Psalms 119:140
Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
In Context
139My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
141I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.
Cross References
Psalms 12:6The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Psalms 18:30As for God, his way is perfect; the word of Jehovah is tried: he is a shield to all that trust in him.
Psalms 119:47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;
Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Romans 7:16But if what I do not will, this I practise, I consent to the law that [it is] right.
1 Peter 2:2as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up 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 →