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Psalm 119:127 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 127
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.Psalm 119:127 · King James Version
Psalm 119:127 in context
125I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
126It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.
127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
128Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
129Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentsmitsvâha command, whether human or divineH4687 →
- loveʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- goldzâhâbgold, figuratively, something gold-colored , as oil, a clear skyH2091 →
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David here, as often in this psalm, professes the great love he had to the word and law of God; and, to evidence the sincerity of it, observe, 1. The degree of his love. He loved his Bible better than he loved his money - above gold, yea, above fine gold. Gold, fine gold, is what most men set their hearts upon;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 127-128