Psalms 119:69
The proud forge lies against me, But I keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
In Context
68Thou art good and doest good; O teach me thy statutes!
70Their heart is senseless like fat; But I delight in thy law.
Cross References
Psalms 35:11False witnesses have risen up; They charge me with that which has not entered my mind.
Psalms 119:2Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
Psalms 119:51The proud have had me greatly in derision; Yet have I not swerved from thy law.
Psalms 119:157Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet do I not depart from thine ordinances.
Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men revile you, and persecute you, and say every thing that is bad against you, falsely, for my sake.
Matthew 26:59And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:69
68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. Here, 1. David praises God's goodness and gives him the glory of it: Thou art good and doest good. All who have any knowledge of God and dealings with him wilt own that he does good, and therefore will conclude that he is good. The streams of God's goodness are so numerous, and run so full, so strong, to all the creatures, that we must conclude the fountain that is in himself to be inexhaustible. We cannot conceive how much good our God does every day, much… Read the whole commentary →