Psalms 119:71

Geneva Bible (1560)

It is good for me that I haue beene afflicted, that I may learne thy statutes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 94:12-13 : 12 Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe, 13 That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.
  • Ps 119:67 : 67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but nowe I keepe thy woorde.
  • 1 Cor 11:32 : 32 But when we are iudged, we are chastened of the Lord, because we should not be condemned with the world.
  • Heb 12:10-11 : 10 For they verely for a few dayes chastened vs after their owne pleasure: but he chasteneth vs for our profite, that we might be partakers of his holinesse. 11 Now no chastising for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but, grieuous: but afterwarde, it bringeth the quiet fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are thereby exercised.
  • Isa 27:9 : 9 By this therefore shall the iniquitie of Iaakob be purged, and this is all the fruit, the taking away of his sinne: whe he shal make all the stones of the altars, as chalke stones broken in pieces, that the groues and images may not stand vp.

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  • Ps 119:65-70
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    81%

    65 Teth. O Lorde, thou hast delt graciously with thy seruant according vnto thy woorde.

    66 Teach me good iudgement & knowledge: for I haue beleeued thy commandements.

    67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but nowe I keepe thy woorde.

    68 Thou art good and gracious: teach me thy statutes.

    69 The proud haue imagined a lie against me: but I wil keepe thy precepts with my whole heart.

    70 Their heart is fatte as grease: but my delite is in thy Lawe.

  • Ps 119:72-78
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    79%

    72 The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.

    73 Iod. Thine hands haue made me and facioned me: giue mee vnderstanding therefore, that I may learne thy commandements.

    74 So they that feare thee, seeing mee shall reioyce, because I haue trusted in thy woorde.

    75 I knowe, O Lorde, that thy iudgements are right, and that thou hast afflicted me iustly.

    76 I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promes vnto thy seruant.

    77 Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Lawe is my delite.

    78 Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy precepts.

  • Ps 119:92
    76%

    92 Except thy Lawe had bene my delite, I should now haue perished in mine affliction.

  • Ps 119:50-52
    3 verses
    75%

    50 It is my comfort in my trouble: for thy promes hath quickened me.

    51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet haue I not declined from thy Lawe.

    52 I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.

  • Ps 119:11-12
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    11 I haue hid thy promes in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.

    12 Blessed art thou, O Lorde: teache mee thy statutes.

  • Ps 119:143
    74%

    143 Trouble and anguish are come vpon me: yet are thy commandements my delite.

  • Ps 31:7
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    7 I wil be glad and reioyce in thy mercie: for thou hast seene my trouble: thou hast knowen my soule in aduersities,

  • Ps 119:107
    73%

    107 I am very sore afflicted: O Lord, quicken me according to thy word.

  • Lam 3:1
    72%

    1 I am the man, that hath seene affliction in the rod of his indignation.

  • Ps 94:12
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    12 Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,

  • Ps 118:18
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    18 The Lorde hath chastened me sore, but he hath not deliuered me to death.

  • Ps 119:56
    72%

    56 This I had because I kept thy precepts.

  • Ps 73:14
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    14 For dayly haue I bene punished, and chastened euery morning.

  • Ps 119:153
    71%

    153 Resh. Beholde mine affliction, and deliuer mee: for I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.

  • Ps 119:5
    71%

    5 Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!

  • Ps 119:14
    71%

    14 I haue had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies, as in all riches.

  • Ps 119:174
    71%

    174 I haue longed for thy saluation, O Lorde, and thy Lawe is my delite.

  • Ps 119:101-102
    2 verses
    71%

    101 I haue refrained my feete from euery euil way, that I might keepe thy word.

    102 I haue not declined from thy iudgements: for thou didest teach me.

  • Ps 119:124-125
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    124 Deale with thy seruant according to thy mercie, and teache me thy statutes.

    125 I am thy seruant: graunt mee therefore vnderstanding, that I may knowe thy testimonies.

  • Ps 119:54
    70%

    54 Thy statutes haue beene my songes in the house of my pilgrimage.

  • Ps 119:171
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    171 My lippes shall speake praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

  • Ps 119:141
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    141 I am smal and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.

  • Ps 119:26
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    26 I haue declared my waies, & thou heardest me: teache me thy statutes.

  • Ps 129:1-2
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    1 A song of degrees. They haue often times afflicted me from my youth (may Israel nowe say)

    2 They haue often times afflicted me fro my youth: but they could not preuaile against me.

  • Ps 119:39-40
    2 verses
    70%

    39 Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.

    40 Beholde, I desire thy commaundementes: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,

  • Ps 73:28
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    28 As for me, it is good for me to draw neere to God: therefore I haue put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy workes.

  • Ps 119:33
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    33 He. Teach mee, O Lorde, the way of thy statutes, and I will keepe it vnto the ende.

  • Ps 119:7
    70%

    7 I will praise thee with an vpright heart, when I shall learne the iudgements of thy righteousnesse.

  • Ps 119:22
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    22 Remoue from mee shame and contempt: for I haue kept thy testimonies.

  • Ps 71:17
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    17 O God, thou hast taught me fro my youth euen vntill nowe: therefore will I tell of thy wonderous workes,

  • Ps 119:80
    69%

    80 Let mine heart bee vpright in thy statutes, that I be not ashamed.

  • Ps 119:61
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    61 The bandes of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy Lawe.