Psalms 119:164
Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
In Context
163Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.
165Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble.
Cross References
Psalms 48:11Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah exult, Because of thy judgments.
Psalms 97:8Zion, hath heard and rejoiced, And the daughters of Judah, have exulted, Because of thy righteous decisions, O Yahweh:
Daniel 6:11Then, these men, crowded together, 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 →