Psalms 119:72
Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
In Context
71It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11Even thine own servant, taketh warning by them, In the keeping of them, great is the reward.
Psalms 119:111As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
Psalms 119:162Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
Proverbs 3:14For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;
Proverbs 8:19Better is my fruit, than gold—yea fine gold, and mine increase, than choice silver;
Ecclesiastes 7:11Good is wisdom, with an inheritance,—and a profit, to such as see the sun.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:72
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. See here, 1. That it has been the lot of the best saints to be afflicted. The proud and the wicked lived in pomp and pleasure, while David, though he kept close to God and his duty, was still in affliction. Waters of a full cup are wrung out to God's people, Ps. lxxiii. 10 . 2. That it has been the advantage of God's people to be afflicted. David could speak experimentally: It was good for me; many a good lesson he had learnt by his… Read the whole commentary →