Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Ver. 119. Thou pullest away all the wicked of the earth like dross] Consuming them in the fire of thy wrath, and casting them out as refuse; see Isa 1:25 vel quasi rubiginem existimasti, thou hast reckoned them as rust (Kimchi); whereas the saints are preciously esteemed, as the least filings of gold are.
Therefore I love thy testimonies] Quia purgant a scoriis hypocriscos, et intus est ut foris: because they take out the precious from the vile, and make men the same within as without.