Psalm 119:143

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

Cross-reference

Psalm 119:16 also speaks of delighting in God's statutes, reinforcing the same commitment to God's word seen in the midst of trouble here.

Psalm 119:47 similarly expresses delight in God's commandments, showing this is a recurring theme despite the psalmist's anguish.

In Psalm 119:107, the psalmist is afflicted and asks for revival according to God's word — parallel to the trouble and delight in commandments in 119:143.

Psalm 119:24 also declares God's testimonies are the psalmist's delight, reinforcing the theme within the same psalm.

Psalm 119:92 says God's law was the psalmist's delight that saved him from perishing in affliction, mirroring trouble and delight.

Psalm 119:77 also calls God's law 'my delight' and asks for mercy — showing the psalmist's delight is intertwined with dependence on God's compassion.

Psalm 88:3-18 depicts unrelieved suffering without comfort, contrasting sharply with the psalmist's delight in God's commandments despite anguish here.

Psalm 19:8 Parallel

Psalm 19:8 declares God's statutes rejoice the heart, directly paralleling the psalmist's delight in commandments despite trouble.

Psalm 112:1 Parallel

Psalm 112:1 blesses those who delight greatly in God's commandments, echoing the same delight expressed here.

Psalm 116:3 Parallel

Psalm 116:3 uses similar language of trouble and sorrow, echoing the psalmist's anguish here, though without the counterpoint of delight.

Job 23:12 Parallel

Job 23:12 describes treasuring God's words more than food despite deep suffering — parallel to the psalmist's delight in commandments amid trouble here.

John 4:34 Parallel

John 4:34 says Jesus' 'meat' is to do God's will — a parallel to the psalmist's delight in commandments as sustenance, even in trouble.

Job 15:24 Contrast

Job 15:24 shares the phrase 'trouble and anguish' but describes the wicked being overcome, unlike the psalmist who finds delight.