Psalms 119:75

Yahweh, I know that ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us► are right/fair and that you have afflicted/punished me because you faithfully do what you have promised.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

In Context

74Those who have an awesome respect for you will see what you have done for me, and they will rejoice, because they will see that I have trusted in ◄your words/what you told us►.

76Cause me to be comforted/encouraged by knowing that you faithfully love me, like you said to me that you would do.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:4He is like a rock [MET] under which we are protected; everything that he does is perfect and completely just/fair [DOU]. He always does what he says that he will do; he never does anything that is wrong.

Psalms 25:10He always faithfully loves and does what he has promised to those who keep his agreement with them and who do what he requires.

Psalms 119:7When I learn all of ◄your regulations/the rules that you have given to us►, I will praise you with a pure inner being [IDM].

Psalms 119:128So I conduct my life by ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►, and I hate all the evil things that some people do.

Jeremiah 12:1Yahweh, whenever I tell you that I am unhappy about what is happening to me, you always act justly/fairly. So now allow me to ask about one more thing that I do not understand: Why are wicked people often very prosperous? Why do things go very well for dishonest/wicked people?

Hebrews 12:10Our natural fathers disciplined us for a short time in a way that they considered right, but it wasn’t always right, but God always disciplines us in a right way, to help us. He does it so that we may be holy as he is.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:75

74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. Here is, 1. The confidence of this good man in the hope of God's salvation: " I have hoped in thy word; and I have not found it in vain to do so; it has not failed me, nor have I been disappointed in my expectations from it. It is a hope that maketh not ashamed; but is present satisfaction, and fruition at last." 2. The concurrence of other good men with him in the joy of that salvation: " Those that fear thee will be glad when… Read the whole commentary →

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