Psalms 119:129
[PE.] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
In Context
130The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple.
Cross References
Psalms 119:2How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
Psalms 119:31I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
Psalms 139:6Knowledge, too wonderful, for me! high, I cannot attain to it!
Isaiah 25:1O Yahweh! my God, thou art, I will exalt thee, I will praise thy Name, For thou hast done a wonderful thing,—Purposes of long ago Faithfulness in truth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:128-129
127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. David here, as often in this psalm, professes the great love he had to the word and law of God; and, to evidence the sincerity of it, observe, 1. The degree of his love. He loved his Bible better than he loved his money— above gold, yea, above fine gold. Gold, fine gold, is what most men set their hearts upon; nothing charms them and dazzles… Read the whole commentary →