Psalms 119:164
Seven times in the day do I praise thee because of thy righteous decrees.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
In Context
163Falsehood I hate and abhor: but thy law do I love.
165Abundant peace have they who love thy law; and thee is nothing that causeth them to stumble.
Cross References
Psalms 48:11(48:12) Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Psalms 97:8Zion heareth it, and rejoiceth; and glad are the daughters of Judah, because of thy decrees, O Lord.
Daniel 6:11(6:12) Then came in these men tumultuously, and found Daniel praying and making 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 →