King James Version
Psalms 119:67
67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
Psalms 119:67 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your word.
Context of Psalms 119:67
65Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word. 66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. 68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. 69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
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טֶ֣רֶם אֶ֭עֱנֶה אֲנִ֣י שֹׁגֵ֑ג וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה אִמְרָתְךָ֥ שָׁמָֽרְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:67
- Psalms 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
- Psalms 73:5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
- Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- 2 Samuel 10:19And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
- 2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
- 2 Chronicles 33:9So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.
- Proverbs 1:32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
- Jeremiah 22:21I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.
- Psalms 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
- Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
- Hosea 2:6Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
- Hosea 5:15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
- Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
- Hebrews 12:10For 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.
- Revelation 3:10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:67
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 67Before I was afflicted I went astray - Many have been humbled under affliction, and taught to know themselves and humble themselves before God, that probably without this could never have been saved; after this, they have been serious and faithful. Affliction sanctified is a great blessing; unsanctified, it is an additional curse.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 67Before I was afflicted - The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, “Before I was humbled.” The Hebrew word has the general sense of being afflicted, and may refer to any kind of trial. I went astray - The Hebrew word means to wander; to err; to do wrong; to transgress. Numbers 15:28; Job 12:16. It here means that he forgot his duty; that he fell into sin; that he departed from what was right; that he embraced erroneous views; that he lived in the neglect of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 65-72Verses 65-72 However God has dealt with us, he has dealt with us better than we deserve; and all in love, and for our good. Many have knowledge, but little judgment; those who have both, are fortified against the snares of Satan, and furnished for the service of God. We are most apt to wander from God, when we are easy in the world. We should leave our concerns to the disposal of God, seeing we know not what is good for us. Lord, thou art our bountiful…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 65-68Good judgment and knowledge come from wisdom (Psalm 111:10). The psalmist admits he used to wander like a lost sheep (Psalm 119:176). now I keep your word: See Psalm 119:25–29. You are good, and You do what is good: God's character is perfect (Psalm 97:2; James 1:17; 1 John 1:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 65-6765-67. The reliance on promises (Psa 119:49) is strengthened by experience of past dealings according with promises, and a prayer for guidance, encouraged by sanctified affliction.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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