Psalms 119:140
Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
In Context
139My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
141Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
Cross References
Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are pure; Like silver purified in a furnace on the earth, Seven times refined.
Psalms 18:30The ways of God are just and true; His word is pure, tried in the fire; He is a shield to all who put their trust in him.
Psalms 119:47I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is pure; A shield is he to them that put their trust in him.
Romans 7:16But if I do what I would not, I assent to the Law that it is good.
1 Peter 2:2as new-born babes, desire the spiritual, pure milk, that ye may grow thereby 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 →