Psalms 119:68
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Webster Bible
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 have I kept thy word.
69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.
Psalms 86:5For thou, LORD, art good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee.
Psalms 107:1O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 119:26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
Isaiah 63:7I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness towards the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses.
Matthew 19:17And he said to him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is , God: but if thou wilt 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 →