Psalms 119:111 meaning and explanation

Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

Psalms 119:111, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is a faithful Israelite, likely a young man (verse 9), surrounded by arrogant rulers who slander and persecute him (verses 22, 23, 161). In this stanza he answers that pressure by naming God's testimonies, His covenant commands, as his inheritance.

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