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140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 140)Here is, 1. David’s great affection for the word of God: Thy servant loves it . Every good man, being a servant of God, loves the word of God, because it lets him know his Master’s will and directs him in his Master’s work. Wherever there is grace there is a warm attachment to the word of God. 2. The ground and reason of that affection; he saw it to be very pure , and therefore he loved it. Our lo…
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