Psalms 119:164
Seven times a day do I praise Thee, because of Thy righteous ordinances.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
In Context
163I hate and abhor falsehood; Thy law do I love.
165Great peace have they that love Thy law; and there is no stumbling for them.
Cross References
Psalms 48:11(48-12) Let mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of Thy judgments.
Psalms 97:8Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced; because of Thy judgments, O LORD.
Daniel 6:11(6-12) Then these men came tumultuously, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
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 →