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Psalm 119:128 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 128
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.Psalm 119:128 · King James Version
Psalm 119:128 in context
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.
130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- preceptspiqqûwdproperly, appointedH6490 →
- rightyâsharto be straight or evenH3474 →
- falsesheqeran untruthH8267 →
- hatesânêʼto hateH8130 →
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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