Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Parallel translations
- WEB All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN
- BSB The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
- 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 pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
- 2 Tim 3:16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
- Ps 119:144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
- Matt 5:18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
- Ps 119:142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
- Ps 119:152Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
- Eccl 3:14I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
- Ps 119:86All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
- Ps 119:75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
- Ps 119:138Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
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