Psalms 119:111

“I have inherited your testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart.”

Psalms 119:111 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 119:111, word by word

I have inheritedנָחַלְתִּיnachalti

inherit

To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.

Where else “nachalti” appears
your testimoniesעֵדְוֺתֶיedvote

testimony

Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.

Where else “edvote” appears
foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
are the joyשְׂשׂוֹןseson

joy, gladness

Joy, lively gladness.

Where else “seson” appears
of my heartלִבִּlibi

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “libi” appears

The context

110The wicked have laid a snare for me, but from your precepts I have not gone astray.

111 · This verse (above)

112I have inclined my heart to do your statutes forever, to the end.

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