
Text -- Psalms 119:72 (NET)




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JFB -> Psa 119:71-72
JFB: Psa 119:71-72 - -- So also affliction of any kind acts as a wholesome discipline in leading the pious more highly to value the truth and promises of God.
So also affliction of any kind acts as a wholesome discipline in leading the pious more highly to value the truth and promises of God.
Clarke -> Psa 119:72
Clarke: Psa 119:72 - -- The law of thy mouth is better - Who can say this? Who prefers the law of his God, the Christ that bought him, and the heaven to which he hopes to g...
The law of thy mouth is better - Who can say this? Who prefers the law of his God, the Christ that bought him, and the heaven to which he hopes to go, when he can live no longer upon earth, to thousands of gold and silver? Yea, how many are there who, like Judas, sell their Savior even for thirty pieces of silver? Hear this, ye lovers of the world and of money
As the letter
TSK -> Psa 119:72
TSK: Psa 119:72 - -- better : Psa 119:14, Psa 119:111, Psa 119:127, Psa 119:162, Psa 19:10; Pro 3:14, Pro 3:15, Pro 8:10, Pro 8:11, Pro 8:19, Pro 16:16; Mat 13:44-46
better : Psa 119:14, Psa 119:111, Psa 119:127, Psa 119:162, Psa 19:10; Pro 3:14, Pro 3:15, Pro 8:10, Pro 8:11, Pro 8:19, Pro 16:16; Mat 13:44-46

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Barnes -> Psa 119:72
Barnes: Psa 119:72 - -- The law of thy mouth - The law which proceeds out of thy mouth, or which thou hast spoken. Is better unto me - The Hebrew is, "Good to me...
The law of thy mouth - The law which proceeds out of thy mouth, or which thou hast spoken.
Is better unto me - The Hebrew is, "Good to me is the law of thy mouth above thousands of gold and silver."
Than thousands of gold and silver - Than any amount of wealth. It is to me the most valuable possession; that which I prize above all other things. Compare the notes at Psa 19:10.
Poole -> Psa 119:72
Poole: Psa 119:72 - -- Not only thy promises, but even thy precepts, which are so unpleasant and hard to ungodly men, to me they are more desirable and more needful and pr...
Not only thy promises, but even thy precepts, which are so unpleasant and hard to ungodly men, to me they are more desirable and more needful and profitable, because they do not only give me abundant satisfaction and comfort in this life, but also they conduct me with safety and delight unto that eternal and most blessed life, where gold and silver bear no price.
Gill -> Psa 119:72
Gill: Psa 119:72 - -- The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. The word of God, the doctrines contained in it; which, coming out of the mo...
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. The word of God, the doctrines contained in it; which, coming out of the mouth of God, and spoken by him, carries in it weight and authority, commands reverence and respect; and ought to be considered as indeed the word of God and not of man; and so of more value than thousands of pieces of gold and silver; or, as the Targum, than a thousand talents of gold and silver. The truths and doctrines of the word of God are not only comparable to gold and silver for their intrinsic worth and value; but are preferable to them, and to be received before them: David had his thousands of gold and silver, but he esteemed the word of God above them all; and willingly suffered afflictions, that he might understand it better; see Psa 119:127.

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NET Notes -> Psa 119:72
NET Notes: Psa 119:72 Heb “better to me [is] the law of your mouth than thousands of gold and silver.”

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TSK Synopsis -> Psa 119:1-176
TSK Synopsis: Psa 119:1-176 - --1 This psalm contains sundry prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
MHCC -> Psa 119:65-72
MHCC: Psa 119:65-72 - --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 judgmen...
Matthew Henry -> Psa 119:72
Matthew Henry: Psa 119:72 - -- This is a reason why David reckoned that when by his afflictions he learned God's statutes, an the profit did so much counterbalance the loss, he wa...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Psa 119:65-72
Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 119:65-72 - --
The eightfold Teth . The good word of the gracious God is the fountain of all good; and it is learned in the way of lowliness. He reviews his life,...
Constable: Psa 107:1--150:6 - --V. Book 5: chs. 107--150
There are 44 psalms in this section of the Psalter. David composed 15 of these (108-110...

Constable: Psa 119:1-176 - --Psalm 119
The anonymous psalmist who wrote this longest psalm sought refuge from his persecutors and fou...

Constable: Psa 119:65-72 - --9. Confidence in the Word of God 119:65-72
The writer relied on the fact that God would deal wit...
