69 The proud have (A)forged[a] a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
70 (B)Their heart is [b]as fat as grease,
But I delight in Your law.
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted,
That I may learn Your statutes.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:69 Lit. smeared me with a lie
  2. Psalm 119:70 Insensible

69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,(A)
    I keep your precepts with all my heart.
70 Their hearts are callous(B) and unfeeling,
    but I delight in your law.
71 It was good for me to be afflicted(C)
    so that I might learn your decrees.

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