The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether.
"The fear of the Lord is clean." The doctrine of truth is here described by its spiritual effect, viz., inward piety, or the fear of the Lord; this is clean in itself, and cleanses out the love of sin, sanctifying the heart in which it reigns. Mr.
The heavens declare God's glory, but Scripture does far more: it recovers fallen man. Creation would have sufficed if Adam had not sinned, but now divine revelation must do what the works of God alone cannot. The word has its power and excellence from the Lawmaker Himself, and nothing can be added to it or taken away.
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Commenting on Psalm 19:7-14
David sets before us two mirrors of God's glory: first the heavens themselves with their exquisite order, then the Law in which God made Himself known to His chosen people. From this he moves to praise the Law at length before closing with prayer.
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Commenting on Psalm 19:1-14