Psalms 119:68
You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
In Context
67Till trouble came I was a wanderer, but now I observe your word.
69The proud have forged lies against me, but I keep your precepts with all my heart.
Cross References
Psalms 86:5For you, Lord, are good and forgiving, rich in love towards all who call on you.
Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the Lord for his goodness for his kindness endures forever.
Psalms 119:26I told of my ways, you made answer; teach me your statutes.
Matthew 19:17“Why ask me about goodness?” answered Jesus. “There is only one who is good. 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 →