Psalm 19:8

New American Bible - revised edition

The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple.

Cross References

Genesis 26:5

this because Abraham obeyed me, keeping my mandate, my commandments, my ordinances, and my instructions.

2 Kings 17:37

You must be careful always to observe the statutes and ordinances, the law and commandment, which he wrote for you; you must not venerate other gods.

Nehemiah 8:12

Then all the people began to eat and drink, to distribute portions, and to celebrate with great joy, for they understood the words that had been explained to them. The Feast of Booths.

Nehemiah 9:13

On Mount Sinai you came down, you spoke with them from heaven; You gave them just ordinances, true laws, good statutes and commandments;

Psalm 105:45

That they might keep his statutes and observe his teachings. Hallelujah!

Psalm 111:7

The works of his hands are true and just, reliable all his decrees,

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path.

Psalm 119:12

Blessed are you, O Lord; teach me your statutes.

Psalm 119:121

I have fulfilled your righteous judgment; do not abandon me to my oppressors.

Psalm 119:128

Thus, I follow all your precepts; every wrong way I hate.

Psalm 119:130

The revelation of your words sheds light, gives understanding to the simple.

Psalm 119:14

I find joy in the way of your testimonies more than in all riches.

Psalm 119:143

Though distress and anguish come upon me, your commandments are my delight.

Psalm 119:16

In your statutes I take delight; I will never forget your word.

Psalm 119:171

May my lips pour forth your praise, because you teach me your statutes.

Psalm 119:24

Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.

Psalm 119:40

See how I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life.

Psalm 119:54

Your statutes become my songs wherever I make my home.

Psalm 119:80

May I be wholehearted toward your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

Psalm 119:92

Had your law not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

Psalm 12:6

“Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will grant safety to whoever longs for it.”

Psalm 13:3

How long must I carry sorrow in my soul, grief in my heart day after day? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Psalm 40:8

so I said, “See; I come with an inscribed scroll written upon me.

Psalm 93:5

Your decrees are firmly established; holiness befits your house, Lord, for all the length of days.

Exodus 18:16

Whenever they have a disagreement, they come to me to have me settle the matter between them and make known to them God’s statutes and instructions.”

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives wisdom, from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is tested; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Proverbs 6:23

For the command is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs that discipline,

Isaiah 64:5

We have all become like something unclean, all our just deeds are like polluted rags; We have all withered like leaves, and our crimes carry us away like the wind.

Jeremiah 15:16

When I found your words, I devoured them; your words were my joy, the happiness of my heart, Because I bear your name, Lord, God of hosts.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will put my spirit within you so that you walk in my statutes, observe my ordinances, and keep them.

Romans 3:20

since no human being will be justified in his sight by observing the law; for through the law comes consciousness of sin. Justification Apart from the Law.

Romans 7:22

For I take delight in the law of God, in my inner self,

Romans 7:7

What then can we say? That the law is sin? Of course not! Yet I did not know sin except through the law, and I did not know what it is to covet except that the law said, “You shall not covet.”

Galatians 2:19

For through the law I died to the law, that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ;

Galatians 3:21

Is the law then opposed to the promises [of God]? Of course not! For if a law had been given that could bring life, then righteousness would in reality come from the law.

Deuteronomy 16:11

You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord, your God, together with your son and daughter, your male and female slave, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow among you, in the place which the Lord, your God, will choose as the dwelling place of his name.

Deuteronomy 16:14

You shall rejoice at your feast, together with your son and daughter, your male and female slave, and also the Levite, the resident alien, the orphan and the widow within your gates.