Psalms 119:140

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
word	אִמְרָתְךָ֥ 'im.ra.te.Kha	H565	something said · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
very	מְאֹ֗ד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
pure	צְרוּפָ֖ה tze.ru.Fah	H6884	to fuse (metal) · verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular absolute
servant	וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ ve.'av.de.Kha	H5650	a servant · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
loveth	אֲהֵבָֽהּ 'a.he.Vah	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 19:8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Psalms 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
2 Peter 1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Psalms 119:128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
Romans 7:12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Romans 7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Psalms 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:140

Here is, 1. David's great affection for the word of God: Thy servant loves it. Every good man, being a servant of God, loves the word of God, because it lets him know his Master's will and directs him in his Master's work. Wherever there is grace there is a warm attachment to the word of God. 2. The ground and reason of that affection; he saw it to be very pure, and therefore he loved it. Our love to the word of God is then an evidence of our love to God when we love it for the sake of its purity, because it bears the image of God's holiness and is designed to make us partakers of his holiness. It commands purity, and, as it is itself refined from all corrupt mixture, so if we receive it in…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:140

Thy word is very pure,.... Or, "exceedingly purified" (w): as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times, Psalm 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. (w) "purificatum valde", Montanus; "liquatum, vel expurgatum valde", Gejerus.

John Calvin on Psalms 119:137-144

Psalm 119:137-144 137. ts O Jehovah! thou art righteous, and thy judgments are right. 138. tsThou hast commanded righteousness in thy testimonies, and truth greatly. 139. tsMy zeal hath consumed me, because my adversaries have forgotten thy words. 140. ts Thy word is exceedingly refined, and thy servant hath loved it. 141. tsI am insignificant and despised; I have not forgotten thy commandments. 142.ts Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness; and the law is truth. 143.ts Trouble and anguish have come upon me; but thy commandments are my delight. 144. tsThe righteousness of thy testimonies endereth for ever; give me understanding and I shall live. 137. O Jehovah! thou art righteou…

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The Church Fathers

Then considering with himself with what a flame of love he burned for the commandments of God: "Fiery," says he, "is Your word exceedingly, and Your servant has loved it" [Psalm 119:140]. Justly jealous was he of the impenitent heart in His enemies, who had forgotten God's word; for he endeavoured to bring them unto that which he himself most ardently loved.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

Do you want me to show you how the fire goes out from the words of the Holy Spirit and ignites the hearts of believers? Hear David speaking in the psalm: "The declaration of the Lord has set him on fire." And again in the Gospel it was written, after the Lord spoke to Cleopas, "Was not our heart burning within us when he opened the Scriptures to us?" Whence will you burn? Whence will "the coals of fire" be bound in you who are never set on fire by the declaration of the Lord, never kindled by the words of the Holy Spirit?
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON LEVITICUS 9:9.7

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Purity · OF HEART — OF HEART
Refining · .Of the purity of the word of God — .Of the purity of the word of God
Scriptures, The · Described as: Pure — Described as: Pure

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:140

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:140

John Gill on Psalms 119:140

John Calvin on Psalms 119:137-144

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:140

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:140

John Gill on Psalms 119:140

John Calvin on Psalms 119:137-144

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:137-144

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:139