Psalms 118:140
Thy word is exceedingly refined: and thy servant hath loved it.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Ignitum eloquium tuum vehementer, et servus tuus dilexit illud.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- πεπυρωμένον τὸ λόγιόν σου σφόδρα, καὶ ὁ δοῦλός σου ἠγάπησεν αὐτό.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 119:140
- צְרוּפָ֖ה אִמְרָתְךָ֥ מְאֹ֗ד וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ אֲהֵבָֽהּ
Haydock's commentary
Refined. Literally, "fire." (Haydock)
Pure as any thing which has passed through the fire. (Worthington)
"It consumes sin, and enlightens the penitent." (St. Jerome)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Tadze
138. Then considering with himself with what a flame of love he burned for the commandments of God: “Fiery,” saith he, “is Thy word exceedingly, and Thy servant hath loved it” ( ver. 140 ). Justly jealous was he of the impenitent heart in His enemies, who had forgotten God’s word; for he endeavoured to bring them unto that which he himself most ardently loved.