Psalm 119:111
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Cross-reference
In Psalm 119:162, rejoicing in God's promise as great spoil mirrors the joy in statutes as heritage here—both celebrate the law as a precious gain.
In Psalm 119:127, loving God's commands more than gold echoes the valuing of statutes as heritage and joy, emphasizing their supreme worth.
In Psalm 119:14, rejoicing in God's statutes as great riches parallels the joy of heart here, emphasizing delight in the law as a treasured heritage.
Psalm 119:167 keeps testimonies and loves them exceedingly — a direct parallel to the joy and heritage of testimonies here.
Psalm 119:72 values God's law above riches — a parallel valuation of God's word as precious treasure, like the heritage here.
Psalm 119:95 shows the psalmist considering testimonies despite enemies — reinforcing the commitment to God's word in difficult circumstances.
In Psalm 119:174, delight in God's law accompanies longing for salvation; here testimonies are the heart's joy.
In Psalm 119:74, others rejoice seeing the psalmist's hope in God's word; here the word itself is his joy.
In Psalm 119:92, delight in God's law saves from affliction; here testimonies are a joyful heritage.
Psalm 119:119 loves testimonies because God discards the wicked — a different reason than joy, but same object of devotion.
In Psalm 19:8, the precepts of the LORD rejoice the heart; here God's testimonies are the heart's joy.
Psalm 19:7 calls God's testimony sure and reviving — the same testimonies the psalmist treasures as his heritage and joy.
Psalm 93:5 affirms God's decrees are trustworthy — the same testimonies the psalmist takes as his heritage and joy.
In Psalm 16:5, the Lord is the psalmist's portion, complementing the heritage of statutes here—both find their inheritance in God and His word.
In Jeremiah 15:16, God's words become joy and delight of the heart — nearly identical to the psalmist's declaration.
In Romans 7:22, Paul expresses delight in God's law — the same inner joy the psalmist calls his heritage.
Proverbs 22:18 says keeping wisdom within is pleasant — matching the joy of having God's testimonies as a permanent inheritance.
Proverbs 24:14 describes wisdom as sweet to the soul with a secure hope — paralleling the joy and eternal heritage from God's testimonies.
Luke 10:42 presents Mary's choice of the good portion that won't be taken away — similar to the psalmist's imperishable heritage of testimonies.
Proverbs 2:10 promises wisdom entering the heart and knowledge being pleasant — echoing the joy found in God's testimonies.
Proverbs 1:30 describes those who despise God's counsel — stark contrast to the psalmist's joyful embrace of God's testimonies as his heritage.
2 Chronicles 34:31 describes Josiah's covenant to keep God's testimonies with all heart — the same testimonies the psalmist claims as his heritage with joy.
1 Kings 2:3 commands keeping God's testimonies for prosperity — the same testimonies the psalmist treasures as his heritage with joy.
Nehemiah 8:12 shows rejoicing after understanding God's words — parallel to the psalmist's joy in taking testimonies as his heritage.
In Deuteronomy 33:4, the law is called the possession of Jacob, echoing the idea of statutes as a heritage here—both view God's law as a treasured inheritance.
Proverbs 3:14 values wisdom's profit above silver — similar to the psalmist treasuring testimonies as a priceless heritage.