Psalms 119 · Verse 111

Psalms 119:111

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Psalms 119:111, King James Version

Psalms 119:111 in other translations

BSBYour testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
WEBI have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
ASVThy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
YLTI have inherited Thy testimonies to the age, For the joy of my heart are they.
DARBYThy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
BBEI have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.
WebsterThy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

What does Psalms 119:111 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:111-112
111-112. These he joyfully takes as his perpetual heritage, to perform the duties and receive the comforts they teach, evermore. SAMECH. (Psa 119:113-120).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 111 As a heritage - In Psa 119:57 he says, God is my portion, חלקי chelki. In this he says, Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage, נחל nachal. To these he was heir; he had inherited them from his fathers, and he was determined to leave them to his family for ever. If a man can leave nothing to his child but a Bible, in that he bequeaths him the greatest treasure in the universe.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:105-112

The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the steps we take in that way. The keeping of God's commands here meant, was that of a sinner under a dispensation of mercy, of a believer having part in the covenant of grace. The psalmist is…

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Psalms 119:111 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

נָחַ֣לְתִּיna.Chal.tiI have inheritedH5157
עֵדְוֹתֶ֣יךָ'e.de.vo.Tei.khatestimonies yourH5715
לְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.Lamfor everH5769
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
שְׂשׂ֖וֹןse.Son[are] [the] joy ofH8342
לִבִּ֣יli.Biheart myH3820
הֵֽמָּה\׃He.mahtheyH1992

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 119:111

  • Jeremiah 15:16

    Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.

  • Psalms 16:5

    The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

  • Psalms 119:174

    I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

  • Psalms 119:92

    Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

  • 1 Peter 1:4

    To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

  • Deuteronomy 33:4

    Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

  • Psalms 19:8

    The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

  • Psalms 119:74

    They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

  • Psalms 119:127

    Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

  • Psalms 119:14

    I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

  • Hebrews 9:15

    And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

  • Isaiah 54:17

    No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thy testimonies.
14,127,162; 16:5; De 33:4; Isa 54:17; Ac 26:18; Col 1:12; Heb 9:15
1Pe 1:4
for they.
74,92,174; 19:8; Jer 15:16; 1Pe 1:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 119:110

    The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

  • Psalms 119:111

    Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

  • Psalms 119:112

    I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

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Psalms 119:111 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por heredad he tomado tus testimonios para siempre; porque son el gozo de mi corazón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tes témoignages me sont un héritage à toujours; car ils sont la joie de mon cœur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Deine Zeugnisse habe ich mir als Erbteil genommen auf ewig, denn meines Herzens Freude sind sie.