Psalms 119:67
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I observe thy word.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
In Context
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I have believed in thy commandments.
68Thou are good, and do good. Teach me thy statutes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. Thou have grown fat. Thou have grown thick. Thou have become sleek. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Psalms 73:5They are not in trouble as [other] men, nor are they plagued like [other] men.
Psalms 119:75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou have afflicted me.
Proverbs 1:32For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.
Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [saying], Thou have chastised me, and I was chastised as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]. Turn thou me back, and I shall be turned back, for thou are LORD my God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:66-67
9. TETH. 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord , according unto thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. Here, 1. David makes a thankful acknowledgment of God's gracious dealings with him all along: Thou hast dealt well with thy servant. However God has dealt with us, we must own he has dealt well with us, better than we deserve, and all in love and with design to work for our good. In many instances God has done well for us beyond our expectations. He has… Read the whole commentary →