Psalm 119:70
ESV
their heart is unfeeling like fat, but I delight in your law.
NIV
Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.
NASB
Their heart is insensitive, like fat, But I delight in Your Law.
CSB
Their hearts are hard and insensitive, but I delight in your instruction.
NLT
Their hearts are dull and stupid, but I delight in your instructions.
KJV
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
NKJV
Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your law.
What does Psalm 119:70 mean?
Please see our chapter commentary on Psalm 119; verse-level content coming soon!Psalm 119:65–72 begins each verse with the Hebrew letter teth. The psalmist recognizes his hardships as loving discipline from God, meant to bring him back to the right path. This parallels comments in Hebrews 12:6–11, which uses words similar to those found in this passage. James 1:12–18 further supports this idea.
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.
