Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
The psalm that holds this declaration is an exaltation of God's law. In it God's word stands as the rule for life and the source of counsel, the clear standard that defines righteousness and distinguishes right from wrong and truth from error, so that His testimonies are to be cherished. That word is very pure and holy, completely and wholly pure, and therefore fully trustworthy.
Its purity is the reason God's servant loves it. That love holds the servant in obedience to it. Its certainty stands in contrast to human teachings that change God's commands and ordinances.
The same purity divides obedient servants from the wicked who are bold and defiant against God's holy law, where men have changed His laws and by cruelty have made life intolerable. Toward that defiance God exercises great forbearance, restraining His own power while continuing to give light to the obedient, yet with certainty that the Lord will arise to punish that defiant wickedness.
The psalm that holds this declaration is an exaltation of God's law. In it God's word stands as the rule for life and the source of counsel, the clear standard that defines righteousness and distinguishes right from wrong and truth from error, so that His testimonies are to be cherished. That word is very pure and holy, completely and wholly pure, and therefore fully trustworthy.
Its purity is the reason God's servant loves it. That love holds the servant in obedience to it. Its certainty stands in contrast to human teachings that change God's commands and ordinances.
The same purity divides obedient servants from the wicked who are bold and defiant against God's holy law, where men have changed His laws and by cruelty have made life intolerable. Toward that defiance God exercises great forbearance, restraining His own power while continuing to give light to the obedient, yet with certainty that the Lord will arise to punish that defiant wickedness.