IiNdumiso 119:140

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

140 Ilizwi lakho linyibilikisiwe njengegolide kunene, Umkhonzi wakho uyalithanda.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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, Psalms 119:128, Psalms 12:6, Psalms 18:30, Psalms 19:8, Proverbs 30:5, Romans 7:12, Romans 7:16, Romans 7:22, 1 Peter 2:2, 2 Peter 1:21

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:31 - the word Psalms 119:47 - which Romans 3:2 - the oracles 1 John 5:3 - and

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thy word is very pure,.... Or, "exceedingly purified" w: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times, Psalms 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.

w צרופה מאד "purificatum valde", Montanus; "liquatum, vel expurgatum valde", Gejerus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thy word is very pure - Margin, “tried or refined.” See the word explained in the notes at Psalms 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 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 Christ, "by the word I have spoken unto you." God's word is a fire to purify as well as a hammer to break.