Psalms 119:71

119:70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

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It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn your statutes.

119:72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

What does Psalms 119:71 mean?

Psalms 119:71 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include טוֹב (ṭôwb), עָנָה (ʻânâh), לָמַד (lâmad).

Hebrew interlinear

goodטוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

for

that

have

been

afflicted;עָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

that

might

learnלָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/H3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

thy

statutes.חֹקchôq/khoke/H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:71.

Deuteronomy 4:1

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

Deuteronomy 4:14

And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.

Deuteronomy 4:5

Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

Deuteronomy 5:1

And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. keep: Heb. keep to do them

Deuteronomy 5:31

But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.

Deuteronomy 6:1

Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: go: Heb. pass over

Genesis 16:6

But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. as: Heb. that which is good in thine eyes dealt: Heb. afflicted her

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:71 say?

Psalms 119:71 (King James Version) reads: "It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes."

Is Psalms 119:71 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:71 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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