Psalms 119:164
Seven times a day, I praise you,because of your righteous ordinances.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
In Context
163I hate and abhor falsehood.I love your Law.
165Those who love your Law have great peace.Nothing causes them to stumble.
Cross References
Psalms 48:11Let Mount Zion be glad!Let the daughters of Judah rejoice,Because of your judgments.
Psalms 97:8Zion heard and was glad.The daughters of Judah rejoiced,because of your judgments, Lord.
Daniel 6:11Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:164
163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. Love and hatred are the leading affections of the soul; if those be fixed aright, the rest move accordingly. Here we have them fixed aright in David. 1. He had a rooted antipathy to sin; he could not endure to think of it: I hate and abhor lying, which may be taken for all sin, inasmuch as by it we deal treacherously and perfidiously with God and put a cheat upon ourselves. Hypocrisy is lying; false doctrine is lying; breach of faith is lying. Lying, in commerce… Read the whole commentary →