God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:75
75I know that your regulations are fair, O Lord, and that you were right to make me suffer.
Psalms 119:75 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
- New International Version (NIV)I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
Context of Psalms 119:75
73Your hands created me and made me what I am. Help me understand so that I may learn your commandments. 74Those who fear you will see me and rejoice, because my hope is based on your word. I know that your regulations are fair, O Lord, and that you were right to make me suffer. 76Let your mercy comfort me as you promised. 77Let your compassion reach me so that I may live, because your teachings make me happy.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:75 word by word
יָדַ֣עְתִּי יְ֭הוָה כִּי־צֶ֣דֶק מִשְׁפָּטֶ֑יךָ וֶ֝אֱמוּנָ֗ה עִנִּיתָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:75
- Psalms 119:7I will give thanks to you as I learn your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is a rock. What he does is perfect. All his ways are fair. He is a faithful God, who does no wrong. He is honorable and reliable.
- Job 34:23He doesn’t have to set a time for a person in order to bring him to divine judgment.
- Jeremiah 12:1O Lord, even if I would argue my case with you, you would always be right. Yet, I want to talk to you about your justice. Why do wicked people succeed? Why do treacherous people have peace and quiet?
- Genesis 18:25It would be unthinkable for you to do such a thing, to treat the innocent and the guilty alike and to kill the innocent with the guilty. That would be unthinkable! Won’t the judge of the whole earth do what is fair?”
- Romans 3:4That would be unthinkable! God is honest, and everyone else is a liar, as Scripture says, “So you hand down justice when you speak, and you win your case in court.”
- Psalms 25:10Every path of the Lord is ⌞one of⌟ mercy and truth for those who cling to his promise and written instructions.
- Psalms 89:30“If his descendants abandon my teachings and do not live by my rules,
- Hebrews 12:10For a short time our fathers disciplined us as they thought best. Yet, God disciplines us for our own good so that we can become holy like him.
- Revelation 3:19I correct and discipline everyone I love. Take this seriously, and change the way you think and act.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:75
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 75I know - that thy judgments are right - All the dispensations of thy providence are laid in wisdom, and executed in mercy: let me see that it is through this wisdom and mercy that I have been afflicted.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 75I know, O Lord - I feel assured; I entertain no doubt on the subject. This was the conviction of the mind of the psalmist in affliction. Mysterious as the trial may have been, hard as it may have been to bear, long as it may have been continued, and varied as may have been the forms of the trial, yet he had no doubt that it was all right; that it was for the best purposes; and that it was in strict accordance with what was best. That thy judgments - This…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 73-80Verses 73-80 God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 73-76As God’s child, the psalmist asks for divine wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 75-7875-78. in faithfulness--that is, without in the least violating Thy faithfulness; because my sins deserved and needed fatherly chastisement. Enduring chastisement with a filial temper (He 12:6-11), God's promises of mercy (Ro 8:28) will be fulfilled, and He will give comfort in sorrow (La 3:22; 2Co 1:3, 4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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