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Psalm 119:1

ALEPH Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.

1ALEPH Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.
2Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.
3Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
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Notice

“Blessed” comes before the description of a blameless walk, joining the desire for a good life to the concrete matter of following YHWH’s law.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Luke 11:28But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”Both passages name as blessed those who put God's word into practice.
Ezekiel 11:20that they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them. They will be my people, and I will be their God.Both describe obedience as walking according to God's instruction; Ezekiel also names the bond between God and his people.
James 1:25But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.Both connect blessing with obedience to God's law, and James stresses continuing in what a person has heard.
Psalm 128:1A Song of Ascents. Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways.Both pronounce a blessing on those who walk in the LORD's ways, with Psalm 128 also naming fear of him.
John 13:17If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.Both connect blessing with doing: the psalm describes walking according to God's law, while Jesus speaks of acting on what is known.
Luke 1:6They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.Luke describes two people whose blameless conduct follows the Lord's commands, matching the kind of walk Psalm 119 calls blessed.
Psalm 1:1–3Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;Both open with blessing and describe conduct through walking; Psalm 1 names the wicked counsel the blessed person avoids.
Titus 2:11–12For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,The link is broad: Titus speaks of God's saving grace; the psalm describes those blessed in walking according to his law.
1 Thessalonians 4:1–2Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and …Both use walking to describe conduct directed toward God; Thessalonians urges its readers to grow in the conduct they were taught.
Psalm 1:2but his delight is in the LORD’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.The LORD's law is central in both: Psalm 119 describes walking according to it, and Psalm 1 describes delight and meditation.
Psalm 112:1Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments.Both connect blessing with God's commands; Psalm 112 names delight in them, while Psalm 119 names conduct that follows them.
Acts 24:16In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.Both concern conduct free from fault: the psalm describes blameless ways, and Acts describes practicing a conscience void of offense.
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Read Psalm 119:1–3 and mark each mention of walking

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Encouragement

God's law reaches into the way a life is lived. This opening blessing names a good worth seeking: a walk shaped by what YHWH commands.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).