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<i>but</i> I delight in thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Their heart is as fat as grease, <i>But</i> I delight in Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is insensitive, like fat, <i>But</i> I delight in Your Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Their heart is covered with fat, But I delight in Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Their heart is covered with fat, <i>But</i> I delight in Thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Their heart is covered with fat, <i>But</i> I delight in Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is insensitive like fat [their minds are dull and brutal], But I delight in Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are hard and insensitive, but I delight in your instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are hard and insensitive, but I delight in Your instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those liars have no sense, but I find happiness in your Law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their hearts are cold and insensitive, [yet] I am happy with your teachings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They have no understanding, but I find pleasure in your law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their minds are clogged as with greasy fat, but I find joy in your instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are callous and insensitive, but I delight in Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Their heart is as gross as fat; but I delight in thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Their heart has been thick as fat, "" I have delighted in Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I -- in Thy law I have delighted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Their heart was fat as fatness; I delighted in thy law.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Their heart is curdled like milk: but I have meditated on thy law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:70>Their heart has been curdled like milk. Truly, I have meditated on your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are gross and fat; as for me, your law is my delight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their hearts are fat and gross, but I delight in your law.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Their hearts are stubborn; but I keep thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Their heart is curdled like milk and I have kept your Law.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Their heart is gross like fat; But I delight in Thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Their heart has been curdled like milk; but I have meditated on thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-70.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=15352" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">69</span>Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart. <span class="reftext">70</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">Their hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2954.htm" title="2954: ṭā·p̄aš (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be gross. A primitive root; properly, apparently to be thick; figuratively, to be stupid.">are hard</a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: ka·ḥê·leḇ (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">and callous,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">but I</a> <a href="/hebrew/8173.htm" title="8173: ši·‘ă·šā·‘ə·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to look upon, i.e. Fondle, please or amuse; to look about, i.e. Stare.">delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">in Your law.</a> </span><span class="reftext">71</span>It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a></span><br />To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a></span><br />Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-27.htm">Acts 28:27</a></span><br />For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18-19</a></span><br />They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. / Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Mark 8:17-18</a></span><br />Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts? / ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hebrews 3:13</a></span><br />But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-14.htm">Proverbs 28:14</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12</a></span><br />They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a></span><br />But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-13.htm">Exodus 7:13</a></span><br />Still, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm">1 Samuel 6:6</a></span><br />Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people out so they could go on their way?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in your law.</p><p class="hdg">heart is as fat</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10</a></b></br> They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7</a></b></br> Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a></b></br> Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.</p><p class="hdg">but I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-16.htm">Psalm 119:16,35</a></b></br> I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Psalm 40:8</a></b></br> I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law <i>is</i> within my heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-22.htm">Romans 7:22</a></b></br> For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Callous</a> <a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/119-47.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/119-35.htm">Delighted</a> <a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Gross</a> <a href="/psalms/119-69.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/119-4.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/119-61.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Unfeeling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Callous</a> <a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/119-77.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/119-162.htm">Delighted</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Gross</a> <a href="/psalms/119-80.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/125-4.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/119-72.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Unfeeling</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table 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window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/119.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/119.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Their hearts are callous and insensitive</b><br>This phrase describes a spiritual condition where individuals are unresponsive to God's truth. The imagery of a "callous" heart suggests a hardening that prevents sensitivity to spiritual matters, akin to the hardened hearts of the Israelites in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/7-3.htm">Exodus 7:3</a>). Biblically, a callous heart is often associated with rebellion against God (<a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a>). In the New Testament, Jesus speaks of the people's hearts growing dull (<a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Matthew 13:15</a>), indicating a similar spiritual insensitivity. This condition is a result of persistent sin and rejection of God's word, leading to a lack of understanding and responsiveness to His commands.<p><b>but I delight in Your law</b><br>In contrast to the callous hearts, the psalmist expresses joy and pleasure in God's law. This delight is not merely intellectual but involves a deep, heartfelt appreciation for God's instructions. The law here refers to the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, which were central to Jewish life and worship. The psalmist's delight reflects a personal relationship with God, where His commandments are seen as life-giving and beneficial (<a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a>). This delight is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus fulfills the law (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>) and believers are called to love God's commandments (<a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>). The psalmist's attitude serves as a model for believers, emphasizing the importance of valuing and meditating on God's word as a source of wisdom and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep love and commitment to God's law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those whose hearts are described as "hard and callous," representing individuals who reject or are indifferent to God's commandments.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_law.htm">God's Law</a></b><br>The divine instructions and commandments given by God, which the psalmist delights in and meditates upon.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_hardness_of_heart.htm">Understanding Hardness of Heart</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "hard" (tuphash) implies insensitivity and stubbornness. Reflect on areas in your life where you might be resistant to God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/delighting_in_god's_law.htm">Delighting in God's Law</a></b><br>The psalmist finds joy and satisfaction in God's commandments. Consider how you can cultivate a similar delight in Scripture through regular study and meditation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contrast_between_the_righteous_and_the_wicked.htm">Contrast Between the Righteous and the Wicked</a></b><br>The psalmist contrasts his love for God's law with the indifference of the wicked. Evaluate your own life to ensure you are aligning more with the psalmist's attitude.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sensitivity.htm">Spiritual Sensitivity</a></b><br>Pray for a heart that is sensitive to God's voice and responsive to His Word, avoiding the spiritual numbness described in the verse.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_scripture.htm">Transformation Through Scripture</a></b><br>Allow God's Word to transform your heart, moving from callousness to a vibrant, living faith.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(70) <span class= "bld">As</span> <span class= "bld">fat as grease.</span>--For this emblem of pride and insensibility, see <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm" title="They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.">Psalm 17:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm" title="Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.">Psalm 73:7</a>; <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm" title="Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.">Isaiah 6:10</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 70.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Their heart is as fat as grease</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. dull, gross, insensible to spiritual things (see <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">But I delight in thy Law.</span> My heart is unlike theirs. Thy Law is a "delight" to it (comp. yore. 16, 24, 35, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-70.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Their hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are hard</span><br /><span class="heb">טָפַ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·p̄aš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2954.htm">Strong's 2954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be thick, to be stupid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and callous,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּחֵ֣לֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ka·ḥê·leḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, richest, choice part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֝נִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">delight</span><br /><span class="heb">שִֽׁעֲשָֽׁעְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ši·‘ă·šā·‘ə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8173.htm">Strong's 8173: </a> </span><span class="str2">To look upon, fondle, please, amuse, to look about, stare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your law.</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹרָתְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-70.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:70 Their heart is as callous as (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-69.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:69"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:69" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-71.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:71"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:71" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>