The Nugget:
Psa 119:140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
My Comment:
The Scriptures are described as pure. This is a truth that is repeated in the Bible several times. The Psalmist, as God’s servant, says that this is why he loves God’s Word. We ought to follow his example and develop a deeper love for the Bible. I used to tell my students in public high school who somewhat disdained reading great literature at first that the way to come to like it is to learn more about it and spend more time reading it. The same is true about developing a love for the Bible. It is generally true that the more we know about a subject, the greater our interest in that subject.
For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:
(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 633 for Psalm 119:140.
(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 677 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Psalm 119:140.
(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:
Psalm 119:140. Thy word. Note: Gold has need to be refined; but thy word is purity itself; reflecting the holiness of JEHOVAH’S character and government, and requiring and leading to purity of heart and life. ver. 105, 106. Ro 3:2. 1 J 5:3. pure. Heb. tried, or refined. ver. +128. Ps 12:6. 18:30. *19:8. 2 S 22:31. Pr +*30:5. Ro 7:12, 16, 22. 1 P +**2:2. 2 P +**1:21. thy servant. ver. 17, 23, 38, 49, 65, 76, 84, 91, 122, 124, *125, *135, 176. Ps 18, title. 19:11, 13. 36, title. 78:70. +*89:3. 132:10. 136:22. 143:2, 12. 144:10. loveth it. ver. +*47, 48, 97, 113, 119, 127, 159, 163, *165, 167. Ps 5:11. 26:8. 34:12. 37:28. 40:16. 45:7. 52:3, 4. 69:36. 70:4. 97:10. 99:4. 109:17. 116:1. *122:6. 145:20. 146:8.
psm 119.140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant
loveth it.
encouraging cross refs.
1.psm 12.6 the words of the lord are pure words: as silver tried in a
furnace of earth, purified 7 times.
2, psm 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.
3. psm 19.8 the statues of the lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the
commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
4. pro 30.5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that
put their trust in him.
5. rom 7.12 wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just,
and good.
6. rom 7.15 if then i do that which i would not, i consent unto the law that it
is good.
7. rom 7.22 For i delight in the law of God after the inward man:
8. 1 pe 2.2 as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that
ye may grow thereby: