Psalms 119:137
TSADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and iust are thy iudgements.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
In Context
136Mine eyes gush out with riuers of water, because they keepe not thy Lawe.
138Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimonies and trueth especially.
Cross References
Ezra 9:15O Lord God of Israel, thou art iust, for we haue bene reserued to escape, as appeareth this day: beholde, we are before thee in our trespasse: therfore we canot stand before thee because of it.
Psalms 99:4And the Kings power, that loueth iudgement: for thou hast prepared equitie: thou hast executed iudgement and iustice in Iaakob.
Psalms 145:17The Lord is righteous in all his wayes, and holy in all his workes.
Daniel 9:7O Lord, righteousnes belongeth vnto thee, and vnto vs open shame, as appeareth this day vnto euery man of Iudah, and to the inhabitants of Ierusalem: yea, vnto all Israel, both neere and farre off, through all the countreys, whither thou hast driuen them, because of their offences, that they haue committed against thee.
Romans 2:5But thou, after thine hardnesse, and heart that canot repent, heapest vp as a treasure vnto thy selfe wrath against the day of wrath, and of the declaration of the iust iudgement of God,
Romans 9:14What shall wee say then? Is there vnrighteousnes with God? God forbid.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:137
136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. Here we have David in sorrow. 1. It is a great sorrow, to such a degree that he weeps rivers of tears. Commonly, where there is a gracious heart, there is a weeping eye, in conformity to Christ, who was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. David had prayed for comfort in God's favour ( v. 135 ), now he pleads that he was qualified for that comfort, and had need of it, for he was one of those that mourned in Zion, and those that do so… Read the whole commentary →