God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:140
140Your promise has been thoroughly tested, and I love 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.
- 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
138You have issued your written instructions. They are fair and completely dependable. 139My devotion ⌞for your words⌟ consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten your words. Your promise has been thoroughly tested, and I love it. 141I am unimportant and despised, ⌞yet⌟ I never forget your guiding principles. 142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your teachings are reliable.
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 119:128I follow the straight paths of your guiding principles. I hate every pathway that leads to lying.
- Psalms 12:6The promises of the Lord are pure, like silver refined in a furnace and purified seven times.
- Psalms 18:30God’s way is perfect! The promise of the Lord has proven to be true. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
- Psalms 19:8The instructions of the Lord are correct. They make the heart rejoice. The command of the Lord is radiant. It makes the eyes shine.
- Proverbs 30:5“All of God’s word has proven to be true. He is a shield to those who come to him for protection.
- Romans 7:12So the laws in Moses’ Teachings are holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.
- 1 Peter 2:2Desire God’s pure word as newborn babies desire milk. Then you will grow in your salvation.
- 2 Peter 1:21No prophecy ever originated from humans. Instead, it was given by the Holy Spirit as humans spoke under God’s direction.
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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