Psalms 119 · Verse 71

Psalms 119:71

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Psalms 119:71, King James Version

Psalms 119:71 in other translations

BSB	It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
WEB	It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes.
ASV	It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I may learn thy statutes.
YLT	Good for me that I have been afflicted, That I might learn Thy statutes.
DARBY	It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.
BBE	It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.
Webster	It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

What does Psalms 119:71 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:71-72

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. JOD. (Psa 119:73-80).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted - See on Psa 119:67 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 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 judgment; those who have both, are fortified against the snares of Satan, and furnished for the service of God. We are most apt to wander from God, when we are easy in the world. We should leave our concerns to the disposal of God, seeing we know not what is good for us…

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Psalms 119:71 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

טֽוֹב\־tov-it was goodH2895

לִ֥יlifor me

כִֽי\־khi-thatH3588

עֻנֵּ֑יתִי'u.Nei.tiI was afflictedH6031

לְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616

אֶלְמַ֥ד'el.MadI may learnH3925

חֻקֶּֽיךָ\׃chu.Kei.chadecrees yourH2706

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 119:71

Hebrews 12:10-11
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Psalms 119:67
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
Psalms 94:12-13
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law; That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Isaiah 27:9
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

good.
67; 94:12,13; Isa 27:9; 1Co 11:32; Heb 12:10,11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Psalms 119:70
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
Psalms 119:71
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Psalms 119:72
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

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Psalms 119:71 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Bueno me es haber sido humillado, para que aprenda tus estatutos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Il est bon pour moi que j’aie été affligé, afin que j’apprenne tes statuts.
German Elberfelder 1871	Es ist gut für mich, daß ich gedemütigt ward, damit ich deine Satzungen lernte.