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Psalm 119:74

Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.

72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YODH
73Your hands have made me and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn your commandments.
74Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.
75LORD, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
76Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.
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The gladness belongs to those who see the speaker: hope in God's word becomes a source of joy among people who fear him.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 130:5I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.Both speakers place their hope in God's word, with Psalm 130 expressing that hope through waiting for the LORD.
Psalm 119:114You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.Both verses name hope in God's word; Psalm 119:114 also names God as a hiding place and shield.
Psalm 34:2My soul shall boast in the LORD. The humble shall hear of it and be glad.In both verses, others become glad through someone's trust in or praise of the LORD.
Psalm 119:111I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.Both verses connect God's word with joy: gladness among those who fear God and joy within the speaker's heart.
Genesis 32:11–12Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and strike me and the mothers with the children.Both speakers address God, though Jacob fears Esau while the psalm describes people who fear God.
Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.The psalm places hope in God's word; Jesus says his words will never pass away.
Malachi 3:16Then 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 …Both passages describe people who fear the LORD in relation to one another, through gladness or conversation.
Where this verse fits

Gratitude. waiting. praise and worship.

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Encouragement

The speaker still asks for comfort in the surrounding verses. Hope in God's word can bring others gladness while the need for comfort remains.

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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).