Psalm 119:140

140 Your word [is] very pure, and your servant loves it.

Psalm 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.

Psalm 119:140 In-Context

138 You have ordained your testimonies [in] righteousness, and [in] exceeding faithfulness.

139 My zeal consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.

140 Your word [is] very pure, and your servant loves it.

141 I [am] small and despised, [yet] I do not forget your precepts.

142 Your righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and your law [is] truth.