Psalm 19:9 ~
the fear of the Lord is
clean, enduring forever; the
rules of the Lord
are true, and righteous
altogether.
Clean speaks of the absence of:
sin
corruption
filthiness
defilement
imperfection &
error
It comes from the Greek word:
#2889. טָהוֹר ṭâhôwr, taw-hore´; or טָהֹר ṭâhôr, taw-hore´; from 2891; pure (in a phys., chem., cerem. or moral sense):—clean, fair, pure (-ness).
#2891.
טָהֵר
ṭâhêr,
taw-hare´;
a prim.
root; prop. to
be
bright; i.e. (by
implication)
to be pure (physically
sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically
uncontaminated; morally innocent
or holy):—be
(make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self),
purge, purify
(-ier, self).
Strong,
J. (2009). A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament
and The Hebrew Bible (Vol. 2, p. 45). Bellingham, WA: Logos
Bible Software.
The previous list showed what clean was NOT.
This list shows what clean IS:
Pure
Sound
Clear
Unadulterated (without any mixture of vanity, falsehood or vice)
Uncontaminated
Innocent
Holy
Cleansed
Purged
Purified
Enduring Forever: Standing to all eternity. Not
temporary; not decaying; not destined to pass away.
It stands firm now, and it will stand firm forever.
That is, the law of God, considered as adapted to
make the heart holy and pure, is eternal. What it is
now it will always be. What its teaching is now it will
continue to be forever.
The term "rules" (decrees or judgments) looks upon
God's Word as conveying His judicial decisions.
Another commentator put it this way: Judgments -
God's laws are frequently called his judgments,
because they are the declarations of his righteous
will, and as it were his judicial sentence by which he
expects that men should govern themselves, and by
which he will judge them at the last day.
Put another way ~ The word here rendered
judgments refers also to the revealed truth of God,
with the idea that that has been judged or
determined by him to be right and to be best. It is
the result of the divine adjudication as to what is
true, and what is best for man. The word is often
used in this sense.
True = faithful in perpetuity
(endless or indefinitely long duration or existence;
eternity). They are not arbitrary, but are in
accordance with what is right. This supposes that
there is such a thing as truth in itself, and the divine
law conforms to that; not that God determines a
thing by mere will, and that it is, therefore, right. God
is infinitely perfect, and what he does will be always
right, for that is in, accordance with his nature; but
still his judgments are right, not because he makes
that to be right which is determined by his will, but
because his will is always in accordance with what is
right.
Righteous altogether = They are not only according to
truth; but they are righteous, #6663 צדקו tsadeku,
they give to all their due. They show what belongs to
God, to man, and to ourselves. And hence the word
altogether, #3162 יחדו yachdav, equally, is added; or
truth and righteousness united.
I went searching regarding this phrase because I
wasn't sure I really understood what it meant and I
found this:
the meaning is, They [judgments] are all righteous
from the greatest to the least, without a single
exception. By this commendation he distinguishes the
law of God from all the doctrines of men, for no
blemish or fault can be found in it, but it is in all
points absolutely perfect.
Calvin,
J., & Anderson, J. (2010). Commentary on the Book of Psalms (Vol.
1, p. 323). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
So what is the summary of this verse? God’s laws,
frequently called his judgments, because they are the
declarations of his righteous will, and as it were his
legal or judicial sentence by which he expects that
men should govern themselves, and by which he will
judge them at the last day.
Poole, M. (1853). Annotations upon the Holy Bible (Vol. 2, p. 30). New York: Robert Carter and Brothers.
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