Psalms 119:140
Your word has been tested very much, 1 and your servant loves it. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
In Context
139Anger has destroyed me 1 because my adversaries forget your words. 1
141I am insignificant and despised, 1 yet I do not forget your instructions. 1
Cross References
Psalms 12:6The words of Yahweh are pure words, 1 like silver purified in a furnace on the earth, 1 refined seven times. 1
Psalms 18:30As for God—his way is perfect! The word of Yahweh is pure! 1 He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him. 1
Psalms 119:47I delight in your commandments, 1 which I love dearly. 1
Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is tested; 1 he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 1
Romans 7:16But if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law that the law is good.
1 Peter 2:2As newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that through it you may grow in 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 →