Psalms 119:72
Better is unto me the law of thy mouth than thousands of gold and silver.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
In Context
71It is well for me that I have been afflicted, in order that I might learn thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11(19:12) Moreover thy servant is admonished by them: in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms 119:111I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage to eternity; for they are the joy of my heart.
Psalms 119:162I am rejoiced over thy promise, as one that findeth great spoil.
Proverbs 3:14For the obtaining of her is better than the obtaining of silver, and better than fine gold is her product.
Proverbs 8:19My fruit is better than gold, and than fine gold; and my products, than choice silver.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is better than an inheritance, yea, preferable for those that see the sun;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:72
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. See here, 1. That it has been the lot of the best saints to be afflicted. The proud and the wicked lived in pomp and pleasure, while David, though he kept close to God and his duty, was still in affliction. Waters of a full cup are wrung out to God's people, Ps. lxxiii. 10 . 2. That it has been the advantage of God's people to be afflicted. David could speak experimentally: It was good for me; many a good lesson he had learnt by his… Read the whole commentary →