Psalms 119:140 · KJV
“Thy word {is} very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. {pure: Heb. tried, or, refined}”
— Psalms 119:140
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. {consumed...: Heb. cut me off}
I {am} small and despised: {yet} do not I forget thy precepts.
Psalms 119 — Context
Thy testimonies {that} thou hast commanded {are} righteous and very faithful. {righteous: Heb. righteousness} {faithful: Heb. faithfulness}
139My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. {consumed...: Heb. cut me off}
140Thy word {is} very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. {pure: Heb. tried, or, refined}
141I {am} small and despised: {yet} do not I forget thy precepts.
142Thy righteousness {is} an everlasting righteousness, and thy law {is} the truth.
Cross References
Psalms 19:8
The statutes of the LORD {are} right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD {is} pure, enlightening the eyes.
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God {is} pure: he {is} a shield unto them that put their trust in him. {pure: Heb. purified}
Psalms 12:6
The words of the LORD {are} pure words: {as} silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
2 Peter 1:21
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. {in old time: or, at any time}
Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Romans 7:12
Wherefore the law {is} holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Psalms 119:128
Therefore I esteem all {thy} precepts {concerning} all {things to be} right; {and} I hate every false way.
Psalms 18:30
{As for} God, his way {is} perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he {is} a buckler to all those that trust in him. {tried: or, refined}