Psalms 119:67
Before I am afflicted, I — I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
In Context
66The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
68Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:15And Jeshurun waxeth fat, and doth kick: Thou hast been fat — thou hast been thick, Thou hast been covered. And he leaveth God who made him, And dishonoureth the Rock of his salvation.
2 Samuel 11:2and it cometh to pass, at evening-time, that David riseth from off his couch, and walketh up and down on the roof of the king's house, and seeth from the roof a woman bathing, and the woman [is] of very good appearance,
Psalms 73:5In the misery of mortals they are not, And with common men they are not plagued.
Psalms 119:75I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous [are] Thy judgments, And [in] faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.
Proverbs 1:32For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, 'Thou hast chastised me, And I am chastised, as a heifer not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For thou [art] Jehovah 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 →