King James Version
Psalms 119:111 in the King James Version says “Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.”
Psalms 119:111 · KJV
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. to perform: Heb. to do
SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“have I taken as an heritage”
H5157to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“of my heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
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