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It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn your statutes.
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Affliction as God's School
Multiple commentators, including Spurgeon and Gill, describe affliction as God's 'school' and His 'rod' of discipline. They explain that suffering is not random but is a purposeful tool God uses to teach His children. Matthew Henry adds that God often uses affliction to counteract the spiritual dullness that can come from worldly comfort, making us more receptive to His instruction.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It is good for me that I have been afflicted—See the notes at (Psalms 119:67). Whatever may have been the form of the a…
19th Century
Anglican
It is good ... —See Psalm 119:67. Probably the result of discipline on the nation is intended, though the “sweet uses of …
Baptist
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
The psalmist was so impressed with the benefits he h…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[It is] good for me that I have been afflicted The good and profit of which he had observed before; (See Gill on…
However God has dealt with us, He has dealt with us better than we deserve, and all in love and for our good.
Many have knowledge, but littl…