Psalms 119:71
It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.
72The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
Cross References
Psalms 94:12Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,
Isaiah 27:9By this therefore shall the iniquitie of Iaakob be purged, and this is all the fruit, the taking away of his sinne: whe he shall make all the stones of the altars, as chalke stones broken in pieces, that the groues and images may not stand vp.
Hebrews 12:10For they verely for a few dayes chastened vs after their owne pleasure: but he chasteneth vs for our profite, that we might be partakers of his holinesse.
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 →