Psalm 19:8

New Century Version

The orders of the Lord are right; they make people happy. The commands of the Lord are pure; they light up the way.

Cross References

Genesis 26:5

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

2 Kings 17:37

Always obey the rules, orders, teachings, and commands he wrote for you. Do not honor other gods.

Nehemiah 8:12

Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send some of their food to others, and to celebrate with great joy. They finally understood what they had been taught.

Nehemiah 9:13

You came down to Mount Sinai and spoke from heaven to our ancestors. You gave them fair rules and true teachings, good orders and commands.

Psalm 105:45

This was so they would keep his orders and obey his teachings. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 111:7

Everything he does is good and fair; all his orders can be trusted.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is like a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.

Psalm 119:12

Lord, you should be praised. Teach me your demands.

Psalm 119:121

I have done what is fair and right. Don’t leave me to those who wrong me.

Psalm 119:128

I respect all your orders, so I hate lying ways.

Psalm 119:130

Learning your words gives wisdom and understanding for the foolish.

Psalm 119:14

I enjoy living by your rules as people enjoy great riches.

Psalm 119:143

I have had troubles and misery, but I love your commands.

Psalm 119:16

I enjoy obeying your demands, and I will not forget your word.

Psalm 119:171

Let me speak your praise, because you have taught me your demands.

Psalm 119:24

Your rules give me pleasure; they give me good advice.

Psalm 119:40

How I want to follow your orders. Give me life because of your goodness.

Psalm 119:54

I sing about your demands wherever I live.

Psalm 119:80

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

Psalm 119:92

If I had not loved your teachings, I would have died from my sufferings.

Psalm 12:6

The Lord’s words are pure, like silver purified by fire, like silver purified seven times over.

Psalm 13:3

Lord, look at me. Answer me, my God; tell me, or I will die.

Psalm 40:8

My God, I want to do what you want. Your teachings are in my heart.”

Psalm 93:5

Lord, your laws will stand forever. Your Temple will be holy forevermore.

Exodus 18:16

When people have a disagreement, they come to me, and I decide who is right. I tell them God’s laws and teachings.”

Proverbs 2:6

Only the Lord gives wisdom; he gives knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 30:5

“Every word of God is true. He guards those who come to him for safety.

Proverbs 6:23

These commands are like a lamp; this teaching is like a light. And the correction that comes from them will help you have life.

Isaiah 64:5

You help those who enjoy doing good, who remember how you want them to live. But you were angry because we sinned. For a long time we disobeyed, so how can we be saved?

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words came to me, and I listened carefully to them. Your words made me very happy, because I am called by your name, Lord God All-Powerful.

Ezekiel 36:27

I will put my Spirit inside you and help you live by my rules and carefully obey my laws.

Romans 3:20

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

Romans 7:22

In my mind, I am happy with God’s law.

Romans 7:7

You might think I am saying that sin and the law are the same thing. That is not true. But the law was the only way I could learn what sin meant. I would never have known what it means to want to take something belonging to someone else if the law had not said, “You must not want to take your neighbor’s things.”

Galatians 2:19

It was the law that put me to death, and I died to the law so that I can now live for God.

Galatians 3:21

Does this mean that the law is against God’s promises? Never! That would be true only if the law could make us right with God. But God did not give a law that can bring life.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Rejoice before the Lord your God at the place he will choose to be worshiped. Everybody should rejoice: you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites in your town, the strangers, orphans, and widows living among you.

Deuteronomy 16:14

Everybody should rejoice at your Feast: you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites, strangers, orphans, and widows who live in your towns.