New English Translation
Psalms 119:127
127For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.
Psalms 119:127 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
- New International Version (NIV)Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I love Your commandments More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
Context of Psalms 119:127
125I am your servant. Give me insight, so that I can understand your rules. 126It is time for the Lord to act – they break your law! For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold. 128For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions. פ (Pe) 129Your rules are marvelous. Therefore I observe them.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:127 word by word
עַל־כֵּ֭ן אָהַ֣בְתִּי מִצְוֹתֶ֑יךָ מִזָּהָ֥ב וּמִפָּֽז׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:127
- Psalms 119:72The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. י (Yod)
- Psalms 19:10They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.
- Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.
- Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.
- Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
- Matthew 13:45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
- Ephesians 3:8To me – less than the least of all the saints – this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
Commentaries on Psalms 119:127
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 127Therefore I love thy commandments - I see thou wilt do all things well. I will trust in thee. Above gold - מזהב mizzahab, more than resplendent gold; gold without any stain or rust. Yea, above fine gold - ומפז umippaz, above solid gold; gold separated from the dross, perfectly refined.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 127Therefore I love thy commandments - The more people break them Psalm 119:126, the more I see their value; the more precious they are to me. The fact that they make thy law void, and that evil consequences result from their conduct, only impresses my mind the more with a sense of the value of the law, and makes my heart cling to it the more. There is almost nothing that will so impress upon our minds the importance of law as the sight of the effects…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 121-128Verses 121-128 Happy is the man, who, acting upon gospel principles, does justice to all around. Christ our Surety, having paid our debt and ransom, secures all the blessings of salvation to every true believer. The psalmist expects the word of God's righteousness, and no other salvation than what is secured by that word, which cannot fall to the ground. We deserve no favour form God; we are most easy when we cast ourselves upon God's mercy, and refer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 121-128Ayin (ע) is the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The servant of the Lord struggles to endure the evil around him. He confidently asks the Lord to rescue him right away!Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 127-128127-128. Therefore--that is, In view of these benefits, or, Because of the glory of Thy law, so much praised in the previous parts of the Psalm. I love ... [and] Therefore (repeated)--All its precepts, on all subjects, are estimable for their purity, and lead one imbued with their spirit to hate all evil (Psa 19:10). The Word of God admits of no eclecticism; its least title is perfect (Psa 12:6; Mt 5:17-19). PE. (Psa 119:129-136).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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