John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 119:68

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thou [art] good, and doest good, etc.] Essentially, originally, and only good, and the fountain of all goodness to his creatures; who does good to all men in a providential way, and especially to his own people; to whom he is good in a way of special grace and mercy, in and through his Son Jesus Christ; and even he is good to them, and does good to them, when he afflicts them; he makes their afflictions work for their good, either temporal, spiritual, or eternal; teach me thy statutes; as a fresh instance of goodness; this had been often desired, being what lay much on his mind, and was of moment and importance; (see <19B912>Psalm 119:12,26,33,64).

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