Psalms 119:71
It was good for me to be humbled, that I should learn your statutes.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
In Context
70Their heart is gross like fat, but I delight in your law.
72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
Cross References
Psalms 94:12Happy are those whom you chasten, and teach out of your law,
Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for only a short time and as seemed best to them; but God disciplines us for our true good, to enable us to share his holiness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:70-71
69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. 70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. David here tells us how he was affected as to the proud and wicked people that were about him. 1. He did not fear their malice, nor was he by it deterred from his duty: They have forged a lie against me. Thus they aimed to take away his good name. Nay, all we have in the world, even life itself, may be brought into danger by those who make no conscience of… Read the whole commentary →