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Psalm 119:63

I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.

61The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.
62At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
63I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.
64The earth is full of your loving kindness, LORD. Teach me your statutes. TETH
65You have treated your servant well, according to your word, LORD.
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The word “all” gives this friendship a wide reach, while fear of God and obedience to his precepts give it a clear center.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Proverbs 13:20One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.Both passages take companionship seriously: Proverbs names the influence of wise companions, and the psalm names friends who obey God.
Psalm 101:6My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.Both psalms express a desire for close company with people whose lives show faithfulness to God.
2 Corinthians 6:14Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship do righteousness and iniquity have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?Both passages connect fellowship with moral allegiance, giving weight to how companions live before God.
John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.The psalm declares friendship with those who obey God; Jesus commands his disciples to love one another.
Malachi 3:16–18Then those who feared the LORD spoke one with another; and the LORD listened and heard, and a book of memory was written before him for those who feared the …Those who fear God are friends in the psalm and speak with one another in Malachi.
1 John 1:3that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, …Both passages describe bonds between people connected by their relationship with God.
Psalm 119:79Let those who fear you turn to me. They will know your statutes.Both verses name those who fear God and connect their companionship with knowledge or observance of his instruction.
Acts 4:23Being let go, they came to their own company and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.The psalm names a circle of friends; Acts describes those released returning to their own company and sharing what happened.
Psalm 16:3As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.Both psalms express affection for God's people, through friendship in one and delight in the other.
Psalm 26:4Both psalms describe companionship in moral terms, naming either those welcomed as friends or those avoided as company.
1 John 3:14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.Both passages affirm bonds among God's people, with John identifying love for fellow believers as evidence of life.
Where this verse fits

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Encouragement

Shared reverence for God gives friendship a firm center. The psalm speaks of belonging among people whose respect for him takes shape in obedience to his word.

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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).