Psalms 119:68
Thou art good, and doing good: teach me thy statutes.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
In Context
67Before I was afflicted I was in error; but now I observe thy saying.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord is the immutable, eternal Being, the omnipotent God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering and abundant in beneficence and truth;
Psalms 86:5For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, and abundant in kindness unto all that call on thee.
Psalms 107:1BOOK FIFTH: Oh give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for unto eternity endureth his kindness.
Psalms 119:26My ways do I relate [to thee], and thou answerest me: teach me thy statutes.
Isaiah 63:7The kindnesses of the Lord will I mention, the praises of the Lord, in accordance with all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the abundant goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and the abundance of his kindnesses.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:68
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. David here tells us what he had experienced, 1. Of the temptations of a prosperous condition: " Before I was afflicted, while I lived in peace and plenty, and knew no sorrow, I went astray from God and my duty." Sin is going astray; and we are most apt to wander from God when we are easy and think ourselves at home in the world. Prosperity is the unhappy occasion of much iniquity; it makes people conceited of themselves, indulgent of the flesh,… Read the whole commentary →