Psalms 119:140
Thy promise is greatly refined, and thy servant loveth it.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
In Context
139My zeal destroyeth me; because my assailants have forgotten thy words.
141I am little and despised: yet thy precepts have I not forgotten.
Cross References
Psalms 12:6(12:7) The words of the Lord are pure words, as silver refined in the crucible of earth, purified seven times.
Psalms 18:30(18:31) As for God,—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a shield to all those that trust in him.
Psalms 119:47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love.
Proverbs 30:5Every saying of God is purified: he is a shield unto those that put their trust in him.
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 →