Psalms 119:72
What you tell me to do is worth more to me than much gold and silver.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
In Context
71The suffering I went through was good for me, so I could think about what you have stipulated.
73You created me and made me what I am; help me to learn and better understand your commandments.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11They also warn your servant. By keeping them I'm richly rewarded.
Psalms 119:111I will always hold on to what you say for your words make me really happy,
Psalms 119:162Your word makes me so happy—I'm like someone who discovers immense treasure.
Proverbs 3:14for wisdom is worth more than silver, and pays better than gold.
Proverbs 8:19The fruit I produce is better than gold, even pure gold, and my harvest is better than even the best silver.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is good—it's like receiving an inheritance. It benefits everyone in life.
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 →