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8The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
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NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-14)God’s glory, (that is, his goodness to man) appears much in the works of creation, but much more in and by divine revelation. The holy scripture, as it is a rule both of our duty to God and of our expectation from him, is of much greater use and benefit to us than day or night, than the air we breathe in, or the light of the sun. The discoveries made of God by his works might have served if man ha…
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