Psalms 119:137
TZADDE. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy decrees.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
In Context
136Streams of water have run down my eyes; because they had not observed thy law.
138Thou hast commanded thy testimonies, as righteous and faithful exceedingly.
Cross References
Ezra 9:15O Lord, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we have been left a remnant that hath escaped, as it is this day; behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for there is no standing before thee because of this.
Psalms 99:4And to the power of the king who loveth justice and righteousness hast thou truly executed in Jacob.
Psalms 145:17Righteous is the Lord in all his ways, and beneficent in all his works.
Daniel 9:7Thine, O Lord, is the righteousness, but unto us belongeth the shame of face, as it is this day,—to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, those that are near, and those that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass which they have trespassed against thee.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:137
136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. Here we have David in sorrow. 1. It is a great sorrow, to such a degree that he weeps rivers of tears. Commonly, where there is a gracious heart, there is a weeping eye, in conformity to Christ, who was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. David had prayed for comfort in God's favour ( v. 135 ), now he pleads that he was qualified for that comfort, and had need of it, for he was one of those that mourned in Zion, and those that do so… Read the whole commentary →