The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. Shin
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.
- 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
- 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 30:5“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
- 2 Tim 3:16Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
- Ps 119:144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. KUF
- Matt 5:18For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.
- Ps 119:142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
- Ps 119:152Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. RESH
- Eccl 3:14I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
- Ps 119:86All of your commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help me!
- Ps 119:75Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
- Ps 119:138You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.
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