Psalms 119:67
Before I am afflicted, I am erring, || And now I have kept Your saying.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
In Context
66Teach me the goodness of reason and knowledge, || For I have believed in Your commands.
68You [are] good, and doing good, || Teach me Your statutes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:15And Yeshurun waxes fat, and kicks: You have been fat, you have been thick, || You have been covered. And he leaves God who made him, || And dishonors the Rock of his salvation.
2 Samuel 11:2And it comes to pass, at evening-time, that David rises from off his bed, and walks up and down on the roof of the king’s house, and sees a woman bathing from the roof, and the woman [is] of very good appearance,
Psalms 73:5They are not in the misery of mortals, || And they are not plagued with common men.
Psalms 119:75I have known, O YHWH, || That Your judgments [are] righteous, || And [in] faithfulness You have afflicted me.
Proverbs 1:32For the turning of the simple slays them, || And the security of the foolish destroys them.
Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, || You have disciplined me, || And I am disciplined, as a heifer [that is] not taught, || Turn me back, and I turn back, || For You [are] my God YHWH.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:66-67
9. TETH. 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord , according unto thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. Here, 1. David makes a thankful acknowledgment of God's gracious dealings with him all along: Thou hast dealt well with thy servant. However God has dealt with us, we must own he has dealt well with us, better than we deserve, and all in love and with design to work for our good. In many instances God has done well for us beyond our expectations. He has… Read the whole commentary →