Psalms 119:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 119:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 119:16 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 119:16 — KJV
“I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.”
— Psalms 119:16 (KJV)
Psalms 119:16 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 119:16
“And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:16: myself, word
“Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:16: statutes, forget
“And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:16: statutes, word
“Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:16: statutes, word
“And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:16: statutes, word
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