Psalms 119:164
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
King James Version
In Context
163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
165Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Cross References
Psalms 48:11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
Psalms 97:8Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
Daniel 6:11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making 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 →