Psalms 119:140
138 The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
139 My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
142 Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
- KJV
- Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
- WEB
- Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
- ASV
- Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.
- DARBY
- Thy word is exceeding pure, and thy servant loveth it.
- BLB
- Your word [is] exceedingly pure, and Your servant has loved it.
- ÅB
- Ditt ord er vel renset, og din tjener elsker det.
- OTB
- Ditt ord er meget rent,
Derfor elsker din tjener det. - B1930
- Ditt ord er vel renset, og din tjener elsker det.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 19:8
The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
Read in contextProverbs 30:5
Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Read in contextPsalms 12:6
The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
Read in context2 Peter 1:21
For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
Read in contextPsalms 119:128
Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Read in contextRomans 7:12
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
Read in contextRomans 7:22
For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
Read in context1 Peter 2:2
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
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