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Psalm 119:14

I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

12Blessed are you, LORD. Teach me your statutes.
13With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
14I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.
16I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL
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“All riches” sets a striking measure for delight: the psalmist finds as much cause for rejoicing in the way of God's testimonies as in wealth.

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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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Matthew 13:44“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that …Both passages use wealth to describe joy, one in God's testimonies and the other in finding the treasure of the kingdom.
Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, LORD, God of Armies.Both speakers describe God's words as a source of personal joy.
Psalm 119:162I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.Both verses compare rejoicing in God's word with the joy associated with great wealth.
Psalm 19:7The LORD’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.Both passages esteem God's instruction, with Psalm 119 describing joy and Psalm 19 describing restoration and wisdom.
Psalm 112:1Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments.Both passages describe delight in God's commands as part of life directed toward him.
Psalm 19:9–10The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever. The LORD’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.Both speak with esteem for God's revealed instruction: one rejoices in his testimonies, while the other declares his ordinances true and righteous.
Job 23:12I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.Both speakers value God's words through a comparison with something prized: riches in the psalm and necessary food in Job.
Proverbs 2:4if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;Both passages draw on the value of wealth, comparing God's testimonies with riches and the search for wisdom with seeking treasure.
Proverbs 3:17Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.Both describe a way associated with joy or pleasantness, though Proverbs speaks of wisdom's paths.
Nehemiah 8:12All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.Both connect joy with words received, as the psalmist rejoices in God's testimonies and the people celebrate understanding the declared words.
Acts 2:41–47Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.Both describe a joyful response to a word received, though Acts also records baptism and people being added.
Deuteronomy 4:45These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt,The shared word is testimonies: Deuteronomy identifies what Moses spoke to Israel, and the psalmist rejoices in the way of God's testimonies.
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Encouragement

Joy in God's commands may feel unfamiliar. The psalmist speaks from experience: the way of God's testimonies has brought him as much joy as wealth.

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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).