Psalms 119:164
Seven times a day do I give you praise, because of your upright decisions.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
In Context
163I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.
165Great peace have lovers of your law; they have no cause for falling.
Cross References
Psalms 48:11\48:10\As your name is, O God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth; your right hand is full of righteousness.
Psalms 97:8Zion gave ear and was glad; and the daughters of Judah were full of joy, because of your decisions, O Lord.
Daniel 6:11\6:10\And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in his room on the roof opening in the direction of Jerusalem;) and three times a day he went down on his knees in prayer and praise before his God, as he had done before.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:164
163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. Love and hatred are the leading affections of the soul; if those be fixed aright, the rest move accordingly. Here we have them fixed aright in David. 1. He had a rooted antipathy to sin; he could not endure to think of it: I hate and abhor lying, which may be taken for all sin, inasmuch as by it we deal treacherously and perfidiously with God and put a cheat upon ourselves. Hypocrisy is lying; false doctrine is lying; breach of faith is lying. Lying, in commerce… Read the whole commentary →