Psalms 119:140

140 Your promise has been thoroughly tested, and I love it.

Psalms 119:140 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:140

Thy word is very pure
Or, "exceedingly purified" F23: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times, ( Psalms 12:6 ) ; free from, all drossy matter; from any mixtures, or the corruptions and doctrines of men; and which tends and leads to purity of heart and life;

therefore thy servant loveth it;
that which carnal men hate the word of God for, because it forbids and condemns all impurity of flesh and spirit, all impure thoughts, words, and actions; that a good man loves it for, and which is an evidence of a sanctified heart.


FOOTNOTES:

F23 (dam hpwru) "purificatum valde", Montanus; "liquatum, vel expurgatum valde", Gejerus.

Psalms 119:140 In-Context

138 You have issued your written instructions. They are fair and completely dependable.
139 My devotion [for your words] consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
140 Your promise has been thoroughly tested, and I love it.
141 I am unimportant and despised, [yet] I never forget your guiding principles.
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your teachings are reliable.
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