The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN
- KJV Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
- NKJV The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. ש Shin
- NASB The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. Shin
- NLT The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever. Shin
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Quick answer
The very essence of God's word is truth, and His righteous judgments endure forever. Scripture is wholly and permanently trustworthy.
Overview
Closing the 'Resh' stanza, the psalmist makes a sweeping claim: God's Word is truth from its very beginning, and every righteous ordinance lasts forever. This is a strong affirmation of Scripture's reliability and permanence. Jesus echoes it in His prayer, 'Your word is truth,' grounding the believer's confidence in God's unchanging revelation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Prov 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
- 2 Tim 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
- Ps 119:144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
- Matt 5:18For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
- Ps 119:142Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
- Ps 119:152Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
- Eccl 3:14I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
- Ps 119:86All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
- Ps 119:75I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
- Ps 119:138The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
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