Psalm 1:2

New Living Translation

But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.

Cross References

Genesis 24:63

One evening as he was walking and meditating in the fields, he looked up and saw the camels coming.

Ezra 7:10

This was because Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the Lord and to teach those decrees and regulations to the people of Israel.

Job 23:12

I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food.

Psalm 104:34

May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands.

Psalm 119:1

Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord.

Psalm 119:11

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Psalm 119:35

Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.

Psalm 119:72

Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver.

Psalm 119:92

If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery.

Psalm 40:8

I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.”

Psalm 88:1

O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night.

Jeremiah 15:16

When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.

Luke 18:7

Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

Luke 2:37

Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer.

Romans 7:22

I love God’s law with all my heart.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you.

1 Timothy 4:15

Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress.

2 Timothy 1:3

Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.

Joshua 1:8

Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.

1 John 5:3

Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome.