“The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.”
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. The law ('law of your mouth') is valued above material wealth ('thousands of gold and silver'), emphasizing spiritual treasure. This verse prioritizes Torah over riches.
Church Fathers on Psalms 119:72
1. From its commencement, dearly beloved, does this great Psalm exhort us unto bliss, which there is no one who desires not....And therefore this is the lesson which he teaches, who says, “Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord” Psalm 118:1. As much as to say, I know what you wish, you are seeking bliss: if then you would be blessed, be undefiled. For the former all desire, the latter fear: yet without it what all wish cannot be…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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