Psalms 119:127
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
In Context
126It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
128Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Cross References
Psalms 119:14I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
Psalms 119:72The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
Matthew 13:45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:127
126 It is time for thee, Lord , to work: for they have made void thy law. Here is, 1. A complaint of the daring impiety of the wicked. David, having in himself a holy indignation at it, humbly represents it to God: "Lord, there are those that have made void thy law, have set thee and thy government at defiance, and have done what in them lay to cancel and vacate the obligation of thy commands." Those that sin through infirmity transgress the law, but presumptuous sinners do in effect make void the law, saying, Who… Read the whole commentary →