the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Louis Segond
Psaumes 119:140
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Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanDevotionals:
- DailyParallel Translations
Ta parole est parfaitement pure; c'est pourquoi ton serviteur l'aime.
Ta parole est bien affinée, et ton serviteur l'aime.
Ta parole est souverainement raffinée, c'est pourquoi ton serviteur l'aime.
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 מ×ד "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.
