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Psalms 119:140
140Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much.
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
138Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy. 139I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words. Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much. 141I am insignificant and despised, but I don’t forget your commandments. 142Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly 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 119:128Each of your commandments is right. That is why I hate every false way.
- Psalms 12:6The Lord’s promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.
- Psalms 18:30God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
- Psalms 19:8The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are clear, giving insight for living.
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
- Romans 7:12But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.
- 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,
- 2 Peter 1:21or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke 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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