm 119:171

I will burst into songs of praise, because you have taught me your laws.

Psalm 119:143

Even though I have troubles and hard times, your commands give me joy.

Psalm 119:130

As people understand your word, it brings light to their lives. Your word makes even simple people wise.

Psalm 119:121

I have done what is right and good. Don’t let me fall into the hands of those who want to hurt me.

Psalm 119:40

See how much I want to obey your instructions! Be good to me, and let me live.

Psalm 119:12

Lord, you are worthy of praise! Teach me your laws.

Psalm 105:45

He did this so that his people would obey his laws and follow his teachings. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 40:8

My God, I am happy to do whatever you want. I never stop thinking about your teachings.”

Psalm 13:3

Lord my God, look at me and give me an answer. Make me feel strong again, or I will die.

Exodus 18:16

If people have an argument, they come to me, and I decide which person is right. In this way I teach the people God’s laws and teachings.”

Genesis 26:5

I will do this because your father Abraham obeyed my words and did what I said. He obeyed my commands, my laws, and my rules.”

Galatians 3:21

Does this mean that the law works against God’s promises? Of course not. The law was never God’s way of giving new life to people. If it were, then we could be made right with God by following the law.

Isaiah 64:5

You welcome people who enjoy doing good and who remember you by living the way you want them to. But we sinned against you, and you became angry with us. But you always saved us!

Psalm 119:54

Your laws are the songs I sing wherever I am living.

Psalm 119:24

Your rules make me happy. They give me good advice.

Nehemiah 9:13

Then you came down to Mount Sinai. You spoke to them from heaven. You gave them good laws. You gave them true teachings. You gave them laws and commands that were very good.

Nehemiah 8:12

Then all the people went to eat the special meal. They shared their food and drinks. They celebrated that special day. They were happy that they could hear the reading of God’s law and were now able to understand it.

Deuteronomy 16:14

Enjoy yourselves at this festival—you, your sons, your daughters, all your servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows living in your towns.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Go to the place the Lord will choose to be the home for his name. You and your people should enjoy yourselves together there with the Lord your God. Take all your people with you—your sons, your daughters, and all your servants. And take the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows living in your towns.

2 Kings 17:37

You must obey the rules, laws, teachings, and commands that he wrote for you. You must obey these things all the time. You must not respect other gods.

Psalm 93:5

Lord, your laws will continue forever. Your holy Temple will stand for a long time.

Psalm 111:7

Everything he does is good and fair. All his commands can be trusted.