psalm 119:65-72 reverse parallelism

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psalm 119 introduction 2014 sep 29
psalm 119:1-16 chiastic structure 2014 sep 30
psalm 119:17-32 chiastic structure 2014 oct 01
psalm 119:33-48 chiastic structure 2014 oct 02
psalm 119:49-64 reverse parallelism 2014 oct 03

1a) Psa 119:65a, You have dealt well with Your servant;

1b) Psa 119:65b, O Lord, according to Your word;

1c) Psa 119:66-68, My affliction turned me toward Your good statutes:

1a) Psa 119:66, Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments;
1b) Psa 119:67a, Before I was afflicted I went astray;
2b) Psa 119:67b, But now I keep Your word;
2a) Psa 119:68, You are good, and do good; Teach me Your statutes;

1d) Psa 119:69, The proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart;

2d) Psa 119:70, Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your law;

2c) Psa 119:71, It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes;

2b) Psa 119:72a, The law of Your mouth is better to me;

2a) Psa 119:72b, Than thousands of coins of gold and silver. {p}

God is good, and does good: His judgment is good, His word, commandments, and statutes are good. And if we went our own way and not His, but affliction caused us to realize His way was better, then it was good of Him to allow the affliction of our own way to come upon us.