Psalms 119:68
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
In Context
67Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I observe thy word.
69The proud have forged a lie against me: with my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, the LORD, a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy and truth;
Psalms 86:5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Psalms 107:1O GIVE thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 119:26I declared my ways, and thou answeredst me: teach me thy statutes.
Isaiah 63:7I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us; and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Matthew 19:17And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep 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 →