Psalms 119:120

"You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies."

Key Reflection

This verse metaphorically describes God's purification process, comparing the removal of evil to the removal of dross from gold. By loving His testimonies, the speaker affirms their commitment to upholding and following God’s word despite the purging of wickedness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee -I stand in awe of thee. I shudder at the consciousness of thy presence. SeeHabakkuk 3:16;Hebrews 12:21;Joel 2:10;Nahum 1:5. There is nothing unaccountable in this. Any man would tremble, should God manifest himself to him as he might do; and it is possible that the mind may have such an overpowering sense of the presence and majesty of God, that the body shall be agitated, lose its strength, and with the deepest alarm fall to the earth. CompareDaniel 10:8;Revelation 1:17. No man could meet one of the departed dead, or a good angel, without this fear; how much less could he meet God! And I am afraid of thy judgments -Of thy laws or commands.

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