¹⁴ I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

¹⁶ But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.

¹⁶² I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.

¹¹¹ I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

⁴⁴ The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

¹²⁷ For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

⁷⁷ Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

⁷² The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

⁴⁷ And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.

¹ Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

⁹ The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

¹² I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

⁴¹ Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.

⁴² And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.

⁴³ But fear came on every soul: and all sorts of wonders and signs were done by the Apostles.

⁴⁴ And all those who were of the faith kept together, and had all things in common;

⁴⁵ And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.

⁴⁶ And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts,

⁴⁷ Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.