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<p>This is a reason why David reckoned that when by his afflictions he learned Gods statutes, an the profit did so much counterbalance the loss, he was really a gainer by them; for Gods <i>law</i>, which he got acquaintance with by his affliction, was <i>better</i> to him than all the <i>gold and silver</i> which he lost by his affliction. 1. David had but a little of the word of God in comparison with what we have, yet see how highly he valued it; how inexcusable then are we, who have both the Old and New Testament complete, and yet account them as a strange thing! Observe, <i>Therefore</i> he valued the law, because it is <i>the law of Gods mouth</i>, the revelation of his will, and ratified by his authority. 2. He had a great deal of gold and silver in comparison with what we have, yet see how little he valued it. His riches increased, and yet he did not set his heart upon them, but upon the word of God. That was better to him, yielded him better pleasures, and better maintenance, and a better inheritance, than all the treasures he was master of. Those that have read, and believe, Davids <i>Psalms</i> and Solomons <i>Ecclesiastes</i>, cannot but prefer the word of God far before the wealth of this world.</p>