Psalm 119:68 | “You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.”

The psalmist declares both who God is and what God does. His very nature is good, and every action that flows from him is marked by that same goodness. The phrase “do good” reflects God’s ongoing kindness and faithfulness toward his people. Matthew Henry writes, “We cannot conceive how much good our God does every day, much less can we conceive how good he is. Let us acknowledge it with admiration and with holy love and thankfulness.” Charles Spurgeon adds, “God is essential goodness in himself, and in every attribute of his nature he is good in the fullest sense of the term; indeed, he has a monopoly of goodness, for there is none good but one, that is God.” In light of such goodness, the psalmist prays, “Teach me your statutes.” The one who knows that God is good desires to live by his word. Obedience becomes the path of experiencing his goodness more deeply. The more we learn his ways, the more we taste and see that the Lord is indeed good.