Psalms 119:67
Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 119 connects to 10 cross-references. The longest chapter in the Bible — 176 verses in 22 sections, each using the same Hebrew letter in an acrostic. Every verse refers to God's word using one of eight synonyms: law, testimony, precepts, statute, commandment, ordinance, word, and …
Other Translations
Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word.
Before I am afflicted, I--I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept.
Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.
Cross References
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then …
And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace …
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof …
And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and …
So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the …
And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem …
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, …
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.