Psalms 119:71
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, in order that I might learn Thy statutes.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
In Context
70Their heart is gross like fat; but I delight in Thy law.
72The law of Thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Cross References
Psalms 94:12Happy is the man whom Thou instructest, O LORD, and teachest out of Thy law;
Isaiah 27:9Therefore by this shall the iniquity of Jacob be expiated, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in pieces, so that the Asherim and the sun-images shall rise no more.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:70-71
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. 70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. David here tells us how he was affected as to the proud and wicked people that were about him. 1. He did not fear their malice, nor was he by it deterred from his duty: They have forged a lie against me. Thus they aimed to take away his good name. Nay, all we have in the world, even life itself, may be brought into danger by those who make no conscience of… Read the whole commentary →