Psalms 119:140

140 Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

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

Psalms 119:140 In-Context

138 Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful.

139 My zeal hath consumed me; because my enemies have forgotten thy words.

140 Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

141 I [am] small and despised: [yet] I do not forget thy precepts.

142 Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.