Psalms 119:129
PE Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
In Context
128Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
130The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.
Cross References
Psalms 119:2Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
Psalms 119:31I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.
Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.
Isaiah 25:1O Lord, you are my God; I will give praise to you, I will give honour to your name; for you have done great acts of power; your purposes in the past have been made true and certain in effect.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:128-129
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. David here, as often in this psalm, professes the great love he had to the word and law of God; and, to evidence the sincerity of it, observe, 1. The degree of his love. He loved his Bible better than he loved his money— above gold, yea, above fine gold. Gold, fine gold, is what most men set their hearts upon; nothing charms them and dazzles… Read the whole commentary →