Psalms 119:140
Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
In Context
139My zeale hath euen consumed mee, because mine enemies haue forgotten thy wordes.
141I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
Cross References
Psalms 12:6The wordes of the Lord are pure wordes, as the siluer, tried in a fornace of earth, fined seuen folde.
Psalms 18:30The way of God is vncorrupt: the worde of the Lord is tried in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.
Psalms 119:47And my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
Proverbs 30:5Euery worde of God is pure: he is a shield to those, that trust in him.
Romans 7:16If I doe then that which I woulde not, I consent to the Lawe, that it is good.
1 Peter 2:2As newe borne babes desire that sincere milke of the woorde, that yee may growe thereby,
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 →