Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
The fear of the Lord - yirah , from yara , to fear, to venerate; often put for the whole of Divine worship. The reverence we owe to the Supreme Being.
Is clean - tehorah , from tahar , to be pure, clean; not differing much from barah , (see above), to be clean and bright as the heavens; as purified Silver. Its object is to purge away all defilement, to make a spotless character.
Enduring for ever - omedeth laad , standing up to Perpetuity. The fear that prevents us from offending God, that causes us to reverence him, and is the beginning as it is the safeguard of wisdom, must be carried all through life. No soul is safe for a moment without it. It prevents departure from God, and keeps that clean which God has purified. This is Its use.
The judgments of the Lord - mishpatim , from shaphat , he judged, regulated, disposed, All God' s regulations, all his decisions; what he has pronounced to be right and proper.
Are true - emeth , truth, from am, to support, confirm, make stable, and certain. This is the character of God' s judgments. They shall all stand. All dispensations in providence and grace confirm them; they are certain, and have a fixed character.
And righteous altogether - They are not only according to truth; but they are righteous, tsadeku , they give to all their due. They show what belongs to God, to man, and to ourselves. And hence the word altogether, yachdav , equally, is added; or truth and righteousness united.
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