Psalm 119:70
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
חֶלֶב
cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
חֶלֶב
cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
חָפֵץ
châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
תּוֹרָה
tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Key Terms in This Verse
חֶלֶב cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Study H2459 →חָפֵץ châphêts
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
Study H2654 →חֶלֶב cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Study H2459 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →Cross References
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with th...
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
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.
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
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