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Psalm 119:71 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 71
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.Psalm 119:71 · King James Version
Psalm 119:71 in context
69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
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Key words (Strong's)
- afflictedʻânâhto depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveH6031 →
- learnlâmadproperly, to goadH3925 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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See here, 1. That it has been the lot of the best saints to be afflicted. The proud and the wicked lived in pomp and pleasure, while David, though he kept close to God and his duty, was still in affliction. Waters of a full cup are wrung out to God's people, Psa 73:10. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary