Psalms 119:72
The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
In Context
71It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11Moreouer by them is thy seruant made circumspect, and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Psalms 119:111Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer: for they are the ioy of mine heart.
Psalms 119:162I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
Proverbs 3:14For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.
Proverbs 8:19My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Be not thou of an hastie spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:72
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. See here, 1. That it has been the lot of the best saints to be afflicted. The proud and the wicked lived in pomp and pleasure, while David, though he kept close to God and his duty, was still in affliction. Waters of a full cup are wrung out to God's people, Ps. lxxiii. 10 . 2. That it has been the advantage of God's people to be afflicted. David could speak experimentally: It was good for me; many a good lesson he had learnt by his… Read the whole commentary →