Read Psalm 119:65-72
Tet is for "good." Good being the direct moral opposite of evil.
Do good to your servant according to your word, O Lord.
God's word promises good (not evil) to His servants. All that enters their lives is good.
Yet in this passage we also hear the word "afflicted."
It was good for me to be afflicted...
Can affliction -- severe distress, persistent suffering, anguish, torment -- be good? It's good to be happy and admired, healthy and secure. But afflicted?
Our Hebrew friend found good in the pain that doubled him over before God. He saw the error of his way, and humbly returned: now I obey Your Word. And he sings:
You are good, and what you do is good...
The goodness of God remains powerful in a world that we have surrendered to evil in the wake of our rebellion. God's power turns the painful consequences of sin, the perverse actions of man, and the brokenness of the world into tools for good in His hands. God uses that which is the direct opposite of His intentions for His purpose.
You are good, and what you do is good...
Yes. I too join in this chorus of praise with the man who found affliction good. I've experienced pain that has brought me on may face before God...there is no better place to be.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 (emphasis added)
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