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Psalms 119:75
75I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I know, O Lord, that your regulations are fair; you disciplined me because I needed it.
Context of Psalms 119:75
73Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands. 74May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word. I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. 76May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant. 77Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.
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 praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
- Job 34:23God has no need to examine people further, that they should come before him for judgment.
- Jeremiah 12:1You are always righteous, Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
- Romans 3:4Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.”
- Psalms 25:10All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
- Psalms 89:30“If his sons forsake my law and do not follow my statutes,
- Hebrews 12:10They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.
- Revelation 3:19Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
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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