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140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested;
    that is why I love them so much.

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140 Your promises(A) have been thoroughly tested,(B)
    and your servant loves them.(C)

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Every word of God proves true.
    He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.

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“Every word of God is flawless;(A)
    he is a shield(B) to those who take refuge in him.

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21 or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

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21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(A) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(B)

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The commandments of the Lord are right,
    bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are clear,
    giving insight for living.

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The precepts of the Lord are right,(A)
    giving joy(B) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
    giving light to the eyes.(C)

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The Lord’s promises are pure,
    like silver refined in a furnace,
    purified seven times over.

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And the words of the Lord are flawless,(A)
    like silver purified(B) in a crucible,(C)
    like gold[a] refined seven times.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth

Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,

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Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,(A) so that by it you may grow up(B) in your salvation,

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22 I love God’s law with all my heart.

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22 For in my inner being(A) I delight in God’s law;(B)

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12 But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.

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12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.(A)

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128 Each of your commandments is right.
    That is why I hate every false way.

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128 and because I consider all your precepts right,(A)
    I hate every wrong path.(B)

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30 God’s way is perfect.
    All the Lord’s promises prove true.
    He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

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30 As for God, his way is perfect:(A)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(B)
    he shields(C) all who take refuge(D) in him.

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16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good.

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16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.(A)

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