Verse 71

It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn Your statutes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 94:12-13 : 12 Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from Your law. 13 You grant relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
  • Ps 119:67 : 67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word.
  • 1 Cor 11:32 : 32 Nevertheless, when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
  • Heb 12:10-11 : 10 Our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few days as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
  • Isa 27:9 : 9 By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.