Psalms 119:140
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.”
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BSBPD
“Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Tried <FI>is<Fi> thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 119:140 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
- Psalms 12:7You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.
- Psalms 18:30As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 19:8The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
- Psalms 119:47I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
- Psalms 119:128Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
- Romans 7:12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
- Romans 7:16And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
- Romans 7:22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
- 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- 2 Peter 1:21For 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.
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