Psalms 119:68
Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
In Context
67Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept.
69Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6So Yahweh passed before him, and proclaimed,—Yahweh, Yahweh, A God of compassion and favour,—Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and faithfulness:
Psalms 86:5For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee.
Psalms 107:1O give thanks to Yahweh—For he is good, For, age-abiding, is his lovingkindness.
Psalms 119:26My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes.
Isaiah 63:7The lovingkindness of Yahweh, will I recall the praises of Yahweh, According to all that Yahweh hath bestowed upon us,—Even the abundance of goodness to the house of Israel, Which he bestowed upon them—According to his compassions and According to the abundance of his lovingkindness.
Matthew 19:17And, he, said unto him—Why dost thou question me concerning that which is good? There is, One, that is good! But, if thou desirest, into life, to enter, be keeping the commandments.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:68
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. David here tells us what he had experienced, 1. Of the temptations of a prosperous condition: " Before I was afflicted, while I lived in peace and plenty, and knew no sorrow, I went astray from God and my duty." Sin is going astray; and we are most apt to wander from God when we are easy and think ourselves at home in the world. Prosperity is the unhappy occasion of much iniquity; it makes people conceited of themselves, indulgent of the flesh,… Read the whole commentary →