Psalms 119:68

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
good	טוֹב tov-	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
good	טוֹב ṭôwb	H2895	to be (transitively
teach	לַמְּדֵ֥נִי la.me.De.ni	H3925	properly · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
statutes	חֻקֶּֽיךָ chu.Kei.cha	H2706	an enactment · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
Psalms 106:1 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Exodus 34:6-7 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness an…
Psalms 86:5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the command…
Psalms 107:1 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Exodus 33:18-19 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
Psalms 25:8-9 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:68

Here, 1. David praises God's goodness and gives him the glory of it: Thou art good and doest good. All who have any knowledge of God and dealings with him wilt own that he does good, and therefore will conclude that he is good. The streams of God's goodness are so numerous, and run so full, so strong, to all the creatures, that we must conclude the fountain that is in himself to be inexhaustible. We cannot conceive how much good our God does every day, much less can we conceive how good he is. Let us acknowledge it with admiration and with holy love and thankfulness. 2. He prays for God's grace, and begs to be under the guidance and influence of it: Teach me thy statutes. "Lord, thou doest g…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:68

Thou art good, and doest good,.... Essentially, originally, and only good, and the fountain of all goodness to his creatures; who does good to all men in a providential way, and especially to his own people; to whom he is good in a way of special grace and mercy, in and through his Son Jesus Christ; and even he is good to them, and does good to them, when he afflicts them; he makes their afflictions work for their good, either temporal, spiritual, or eternal; teach me thy statutes; as a fresh instance of goodness; this had been often desired, being what lay much on his mind, and was of moment and importance; see Psalm 119:12.

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…

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The Church Fathers

"Sweet art Thou, O Lord;" or, as many have it, "Sweet art Thou, even Thou, O Lord" [Psalm 119:68]. Some also, "Sweet art Thou," or, "Good art Thou:" as we have before treated of this word: "and in Thy sweetness teach me Thy statutes." He truly desireth to do the righteousnesses of God, since he desireth to learn them in His sweetness from Him unto whom he hath said, "Sweet art Thou, O Lord."
— Augustine of Hippo, ON THE PSALMS, Psalm 119

If the soul, with its capacity for pleasure and delight, has tasted this true and highest good and has adhered to both with the means at its disposal, putting away sorrow and fear, then it is wonderfully inflamed. Having embraced the Word of God, it knows no bounds, it knows no satiety, and says, "You are sweet, O Lord, and in your joy teach me your laws." Having embraced the Word of God, the soul desires him above every beauty; it loves him above every joy; it is delighted with him above every perfume; it wishes often to see, often to gaze, often to be drawn to him that it may follow. "Your name," it says, "is as oil poured out, and that is why we maidens love you and vie with one another but cannot attain to you. Draw us that we may run after you, that from the odor of ointments we may receive the power to follow you.
— Ambrose of Milan, Letter 79

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Dictionary and topics

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,…
God · Is declared to be: Good — Is declared to be: Good
Goodness Of God, The · Manifested: In doing good — Manifested: In doing good

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:68

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:68

John Gill on Psalms 119:68

John Calvin on Psalms 119:65-72

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:68

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:68

John Gill on Psalms 119:68

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