Verse
Psalms 119:71 — It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy…
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.”
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The verses around Psalms 119:71.
69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Verse explanation
It repeats and reinforces the idea from verse 67: the affliction is directly called “good,” because it taught what nothing else had taught before.
From the Psalms 119 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 119:71 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Foi-me bom ter sido afflicto, para que aprendesse os teus estatutos.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Foi bom pra mim ter sido afligido, para assim eu aprender os teus estatutos.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El sufrimiento por el que pasé fue bueno para mi, porque pude meditar en lo que has dicho.
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