Psalms 119:140
Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
In Context
139My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words.
141I am small and of no account; but I keep your orders in mind.
Cross References
Psalms 12:6\12:5\Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.
Psalms 18:30\18:29\By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in; by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
Psalms 119:47And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.
Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
Romans 7:16But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.
1 Peter 2:2Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:140
139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. Here is, 1. The great contempt which wicked men put upon religion: My enemies have forgotten thy words. They have often heard them, but so little did they heed them that they soon forgot them, they willingly forgot them, not only through carelessness let them slip out of their minds, but contrived how to cast them behind their backs. This is at the bottom of all the wickedness of the wicked, and particularly of their malignity and enmity… Read the whole commentary →