I delight: Psalms 112:1, Psalms 119:16, Psalms 119:24, Psalms 119:47, Psalms 119:92; Job 23:12; Jeremiah 15:16; John 4:34; Romans 7:22; Romans 8:29
within my heart: Heb. in the midst of my bowels
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Psalms 40:8
Psalms 40:8
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