Psalms 119:111

“Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever, etc.] The Scriptures, which testify of Christ and of his grace, and of the mind and will of God, are a portion of themselves; and a goodly heritage they are, better than thousands of gold and silver, preferable to all worldly inheritances; as they have been to many, who have forsaken all for Christ and his Gospel. These, like an inheritance, have been transmitted from father to son, from one age of the church to another, in successive generations; nor shall they depart from her, nor from her seed and seed’s seed, from henceforth and for ever; they are an inheritance which will continue for ever, (<053304>Deuteronomy 33:4 <235921>Isaiah…”

“Thy testimonies - Thy law; thy revealed will; the revelation which thou hast given considered as thy solemn “testimony” as to what is true and right. Have I taken as an heritage for ever - As my inheritance; as my property; as that which I consider to be of real and permanent value. The Hebrew word used here - נחל nachal - means to receive as a possession; to acquire; to possess as wealth; and then, to inherit. It is usually applied to the possession of the promised land as an inheritance. Here it means that the law of God was to him as such a possession. He regarded it as one does a rich inheritance. He chose it as his portion above all things else. For they are the rejoicing of my heart -…”

“Thy testimonies: Psa 119:14, Psa 119:127, Psa 119:162, Psa 16:5; Deu 33:4; Isa 54:17; Act 26:18; Col 1:12; Heb 9:15; Pe1 1:4 for they: Psa 119:74, Psa 119:92, Psa 119:174, Psa 19:8; Jer 15:16; Pe1 1:8 Psalms 119:112”