Psalms 119:65

Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
dealt	עָשִׂ֣יתָ 'a.Si.ta	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
well	ט֭וֹב Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
servant	עַבְדְּךָ֑ 'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
word	כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ kid.va.Re.kha	H1697	a word · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 13:6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Psalms 30:11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Psalms 119:17 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
Psalms 16:5-6 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
Psalms 116:7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Psalms 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
1 Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine…
Psalms 23:5-6 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:65-66

Here, 1. David makes a thankful acknowledgment of God's gracious dealings with him all along: Thou hast dealt well with thy servant. However God has dealt with us, we must own he has dealt well with us, better than we deserve, and all in love and with design to work for our good. In many instances God has done well for us beyond our expectations. He has done well for all his servants; never any of them complained that he had used them hardly. Thou hast dealt well with me, not only according to thy mercy, but according to thy word. God's favours look best when they are compared with the promise and are seen flowing from that fountain. 2. Upon these experiences he grounds a petition for divine…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:65

TETH.--The Ninth Part. TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant,.... In a providential way, ever since he had a being; by the protection and preservation of him, by following and loading him with benefits, by raising him from a low estate to the throne of Israel, by delivering him from many dangers and enemies, and by giving him rest from them all; and in a way of special grace and mercy, by making an everlasting covenant with him, by blessing him with all spiritual blessings, by giving him an interest in salvation by Christ, and hope of eternal glory. And thus he deals with all his servants; he does all things well by them; he deals well with them even when he afflicts them; he treats t…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:65-72

Psalm 119:65-72 t 65. O Jehovah! thou hast done good to thud servant, according to thy word. t 66. Teach, thee goodness of taste and knowledge: for I have believed the commandments. t 67. Before I was brought low I went astray: but now I keep thy word. t 68. Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. t 69. The proud have weaved lies against me: but I will keel, thy statutes with my whole heart. t 70. Their heart is fat as grease: but I delight in thy law. t 71. It has been good for me that I was affected; that I might learn thy statutes. t 72. The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. 65. O Jehovah! thou hast done good to thy servant. Some understan…

The Church Fathers

"You have dealt in sweetness with Your servant: according unto Your word;" or rather, "according unto Your utterance" [Psalm 119:65]. The Greek word χρηστότης has been variously rendered by our translators by the words "sweetness" and "goodness." But since sweetness may exist also in evil, since all unlawful and unclean things afford pleasure, and it may also exist in that carnal pleasure which is permitted; we ought to understand the word "sweetness," which the Greeks termed χρηστότης, of spiritual blessings: for on this account our translators have preferred to term it "goodness." I think therefore that nothing else is meant by the words, "You have dealt in sweetness with Your servant," than this, You have made me feel delight in that which is good. For when that which is good delights, it is a great gift of God. But when the good work which the law commands is done from a fear of punishment, not from a delight in righteousness, when God is dreaded, not loved; it is the act of a slave, not of a freeman.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Judgments of God — (1.) The secret decisions of God’s will (Ps. 110:5; 36:6). (2.) The revelations of his will (Ex. 21:1; Deut. 6:20; Ps. 119:7-175). (3.) The infliction of punishment on the wicked (Ex. 6:6; 12:12;…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…

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Psalms 119:65

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:65-66

John Gill on Psalms 119:65

John Calvin on Psalms 119:65-72

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:65

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:65-66

John Gill on Psalms 119:65

John Calvin on Psalms 119:65-72

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:65-72

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:65-72