The Qualities of God’s Teachings
Psalms 19:8–11
Biblical Period
8The teaching of the Lord is perfect,
renewing life;
the decrees of the Lord are enduring,
making the simple wise;
9The precepts of the Lord are just,
rejoicing the heart;
the instruction of the Lord is lucid,
making the eyes light up.
10The fear of the Lord is pure,
abiding forever;
the judgments of the Lord are true,
righteous altogether,
11more desirable than gold,
than much fine gold;
sweeter than honey,
than drippings of the comb.
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Reprinted from Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures by permission of the University of Nebraska Press. Copyright 1985 by the Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 1.
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