Psalms 119:71 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 119:71

69 The proud have ^aforged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.

70 ^aTheir heart is¹ as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.

71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

72 ^aThe law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.

73 ^aYour hands have made me and fashioned me;
Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

74 ^aThose who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 119:71

American Standard Version
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.

Amplified® Bible
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.

Contemporary English Version
When you corrected me, it did me good because it taught me to study your laws.

Darby English Version
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.

Good News Bible
My punishment was good for me, because it made me learn your commands.

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

New American Standard Bible
It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes.

New International Version
It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I might learn your decrees.

New King James Version
It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I consider it good for me that I suffered affliction, That I may learn Your statutes.

Revised Standard Version
It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.

Young's Literal Translation
Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.

New English Translation
It was good for me to suffer, so that I might learn your statutes.