Psalm 119:127
 Psalm 119:127 
New International Version (©2011)
Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,

New Living Translation (©2007)
Truly, I love your commands more than gold, even the finest gold.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Therefore I love Your commandments Above gold, yes, above fine gold.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Since I love Your commands more than gold, even the purest gold,

International Standard Version (©2012)
I truly love your commands more than gold, including fine gold.

NET Bible (©2006)
For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
Because of this, I have loved your commandments more than gold and more than precious stones.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
I love your commandments more than gold, more than pure gold.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Therefore I love your commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

American King James Version
Therefore I love your commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.

American Standard Version
Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore have I loved thy commandments above gold and the topaz.

Darby Bible Translation
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

English Revised Version
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold.

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.

World English Bible
Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold -- even fine gold.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

119:121-128 Happy is the man, who, acting upon gospel principles, does justice to all around. Christ our Surety, having paid our debt and ransom, secures all the blessings of salvation to every true believer. The psalmist expects the word of God's righteousness, and no other salvation than what is secured by that word, which cannot fall to the ground. We deserve no favour form God; we are most easy when we cast ourselves upon God's mercy, and refer ourselves to it. If any man resolve to do God's will as his servant, he shall be made to know his testimonies. We must do what we can for the support of religion, and, after all, must beg of God to take the work into his own hands. It is hypocrisy to say we love God's commandments more than our worldly interests. The way of sin is a false way, being directly contrary to God's precepts, which are right: those that love and esteem God's law, hate sin, and will not be reconciled to it.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 127. - Therefore I love thy commandments. Because the wicked "make void" thy commandments and cast them aside, "therefore" I all the more "love" them. Above gold; yea, above fine gold (comp. ver. 72).


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Therefore I love thy commandments,.... Because he was the Lord's servant, as Aben Ezra; or rather because the wicked made void the law. His love was the more inflamed and increased towards it by the contempt it was had in by others; he preferred it

above gold, yea, above fine gold; or gold of Phez, a place where the best gold was, as was thought: the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it "the topaz"; and the Syriac and Arabic versions, "precious stones" or "gems"; see Psalm 119:72.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

127, 128. Therefore—that is, In view of these benefits, or, Because of the glory of Thy law, so much praised in the previous parts of the Psalm.

I love … [and] Therefore (repeated)—All its precepts, on all subjects, are estimable for their purity, and lead one imbued with their spirit to hate all evil (Ps 19:10). The Word of God admits of no eclecticism; its least title is perfect (Ps 12:6; Mt 5:17-19).


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Thy Word
126It is time for you, LORD, to work: for they have made void your law. 127Therefore I love your commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold. 128Therefore I esteem all your precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. …

Psalm 19:10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb.
Psalm 119:47 for I delight in your commands because I love them.
Psalm 119:48 I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.
Psalm 119:72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.