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Psalms 119:140
140I know that your promises are completely true. I love them more than anything.
Psalms 119:140 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
- New International Version (NIV)Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it.
Context of Psalms 119:140
138The rules that you have given to us are good and right. We can trust them completely. 139I am so upset that it almost kills me, because my enemies do not accept your message. I know that your promises are completely true. I love them more than anything. 141I am not important enough for people to respect me, but I do not forget your teaching. 142You will always do what is right and your law is completely true.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:140 word by word
צְרוּפָ֖ה אִמְרָתְךָ֥ מְאֹ֗ד וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ אֲהֵבָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:140
- Psalms 119:128So I carefully obey your teaching. I hate everything that is false.
- Psalms 12:6The Lord's promises are true. We can trust them, because they are pure. They are as pure as silver that people have put in a hot fire seven times.
- Psalms 18:30God's way is perfect. Yes, the Lord's promises are always true. He keeps safe everyone who goes to him for help, like a shield that keeps a soldier safe.
- Psalms 19:8The Lord's rules are always right. If we obey them, they make us really happy. The Lord's commands are completely good. They show us how to live in a good way.
- Proverbs 30:5Everything that God says is completely true. If you trust him, he will protect you like a soldier's shield.
- Romans 7:12So we understand that God's Law and its commands are completely good. They are holy, fair and good.
- 1 Peter 2:2Instead, you should want to learn about God more and more. New babies always want their mothers' milk, which makes them grow strong. God's true message is like good food that will make you strong in your spirits. Then you will continue to grow as believers so that God saves you.
- 2 Peter 1:21None of the prophets' messages came because any person wanted to say something. Instead, God's Holy Spirit caused people to speak words that came from God.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:140
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 140Thy word is very pure - Margin, “tried or refined.” See the word explained in the notes at Psalm 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.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 137-144Verses 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 what we can against it, at least to do more in religion ourselves. Our love to the word of God is evidence of our love to God, because it is designed to make us partake his holiness. Men's real excellency always makes them low in their own eyes. When we are small and despised, we have the more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 137-144Tsadhe (צ) is the eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. God is righteous, and his word is right and just, especially in contrast to the deceptions of the wicked.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 140140. very pure--literally, "refined," shown pure by trial.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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