Psalms 119:140
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Psalms 119:140 in other translations
| BSB | Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it. |
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| WEB | Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. |
| ASV | Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it. |
| YLT | Tried is thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it. |
| DARBY | Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it. |
| BBE | Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant. |
| Webster | Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. |
What does Psalms 119:140 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:137-144
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…
Psalms 119:140 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 119:140
- Psalms 19:8
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
- Psalms 12:6
The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
- 2 Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
- Psalms 119:128
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
- Romans 7:12
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
- Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
- 1 Peter 2:2
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
- Psalms 18:30
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
- Romans 7:16
If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
pure. Heb. tried, or refined.
128; 12:6; 18:30; 19:8; Pr 30:5; Ro 7:12,16,22; 1Pe 2:2; 2Pe 1:21
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Context
- Psalms 119:139
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
- Psalms 119:140
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
- Psalms 119:141
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
Psalms 119:140 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sumamente acendrada es tu palabra; y la ama tu siervo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ta parole est bien affinée, et ton serviteur l’aime. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wohlgeläutert ist dein Wort, und dein Knecht hat es lieb. |