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The 'Fear of the Lord'
Commentators explain that the 'fear of the Lord' here is not just an emotion but refers to the entire system of true religion and worship prescribed in God's Word. It is the divine instruction on how to properly revere God, which, unlike corrupt human inventions, is pure and leads to life.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 19:9
18th Century
Theologian
The fear of the Lord - The word rendered fear in this place - יראה yir'âh - means properly fear, terror ([Reference Jonah …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 19:9
19th Century
Bishop
The fear of the Lord. —Here plainly not a moral quality of the individual, but, as in Proverbs 15:33 (), religion, the service dem…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 19:8–11
19th Century
Preacher
The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the LORD are true…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 19:9
16th Century
Theologian
The fear of Jehovah is clean. Here, by the fear of God, we are to understand the way in which God is to be served; and therefore …
John Gill
On Psalms 19:9
17th Century
Pastor
The fear of the Lord [is] clean
Still the word of God is intended, which teaches men to fear the Lord; gives a full …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 19:7–10
17th Century
Minister
The Holy Scripture is of much greater benefit to us than day or night, than the air we breathe, or the light of the sun. To recover man from his fa…