Psalm 119:67
“Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 119Meaning
Teth (vv.65–72) reflects retrospectively on suffering that became a setting for correction.
Teth
God's goodness is recognized through teaching, correction, affliction, and the value of his instruction.
Read carefully
The verse is the speaker's retrospective testimony, not a universal causal rule for other people's suffering.
Reflection
Ask what you learned without assuming suffering was deserved or divinely inflicted.