It is good for me Necessary and very beneficial; that I have been afflicted He repeats what, in effect, he said before, (Psalms 119:67,) partly to intimate the certainty and importance of this truth, and partly because it is a great paradox to worldly men, who generally esteem afflictions to be evils, yea, the worst of evils. The law of thy mouth Not only thy promises, but even thy precepts, which are so unpleasant and disagreeable to ungodly men; are better unto me More needful and profitable, and therefore more desirable; than thousands of gold and silver Because they not only give me abundant satisfaction and comfort in this life, but also conduct me with safety and delight unto that eternal and most blessed life, where gold and silver bear no price.
Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:71
Psalms 119:71-72
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.