Psalms 119:67
Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
In Context
66Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted.
68Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:15Then Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou wast fat, Thou wast thick, Thou wast gorged, So he forsook the GOD who made him, And treated as foolish his Rock of salvation.
2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass that, at eventide, David arose from his couch, and walked to and fro on the roof of the king’s house, when, from the roof, he saw a woman bathing herself,—the woman being exceeding beautiful to look upon.
Psalms 73:5Of the toil of weak mortals, have they none, Nor, with the sons of earth, are they hard smitten.
Psalms 119:75I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.
Proverbs 1:32For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them,—and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.
Jeremiah 31:18I have, heard, Ephraim bemoaning himself, Thou hast chastised me and I have been chastised, Like a bullock, not broken in, Suffer me to return that I may return, For thou, art Yahweh my God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:66-67
9. TETH. 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord , according unto thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. Here, 1. David makes a thankful acknowledgment of God's gracious dealings with him all along: Thou hast dealt well with thy servant. However God has dealt with us, we must own he has dealt well with us, better than we deserve, and all in love and with design to work for our good. In many instances God has done well for us beyond our expectations. He has… Read the whole commentary →