Cross references

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to be afflicted,

that I might learn Your statutes.

Psalm 119:71 BSB

Psalm 119:71 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hebrews 12:10–11 (49 votes) and Psalm 119:67 (46 votes). 21 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Genesis 50 to James 4.

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Which verses does Psalm 119:71 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

  2. Psalm 119:6746 votes

    Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.

  3. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

  4. Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law, to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

  5. Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.

Which verses point to Psalm 119:71?

The 10 strongest of 21.