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Psalm 119:127

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

125I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.
126It is time to act, LORD, for they break your law.
127Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
128Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE
129Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.
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Pure gold sets a high price for comparison, yet the writer’s love for God’s commandments exceeds it, raising the question of what deserves your strongest affection.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.Both describe what deserves to be prized: the psalm treasures God’s commandments above gold, while Proverbs urges acquiring truth and keeping it.
Psalm 119:72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YODHBoth compare God’s instruction with wealth and declare that his words are worth more.
Psalm 119:47I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.Both express love for God’s commandments, with one naming delight and the other placing that love above gold.
Proverbs 8:10Receive my instruction rather than silver, knowledge rather than choice gold.Both rank instruction above precious metal, using gold to express the worth of what is taught.
Job 23:12I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.Both treasure God’s commands above something valued: gold in the psalm and necessary food in Job.
Psalm 119:14I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.Both compare affection for God’s instruction with riches, speaking of love in one verse and rejoicing in the other.
Psalm 119:111I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.Both express affection for what God has spoken, describing his instruction through love, lasting inheritance, and joy.
Romans 7:22For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,Both describe an inward affection for God’s law: love in the psalm and delight in Romans.
Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can’t be compared to it.Both use precious materials to express surpassing worth, comparing commandments with gold and wisdom with rubies.
Matthew 13:45–46“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,The shared thread is precious objects: the psalm compares commandments with gold, while Matthew introduces a kingdom comparison through a merchant seeking pearls.
Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.Both place something above gold: the psalm names God’s commandments, while Proverbs names wisdom and understanding.
Nehemiah 8:12All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.Both describe a warm response to words received: love for God’s commandments in the psalm and celebration after understanding in Nehemiah.
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Envy and comparison. temptation. sermon or Bible study notes.

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Encouragement

Even amid the disregard for God’s law described in the preceding verse, love for his commandments has a place. Their worth exceeds the purest gold.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).