- because:
- "Also Jeshua,ª and Bani,ª and Sherebiah,ª Jamin,ª Akkub,ª Shabbethai,ª Hodijah,ª Maaseiah,ª Kelita,ª Azariah,ª Jozabad,ª Hanan,ª Pelaiah,ª and the Levites,ª caused¹ the peopleª to understandª° the law:ª and the peopleª [stood] in¹ their place.ª ... So they readª° in the bookª in the lawª of Godª distinctly,ª° and gaveª° the sense,ª and caused [them] to understandª° the reading.ª" {Neh 8:7-8} + "Neither¹ have I gone backª° from the commandmentª of his lips;ª I have esteemedª° the wordsª of his mouthª more than my necessaryª¹ [food]." {Job 23:12} + "The statutesª of the LORDª [are] right,ª rejoicingª° the heart:ª the commandmentª of the LORDª [is] pure,ª enlighteningª° the eyes.ª ... Moreover¹ by them is thy servantª warned:ª° [and] in keepingª° of them [there is] greatª reward.ª" {Psa 19:8-11} + "I have rejoicedª° in the wayª of thy testimonies,ª as¹ [much as] in² all¹ riches.ª" {Psa 119:14} + "I will delight²° myself¹ in thy statutes:ª I will not¹ forgetª° thy word.ª" {Psa 119:16} + "The lawª of thy mouthª [is] betterª unto me than thousandsª¹ of goldª and silver.ª" {Psa 119:72} + "MEM. O how¹ love¹ I²° thy law!ª it¹ [is] my meditationª all¹ the day.ª" {Psa 119:97} + "How¹ sweet²° are¹ thy wordsª unto my taste!ª [yea, sweeter] than honeyª¹ to my mouth!ª ... Through thy preceptsª¹ I get understanding:ª° therefore¹¹ I hateª° every¹ falseª way.ª" {Psa 119:103-104} + "Thy testimoniesª have I taken as an heritageª° for ever:ª for¹ they¹ [are] the rejoicingª of my heart.ª" {Psa 119:111} + "Therefore¹¹ I loveª° thy commandmentsª above gold;ª¹ yea, above fine gold.ª¹" {Psa 119:127} + "The entranceª of thy wordsª giveth light;ª° it giveth understandingª° unto the simple.ª" {Psa 119:130} + "My lipsª shall utterª° praise,ª when¹ thou hast taughtª° me thy statutes.ª" {Psa 119:171} + "I have longedª° for thy salvation,ª O LORD;ª and thy lawª [is] my delight.ª" {Psa 119:174} + "When¹ wisdomª enterethª° into thine heart,ª and knowledgeª is pleasantª° unto thy soul;ª ... Discretionª shall preserveª°¹ thee, understandingª shall keepª° thee:" {Prv 2:10-11} + "My son,ª eatª° thou honey,ª because¹ [it is] good;ª and the honeycomb,ª [which is] sweetª to¹ thy taste:ª ... So¹ [shall] the knowledgeª° of wisdomª [be] unto thy soul:ª when¹ thou hast foundª° [it], then there shall beª a reward,ª and thy expectationª shall not¹ be cut off.ª°" {Prv 24:13-14} + "Thy wordsª were found,ª° and I did eatª° them; and thy wordª was¹ unto me the joyª and rejoicingª of mine heart:ª for¹ I am calledª° by¹ thy name,ª O LORDª Godª of hosts.ª" {Jer 15:16} + "Andª they saidª° one to another,ªª Did²° notª ourª heartª burnª°¹ withinª us,ª whileª he talkedª° with usª byª the¹ way,ª andª whileª he openedª° to usª the¹ scriptures?ª" {Lke 24:32} + "Forª I knowª° thatª inª meª (that is,ª° inª myª flesh,)ª dwellethª° noª good thing:ª forª to willª° is presentª° with me;ª butª [how] to performª° that which is goodª I findª° not.ª" {Rom 7:18}
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