Psalms 119:127
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
In Context
126It is time for LORD to work. They have made void thy law.
128Therefore I esteem all precepts concerning all [things] to be right. I hate every FALSE way.
Cross References
Psalms 119:14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as much as in all riches.
Psalms 119:72The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Matthew 13:45Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking fine pearls.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:127
126 It is time for thee, Lord , to work: for they have made void thy law. Here is, 1. A complaint of the daring impiety of the wicked. David, having in himself a holy indignation at it, humbly represents it to God: "Lord, there are those that have made void thy law, have set thee and thy government at defiance, and have done what in them lay to cancel and vacate the obligation of thy commands." Those that sin through infirmity transgress the law, but presumptuous sinners do in effect make void the law, saying, Who… Read the whole commentary →