Psalm 19:8

New International Version

The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

Cross References

Psalm 12:6

And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.

Psalm 119:105

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

Jeremiah 15:16

When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty.

Proverbs 30:5

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

Psalm 119:128

and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.

Proverbs 2:6

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

Psalm 119:92

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

Psalm 119:80

May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.

Proverbs 6:23

For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,

Romans 7:22

For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;

Galatians 2:19

“For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God.

Romans 3:20

Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

Romans 7:7

What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

Psalm 119:16

I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.

Psalm 119:14

I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.

Ezekiel 36:27

And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

Psalm 119:171

May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.

Psalm 119:143

Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.

Psalm 119:130

The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.

Psalm 119:121

I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.

Psalm 119:40

How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.

Psalm 119:12

Praise be to you, Lord; teach me your decrees.

Psalm 105:45

that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the Lord.

Psalm 40:8

I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”

Psalm 13:3

Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,

Exodus 18:16

Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God’s decrees and instructions.”

Genesis 26:5

because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”

Galatians 3:21

Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

Isaiah 64:5

You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved?

Psalm 119:54

Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.

Psalm 119:24

Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.

Nehemiah 9:13

“You came down on Mount Sinai; you spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and laws that are just and right, and decrees and commands that are good.

Nehemiah 8:12

Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions of food and to celebrate with great joy, because they now understood the words that had been made known to them.

Deuteronomy 16:14

Be joyful at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns.

Deuteronomy 16:11

And rejoice before the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, the Levites in your towns, and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows living among you.

2 Kings 17:37

You must always be careful to keep the decrees and regulations, the laws and commands he wrote for you. Do not worship other gods.

Psalm 93:5

Your statutes, Lord, stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days.

Psalm 111:7

The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.