Tehillim 119:140

140 Thy word is very tested; therefore Thy eved loveth it.

Tehillim 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.

Tehillim 119:140 In-Context

138 Thy edot (testimonies) that Thou hast commanded are tzedek and emunah me’od (very faithful).

139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten Thy devarim.

140 Thy word is very tested; therefore Thy eved loveth it.

141 I am small and despised; yet do not I forget Thy pikkudim.

142 Thy tzedakah is tzedek l’olam, and Thy torah emes.