It is good for me that I was humbled,
so that I might learn your statutes.
What is rendered above as "humbled" is more commonly translated as afflicted.
The implication is to be bothered by some chronic condition, not in pain but preoccupied.
I have not achieved great things. In many ways I have lived on the edge of disaster. There is no reason to be self-satisfied.
Failure, weakness, and worry have brought me closer to God.
I would not mind taking leave of my sponsors, but I give thanks for their service.
Psalm 119
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