But his delight {is} in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. {have...: or, do wisely}

My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

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:

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

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

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. {nothing...: Heb. they shall have no stumblingblock}

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh {and} intermeddleth with all wisdom. {Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}

SAMECH. I hate {vain} thoughts: but thy law do I love.

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. {I am...: Heb. thy name is called upon me}

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. {have...: or, do wisely}

All scripture {is} given by inspiration of God, and {is} profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what {is} that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

But his delight {is} in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed {thereto} according to thy word.

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof {is} brutish.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

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:

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

Praise ye the LORD. Blessed {is} the man {that} feareth the LORD, {that} delighteth greatly in his commandments. {Praise...: Heb. Hallelujah}

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou {art} the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.

Thy testimonies also {are} my delight {and} my counsellors. {my counsellors: Heb. men of my counsel}

Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. {to all: or, in all things}

But if the ministration of death, written {and} engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which {glory} was to be done away:

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and {when} thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

If thy whole body therefore {be} full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. {the bright...: Gr. a candle by its bright shining}

SAMECH. I hate {vain} thoughts: but thy law do I love.

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat {it}; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. {it: Heb. in it}

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;