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Psalm 119:70–71

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70Their hearts are hard and insensitive,at

but I delight in your instruction.au

71It was good for me to be afflictedav

so that I could learn your statutes.

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Cross references

  1. atPs 17:10
  2. auPs 119:16
  3. avPs 119:67,75

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

their heart is unfeeling like fat,

but I delight in your law.

It is good for me that I was afflicted,

that I might learn your statutes.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Their hearts are callous and unfeeling,

but I delight in your law.

It was good for me to be afflicted

so that I might learn your decrees.

NLTNew Living Translation

Their hearts are dull and stupid,

but I delight in your instructions.

My suffering was good for me,

for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Their heart is insensitive like fat;

As for me, I take delight in your law.

It is good for me that I was afflicted,

so that I might learn your statutes.

KJV 1900King James Version

Their heart is as fat as grease;

But I delight in thy law.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted;

That I might learn thy statutes.