Psalms 119:68
You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
In Context
67Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
69Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Psalms 119:26I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
Isaiah 63:7I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
Matthew 19:17“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “There is no one who is good but God. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
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 →