“The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.”
The affirmation that the fear of God is clean enduring forever and God's judgments are true righteous altogether establishes divine instruction as producing reverence and yielding only truth. The enduring forever suggests that God's standards remain constant. The truth and righteousness suggest that divine judgment cannot mislead or fail. This verse establishes that encountering God's law and judgment produces appropriate fear and confidence.
Church Fathers on Psalms 19:9
To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. It is a well-known title; nor does the Lord Jesus Christ say what follows, but it is said of Him. 2. “The heavens tell out the glory of God” Psalm 18:1. The righteous Evangelists, in whom, as in the heavens, God dwells, set forth the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, or the glory wherewith the Son glorified the Father upon earth. “And the firmament shows forth the works of His hands.” And the firmament shows forth the deeds of the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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