Psalm 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn your statutes. I. It affords opportunity for reflection, without which we can never properly know what we are or what we want. II. IT TENDS TO CREATE IN US HUMILITY. III. IT IS THE MEANS OF LEADING US TO REPENTANCE. IV. IT TEACHES US TO PUT OUR TRUST IN THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST. V. IT TEACHES US RESIGNATION. VI. IT IMPROVES OUR CHARITY. (R. Mant, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.WEB: It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes. |
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