Psalms 119:127
For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
In Context
126It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
Cross References
Psalms 119:14In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches.
Psalms 119:72Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.
Proverbs 8:11For better is wisdom, than ornaments of coral, and, no delightful things, can equal her.
Matthew 13:45Again, the kingdom of the heavens is, like, unto, a merchant, seeking beautiful pearls,—
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:127
126 It is time for thee, Lord , to work: for they have made void thy law. Here is, 1. A complaint of the daring impiety of the wicked. David, having in himself a holy indignation at it, humbly represents it to God: "Lord, there are those that have made void thy law, have set thee and thy government at defiance, and have done what in them lay to cancel and vacate the obligation of thy commands." Those that sin through infirmity transgress the law, but presumptuous sinners do in effect make void the law, saying, Who… Read the whole commentary →