Psalms 119:75

Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

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WEBBE

LORD, I know that your judgements are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

BSB

I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

KJV

I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

ASV

I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

BBE

I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.

YLT

I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous are Thy judgments, And in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.

DARBY

I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

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יָדַעְתִּי ya·da'·ti I know verb · qal · perfect H3045 יְהוָה yah·weh O Yahweh noun H3068 כִּי־ ki- that particle H3588 צֶדֶק tze·dek [are] righteousness noun · absolute H6664 מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ mish·pa·tei·kha judgments your noun · construct H4941 וֶאֱמוּנָה ve·'e·mu·nah and faithfulness noun · absolute H530 עִנִּיתָנִי 'i·ni·ta·ni you have afflicted me verb · piel · perfect H6031
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On Psalms 119:1–176

This psalm blends wisdom, lament, praise, thanksgiving, and confession. It often uses eight Hebrew words translated as:

  • “Instructions”

  • “law”

  • “words”

  • “commandments”

  • “statutes”

  • “judgments”

  • “promises”

  • “precepts“

These words encourage love for and obedience to God's instructions in the Scriptures (see 2 Timothy 3:14–17). A deep commitment to these instructions unifies the psalm.

On Psalms 119:73–76

As God’s child, the psalmist asks for divine wisdom.

On Psalms 119:73–80

Yodh (י) is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.

In this prayer for comfort and compassion, the psalmist commits himself to his Creator, who has afflicted him. He wants God to pay back his enemies for the wrongs they have done. He also prays to receive the gift of life. He not only prays for himself but also considers the whole community of the godly, asking that God’s answers to prayer would encourage them.

On this section Psalms 119:1–176

Psalm 119 talks about the Mount Sinai covenant as a blessing for God’s people. It praises God for how wonderful his laws are. These are the laws recorded in the Law of Moses. Obeying them leads to wisdom, joy and life.

The poem is divided into 22 sections. Each section has eight verses. At the beginning of each section there is a word in the Hebrew language. These are the names of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 119 is an alphabet poem.

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The early church

"I know," she says, "O Lord, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in Your truth You have humbled me" [Psalm 119:75]. Mercy and truth are so spoken of in the Divine Word, that, while they are found in many passages, especially in the Psalms, it is also so read in one place, "All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth." And here indeed he has placed truth first, whereby we are humbled unto death, by the judgment of Him whose judgments are righteousness.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Henry (concise) · Verses 73–80

God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of God are tender mercies; the mercies of a father, the compassion of a mother to her son. They come to us when we are not able to go to them. Causeless reproach does not hurt, and should not move us. The psalmist could go on in the way of his duty, and find comfort in it. He valued the good will of saints, and was desirous to keep up his communion with them. Soundness of heart signifies sincerity in dependence on God, and devotedness to him.

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What other commentators say on this verse

Henry (complete)Verse 75JFBVerses 75–78ClarkeVerse 75CalvinVerses 1–176WesleyVerses 75–78Geneva notesVerses 74–76ScofieldVerses 74–153

Cross-references

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Topics

Afflictions And AdversitiesResignationChastisement

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.