Psalms 1:1-2

Book 1
(Psalms 1-41)

Psalm 1

1:1 How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked,

or stand in the pathway with sinners,

or sit in the assembly of scoffers!

1:2 Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands;

he meditates on his commands day and night.

Psalms 40:8

40:8 I want to do what pleases you, my God.

Your law dominates my thoughts.”

Psalms 119:16

119:16 I find delight in your statutes;

I do not forget your instructions.

Psalms 119:35

119:35 Guide me in the path of your commands,

for I delight to walk in it.

Psalms 119:47-48

119:47 I will find delight in your commands,

which I love.

119:48 I will lift my hands to your commands,

which I love,

and I will meditate on your statutes.

Psalms 119:70-72

119:70 Their hearts are calloused,

but I find delight in your law.

119:71 It was good for me to suffer,

so that I might learn your statutes.

119:72 The law you have revealed is more important to me

than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

Psalms 119:97

מ (Mem)

119:97 O how I love your law!

All day long I meditate on it.

Psalms 119:143

119:143 Distress and hardship confront me,

yet I find delight in your commands.

Romans 7:22

7:22 For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

Romans 8:6

8:6 For the outlook of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit is life and peace,