Psalms 119:67
Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but nowe I keepe thy woorde.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
In Context
66Teach me good iudgement and knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.
68Thou art good and gracious: teach me thy statutes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:15But he that should haue bene vpright, when he waxed fat, spurned with his heele: thou art fat, thou art grosse, thou art laden with fatnes: therefore he forsooke God that made him, and regarded not the strong God of his saluation.
2 Samuel 11:2And when it was euening tide, Dauid arose out of his bed, and walked vpon the roofe of the Kings palace: and from the roofe he sawe a woman washing her selfe: and the woman was very beautifull to looke vpon.
Psalms 73:5They are not in trouble as other men, neither are they plagued with other men.
Psalms 119:75I knowe, O Lord, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.
Proverbs 1:32For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.
Jeremiah 31:18I haue heard Ephraim lamenting thus, Thou hast corrected me, and I was chastised as an vntamed calfe: conuert thou me, and I shalbe conuerted: for thou art the Lord my God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:66-67
9. TETH. 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord , according unto thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. Here, 1. David makes a thankful acknowledgment of God's gracious dealings with him all along: Thou hast dealt well with thy servant. However God has dealt with us, we must own he has dealt well with us, better than we deserve, and all in love and with design to work for our good. In many instances God has done well for us beyond our expectations. He has… Read the whole commentary →