Psalms 119:68
Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
In Context
67Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.
69The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth,
Psalms 86:5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
Psalms 107:1O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Psalms 119:26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: Teach me thy statutes.
Isaiah 63:7I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah, [and] the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Matthew 19:17And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:68
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. David here tells us what he had experienced, 1. Of the temptations of a prosperous condition: " Before I was afflicted, while I lived in peace and plenty, and knew no sorrow, I went astray from God and my duty." Sin is going astray; and we are most apt to wander from God when we are easy and think ourselves at home in the world. Prosperity is the unhappy occasion of much iniquity; it makes people conceited of themselves, indulgent of the flesh,… Read the whole commentary →