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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:68 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thouh art good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
, and doest good
towb (Hebrew #2895)
a primitive root, to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
KJV usage: be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, X please, (be, do, go, play) well.
Pronounce: tobe
; teach
lamad (Hebrew #3925)
properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
KJV usage: (un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, - ing).
Pronounce: law-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
me thy statutes
choq (Hebrew #2706)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
KJV usage: appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, X necessary, ordinance(- nary), portion, set time, statute, task.
Pronounce: khoke
Origin: from 2710
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Psa. 25:8• 8Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way: (Psa. 25:8)
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Matt. 19:17• 17And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. (Matt. 19:17)

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Psa. 86:5• 5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee. (Psa. 86:5)
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Psa. 106:1• 1Hallelujah! Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. (Psa. 106:1)
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Psa. 107:1• 1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever. (Psa. 107:1)
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Psa. 145:7‑9• 7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
 8Jehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness.
 9Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works. (Psa. 145:7‑9)
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Ex. 33:18‑19• 18And he said, Let me, I pray thee, see thy glory.
 19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thy face, and I will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. (Ex. 33:18‑19)
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Ex. 34:6‑7• 6And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah *God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,
 7keeping mercy unto thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. (Ex. 34:6‑7)
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Isa. 63:7• 7I will record the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah, the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed upon us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel which he hath bestowed upon them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses. (Isa. 63:7)
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Matt. 5:45• 45that ye may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust. (Matt. 5:45)
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Matt. 19:17• 17And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. (Matt. 19:17)
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Mark 10:18• 18But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? no one is good but one, that is God. (Mark 10:18)
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Luke 18:19• 19But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God. (Luke 18:19)
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Psa. 119:12,26• 12Blessed art thou, Jehovah! teach me thy statutes.
 26I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes. (Psa. 119:12,26)
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Psa. 25:8‑9• 8Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way:
 9The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way. (Psa. 25:8‑9)
• He recognizes that behind all God’s dealings in chastening there is the goodness of God, so that he can say, “Thou art good, and doest good.” God being good he desires to be taught of God. (“Psalm 119:65-72: Division 9 (Teth)” by H. Smith)
• Hence God is known in goodness in the subdued heart: “Thou art good and doest good.” The desire of the heart is after God's ways. Now “teach me thy statutes;” that is, the goodness the heart seeks. This subdual of will and setting the heart right is beautiful to see. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.