I delight in following your commands more than in having great wealth.

I love your commands more than gold, more than the finest gold.

How happy I am because of your promises--- as happy as someone who finds rich treasure.

You, LORD, are all I have, and you give me all I need; my future is in your hands.

We obey the Law that Moses gave us, our nation's most treasured possession.

But no weapon will be able to hurt you; you will have an answer for all who accuse you. I will defend my servants and give them victory." The LORD has spoken.

You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.'

(SEE 1:11)

For this reason Christ is the one who arranges a new covenant, so that those who have been called by God may receive the eternal blessings that God has promised. This can be done because there has been a death which sets people free from the wrongs they did while the first covenant was in effect.

and so we look forward to possessing the rich blessings that God keeps for his people. He keeps them for you in heaven, where they cannot decay or spoil or fade away.

Those who honor you will be glad when they see me, because I trust in your promise.

If your law had not been the source of my joy, I would have died from my sufferings.

How I long for your saving help, O LORD! I find happiness in your law.

The laws of the LORD are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the LORD are just and give understanding to the mind.

You spoke to me, and I listened to every word. I belong to you, LORD God Almighty, and so your words filled my heart with joy and happiness.

You love him, although you have not seen him, and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express,