John Gill Commentary Psalms 119:140

"Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it." — Psalms 119:140 (ASV)

Your word is very pure
Or, "exceedingly purified" ^F23 : as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times, (Psalms 12:6) ; free from, all drossy matter; from any mixtures, or the corruptions and doctrines of men; and which tends and leads to purity of heart and life;

therefore your servant loves it ;
Carnal men hate the word of God because it forbids and condemns all impurity of flesh and spirit, all impure thoughts, words, and actions; a good man loves it for this very reason, which is an evidence of a sanctified heart.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F23: (dam hpwru) "purificatum valde", Montanus; "liquatum, vel expurgatum valde", Gejerus.