Proverbia 119:97

Nova Vulgata

MEM. Quomodo dilexi legem tuam, Domine; tota die meditatio mea est.

Parallel Translations

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
span data-lang="lat" data-trans="jvl" data-ref="psa.119.1" class="versetxt"> Canticum graduum. [Ad Dominum cum tribularer clamavi,
et exaudivit me.
Domine, libera animam meam a labiis iniquis
et a lingua dolosa.
Quid detur tibi, aut quid apponatur tibi
ad linguam dolosam?
Sagitt� potentis acut�,
cum carbonibus desolatoriis.
Heu mihi, quia incolatus meus prolongatus est!
habitavi cum habitantibus Cedar;
multum incola fuit anima mea.
Cum his qui oderunt pacem eram pacificus;
cum loquebar illis, impugnabant me gratis.]

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

O how: Psalms 119:48, Psalms 119:113, Psalms 119:127, Psalms 119:159, Psalms 119:165, Psalms 119:167, Psalms 1:2, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Deuteronomy 17:19, Joshua 1:8, Proverbs 2:10, Proverbs 18:1

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 34:18 - And Shaphan read Nehemiah 8:12 - because Psalms 25:5 - on thee Psalms 112:1 - delighteth Psalms 119:9 - by taking Psalms 119:24 - my counsellors Psalms 119:47 - which Proverbs 6:22 - General Proverbs 12:1 - loveth Proverbs 15:14 - heart Proverbs 18:15 - General Jeremiah 15:16 - thy word Ezekiel 3:3 - it was Luke 11:36 - the whole John 5:39 - Search Acts 17:11 - and searched Romans 7:22 - I delight Romans 12:2 - good 2 Corinthians 3:7 - was 1 Timothy 4:13 - to reading 1 Timothy 4:15 - Meditate 2 Timothy 3:16 - and is

Gill's Notes on the Bible

m, MEM.--The Thirteenth Part.

Ver. 97. MEM. O how love I thy law!.... The whole word of God, the preceptive part of it; the commands of the moral law, which are holy, just, and good, and to be loved: but they are not loved by carnal men, whose minds are enmity to them, and therefore are not and cannot be subject to them, but despise and reject them; but to a good man, on whose heart they are written, they are delightful, and loved to admiration: though this is wholly owing to the grace of God; and marvellous it is that men so sadly depraved by sin should love the holy law of God; yet so it is, and David could appeal to God for the truth of it. So the ordinances of the Gospel, the commands of Jesus Christ, are not grievous to saints, but loved, valued, and esteemed by them; likewise the doctrinal part of the word, the truths of the Gospel, which may be more especially meant by the "thorah", or doctrine, here; which those who have had an experience of greatly love and justly value, because of the intrinsic worth of them, being comparable to gold, silver, and precious stones; and for the profit and benefit of them to their souls, they being wholesome words, soul nourishing doctrines, and so more to them than their necessary food; and for the pleasure they have in them, these being sweeter to them than the honey or honeycomb: particularly the exceeding great and precious promises of the word, which are more to be rejoiced at than a great spoil; and even the whole Gospel part of the word, that containing the doctrines of peace, pardon, righteousness, salvation, and eternal life through Christ; yea, the whole Scripture, which is both profitable and pleasant to read in, and hear explained;

it [is] my meditation all the day; not only in the night, when at leisure, and free from the incumbrance of business; but in the day, and while engaged in the affairs of life, yea, all the day long; see Psalms 1:2. Or, "it [is] my discourse" c; what he talked of, as well as what he thought on. Good men cannot forbear speaking of this or the other passage of Scripture, which has been of use unto them: and this is a proof of affection for the word; for what men love, persons or things, they often think of, and frequently talk of; see Deuteronomy 6:6.

c שיחתי "de qua meus sermo est", Tigurine version, Vatablus, Piscator; "vel colloquium meum", Cocceius; so Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

O how love I thy law! - This commences a new division of the Psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Mem (מ m, “m”). The expression here, “O how love I thy law,” implies intense love - as if a man were astonished at the fervour of his own emotion. His love was so ardent that it was amazing and wonderful to himself - perhaps wonderful that he, a sinner, should love the law of God at all; wonderful that he should ever have been brought so to love a law which condemned himself. Any man who reflects on what his feelings are by nature in regard to religion, will be filled with wonder that he loves it at all; all who are truly religious ought to be so filled with love to it, that it will be difficult for them to find words to express the intensity of their affection.

It is my meditation all the day - See the notes at Psalms 1:2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

LETTER מ MEM. - Thirteenth Division

Verse Psalms 119:97. O how love I thy law — This is one of the strongest marks of a gracious and pious heart, cast in the mould of obedience. Such love the precepts of Christ: in his commandments they delight; and this delight is shown by their making them frequent subjects of their meditation.