Psalm 119:143 “Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delig…”

Psalm 119:143

Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.

American Standard Version

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; Yet thy commandments are my delight.

Geneva Bible 1599

Trouble and anguish are come vpon me: yet are thy commandements my delite.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights.

Bible in Basic English

Pain and trouble have overcome me: but your teachings are my delight.

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Cross references

“Trouble”

Psalm 119:107 Psalm 88:3–18 Psalm 116:3 Psalm 130:1 Psalm 18:4 Psalm 18:5

Psalm 119:107 · BSB

I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.

Psalm 88:3–18 · BSB

For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

Psalm 116:3 · BSB

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 130:1 · BSB

Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!

Psalm 18:4 · BSB

The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

Psalm 18:5 · BSB

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

“yet thy”

Job 23:12 Psalm 119:16 Psalm 119:47 Psalm 119:77 John 4:34

Job 23:12 · BSB

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

Psalm 119:16 · BSB

I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

Psalm 119:47 · BSB

I delight in Your commandments because I love them.

Psalm 119:77 · BSB

May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.

John 4:34 · BSB

Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

142Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.

144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

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