“ Thy word is very pure:o therefore thy servant loveth it. ”
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,...
CXIX. Praise of the Law. This is the longest and most artificial Ps. in the whole collection. It is divided into twenty-two strophes, each beginning with one of the twenty-two letters of the Heb. a...
very pure . refined.
140. Thy word is exceedingly refined. In this verse he intimates that the cause of his zeal was the love which he bore to heavenly doctrine. For to be displeased with or severely to condemn...
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 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...
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. Thy word is very pure - literally, purified, like gold or silver refined of all dross by the fire ( Psalms 12:6 ; Psalms 18:30 ). The...
The longest Ps. and the best example of an alphabetical Ps. There are in it twenty-two stanzas; each of the 8 vv. of each stanza commences with the same Hebrew letter. The subject is practically the...
Pure. — More literally, purged by trial. LXX. and Vulg., “fired.” It is not only the excellence, but the proved excellence, of the Divine Word, which is the object of love and adoration here.
Psalms 119:1-176 IT is lost labour to seek for close continuity or progress in this psalm. One thought pervades it-the surpassing excellence of the Law; and the beauty and power of the psalm lie i...
Why Love God's Word? Psalms 119:129-144 What a beautiful soul this is that utters itself in these stanzas! The psalmist acknowledges his simplicity; is quite content to be among the unknown and...
Any dealing with this psalm must necessarily be general and not particular. It has been called the psalm of the Law, not inaccurately; but the term, "The Law," should be understood in its widest sign...
TZADDI. In this portion is that memorable verse which throws a light upon the whole Psalm, and fully authorizes us to apply many parts of it directly to the person of Jesus. The passage is, My zeal...
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 corrupti...
Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. Ver. 140. Thy word is very pure ] And calleth for purity. Hence wicked men slight it; but saints the rather embrace it, desirous to be con...
My zeal hath consumed me My zeal toward thy law, which my enemies violate and contemn. “Zeal is a high degree of love; and when the object of that love is ill treated, it vents itself in a mixture...
140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. Here is, 1. David's great affection for the word of God: Thy servant loves it. Every good man, being a servant of God,...
Very pure; without the least mixture of any falsehood or sin, both which are frequent in the words or precepts of men. Therefore; because of that exact purity and holiness of it, for which very r...
INTRODUCTION 1. Date and authorship. Some ascribe the authorship to “David, before his accession to the kingdom, in exile and peril ( Psalms 119:9 ; Psalms 119:23 ; Psalms 119:46 ; Psalms 119:141...
Psalms 119:129 . Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. Every true believer admires God's Word; and, more than that, it amazes him: «Thy testimonies are wonderful.» View...
That David was the author of this psalm, no one ever doubted. It is divided into twenty two octo-distichs, having a letter of the Hebrew alphabet at the head of each distich; and the couplets are mos...
Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and upright are Thy judgments. The testimony of a tried saint I. His testimony concerning God. 1. Concerning the Divine character (verses 137,142). (1) God’s r...
EXPOSITION This is an "alphabetic psalm" of a more stringent character than any other. It consists of twenty-two stanzas, each of eight verses, every verse in each stanza beginning with its own...
Tzaddi. The Proper Appreciation of the Word of God.
1 Peter 2:2 ; 2 Peter 1:21 ; Proverbs 30:5 ; Psalms 119:128 ; Psalms 12:6 ; Psalms 18:30 ; Psalms 19:8 ; Romans 7:12 ; Romans 7:16 ; Romans 7:22
Pure — Without the least mixture of falsehood.