Proverbia 119:72

Nova Vulgata

Bonum mihi lex oris tui super milia auri et argenti.

Parallel Translations

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
span data-lang="lat" data-trans="jvl" data-ref="psa.119.1" class="versetxt"> Canticum graduum. [Ad Dominum cum tribularer clamavi,
et exaudivit me.
Domine, libera animam meam a labiis iniquis
et a lingua dolosa.
Quid detur tibi, aut quid apponatur tibi
ad linguam dolosam?
Sagitt� potentis acut�,
cum carbonibus desolatoriis.
Heu mihi, quia incolatus meus prolongatus est!
habitavi cum habitantibus Cedar;
multum incola fuit anima mea.
Cum his qui oderunt pacem eram pacificus;
cum loquebar illis, impugnabant me gratis.]

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

better: Psalms 119:14, Psalms 119:111, Psalms 119:127, Psalms 119:162, Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 3:14, Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 8:10, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 8:19, Proverbs 16:16, Matthew 13:44-46

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 33:4 - the inheritance Nehemiah 8:12 - because Job 28:13 - knoweth Psalms 1:2 - But his Psalms 19:7 - law Proverbs 2:4 - thou Proverbs 23:23 - Buy Jeremiah 15:16 - thy word Luke 18:30 - manifold more Romans 7:22 - I delight Romans 12:2 - good 1 Corinthians 3:12 - gold

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 Psalms 119:127.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 Psalms 19:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 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 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 Saviour even for thirty pieces of silver? Hear this, ye lovers of the world and of money!

As the letter ט teth begins but few words, not forty, in the Hebrew language, there is less variety under this division than under any of the preceding.

ANALYSIS OF LETTER TETH. - Ninth Division

The psalmist, having been afflicted, shows, -

I. How graciously God dealt with him, in bringing him profitably through it.

II. Prays for a right judgment and knowledge.

III. Expresses his love to God's law, and the value he set upon it.

I. The psalmist gives thanks for mercy granted in affliction.

1. "Thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant." Graciously in afflicting him, and graciously in relieving him.

2. And this thou hast done "according to thy word." Thou hast fulfilled thy promise.

II. He prays to be taught of God: -

1. "Teach me good judgment." Many judge badly; for they think that affliction is a sign of God's displeasure. Let me have that good judgment that receives it as a fatherly correction from thee.

2. He asks for science and knowledge. A spiritual perception, and taste for heavenly things.

3. For this he gives his reason: "I have believed thy commandments." If we believe not God, we cannot profit by his word.

4. There is something remarkable in the manner of asking: 1. A good or sound judgment. 2. Knowledge; for without a sound judgment, knowledge is of no use.

III. He acknowledges that God's chastisements had done him good.

1."Before I was afflicted." Prosperity is often the mother or error.

2. "Now I have kept thy word." Schola crucis, schola lucis, "The school of the cross is the school of light."

3. He acknowledges that the good God had done him good. To have a right notion of God is a great blessing.

IV. Much of the psalmist's affliction proceeded from wicked men. These he describes: -

1. They were proud. Pride is the mother of rebellion, both against God and man.

2. They were liars. Evil speaking and calumny are the first weapons of persecutors.

3. They forged these lies; they invented them. There was none ready to their hand, so they framed some to serve their purpose.

4. The psalmist opposes them with humility and truth: "I will keep thy precepts."

5. He shows more particularly their moral character: "Their heart was as fat as grease;" they were stupid, brutish, hoggish. Their god was their belly. 1. Because they abounded in wealth, they were proud. 2. Because they pampered themselves, they were stupid, and incapable of moral feeling. The fat is the least sensible part of the animal system.

V. He shows the condition of the godly.

1. They see God's hand in their afflictions.

2. They learn his statutes.

3. They prefer his word to all earthly treasures; and,

4. They persevere in this heavenly disposition, because they continue to depend on God.