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Psalms 119:140
140Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much.
Context of Psalms 119:140
138You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness. 139My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words. Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. 141I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts. 142Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true.
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צְרוּפָ֖ה אִמְרָתְךָ֥ מְאֹ֗ד וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ אֲהֵבָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:140
- Psalms 119:128Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.
- Psalms 12:6The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.
- Psalms 18:30This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
- Psalms 19:8the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
- Romans 7:12So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
- 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—
- 2 Peter 1:21For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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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