Psalms 119:72
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
In Context
71It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11\19:10\More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
Psalms 119:111I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.
Psalms 119:162I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.
Proverbs 3:14For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.
Proverbs 8:19My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom together with a heritage is good, and a profit to those who see the sun.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:72
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. See here, 1. That it has been the lot of the best saints to be afflicted. The proud and the wicked lived in pomp and pleasure, while David, though he kept close to God and his duty, was still in affliction. Waters of a full cup are wrung out to God's people, Ps. lxxiii. 10 . 2. That it has been the advantage of God's people to be afflicted. David could speak experimentally: It was good for me; many a good lesson he had learnt by his… Read the whole commentary →