The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
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Gill's Exposition
The fear of the Lord is clean,.... Still the word of God is intended, which teaches men to fear the Lord; gives a full account of the worship of God, which is often meant by the fear of God; it…
Barnes' Notes
The statutes of the Lord - The word here rendered statutes properly means mandates, precepts - rules given to anyone to guide him, Psa 103:18; Psa 111:7. It refers to the laws of God considered as…
God's glory, (that is, his goodness to man) appears much in the works of creation, but much more in and by divine revelation. The holy scripture, as it is a rule both of our duty to God and of our…
Cambridge Bible
The statutes Rather, as R.V., the precepts, the various special injunctions in which man's obligations are set forth. These make glad the heartwith the joy of moral satisfaction.
pure An epithet…
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