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ESV: Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.

NIV: Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

NASB: Those who love Your Law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble.

CSB: Abundant peace belongs to those who love your instruction; nothing makes them stumble.

NLT: Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble.

KJV: Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

NKJV: Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.

Psalm 119:161–168 begins each verse with the Hebrew letter shin. This passage describes the psalmist's relationship to God's Word. Despite persecution, he has remained loyal to the Lord and His Word. The psalmist takes great joy and comfort in God's commands and in Scripture. This constant interaction with God's truth gives the psalmist reassurance even when powerful people rise up against him.

This song is composed of twenty-two stanzas, each corresponding to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each line in the stanza is an individual verse and each begins with the corresponding letter. The psalmist emphasizes study of God's Word in a variety of circumstances, including persecution, sadness, and rescue. Benefits of taking in the Word include a moral life, joy, wisdom, hope, peace, strength, and freedom. Those who interact with the Word of the Lord should respond with delight, careful study, and obedience.

This is the largest psalm in the book of Psalms. At 176 verses, Psalm 119 is longer than many books of the Old Testament and most books of the New Testament. The psalmist focuses on a proper relationship with God's Word and how those who follow the Lord face persecution. Ideas parallel those found in Psalm 1, 2 Timothy 3:14–17, Proverbs 3:5–8, Hebrews 12:6–11, and more. The psalm is arranged in twenty-two stanzas of eight lines each. Every stanza is associated with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet; each line in that stanza begins with that letter.

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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