Psalms 119:68–71
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
The proud haue forged a lie against me: but I will keepe thy precepts with my whole heart.
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
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.
It is good for me that I haue bene afflicted: that I might learne thy statutes.
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From verse 68
- Psalms 119:12Rank 1 from verse 68
12Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.
12Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
- Psalms 106:1Rank 2 from verse 68
1PRAISE ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
1¶ †*Praise ye the LORD. O giue thankes vnto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.
- Exodus 34:6–7Rank 3 from verse 68
6And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
7Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, mercifull and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodnesse and trueth,
7Keeping mercie for thousands, forgiuing iniquitie and transgression and sinne, and that will by no meanes cleere the guiltie, *visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, and vpon the childrens children, vnto the third and to the fourth generation.
- Psalms 86:5Rank 4 from verse 68
5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
5*For thou LORD art good, and ready to forgiue: and plenteous in mercie vnto all them that call vpon thee.
- Matthew 19:17Rank 5 from verse 68
17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
17And he said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandements.
- Psalms 107:1Rank 6 from verse 68
1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
1¶ *O giue thankes vnto the LORD, for hee is good: for his mercie endureth for euer.
- Exodus 33:18–19Rank 7 from verse 68
18And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
18And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
19And he said, I will make all my goodnesse passe before thee, and I will proclaime the name of the LORD before thee: *and will bee gracious to whom I wil be gracious, and wil shew mercie on whom I will shew mercie.
- Matthew 5:45Rank 8 from verse 68
45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
45That yee may be the children of your father which is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to rise on the euill and on the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and on the vniust.
- Isaiah 63:7Rank 9 from verse 68
7¶ I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
7¶ I will mention the louing kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on vs; and the great goodnes towards the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them, according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his louing kindnesses.
- Luke 18:19Rank 10 from verse 68
19And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
19*And Iesus said vnto him, Why callest thou mee good? None is good saue one, that is God.
- Mark 10:18Rank 11 from verse 68
18And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
18And Iesus said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? There is no man good, but one, that is God.
- Psalms 25:8–9Rank 12 from verse 68
8Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
8Good and vpright is the LORD: therefore will hee teach sinners in the way.
9The meeke will he guide in iudgement: and the meeke will he teach his way.
- Psalms 119:26Rank 13 from verse 68
26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
26I haue declared my wayes, and thou heardest me: *teach me thy Statutes.
- Psalms 145:7–9Rank 14 from verse 68
7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
7They shall abundantly vtter the memory of thy great goodnesse: and shall sing of thy righteousnesse.
8*†The LORD is gracious and full of compassion: slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are ouer all his workes.
From verse 69
4But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
4But ye are forgers of lies, yee are all Physicians of no value.
- Matthew 5:11–12Rank 2 from verse 69
11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
11Blessed are ye, when men shall reuile you, and persecute you, and shal say all manner of *euill against you †falsly for my sake.
12Reioyce, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heauen: For so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.
- Psalms 109:2–3Rank 3 from verse 69
2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
3They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
2††For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth of the deceitfull are opened against mee: they haue spoken against me with a lying tongue.
3They compassed mee about also with wordes of hatred: and fought against me without a cause.
- Psalms 119:157Rank 4 from verse 69
157Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
157Many are my persecutors, and mine enemies: yet doe I not decline from thy testimonies.
- Matthew 26:59–68Rank 5 from verse 69
59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
62And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
66What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
67Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
68Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
59Now the chiefe Priests and Elders, and all the councell, sought false witnesse against Iesus to put him to death,
60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61And said, This fellow said, *I am able to destroy the Temple of God, and to build it in three dayes.
62And the high Priest arose, and said vnto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it, which these witnesse against thee?
63But Iesus held his peace. And the high Priest answered, and said vnto him, I adiure thee by the liuing God, that thou tell vs, whether thou bee the Christ the Sonne of God.
64Iesus saith vnto him, Thou hast saide: Neuerthelesse I say vnto you, *Hereafter shall yee see the Sonne of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heauen.
65Then the high Priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemie: what further need haue wee of witnesses? Behold, now ye haue heard his blasphemie.
66What thinke ye? They answered and said, He is guiltie of death.
67*Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and others smote him with ‖the palmes of their hands,
68Saying, Prophecie vnto vs, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee?
- Acts 24:13Rank 6 from verse 69
13Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
13Neither can they proue the things whereof they now accuse me.
5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
5For we haue found this man a pestilent fellow, and a moouer of sedition among all the Iewes throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
8A double minded man is vnstable in all his wayes.
- Psalms 119:34Rank 9 from verse 69
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
34Giue me vnderstanding, and I shall keepe thy Law: yea I shall obserue it with my whole heart.
- Psalms 119:51Rank 10 from verse 69
51The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
51The proud haue had mee greatly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Law.
- Psalms 119:58Rank 11 from verse 69
58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
58†I intreated thy fauour with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto mee according to thy word.
- Jeremiah 43:2–3Rank 12 from verse 69
2Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the Lord our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:
3But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
2Then spake Azariah the sonne of Hoshaiah, and Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying vnto Ieremiah, Thou speakest falsly: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Goe not into Egypt, to soiourne there.
3But Baruch the sonne of Neriah setteth thee on against vs, for to deliuer vs into the hand of the Caldeans, that they might put vs to death, and carie vs away captiues into Babylon.
- Matthew 6:24Rank 13 from verse 69
24¶ No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
24¶ *No man can serue two masters: for either he will hate the one and loue the other, or else hee will holde to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serue God and Mammon.
- Psalms 35:11Rank 14 from verse 69
11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
11††False witnesses did rise vp they layd to my charge things that I knew not.
From verse 70
- Psalms 17:10Rank 1 from verse 70
10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
10They are inclosed in their owne fat: with their mouth they speake proudly.
- Acts 28:27Rank 2 from verse 70
27For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
27For the heart of this people is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes haue they closed, lest they should with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heart, and should bee conuerted, and I should heale them.
- Psalms 73:7Rank 3 from verse 70
7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
7†Their eies stand out with fatnes: they haue more then heart could wish.
- Isaiah 6:10Rank 4 from verse 70
10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their eares heauy, and shut their eyes: lest they see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heart, and conuert and be healed.
- Psalms 119:16Rank 5 from verse 70
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
16I will delight my selfe in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
- Psalms 119:35Rank 6 from verse 70
35Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
35Make me to goe in the path of thy commandements: for therein doe I delight.
- Psalms 40:8Rank 7 from verse 70
8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
8†I delight to doe thy will, O my God: yea thy lawe is within my heart.
- Romans 7:22Rank 8 from verse 70
22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
22For I delight in the Lawe of God, after the inward man.
From verse 71
- Hebrews 12:10–11Rank 1 from verse 71
10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
10For they verily for a fewe dayes chastened vs after their owne pleasure, but hee for our profit, that we might bee partakers of his holinesse.
11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but grieuous: neuerthelesse, afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are exercised thereby.
- Psalms 119:67Rank 2 from verse 71
67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
67Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but now haue I kept thy word.
- 1 Corinthians 11:32Rank 3 from verse 71
32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
32But when we are iudged, we are chastened of the Lord, that wee should not be condemned with the world.
- Psalms 94:12–13Rank 4 from verse 71
12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
12Blessed is the man whome thou chastenest, O LORD: and teachest him out of thy Law:
13That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of aduersitie: vntill the pit be digged for the wicked.
- Isaiah 27:9Rank 5 from verse 71
9By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
9‖By this therefore shall the iniquitie of Iacob be purged, and th is is all the fruit, to take away his sinne: when he maketh all the stones of the Altar as chalke stones, that are beaten in sunder, the groues and images shall not stand vp.
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Psalms 119:68
That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.
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To instruct, inform, train, show, counsel, or communicate knowledge or doctrine.
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Psalms 119:69
Having an unduly high opinion of oneself; haughty or self-exalting.
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Fabricated, invented, or formed falsely, as a lie.
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To recline, rest, remain, or be situated; also, to speak falsely or a falsehood.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
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But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
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To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.
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Commands, rules, or authoritative instructions.
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Entire, complete, or undivided; also sound or restored to health, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828
The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.
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Psalms 119:70
The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.
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Rich, well-fed, abundant, or fertile; also the oily substance of an animal.
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Animal fat or another oily substance; fatness.
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But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
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To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy.
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A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.
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Psalms 119:71
That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.
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Power or strength; also an auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
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To gain knowledge, receive instruction, or come to know.
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67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
67Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but now haue I kept thy word.
68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Selected passage69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
69The proud haue forged a lie against me: but I will keepe thy precepts with my whole heart.
Selected passage70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
70Their heart is as fat as grease: but I delight in thy law.
Selected passage71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
71 It is good for me that I haue bene afflicted: that I might learne thy statutes.
Selected passage72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
72*The law of thy mouth is better vnto me: then thousands of gold and siluer.