
Text -- Psalms 119:140 (NET)




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Wesley -> Psa 119:140
Without the least mixture of falsehood.
JFB -> Psa 119:140
Literally, "refined," shown pure by trial.
Clarke -> Psa 119:140
Clarke: Psa 119:140 - -- Thy word is very pure - צרופה tseruphah , it is purification. It is not a purified thing, but a thing that purifies. "Now ye are clean,"said C...
Thy word is very pure -
Calvin -> Psa 119:140
Calvin: Psa 119:140 - -- 140.Thy word is exceedingly refined In this verse he intimates that the cause of his zeal was the love which he bore to heavenly doctrine. For to be ...
140.Thy word is exceedingly refined In this verse he intimates that the cause of his zeal was the love which he bore to heavenly doctrine. For to be displeased with or severely to condemn the contempt of divine truth, unless we are bound to it by the cords of love, is pure hypocrisy. And he affirms that his love to God’s word was not a rash, or a blind and inconsiderate affection, but that he loved it, because like gold or silver which has been refined, it was pure and free from all dregs and dross. This is the idea contained in the metaphorical term
TSK -> Psa 119:140
TSK: Psa 119:140 - -- Thy word : Gold has need to be refined; but thy word is purity itself, reflecting the holiness of Jehovah’ s character and government, and requir...
Thy word : Gold has need to be refined; but thy word is purity itself, reflecting the holiness of Jehovah’ s character and government, and requiring and leading to purity of heart and life.
pure : Heb. tried, or refined, Psa 119:128, Psa 12:6, Psa 18:30, Psa 19:8; Pro 30:5; Rom 7:12, Rom 7:16, Rom 7:22; 1Pe 2:2; 2Pe 1:21

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Barnes -> Psa 119:140
Barnes: Psa 119:140 - -- Thy word is very pure - Margin, "tried or refined."See the word explained in the notes at Psa 18:30. Therefore thy servant loveth it - Th...
Thy word is very pure - Margin, "tried or refined."See the word explained in the notes at Psa 18:30.
Therefore thy servant loveth it - Therefore I love it. I love it because it is pure, holy, true; not merely because it will save me. Apart from all reference to myself. I love thy truth as truth; I love purity as purity; I love law as law; I love holiness as holiness. This is true religion.
Poole -> Psa 119:140
Poole: Psa 119:140 - -- Ver. 140. Very pure without the least mixture of any falsehood or sin, both which are frequent in the words or precepts of men.
Therefore because ...
Ver. 140. Very pure without the least mixture of any falsehood or sin, both which are frequent in the words or precepts of men.
Therefore because of that exact purity and holiness of it, for which very reason ungodly men either despise or hate it.
Gill -> Psa 119:140
Gill: Psa 119:140 - -- Thy word is very pure,.... Or, "exceedingly purified" w: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times, Psa 12:6; free from, all drossy ...
Thy word is very pure,.... Or, "exceedingly purified" w: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times, Psa 12:6; free from, all drossy matter; from any mixtures, or the corruptions and doctrines of men; and which tends and leads to purity of heart and life;
therefore thy servant loveth it; that which carnal men hate the word of God for, because it forbids and condemns all impurity of flesh and spirit, all impure thoughts, words, and actions; that a good man loves it for, and which is an evidence of a sanctified heart.

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TSK Synopsis -> Psa 119:1-176
TSK Synopsis: Psa 119:1-176 - --1 This psalm contains sundry prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
MHCC -> Psa 119:137-144
MHCC: Psa 119:137-144 - --God never did, and never can do wrong to any. The promises are faithfully performed by Him that made them. Zeal against sin should constrain us to do ...
Matthew Henry -> Psa 119:140
Matthew Henry: Psa 119:140 - -- Here is, 1. David's great affection for the word of God: Thy servant loves it. Every good man, being a servant of God, loves the word of God, beca...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Psa 119:137-144
Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 119:137-144 - --
The eightfold Tsade . God rules righteously and faithfully according to His word, for which the poet is accordingly zealous, although young and des...
Constable: Psa 107:1--150:6 - --V. Book 5: chs. 107--150
There are 44 psalms in this section of the Psalter. David composed 15 of these (108-110...

Constable: Psa 119:1-176 - --Psalm 119
The anonymous psalmist who wrote this longest psalm sought refuge from his persecutors and fou...
