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Proverbia 119:140
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Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanDevotionals:
- DailyParallel Translations
span data-lang="lat" data-trans="jvl" data-ref="psa.119.1" class="versetxt"> Canticum graduum. [Ad Dominum cum tribularer clamavi,
et exaudivit me.
Domine, libera animam meam a labiis iniquis
et a lingua dolosa.
Quid detur tibi, aut quid apponatur tibi
ad linguam dolosam?
Sagittæ potentis acutæ,
cum carbonibus desolatoriis.
Heu mihi, quia incolatus meus prolongatus est!
habitavi cum habitantibus Cedar;
multum incola fuit anima mea.
Cum his qui oderunt pacem eram pacificus;
cum loquebar illis, impugnabant me gratis.]
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.
