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Posted by Psalms on Monday, 29 October 2012
Psalms 119:72
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
119:72. The law of thy mouth. It comes from God’s own mouth with freshness and power to our souls. Things written are as dried herbs; but speech has a liveliness and dew about it. We do well to look upon the Word of the Lord as though it were newly spoken into our ear. The same lips which spoke us into existence have spoken the law by which we are to govern that existence. Well may we prize beyond all price that which comes from such a source.
Is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. This is the verdict of a man who owned his thousands, and could judge by actual experience the value of money and the value of truth. He speaks of great riches, and then he sets the Word of God before it all, as better to him, even if others did not think it better to them. Gold and silver may be stolen from us, but not the Word; these are useless in the hour of death, but the Word of the promise is most dear.
See how this portion of the psalm is flavored with goodness. God’s dealings are good (verse 65), holy judgment is good (verse 66), affliction is good (verse 67), God is good (verse 68), and here the law is not only good, but better than the best of treasures. Lord, make us good, through thy good Word.
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